A aprendizagem pela conversa na formação de educadores não-formais

Mestrado em Ciências da Educação - Educação Social e Intervenção ComunitáriaO projeto de intervenção e investigação que suporta este trabalho escrito integra-se numa dinâmica contínua – e em curso – de formação de trabalhadores-educadores não-formais no setor da juventude, no âmbito do programa europeu “Juventude em Ação”: o Training of Trainers Course (ToT). Sendo esta a sua principal vinculação institucional, nem por isso esgota as suas significativas ligações e implicações noutros setores da intervenção socioeducativa. É especialmente pela relação relevante entre o ToT, e a integração da investigação no seio do ToT, e dinâmicas mais vastas da educação não-formal, da educação de adultos, e da formação vocacional e profissional dos educadores sociais, que se congregam neste projeto diversos atores com origens, preocupações e trajetórias aparentemente distantes. Recorrendo à aprendizagem pela conversa e à intervisão como dispositivos de aprendizagem e educação não-formais mas também como modo de investigação, encetou-se um processo de investigação/formação/intervenção que resultou na reconfiguração do ToT de modo a alicerçar a formação que promove em processos de investigação participativa. Acreditamos que iniciámos um percurso de reflexão e transformação participada e qualitativa de um pequeno curso de formação avançada para educadores não-formais que pode ser o primeiro ciclo de uma espiral de reflexão-ação filiada na investigação-ação participativa que possa contribuir para um outro conhecimento acerca da ação socioeducativa e da aprendizagem e educação não-formais, um conhecimento crítico e útil para conceber e implementar caminhos de formação e desenvolvimento pessoal e profissional em prol de trabalhadores socioeducativos mais capazes de qualificar o seu trabalho e o próprio campo.The research and intervention project which supports the writing of this report is integrated within continuing – and ongoing – training of non-formal trainers and youth workers dynamics, held under the European “Youth in Action” programme: the Training of Trainers Course (ToT). This being its main institutional affiliation, by no means does this closes the whole of its significant connections and impacts in other sectors of socio-educational intervention. It is especially because the ToT, and the integration of research within the ToT, establishes relevant bridges towards wider dynamics of non-formal education, of adult education, of vocational training for social educators, that this project congregates actors which origins, concerns and trajectories are apparently distant. Resorting to conversational learning and intervision as both non-formal learning and education approaches and research settings, a research/training/intervention process has been initiated, resulting in the reconfiguration of ToT as a training offer that rests upon participatory research dynamics. We believe we have taken the first steps in a path of reflection and qualitative and participated transformation of a small advanced training of trainers’ course which may be the first cycle of reflection-action spiral in the tradition of participatory action-research approaches, capable of contributing to a diverse knowledge on socio-educational action and on non-formal education and learning, a critical and useful knowledge to design and implement personal and professional training and development trajectories so that socio-educational workers can qualify their own work and the field itself

Relatório de atividade clínica

Este relatório pretende reportar a prática clínica realizada pelo binómio 110 no período compreendido entre 8 de Setembro de 2014 a 08 de Maio de 2015, relativamente ao ano letivo de 2014/2015 do mestrado integrado em Medicina Dentária na Universidade Católica- Centro Regional das Beiras. A autora apresenta-se como operadora ou assistente. Uma vez que a autora foi assistente em cerca de metade dos atos importa salientar a importância da observação. A observação será parte integrante da atividade clínica, constituindo um dos processos de aprendizagem e aquisição de competências. Assim, pretendeu-se com este relatório ter sentido crítico nos atos realizados e sempre que possível avaliar através da proservação, devendo este controlo fazer parte da continuação do tratamento. Durante este período a autora teve oportunidade de adquirir competências nas áreas de Prostodontia, Medicina Oral, Periodontologia, Cirurgia, Ortodontia, Odontopediatria, Dentisteria, Endodontia e Oclusão. Com o intuito de no final ser capaz de diagnosticar, planificar e tratar as várias patologias que se possam apresentar no sistema estomatognático ou estarem relacionadas, assim como as comorbilidades dos pacientes observados nos atos clínicos bem como estabelecer a estética e função.This document intends to report the clinical practice carried out by binomial 110 within the integrated master’s degree in Dental Medicine at the Catholic University - Regional Centre of Beiras - over the period September 8th 2014 to 8th May 2015, regarding the 2014/2015 school year. The author may present herself as a medical operator or as a medical assistant. Since the author is a medical assistant most of the time, it should be noted the importance of observation. The observation method will be an integral part of clinical activity, constituting one of the learning processes and skills acquisition. Thus, this reports aims to critically consider the acts performed and to evaluate them through medical monitoring, whenever possible. Medical monitoring should always be part of the treatment process. During this period the author have the opportunity to acquire skills in the areas of Prosthodontic, Oral Surgery, Dentistry, Endodontic, Oral Medicine, Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics, Periodontics and Occlusion. This will be done in order to diagnose, plan and treat various diseases that can appear in the stomatognathic system or be related to it, as well as comorbidities of patients observed in clinical acts along with establishing teeth function and aesthetics

Dependent person in self-care: analysis of care needs

Background: The aim of this study was to assess the selfcare dependency levels of the dependent person at the time of home discharge and its relationship between (1) the degree of dependency of each self-care domain; (2) the previous dependency levels; and (3) the gender of the dependent person. It also aims to assess the relationship between the degree of dependency of each self-care domain, the length of admission, the length of dependency and the age of the dependent person at the time of discharge. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted. The sample comprised hospitalised adults and elderly in the medical services of a Portuguese hospital during the months of March, April and May of 2018. The data were collected by an interview conducted at the time of home discharge from the hospital medical ward. Results: The average age of dependent people of the sample is 80.7 years ( 10.1) with the majority being women (51.7%), with no statistical difference in the mean age according to gender (U = 2205.500; p > 0.05). They were hospitalised on average 11.4 days ( 33.2), most of them (44.0%) due to respiratory problems (85% of which were due to pneumonia). There were no statistically significant differences between the length of the hospital stay, the length of dependency and the participants’ gender (U = 2200.500, p > 0.05; U = 1688.000, p > 0.05). Medication intake was the highest dependency domain amongst participants (41.3%), followed by instrumental activities of daily living (40.6%) and bathing (39.9%). Conclusion: The amount of support required may vary according to the domain that the person is dependent. Thus, it is important to use a robust and reliable assessment tool that will be able to assess the degree of dependency on the various domains of self-care.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

PREVALÊNCIA DE ANSIEDADE NOS ENFERMEIROS QUE CUIDAM DA PESSOA COM COVID-19

A ansiedade é um problema a nível nacional e mundial nos profissionais de saúde que lidam com circunstâncias desafiadoras, entre elas guerras, catástrofes e pandemias como a que vivemos atualmente. Objetivo: Identificar a prevalência de ansiedade nos enfermeiros que cuidam da pessoa com COVID-19 em contexto hospitalar, através da realização de uma Revisão Sistemática da Literatura de Prevalência. Método: Como primeira etapa, procedeu-se à elaboração de uma questão de investigação através da mnemónica CoCoPop, onde se definiu ansiedade como condição (Co), Hospitais onde se prestam cuidados à pessoa com COVID-19 como contexto (Co), enfermeiros que prestam cuidados à pessoa portadora de COVID-19 como população (Pop), foram considerados artigos científicos de estudos transversais em texto integral, com ano de publicação de 2020. Utilizou-se a base de dados EBSCOhost. Resultados: Procedemos a uma meta-análise dos estudos, onde obtivemos uma prevalência de ansiedade nos Enfermeiros que prestam cuidados à pessoa portadora de COVID-19 em contexto hospitalar de 20,5% (95% IC = 8,1%; 43,2%). Como fatores promotores da ansiedade identificaram-se o receio de infeção ou de infetar alguém; ter familiares próximos infetados ou que possam falecer com COVID-19; ainda a limitação das atividades sociais e com pessoas próximas, bem como a falta de apoio social e familiar; ser portador de doença crónica; escassez de equipamentos de proteção individual e lesões da pele provocadas pelos mesmos; fadiga física e mental e níveis de stresse elevado. Conclusões: Verificou-se uma elevada prevalência de ansiedade nos enfermeiros que cuidam da pessoa com COVID-19 em contexto hospitalar. Sugerem-se futuras investigações que explorem o tipo de intervenções efetivas para minorar e apoiar os enfermeiros nestas situações

Investigating the role of symptom valorisation in tuberculosis patient delay in urban areas in Portugal

URBANTB group: Patrícia Soares (Representative of the consortium), Mário Carreira, Sofia Pereira, Catarina Alves, Filipe Alves, Ana Rodrigues, Ana Moreira, Márcia Cardoso, Sandra Mota, Ana Gomes, Liliana Ferreira, Marta Lopes, Isabel Correia, Juan Rachadell, Maria Gameiro, Ângela Dias, Manuel Pereira, Jorge Gonçalves, Maria Gonçalves, Adriana Taveira, Celene Neves, Lucinda Silva, Maria Mendes, Maria Teixeira, Maria Pereira, Milena Piedade, Antónia Teixeira & Carlos Carvalho.Background: Diagnosis delay contributes to increased tuberculosis (TB) transmission and morbimortality. TB incidence has been decreasing in Portugal, but median patient delay (PD) has risen. Symptom valorisation may determine PD by influencing help-seeking behaviour. We aimed to analyse the association between symptom valorisation and PD, while characterising individuals who disregarded their symptoms. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among TB patients in Lisbon and Oporto in 2019 - 2021. Subjects who delayed seeking care because they did not value their symptoms or thought these would go away on their own were considered to have disregarded their symptoms. PD was categorised using a 21-day cut-off, and a 30-day cut-off for sensitivity analysis. We estimated the effect of symptom valorisation on PD through a directed acyclic graph. Then, a multivariable regression analysis characterised patients that disregarded their symptoms, adjusting for relevant variables. We fitted Poisson regression models to estimate crude and adjusted prevalence ratios (PR). Results: The study included 75 patients. Median PD was 25 days (IQR 11.5-63.5), and 56.0% of participants had PD exceeding 21 days. Symptom disregard was reported by 38.7% of patients. Patients who did not value their symptoms had higher prevalence of PD exceeding 21 days compared to those who valued their symptoms [PR 1.59 (95% CI 1.05-2.42)]. The sensitivity analysis showed consistent point estimates but wider confidence intervals [PR 1.39 (95% CI 0.77-2.55)]. Being a smoker was a risk factor for symptom disregard [PR 2.35 (95% CI 1.14-4.82)], while living in Oporto [PR 0.35 (95% CI 0.16-0.75)] and having higher household incomes [PR 0.39 (95% CI 0.17-0.94)] were protective factors. Conclusions: These findings emphasise the importance of symptom valorisation in timely TB diagnosis. Patients who did not value their symptoms had longer PD, indicating a need for interventions to improve symptom recognition. Our findings also corroborate the importance of the socioeconomic determinants of health, highlighting tobacco as a risk factor both for TB and for PD.This work was supported by the Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT, Portugal) [Grant: PTDC/SAU-PUB/31346/2017]. The present publication was funded by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT, Portugal) national support through Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC) [UIDP/04923/2020].info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Constitucionalismo en clave descolonial

La modernidad representó el surgimiento del hombre racional, abstraído de su condición histórica, y en un prisma exclusivamente europeo, como centro del mundo y agente dominante de la naturaleza para perseguir el progreso y el desarrollo. El avance de la cientificidad de la época, que también involucraba a las ciencias sociales y jurídicas, se estableció como el avance de una ciencia de carácter racional y positivo que deseaba objetividad y neutralidad. El constitucionalismo moderno se estructuró en esta línea de razonamiento, sobre una base patriarcal de pensamiento, en una racionalidad instrumental y económica altamente excluyente. Así, se pretende, con la ayuda del método históricodialéctico y con el uso de la investigación bibliográfica, profundizar en el conocimiento sobre la visión crítica del constitucionalismo moderno, con el fin de arrojar luz acerca de la dimensión oscura de la colonialidad, ensombrecida por el pensamiento moderno hegemónico. Al final, la posibilidad de construir un constitucionalismo emancipador apunta al nuevo constitucionalismo latinoamericano, que trae cambios dentro de una lógica intercultural y pluralista

Optimasi Portofolio Resiko Menggunakan Model Markowitz MVO Dikaitkan dengan Keterbatasan Manusia dalam Memprediksi Masa Depan dalam Perspektif Al-Qur`an

Risk portfolio on modern finance has become increasingly technical, requiring the use of sophisticated mathematical tools in both research and practice. Since companies cannot insure themselves completely against risk, as human incompetence in predicting the future precisely that written in Al-Quran surah Luqman verse 34, they have to manage it to yield an optimal portfolio. The objective here is to minimize the variance among all portfolios, or alternatively, to maximize expected return among all portfolios that has at least a certain expected return. Furthermore, this study focuses on optimizing risk portfolio so called Markowitz MVO (Mean-Variance Optimization). Some theoretical frameworks for analysis are arithmetic mean, geometric mean, variance, covariance, linear programming, and quadratic programming. Moreover, finding a minimum variance portfolio produces a convex quadratic programming, that is minimizing the objective function ðð¥with constraintsð ð 𥠥 ðandð´ð¥ = ð. The outcome of this research is the solution of optimal risk portofolio in some investments that could be finished smoothly using MATLAB R2007b software together with its graphic analysis

Search for heavy resonances decaying to two Higgs bosons in final states containing four b quarks

A search is presented for narrow heavy resonances X decaying into pairs of Higgs bosons (H) in proton-proton collisions collected by the CMS experiment at the LHC at root s = 8 TeV. The data correspond to an integrated luminosity of 19.7 fb(-1). The search considers HH resonances with masses between 1 and 3 TeV, having final states of two b quark pairs. Each Higgs boson is produced with large momentum, and the hadronization products of the pair of b quarks can usually be reconstructed as single large jets. The background from multijet and t (t) over bar events is significantly reduced by applying requirements related to the flavor of the jet, its mass, and its substructure. The signal would be identified as a peak on top of the dijet invariant mass spectrum of the remaining background events. No evidence is observed for such a signal. Upper limits obtained at 95 confidence level for the product of the production cross section and branching fraction sigma(gg -> X) B(X -> HH -> b (b) over barb (b) over bar) range from 10 to 1.5 fb for the mass of X from 1.15 to 2.0 TeV, significantly extending previous searches. For a warped extra dimension theory with amass scale Lambda(R) = 1 TeV, the data exclude radion scalar masses between 1.15 and 1.55 TeV

Measurement of the top quark mass using charged particles in pp collisions at root s=8 TeV

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Search for supersymmetry in events with one lepton and multiple jets in proton-proton collisions at root s=13 TeV

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