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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL AND MOTIVATION: STUDY IN HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS OF SOUTHERN BRAZIL
No full textPurpose: The psychological capital and the self-determination theory are areas related to the research of human behavior in organizationsThis study had as objective to verify if there are relations between the categories of Motivation with the dimensions of Psychological Capital.
Design/methodology/ approach: it was performed a quantitative empirical study. The sample consisted of 235 workers working in the health sector, in south of Brazil. Data collection was obtained through the application of PCQ-24 and MWMS.
Findings: There is a negative correlation between psychological capital and demotivation as well as a positive correlation between psychological capital and intrinsic motivation. It was observed that the higher level of psycap more the results approached the intrinsic motivation. The results suggest that care professionals have higher levels of motivation for work and psycap than those in administrative area. Likewise, people with a complete undergraduate level had high levels of Motivation and Psychological Capital. In sum, the results suggest that Psycap is an important contribution to motivation at work.
Research limitations/implications: This empirical research was performed only with a sample of health workers from Brazil. For this reason the results can not be generalized.
Practical Implications: It is possible to verify the level of Motivation and Psychological Capital of the workers, being able to develop strategies to develop skills that promote better organizational performance.
Originality/value: It has conducted a research with two instruments still little used in the Brazilian context - PCQ-24 and MWMS - relating these two approaches in a health sample
Cell death and its relationship to viral infections: What are the ways to fight viruses?
No full textCell death is a crucial process for maintaining homeostasis and the development of the organism. They are mainly characterized by apoptosis, necrosis and autophagy, being complex processes and essences for the immune system and balance of the human organism, especially when there are infectious agents such as viruses. Therefore, a bibliographic review was carried out seeking to deepen the knowledge of cell death applied to viruses, and its possible action against COVID-19, demonstrating the action and importance of understanding and understanding cell death pathways and applying their results as therapeutic targets. The results obtained showed the individual action of cell deaths against the virus in the immune system and emphasized the understanding of cell death pathways as fundamental for the development of drugs and therapies for viral control for already known viruses and for new viruses, such as Covid -19
The development of a theoretical-practical model for the identification of teaching competencies in Brazilian public innovative universities
No full textThis investigation aims to categorize and identify the general teaching competencies that professors who work in a public innovative Brazilian university should develop. It employs the Delphi Panel method, which allows a consensus of opinions to be reached by a group of experts. This study had eight expert participants from different fields of study. They engaged answering five rounds of instrument, that were sent by email to them. After analyzing the competencies, the experts suggested agglutination between some categories and some eliminations. As a result, the competences were summarized in six categories: Digital, Internalized, Externalized, Teaching Knowledge, Technical and Innovative. This research will serve as theoretical support for the construction and elaboration of a theoretical-practical model for the identification of teaching competencies to work in Brazilian public innovative universities
EVALUATION OF ACCESS TO ORAL HEALTH AND THE NEED FOR TREATMENT IN ADOLESCENTS IN A FULL-TIME SCHOOL SYSTEM
No full textThis study evaluated the self-perception of adolescents' oral health and their oral conditions and the need for treatment in relation to dental caries. An epidemiological survey was carried out in the municipality of Belém, Pará, Brazil, in 2018. The sample consisted of 200 students, aged 11 to 16 years old, from a full-time public school. The data were collected through a questionnaire where their self-perception of their oral health was assessed and an intra-oral examination was carried out to assess oral health conditions in relation to dental caries, using the Dental Caries Index and need for treatment (ICDNT). The data analysis was based on the Chi-square test, and when the npq <5 restriction occurred, Fisher's exact test was applied. The comparison between quantitative variables was performed using the Student's t test. The average DMFT index was 3.57, with only 17% of the studied population free of caries. The carious component was the one with the greatest significance (3.14) and the need for treatment with the highest prevalence was the restoration of one face (47.5%). A percentage of 88.5% of the adolescents evaluated answered that they did not take a toothbrush to school. The studied sample had a moderate prevalence of caries compared to the parameters recommended by the WHO, but above the standard obtained in the national survey carried out in 2010. Therefore, it is necessary to implement measures aimed at improving the quality of oral health of these adolescents and a full-time system would be a ideal for implementing good habits and routines for the adolescent’s oral health
Effects of Multiple representations and Problem- solving learning strategies on Physics students’ problem-solving abilities
No full textStudent’s learning in physics takes many forms. Equations, diagrams, graphs and words all can be used to describe physical phenomena. Constructing descriptions of physical situations with these representations and focusing on their correct usage led to this study which investigated physics students’ knowledge of multiple representations and problem-solving abilities using multiple representations learning strategy and problem-solving learning strategy as an intervention. The pretest-posttest, control group quasi-experimental design with a 3x2x3 factorial matrix was used. A total of 294 Senior Secondary School-two (SSII) Physics students selected from six purposively sampled co-educational schools in Education Districts V of Lagos State formed the sample. Test of Knowledge of Multiple Representations Abilities in Projectiles and Equilibrium of forces (TKMRA-PE), Multiple Representations Abilities Assessment Instrument (MRAI) and Problem-Solving Assessment Instrument (PSAI). The reliability coefficient of the TKMRA-PE, MRAI, and PSAI were 0.83, 0.75 and 0.70 respectively. Data gathered were subjected to statistical techniques of Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) at 0.05 level of significant. Findings from the results showed significant effect of multiple representations learning strategies on problem-solving abilities; F (2, 291) = 4.440; p< 0.05, Ƞ2 =0.030. The descriptive statistics revealed the magnitude of problem-solving abilities across the groups. Students exposed to multiple representations learning strategy had the highest problem-solving abilities (x= 3.83), than their counterparts in problem-solving learning strategy( x = 29.4), and those conventional strategy group had the least problem-solving abilities(x =22.3). The finding showed that irrespective of gender and ability level, multiple representations and problem-solving strategies facilitate learning and should be recommended for teaching and learning of physics in senior secondary schools in Nigeria
Structured Assessment on Learning Progress
No full textThis paper presented a novel technique and practice of the assessment of learning progress of university students in an engineering discipline. Instead of measuring the effectiveness of accumulation of specific knowledge, the newly developed assessment technique evaluates the development of the intelligence of the students. The key components of the proposed technique are a performance-based method for the estimation of the intelligence level and a cognitive mental faculty-oriented decomposition method to determine the intelligence contribution factors for learning subjects and exam questions. The proposed technique was applied to assess the learning progress of a group of university students in the field of automation, and the results from test agreed with the expectation well
MOTOR DEVELOPMENT HAS A POSITIVE CORRELATION TO ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SCHOOL CHILDREN
No full textSome studies have investigated the association between motor development and cognitive skills. The present study aims to correlate motor development and academic performance in 79 students between 7 to 9 years old from a private school in São Paulo-Brazil. We used the Movement Assessment Battery for Children - Second Edition (MABC-2) to assess the motor development and the results of school report in Portuguese and Mathematics as a measure of academic performance. Pearson's correlation analysis showed a positive association between motor development and cognitive skills, evidencing that students who had better academic performance, also obtained better scores in motor performance. The association between MABC-2 total score and Portuguese grade, for example, obtained a significant correlation of p <0.014. Further studies should be carried out to understand if motor development improve can modulate cognitive skills
Proposal for the development and implementation of a Software for Monitoring Patients with Tuberculosis in Primary Care in the Pandemic: A Critical Analysis
No full textHealth in Brazil through technological innovations, whether under conditions of equipment availability has been using new techniques of care and care in primary care in diseases communicable with tuberculosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the national and international scientific production on the knowledge about the process of monitoring tuberculosis patients in Brazilian primary care by software applied by a health professional. The methodology used in this study was the systematic review with a critical analysis in the elaboration for a software and was developed in six stages. As a result, 03 articles were obtained for the construction of this systematic review and the critical analysis in the follow-up of tuberculosis patients in primary care in Brazil. Among the models used, it was noticed that the cascading model, linear or classic and prototyping were the most used for software for care support and educational software
Knowledge management to support innovation in higher education institutions : The case of the Brasil-STHEM Consortium
No full textThis paper presents and discusses the use of knowledge management to support innovation in higher education institutions (HEI). The study was conducted at Brasil-STHEM Consortium - a network of Brazilian higher education institutions that work together in the implementation of innovation in their teaching and learning practises. 29 HEI participated in the study that was designed as an exploratory research and used the Asian Productivity Association (APO) knowledge management maturity level assessment tool as a framework for data collection and analysis. Results demonstrate that there was openness for knowledge management and that there is technological infrastructure available for this to happen, but found little evidence of the systematic use of knowledge management practices. The study contributes to research and practise in education management by proposing the use of KM theory and tools to understand how knowledge being generated by higher education institutions can be identified, stored, shared, created and applied in order to amplify its impact to educational change and innovation.  
Does Quality of Life Impact the Mental Health of Students at a University of the Brazilian Amazon?
No full textThe literature indicates a high prevalence of mental disorders in the university population and reveals the vulnerability of this public to psychic illness. Thus, exploring protective and risk constructs related to mental health problems in higher education students is important to collaborate with more effective interventions. Studies already associate personal and academic characteristics including age, income, and academic performance with mental illness of university students. However, there is still little scientific knowledge about psychosocial predictors such as quality of life to psychological disorders in this population. This study analyzed the predictive effect of quality of life on mental health of academics from a Public University of western Amazonia of Brazil. A cross-sectional design was carried out with 301 university students, who responded to the instruments: Quality of Life of the World Health Organization (WHOQOL-bref); Maslach Burnout Invetory/Student SurveyBI (MBI-SS); General Health Questionnaire (QSG); and a socio-demographic and academic characterization form. The results of the regression analyses indicated that the Quality-of-Life domains predicted the dimensions of emotional exhaustion and professional efficacy of burnout syndrome and influenced the five factors of general health, namely psychic stress, desire for death, distrust in performance capacity, sleep disorders and psychosomatic disorders. These findings suggest that strategies focused on increasing quality of life can mitigate mental health problems among university students