O TERCEIRO SETOR E A ADMINISTRAÇÃO PÚBLICA EM PORTUGAL

O artigo pretende relatar a relação entre as organizações que compõem o terceiro setor e o Poder Público português. Considera a complexidade do fenômeno, apresentando amplo panorama do terceiro setor na Europa e em Portugal, trazendo subsídios de direito comparado de grande valia para os pesquisadores do tema. Finaliza abordando as relações específicas do terceiro setor com a administração, expondo inclusive as formas de tutela e controle

Justiça Organizacional - Um Panorama da Produção Científica Brasileira

The relevance of organizational justice for the improvement of the relationship between workers and organizations has given the theme a prominent role on the international stage in recent decades. In Brazil, discrepancies between national and foreign contributions were pointed out by the last review on the subject, in 2005. Thus, this study analyzed the Brazilian scientific production on organizational justice, focusing on the dimensions of the organizational justice, the theoretical background, and the relationships investigated. A semi-systematic literature review was carried out in 19 journals (1996-2018). The results showed significant differences between national and international production. A national research agenda is presented, highlighting the need for studies exploring the antecedents and the effects of the process of mediation and interaction of justice and a better theoretical foundation.A relevância da justiça organizacional para melhoria da relação entre trabalhadores e organizações conferiu ao tema destaque em cenário internacional nas últimas décadas. No Brasil, discrepâncias entre as contribuições nacionais e estrangeiras foram apontadas pela última revisão do tema, em 2005. Assim, buscando responder como as dimensões de justiça foram pesquisadas, baseadas em que teorias e quais as principais relações investigadas, este estudo analisou o desenvolvimento da produção científica brasileira sobre justiça organizacional. Realizou-se uma revisão semi-sistemática da literatura, em 19 periódicos (1996-2018). Os resultados evidenciaram diferenças significativas entre a produção nacional e internacional. Apresenta-se uma agenda de pesquisa nacional, explicitando as necessidades de investigação dos antecedentes e dos efeitos mediacionais e interacionais do construto e de melhor fundamentação teórica

Performance of Primary Dental Care Services: An Ecological Study in a Large Brazilian City

This study explored the association between area-level primary dental care performance and area-level demographics, dental treatment need, and health care service indicators. An ecological cross-sectional study was performed in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, in 2010. The 142 primary health care (PHC) units were grouped based on the following variables: access to individual dental treatment, frequency of dental emergencies, and frequency of individual preventive procedures. The independent variables analyzed were demographic variables, dental treatment need, and health care service indicators. The data were obtained from the information systems of the Brazilian Ministry of Health and the city of Belo Horizonte. We explored the associations between membership in a specific PHC cluster type and the independent variables using multinomial logistic regression with a significance level of 5%. Variables such as the high/very high vulnerability of population, rate of completed treatment, and rate of referrals of users to secondary care were independently associated with the clusters (P<0.05). The performance of primary dental care services was associated with patient demographics, dental treatment need, and referrals. The results of this study have implications for the planning of public policies

INTERAÇÕES SOCIAIS NO CONTEXTO ESCOLAR DE CRIANÇAS COM NECESSIDADES EDUCACIONAIS ESPECIAIS

O artigo se propõe a analisar como ocorrem as relações sociais de crianças com Altas Habilidades/Superdotação (AH/SD), Transtorno do Déficit de Atenção com Hiperatividade (TDAH) ou Transtorno do Espectro Autista (TEA) no ambiente escolar, sendo produzido com base em uma pesquisa qualitativa, utilizando-se de entrevistas individuais semiestruturadas aplicadas em cinco professoras do Ensino Fundamental I e II. A partir das análises, sobretudo, dos trabalhos de Cotugno (1995), Hartup (1989) e Arantes (2003), esse estudo pretende contribuir para futuras reflexões a partir dos resultados obtidos, principalmente, a respeito de como os aspectos referentes às dificuldades emocionais e comportamentais dessas crianças atuam como interferência em suas relações sociais, bem como a diferença trazida pela forma como o professor conduz e prepara suas aulas, seja de modo vertical ou horizontal. Além disso, demonstra, também, influências de questões que, em tese, estão fora do ambiente escolar, sendo nesse caso, a comunicação com a família e as interferências das medicações

Representações culturais sobre as ginásticas: o olhar de professores(as) da educação básica

O presente artigo buscou analisar as representações culturais que professores(as) de Educação Física de um município de Minas Gerais atribuem às ginásticas. Para tanto, utilizou-se uma pesquisa de campo de cunho qualitativo, adotando um questionário com perguntas especialmente elaboradas para o estudo e a Análise Temática para tratamento dos dados. Os resultados indicam que os(as) professores(as) apresentam diversos discursos sobre as práticas gímnicas, compreendendo-as nas esferas da saúde, do esporte, da recreação, da arte e escolar. Tais leituras evidenciam uma aproximação com os campos de atuação da ginástica, o que demonstra que os sujeitos investigados reconhecem os múltiplos textos culturais produzidos sobre as ginásticas na sociedade atual.

Crack-cocaine users have less family cohesion than alcohol users

Objective: Many studies correlate characteristics of family functioning and the development of drug addiction. This study sought to evaluate and compare the family environment styles of two groups of psychoactive substance users: 1) alcohol-only users and 2) crack-cocaine users. Methods: Three hundred and sixty-four users of alcohol, crack-cocaine, and other drugs, recruited from research centers in four Brazilian capitals participated in this study. Subjects were evaluated through the Family Environment Scale and the Addiction Severity Index, 6th version (ASI-6). ASI-6 t-scores were compared by analysis of variance (ANOVA) and post-hoc tests. A final model was obtained using a logistic regression analysis. All analyses were adjusted for partner, age, and psychiatric t-score. Results: We found a significant difference between groups in the cohesion subscale (p = 0.044). The post-hoc test revealed a difference of 1.06 points (95%CI 0.11-2.01) between groups 1 (6.4560.28) and 2 (5.3860.20). No significant between-group differences were observed in the other subscales. However, categorical analyses of variables regarding family dynamic showed that crack users more often reported that sometimes people in their family hit each other (30.4% vs. 13.2%, p = 0.007) and that people in their family frequently compared each other regarding work and/or school achievement (57.2% vs. 42.6%, p = 0.041). Conclusion: These results suggest that families of crack-cocaine users are less cohesive than families of alcohol users. This type of family environment may affect treatment outcome, and should thus be adequately approached

Immune Modulation in Primary Vaccinia virus Zoonotic Human Infections

In 2010, the WHO celebrated the 30th anniversary of the smallpox eradication. Ironically, infections caused by viruses related to smallpox are being increasingly reported worldwide, including Monkeypox, Cowpox, and Vaccinia virus (VACV). Little is known about the human immunological responses elicited during acute infections caused by orthopoxviruses. We have followed VACV zoonotic outbreaks taking place in Brazil and analyzed cellular immune responses in patients acutely infected by VACV. Results indicated that these patients show a biased immune modulation when compared to noninfected controls. Amounts of B cells are low and less activated in infected patients. Although present, T CD4+ cells are also less activated when compared to noninfected individuals, and so are monocytes/macrophages. Similar results were obtained when Balb/C mice were experimentally infected with a VACV sample isolated during the zoonotic outbreaks. Taking together, the data suggest that zoonotic VACVs modulate specific immune cell compartments during an acute infection in humans

Clinical Study Immune Modulation in Primary Vaccinia virus Zoonotic Human Infections

In 2010, the WHO celebrated the 30th anniversary of the smallpox eradication. Ironically, infections caused by viruses related to smallpox are being increasingly reported worldwide, including Monkeypox, Cowpox, and Vaccinia virus (VACV). Little is known about the human immunological responses elicited during acute infections caused by orthopoxviruses. We have followed VACV zoonotic outbreaks taking place in Brazil and analyzed cellular immune responses in patients acutely infected by VACV. Results indicated that these patients show a biased immune modulation when compared to noninfected controls. Amounts of B cells are low and less activated in infected patients. Although present, T CD4 + cells are also less activated when compared to noninfected individuals, and so are monocytes/macrophages. Similar results were obtained when Balb/C mice were experimentally infected with a VACV sample isolated during the zoonotic outbreaks. Taking together, the data suggest that zoonotic VACVs modulate specific immune cell compartments during an acute infection in humans