Symbolic effects capitalized by nurses from the National Institute of Cancer in Brazil (1980 -1990)

ABSTRACT Objective: to describe the strategies of nurses in the National Institute of Cancer to disseminate its scientifi c capital and discuss the symbolic effects capitalized in the fi eld of oncology in the 1980s. Method: historical social studies, with primary sources consisting of written documents and oral reports, and as secondary sources, articles and books on the subject, based on the French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu's concepts of scientifi c capital and habitus. Results: it revealed the effective performance of nurses in this Institute on policies of cancer prevention and control and strategies used in the teaching of oncology nursing at the undergraduate level. In conclusion, nursing stands out in this context, through the dissemination of its scientifi c knowledge, as a participant in the construction of a scientifi c fi eld of oncology nursing in Brazil, highlighting the occupation of important social areas. Key words: Nursing; History of Nursing; Oncology Nursing. RESUMO Objetivo: descrever as estratégias dos enfermeiros do Instituto Nacional de Câncer para divulgação do seu capital científi co e discutir os efeitos simbólicos capitalizados no campo da oncologia na década de 1980. Método: estudo histórico-social, cujas fontes primárias constituíram-se de documentos escritos e depoimentos orais e, as secundárias, de artigos e livros sobre o tema, fundamentado com os conceitos de capital científi co e habitus do sociólogo francês Pierre Bourdieu. Resultados: evidenciou-se a efetiva atuação do enfermeiro desse Instituto nas políticas de prevenção e controle do câncer e das estratégias utilizadas no ensino de enfermagem em oncologia no curso de graduação. Concluiu-se que a Enfermagem destacou-se, nesse contexto, através da difusão do seu capital científi co, como participante da construção de um campo científi co da Enfermagem oncológica no Brasil, com destaque à ocupação de alguns espaços sociais importantes

Simulation and cost estimate for biodiesel production using castor oil

Brazilian government has established a regulation that imposes the commercialization of diesel blended with 3% of biodiesel by volume. Castor oil has being considered an option to guarantee the supply of biodiesel needed. For this reason, in this work, a continuous biodiesel plant was designed and simulated in HYSYS simulator using castor oil as feedstock. The developed process was capable of producing biodiesel at high purity using an alkali catalyst. Material and energy flows, as well as sized unit operations were used to conduct an economic assessment of the process. Total capital investment, total manufacturing cost and after annual equivalent cost were also calculated. A study of production costs was performed considering the fluctuations of the raw material prices and the glycerin purification step. (C) 2009 The Institution of Chemical Engineers. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.885-6A62663

The meaning of the performance of the Family Health Strategy team in a socially vulnerable community

Backes DS, Stem Backes MT, Erdmann AL, Büscher A, Marchiori MT, Koerich MS. The meaning of the performance of the Family Health Strategy team in a socially vulnerable community. Ciência & Saúde Coletiva. 2012;17(5):1151-1157.This study sought to understand the meaning of the performance of a Family Health Strategy team in a socially vulnerable community. Grounded Data Theory was used as a methodological benchmark and the data collection technique consisted of interviews with twenty-five Family Health Strategy professionals between July and December of 2009. Data analysis revealed that the Family Health Strategy can be seen as a facilitator and stimulator of the process of expansion and consolidation of healthcare networks. They represent a new approach in community intervention, by viewing the human being as a multidimensional and singular being, inserted in his/her real context. A new assistential model is essentially being developed by the reorganization of healthcare practices, assisted by the multiplicity of complex relationships, interactions and associations that occur within the social and family context