The voices of families and children in situations of social and economic vulnerability: a report of a project

Taking as a reference the data from the report of the National Observatory for the Fight Against Poverty [1] and based on data from EU-SILC (2020), it is observed that 20% of the resident population in Portugal was in a condition of social and economic vulnerability, which corresponds to 1/5 of the resident population in Portugal. Another fact that the report highlights is related to the higher incidence of vulnerability in rural areas (21.1%), which presents a higher risk of poverty than in densely populated areas (13.3%) and medium populated areas (16.6%). Different studies such as those by Brandão [2], and Calejon [3] reveal that there is a relationship between the condition of social vulnerability of children and families and the school success of these children. Considering the right to quality education should be guaranteed to all children, it is important to know how these vulnerabilities and their consequences are perceived by families and children and how they may be conditioning their access to a quality education provided by the schools they attend. This paper presents a project that aims to study the paths of vulnerability and its possible causes through the voices of families and children who are in a condition of social and economic vulnerability. To this purpose, it will address the following question: what is the life path of families who are in a condition of social and economic vulnerability? Its objectives are: (i) to analyse the life path of families in a situation of social and economic vulnerability; (ii) to characterize the families in a situation of social and economic vulnerability, based on the voice of the actors; (iii) to understand the relation between the situation of vulnerability of families and children's school success; (iv) to analyse children's perception of their family situation and their school path; (v) to identify relevant mechanisms to prevent and/or overcome different social and economic vulnerabilities. Therefore, it focuses on eight families from the northern/interior region of Portugal and uses life narratives to survey the social reality under consideration. Hence, it is qualitative research, using semi- structured interviews with two previously developed scripts (one for adults and the other for children). It is important to highlight the social impact of this study which will provide a deep knowledge of families and children in situations of social and economic vulnerability, allowing a better understanding about the impact that certain vulnerabilities may have on children's school success, and it will identify relevant mechanisms to prevent and/or overcome them. This information is not limited to its apparent descriptive nature, but it may constitute an important knowledge source to be considered in the development of future intervention proposals regarding the prevention of vulnerabilities that may emerge during the research, and, more specifically, of those that may be related to the (in)success at school of children who experience them.This work has been supported by FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia within the Project Scope: UIDB/05777/2020.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

The voices of families and children in situations of social and economic vulnerability: a report of a project

Taking as a reference the data from the report of the National Observatory for the Fight Against Poverty (2021) and based on data from European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) (2020), it is observed that 20% of the resident population in Portugal was in a condition of social and economic vulnerability, which corresponds to 1/5 of the resident population in Portugal. Another fact that the report highlights is related to the higher incidence of vulnerability in rural areas (21.1%), which presents a higher risk of poverty than in densely populated areas (13.3%) and medium populated areas (16.6%). Different studies such as those by Silva (2020), Brandão (2015), and Calejon (2011) reveal that there is a relationship between the condition of social vulnerability of children and families and the school success of these children. Considering the right to quality education should be guaranteed to all children, it is important to know how these vulnerabilities and their consequences are perceived by families and children and how they may be conditioning their access to a quality education provided by the schools they attend. This paper presents a project that aims to study the paths of vulnerability and its possible causes through the voices of families and children who are in a condition of social and economic vulnerability. To this purpose, it will address the following question: what is the life path of families who are in a condition of social and economic vulnerability? Its objectives are: (i) to analyse the life path of families in a situation of social and economic vulnerability; (ii) to characterize the families in a situation of social and economic vulnerability, based on the voice of the actors; (iii) to understand the impact of the situation of vulnerability of families on children's school success; (iv) to analyse children's perception of their family situation and their school path; (v) to identify relevant mechanisms to prevent and/or overcome different social and economic vulnerabilities. Therefore, it focuses on eight families from the northern/interior region of Portugal and uses life narratives to survey the social reality under consideration. Hence, it is qualitative research, using semi-structured interviews with two previously developed scripts (one for adults and the other for children). It is important to highlight the social impact of this study which will provide a deep knowledge of families and children in situations of social and economic vulnerability, allowing a better understanding about the impact that certain vulnerabilities may have on children's school success, and it will identify relevant mechanisms to prevent and/or overcome them. This information is not limited to its apparent descriptive nature, but it may constitute an important knowledge source to be considered in the development of future intervention proposals regarding the prevention of vulnerabilities that may emerge during the research, and, more specifically, of those that may be related to the (in)success at school of children who experience them.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

O157:H7 Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Strains Associated with Sporadic Cases of Diarrhea in São Paulo, Brazil

Inst Adolfo Lutz Registro, Sao Paulo, BrazilLab Anal Clin Dr Joao Antonio Vozza, Campinas, SP, BrazilUniv Fed Sao Paulo, Escola Paulista Med, Sao Paulo, BrazilUniv Fed Sao Paulo, Escola Paulista Med, Sao Paulo, BrazilWeb of Scienc

As complicações associadas à gravidez e os benefícios da prática de atividade física: uma revisão narrativa / Complications associated with pregnancy and the benefits of physical activity: a narrative review

Durante a gravidez, ocorrem diversas transformações que potenciam o aparecimento de diversas complicações, como por exemplo dor lombar, incontinência urinária e diástase abdominal. O objetivo deste trabalho foi realizar uma revisão narrativa da literatura relativa ao papel que a atividade física desempenha na gravidez, com especial foco na prevenção e no tratamento das diversas complicações associadas. De acordo com os estudos científicos atuais, as várias complicações decorrentes da gravidez podem ser minimizadas ou até mesmo revertidas, recorrendo à realização de atividade física de componente aeróbica, com a presença de fortalecimento muscular e de uma forma regular. A atividade física tem um grande impacto na promoção da qualidade de vida e bem-estar desta população, atuando sobretudo na prevenção de diversas complicações associadas à gravidez.

Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Seizure Severity Questionnaire: first results

INTRODUCTION: Seizure severity and seizure frequency reduction are the goals in the treatment of epilepsy. Up to the present, there are no validated instruments or studies emphasizing initial reliability and validity of questionnaires to measure seizure severity into Brazilian Portuguese. PURPOSE: This report describes the translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Seizure Severity Questionnaire (SSQ), an instrument to evaluate seizure frequency and severity. CASUISTIC AND METHODS: The author conceded the original English version to Portuguese translation. Later, two independent native English-speaking teachers fluent in Portuguese translated this consensus version back into English. Comparison of the back-translation with the original English version showed only a few discrepancies, and the English and Portuguese versions were considered conceptually equivalent. Thirty patients regularly treated with temporal lobe epilepsy related to mesial temporal sclerosis answered the questionnaire. RESULTS: Twenty-two adult patients (73%) were male and mean age 37. Ten (33%) reported only auras and 18 Movements or attitudes during the seizures. Two presented Loss of consciousness. For 13 (43%) there was a long time to recuperate after the event. 12 reported Emotional effects and all patients had Body effects. The majority of patients, 28 (94%) considered their seizures extremely severe and for 23 (77%) the recuperation period was the most bother symptom. The association of seizure frequency and Nottingham Health Profile showed statistical significance for the domains: Emotional well-being (p = 0.046), Pain (p = 0.015) and Sleep (p = 0.003). CONCLUSION: This study explored the cultural adaptation of SSQ and its first results. We also assessed the correlation between seizure frequency and quality of life impact. The instrument SSQ could help to understand the seizure concern in the view of the patient.INTRODUÇÃO: O tratamento medicamentoso tem como meta principal a redução da freqüência de crises ou seu controle completo. No Brasil não dispomos de informação sobre tradução, adaptação cultural e validação de escalas que medem a gravidade de crises. OBJETIVO: Tradução e adaptação cultural da Escala de Gravidade de Crises (EGC) (Seizure Severity Questionnaire) com objetivo de avaliar o impacto da freqüência de crises. CASUÍSTICA E METODOLOGIA: A autora da escala concedeu a versão original em inglês para a tradução. Dois professores de inglês nativos realizaram a retrotradução. As versões em português e a retrotraduzida foram comparadas à original e após consenso foi obtida a versão final. Trinta pacientes em tratamento regular com diagnóstico de epilepsia do lobo temporal relacionada a esclerose mesial temporal responderam ao questionário. RESULTADOS: Vinte e dois pacientes (73%) eram do sexo masculino, com média de idade de 37 anos. Na Escala de Gravidade de Crises, 10 (33%) tiveram apenas auras; 18 (62%) apresentaram Movimentos ou atitudes durante a crise. Dois (6%) apresentaram Perda dos sentidos, 13 (43%) revelaram demora na recuperação após a crise com Efeitos mentais e corpóreos e 12 (40%) tiveram Efeitos emocionais. Vinte e oito (94%) responderam terem sido as crises extremamente graves e para 23 (77%) a recuperação após as crises foi o que mais incomodou. Observou-se uma correlação estatisticamente significante entre a freqüência de crises e os domínios do Nottingham Health Profile: Reações Emocionais (p = 0,046), Dor (p = 0,015) e Alterações do sono (p = 0,003). CONCLUSÃO: Foi realizada a adaptação cultural da EGC, avaliando seus resultados preliminares, e a relação entre freqüência de crises e QV. O impacto das crises tradicionalmente estudado em termos da freqüência e tipo de evento pode ser melhor compreendido se analisado sob a ótica do paciente.Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)UNIFESPSciEL

Dismode - Formación digital para animadores juveniles de ONG para que se conviertan en moderadores de apoyo a jóvenes con discapacidad

En la actualidad, las instituciones de educación no formal para jóvenes son muy conscientes de la posibilidad de atraer a jóvenes con discapacidad para que se integren plenamente en la educación para jóvenes desde las escuelas ordinarias de formación profesional y para que se ajusten a la aplicación de la Convención de las Naciones Unidas sobre los Derechos de las Personas con Discapacidad. Sin embargo, cuando los jóvenes solicitan formación, en la mayoría de los casos, no hay nadie que pueda ayudar, asesorar y negociar con el personal las posibles adaptaciones del proceso educativo (tanto para cursos formales como no formales). Por lo tanto, el principal objetivo del proyecto es preparar a personas específicas en las ONG como moderadores de apoyo a la discapacidad.Digital training for NGO's youth workers to become disability support moderators for youth with disabilities. 2022-2-PT02-KA220-YOU-000095234info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

A reduced, yet functional, nectary disk integrates a complex system of floral nectar secretion in the genus Zeyheria (Bignoniaceae)

ABSTRACT The genus Zeyheria (Bignoniaceae) comprises only two species, both of which have been described as possessing a reduced and non-functional nectary disk. Despite the importance of this evolutionary change in the floral nectary, these functional assumptions have been based on disk size and on the distribution, abundance and histochemistry of corolla-borne trichomes. By combining methods on light and electron microscopy, here we investigated the functionality of the reduced nectary disk and describe all of the tissues and structures of the nectar chamber in order to determine the sites of floral nectar secretion in both Zeyheria species. . Our data find the floral nectary traits of both species to be very similar, although differing in their cellular contents. Subcellular evidence in both species indicated that disk, stipe and petal axils were, predominantly, involved in hydrophilic secretion, while capitate glandular trichomes produced lipophilic secretion and papillae produced mixed secretion. Our study shows that in spite of its reduced size, the reduced disk functions in nectar secretion in both species of Zeyheria. This kind of nectary system is a novelty for Bignoniaceae, since it comprises several tissues and structures functioning in an integrated fashion

Floral biology, nectar secretion pattern and fruit set of a threatened Bignoniaceae tree from Brazilian tropical forest

Zeyheria tuberculosa, a Bignoniaceae tree that occurs in a broad latitudinal range in Brazilian forests, is a threatened species of seasonal tropical forest. It is crucial to enhance the knowledge on this species’ floral biology, since interactions related to reproduction of plants are critical for the long term maintenance of their populations. Thus, we investigated the sexual reproduction and floral biology of Z. tuberculosa, focusing on nectar features, aiming to understand the ecological processes associated to this mutualistic plant-animal interaction in the current modified landscape. For this, we performed experiments under natural conditions and laboratory. All the evaluated plants were self-incompatible. Zeyheria tuberculosa was pollinated by Bombus pauloensis, a medium-sized bee, and offered hexose-rich nectar as resource. Flowers were also visited by small-sized bee species, Trigona spinipes, that acted as pollen thief, and Pseudoaugochlora pandora and P. graminae that acted as nectar thieves. These three bee groups exhibited temporal separation in the peak of visits throughout the day. The peak of pollinator visits occurred firstly, which may allow the pollinator to access nectar and pollen loads before they are exploited by thieves. However, bee pollinator visits were scarce, and this fact, associated to the self-incompatibility of Z. tuberculosa, may explain the low fruit set registered in the studied plants. It could be of special concern for this threatened species maintenance in the medium and long term, which depends on the offspring originated by sexual reproduction

As vozes das famílias e das crianças em situação de vulnerabilidade social e económica

O presente documento vem dar a conhecer o trabalho desenvolvido, entre 1 de fevereiro de 2022 e 1 de fevereiro de 2023, no âmbito do projeto “As vozes das famílias e das crianças em situação de vulnerabilidade social e económica”, de I&DT interno CIEB2022, financiado pela Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia-FCT, através do projeto UIDB/05777/2020, com o valor de 7 500€. Este projeto foi desenvolvido por uma equipa de três docentes da Escola Superior de Educação do Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (Paula Vaz-coordenadora do projeto, membro integrado do Centro de Investigação em Educação Básica, Elza da Conceição Mesquita, membro da equipa e membro integrado do Centro de Investigação em Educação Básica, Ilda Freire Ribeiro, membro da equipa e membro do Centro de Estudos em Educação e Inovação) com a colaboração de uma bolseira de investigação. A presente investigação teve como finalidade estudar os percursos de vulnerabilidades e suas possíveis causas através das vozes das famílias e das crianças que se encontram em situação de vulnerabilidade social e económica. Incidiu sobre cinco famílias do interior do país e usou as narrativas de vida como meio de inquirir a realidade social em estudo. Tratou-se de uma investigação qualitativa que usou a entrevista semiestruturada como meio de recolha de dados e a análise de conteúdo como estratégia de análise dos mesmos. Os objetivos definidos foram os seguintes: (I) analisar o percurso de vida das famílias que se encontram em situação de vulnerabilidade social e económica; (II) caracterizar as famílias em situação de vulnerabilidade social e económica, a partir da voz dos atores; (III) compreender a relação da situação de vulnerabilidade das famílias com o sucesso escolar das crianças; (IV) analisar a perceção das crianças sobre a sua situação familiar e sobre o seu percurso escolar; (V) identificar mecanismos relevantes para prevenir e/ou ultrapassar diferentes vulnerabilidades sociais e económicas.info:eu-repo/semantics/draf