Organizational creativity in innovation – a multicriteria decision analysis

Creativity is essential for the emergence of innovation within organizations, both necessary for organizational survival. Several models have been proposed for organizational creativity, each containing different constructs. This research aims to verify the standardization of constructs in the literature and to verify the possible existence of two dimensions not previously explored: hierarchy between constructs (global importance) and weight of constructs (relative importance) of organizational creativity that lead to innovation. We employed Multicriteria Decision Analysis with the PAPRIKA method, which combines the advantages of numerical and verbal decision making. The creativity constructs were elicited from a detailed review of the literature from Scopus and Web of Science databases. The results contribute to the expansion of the current theory of creativity, with the application of a new method to the object and management practices.

How can management scholars contribute with research in the COVID-19 crisis?

IntroductionAs the Covid-19 crisis ensues throughout the world, researchers from several fields of research consider how they could contribute to the current understanding of the crisis. In the field of strategic management, we face a special problem as most companies scraped their strategic plans for the year 2020 as they are currently more focused on surviving the crisis with emergent strategies. Strategic management researchers are now in a position where their main object of research has been highly influenced by the pandemic and face the challenge of developing impactful and meaningful research in a world where all eyes are looking for answers to the crisis.In the Iberoamerican Journal of Strategic Management, we decided that we would encourage researchers in our field to develop research that contributes to a better understanding of the pandemic crisis and their impacts on organizations. We are not currently announcing a special issue dedicated to the pandemic crisis. However, we are stating that we welcome and encourage research on the investigation of aspects that link the pandemic to organizations and strategy.We believe that it is crucial for researchers to acknowledge and to understand the impacts that the pandemic crisis has on organizations. The more we understand this crisis, the more we can contribute to reducing the effects it will have on organizations and jobs. Besides, we believe that this is a time when we, as researchers, have to contribute to society by helping in every way we can. The best way to contribute with our skills is to provide a better understanding of how, in which conditions, and to what extent the pandemic crisis will influence organizations.We provide two following sections for this editorial. First, a suggestion of research themes to be addressed, and secondly, a section regarding the cautions we must have when researching the effects of the pandemic crisis. Suggestions of research themes Impacts of the pandemic crisis over firm performance. Some works are already looking into how the pandemic crisis will impact firm performance (Aifuwa et al., 2020; Gonzalez-Uribe & Wang, 2020). This is a very important topic as the economic performance of the world will be hindered by the crisis. It is important not only to understand how the pandemic will reduce the performance of firms but also to investigate under which conditions this reduction will happen, in which industries, and depending on which firm-specific settings. Strategic responses to the pandemic crisis. Which strategies have firms put up to deal with the crisis? Which kinds of strategic moves have been successful and reduced the impact of the crisis? How could these strategies shape businesses in the near future? It is especially interesting to investigate if firms can develop capabilities through the crisis and how these capabilities willshape future strategies. Global value chains and the pandemic. As companies throughout the world will have to deal with the disruption of global value chains during the pandemic (Bonadio et al., 2020), it is important to investigate how this disruption could shape the future of global value chains. Will companies diversify their value chains to avoid future problems in similar situations? What have we learned with the challenges of finding alternatives and dealing with disruptions of the chain? Institutional pressures, adaptation, and conformity in times of pandemics. Institutions are crucial for strategic decisions and the following performance of firms. However, the institutional environment is usually perceived as the rules of the game that change in a very slow fashion (North, 1990). The challenges that the pandemic crisis imposed upon firms have greatly changed the way that business is conducted. But are institutional pressures reinforced or loosened during a crisis as the pandemic? Could the pandemic crisis spark an institutional change? Pandemic-driven stress and its effects on decision-making. Organizations already struggle to maintain acceptable levels of strategic decision-making in normal circumstances, and in situations such as the current one, this becomes even more complex, subjective, and difficult. Decision-making is the cornerstone of most schools of thought in strategy, and crises escalate choices and consequences (Oroszi, 2018). Latin American organizations are sometimes considered more vulnerable in a plethora of dimensions, and the ongoing pandemic is most likely to influence decision-making in the area negatively. Teams, coordination and multinational efforts. Crises stir trouble but also provide interesting aspects worth of studying for teams and coordination (Driskell et al., 2018). Whereas technologies may mitigate the negative effects of the pandemic on team coordination, new ways of organizing work and making group efforts and decisions may also come up. Multiple stakeholders and conflicts in decision-making. Critical times impose extreme pressures not only on teams but also on stakeholders, especially external ones. Current literature still has gaps on conflicts between ideas as competing pressures and crises tend to overemphasize and distort stakes (van der Wal, 2020). Born globals, startups, and innovation in times of crisis. What are the effects – both negative and positive – of crises on innovation? More specifically, what happens to supposedly more vulnerable beginning endeavors such as born globals (Pepelasis & Protogerou, 2018) and startups (Haase & Eberl, 2019)? What are the capabilities they have developed or are seeking in order to survive these troubling times?  SME Entrepreneurship and frugal innovation. As with born globals and startups, we must look to the opposite end of the scale. How are small and medium organizations dealing with the effects of the current crisis? Are there any behavior shifts and strategic alterations that can subside such negative consequences?Countercyclical industries and fields during crises. In the Iberoamerican territories, are there any industries and fields that are gaining momentum in a countercyclical fashion? What are these and what features do they have to promote growth? Can this growth be sustainable once the crisis subsides? Agroindustrial and low-tech industries may be examples, but other fields can also shed light on the matter (Martins et al., 2019). Cautions for researching the pandemic crisis As the pandemic crisis is still undergoing as we write this editorial, we thought of providing some guidance about the special care researcher must-have when dealing with this delicate issue. These are ethical guidelines that we see as important to be followed to ensure a meaningful discussion in the academic field. Do not put a value on lives and health. It is impossible to put a value on life. As researchers of the management field, we are focused on understanding the effects of the pandemic on organizations. We have seen statements treating the crisis as a tradeoff between lives and jobs, or between health and the economy. We are not in a position of pointing a side in this situation. We advise researchers always to remember that lives are invaluable. Do not step outside of your field of research. Many scholars from several fields have conducted research trying to understand and predict the spread of the Covid-19 disease, mainly using their skills with data. This effort is remarkable; however, this is not a competence of the management field as we are not trained in understanding diseases. We, therefore, encourage researchers to look at the effects of the crisis in organizations, and we advise not to delve into understanding the disease per se as this is not our expertise. Do not guide the research question by political agendas. We understand that there are many political interests regarding the results of research on the crisis. We also understand that it is tempting to answer direct questions posed by politicians in the issue. However, we advise scholars not to directly tackle into answering politically-driven questions and to maintain the impartiality we always have. Do not twist your theory/method/argumentation to fit a crisis. As of now, we see a surge on pandemic-related research on all fields. While in some fields this is expected (such as epidemiology or economics), not all management research is closely related to the topic. Several fields have also seen a surge in pandemic-framed research that is only marginally tangential to the topic – management included. Reshaping your study to fit the crisis it does not directly relate to is not only intellectually dishonest but also takes space and time from editors and reviewers from doing their job on papers that actually can contribute to the ongoing scenario.IntroductionAs the Covid-19 crisis ensues throughout the world, researchers from several fields of research consider how they could contribute to the current understanding of the crisis. In the field of strategic management, we face a special problem as most companies scraped their strategic plans for the year 2020 as they are currently more focused on surviving the crisis with emergent strategies. Strategic management researchers are now in a position where their main object of research has been highly influenced by the pandemic and face the challenge of developing impactful and meaningful research in a world where all eyes are looking for answers to the crisis.In the Iberoamerican Journal of Strategic Management, we decided that we would encourage researchers in our field to develop research that contributes to a better understanding of the pandemic crisis and their impacts on organizations. We are not currently announcing a special issue dedicated to the pandemic crisis. However, we are stating that we welcome and encourage research on the investigation of aspects that link the pandemic to organizations and strategy.We believe that it is crucial for researchers to acknowledge and to understand the impacts that the pandemic crisis has on organizations. The more we understand this crisis, the more we can contribute to reducing the effects it will have on organizations and jobs. Besides, we believe that this is a time when we, as researchers, have to contribute to society by helping in every way we can. The best way to contribute with our skills is to provide a better understanding of how, in which conditions, and to what extent the pandemic crisis will influence organizations.We provide two following sections for this editorial. First, a suggestion of research themes to be addressed, and secondly, a section regarding the cautions we must have when researching the effects of the pandemic crisis. Suggestions of research themes Impacts of the pandemic crisis over firm performance. Some works are already looking into how the pandemic crisis will impact firm performance (Aifuwa et al., 2020; Gonzalez-Uribe & Wang, 2020). This is a very important topic as the economic performance of the world will be hindered by the crisis. It is important not only to understand how the pandemic will reduce the performance of firms but also to investigate under which conditions this reduction will happen, in which industries, and depending on which firm-specific settings. Strategic responses to the pandemic crisis. Which strategies have firms put up to deal with the crisis? Which kinds of strategic moves have been successful and reduced the impact of the crisis? How could these strategies shape businesses in the near future? It is especially interesting to investigate if firms can develop capabilities through the crisis and how these capabilities willshape future strategies. Global value chains and the pandemic. As companies throughout the world will have to deal with the disruption of global value chains during the pandemic (Bonadio et al., 2020), it is important to investigate how this disruption could shape the future of global value chains. Will companies diversify their value chains to avoid future problems in similar situations? What have we learned with the challenges of finding alternatives and dealing with disruptions of the chain? Institutional pressures, adaptation, and conformity in times of pandemics. Institutions are crucial for strategic decisions and the following performance of firms. However, the institutional environment is usually perceived as the rules of the game that change in a very slow fashion (North, 1990). The challenges that the pandemic crisis imposed upon firms have greatly changed the way that business is conducted. But are institutional pressures reinforced or loosened during a crisis as the pandemic? Could the pandemic crisis spark an institutional change? Pandemic-driven stress and its effects on decision-making. Organizations already struggle to maintain acceptable levels of strategic decision-making in normal circumstances, and in situations such as the current one, this becomes even more complex, subjective, and difficult. Decision-making is the cornerstone of most schools of thought in strategy, and crises escalate choices and consequences (Oroszi, 2018). Latin American organizations are sometimes considered more vulnerable in a plethora of dimensions, and the ongoing pandemic is most likely to influence decision-making in the area negatively. Teams, coordination and multinational efforts. Crises stir trouble but also provide interesting aspects worth of studying for teams and coordination (Driskell et al., 2018). Whereas technologies may mitigate the negative effects of the pandemic on team coordination, new ways of organizing work and making group efforts and decisions may also come up. Multiple stakeholders and conflicts in decision-making. Critical times impose extreme pressures not only on teams but also on stakeholders, especially external ones. Current literature still has gaps on conflicts between ideas as competing pressures and crises tend to overemphasize and distort stakes (van der Wal, 2020). Born globals, startups, and innovation in times of crisis. What are the effects – both negative and positive – of crises on innovation? More specifically, what happens to supposedly more vulnerable beginning endeavors such as born globals (Pepelasis & Protogerou, 2018) and startups (Haase & Eberl, 2019)? What are the capabilities they have developed or are seeking in order to survive these troubling times?  SME Entrepreneurship and frugal innovation. As with born globals and startups, we must look to the opposite end of the scale. How are small and medium organizations dealing with the effects of the current crisis? Are there any behavior shifts and strategic alterations that can subside such negative consequences?Countercyclical industries and fields during crises. In the Iberoamerican territories, are there any industries and fields that are gaining momentum in a countercyclical fashion? What are these and what features do they have to promote growth? Can this growth be sustainable once the crisis subsides? Agroindustrial and low-tech industries may be examples, but other fields can also shed light on the matter (Martins et al., 2019). Cautions for researching the pandemic crisis As the pandemic crisis is still undergoing as we write this editorial, we thought of providing some guidance about the special care researcher must-have when dealing with this delicate issue. These are ethical guidelines that we see as important to be followed to ensure a meaningful discussion in the academic field. Do not put a value on lives and health. It is impossible to put a value on life. As researchers of the management field, we are focused on understanding the effects of the pandemic on organizations. We have seen statements treating the crisis as a tradeoff between lives and jobs, or between health and the economy. We are not in a position of pointing a side in this situation. We advise researchers always to remember that lives are invaluable. Do not step outside of your field of research. Many scholars from several fields have conducted research trying to understand and predict the spread of the Covid-19 disease, mainly using their skills with data. This effort is remarkable; however, this is not a competence of the management field as we are not trained in understanding diseases. We, therefore, encourage researchers to look at the effects of the crisis in organizations, and we advise not to delve into understanding the disease per se as this is not our expertise. Do not guide the research question by political agendas. We understand that there are many political interests regarding the results of research on the crisis. We also understand that it is tempting to answer direct questions posed by politicians in the issue. However, we advise scholars not to directly tackle into answering politically-driven questions and to maintain the impartiality we always have. Do not twist your theory/method/argumentation to fit a crisis. As of now, we see a surge on pandemic-related research on all fields. While in some fields this is expected (such as epidemiology or economics), not all management research is closely related to the topic. Several fields have also seen a surge in pandemic-framed research that is only marginally tangential to the topic – management included. Reshaping your study to fit the crisis it does not directly relate to is not only intellectually dishonest but also takes space and time from editors and reviewers from doing their job on papers that actually can contribute to the ongoing scenario

Planejando publicações acadêmicas – o papel do pesquisador e o desenvolvimento de propostas publicáveis

Objective: To analyze the development of academic research projects from the perspective of the researcher as a professional, research as a proposal and the fit of the researcher and research at the Academy.Methodology / approach: The book Designing Research for Publication, by Anne Sigismund Huff (which, in turn, contains addenda by other authors) is used as a basis, plus relevant literature on research and research.Originality / relevance: As much as the field of applied social sciences has a framework of handbooks at its disposal whose purpose is to develop research projects, works that intend to join at the macro level (the Academy and its fluidity in conducting research and generating theory) and the micro level (the research project, its proposal and its value), through the discussion of the bridge between them carried out by the researcher in a deliberate process, and also of the various interests that a research project serves are few and far between.Results: The analysis of the book in tandem with current literature allows one to observe the challenges of research in applied social sciences in research objectives of personal balance, needs of the research area in which it is inserted and balance between the active aspects of planning contributions in theory and the passive side of theory explanation.Theoretical / methodological contributions: Academic research in applied social sciences is seldom discussed in terms of divergent institutional pressures to the research development process itself, and even less as to the effects between different levels. The analyzed book has no prescriptive academic purpose, yet it allows one to infer that quite often the suboptimality in the result of the research proposals is due to the divergences between the institutions, actors involved and their different degrees of involvement and expectations, as well as in the misinterpretation of microfoundations of the academic research. A combination of institutional conflicts with adverse effects at different levels (in addition to the inadequate technical aspects commonly encountered), can be central reasons for the failure of research projects.Objetivo: Analizar el desarrollo de proyectos de investigación académica desde la perspectiva del investigador como profesional, de la investigación como propuesta y del encaje del investigador y la investigación en la Academia.Metodología / enfoque: Se utiliza como base el libro Designing Research for Publication, de Anne Sigismund Huff (que, a su vez, contiene adiciones de otros autores), más la literatura relevante sobre investigación e investigación.Originalidad / relevancia: En la medida en que el campo de las ciencias sociales aplicadas tiene a su disposición un marco de trabajos cuya finalidad es desarrollar proyectos de investigación, trabajos que pretenden unir a nivel macro (la Academia y su fluidez en la realización de investigaciones y generación teoría) y el nivel micro (el proyecto de investigación, su propuesta y su valor), a través de la discusión del puente entre ellos realizado por el investigador en un proceso deliberado, y también de los diversos intereses a los que sirve un proyecto de investigación son muy pocos y infrecuentes.Resultados: El análisis del trabajo en comparación con la literatura actual permite observar los desafíos de la investigación en ciencias sociales aplicadas en los objetivos de investigación del equilibrio personal, necesidad del área en la que se inserta y equilibrio entre los aspectos activos de la planificación de los aportes en teoría con el lado pasivo de explicación de la teoría.Aportes teóricos / metodológicos: La investigación académica en ciencias sociales aplicadas muy raramente se discute en términos de presiones institucionales divergentes sobre el proceso de desarrollo de la investigación en sí, y menos aún en cuanto a los efectos entre diferentes niveles. El trabajo analizado no tiene una finalidad prescriptiva académica, pero permite inferir que la sub-optimalidad en el resultado de las propuestas de investigación se debe muchas veces a las divergencias entre las instituciones y actores involucrados y sus diferentes grados de implicación y expectativas, así como a la mala interpretación de los mismos en la investigación académica. Una combinación de conflictos institucionales con efectos adversos a diferentes niveles (además de los aspectos técnicos inadecuados que se encuentran comúnmente), pueden ser razones centrales del fracaso de los proyectos de investigación.Objetivo: Analisar o desenvolvimento de projetos de pesquisa acadêmica sobre o prisma do pesquisador como profissional, da pesquisa como proposta e do encaixe do pesquisador e da pesquisa na Academia.Método: É utilizado como base o livro Designing Research for Publication, de Anne Sigismund Huff (que, por sua vez, contém adendos de outros autores), acrescido de literatura relevante sobre pesquisa e pesquisadores.Originalidade/relevância: Por mais que o campo de ciências sociais aplicadas tenha um arcabouço de obras à sua disposição cujo propósito é discutir projetos de pesquisa, poucas obras se propõem juntar o nível macro (a Academia e sua fluidez na condução de pesquisa e geração de teoria) e o nível micro (o projeto de pesquisa, a proposta e o valor desta), por meio da discussão da ponte entre eles realizada pelo pesquisador num processo deliberado, e ainda dos diversos interesses aos quais um projeto de pesquisa serve.Resultados: A análise do livro em comparação com a literatura corrente permite perceber os desafios do pesquisador em ciências sociais aplicadas em equilibrar objetivos de pesquisa pessoais, necessidades da área em que se insere e balancear os aspectos ativos de planejar contribuições na teoria com o lado passivo de explicação da teoria.Contribuições teóricas/metodológicas: Pesquisa acadêmica em ciências sociais aplicadas raramente é discutida em termos de pressões institucionais divergentes ao próprio processo de desenvolvimento da pesquisa, e menos ainda quanto aos efeitos entre níveis diferentes. A obra analisada não tem propósito prescritivo acadêmico, mas permite inferir que muitas vezes a subotimalidade no resultado das propostas de pesquisa se deve às divergências entre as instituições envolvidas e seus diferentes graus de envolvimento e expectativas, bem como na má interpretação de microfundamentos na pesquisa acadêmica. A combinação de conflitos institucionais com efeitos adversos de diferentes níveis (além dos aspectos técnicos inadequados comumente encontrados), podem ser motivos centrais no insucesso de projetos de pesquisa

Secondary Data in Research – Uses and Opportunities

When we were invited to write this editorial – in both the Iberoamerican Journal of Strategic Management and Podium – we thought about future opportunities for research, especially in a topic that still has room for further development: the use of secondary data. Sports management research in Brazil, which is the key focus of Podium, has gained wide acceptance within the management research academia in Brazil. Along with this maturation process, this now reinforced area needs to step up its game (pun intended) in terms of methodological approaches. This means that both the qualitative and quantitative sides of the equation must now become more focused in improving results. In strategic management, on the other hand, the use of secondary data is now common and widespread, but not as much in Iberoamerican countries. In this editorial, we will focus more specifically on the use and opportunities in employing secondary data.When we were invited to write this editorial – in both the Iberoamerican Journal of Strategic Management and Podium – we thought about future opportunities for research, especially in a topic that still has room for further development: the use of secondary data. Sports management research in Brazil, which is the key focus of Podium, has gained wide acceptance within the management research academia in Brazil. Along with this maturation process, this now reinforced area needs to step up its game (pun intended) in terms of methodological approaches. This means that both the qualitative and quantitative sides of the equation must now become more focused in improving results. In strategic management, on the other hand, the use of secondary data is now common and widespread, but not as much in Iberoamerican countries. In this editorial, we will focus more specifically on the use and opportunities in employing secondary data

Secondary Data in Research – Uses and Opportunities

We wrote this editorial – in both the Iberoamerican Journal of Strategic Management and Podium – thinking about future opportunities for research, especially in a topic that still has room for further development: the use of secondary data. Sports management research in Brazil, which is the key focus of Podium, has gained wide acceptance within the management research academia in Brazil. Along with this maturation process, this now reinforced area needs to step up its game (pun intended) in terms of methodological approaches. This means that both the qualitative and quantitative sides of the equation must now become more focused in improving results. In strategic management, on the other hand, the use of secondary data is now common and widespread, but not as much in Iberoamerican countries. In this editorial, we will focus more specifically on the use and opportunities in employing secondary data.We wrote this editorial – in both the Iberoamerican Journal of Strategic Management and Podium – thinking about future opportunities for research, especially in a topic that still has room for further development: the use of secondary data. Sports management research in Brazil, which is the key focus of Podium, has gained wide acceptance within the management research academia in Brazil. Along with this maturation process, this now reinforced area needs to step up its game (pun intended) in terms of methodological approaches. This means that both the qualitative and quantitative sides of the equation must now become more focused in improving results. In strategic management, on the other hand, the use of secondary data is now common and widespread, but not as much in Iberoamerican countries. In this editorial, we will focus more specifically on the use and opportunities in employing secondary data

Five writings for a mosaic : textual productions from academic researches in performing art

O trabalho resulta de uma atividade pedagógica realizada por um grupo de pesquisadores vinculados à disciplina de Seminário de Tese em Artes Cênicas, do currículo do Curso de Doutorado do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Artes Cênicas da UFRGS, oferecida em 2018. A experiência parte de uma proposta de análise, síntese e reflexão crítica de trabalhos acadêmicos representativos de conteúdos relacionados às pesquisas em andamento; e culmina na elaboração de produções textuais envolvendo temáticas emergentes no campo das Artes Cênicas. A apresentação do trabalho “em mosaico” reflete a diversidade de temáticas e a forma compartilhada de preparação dos escritos pelos sujeitos da experiência.The article results from a pedagogical activity carried out by a group of researchers linked to the academic subject Seminário de Tese em Artes Cênicas, part of the PhD Course curriculum from the Postgraduate Program in Performing Arts, UFRGS, offered in 2018. The experience starts with a proposition of analysis, synthesis and critical reflection over academic papers representing content related to ongoing research; and culminates in the elaboration of textual productions involving emerging themes in the field of the Performing Arts. The presentation of the text "in mosaic" reflects the diversity of themes and the shared way of the writings preparation by the subjects of the experience

DOENÇAS CARDIOVASCULARES: AUMENTO DAS DOENÇAS CARDIOVASCULARES APÓS A COVID-19: CAUSAS E POSSÍVEIS SOLUÇÕES

No contexto da pandemia de COVID-19, observou-se um preocupante aumento das doençascardiovasculares, tanto devido ao impacto direto do vírus quanto à ampliação das incidências cardíacas.Para enfrentar essa situação, é fundamental destacar a importância de incentivar práticas saudáveis, comoexercícios físicos regulares e uma alimentação balanceada, mesmo no ambiente doméstico. Este trabalho,que teve como objetivo principal abordar tal assunto, contou com uma metodologia de pesquisa focada noimpacto das doenças cardiovasculares durante a pandemia COVID-19. Inicialmente, foi definido o escopoda pesquisa, explorando fatores como incidência, diagnóstico e tratamento. Utilizou-se palavras-chaverelevantes para buscar fontes em bases de dados como PubMed e Scopus. Após triagem, selecionou-seestudos alinhados com critérios de relevância e qualidade. Ao analisar essas fontes, identificou-sepadrões, avaliou-se metodologias e se documentou todo o processo para garantir a transparência. Aimposição de medidas de isolamento social e o fechamento temporário de instalações esportivasresultaram em um aumento do sedentarismo. Isso contribuiu para o surgimento de problemas comoobesidade, hipertensão e níveis elevados de colesterol, fatores de risco significativos para doençascardiovasculares. O estudo destaca a necessidade de lançar campanhas de conscientização que promovama importância da atividade física e ofereçam recursos online para auxiliar as pessoas a manterem hábitossaudáveis durante a pandemia. Além disso, é crucial garantir cuidados contínuos aos pacientes cardíacos.Acesso ininterrupto a tratamentos e medicamentos é fundamental para evitar complicações eagravamentos dessas condições, especialmente após a pandemia. O atraso no diagnóstico e a negligêncianos cuidados podem acentuar a urgência de expandir os serviços de saúde de maneira segura e eficaz.Nesse sentido, esse estudo enfatiza uma abordagem holística que vai além da prevenção e do tratamentoconvencionais. Ele conclama à colaboração multidisciplinar para identificar os determinantes sociais dasdoenças cardiovasculares. Reconhece que fatores socioculturais desempenham um papel crucial nasescolhas de estilo de vida e no acesso aos cuidados de saúde e, portanto, propõe estratégias adaptadas adiversas realidades. A conexão entre tecnologia e saúde também é destacada. O aumento das ferramentastecnológicas pode ser aproveitado para promover a atividade física, fornecer orientações nutricionais eoferecer monitoramento remoto para pacientes cardíacos. Isso pode ajudar a manter a saúdecardiovascular em meio às restrições da pandemia. Enfim, esse trabalho salienta a necessidade urgente deabordar o aumento das doenças cardiovasculares durante a pandemia de COVID-19. Ele aponta para aimportância de promover hábitos saudáveis, garantir o acesso contínuo aos cuidados cardíacos e adotarestratégias holísticas que considerem fatores socioculturais. Através da colaboração multidisciplinar e douso inteligente da tecnologia, é possível mitigar os impactos negativos e construir uma base sólida para asaúde cardiovascular da população

Protoporphyrin IX Associated with Visible Light for the Treatment of Trichophyton rubrum Causing Onychomycosis - An Updated Review

Systemic medications used during the treatment of onychomycosis caused by Trichophyton rubrum may have relapse, making them costly and insignificant for the patient. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an advantageous therapeutic option for disease control, mainly due to the absence of risk of microbial resistance. The action of PDT is combined by three elements: photosensitizer (PS), visible light (VL) and molecular oxygen, leading to the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) or singlet oxygen formation (1O2), both ROS (type I mechanism) as 1O2 (type II mechanism) induce damage and death to microbial cells. This research was proposed as a study through a non-systematic review, to investigate the action of PS "Protoporphyrin IX" (Pp IX) associated with visible light on T. rubrum, contemplating clinical and relevant data regarding the treatment of onychomycosis by PDT. PubMed survey was conducted from June 2021 to April 2022. The research strategy included clinical trials, randomized trials, systematic reviews, meta-analyses and reviews in English. Pp IX has affinity for T. rubrum, which is justified by the incorporation of Pp IX into the cell membrane, which led to inhibition by LV irradiation. Thus, the photodynamic process of Pp IX may lead to cell death by type I and II mechanisms. The data found are promising, however, new studies in vitro and in vivo are suggested, since few studies have been found related to the theme

Uso de Testes de Hipóteses para Verificar a Relação entre Chuvas e Interrupções no Fornecimento de Energia Elétrica no Sistema de Distribuição

Diversos eventos climáticos são causas de interrupções no fornecimento de energia no sistema de distribuição de energia elétrica. Dentre eles, as chuvas são empiricamente consideradas causas diretas de interrupção. Com o objetivo de verificar estatisticamente a existência de uma relação entre o aumento do número de interrupções e a ocorrência de chuva, é utilizada a teoria do teste de hipóteses. Foi feito o comparativo da diferença das médias entre duas populações (quantidade média de interrupções em dias com chuvas e em dias sem chuvas) e testou-se a hipótese desse valor ser maior que zero. Dentre as 70 localidades analisadas no sistema de distribuição da Enel Distribuição Ceará, 56% há esta relação com uma margem de 95% de confiança. Considerando o estado do Ceará como um todo, foi feito o teste para amostras emparelhadas cujo o valor "p" foi próximo de zero, assim foi sendo possível inferir uma forte relação entre a maior quantidade de interrupções quando ocorrem chuvas