O uso do computador na disciplina de educação visual: um desafio à inovação pedagógica?

Num mundo em que as novas tecnologias abarcam todos os domínios da vida e provocam alterações na sociedade, estas reflectem-se inevitavelmente na escola exercendo pressão no sentido do acompanhamento, modernização e adaptação a esta nova realidade. A escola tem demonstrado dificuldades em se adaptar e em apresentar as transformações necessárias face a este novo cenário contemporâneo, insistindo na manutenção das práticas radicadas na sua origem paradigmática. Procurou dar resposta através da introdução das novas tecnologias, mas tal não significa induzir automaticamente novas formas de ensino ou de aprendizagem, apenas constitui um pequeno passo em direcção à mudança. Contrariando a ideia que a incorporação da tecnologia na educação, por si só, constitui inovação pedagógica, procuramos esclarecer, à luz do próprio conceito de inovação, de que forma a incorporação da tecnologia se processou, e se deverá ser considerada como inovação pedagógica. Assim, tendo como objectivo interpretar e descrever a cultura emergente na sala de aula num contexto de integração curricular das Tecnologias da Informação e Comunicação na Disciplina de Educação Visual, numa turma de uma escola básica do Funchal, empreendemos esta investigação com o intuito de compreender de que forma ela se aproxima ou afasta da ortodoxia vigente. Desenvolvemos um estudo com uma abordagem metodológica de natureza qualitativa, de cariz etnográfico, através da imersão no ambiente natural dos sujeitos, procurando relevar e confrontar subjectividades, atendendo às percepções dos intervenientes neste estudo. As conclusões deste estudo apontam para uma Inovação Pedagógica que se opera ao nível micro, na sala de aula, enquanto ruptura ao nível cultural, atendendo às culturas escolares tradicionais.

Associação do meio (urbano, semi-urbano e rural) ao crescimento físico humano, à maturação biológica, à actividade física e à aptidão na criança e no adolescente madeirense

O objectivo central do presente estudo consistiu em investigar a associação do meio (urbano, semi-urbano e rural) ao crescimento físico humano, à maturação biológica, à actividade física e à aptidão na criança e no adolescente madeirense. Amostra foi constituída por 1498 sujeitos, 758 rapazes e 740 raparigas, que participaram no ‘Estudo de Crescimento da Madeira’. As características de crescimento físico humano incluem a altura, o peso, os diâmetros ósseos, os perímetros musculares e as pregas de adiposidade subcutânea. A idade esquelética foi estimada usando o método Tanner-Whitehouse (TW2). A actividade física e a aptidão foram avaliadas através do questionário de Baecke e da bateria de testes motores Eurofit, respectivamente. Os rapazes e as raparigas do meio urbano e semi-urbano apresentaram uma tendência para valores médios mais elevados nos perímetros musculares e nas pregas de adiposidade subcutânea. Apenas aos 14-15 anos, os rapazes do meio urbano estavam avançados na sua maturação esquelética (escalas RUS, Carpal e TW2 20-ossos). As crianças e adolescentes madeirenses do meio urbano apresentaram valores mais elevados de prática regular e sistemática de um ou mais desportos. Os resultados para as componentes da aptidão física não favorecem um único meio sócio-geográfico. Os rapazes do meio urbano e/ou semi-urbano foram mais proficientes na flexibilidade, força e resistência muscular, e potência, enquanto os rapazes rurais apresentaram melhores resultados na resistência aeróbia, força estática, e velocidade/agilidade. As raparigas do meio urbano e/ou semi-urbano apresentaram melhores resultados na velocidade/agilidade, enquanto as raparigas do meio rural foram mais proficientes na força estática e na força e resistência muscular. A eliminação dos diferenciais negativos no crescimento físico humano, na maturação biológica, na actividade física e na aptidão associados ao meio sócio-geográfico irá resultar numa melhor saúde das crianças e adolescentes madeirenses.

Competências emocionais nas organizações aeronáuticas: um factor humano para a gestão de desempenhos e para a segurança

A importância da inteligência emocional na gestão de recursos humanos é um dos paradigmas deste século, sendo consensualmente aceite que formação é o caminho para melhorar esta competência nas organizações. Conceitos como a Inteligência Emocional, tal como inicialmente definido por Salovey e Mayer, as teorias de Gardner, Damásio e outros autores, o desenvolvimento pragmático de Goleman a nível social e organizacional, outros conceitos como a liderança e trabalho em equipa, constituem a revisão da literatura para esta investigação. Estes conceitos foram relacionados com formações específicas e carreiras profissionais nas organizações aeronáuticas. O objetivo geral deste trabalho foi estabelecer a relação entre as carreiras operacionais e sua formação em trabalho em equipa, nomeadamente CRM (Crew Resource Management) e TRM (Team Resource Management), e as competências emocionais. Especificamente, para o estudo empírico, do universo de profissionais da aviação em Portugal Continental, nas Regiões Autónomas da Madeira e dos Acores, foi constituída uma amostra de 435 indivíduos de ambos os sexos. Foi aplicado um inquérito composto por uma componente sócio demográfica, um questionário para medir níveis perceção da influência das emoções nos desempenhos funcionais, e outra componente de dois questionários para a medição dos níveis do quociente e inteligência emocional e consciência emocional que permitiram a determinação de perfis da competência emocional das carreiras aeronáuticas e a obtenção de respostas às hipóteses operacionais deste estudo. Como conclusão, foi assumido que estes profissionais têm um bom nível de perceção da influência das emoções na sua atividade profissional, um nível médio alto de quociente e de literacia emocional. As diferentes carreiras profissionais e as formações CRM/TRM evidenciam níveis superiores das suas competências emocionais.

O impacto do uso do computador nas práticas pedagógicas do ensino fundamental I: o construcionismo como inovação pedagógica

O processo de inserção do computador nas escolas públicas brasileiras decorre das políticas de Informática Educativa do Governo Federal, sendo o seu programa atual conhecido como Proinfo (Programa Nacional de Tecnologia Educacional). Esse programa tem, em seus objetivos principais, pretensões de que sejam criados ambientes de aprendizagem inovadores decorrentes da inserção do computador na educação e apresenta o Construcionismo como referencial teórico principal nas suas prescrições para a criação de tais ambientes. Uma Inovação Pedagógica seria uma ruptura com práticas educacionais tradicionais, possibilitando a criação de ambientes de aprendizagem novos, onde o foco não estaria mais na transmissão de saber por parte do professor e, sim, na construção ativa do conhecimento por parte dos alunos. Uma política educacional (como o Proinfo, por exemplo), inovações tecnológicas (como o computador) ou quaisquer outros fatores externos à escola podem até apoiar as rupturas necessárias a uma Inovação Pedagógica, mas esta não é algo intrínseco a tais fatores: a Inovação vem de dentro da escola, é algo construído em contexto pela ação local dos professores e alunos. Visto que o computador não traz em si nenhuma pedagogia, podendo ser usado tanto para reforçar pedagogias tradicionais quanto para potencializar uma Inovação Pedagógica e que esta não necessariamente decorrerá das prescrições presentes no Proinfo, o presente estudo objetivou analisar se as mudanças que aconteceram nas práticas pedagógicas do Ensino Fundamental I (2º. ao 5º. ano), após a inserção do computador em sala de aula, representam uma Inovação Pedagógica ou não, assumindo-se como referencial de Inovação Pedagógica o mesmo referencial presente nas prescrições do Proinfo, o Construcionismo. Foi realizada uma observação participante do cotidiano das aulas e do processo de inserção do computador, entrevistas com alunos e professores bem como uma análise documental das prescrições presentes nos livros do Proinfo.

Utilizando a porta paralela para controle remoto de um dispositivo

VALENTIM, R. A. M.; NOGUEIRA, I. A.;ROCHA NETO, A. F. Utilizando a porta paralela para controle remoto de um dispositivo. Revista da FARN, Natal, v. 2, p. 103-114, 2002.

A cultura organizacional influenciando o comportamento do capital humano na biblioteca universitária

DUARTE, E. N. ; CARVALHO, Andréa Vasconcelos ; PINHEIRO, E. G. ; CARVALHO, Luciana Moreira ; NOGUEIRA, N. M. F. . A cultura organizacional influenciando o comportamento do capital humano na biblioteca universitária. Informação & Sociedade. Estudos, João Pessoa - PB, v. 10, n. 2, p. 190-210, 2000

Trabalho e família: um estudo da interação de papéis com secretários executivos

The balance between the demands of two important spheres of human life, work and family, has become a challenge due to the pressures of the contemporary that is expanding around the difficulties of reconciling these two comínios. In this sense, this research aimed to understand the work-family interaction in the perception of executive secretaries. The analysis approach used was qualitative research, by worrying about a reality that can not be quantified due to the subjectivity of his goal. The data collection technique used was the semistructured interview to twenty executive secretaries, servants of a Federal Institution of Higher Education. For the understanding and interpretation of the data, we used the technique of content analysis. The results of both analyzes identified the existence of conflict as enrichment in this interaction. The time was identified as the largest generator of conflict work. The overload, relationship stress and conflict emerged as elements common to both domains. As main implications of labor disputes, were revealed: problamas health for secretaries and stress. As main implications of family conflicts emerged: motivation for work, lower performance and lack of concentration. The attempt at balance was identified as the strategy most used by secretaries to minimize work-family conflict. The work-family enrichment was seen as resources that contribute to improving the lives of the secretary in both domains. The opportunity to add knowledge was highlighted as enriching element of work and family values ​​as elements enriching family. The support and experience emerged as enrichment items common to both domains. Regarding the implications of enrichment resulting from the interaction of work and family, the more perceived by respondents were: increased knowledge and skills, material and psychological benefits, improved quality of life and personal and professional fulfillment. From the perception of executive secretaries, work and family spheres of human life are essential and complementary, and that help is contrary, however, this relationship is the primary management of conflicts, ie, how the individual sees and manages the negative side of the work-family

Educação complementar e desenvolvimento humano: alcances e limites da estratégia socioeducativa do projeto OASIS de intervivência universitária

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Uma Lectina D-lactose específica da esponja marinha Cinachyrella apion: purificação, caracterização e interação com Leishmania chagasi

Four different sponge species were screened using Ouchterlony agarose gel and immunodiffusion tests to identify cross-reactivity with the polyclonal antibody IgG anti-deglicosilated CvL, a lectin from Cliona varians. Crude extract from the sponge Cinachyrella apion showed cross-reactivity and also a strong haemmaglutinating activity towards human erythrocytes of all ABO groups. Thus, it was submitted to acetone fractionation, IgG anti-deglicosilated CvL Sepharose affinity chromatography, and Fast Protein Liquid Chromatography (FPLC-AKTA) gel filtration on a Superose 6 10 300 column to purify a novel lectin. C. apion lectin (CaL) agglutinated all types of human erythrocytes with preference for papainized type A and O erythrocytes. The haemagglutinating activity is independent of Ca2+, Mg2+ and Mn2+ ions, and it was strongly inhibited by the disaccharide D-lactose, up to a minimum concentration of 6.25 mM. CaL molecular mass determined by FPLC-AKTA gel filtration on a Superose 12 10 300 column and SDS gel electrophoresis was approximately 124 kDa, consisting of eight subunits of 15.5 kDa, assembled by hydrophobic interactions. The lectin was relatively heat- and pH-stable. Leishmania chagasi romastigotes were agglutinated by CaL, indicating that lactose receptors could be presented in this parasite stage. These findings are indicative of the physiological defense roles of CaL and its possible use in the antibiosis of pathogenic protozoa

Construção de modelos de interação in silico e in vitro do inibidor do tipo Kunitz de Adenanthera pavonina L. para as enzimas cisteínicas e serínicas

Serines proteinases inhibitors (PIs) are widely distributed in nature and are able to inhibit both in vitro and in vivo enzymatic activites. Seed PIs in than leguminous are classified in seven families, Bowman-Birk and Kunitz type families that most studied representing an important role in the first line of defense toward insects pests. Some Kunitz type inhibitors possess activities serine and cysteine for proteinases named bifunctional inhibitor, as ApTKI the inhibitor isolate from seed of Adenanthera pavonina. The A. pavonina inhibitor presenting the uncommon property and was used for interaction studies between proteinases serine (trypsin) and cysteine (papain). In order to determinate the in vitro interaction of ApTKI against enzymes inhibitor purification was carried cut by using chromatographic techniques and inhibition assays. The 3D model of the bifunctional inhibitor ApTKI was constructed SWISS-MODEL program by homology modeling using soybean trypsin inhibitor (STI, pdb:1ba7), as template which presented 40% of identity to A. pavonina inhibitor. Model quality was evaluated by PROCHECK program. Moreover in silico analyzes of formed complex between the enzymes and ApTKI was evaluated by HEX 4.5 program. In vitro results confirmed the inhibitory assays, where the inhibitor presented the ability to simultaneously inhibit trypsin and papain. The residues encountered in the inhibitor model of folder structural three-dimensional that make contact to enzymes target coud explain the specificity pattern against serine and cysteine proteinases

Influência do estado nutricional materno em vitamina A sobre os níveis de imunoglobulina A no colostro humano

Mothers with good vitamin A nutritional status during gestation and lactation are better able to nourish and protect their infant with maternal milk. Our hypothesis is that women with more serum retinol have more retinol and secretory immunoglobulin A in colostrum. 190 healthy puerperal women from a Brazilian public maternity were recruited and divided according to the cutoff point for serum retinol (30 μg/dL). A number of the women was supplemented with 200000 UI (60 mg) of retinyl palmitate in the immediate postpartum. Serum and colostrum were collected on the 1st day postpartum and colostrum again on the following day. Retinol (serum and colostrum) was analyzed by HPLC and SIgA (colostrum) by turbidimetry. The mothers presented with adequate biochemical indicators of nutritional status, according to serum retinol (44.6 μg/dL). There were significant differences (p= 0.0017 and p= 0.043, respectively) in retinol and SIgA levels in the colostrum of mothers with serum retinol > 30 μg/dL and < 30 μg/dL. The concentration of SIgA in the colostrum of non-supplemented mothers on the 1st day postpartum was 822.6 mg/dL, decreasing after 24 hours to 343.7 mg/dL. Supplemented mothers showed levels of SIgA in colostrum of 498.9 mg/dL on the 2nd day postpartum (p= 0.00006). The colostrum of women with good vitamin A nutritional status had more retinol and SIgA. Additionally, maternal supplementation increases the levels of SIgA in colostrum. The higher levels of SIgA on the 1st day postpartum showed the importance of early breastfeeding, given that it provides considerable immunological benefits to newborn infants

Efeito de glucanas do fungo Caripia montagnei em modelo de inflamação intestinal induzida por tnbs em ratos Wistar e em células de carcinoma de cólon humano HT-29

Compounds derived from fungi has been the subject of many studies in order to broaden the knowledge of their bioactive potential. Polysaccharides from Caripia montagnei have been described to possess anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. In this study, glucans extracted from Caripia montagnei mushroom were chemically characterized and their effects evaluated at different doses and intervals of treatment. It was also described their action on colonic injury in the model of colitis induced by 2,4,6-trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (TNBS), and its action on cells of the human colon carcinoma (HT-29). Compounds extracted of C. montagnei contain high level of carbohydrates (96%), low content of phenolic compounds (1.5%) and low contamination with proteins (2.5%). The (FT-IR) and (NMR) analysis showed that polysaccharides from this species of mushroom are composed of α- and β-glucans. The colonic damage was evaluated by macroscopic, histological, biochemical and immunologic analyses. The results showed a reduction of colonic lesions in all groups treated with the glucans of Caripia montagnei (GCM). GCM significantly reduced the levels of IL-6 (50 and 75 mg/kg, p < 0.05), a major inflammatory cytokine. Biochemical analyses showed that such glucans acted on reducing levels of alkaline phosphatase (75 mg/kg, p < 0.01), nitric oxide (p < 0.001), and myeloperoxidase (p < 0.001). These results were confirmed microscopically by the reduction of cellular infiltration. The increase of catalase activity suggest a protective effect of GCM on colonic tissue, confirming their anti-inflammatory potential. GCM displayed cytostatic activity against HT-29 cells, causing accumulation of cells in G1 phase, blocking the cycle cell progression. Those glucans also showed ability to modulate the adhesion of HT-29 cells to Matrigel® and reduced the oxidative stress. The antiproliferative activity against HT-29 cells displayed by GCM (p <0.001) can be attributed to its cytostatic activity and induction of apoptosis by GCM

Indução de morte celular em células de adenocarcinoma cervical humano (HeLa) pela lectina da esponja Cinachyrella apion (CaL)

Cancer is a term used to represent a set of more than 100 diseases, including malignant tumors from different locations. The malignancies are the second leading cause of death in the population, representing approximately 17% of deaths of known cause. Strategies that induce differentiation have had limited success in the treatment of established cancers. In this work, a lectin purified from the marine sponge Cinachyrella apion (CaL) was evaluated due to its hemolytic, cytotoxic and antiproliferative properties, besides the ability to induce cell death via apoptosis in tumor cells. The antiproliferative activity of CaL was tested against cell lines, with the highest inhibition of tumor growth for HeLa, reducing cell growth at a dose dependent manner, with a concentration of 10 μg/mL. The hemolytic activity and toxicity against peripheral blood cells were tested using the concentration of IC50 for both trials and twice the IC50 for analysis in flow cytometry, indicating that CaL is not toxic to these cells. To assess the mechanism of cell death caused by CaL in HeLa cells, we performed flow cytometry and western blotting. The results showed the lectin probably induces cell death by apoptosis activation by pro-apoptotic protein Bax, promoting mitochondrial membrane permeabilization, cell cycle arrest in S phase, with accumulation of cells of approximately 57% in this phase, and acting as both dependent and/or independent of caspases pathway. These results suggest that CaL has the potential to be used as drug treatment against cancer.

Lectina da esponja marinha Tedania ignis: purificação, caracterização e interação com leishmanias

Lectin obtained from the marine sponge Tedania ignis was purified and characterized by extraction of soluble proteins (crude extract) in 50mM Borax, pH 7.5. The purification procedure was carried out by crude extract precipitation with ammonium sulfate 30% (FI). The precipitated was resuspended in the same buffer and fractionated with acetone 1.0 volume (F1.0). A lectin was purified from this specific fraction by using an affinity chromatography Sepharose 6B. This lectin preferentially agglutinated human erythrocytes from B type previously treated with papain enzyme. The hemagglutinating activity lectin was dependent of divalent Mn2+ cation and was inhibited by the carbohydrates galactose, xylose and fructose. SDS-PAGE analysis indicated a molecular mass of the lectin around 45 kDa. This protein showed stability until 40°C for 1 h. Further, it showed activity between pH 2.5 and 11.5, with an enhanced activity at pH 7.5. Leishmania chagasi promastigotes stained with Coomassie brilliant blue R-250 were agglutinated by F1,0 and in the presence of galactose this interaction was abolished. These results show that this lectin could be implicated in defense procedures and it will can be used as biological tools in studies with this protozoon

Avaliação do efeito da megadose de vitamina A no colostro humano

The mothers supplementation of vitamin A in the postpartum comes being a measure of intervention sufficiently used in the combat to the vitamin deficiency. The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of the mother megadose of vitamin A under the levels of retinol in colostrum of postpartum mothers receiving care at the Januário Cicco Maternity School (MEJC), Natal, RN, as well as analyzing the influence of the maternal nutritional status in the reply to this supplementation. The study it was transversal type, with participation of 91 women in labor divided in group had participated of the study have controlled (44 women) and supplemented group (47 women). In the period of the morning blood and milk had been collected (milk 0h). After that a capsule of retinil palmitate of (200 000 UI or 60 mg) was supplied to the supplemented group. Another aliquot of colostro was after gotten 24h of the first collection (milk 24h). Retinol in milk and serum was quantified through the High Pressure Liquid Chromatography. The vitamin ingestion was evaluated by the questionnaire of frequency of alimentary consumption. The levels of serum retinol were 40.6 ± 10.6 and 35.9 ± 10.9 µg/dL in the groups controlled and supplemented, respectively. The women had presented a satisfactory average ingestion of vitamin (1492,4 µgRAE/dia), however with high prevalence of inadequate consumption (23%). Average values of retinol in milk 0h had been found and 24h of 93.5 ± 50.3 µg/dL and 99.1 ± 49.3 µg/dL has the group controlled group, respectively (p>0.05). After the supplementation had a significant increase in the levels of retinol of the supplemented group, being found values of 102.0 ± 56.0 µg/dL and 196.1 ± 74.0 µg/dL for milk 0h and 24h, respectively (p<0.0001). The women in labor presented different answers to the supplementation influenced for the basal levels of retinol in colostrum. It was possible to verify that women with deficient levels of retinol in milk had transferred more retinol to milk 24h than ones with adjusted levels, showing a percentage of reply equivalent to 326.1% and 86.5% of increase, respectively (p< 0.0001). Although the apparent normality found in the serum, the studied women are considered of risk to the development of the vitamin deficiency, and megadose was efficient in first 24h after the supplementation and wakes up with the mechanisms considered for transference of vitamin A to the milk