Proteção constitucional do trabalhador portador de incapacidade laboral

Social security has constitutional protection and encompasses health policies, social security and welfare, which are explicitly recognized as a fundamental social right. When workers suffering from work disability are unable to earn income with your work force to support themselves and their families. The State, through the public welfare, contributory and compulsory, has a duty to protect workers in times of misfortune, replacing these income through the provision of social security benefits. Disability the employee has a higher degree of vulnerability, and the granting of disability claims a right sensitive, which can‟t suffer postponements, lest cause legal uncertainty and violating the dignity of the human person. There isn‟t legal definition of disability. The main purpose of the study is the constitutional protection of the worker carrying work disability, seeking to highlight the factors affecting work disability and proposing the use of objective criteria for the grant of social security benefits, because the criteria used are purely medical, based the subjectivity and agency of medical assessor, which hinders the judicial and administrative control of the State. At the time of preparing the expert report, the expert should not consider only tangible aspects, but also social and environmental issues, which contribute to the inability to work and therefore should be considered in granting social security benefits. The granting of social security benefits for incapacity for work is intended to prevent or lessen the impact of individual and social risks in relation to the worker incapacitated, ensuring that the constitutional protection to be effective. The presumed inability, the institute reversing the burden of proof and free conviction motivated are important tools for resolving conflicts between the insured and welfare, finding basis in the insured`s vulnerability, sensitivity and little reliance right at issue in relation to the employee social pension

Efeitos do treinamento de dupla tarefa no controle do equilíbrio dinâmico e estático de idosas pré-frágeis: um estudo piloto

The increasing world population of older individuals has become a subject of growing research for prevention and reversibility of the frailty because it is a major risk factor for the occurrence of falls, especially when it involves everyday situations of dual task. Some rehabilitation programs have already used the methods of dual-task with general exercises for improving gait and postural control, but has been reported that these interventions have little specificity with limited success to improve certain aspects of static and dynamic position during the performance of functional tasks. This study aimed to verify the measures of postural control in a group of elderly women with fragility phenotype after physical therapy intervention program based on dual-task treadmill training. We selected six pre-frail elderly subjects, with a minimum age of 65, female, living in the community and randomly assigned to two groups. The survey was conducted twice a week for 45 minutes, for four weeks. The simple task intervention consisted only in training on a treadmill and the dual task consisted of in treadmill training associated with visual stimuli. The assessments were made with the use of the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and the Balance Master® computerized posturography, static and dynamically. The effects of retention were observed after one month, using the same instruments earlier used. The results showed a tendency toward improvement or maintenance of the balance after training on a treadmill, especially with respect to static equilibrium. Both groups showed the most notable changes in the variables related to gait, as the length and speed. The BBS scores and the baropodometric variables showed that the experimental group could keep all values similar or better even one month after completion of training unlike the control group. We concluded that the dual-task performance had no additional value in relation to the improvement of balance in general, but we observed that the effectiveness of visual stimulation occurred in the maintenance of short term balancevariables

Injuries caused by scorpionfishes and (Scorpaena plumieri Bloch, 1789 Scorpaena brasiliensis Cuvier 1829) in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean (Brazilian coast): epidemiologic, clinic and therapeutic aspects of 23 stings in humans

Fishes of the family Scorpaenidae are responsible for severe injuries and occasionally deaths in humans around the world. The more venomous fishes on the Brazilian coast and in the Southwestern Atlantic region are classified in the genus Scorpaena (family Scorpaenidae). However, there are few studies on the venomous apparatus, the effects of the venom, or clinical aspects of human envenoming provoked by Atlantic scorpionfishes.In this communication, the authors present 23 accidents caused by scorpionfishes of the genus Scorpaena among fishermen, and report the species that provoked the injuries, the circumstances of contacts, the clinical aspects observed and the therapeutic measures utilized for control of the symptoms of the victims. The intense pain and the systemic findings observed in the patients were very frequent and we think that the injuries provoked by scorpionfishes should be considered the most important manifestations caused by venomous fishes of the East Atlantic Ocean. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. Ltd. All rights reserved.

Consequences of refuge for the functional response of Dermestes ater (Coleoptera : Dermestidae) to Musca domestica (Diptera : Muscidae)

It is well known that a predator has the potential to regulate a prey population only if the predator responds to increases in prey density and inflicts greater mortality rates. Predators may cause such density-dependent mortality depending on the nature of the functional and numerical responses. Yet, few studies have examined the relationship between the addition of refuges and the characteristic of functional response fits. We investigated whether addition of a refuge changed the type of functional response exhibited by Dermestes ater on Musca domestica, comparing the inherent ability of D. ater to kill houseflies in the absence and in the presence of refuge. An additional laboratory experiment was also carried out to assess handling and searching times exhibited by D. ater. Logistic regression analyses revealed a type III functional response for predator-prey interaction without refuge, and results were described by the random predator equation. The mean number of prey killed did not differ between experimental habitats, indicating that the addition of refuge did not inhibit predation. However, predators that interacted with prey without refuge spent less time searching for prey at higher densities, increasing predatory interaction. We concluded that this interaction may be weak, because data from experiments with refuge fitted poorly to models. However, the high variability and the nonsignificance of the data from the experiment with refuge show the importance of refuge for promoting spatial heterogeneity, which may prevent prey extinction.

Fungemia by yeasts in Brazil: occurrence and phenotypic study of strains isolated at the Public Hospital, Botucatu, São Paulo

Objective. - In this study strains of yeasts isolated from the blood of human patients were analyzed taxonomically, their virulence factors were determined and compared, and phenotypic markers were used to compare the samples with respect to phenotypic differences across the range of patients as well as between samples isotated from the same patient.Methods. - the study involved a total of 75 strains of yeast isolated from the blood of in-patients of the Public Hospital, Botucatu, S (a) over tildeo Paulo, Brazil, with a clinical profile of fungemia. The hospital wards with the largest number of fungemias were neonatal intensive care units (ICUs) (32%) followed by gastric surgery (13.4%) and pediatric wards (10.7%). After identification, the samples were analyzed for the production of phospholipase and proteinase enzymes, and biotyped according to their susceptibility to killer toxins.Results. - the most frequent species found was Candida albicans (38.7%) followed by C. parapsilosis (30.7%). In terms of enzyme production, 98.7% of the 75 samples of yeast presented a strongly positive activity for proteinase; however, 78.7% did not present any phospholipasic activity. Six different biotypes were identified, the most frequent being 511 and 888.Conclusion. In association with phenotypic methods, genetic analyses should also be made of the samples under study to help in the rational development of a wider range of preventive measures and better control of hospital-contracted infections. (c) 2005 Published by Elsevier SAS.

Dog culling and replacement in an area endemic for visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil

Measures employed to control visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil have focused on vector control by residual insecticide spraying and diagnosis of infection with elimination of positive dogs. We describe dog culling and replacement in a Brazilian endemic area (the Alvorada District, Aracatuba, SP) in order to better understand dog population dynamics when elimination of the dog reservoir is adopted as the main control measure. From August 2002 to July 2004, 60.9% of the estimated dog population for the area was culled with a mean age of 34 months old. The presence of anti-Leishmania sp. antibodies was recorded for only 26.7% of the euthanized canines. Replacement was observed in 38.8% of the cases, some of them by 2 or more dogs and in a mean time of 4 months. Dogs were replaced mostly by puppies of both sexes with a mean age of 6.8 months. From August 2002 to April 2005 we were able to follow-up 116 of these dogs, during a mean time of 8.7 months. Canine visceral leishmaniasis seropositivity by ELISA was observed in 42.2% of the followed dogs, 30.6% of which were already positive at the first evaluation. By the end of the follow-up period 37% of the dogs were submitted to euthanasia, with a mean age of 18.3 months. In the studied CVL endemic area of Brazil, euthanasia and the subsequent replacement ratio were high, increasing the dog population turnover and leading to a younger population that might be more susceptible to a variety of other infectious diseases in addition to CVL. Dog culling as a control strategy for VL should be reassessed. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Population dynamics of Leptopharsa heveae (Hemiptera: Tingidae) and Erythmelus tingitiphagus (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) in rubber tree plants

The tingid Leptopharsa heveae, known as the lace bug, occurs in large populations in rubber tree plantations, limiting the production of latex due to losses of photosynthetic area and weakening of the infested trees. The alternative for the use of insecticides would be the release of biological control agents, but little is known about the natural enemies of L. heveae. The parasitoid Erythmelus tingitiphagus parasitizes eggs of the lace bug in rubber tree plantations. The knowledge of the population dynamics and the peak of occurrence of economically important insect species and their natural enemies are indispensable requirements for the establishment of efficient and rational control strategies. The objective of this work was to study the population dynamics of L. heveae and E. tingitiphagus in rubber tree plantations in the county of Itiquira, MT, Brazil. Mature folioles were collected weekly from the lower stratum of the canopy of the tree clones RRIM 600, PR 255, GT 1, PB 235 and PB 217, from August/2005 to February/2006. The parasitoid was observed during the whole study period. The population peaks of the populations of the L. heveae and E. tingitiphagus in the study area occurred at the end of October and beginning of November. This result demonstrates that measures for the control of L. heveae and population increase of E. tingitiphagus must be adopted before the peak population of this pest in cultivated rubber plantations.

Animais aquáticos de importância médica no Brasil

The injuries caused by venomous and poisonous aquatic animals may provoke important morbidity in the victim. The cnidarians (jellyfishes, especially cubomedusas and Portuguese-Man-of-War) caused nearly 25% of 236 accidents by marine animals, while sea urchins were responsible for about 50% and catfish, stingrays and scorpionfish nearly 25%). In freshwater, stingrays and catfish cause injuries with a very similar mechanism to the poisoning and the effects of the toxins of marine species. In a series of about 200 injuries observed among freshwater fishermen, nearly 40% were caused by freshwater catfish, 5% freshwater stingrays and 55% by traumatogenic fish, such as piranhas and trairas. The author presents the aquatic animals that cause injuries to humans in Brazil, the clinical aspects of the envenoming and the first measures for the control of the severe pain observed mainly in the accidents caused by cnidarians and venomous fishes.

A qualidade dos serviços educacionais e a proteção do código de defesa do consumidor

Pós-graduação em Direito - FCHS

Padronização de um protocolo para detecção molecular de Leptospira spp. e Brucella spp. em sêmen bovino comercial

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Resistência aos beta-lactâmicos e detecção dos genes blashv, blatem, blactx-m e blages em Enterobacteriaceae isoladas de efluentes hospitar e comunitário em um município do noroeste paulista

Pós-graduação em Microbiologia - IBILCE

Política pública e avaliação: o Saresp e seus impactos na prática profissional docente

Pós-graduação em Serviço Social - FCHS

Abertura de capital como estratégia de gestão jurídica e financeira de empresas do setor sucroalcooleiro

Pós-graduação em Direito - FCHS

As políticas de formação dos profissionais da educação e a profissionalização docente

Esta dissertação trata dos impactos das reformas do Estado que vêm se delineando no Brasil, desde a década de 1990, sobre a formação do profissional da educação. Discute, ainda, a formação e profissionalização docente, no interior das políticas de reformulação da formação de professores, que, a partir de sua implementação, buscam veicular uma nova concepção de profissionalização, atribuindo aos professores novas exigências, imputando-lhes a responsabilidade pela melhoria da qualidade da educação, postulando uma nova concepção de profissionalização. Nesse contexto, a educação apresenta-se como uma política pública social que passa por reformas significativas, impondo mudanças substanciais aos cursos de formação de professores. A análise que aqui se realiza parte da premissa de que a formulação de políticas públicas educacionais sofre influência dos organismos internacionais, que se verifica nos princípios orientadores do projeto de modernização do Estado brasileiro. No entanto, dado as definições dessas políticas serem travadas no interior de embates sociais, surgem resistências por parte dos movimentos de educadores frente às imposições externas visando efetivas políticas de profissionalização docente. A fim de alcançar o objetivo de pesquisa proposto, buscou-se analisar as políticas de formação docente, verificando a concepção expressa pela retórica oficial acerca da profissionalização docente, a partir de um novo paradigma de formação de professores. Por meio da análise de documentos oficiais, pôde-se verificar que a concepção sobre profissionalização veiculada redefine conceitos e práticas, postulando que o novo paradigma de formação que deve ser partilhado por todos os educadores da educação básica. Tais medidas, além de visar atender uma grande demanda de professores, em virtude da expansão da escolaridade básica, objetiva desenvolver um novo perfil profissional que atenda às exigências produtivas e mercadológicas, decorrentes das mudanças no mundo do trabalho. Nessa perspectiva, esta dissertação está estruturada de modo a permitir uma abordagem do contexto em que se dá a implementação da Reforma do Estado brasileiro, a partir dos anos 1990, revisitando, posteriormente, a sociologia das profissões e os debates sobre profissão e profissionalização, verificando os diferentes enfoques que orientam as reformas na formação de professores. Por fim, analisa documentos oficias que consolidam, no Brasil, as reformas educacionais e difundem a profissionalização dos professores. Como resultados da investigação realizada, podemos destacar que: 1) as políticas de formação docente traduzem uma nova concepção de profissionalização e implementam a formação de novos perfis profissionais, em que o Estado utiliza mecanismos diversos para implementar a lógica de regulação e controle da profissão; 2) a repercussão nas condições salariais, carreira e de condições de trabalho, evidenciando a degradação de condições reais para um exercício profissional docente; 3) a grande insatisfação e resistência por parte dos movimentos de educadores, no que se refere à imposição dessas políticas, que assentados numa proposta contra-hegmônica, lutam em busca de uma política global de formação, que contemple a questão salarial e adequadas condições de trabalho, bem como o reconhecimento e a valorização da profissão, por meio de políticas garantidas e efetivadas pelos poderes públicos do Estado e profissionalização da docência.

Políticas de avaliação institucional da educação superior: o caso da Universidade Federal do Pará

Este trabalho de pesquisa, intitulado Políticas de Avaliação Institucional da Educação Superior: o caso da Universidade Federal do Pará, teve como objeto central as políticas de avaliação institucional, em nível nacional, situadas no contexto do desenvolvimento do sistema capitalista, e como objetivo geral investigar como têm elas sido implementadas na educação superior brasileira e, em especial, na Universidade Federal do Pará. O estudo partiu da hipótese de que as políticas avaliativas implementadas, no Brasil, a partir da década de 1990, se fundamentam numa lógica neoliberal marcadamente quantitativa, competitiva, produtivista, fragmentada e distanciada da realidade, são por ela pautadas e seguem as determinações dos organismos multilaterais, como o Banco Mundial, sendo utilizadas como mecanismo de controle do Estado sobre a educação. Como caminho metodológico, optamos pelo estudo de caso, com base na pesquisa quanti-qualitativa. Para coletar dados e informações necessários, realizamos um estudo bibliográfico com vistas a dar sustentação à analise documental, a partir de autores que defendem a concepção da avaliação emancipatória, como Dias Sobrinho, Vasconcelos, Maués, Chaves, entre outros. No processo de construção do estudo, analisamos as políticas avaliativas implementadas, no Brasil, por meio do PAIUB, do Exame Nacional de Cursos (Provão) e do SINAES, e como elas foram materializadas, na UFPA. Em nossas aproximações conclusivas, evidenciamos que as políticas avaliativas implantadas, em nível nacional, são embasadas na concepção de avaliação neoliberal, pois servem ao processo de economização da educação superior, alterando seus princípios de qualidade e autonomia; entre outros valores e finalidades, contribuem para o controle das instituições por parte do Estado; seus resultados influenciam o relacionamento entre as instituições e ressignificam a visão de formação universitária. No caso da avaliação desenvolvida na UFPA, o estudo apontou que os modelos de avaliação, adotados em diferentes momentos, seguem a mesma concepção neoliberal, pois são desenvolvidos como instrumento de regulação e controle; descaracterizam a participação dos segmentos acadêmicos no seu processo de discussão e elaboração, são distanciados da realidade acadêmica e não avaliam a globalidade da instituição, uma vez que são fragmentados e estanques, negando o desenvolvimento autônomo da Universidade.