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The study examined the dynamic relationship between fish import and macroeconomic variables for self- sufficiency in Nigeria, for the period of 1980 – 2015. Using (A dynamic error correction model) as an analytical tool, this paper examines empirically the relationship between fish import and macroeconomic variables. The study made use of secondary data and examined time series characteristics of the variables selected to avoid the problems of spurious correlation often associated with non-stationary time series.

Asthma severity and response to treatment can be assessed by monitoring clinical and functional respiratory parameters obtained by spirometry. The study aims to relate spirometric variables to maximal inspiratory and expiratory pressures in asthmatic patients not undergoing rehabilitation programs. This is a cross-sectional and analytical study composed of 16 asthmatic individuals submitted to anamnesis and physical examination followed by spirometry and manovacuometry.

Objetivo: conhecer como as famílias de pacientes com esquizofrenia compreendem o transtorno. Método: Tratou-se de uma pesquisa de campo de natureza exploratória, segundo a abordagem qualitativa. A amostra foi constituída por 14 familiares de pessoas com esquizofrenia tanto homens quanto mulheres, acima de 18 anos atendidos num Centro de Atenção Psicossocial no sertão da Paraíba. Os instrumentos utilizados foram: Entrevista semiestruturada composta por questões norteadoras e estruturadas de acordo com o objetivo do estudo e Questionário sóciodemográfico.

Introdução: A Doença de Alzheimer consuma-se como uma doença cerebral degenerativa, caracterizada por lesões que matam os neurônios, ou impedem seu funcionamento, o que altera a capacidade cognitiva dos pacientes, ou seja, as pessoas perdem aos poucos a capacidade de interpretar os estímulos do ambiente, e de reagir a eles de forma adequada Objetivo: descrever os desafios enfrentados pelos cuidadores de idosos portadores de Alzheimer.

This paper discusses the pedagogical practice of the university teacher, focusing on their initial and ongoing training in educational practice and to reflect this practice seeking to build a relationship with the knowledge necessary for a role as a teacher. We know that with so many technological advances, we see the need to adapt the professional level above ordinary life in a globalized society. This is a qualitative research, important benchmarks were used to achieve the proposed objectives at work.

This paper raises a reflection on the violence perpetrated against women. An important point regarding violence against women is the relentless pursuit by society of the victim's prior attitude in an attempt to find in their attitudes the cause and / or explanation for the violence suffered. Therefore, the analysis was carried out from the perspective of patriarchal culture, since from this we come across as heirs of a differentiated education based on differences and inequality.

The concentration of medical professionals in large urban centers affects most countries, so the More Doctors for Brazil Project (PMMB) was instituted to provide emergency medical provision in vulnerable areas. It aimed to identify users' perceptions of health care in border municipalities assisted by PMMB. This is a descriptive exploratory study with a qualitative approach, in 12 frontier municipalities of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul (MS). The study included 64 users belonging to 43 Basic Family Health Units.

Introdução: O lúpus eritematoso sistêmico ou LES é uma doença que pode ser tanto inflamatória, quanto autoimune, afetando diversas partes por todo o corpo, especialmente a pele, as articulações, o sangue, os rins, tendo a possibilidade de gerar sérios problemas com o decorrer do tempo ao longo da vida. Normalmente os sintomas são indefinidos. Podendo se manifestar de forma leve, grave, intermitente ou persistente.

This article presents observations about the conditions of possibilities for the execution, structuring and continuity of two cinematographic and audiovisual exhibition actions, from the state of Bahia, Brazil, being: the “Panorama Internacional Coisa de Cinema” [Panorama Internacional Thing of Cinema] and the “Mostra Cinema Conquista” [Conquista Cinema Festival], carried out from 2002 and 2004, in Salvador and in Vitória da Conquista, respectively.

In the modern world, information and communication technologies are increasingly present in our daily lives. With this math teachers have been incorporating the use of software in their teaching practices, an example of this is the use of geogebra. In this context, this paper work aims to investigate the applications of geogebra software in mathematics teaching, identifying in which mathematics contents studied in basic education it can be worked and what the contributions of its use in the learning of these subjects.