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The population explosion in developing countries leads to the loss of biodiversity and insufficient arable land. One of the challenges facing these countries is the production of sufficient food and fiber to meet the needs of their people. The objective of this study is to examine agroforestry practices and preferential agroforestry trees among farmers in the Galim-Tignere district in the Guinean Savannah of Cameroon. To do this, a participative and reiterative analysis using a structured questionnaire was conducted with 150 farms distributed in 9 villages.

Objective: Report the mentors’ experience on the subject Nursing Care on Emergency and Traumas in the development of their academic activities, from February to June of 2018. Method: Experience report showing the living of three mentors from University of Amazon, Belem, State of Para, campus AlcindoCacela, about the dynamic developed in teaching-learning process on the subject Nursing Care on Emergency and Traumas, taught at the 8th semester of Nursing graduation, during the first semester of 2018.

Dengue Ilioinguinal nerve block is simple procedure that produces analgesia with virtual no side effects, less invasive and less time consuming comparatively easier method and better alternative to caudal block for pediatric herniotomy.

The insertion of the discipline of sociology in secondary School and the expectations and realities related to its role as instrument of social transformation within the Brazilian education are of great importance. This manuscript aims to analyze the conceptions of the professors of the area of sociology regarding the relevance of the discipline in secondary school and the citizen training of its students.

This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of the toxoplasmosis between puerperas attended in a public motherhood in the city of Belém of the Pará. We conducted a cross-sectional analytical study, involving puerperas to obtain data of serum positivity for Toxoplasmosis and their correlations through the application of an instrument Protocol and blood collectionThe predominant sampling was between 19 to 23 years (30,5%); the majority residing in the metropolitan region of Belém (48,3%).

In this study, the psychological support and the potential impact of its factors on the healing of burn patients were done hospitalized, in conjunction with medical treatment, psychological support was intensified for patients for two consecutive months. According to a specific program, special sessions were held by psychologists on 32 and 49 patients for the months of November and December, respectively. Sessions are psychological, focused and take 45-60 minutes per patient, include patient support, encouragement, focus on self-esteem as well as distraction methods used.

Hospital Infections (HI) are a serious public health problem, so, the present study aimed at analyzing the strategies associated with contact precautions in the reduction of microorganisms in the ICU. This is an integrative review of the literature, using the following steps: development of the guiding question; search for studies in the databases; selection of articles; extraction of data from studies; evaluation of the selected studies; analysis and synthesis of the results and presentation of the review.

In this essay, we present the partial results of a research study conducted by the Research Group on Discourse Analysis (Grupo de Pesquisa em Análise de Discurso, or GPADis) at the Discourse Analysis Research Laboratory (Laboratório de Pesquisa em Análise do Discurso, or LAPADis), and which is closely associated with the thematic project Memory, truth effects and justice effects in cases of corruption crime.

In Brazil, the teaching of Physics is recognized as deficient, both concerning teacher education as students --- translated into the weak learning of the physical concepts related to its reality ---, and regarding the lack of intercultural educational materials aimed at Indigenous people. In general, the teaching of Physics is characterized by the excess of attention given to repetitive exercises, problems mechanically resolved, memorized in a literal and arbitrary way, to the detriment of a broader analysis that seeks to understand the Physical phenomena involved in Indigenous culture.

This work deals with the processes of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the educational market of higher education in Brazil, exclusively between 2005 and 2014. Such an approach is justified in relation to the large volume of this type of event related to higher education institutions (HEIs) moving towards a process of consolidation in the industry.