EDUCAÇÃO E POLÍTICA DE TRANSFERÊNCIA CONDICIONADA DE RENDA NO BRASIL

This text aims at providing a critic discussion regarding the public policy of Conditional Gains Transfers (CGT) and its relationship to education. The CGT policy proposes to ease the poverty and social insecurity situation of poor population through the direct transfer of income. The best CGT examples in Brazil, related to education, are: the Bolsa Família Program (PBF) and the University for All Program (PROUNI).Este texto tem como objetivo estabelecer uma discussão crítica a respeito da política pública de Transferência Condicionada de Renda (TCR) e sua relação com a educação. A política de TCR propõe amenizar a situação de miséria e de precariedade social das camadas pobres da população por meio da transferência direta de renda. Os melhores exemplos no Brasil de TCR relacionados à educação são os Programas Bolsa Família (PBF) e o Universidade para Todos (PROUNI)

EM BUSCA DA LEGITIMIDADE SOCIAL: RELAÇÃO ENTRE O IMPACTO AMBIENTAL DA ATIVIDADE ECONÔMICA DAS EMPRESAS BRASILEIRAS E OS INVESTIMENTOS NO MEIO AMBIENTE

In order to reach the social legitimacy, it is possible that the companies adopt certain procedures, not because they believe in their efficiency, but because society understands that such mechanisms are effective and, thus, imposes the obligation of observing them. More specifically, concerning to the environment, companies could be investing not for being indeed concerned with their preservation, but because they need, somehow, to legitimate their position. In this context, the goal of this paper is to analyze the relation between the environmental impact due to the economical activity and the volume of investments of Brazilian companies in the environment. The sample consists of 205 companies that presented the Social Balance in the years of 2005, 2006 and 2007. These companies were classified by pollution potential and usage degree of natural resources, according to the National Politics of the Environment law (10.165/2000). To reach the established goal, the techniques Qui-square and Correspondence Analysis (ANACOR) were used. The Qui-square test confirmed the relation between the potential environmental impact and the environmental investments. In the same way, the ANACOR evidenced that the companies whose activity doesn't cause environmental impact are more inclined to make low environmental investments. On the other hand, companies of high and low/moderate environmental impact are more predisposed to make high and moderate environmental investments, corroborating the legitimacy theory, where the investments are a strategy to seek social legitimacy.Para atingir a legitimidade social, é possível que as empresas adotem certos procedimentos, não porque acreditem na eficiência deles, mas porque a sociedade entende que tais mecanismos são eficazes e, por isso, impõe-lhes o dever de observá-los. Mais especificamente no que diz respeito ao meio ambiente, empresas poderiam estar realizando investimentos não por estarem efetivamente preocupadas com sua preservação, mas sim por necessitarem, de certa forma, legitimar sua posição no meio em que estão inseridas. Dentro desse contexto, este estudo objetiva analisar a relação entre o impacto ambiental decorrente da atividade econômica e o volume de investimentos no meio ambiente das empresas brasileiras. A amostra compõe-se das 205 empresas que apresentaram o Balanço Social nos anos de 2005, 2006 e 2007. Essas empresas foram classificadas pelo potencial de poluição e o grau de utilização de recursos naturais, de acordo com a Lei nº 10.165/2000, que dispõe sobre a Política Nacional do Meio Ambiente. Para atingir o objetivo estabelecido, utilizaram-se as técnicas Qui-quadrado e Análise de Correspondência (ANACOR). O teste Qui-quadrado confirmou a relação entre o impacto ambiental potencial e os investimentos ambientais. Do mesmo modo, a ANACOR evidenciou que as empresas cuja atividade não causam impacto ambiental estão mais propensas a realizarem baixos investimentos ambientais. Por outro lado, empresas de alto e pequeno/médio impacto ambiental estão mais predispostas a realizarem altos e moderados investimentos ambientais, corroborando com a teoria da legitimação, onde os investimentos são uma estratégia para buscar legitimação social

Implicit sequence learning is preserved in dyslexic children

This study investigates the implicit sequence learning abilities of dyslexic children using an artificial grammar learning task with an extended exposure period. Twenty children with developmental dyslexia participated in the study and were matched with two control groups-one matched for age and other for reading skills. During 3 days, all participants performed an acquisition task, where they were exposed to colored geometrical forms sequences with an underlying grammatical structure. On the last day, after the acquisition task, participants were tested in a grammaticality classification task. Implicit sequence learning was present in dyslexic children, as well as in both control groups, and no differences between groups were observed. These results suggest that implicit learning deficits per se cannot explain the characteristic reading difficulties of the dyslexics.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Daf-2 Signaling Modifies Mutant SOD1 Toxicity in C. elegans

The DAF-2 Insulin/IGF-1 signaling (IIS) pathway is a strong modifier of Caenorhabditis elegans longevity and healthspan. As aging is the greatest risk factor for developing neurodegenerative diseases such as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), we were interested in determining if DAF-2 signaling modifies disease pathology in mutant superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) expressing C. elegans. Worms with pan-neuronal G85R SOD1 expression demonstrate significantly impaired locomotion as compared to WT SOD1 expressing controls and they develop insoluble SOD1 aggregates. Reductions in DAF-2 signaling, either through a hypomorphic allele or neuronally targeted RNAi, decreases the abundance of aggregated SOD1 and results in improved locomotion in a DAF-16 dependant manner. These results suggest that manipulation of the DAF-2 Insulin/IGF-1 signaling pathway may have therapeutic potential for the treatment of ALS

Anticorpos contra a raiva em soros de morcegos hematófagos

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