A gastronomia como fator de influência na escolha de destinações turísticas – base de estudo balneário Camboriú (SC-Brasil)

This paper aims to evaluate the factors related to food that influence tourists to choose a particular destination. The secondary aim is to identify how tourists perceive food in relation to the culture of the destination. Does the tourist see gastronomy as a way to know the local culture? Is this fact significant when choosing a destination? A hypothetical-deductive methodology combined with descriptive statistics, with the application of a survey instrument resulted in 400 structured interviews and questionnaires valid for each year. The survey covered the summers of 2006 and 2011 in the city of Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catarina, Brazil. With the results in hand it was possible to create three group of tourists with singular characteristics related to gastronomy, which allowed the definition of the concepts Gourmet Customer, Appreciation Customer and Food Customer, each with a specific perception of the importance of gastronomy and culture within tourism.

Learning Management Systems (LMS) and e-learning management: an integrative review and research agenda

Information Technology (IT) can be an important component for innovation since enabling e-learning it can provide conditions to which the organization can work with new business and improved processes. In this regard, the Learning Management Systems (LMS) allows communication and interaction between teachers and students in virtual spaces. However the literature indicates that there are gaps in the researches, especially concerning the use of IT for the management of e-learning. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the available literature about the application of LMS for the e-learning management, seeking to present possibilities for researches in the field. An integrative literature review was performed considering the Web of Science, Scopus, Ebsco and Scielo databases, where 78 references were found, of which 25 were full papers. This analysis derives interesting characteristics from scientific studies, highlighting gaps and guidelines for future research.

Estudos de usuários: realidade vivenciada em sala de aula

Relata uma experiência vivenciada na condução da disciplina Estudos de Usuários e de Comunidades, ministrada no curso de graduação em Biblioteconomia da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, no período que compreende os semestres letivos 2013.2 e 2014.1. Possuiu o objetivo de Conhecer a percepção dos estudantes da disciplina Estudos de Usuários e de Comunidades dos semestres 2013.2 e 2014.1, quanto ao desenvolvimento e divulgação de pesquisas e a práticas pedagógicas adotadas na disciplina. Obteve como objetivos específicos Destacar a apreciação sobre a temática de pesquisa, a prática educacional de seminários e a metodologia de avaliação por eles próprios e Relatar de sugestões de melhorias para o desenvolvimento da disciplina nos próximos semestres. Trata-se de um estudo exploratório-descritivo, com abordagem qualitativa. Após a realização de pesquisas com usuários da informação, os acadêmicos apresentaram suas investigações por meio de seminários. Juntamente a esta atividade, adotou-se uma dinâmica de avaliação dos trabalhos por parte dos próprios alunos. A fim de obter feedback, elaborou-se um questionário para que os estudantes expressassem sua opinião quanto as atividades desenvolvidas. Obteve-se o total de 57 estudantes respondentes. Entre os resultados, destaca-se que houve a compreensão dos alunos quanto à importância dos usuários para as Unidades de Informação, e, que a metodologia de avaliação foi considerada uma prática positiva. Constatou-se que a experiência de pesquisa contribuiu para o aprendizado dos estudantes sobre a temática da disciplina e que a socialização dos trabalhos e o diálogo estabelecido foram proveitosos para a classe.

Validação de metodologia analítica por CLAE-DAD para determinação de compostos fenólicos e atividade biológica em coprodutos agroindustriais

The southern region of Brazil, especially the states of Parana and Santa Catarina stand out for growing grapes and apples for fresh consumption and in order to add value to these products, process the material for the production of wine, juices and jellies . As a result large quantities of by-products, such as peels, seeds and pulp are produced becoming environmental problems. Studies reuse of these by-products have attracted interest because they have shown a high biological potential, due to the presence of high levels of phenolic compounds, which are associated with a lower incidence of disease caused by oxidative stress, due to its antioxidant, antiinflammatory and antibacterial properties. Currently, few studies are presented on the phenolic composition and biological potential of waste grape variety Bordô (Vitis labrusca) and apple (Malus domestica) Gala variety, cultivated in southern Brazil. Within this context, the objectives of this study were: compare the efficiency of solidliquid and liquid-liquid extraction, perform the optimization and validation of analytical methodology by HPLC-DAD for the separation, identification and quantification of multiclass phenolic compounds, evaluate the activity antioxidant by sequestering methods of free radical 2,2-diphenyl-1 picrilhidrazina (DPPH) and 2,2-azino-bis (3- ethyl-benzthiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) (ABTS) solution, reduction of Fe3+ in Fe2+ method (FRAP), ORAC, RP-HPLC-ABTS online, Rancimat and determination of total phenolics three agro-industrial byproducts, pomace and stems grape Bordô produced in Paraná Southwest region and Gala apple pomace coming from the Santa Catarina West. Optimization and validation of chromatographic method showed satisfactory quality parameters for the compounds of interest and the solidliquid extraction was more efficient in extracting phenolic evaluated. The three byproducts evaluated showed significant levels of phenolic compounds when analyzed by HPLC, especially flavonoids, catechin and epicatechin besides that showed significant antioxidant capacity. The grape stems extract had the highest sequestration capacity of DPPH and ABTS radical and reduced iron, and high content of phenolic compounds. The apple pomace extract showed the best response to the Rancimat method, which indicates a high potential to protect the oil from lipid oxidation, was no significant difference when compared to synthetic antioxidant TBHQ. The results of this study showed that the agro-industrial coproducts analyzed are rich in phenolic compounds of high antioxidant capacity and therefore must be better explored by the food and pharmaceutical industries.