Past Issue

Formative processes: student perception on active methodologies in the pharmacy course

In this article we present the results of a Scientific Initiation research, which starts from the hypothesis that formative processes based on active learning methodologies allow a better perception of students regarding their learning in the Pharmacy course. The objective was to investigate what is the perception of students of the Pharmacy course at a university in the interior of São Paulo/Brazil, regarding their learning and appropriation in the area. This is a qualitative, descriptive-analytical research.

Relationship between selenium deficiency and vulnerability to ebolavirus disease in beni, drc

In Ebola patients, selenium aids in regulating blood clotting and possibly assist in coagulopathy properties of the Ebola haemorrhagic fever. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to determine the Selenium levels of people living in Beni, DRC and whether there is an association between Ebola vulnerability and selenium deficiency.This was a case control study with cases being Ebola virus disease survivors and controls were their contact persons during the time of infection.

Restructuring of the medical records of the elderly and construction of an instrument for recording nursing care: an experience report

This study aims to describe the experience of nursing students on the restructuring of the medical record of the elderly and elaboration of an instrument for recording nursing care in a Long Stay Institution for the Elderly. This is a descriptive study, type of experience report, on the construction of the pilot model of medical records of the elderly and printed to record the evolution of nursing care and caregivers in a particular institution in the city of Belo Horizonte, in April 2015.

Technological prospection of sewage treatment device directed to single-family use

The sewage collection and treatment system are one of the biggest problems of contemporary civilization, likewise, Brazil has a deficit in the proportion of production/collection and treatment, moreover, this senile contributes to the pollution of the environment and the proliferation of diseases, since waste is released in nature in the streets and river beds in regions where there is no sewage network. Based on this problem, this work aims to prospectively survey patents related to devices that present sewage treatment technology.

Avaliação da alfabetização em saúde e a adesão medicamentosa em pacientes diabéticos da atenção primária à saúde do norte de minas gerais-Brasil

Introdução: O Diabetes Mellitus representa um importante problema de saúde pública, com implicações econômicas e sociais, o que pode acarretar condições incapacitantes e levar ao aumento da mortalidade. Dessa forma, a adesão ao tratamento é um passo crucial para um tratamento eficaz. Sabe-se ainda que indivíduos com formação limitada e alfabetização insuficiente em saúde tendem a apresentar mais dificuldades no decorrer do tratamento, apresentando baixa adesão ao regime terapêutico.

The effectiveness of the Brazilian prison system in fulfilling the social function of punishment according to the Brazilian penal law

This article criticizes the effectiveness of the Brazilian prison system in fulfilling its social function. In order to do so, it engages in a historical journey from the origin of penalties in the Ancient Age, Middle Ages, Modern Age until the present day, using as a guide the recognized works of Michel Foucault and other scholars who share the same Foucauldian principles.

Um olhar sobre os pedidos de proteção de topografia de circuitos integrados na última década no Brasil

O presente artigo tem por objetivo mapear a forma de proteção e transferência de tecnologia para topografia de circuitos integrados de Universidades Públicas. Neste sentido, o estudo se volta para uma prospecção na base de dados do Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial (INPI), com o fim de aferir os pedidos de registros de topografia de circuitos integrados realizados no período julho de 2012 a julho de 2022, sendo encontrados 32 pedidos de registros de topografias de circuitos integrados.

Utilização da soma térmica na determinação da fenologia do rabanete (raphanus sativus l.)

Objetivou-se com esse trabalho determinar a partir da soma térmica a escala fenológica do rabanete nas condições climáticas do sul do Piauí. O experimento foi realizado em campo aberto na Universidade Federal do Piauí (UFPI), o cálculo da soma térmica (graus-dias) foi determinado conforme a metodologia proposta por Pereira et al.

Gender discourse on displacement and livelihood issues: a study ofwomen tea plantation workers, North Bengal, India

Present paper examines methods and methodological concerns of few significant conceptual constructs based on inter-sectional variables like colonial history of tea plantations, feminization of workforce, political economy of displacement, issues of sustainable livelihood; gender, labour and identity crisis or gender, space & identity; and emerging feminization of underclass at the face of declining tea economy in North Bengal. Further, observational analysis post closure of tea gardens would be included to substantiate trend analysis from a feminists’ scholarship.