113 research outputs found
Emergency room visits due to external causes and alcohol consumption - Capitals and the Federal District, Brazil, 2011
Designation processes and semantic substitutions used by european portuguese children in a vocabulary test
This research study focus on the designation processes and semantic substitutions of each word on the vocabulary sub-task from the language test for children – ABFW, standardized in Brazil and adapted to European Portuguese, as well as the comparison of the results obtained in the two countries, to analyze the relevance of their extensibility to the Portuguese population. Methods: The test was applied to 150 children from 5 to 6 years old, of typical development. The test consists of 9 conceptual categories. Each category consists of different words, which were always assessed in the same sequential order. Results: The sample of this study showed a lower performance only in clothes, places and food semantic categories. All the other categories have outperformed the standard. The categories of vocabulary with higher percentage in the right designation of the words were colors and shapes, animals and toys and music instruments. The categories with a higher percentage of substitution processes, from the reference results, were: food and locations. The most recurrent substitution processes were the co-hyponym, words that designate semantic attributes, valorization of the visual stimulus, hypernym and parasynonyms Conclusion: Given the homogeneity of the results of this study with the results obtained with other studies in Brazil, this test reveal potentiality as an instrument for vocabulary assessment in Portugal.Objetivo: Este estudo teve por objetivo a análise e quantificação dos
processos de designação e substituição semântica apresentados na prova
do vocabulário do Teste de Linguagem Infantil ABFW, padronizado no
Brasil e adaptado para Português Europeu (PE), assim como a comparação
dos resultados obtidos nos dois países, de forma a analisar a pertinência
da sua extensibilidade à população portuguesa. Métodos: A prova foi
aplicada a 150 crianças de 5 e 6 anos de idade, de desenvolvimento típico,
na Região Norte de Portugal. A prova é constituída por nove categorias
conceituais e cada categoria formada por diferentes vocábulos, que foram
avaliados sempre pela mesma ordem sequencial. Resultados: A amostra
mostrou desempenho inferior, em relação à norma, apenas nas categorias
semânticas vestuário, locais e alimentos. Todas as outras categorias revelaram
desempenho superior. As categorias do vocabulário que apresentaram maior
percentagem de respostas corretas foram: animais, formas e cores e brinquedos
e instrumentos musicais. As categorias que apresentaram percentagem
superior de processos de substituição, em relação à norma, foram alimentos
e locais. Os processos de substituição mais utilizados foram: substituição
por co-hipônimo, vocábulos que designam atributos semânticos, valorização
do estímulo visual, hiperônimos e parassinônimos. Conclusão: Dada a
homogeneidade dos resultados deste estudo com os resultados obtidos em
outros estudos no Brasil, esta prova revela potencialidades como instrumento
de avaliação do vocabulário em Portugal.This work is funded by CIEd – Research Centre on Education, projects UID/CED/1661/2013 and UID/CED/1661/2016, Institute of Education, University of Minho, through national funds of FCT/MCTESPT.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
Reaction rates and transport in neutron stars
Understanding signals from neutron stars requires knowledge about the
transport inside the star. We review the transport properties and the
underlying reaction rates of dense hadronic and quark matter in the crust and
the core of neutron stars and point out open problems and future directions.Comment: 74 pages; commissioned for the book "Physics and Astrophysics of
Neutron Stars", NewCompStar COST Action MP1304; version 3: minor changes,
references updated, overview graphic added in the introduction, improvements
in Sec IV.A.
Emergency room visits for work-related injuries: characteristics and associated factors - Capitals and the Federal District, Brazil, 2011
An evolutionary approach to identify potentially protective B cell epitopes involved in naturally acquired immunity to malaria and the role of EBA-175 in protection amongst denizens of Bolifamba, Cameroon
Causas externas em adolescentes: atendimentos em serviços sentinelas de urgência e emergência nas Capitais Brasileiras - 2009
Atendimentos por causas acidentais em serviços públicos de emergência - Teresina, Piauí - 2009
Consumo de álcool entre vítimas de acidentes e violências atendidas em serviços de emergência no Brasil, 2006 e 2007
Recent advances and perspectives on starch nanocomposites for packaging applications
Starch nanocomposites are popular and abundant materials in packaging sectors. The aim of this work is to review some of the most popular starch nanocomposite systems that have been used nowadays. Due to a wide range of applicable reinforcements, nanocomposite systems are investigated based on nanofiller type such as nanoclays, polysaccharides and carbonaceous nanofillers. Furthermore, the structures of starch and material preparation methods for their nanocomposites are also mentioned in this review. It is clearly presented that mechanical, thermal and barrier properties of plasticised starch can be improved with well-dispersed nanofillers in starch nanocomposites
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