NARRATIVAS DE VIDA: NORTEANDO AS PRÁTICAS LEITORAS NA EJA

Este artigo trata sobre a realização de uma pesquisa narrativa através da abordagem autobiográfica, no método histórias de vida, onde foram utilizadas entrevistas narrativas, em busca de variáveis que identificassem, através das histórias de vida desses alunos, como se configurou sua escolarização e o processo de apropriação da leitura. Foram realizadas entrevistas semiestruturadas a fim de compor as narrativas de vida. Utilizou-se para a coleta dos dados em campo o recurso de gravação em áudio. Foram entrevistados 10 alunos matriculados na EJA, tempo II, voluntários, acima de 18 anos. Após a decodificação dos dados, analisamos e refletimos sobre os processos formadores pelos quais passaram, procurando entender suas causas e consequências. Verificou-se como resultado que a experiência leitora da maioria dos alunos entrevistados foi deficitária antes e durante o processo escolar, permanecendo restrita, na maioria das vezes, a textos dos livros didáticos, ou seja, devido ao pouco acesso às leituras no decorrer dos estudos, tanto na escola como fora dela, esses alunos não adquiriram os conhecimentos necessários para fazer as inferências no processo de leitura, que levam à compresão leitora

European Social Fund’s lifelong learning and regional development: a case study

The aim of this paper is to evaluate the first impacts of the European Social Fund (hereafter ESF) lifelong learning interventions on the regional development. As is well known, lifelong learning is defined as the all purposeful learning activity, undertaken throughout life, on an ongoing basis, with the aim of improving knowledge, skills, and competence within a personal, civic, social and/or employment-related perspective (CEC, 2000). Beyond the benefits, lifelong learning represents an advantage for the regional economy that could be measured in terms of both estimation of direct impact on domestic demand and evaluation of impacts on the performance of the local economies. The combination of these two kinds of effects generates a positive impact on a wider scale: a higher and skilled workforce attracts more investment, contributing to improve the well-being of a local economy. The case study is the Veneto region. The applied methodologies used in the case study are both a survey and an econometric model. In the first case, the utilized method approaches the topic from a microeconomic perspective, while in the second case the approach is purely macroeconomic

Placental Chorangiocarcinoma a Specific Histological Pattern of Uncertain Incidence and Clinical Impact: Systematic Review of the Literature

Chorangiocarcinoma is a very rare and misdiagnosed placental neoplasm. The unique morphologic features of the lesion distinguish it from other trophoblastic tumors and vascular abnormalities. We present a systematic review of the literature to provide clarity on chorangiocarcinoma entity and biology. A literature search was carried out in December 2022 using the keywords "Placental chorangiocarcinoma", "Chorangioma", "Placenta", and "Throphoblast proliferation". Articles published from 1988 to 2022 were obtained from Scopus, Google Scholar, and PUBMED. In our review, we examined maternal age, gestational age at the time of delivery, parity, type of pregnancy, placental weight, ultrasound features of the placenta, macroscopic examination and tumor size, microscopic examination, immunostaining, maternal beta-human chorionic gonadotropin, fetal and maternal outcome. Eight manuscripts were detected. They are all case reports. The macroscopic characteristics of the lesions were represented by the presence of a grey-yellow-white color well-demarcated round nodule. Microscopically, all the authors described typical aspects of malignancy as a high rate of mitosis, nuclear atypia and necrotic areas. In some cases, the presence of AE1/AE3 cytoplasmic positivity, p63 nuclear staining, and beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (BHCG) were reported. A good fetal outcome was reported in all cases of newborns with normal birth weight, except one with fetal growth restriction. Maternal outcome was good in all cases except one with maternal lung metastasis three months after delivery. The clinical course has probably underestimated the real incidence of the pathology. Only greater knowledge of its histology and its clinical course will allow us to evaluate the real prevalence of the disease

distinguishing industrial meat from that of indigenous chickens with molecular markers

Abstract The aim of investigation was to evaluate a traceability system to detect industrial chicken meat among indigenous products, considering issues that could affect assignment accuracy. The dataset included 2 Italian indigenous meat breeds, namely Bionda Piemontese (2 ecotypes) and Bianca di Saluzzo, one broiler line, and 3 layer lines. Assignment tests were performed using a standard panel of 28 microsatellite loci. To evaluate effects of inbreeding and substructure on assignment accuracy, a simulated dataset was prepared. Broilers and layers belong to homogeneous populations and never enter the clusters of indigenous breeds. Ambiguity or misallocation are expected between the Bionda ecotypes and between the 2 indigenous breeds, but it is unlikely that niche products provided by Bionda and Bianca will compete with one another. Non-random mating reduces accuracy, but only populations having weak genetic differentiation are involved, namely those that are less interesting to discriminate. The dataset can be used as a reference population to distinguish commercial meat from indigenous meat with great accuracy. Misallocations increase as number of loci decreases, but only within or between the indigenous breeds. A subpanel of the most resolving 14 loci keeps sufficient informative content to provide accuracy and to correctly allocate additional test samples within the reference population. This analytical tool is economically sustainable as a method to detect fraud or mislabeling. Adoption of a monitoring system should increase the value of typical products because the additional burden of molecular analyses would improve commercial grade and perception of quality

Genetic traceability of two local chicken populations, Bianca di Saluzzo and Bionda Piemontese, versus some current commercial lines.

The aims of this investigation were to analyse the genetic variation of two Piemonte chicken local breeds, Bionda Piemontese and Bianca di Saluzzo, and to set them against some commercial lines. A panel of 19 microsatellite markers was used. On the overall, the results of different analyses highlight the genetic uniqueness of the two breeds; therefore they should be considered genetic resources worthy of preservation. The panel of microsatellites used in this investigation turns out to be a consistent and reliable tool for traceability. In fact, these markers are able to distinguish the two local populations from the commercial lines and they are able to confirm the existence of two genetically different clusters within the Bionda Piemontese, namely the ecotypes standard and Cuneo. Mating policies implemented to avoid inbreeding and, if necessary, a marker assisted conservation scheme would be sufficient to solve the problem of inbreeding

Restricción alimenticia en ovinos: Respuesta endocrino metabólica dependiente de las reservas corporales

las respuestas metabólicas a los cambios en el estado corporal podrían depender de la historia metabólica reciente (nivel de alimentación, efecto dinámico) o más antigua (reservas corporales, efecto estático), concepto denominado "memoria metabólica". El objetivo de este trabajo fue estudiar la respuesta endocrino-metabólica a una restricción alimenticia en ovejas con diferente condición corporal (CC) al inicio del experimento. Durante la estación reproductiva, 36 ovejas Rasa Aragonesa fueron separadas en 2 grupos con diferente CC: CC > 2,75 (moderadamente alta, A, 2,9 ± 0,04) y CC < 2,25 (moderadamente baja, B, 2,1 ± 0,04). Durante 20 días, ambos grupos recibieron una dieta para cubrir los requerimientos de mantenimiento de energía y proteína, tras lo cual se asignaron al azar a dos tratamientos nutricionales: 1,5 (control, C) o 0,5 (subnutrición, S) veces los requerimientos de mantenimiento diario, estableciéndose cuatro grupos: altas control (AC, n = 9), altas subnutridas (AS, n = 10), bajas control (BC, n = 9) y bajas subnutridas (BS, n = 8). Se determinó el peso vivo (PV) y los niveles plasmáticos de glucosa, ácidos grasos no esterificados (AGNE), 3-hidroxibutirato (BHB), insulina, leptina y factor de crecimiento similar a la insulina tipo 1 (IGF-I). Los grupos BS y AS perdieron peso, el grupo BC lo ganó y las ovejas AC lo mantuvieron. La concentración plasmática de glucosa fue mayor y los AGNE menor en las ovejas controles. Las ovejas de alta CC presentaron mayores concentraciones de insulina y de IGF-I, y la leptina tendió a ser mayor en estos animales. A su vez, la insulina fue mayor en los animales controles, mientras que las otras hormonas no fueron afectadas por el tratamiento. Los perfiles de glucosa, BHB, insulina e IGF-I estuvieron afectados por la CC inicial y el tratamiento nutricional, como así lo demuestra la interacción significativa entre estos factores y días. Se evidenció un aumento en el momento del celo de las concentraciones de los metabolitos (glucosa y BHB) y de las hormonas metabólicas (insulina e IGF-I). En conclusión, en este estudio se encontró que los perfiles de glucosa, BHB, insulina e IGF-I varían de forma diferente frente a una restricción alimenticia en función del grado de reservas corporales de las ovejas en el momento de iniciarse la restricción alimenticia.Fil: Fernandez Foren, A.. Universidad de la República; UruguayFil: Abecia, José Alfonso. Universidad de Zaragoza; EspañaFil: Vazquez, Maria Isabel. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Agronomía y Veterinaria; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto. Facultad de Agronomia y Veterinaria. Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Conicet - Cordoba. Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias.; ArgentinaFil: Forcada Miranda, Fernando. Universidad de Zaragoza; EspañaFil: Sartore, I.. Universidad de la República; UruguayFil: Carriquiry, M.. Universidad de la República; UruguayFil: Meikle, Ana. Universidad de la República; UruguayFil: Sosa Misuraca, Cecilia. Universidad de Zaragoza; Españ

Impact of a mediterranean dietary pattern and its components on cardiovascular risk factors, glucose control, and body weight in people with type 2 diabetes: A real-life study

This study evaluates the relation of a Mediterranean dietary pattern and its individual components with the cardiovascular risk factors profile, plasma glucose and body mass index (BMI) in people with type 2 diabetes. We studied 2568 participants at 57 diabetes clinics. Diet was assessed with the EPIC (European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition) questionnaire, adherence to the Mediterranean diet was evaluated with the relative Mediterranean diet score (rMED). A high compared to a low score was associated with a better quality of diet and a greater adherence to the nutritional recommendations for diabetes. However, even in the group achieving a high score, only a small proportion of participants met the recommendations for fiber and saturated fat (respectively 17% and 30%). Nonetheless, a high score was associated with lower values of plasma lipids, blood pressure, glycated hemoglobin, and BMI. The relationship of the single food items components of the rMED score with the achievement of treatment targets for plasma lipids, blood pressure, glucose, and BMI were also explored. The study findings support the Mediterranean dietary model as a suitable model for type 2 diabetes and the concept that the beneficial health effects of the Mediterranean diet lie primarily in its synergy among various nutrients and foods rather than on any individual component