Sistema Regional de Información
en línea para Revistas Científicas de América Latina,
el Caribe, España y Portugal

Chagas disease is still an important public health problem, being considered a neglected tropical disease. From the creation of the School Health Program (PSE), it became necessary to address diseases that affect the Brazilian population in the classroom in order to aggregate knowledge and raise students' awareness. However, the use of Chagas' disease and other neglected diseases still has little representation in the classrooms, making it important to insert new pedagogical strategies to address these issues. The present work had as a proportional objective, for Integrated High School students, a playful tool - the game DIV & AP - Chagas disease - for teaching Chagas disease and its vectors in Brazil. As a result, it is possible to apply a game with the students' improved knowledge in a fun and entertaining way, functioning as a good complement to the teaching activity.

The notion of sustainability associated with tourism planning has been increasingly common, especially in discussions about models of socioeconomic development that contribute to the conservation of biodiversity. The high course of the Macaé river basin (Brazil), the focal area of ​​nature protection policies, has experienced, since the 1970s, an expressive growth in tourist activity. In this region, the Altos da Serramar agrotourism network, formed by dozens of rural landowners, was organized through local leadership. Inspired by this problem, the article aimed to investigate to what extent the constitution and operationalization of this network can be understood as a sustainable alternative for the socioeconomic development of the Macaé River basin. The methodology involved a literature review, participant observation and visits to properties during 2019. The results indicate a significant potential of the network to stimulate sustainable development in the study region.

Given the hydropower crisis in the Southeast region of Brazil in the years 2012-2015, the objective of this work is to analyze how consumers in the aforementioned region were led to implement Distributed Generation systems in that period. An exploratory data analysis was carried out regarding the level of reservoirs in the Southeast / Midwest sub-system, the consumption and cost of electricity in the region, and the evolution of Distributed Generation. This research made it possible to notice that, the water crisis increased the need for the use of thermal plants and, as a result, it increased the emissions of greenhouse gases, causing the cost of electricity to be high, especially for residential and commercial consumers in the Southeast. Thus, in order to reduce electricity costs, consumers invested in renewable energy sources. Among them, photovoltaic solar energy was the most used source of energy by all classes of consumers, mainly residential and commercial throughout the Southeast region.

Urban vegetation is important to mitigate environmental problems caused by disordered urbanization and to provide quality of life to the population. The objective of the research was to map and analyze the urban green areas of Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil. Therefore, satellite images and fieldwork were used to identify and validate green areas. In the Geographic Information System environment, data from green areas from the 2010 IBGE demographic census, and other data such as hydrography and limits of census sectors were integrated. With that, it was possible to estimate indexes and build thematic maps that supported the analyses. The survey found a percentage of green areas of 2.5%, an index of urban green areas per inhabitant of 11.26 m² / inhab., and public green areas for recreation of 0.66 m² / inhab. In addition, 70% of the census sectors do not have green areas. We concluded that the municipality has a deficit of urban green areas, and that there is a need to implement them, mainly public areas intended for recreation in densely populated places.

A ventilated façade is a construction system that promotes advantages such as agility in execution, high productivity, time reduction of receiving materials and production, among others. Brazil has no prescriptive normalization about construction of ventilated opaque façades; however, the performance standard (NBR 15.575) could be applied for evaluation of residential buildings. The paper aims to organize information on the ventilated opaque façade construction system contributing to the dissemination of the use of this technology in Brazil. The method adopted in the study was a data survey research of some Brazilian companies that use the ventilated opaque façade system, regarding their location, materials used, type of building (new or retrofit), and type of occupation (residential, commercial, institutional). Results show thermal insulation use is predominant in residence and institutional buildings with ventilated opaque façade, and ceramic is the most used material in Brazil, despite the variety of possible external coating materials. The survey shows that 78% of ventilated opaque façade buildings are non-residential, so there are no norms that could be applied. Finally, more academic works on opaque ventilated façades is necessary in order to help consolidate specific prescriptive norms in Brazil.

Public policies can be considered relevant for Public Administration, as they directly impact the lives of the population. In this sense, they refer to a set of government actions with great social relevance, which are fragmented into plans, programs and projects. This article aims to investigate the formulation, implementation and evaluation characteristics of the Public Policy of the College of Application of the Educational Foundation of Macaé implemented by the Municipality of Macaé, based on the analysis of the content of the policies and the most relevant elements in the formulation processes, implementation and evaluation. With a qualitative approach and descriptive nature, it uses semi-structured interviews with local political actors to carry out the present case study based on proposed research proposals. The data suggest that there is a need to expand democratic participation and to create objective mechanisms for evaluating the results of the policy under study.

The present work is dedicated to the study of the role of universities through initiatives developed by institutions located in the city of Macaé that contribute to society, focusing on services and activities aimed at the Covid-19 pandemic period and, more specifically, the role of the CAJUFF Macaé. It is possible to identify a strong commitment from universities located in Macaé, linked to the mandatory curricular internship, research projects and extension projects, especially during the pandemic period. Contact with universities was required, as well as access to the official portals and documents of the agencies involved. Thus, it was necessary to adapt the activities in order to mitigate the impacts of the pandemic, using its human and intellectual resources. In this sense, CAJUFF Macaé's performance in the advisory aspect stands out, providing remote legal assistance regarding government emergency benefits, with great demand from the population. The thematic choice seeks to enhance the activities carried out by universities through a more in-depth analysis of CAJUFF Macaé, as well as the importance of the university itself, considering its relevant role in society.

The purpose of this article is to verify how the accessibility policies adopted at the institution reach students, especially those related to architectural and informational issues. It is a field research, with a qualitative approach. The problem is to examine how Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Amapá (IFAP) has been working to meet the school’s inclusion policies for students with disabilities, especially in terms of architectural accessibility in furniture and information. Results show that the campus has been working to meet these policies. Despite such efforts, there are issues that deserve attention, mainly maintenance, furniture repair, architecture and information. The challenges are many; however, an inclusive system requires changes in several aspects, and is particularly achieved through the implementation of human rights values.

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