“Cabelo (crespo e cacheado) pro alto, me levando a saltos” em meio à ressignificação das identidades de mulheres negras em contextos sociais e organizacionais

This article aims to analyze the resignification processes of the black women identities occurring through the so-called transition to natural hair and the way society and organizations have reacted to this resignification. The study contributes to the Organizational Studies field by problematizing identities under construction that pass through various social and organizational spaces that need to be rethought in order to understand this process as much broader than merely aesthetic in the strict sense of this term. The research is qualitative and involved interviews with semistructured scripts with women who have been or are going through the transition to natural hair, whose discursive statements were analyzed through the theoretical-methodological approach of the french discourse analysis. The main results show that the interviewees, when passing through the transition to natural hair, had their identities resignified and such resignification brought relevant changes in their relations in society and in organizations.Este artigo tem coEste artigo tem como objetivo analisar processos de ressignificação de identidades de mulheres negras em sua relação com o processo chamado transição capilar e a maneira como a sociedade e as organizações vêm reagindo a essa ressignificação. O estudo contribui para o campo dos Estudos Organizacionais ao problematizar identidades em construção que transitam por diversos espaços sociais e organizacionais que precisam ser repensados a fim de compreender tal processo como muito mais amplo do que meramente estético, no sentido estrito deste termo. A pesquisa é qualitativa e envolveu a realização de entrevistas com roteiros semiestruturados com mulheres que passaram ou estão passando pela transição capilar, cujos enunciados discursivos foram analisados pela abordagem teórico-metodológica da análise francesa do discurso. Os principais resultados evidenciam que as entrevistadas, ao passarem pela transição capilar, tiveram suas identidades ressignificadas e que essa ressignificação traz relevantes alterações nas suas relações na sociedade e nas organizações

Perfil dos estudantes oriundos de cotas étnico-raciais do IFMG, câmpus avançado Ipatinga

This work sought to perform a preliminary analysis of the access and permanence policy for students of the Technical Course in Industrial Automation Integrated to High School in 2019 through ethnic-racial affirmative actions of the Federal Institute of Education, Science, and Technology de Minas Gerais (IFMG), Ipatinga Advanced Campus. To this end, the profile of these students was drawn in the light of descriptive statistics and qualitative analysis. Considering that most studies on the theme focus on Higher Education or, more recently, on Graduate Studies, this study aims to contribute to discussions on affirmative action policies in the context of High School. The results indicate the need for developing actions that go beyond guaranteeing access through quotas and financial assistance for permanence; rather, the State must propose and implement actions that ensure the construction of a school that is both democratic and welcoming towards differences within the scope of education policy.  Este trabajo tuvo como objetivo realizar un análisis preliminar de la política de acceso y permanencia de los estudiantes del Curso Técnico en Automatización Industrial Integrado a la Educación Secundaria, en 2019, a través de acciones afirmativas étnico-raciales del Instituto Federal de Educación, Ciencia y Tecnología de Minas Gerais (IFMG), campus Avanzado de Ipatinga (Brasil). A la luz de la estadística descriptiva y el análisis cualitativo, se trazó el perfil de estos estudiantes. Este estudio se propone contribuir a las discusiones relacionadas con las políticas de acción afirmativa en el contexto de la educación secundaria, ya que la mayoría de los estudios se centran en la educación superior y, más recientemente, en los estudios de posgrado. Las conclusiones parciales de este estudio apuntan a la necesidad de desarrollar acciones que van más allá de garantizar el acceso mediante cuotas y ayudas económicas para la permanencia estudiantil. Es necesario que el Estado proponga y ejecute acciones que aseguren la construcción de una escuela democrática y acogedora para las diferencias, en el ámbito de la política educativa.  Este trabalho teve por objetivo realizar uma análise preliminar da política de acesso e permanência de estudantes do Curso Técnico em Automação Industrial Integrado ao Ensino Médio no ano de 2019, por meio de ações afirmativas étnico-raciais do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Minas Gerais (IFMG), campus avançado Ipatinga. À luz da estatística descritiva e análise qualitativa, traçou-se o perfil desses estudantes. Este estudo visa contribuir para as discussões relacionadas às políticas de ações afirmativas no âmbito do ensino médio, uma vez que a maioria dos estudos foca o âmbito do ensino superior e, mais recentemente, da pós-graduação. As conclusões parciais deste estudo apontam para a necessidade de desenvolver ações que vão além da garantia de acesso por via das cotas e do auxílio financeiro para permanência. É preciso que o Estado proponha e execute ações que assegurem a construção de uma escola democrática e acolhedora das diferenças, no âmbito da política de educação

Differential predictors for alcohol use in adolescents as a function of familial risk

Abstract: Traditional models of future alcohol use in adolescents have used variable-centered approaches, predicting alcohol use from a set of variables across entire samples or populations. Following the proposition that predictive factors may vary in adolescents as a function of family history, we used a two-pronged approach by first defining clusters of familial risk, followed by prediction analyses within each cluster. Thus, for the first time in adolescents, we tested whether adolescents with a family history of drug abuse exhibit a set of predictors different from adolescents without a family history. We apply this approach to a genetic risk score and individual differences in personality, cognition, behavior (risk-taking and discounting) substance use behavior at age 14, life events, and functional brain imaging, to predict scores on the alcohol use disorders identification test (AUDIT) at age 14 and 16 in a sample of adolescents (N = 1659 at baseline, N = 1327 at follow-up) from the IMAGEN cohort, a longitudinal community-based cohort of adolescents. In the absence of familial risk (n = 616), individual differences in baseline drinking, personality measures (extraversion, negative thinking), discounting behaviors, life events, and ventral striatal activation during reward anticipation were significantly associated with future AUDIT scores, while the overall model explained 22% of the variance in future AUDIT. In the presence of familial risk (n = 711), drinking behavior at age 14, personality measures (extraversion, impulsivity), behavioral risk-taking, and life events were significantly associated with future AUDIT scores, explaining 20.1% of the overall variance. Results suggest that individual differences in personality, cognition, life events, brain function, and drinking behavior contribute differentially to the prediction of future alcohol misuse. This approach may inform more individualized preventive interventions

Differential predictors for alcohol use in adolescents as a function of familial risk

Abstract: Traditional models of future alcohol use in adolescents have used variable-centered approaches, predicting alcohol use from a set of variables across entire samples or populations. Following the proposition that predictive factors may vary in adolescents as a function of family history, we used a two-pronged approach by first defining clusters of familial risk, followed by prediction analyses within each cluster. Thus, for the first time in adolescents, we tested whether adolescents with a family history of drug abuse exhibit a set of predictors different from adolescents without a family history. We apply this approach to a genetic risk score and individual differences in personality, cognition, behavior (risk-taking and discounting) substance use behavior at age 14, life events, and functional brain imaging, to predict scores on the alcohol use disorders identification test (AUDIT) at age 14 and 16 in a sample of adolescents (N = 1659 at baseline, N = 1327 at follow-up) from the IMAGEN cohort, a longitudinal community-based cohort of adolescents. In the absence of familial risk (n = 616), individual differences in baseline drinking, personality measures (extraversion, negative thinking), discounting behaviors, life events, and ventral striatal activation during reward anticipation were significantly associated with future AUDIT scores, while the overall model explained 22% of the variance in future AUDIT. In the presence of familial risk (n = 711), drinking behavior at age 14, personality measures (extraversion, impulsivity), behavioral risk-taking, and life events were significantly associated with future AUDIT scores, explaining 20.1% of the overall variance. Results suggest that individual differences in personality, cognition, life events, brain function, and drinking behavior contribute differentially to the prediction of future alcohol misuse. This approach may inform more individualized preventive interventions

“São essas mínimas coisas do dia a dia que vão te colocando no seu lugar, sabe, que não é ali”: O Cotidiano de Pesquisadoras Negras no Contexto Acadêmico da Administração”

This study aimed to analyze the tactics and strategies mobilized by Black researchers in the field of Administration in Brazil to occupy spaces in federal institutions of higher education. We started from the daily perspective of Michel Certeau and the contributions of the intersectionality of approach, which together will allow us to understand how the meaning power dispositives of gender, race, and class cross the existence of these researchers and affect and are affected by their tactics and everyday strategies. This is a qualitative and descriptive research that involved in-depth interviews analyzed under the theoretical-methodological approach of French discourse analysis. The main results show that, despite all difficulties and obstacles, Black women have occupied their own space within academia and Administration studies, from which their tactics are modified to work within the fissures of new, different power dynamics of the previous ones, but all caused by socially constructed power dispositivesEste estudo teve por objetivo analisar as táticas e estratégias mobilizadas por pesquisadoras negras da área da Administração no Brasil para ocupar espaços em instituições federais de ensino superior. Partimos da perspectiva do cotidiano de Michel Certeau e das contribuições da abordagem da interseccionalidade, que juntas, permitirão compreender como estes dispositivos significados de poder de gênero, raça e classe atravessam a existência dessas pesquisadoras e afetam e são afetadas pelas suas táticas e estratégias cotidianas. Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa e descritiva que envolveu entrevistas em profundidade analisadas sob a abordagem da análise francesa do discurso. Os principais resultados apontam que, apesar de todas dificuldades e obstáculos, as mulheres negras têm ocupado um espaço próprio dentro da academia e dos estudos em Administração, a partir do qual suas táticas se modificam para funcionar dentro das fissuras de novas dinâmicas de poder, causadas a partir de dispositivos de poder socialmente construídos

“Cabelo (crespo e cacheado) pro alto, me levando a saltos” em meio à ressignificação das identidades de mulheres negras em contextos sociais e organizacionais

This article aims to analyze the resignification processes of the black women identities occurring through the so-called transition to natural hair and the way society and organizations have reacted to this resignification. The study contributes to the Organizational Studies field by problematizing identities under construction that pass through various social and organizational spaces that need to be rethought in order to understand this process as much broader than merely aesthetic in the strict sense of this term. The research is qualitative and involved interviews with semistructured scripts with women who have been or are going through the transition to natural hair, whose discursive statements were analyzed through the theoretical-methodological approach of the french discourse analysis. The main results show that the interviewees, when passing through the transition to natural hair, had their identities resignified and such resignification brought relevant changes in their relations in society and in organizations.Este artigo tem coEste artigo tem como objetivo analisar processos de ressignificação de identidades de mulheres negras em sua relação com o processo chamado transição capilar e a maneira como a sociedade e as organizações vêm reagindo a essa ressignificação. O estudo contribui para o campo dos Estudos Organizacionais ao problematizar identidades em construção que transitam por diversos espaços sociais e organizacionais que precisam ser repensados a fim de compreender tal processo como muito mais amplo do que meramente estético, no sentido estrito deste termo. A pesquisa é qualitativa e envolveu a realização de entrevistas com roteiros semiestruturados com mulheres que passaram ou estão passando pela transição capilar, cujos enunciados discursivos foram analisados pela abordagem teórico-metodológica da análise francesa do discurso. Os principais resultados evidenciam que as entrevistadas, ao passarem pela transição capilar, tiveram suas identidades ressignificadas e que essa ressignificação traz relevantes alterações nas suas relações na sociedade e nas organizações

Políticas Públicas Educacionais e Participação Social: a possibilidade de uma gestão democrática pelo Programa Escola Aberta

Este artigo objetivou compreender as percepções dos gestores de escolas públicas estaduais do município de São João del-Rei/MG, sobre o Programa Escola Aberta, uma política pública que se propõe a melhorar a qualidade da educação, promover inclusão social e construir de uma convivência democrática, por meio de uma gestão que visa fortalecer a interação entre escola e comunidade, ampliando as oportunidades de acesso aos espaços de promoção da cidadania. O percurso metodológico apresenta uma pesquisa de cunho qualitativo e descritiva a partir de entrevistas com roteiros semiestruturados com os diretores das escolas que participam do programa, as análises dos resultados foram articuladas a partir das informações coletadas propiciando uma reflexão em torno do fenômeno. Os resultados sinalizam que apesar do programa propor uma gestão democrática e a participação da comunidade na vida escolar, ainda existem barreiras para a efetiva democratização desses espaços, uma vez que, foi constatada uma tomada de decisão centralizada dos diretores, que contraria todos os princípios de uma gestão democrática. O programa estudado tem desafios a serem superados destacando o entrave burocrático do setor público e a real conscientização em relação às escolas como espaços de promoção de cidadania

Guarana (Paullinia cupana var. sorbilis), an anciently consumed stimulant from the Amazon rain forest: The seeded-fruit transcriptome

Guarana (Paullinia cupana var. sorbilis) is a plant native to the central Amazon basin. Roasted seed extracts have been used as medicinal beverages since pre-Colombian times, due to their reputation as stimulants, aphrodisiacs, tonics, as well as protectors of the gastrointestinal tract. Guarana plants are commercially cultivated exclusively in Brazil to supply the national carbonated soft-drink industry and natural product stores around the world. In this report, we describe and discuss the annotation of 15,387 ESTs from guarana seeded-fruits, highlighting sequences from the flavonoid and purine alkaloid pathways, and those related to biotic stress avoidance. This is the largest set of sequences registered for the Sapindaceae family. © 2007 Springer-Verlag

Substance Use Initiation, Particularly Alcohol, in Drug-Naive Adolescents: Possible Predictors and Consequences From a Large Cohort Naturalistic Study

International audienceIt is unclear whether deviations in brain and behavioral development, which may underpin elevated substance use during adolescence, are predispositions for or consequences of substance use initiation. Here, we examine behavioral and neuroimaging indices at early and mid-adolescence in drug-naive youths to identify possible predisposing factors for substance use initiation and its possible consequences

Brazilian Flora 2020: Leveraging the power of a collaborative scientific network

International audienceThe shortage of reliable primary taxonomic data limits the description of biological taxa and the understanding of biodiversity patterns and processes, complicating biogeographical, ecological, and evolutionary studies. This deficit creates a significant taxonomic impediment to biodiversity research and conservation planning. The taxonomic impediment and the biodiversity crisis are widely recognized, highlighting the urgent need for reliable taxonomic data. Over the past decade, numerous countries worldwide have devoted considerable effort to Target 1 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC), which called for the preparation of a working list of all known plant species by 2010 and an online world Flora by 2020. Brazil is a megadiverse country, home to more of the world's known plant species than any other country. Despite that, Flora Brasiliensis, concluded in 1906, was the last comprehensive treatment of the Brazilian flora. The lack of accurate estimates of the number of species of algae, fungi, and plants occurring in Brazil contributes to the prevailing taxonomic impediment and delays progress towards the GSPC targets. Over the past 12 years, a legion of taxonomists motivated to meet Target 1 of the GSPC, worked together to gather and integrate knowledge on the algal, plant, and fungal diversity of Brazil. Overall, a team of about 980 taxonomists joined efforts in a highly collaborative project that used cybertaxonomy to prepare an updated Flora of Brazil, showing the power of scientific collaboration to reach ambitious goals. This paper presents an overview of the Brazilian Flora 2020 and provides taxonomic and spatial updates on the algae, fungi, and plants found in one of the world's most biodiverse countries. We further identify collection gaps and summarize future goals that extend beyond 2020. Our results show that Brazil is home to 46,975 native species of algae, fungi, and plants, of which 19,669 are endemic to the country. The data compiled to date suggests that the Atlantic Rainforest might be the most diverse Brazilian domain for all plant groups except gymnosperms, which are most diverse in the Amazon. However, scientific knowledge of Brazilian diversity is still unequally distributed, with the Atlantic Rainforest and the Cerrado being the most intensively sampled and studied biomes in the country. In times of “scientific reductionism”, with botanical and mycological sciences suffering pervasive depreciation in recent decades, the first online Flora of Brazil 2020 significantly enhanced the quality and quantity of taxonomic data available for algae, fungi, and plants from Brazil. This project also made all the information freely available online, providing a firm foundation for future research and for the management, conservation, and sustainable use of the Brazilian funga and flora