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Seasonal assessment of the bacteriological contamination of the water of the kodjoboué lagoon (South-East Bonoua, Côte d'Ivoire)

This study carried out on the Kodjoboué lagoon during the seasons was aimed at highlighting the bacteriological quality of this water which is the site of several activities such as fishing, navigation, swimming, etc. It was carried out in the lagoon season during the months of March, August and November 2017.

Spatial distribution of dental fluorosis among preschool children from Public Schools in Alfenas, Southwest Region, Brazil

Dental fluorosis is a common developmental dental alteration and highly prevalent in many Brazilian cities. The aim of the present study was to investigate the spatial distribution of dental fluorosis among schoolchildren in the city of Alfenas,Southwest Region, Brazil. The study included schoolchildren of both genders, age ranging between 8 and 11 years, enrolled in 4 public schools in the city. The children’s examination and data collection were performed by a dentist and dental fluorosis was assessed using the Dean index.

Maturidade de tecnologias desenvolvidas no laboratório de filmes Poliméricos e Nanotecnologia, da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia

O Laboratório de Filmes Poliméricos e Nanotecnologia (LAFIP-NANOTEC) é um laboratório de pesquisa vinculado ao Instituto de Química da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU), cujo foco é a realização de estudos direcionados à produção de filmes poliméricos, com aplicações nas áreas de biossensores. Biossensores são dispositivos utilizados para detecção e quantificação de compostos de interesse, aplicáveis a áreas como saúde, alimentos e monitoramento ambiental.

Saúde 4.0: interface entre tecnologia assistiva e fisioterapia

As transformações tecnológicas se verificam com maior notoriedade nos processos que envolvem o emprego da automação e de tecnologias digitais, fato que tem levado os governos a elaborar pesquisas com o objetivo de identificar a emergência e a tipologia das tecnologias, bem como investigar os aspectos biomédicos e custos sociais, em uma tentativa de melhorar o entendimento e buscar soluções para os problemas relativos dasaúde das populações.

Sindicato 4.0: os impactos da reforma trabalhistana atuação do sindicalismo brasileiro perante a 4ª revolução industrial

O objetivo da presente pesquisa é analisar em que medida a reforma trabalhista impacta a atuação sindical brasileira frente a quarta revolução industrial. Esta revolução é acompanhada de vários impactos econômicos, sociais, políticos e jurídicos, inclusive no mundo do trabalho. No Brasil, além desse cenário, várias mudanças legislativas na área trabalhista ocorreram, com forte reflexo na atuação sindical, e, consequentemente, nessa quarta revolução.

Health access of cape verdeans in lisbon-Portugal

Social exclusion and inequalities have been discussed for years. Human migration occurs because people seek advanced and structured societies in technologies. Fact due to inequalities in economic development between countries. Among social inequalities, we have health access. Ageing grows in different parts of the world, and it implies increasing public health expenditures. This article seeks to understand the relationship between immigration, health and aging of Cape Verdean elderly residents in Lisbon-Portugal.

Teaching (and the place) of/art in the context of professional education

Historically, the teaching of art was aimed only at the Brazilian elite and later began to be incorporated in the field of professional education in order to provide the less favored classes with skills and skills related to the world of work, especially in the industrial segment. This scientific article seeks to perform a clear and objective analysis of the teaching of art in the context of professional education nowadays from this historical reflection, generating an understanding about the place occupied by the arts in the formation of the individual for life and for the world of work.

Dinamismo de comércio estrangeiro: avaliação da competitividade de abaetetuba, pará-amazônia (2015 - 2018)

O cenário de exportação do município de Abaetetuba, Pa, e o grau de dinamismo de seus produtos no comércio internacional são objetos de investigação deste estudo. Diante das rápidas mudanças de demanda internacional e da volatilidade de preços de produtos intensivos em recursos naturais, como explicar a competitividade dos produtos locais. Objetiva-se, portanto,em termos gerais analisar a competitividade do município diante do dinamismo do comércio internacional.

Vygotsky: contributions for the teaching/learning of the arts

This article seeks to perform an analysis involving the teaching of Art from Vygotsky's notes, emphasizing the concept of mediation and the notes of his "historical-cultural theory". In addition to Vygotsky's contributions, other authors who used this theme as the object of study were used in a total of 11 research materials to analyze the correlation between art and education from the historical-cultural perspective.

Does foreign aid works?a sub-sahara African experience

The role of foreign aid in the developing world and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), in particular has attracted a great deal of global discuss in recent decades. Without doubt, there has been growing disillusionment with the performance of foreign aid across SSA. Fighting poverty by supporting economic growth and development in the developing world has been and continues to be a major objective of developing countries. However, in many countries it has been difficult to see any positive correlation between aid and economic growth and development.