Avalia����o da potencialidade de argilas do Rio Grande do Norte ��� Brasil

DUTRA, Ricardo Peixoto Suassuna ; SILVA, Jaquel��gia Brito da ; MORAES, M��rcio Luiz Varela Nogueira de ; NASCIMENTO, R. M. ; GOMES, Uilame Umbelino ; PASKOCIMAS, Carlos Alberto . Avalia����o da potencialidade de argilas do Rio Grande do Norte. Cer��mica Industrial, v. 13, p. 47-50, 2008.

Ajuste estrutural e educa����o superior no Brasil: princ��pios negados

SILVA, Hiran Francisco Oliveira Lopes da. A juste estruturale educa����o superior no Brasil: princ��pios negados. 206 f., 2007. Tese (Doutorado em Educa����o) - Universidade Federal da Paraiba, Jo��o Pessoa, 2007.

Preval��ncia de altera����es fundosc��picas em estudantes na cidade de Natal/Brasil

Objetivo: Determinar a preval��ncia de altera����es fundosc��picas em estudantes de escolas das redes p��blica e privada de Natal-RN. M��todos: Avalia����o oftalmol��gica foi realizada em 990 alunos, de 5 a 21 anos, matriculados nas escolas das redes p��blicas e privada do munic��pio de Natal- RN, que estiveram cursando alguma s��rie do ensino fundamental ou m��dio, no per��odo de 03 a 06 de 2001. Resultados: Altera����es fundosc��picas foram observadas em 5,3% dos estudantes. As anormalidades encontradas, por ordem de freq����ncia, foram: branco sem press��o, 1,0%; cicatriz de retinocoroidite sugestiva de toxoplasmose, 1,0%; atrofia do epit��lio pigmentado da retina, 0,8%; nevos da cor��ide, 0,4%; escava����o da cabe��a do nervo ��ptico aumentada, 0,4%; degenera����o em treli��a, 0,3%; buraco operculado, 0,2%; fundus mi��pico, 0,2%; tortuosidade vascular aumentada, 0,2%; granuloma sugestivo de toxocar��ase, 0,2%; hipoplasia da cabe��a do nervo ��ptico, 0,1%; persist��ncia da art��ria hialoidea, 0,1%; persist��ncia de fibras de mielina, 0,1%; retina sal e pimenta, 0,1%; retinosquise, 0,1%. Conclus��o: Houve uma baixa preval��ncia de altera����es fundosc��picas na popula����o estudada

Preval��ncia de altera����es fundosc��picas em estudantes na cidade de Natal-Brasil

Objetivo: Determinar a preval��ncia de altera����es fundosc��picas em estudantes de escolas das redes p��blica e privada de Natal-RN. M��todos: Avalia����o oftalmol��gica foi realizada em 990 alunos, de 5 a 21 anos, matriculados nas escolas das redes p��blicas e privada do munic��pio de Natal-RN, que estiveram cursando alguma s��rie do ensino fundamental ou m��dio, no per��odo de 03 a 06 de 2001. Resultados: Altera����es fundosc��picas foram observadas em 5,3% dos estudantes. As anormalidades encontradas, por ordem de freq����ncia, foram: branco sem press��o, 1,0%; cicatriz de retinocoroidite sugestiva de toxoplasmose, 1,0%; atrofia do epit��lio pigmentado da retina, 0,8%; nevos da cor��ide, 0,4%; escava����o da cabe��a do nervo ��ptico aumentada, 0,4%; degenera����o em treli��a, 0,3%; buraco operculado, 0,2%; fundus mi��pico, 0,2%; tortuosidade vascular aumentada, 0,2%; granuloma sugestivo de toxocar��ase, 0,2%; hipoplasia da cabe��a do nervo ��ptico, 0,1%; persist��ncia da art��ria hialoidea, 0,1%; persist��ncia de fibras de mielina, 0,1%; retina sal e pimenta, 0,1%; retinosquise, 0,1%. Conclus��o: Houve uma baixa preval��ncia de altera����es fundosc��picas na popula����o estudada

O descompasso de uma experi��ncia: avalia����o do Programa Habitar Brasil na Comunidade ��frica-Natal/RN

This research deals with the evaluation of the Programa do Governo Federal para Urbaniza����o de Favelas Habitar Brasil(1993) carried out in the Africa slum - Redinha neighbourhood in Natal-Rn. This study carried out in period from 2005 to 2006 searches to identify the effects of the actions proposed by Program in 1993-1994 about the current urbanistic configuration of the Africa community. It analyzes the effectiveness in the process of achievement of the considered objectives to habitation, communitity equipments, infrastructure and agrarian regularization. On the evaluation process, it has been as reference the works developed by Adauto Cardoso (2004), Blaine Worthen (2004), Ronaldo Garcia (2001) and Ros��ngela Paz (2006). About the Habitational Policy with approach to the Urbanistic Right and the right to the housing, the reflections by Raquel Rolnik, Nabil Bonduki, Erm��nia Maricato, Saule J��nior, Bet��nia de Moraes Alfonsin and Ed��sio Fernandes are main references. To gauge the execution of the objectives proposed by Habitar Brasil in 1993, it has searched in the documentary data of the time and in information gotten in interviews with technicians that had participated of the program, consistent references on what was considered, what was executed and the process of the intervention of Habitar Brasil in the Africa community. The area analysis in 2005-2006 has developed on the base of the urbanistic survey of the current situation from the four performance lines of the Program: habitation, infrastructure, community equipments and agrarian regularization, with a current urbanistic evaluation of Africa considering the intervention carried out in 1993 and 1994. The study points out the context of Brazilian Habitational Policy where the Programa Habitar Brasil was launched, explaining the main principles of the Program. In terms of local, it empahsizes the administrative-political factors that had contributed so that Natal-Rn city has been pioneering in the resources captation of Habitar Brazil (1993). Considering Habitar Brazil in Africa, the work argues and presents the intervention diagnosis and the proposal, developed by Program in 1993 evidencing the local problem of the time. After that, it makes a current reading of the area, identifying in 2006 representative elements of Habitar Brasil (1993-1994) for the Africa community. It identifies significant advances in the constitution of the institucional apparatus of the plaining system of Habitation of Social Interest for the city of Natal and points the fragilities in the implementation of the urban infrastructure actions and above all in the achievement of the objectives of the agrarian regularization

Investiga����o e avalia����o da toxicidade aguda dos agrot��xicos mais utilizados no cintur��o verde da Grande Natal (RN, Brasil) para o peixe-zebra (Danio rerio Hamilton Buchanan, 1822, Teleostei, Cyprinidae

The objectives of this research were to investigate the agrotoxic most used in the Gramorezinho region in the green belt of Natal, and to evaluate the acute toxicity of these, based on the LC50-48h values estimated in tests for Danio rerio, internationally used as test organism. The acute toxicity tests were performed under laboratory conditions, according to standardized methods (ABNT/NBR/15088/04) for this species. The LC50-48h estimated to Tamaron BR was 352.89 mg.L-1, which characterizes that as practically non-toxic, according to toxicological classes cited by Zucker. For Decis 25EC, the LC50-48h estimated was 0.0004156 mg.L-1 (4.156 X 10-4 mg.L-1), which classifies it as highly toxic to this species

Avalia����o espa��o-temporal do zoopl��ncton da laguna estuarina de Guara��ras (RN, Brasil)

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Avalia����o do conhecimento e de habilidades cl��nicas em sa��de sexual e reprodutiva na gradua����o de medicina

No Brasil, a despeito das conquistas obtidas a partir da implanta����o do Sistema ��nico de Sa��de e dos avan��os legais e institucionais na aten����o a diversos problemas relacionados ao g��nero, a incorpora����o de temas relacionados aos direitos humanos, sexuais e reprodutivos no contexto da forma����o profissional em sa��de permanece deficiente. Este trabalho teve como objetivos avaliar a inser����o da tem��tica sa��de sexual e reprodutiva no curr��culo do curso de gradua����o em Medicina, por meio do emprego de avalia����es de conte��do cognitivo, procedimental e atitudinal. Trata-se de estudo de interven����o educacional envolvendo alunos do internato do curso de Medicina da UFRN. Foram utilizados os seguintes m��todos avaliativos: prova escrita, exame cl��nico objetivo estruturado (OSCE) e Mini-CEX. Como vari��veis explicativas foram consideradas o sexo, idade e participa����o pr��via no componente curricular optativo Sa��de Reprodutiva . A avalia����o do processo constou da aplica����o de question��rios de satisfa����o e entrevistas acerca dos m��todos avaliativos utilizados. Considerando os tr��s m��todos avaliativos empregados, 183 estudantes participaram do estudo, com m��dia de idade de 24,5 �� 2,2 anos, sendo 52,5% do sexo masculino e 47,5% do sexo feminino. No contexto geral, observamos concord��ncia entre os desempenhos dos estudantes nas avalia����es de conte��do cognitivo, procedimental e atitudinal. A participa����o dos estudantes no componente curricular eletivo Sa��de Reprodutiva mostrou-se associada com melhor desempenho em algumas dimens��es da avalia����o cognitiva e na avalia����o com o Mini-CEX, em rela����o ��s compet��ncias de anamnese, profissionalismo e qualidades human��sticas, rela����o m��dico paciente e desempenho global. A an��lise da fidedignidade entre os avaliadores na avalia����o com o m��todo OSCE mostrou-se adequada (alfa de Cronbach superior a 70%) em rela����o ao desempenho global e aos aspectos t��cnicos das compet��ncias avaliadas, observando-se baixa confiabilidade na avalia����o da comunica����o m��dico-paciente. O presente trabalho constitui-se numa experi��ncia educacional inovadora e pioneira no ��mbito da educa����o m��dica brasileira no que tange �� inser����o da tem��tica de sa��de sexual e reprodutiva na gradua����o, sugerindo-se um impacto positivo da iniciativa na forma����o do m��dico generalista na UFRN. A avalia����o de conhecimentos, habilidades e atitudes em sa��de sexual e reprodutiva na gradua����o de Medicina mostrou-se fact��vel, com alta concord��ncia entre os diferentes m��todos empregados. Os m��todos OSCE e Mini-CEX podem ser aplicados ao contexto da sa��de sexual e reprodutiva, possibilitando a avalia����o de compet��ncias cl��nicas relevantes para a forma����o do m��dico generalista e que habitualmente n��o s��o contempladas nas avalia����es rotineiramente realizadas na gradua����o

Discursos e pr��ticas na forma����o de profissionais fisioterapeutas: a realidade dos cursos de fisioterapia na regi��o nordeste do Brasil

This study had a multidisciplinary focus, investigating the areas of health and education, and proposes to discuss the formation of health professionals, requiring their understanding of the factors involved in the production of knowledge, given that this formation has an impact on the quality of human and social life. The aim of this work was to investigate the relationship existing between the process of physical therapist formation and the practical activities developed during the undergraduate course in the Northeast of Brazil. This is an exploratory descriptive study with qualitative significance. The sample consisted of 73 subjects (33 professors and 40 students) from 6 physical therapy courses at different institutions in the Northeast of Brazil. Data collection was conducted through focus group interviews. In addition, we used a school assessment instrument from the health area. The data, analyzed using dialectical hermeneutics, showed that the Northeast of Brazil has the second largest number of physical therapy courses in the country, with 93 (11 public and 82 private) out of a total of 510. These numbers represent a growth of 1062.5% since 1991. The pedagogical projects are guided by National Curricular Directives as well as by the country s health system. The prevalent pedagogy is that of transmission, and the contents/disciplines are generally not integrated with practice, a situation that hinders the integrality and interdisciplinarity of health care. It can be concluded that there is a need for implementing integrated curricula and for better qualified professors to effectively put this process into practice

Gest��o participativa em educa����o: compasso e descompasso de uma experi��ncia de democracia no espa��o escolar

This work aims at investigating the strategies of management used by State School Joaquim Jose de Medeiros, located in the city of Cruzeta - RN, as award practice of "School of Reference in Management", with a state title in 1999 at the beginning of the decade from 2000, being "Outstanding Brazil" from best management strategies nationally. In 2005, it is ranked among the best experiences of the state. It has been become complex by experiencing in that institution, but at the same time an enjoyable practice, mainly by using a social research, in a qualitative and quantitative approach, and a analysis of the institutional performance of two management practices: from 1995 to 2002 and from 2003 to 2007 . To understand the object, a investigative questionnaire was used with representatives of the school community and carried out an analysis of assessment of institutional and documents of institutional organization of the periods above in order to identify management strategies and examine the influences of the share capital, public policies , the institutional evaluation, in the process of democratic construction that has allowed achievements, highlighting Cruzeta, in the Serid�� in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, semi-arid northeast, in the national and international juncture of well-successful experiences in management in institutional categories and leadership. This study becomes relevant to allow understand that the cultural practices of seridoenses that symbolize a capital generated by principles of trust, reciprocity, civic culture, as a driving force in overcoming the problems community and the conquest of democratic principles, worked for the school become a national reference in educational administration. Another aspect that made it natural that school was the collective creation of educational project with the participation and civic culture of self-evaluation as a way to understand the institutional practice and establish guidelines to improve the teaching and practice management in its many dimensions educational, social, administrative - financial and legal

Avalia����o do desempenho reprodutivo do Cavalo-Marinho Hippocampus reidi (GINSBURG 1933) do estu��rio do Rio Potengi (Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil) com vistas ao seu cultivo em bases sustent��veis

Os cavalos-marinhos t��m cativado a imagina����o e a curiosidade dos seres humanos por centenas de anos. No entanto, nos dias de hoje, esses animais correm um s��rio risco de extin����o por fatores como a pesca desordenada para suprir os mercados de peixes ornamentais e da medicina tradicional chinesa e principalmente, a destrui����o do seu habitat. Nesse contexto, �� crescente o n��mero de estudos sobre a ecologia, a biologia (reprodutiva, especialmente) e o cultivo de v��rias esp��cies do g��nero Hippocampus, inclusive para fins conservacionistas e de recomposi����o de estoques. Duas esp��cies de cavalos-marinhos s��o encontradas no Brasil: Hippocampus reidi Ginsburg 1933 e Hippocampus erectus Perry. No entanto, as informa����es sobre essas esp��cies est��o basicamente restritas ao seu grau de ocorr��ncia ou a sua ��rea de ocupa����o. No presente estudo, foi avaliado o desempenho reprodutivo de Hippocampus reidi do estu��rio do rio Potengi (05�� 47' 42'' S; 35�� 12' 34'' W), em Natal, Rio Grande do Norte. Para tanto, cavalos-marinhos gr��vidos (n = 38) foram coletados no referido estu��rio nos meses de setembro, outubro e novembro de 2008 e julho, agosto, setembro e outubro de 2009 e mantidos em laborat��rio at�� que liberassem os filhotes. O comprimento padr��o (CPA), altura (ATA), volume da bolsa (VB) e peso ��mido (PuA) dos adultos, bem como o comprimento padr��o (CPF), altura (ATF), peso ��mido (PuF) e peso seco (PsF) dos filhotes foram determinados. Os resultados obtidos mostraram que houve correla����es significativas entre o CPA e a ATA (r��=0,171), CPA e PuA (r��=0,624), CPA e VB (r��=0,256), ATA e PuA (r��=0,788), PuA e VB (r��=0,211), CPF e ATF (r��=0,903) e CPF e PsF (r��=0,163). A an��lise de correspond��ncia (AC) que associou as classes do comprimento padr��o dos adultos (CPA) e o volume da bolsa de H. reidi ao n��mero de filhotes mostrou que animais entre 19 cm e 21 cm e com volume de bolsa entre 3 mL e 4 mL foram os que liberaram o maior n��mero de filhotes. Os resultados do presente estudo tamb��m indicam que o tamanho m��nimo de captura recomendado pela CITES (10 cm de altura) para H. reidi deve ser revisto, uma vez que n��o foram encontrados animais menores que 13,5 cm que estivessem gr��vidos. Finalmente, o n��mero m��dio de filhotes por desova obtido no presente estudo (n = 775 �� 398 filhotes) real��ou o potencial reprodutivo de H. reidi e a necessidade de estudos adicionais com esta esp��cie

Avalia����o da atividade tur��stica sobre a composi����o e a distribui����o das macroalgas marinhas nos recifes de Pirangi (Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil)

The reef area of Pirangi beach has been experiencing antropogenic actions, mainly due to tourism activity. In order to evaluate these effects, surveys on seaweeds were conducted at nine stations located over the fringing reef. Benthic community (seaweeds/corals) were identified using the photoquadrat method, with 50 meters random transects located paralleled to the coast. The general categories evaluated in each transect were: rock, sand, seaweeds, corals and mollusks. Data achieved were processed at Coral Point Count with Excel Extensions software. A total of 30 seaweed species, 5 coral species and 1 mollusk species were identified. There was a high dominance of short algae at stations with high tourism pressure, whereas frondose algae usually occurred at places without human interference. Seaweeds with the highest percent cover were composed by Sargassum vulgare (59%), Caulerpa racemosa (47%) and Dictyopteris delicatula (33%). Cluster analyses considering benthic organisms revealed five benthic features: (1) submersed area characterized by a diversified marine flora; (2) area with dominance of Caulerpa racemosa and presence of Millepora alcicornis; (3) area with high cover of Sargassum vulgare; (4) trampling area characterized by bare rocks, short algae and Zoanthus sociatus and (5) area with high coverage of Palythoa caribaeroum. Obtained data suggest that the studied area has been damaged by tourism activities. Furthermore, observed differences in algal communities may be a good indicator of ecosystem health of Pirangi reefs

Vocabul��rio t��cnico e forma����o dos profissionais da ��rea t��xtil: necessidade, elabora����o e avalia����o de um dicion��rio de terminologia do vestu��rio

This research work deals with the compilation of a dictionary on clothing terminology intended to be used as a pedagogic tool as part of the teaching and learning process in the Textile Engineering Course at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte. The main terms were selected and assessed by a team of textile teachers and students with the objective to be structured as a conceptual body of information on the following sub-areas of clothing terminology: materials (fabrics and trimmings) and products (garments). This research comprises three main steps: (a) characterization and understanding of the technical vocabulary in the clothing area as well as the identification of a pedagogic demand for a dictionary on clothing terminology, clearly expressed by the textile lecturers and students involved in the assessment of the need and validation of this project development; (b) a proposal for a specific methodology for the compilation of the dictionary which could help the communication process in the lecturing of clothing terminology and (c) based on the terminological principles and the technique of focal groups the dictionary was assessed. The technique of focal groups was used in the first step. In the second step the technique used was that of the terminological methodology adapted to the teaching approach in the Textile Course. In the third step the technique of focal groups was again utilized. It was observed that the main concern of lecturers and students is the lack of a standardized vocabulary, which renders difficult the communication process in both the teaching and learning activities as well as the professional ones in the textile industries. Various aspects, which can overlap, cause this lack of standardization. The main ones pointed out by the study team in the focal groups are: usage of regional words or expressions, usage of foreign words or expressions, analogies, and the low level of formal education, mainly among the industry workers. Another aspect to be considered is the lack of textile literature written in the Portuguese language of Brazil. This evidence shows the importance of a clothing terminology dictionary which will benefit both the education and professional activties in this field of knowledge. This dictionary will also give a substantial contribution to terminological standardization in our research field. With view to fulfill this demand, a dictionary of clothing terminology was compiled with 760 main entries, according to the modern practice in terminology with the necessary modifications concerning our needs. The result of the dictionary assessment was very assertive regarding its structure, contents and possible use in various contexts. The team work emphasized their contribution to the standardization process of the terms that proved to be one of the most important and difficult aspects of this researh work. The significance of this structured terminological dictionary was confirmed by the focal group participants relating to its use for teaching and learning activities, as a reference book, as a source of technical information and also as a tool for pedagogic studies and planning, as well as a significant collaboration to the pedagogic practices in the textile engineering course at University or any other educational institution. Besides, this dictionary can also be used to supply information within the textile field. We are aware that the present work will not exhaust the objectives of this research due to its limitations in opposition to the vast complexity demanded by the compilation of a complete work including all the areas and sub-areas of textile engineering. However, it is an important source for dissemination of concepts on the field of clothing terminology and a tool to effective standardization of the terms used in this subject field

A�� eu era Ant��nio Brasil: contribui����es de situa����es did��ticas com conhecimentos hist��ricos para a constru����o da identidade pessoal da crian��a na educa����o infantil

L'objectif de cette ��tude est de comprendre la relation entre les situations didactiques faisant appel aux connaissances historiques et la construction de l'identit�� personnelle pour les enfants dans l'��ducation de la petite enfance. Sa question centrale se demande si les connaissances sont offrent des contributions �� la construction de l'identit�� personnelle par les enfants de la petite enfance. Se distingue, lui aussi, entend contribuer �� ��largir le d��bat sur l'enseignement et l'apprentissage des th��mes historiques dans l'��ducation des enfants, et permettre un dialogue avec d'autres enseignants dans cette ��tape de l'��ducation. Ont ��t�� analys��s par des principes th��oriques et m��thodologiques de qualit�� et a assum�� les orientations m��thodologiques de la recherche collaborative. Il a ��t�� constat�� que la syst��matisation des situations didactiques impliquant la connaissance historique dans l'��ducation de la petite enfance contribue �� la construction de l'identit�� personnelle de l'enfant. Ceci, pour prendre possession de ces connaissances, ils recueillent des renseignements qui permet le plus large ��ventail de relations, afin de comparer les pratiques culturelles de son temps avec des pratiques �� d'autres moments. Ainsi orient��e, l'enfant cherche �� raconter son histoire avec le th��me historique �� laquelle elle a eu acc��s, d'organiser et de construire des r��ponses des explications sur leur environnement et de lui-m��me. Tout cela montre �� la r��alisation que le processus d'internalisation des connaissances historiques de l'enfant est construit comme un sujet et, par cons��quent, cette connaissance peut ��tre con��u comme un m��diateur dans la formation de l'identit�� personnelle

Avalia����o do programa escola ativa como pol��tica p��blica para escolas do campo com turmas multisseriadas: a experi��ncia em jardim do serid��/rn (1998-2009)

This work aims at developing an evaluation of the implementation of the Program Escola Ativa as a public policy for rural schools with combined grade classrooms in Jardim do Serid�� RN (1998 2009) focusing on the following dimensions: school s physical environment, training, follow up, and didactic usage of the methodology. In order to develop this research we refer to the literature that analyzes the cycle of policies (FREY, 2000). In this approach, evaluation represents an important step in the process of analyzing the implementation of public policies, as a way of measuring up their performance, as well as a guide for realignments and redefinitions (PRESSMAN; WILDAVSKY, 1998). In order to accomplish this function, the evaluator of policies must be acquainted with scientific concepts and methods that consist of describing, interpreting and analyzing the policies in the governmental sphere (MENY; THOENIG, 1992; LIMA J��NIOR, 1978). In this perspective, we intend to investigate whether in its proposition of minimizing the blanks in the Brazilian educational system, the implementation of the Program would be contributing to the improvement of the political-pedagogical practices in the rural schools with combined grade classrooms in Jardim do Serid�� RN. In order to do this research, we have developed a theoretical-methodological matrix made of analysis dimensions, variables, indicators and instruments, such as literary revision, documental analysis, semi-structured interviews with four teachers and three supervisors that work and/or have worked in Escola Ativa in that town in the period comprised among 1998 2009, besides notes taken from field observation and photographs from four rural schools with combined grade classrooms. With this research we have identified that the Program, at a national level, has gone through different phases in its implementation process, for the town was not ready to fully take the responsibilities of the autonomous expansion, in 2002. From that period on, the execution of Escola Ativa has suffered several discontinuities, such as the lack of professional training and supervising. It is also noted that the methodology contributes to the dynamization of the didactic-pedagogical activities and promotes the cooperation and autonomy of the students in the organization and the applicability of the components of the curriculum, especially of Governo Estudantil and Cantinhos de Aprendizagem. Although the directions of the Program (BRASIL, 2005) point out that Escola Ativa has among its principles social transformation, we identified that, isolated, the initiative is not capable of promoting the changes that the rural schools need, namely investments in the physical, material, pedagogical and technological infra-structure, besides the estimation and a career plan for the teachers. In a general draft of the results of this research, we realized that some aspects presented about the peculiarities of Escola Ativa in Jardim do Serid�� as a governmental Program, reinforce the need for the public policies to be evaluated, in order to confront critic and operationally the planning with the practice, revising action, whenever necessary