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The aim of this article is to analyze 2 (two) contest questions based on AL assumptions, focusing on the treatment of language as a social practice. The cut of the questions was found in the public examination test of the State Department of Education of the state of Alagoas, proposed by BID NOTICE No. 1 - SEDUC/AL, OF DECEMBER 28, 2017, specifically for the position of teacher - specialty: Portuguese. The discussion is composed with, in addition to initial and final considerations, points about language as a guiding assumption for research in AL, based on studies of the dialogical theory of language and some notions of AL. The study points out that the presence of a conception of language/language as a social practice in the approaches proposed by the contest questions is still shy, which gives space for contemporary Applied Linguistics to continue questioning these realities and leading them to the scientific debate aiming at change posture in a markedly traditionalist society.

The present study aim was to investigate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health status of students of health occupations. This is a review at the directory of the BVS and PUBMED, on the following databases: LILACS, SciELO and MEDLINE). In the search for articles, the Health Sciences Descriptors (DeCS used were: “mental health”, “pandemic”, “COVID-19” and “college”. A total of 10 studies were included. The following impacts on mental health were evaluated: depression (40%), anxiety (40%), negative impact on mental health (30%), psychological suffering (20%), and the fear of COVID-19 (10%). University students are at high risk of psychological disorders, due to they suffer more by the impact of social distancing, isolation, and young age. Anxiety and depression turned out to be the prevalent and serious issues for students of health occupations, especially for female students. The main risk factors were social distancing and isolation, financial hardship, greater interest in media reports about the epidemic. The most effective prevention factors include decreasing hours spent watching outbreaks per day on social media and good support from the family during these unprecedented times.

the purpose of this study was to determine the correlation between impulsivity/aggressivity traits and mental disorders in cocaine/crack users. A non-probabilistic sample of the 106 subjects from an out-patient center for homeless people and three therapeutics communities in Northeast Brazil was investigated. The version of the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview 5.0 was used to assess lifetime psychiatric disorder. Impulsivity and aggressiveness were used in the Barratt Impulsivity Scale (BIS-11) and Buss–Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ), respectively. Individuals in cocaine/crack use report heightened levels impulsive and aggressive behavior. Linear regression results showed a positive correlation between total impulsivity and abuse of alcohol in our population. Considering impulsivity subscores, low levels of motor impulsivity, suicide risk, generalized anxiety disorder and antisocial personality disorder were negatively correlated. Past hypomanic episode was correlated positively with high non-planning impulsivity scores. These findings highlight the need for a continual investigation of mental disorder and its link with aggressive and impulsive personality traits in the cocaine/crack patients and these data can contribute to stratification for continuity treatment for these patients. Aggressiveness was correlated inversely with suicide risk, psychotic, mood and anxiety disorders. These findings highlight the need for a continual investigation of mental disorder and its link with aggressive and impulsive personality traits in the cocaine/crack patients and these data can contribute to stratification for continuity treatment for these patients.

Physiological conditioning consists of a technique that aims to stimulate the metabolism of seeds in the face of adverse situations, being applied to several cultures of economic expression, with the cowpea bean standing out for its relevance, mainly in the North and Northeast regions of Brazil. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of physiological conditioning and subsequent drying on the germination potential of cowpea seeds, cv. BRS Potengi. The first experiment consisted of comparing whether the use of the same seeds for all periods of imbibition (experiment I) or the use of new seeds at each period could interfere in the construction of the imbibition curve (30'; 1; 3; 6; 9; 12; 18 and 24 hours). Previously, the period of imbibition necessary for the seeds to reach phase II of the three-phase imbibition process, without starting phase III, was evaluated. In the second experiment, using imbibition methodology II, the seeds after each soaking period were divided into two fractions, one being kept moist (wet fraction) until sowing and the other submitted to the drying process (dry fraction). A completely randomized design was used, adopting for the second experiment a 2×7 factorial scheme + control (seeds without imbibition), that is, presence and absence of drying after physiological conditioning × periods of imbibition. It was evaluated: water content; germination (primary root protrusion); velocity index, velocity coefficient and mean primary root protrusion time and electrical conductivity. The imbibition curve can be efficiently conducted using the same seeds during all evaluation periods or using new seeds at each period. Aiming at using fewer seeds and better optimizing the time for preparing and conducting the soaking experiment, the methodology that uses the same seeds for all soaking periods is indicated. The physiological conditioning of seeds for 18 and 24 hours, without further drying, provides a faster emission of the primary root of the seeds of cowpea, cv. BRS Potengi. The seed drying process does not interfere with the beneficial effect of physiological conditioning.  

Among one of the main problems affecting Brazilian agriculture, we can mention the transport of water, since in many places it is necessary to lift it and transport it to other areas. Equipment such as motor pumps is being used. However, they present a high cost to purchase the equipment, in addition to using non-renewable sources. Aiming to get around this fact, the use of hydraulic ram becomes a viable alternative, as it is a low-cost equipment whose function is to pump water without the use of fuel or electricity, and can alternatively be built with PVC parts, and PET bottles for be used as a pressure chamber, studies are needed to prove the efficiency of manufacturing this equipment with alternative parts. The objective of this work was to evaluate the functioning of the combination of different volumes (1, 2 and 3L) of the PET bottle pressure chamber in different diameters (0.5, 1.5 and 2.5 cm) of the hole in the bottle cap, and observe which of the combinations show the best performance, the highest flow rate and the ratio between the amounts of water hammer strokes per minute with repressed flow. The results show that the combination of the pressure chamber of a 2 L PET bottle with the diameter of the hole in the bottle cap of 2.5 cm presented better performance, higher flow and amounts of water hammer strokes per minute with repressed flow.

RESUMO: este artigo buscou identificar as desordens mentais, os níveis de impulsividade e agressividade dos usuários de substâncias psicoativas da população em situação de rua. Trata-se de um estudo descritivo, observacional e transversal. Os dados foram coletados em comunidades acolhedoras e Centro Especializado para a População em Situação de Rua. Foram estudados 52 sujeitos, em que a maioria foi masculina, solteira e baixo nível educacional. Quanto às desordens mentais encontradas mais prevalentes foram episódio depressivo maior atual, risco de suicídio, dependência/abuso do álcool. A média de escore total da impulsividade foi de 71,6 (DP±10,7) e quanto a subcategorização com maior escore destacou-se a impulsividade por não planejamento (média: 26,2; DP± 5,2). Quanto aos níveis de agressividade foi obtido um escore total (média: 84,7; DP±21,9) com maior escore para agressividade (média:19; DP± 21,9). Pode-se concluir que o uso de drogas apresentou uma alta frequência de desordens mentais e níveis elevados de impulsividade e agressividade.

This work presents all the steps for the construction and validation of an instrument for evaluating Public-Private Partnership Projects from the perspective of specialists, called EPA-4P. For the construction of the instrument, seven dimensions went through the content and face validation process and were considered in the qualitative phase. The quantitative phase had a pre-test with 322 specialists in the area, where we had the validation of the scale, considering the following constructs: Environmental, Responsibility, Economic-Financial, Externalities, Legal, Processes and Operational and Social. Exploratory Factor Analysis was used as a method of analyzing the data collected, initially and, in the subsequent phase, Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Analysis of Structural Equations. The results obtained based on the aforementioned techniques provide validity and reliability to the proposed instrument and it is hoped that this validation will allow its use in future national or international studies.

This article addresses the consumption of over-the-counter medications and the risks associated with the consumption of medications without medical authorization by 3rd grade high school students at a public school in São Sebastião – AL. The research aimed to identify the practice of self-medication in high school students, show the risks associated with it and promote visibility about the rational use of medication. The work was developed in a State High School, located in São Sebastião, Alagoas, from April to May 2021. For data collection, it was used: the application of an online questionnaire, lectures, availability of infographic relating the theme to the contents of the school curriculum and production of explanatory pamphlets about the theme. The information obtained was analyzed and grouped into graphs, tables and figures, for a better visualization of the results. After performing the four steps, it can be seen the practice of self-medication by these students, with a prevalence of consumption among female participants, with the drugs most used without prescription being Paracetamol, Dipyrone and Dorflex. It was also possible to observe the influence of family and friends for the implementation of this practice and the need for greater awareness of these. As an intervention, pamphlets were produced and posted by the students in digital media.

O planejamento familiar é caracterizado por um conjunto de medidas e informações que controlam a fecundidade, o que garante a restrição ou aumento de filhos através de direitos igualitários tanto à mulher, como ao homem, através de métodos contraceptivos. (1) Essa experiência consiste em um relato da vivência de uma equipe multiprofissional, com abordagem qualitativa com características crítico-reflexivas e descritivas, na implantação e condução de um grupo de planejamento sexual e reprodutivo, no Hospital do Seridó, em Caicó/Rio Grande do Norte. Este serviço faz parte de um conjunto de ações iniciadas no hospital no ano de 2021. São expostos os métodos, com seus mecanismos de ação, as formas e facilidades de uso, a eficácia e segurança, a aceitabilidade aos efeitos colaterais, até a sua reversibilidade. Merecendo destaque as orientações para os métodos que podem ser usados ao amamentar, com o incetivo destes, valorizando a importância do Aleitamento Materno Exclusivo, até os seis meses. do ponto de vista dos usuários, o grupo vem trazendo resolutividade e segurança aos usuários frente à suas escolhas, além de incentivar a autonomia dos usuários para que sua decisão seja consciente e bem orientada; para os profissionais que conduzem as atividades são diárias as experiências de criação de vínculos, troca de experiências e a atualização contínua de conhecimentos, fazendo com que os profissionais busquem manter-se atualizados, uma vez que cada usuário é único e apresenta para o grupo suas particularidades.

A atividade docente, assim como tantas outras, exige muita dedicação. Os desafios são os mais variados. A cada momento surge uma situação nova na qual o educador precisa se adequar. O conhecimento teórico é fundamental para que se possa desenvolver uma boa prática, porém ele precisa ser repensado uma vez que por si só não tem garantido a qualidade necessária para enfrentar os dilemas e desafios escolares. São inúmeros os fatores que interferem nos resultados na atividade docente (indisciplina, escassez de material didático, estrutura física da escola, valorização profissional, dentre outros), faz-se necessário que a formação inicial busque despertar nos futuros docentes um olhar autônomos, críticos e proativos visando melhor desempenho frente as dificuldades que poderão vivenciar. Destaca-se também nesse cenário a relevância da formação continuada, pensando nesta como possibilidade de crescimento, de realização pessoal, de possibilidade de contribuição mais efetiva na busca por uma educação de qualidade e transformação social. Esse estudo defende uma prática docente crítico reflexiva pautada na reflexão-ação, na qual o profissional docente avalia e se auto avalia visando êxito no processo educacional. Desse modo, as análises são de abordagem qualitativa, objetiva apontar por meio da perspectiva de diferentes teóricos a relevância da formação inicial e continuada em uma perspectiva crítico-reflexiva, por considerarmos ser esta uma das formas indispensáveis para garantir o processo da aprendizagem dos alunos, ao mesmo passo que proporciona uma autoavaliação do próprio sujeito (docente) visando garantir o aperfeiçoamento constate de sua prática pedagógica.