Disrupting the dynamics of oppression in intercultural research and practice

In this special issue we focus on exploring the tensions, challenges and possibilities for working in contexts where relationships between groups are characterized by dominance and resistance. Some of the impetus lies in our own struggles and frustrations with models, guidelines and ‘recipes’ that have been developed to guide sensitive, competent and empowering research and practice across boundaries of ‘race’, ethnicity and culture. These models and guidelines are often framed as tools that will enable culturally competent transactions across these boundaries

Percepção sobre os facilitadores e os benefícios da participação em grupos de práticas corporais

The practice of physical activity has been considered as an important factor in the area of public health, as it helps in the prevention and treatment of various diseases. Thus, understanding the facilitators for participation and benefits from healthy lifestyle can contribute to population awareness. The aim of this study was to analyze facilitators for body practice and benefits perceived by participants of body practice groups of two basic family health units of Santa Rosa/RS. This qualitative research included 25 participants. Data were obtained by the focal group technique. Motivation/incentive, mainly linked to family support, the pedagogical practice of the Physical Education professional, good health status and social life were aspects considered facilitators for adherence to body practice groups. Physical and psychological gains, prevention and control of diseases, lifestyle changes, cognitive improvement and decreased use of medications were pointed as benefits. Motivating participants to participate in body practice programs is an important factor for adherence and participation in these activities can provide biopsychosocial benefits that can contribute to health promotion and quality of life of users of basic family health units.A prática de atividade física vem sendo tratada como um fator importante na área da saúde pública, pois pode auxiliar na prevenção e no tratamento de diversas doenças. Para isso, entender sobre os facilitadores para a participação e os benefícios a partir de um estilo de vida saudável pode contribuir para a conscientização da população.  Objetivou-se analisar os facilitadores para à prática corporal e os benefícios percebidos pelos participantes do grupo de prática corporal de duas unidades básicas de saúde da família de Santa Rosa/RS. Pesquisa qualitativa, com 25 participantes. Os dados foram obtidos pela técnica do grupo focal. Revelaram-se como facilitadores para a adesão a grupos de prática corporal a motivação/incentivo, ligado principalmente ao apoio familiar, a prática pedagógica do profissional de Educação Física, ser saudável e o convívio social. Foram apontados como benefícios ganhos físicos e psicológicos, a prevenção e controle de doenças, mudanças de estilo de vida, a melhora cognitiva e a diminuição do uso de medicamentos. Motivar os participantes dos programas de práticas corporais é um fator importante para a adesão aos grupos e a participação nessas atividades pode proporcionar benefícios biopsicossociais que podem contribuir com a promoção da saúde e na qualidade de vida de usuários de unidades básicas de saúde

Gasto energético, consumo de oxigênio, equivalentes metabólicos e frequência cardíaca durante a prática de exergames

Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Desportos, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física, Florianópolis, 2016.O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar as respostas metabólicas e hemodinâmicas aos exergames em adultos e identificar os fatores associados ao gasto energético (GE), ao consumo de oxigênio (VO2), aos equivalentes metabólicos (METs) e à frequência cardíaca (FC) durante a prática dos mesmos. Para isto, realizou-se um estudo transversal, descritivo e correlacional com adultos de uma comunidade universitária (Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina), de ambos os sexos, com idades entre 21 e 78 anos (34,81±13,44 anos). As variáveis independentes (idade, sexo, estado civil, escolaridade, tempo de atividade física no lazer, tempo sentado nos dias da semana e no final de semana, experiência prévia com exergames e percepção de competitividade, índice de massa corporal ? IMC e índice de massa muscular - IMM) foram coletadas anotadas em questionário próprio. As variáveis dependentes GE, VO2 e METs foram coletadas por meio da calorimetria indireta (COSMED, modelo K4b2) e, a FC, foi monitorada com uso de um frequencímetro digital (POLAR®, modelo s610i). As variáveis dependentes foram mensuradas durante o repouso e durante a prática de exergames. O protocolo de avaliação iniciou-se com o participante sentado, em repouso e em silêncio, pelo período de dez minutos. Após a situação de repouso iniciou-se a prática aleatória dos exergames no console Xbox 360 Kinect®. Cada jogo (atletismo, boliche, boxe e voleibol) teve duração de dez minutos, com intervalos de cinco minutos entre as modalidades. As variáveis contínuas foram descritas em função da média e desvio padrão e, utilizou-se a proporção para as variáveis categóricas. As comparações entre os sexos foram realizadas por meio do teste ?t? de Student para amostras independentes. O teste ?t? de Student para amostra pareadas foi usado para comparar o GE, o VO, METs e a FC em repouso e em jogo. Análise de variância e a comparação múltipla (Tukey) entre médias foram utilizadas para comparar as médias das variáveis dependentes entre as condições repouso e em cada jogo. Para identificar os fatores associados ao GE, VO2, METs e FC utilizou-se a regressão linear múltipla. Os dados foram analisados no pacote estatístico STATA versão 13.0, adotando o nível de significância de 5% em todas as análises. Os resultados mostraram aumento significativo no GE (pAbstract : The aim of this study was to analyze metabolic and hemodynamic responses to exergames in adults and identify associated factors with energy expenditure (EE), oxygen consumption (VO2), metabolic equivalents (METs), and heart rate (HR) during exergame practice. In order to do this, was performed a cross-sectional, descriptive, and correlational study with adults recruited from a community university (Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina), from both sex between the ages of 21 and 78 (34.81±13.44). The independent variables (age, sex, marital status, education, physical activity during leisure time, time sitting during weekdays and weekends, previous experience with exergames, perception of competitiveness, body mass index (BMI), and muscle mass index (MMI) were collected and annotated using a questionnaire. The dependent variables (EE, VO2, and METs) were collected using indirect calorimetry (COSMED, K4b2 model), and HR was monitored using digital frequency (Polar®, s610i model). The dependent variables were measured during repose and practice of exergames. The evaluation protocol began with the participant sitting, in repose and in silence, for a period of ten minutes. After reposing, subjects began the random practice of exergames using the Xbox 360 Kinect® console. Each game (athletics, bowling, boxing, and volleyball) lasted ten minutes, with five minute intervals of rest between the modalities. Continuous variables were described in function of the mean and standard deviation and the proportion for categorical variables. The comparisons between the sexes were realized through use of the Student?s t-test for independent samples. The Student?s t-test for paired samples was used for to compare the EE, VO, METs and HR in repose and in game. Variance analysis and multiple comparison (Tukey) between means were used to compare the means of the dependent variables between the repose condition and in each game. To identify factors associated with EE and VO2, METs and HR was used multiple linear regression. The data were analyzed using statistical package STATA version 13.0, adopting the significance level of 5% in all analyses. The results showed a significant increase in EE (p<0.001), VO2 (p<0.001) in METs (p<0.001) and HR (p<0.001) during the four games in relation to repose in both sexes. Boxing was the game that provided the highest elevation in the physiological parameters. About the intensities achieved according to METS, we can report that all games were classified moderate to vigorous, achieved according to the classification of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). Regarding the associated factors, there was an inverse relationship between age and VO2, METs and FC. People with long practice of leisure physical activity had higher values of GE and VO2 during the games. The IMM was associated with GE, VO2 and METs while BMI was positively associated with GE and, in reverse, with the VO2. Still, participants who reported being competitive showed higher values in the studied parameters (GE, VO2, METs and FC). Thus, the practice of exergames can be encouraged as a way to increase the level of physical activity of adults, promoting their health. Finally, it is recommended that exergames are discussed during the training of professionals who use human movement as a tool to allow them to work properly with this new technology

Electroanalysis of some compounds of biological and industrial importance

This thesis is a study of the application of modern electroanalytical techniques to the determination of analytes in complex media. The recent large increase in publications applying electroanalytical techniques to environmental, pharmaceutical and clinical applications is discussed in Chapter 1, including a discussion of electrode materials and their applications, the use of modified electrodes to improve selectivity and reduce electrode passivation, in addition to an overview of the use of electrochemical detection in flowing solution analysis. Chapter 2 describes the use of polarography at a dropping mercury electrode to investigate the cure chemistry o f anaerobic adhesives. The influence of transition metal ions, in the presence of accelerators, on the catalytic decomposition of the free radical initiators /-Butyl perbenzoate, /-Butyl hydroperoxide and benzoyl peroxide is discussed. The determination of clenbuterol in bovine urine is discussed in Chapter 3. The electrochemical characteristics of the |3-agonist were investigated at a bare carbon paste electrode. The application of a thin Nafion film to the electrode surface permitted accumulation o f clenbuterol onto the electrode surface while at the same time selectively excluding anionic interferences present in the urine sample. Differential pulse voltammetry was used to detect low levels of clenbuterol in urine. Amperometric and voltammetric detection coupled to capillary electrophoresis, applied to the determination of anionic phenolic acids in beer and wine, is outlined in Chapter 4. The passivation of the carbon fibre working electrode by the large concentration of neutral molecules present in the sample was overcome by injecting a large volume of diluted sample into the capillary, reversing the polarity to remove cations and neutral molecules from the capillary, and separating the remaining anions under normal conditions. Hydrodynamic voltammetry obtained amperometrically by the step-wise increase in potential were compared to voltammetric detection in the production of i-E curves for analyte identification. Conclusions drawn from the work carried out in the thesis and suggestions for future research are outlined in Chapter 5

In vitro Antitrypanosomal Activities of the stem bark of Entadrophragma angolense (Meliaceae)

African Trypanosomiasis continues to be a major public health concern worldwide, especially in developing countries with thousands of new infected cases yearly 1 They are associated with high significant morbidity and large economic impacts Currently, there are no vaccines to combat this disease, and current chemotherapy regimens are highly toxic, ineffective, and resistant Hence, novel and potent trypanocides are urgently needed Medicinal plants have been documented to be a potential source for the development of antitrypanosomal compounds Amongst such is Entadrophragma angolense an ethnopharmacological plant used in West Africa to treat several ailments including protozoan diseases 2 In this present study, we investigated the potential antitrypanosomal properties of E angolense and its possible development as a therapeutic intervention for treating African trypanosomiasis In vitro effects of crude extracts and fractions of stem bark of E angolense were tested against Trypanosoma brucei using Alamar blue assay Additionally, the crude extract’s antioxidant (FRAP and DPPH) and cytotoxicity activities were also determined The phytochemical profiling of the crude extract was determined using LC ESI QTOF MS to identify major bioactive compounds present Bioactive compounds identified were subjected to molecular docking studies.ye

Manajemen Pembelajaran al-Qur'an Hadis di Madarasah Aliyah Darul Arqam Muahammadiyah Gombara Makassar

Tujuan penelitian ini ialah untuk mengetahui lebih mendalam tentang manajemen pembelajaran al-Quran Hadis di Madrasah Aliyah Darul Arqam Muhammadiayah Gombara Makassar, baik dari aspek perencanaan pembelajaran, pengorganisasian pembelajaran, pelaksanaan pembelajaran, dan evaluasi pembelajaran al-Qur’an Hadis, disamping itu untuk mengetahui faktor apa saja yang mendukung dan menghambat dalam pelaksanaan manajemen pembelajaran al- Qur’an Hadis serta upaya-upaya yang dilakukan oleh Madrasah Aliyah Darul Arqam Muhammadiayah Gombara Makassar terutama guru al-Quran Hadis dalam mengatasi hambatan pembelajaran al-Quran Hadis. Menjawab persoalan tersebut, maka penulis menggunakan pendekatan sosiologis. fenomenologik dan ilmu manajemen. Jenis penelitian ini tergolong deskriptif kualitatif. Cara pengumpulan data dengan mengunakan data skunder (obsevasi, wawancara dan dokumentasi), kemudian data primer (dokumendokumen, kepala madrasah, pendidik al-Qur’an Hadis dan siswa) dengan analisi 1.reduksi data, 2. penyajian data dan terakhir 3. penarikan kesimpulan. Hasil penilitian ini menunjukkan bahwa Manajemen pembelajaran al-Qur’an Hadis di Madrasah Aliyah Darul Arqam Muhammadiyah Gombara setidaknya telah memenuhi empat tahapan, yaitu: 1.Perencanan pembelajaran yaitu rencana pembelajaran pada mata pelajaran al-Qur’an Hadis. Terdapat beberapa item perencanaan pembelajaran al-Qur’an Hadis yaitu menyusun kalender pendidikan dan rincian pekan efektif (RPE), menyusun program tahunan (PROTA), program semester (PROSEM) dan silabus serta menyusun rencana pelaksanaan pembelajaran (RPP) 2. Pengorganisasian pembelajaran yaitu Pengorganisasian kelas sebagai suatu upaya untuk mendesain kelas dengan merangsang keterlibatan siswa dalam pembelajaran al-Qur’an Hadis. Dalam pembelajaran al-Qur’an Hadis selalumenggunakan setting kelas tradisional. 3. Pelaksanaan pembelajaran al-Qur’an Hadis dibagi menjadi 4 bagian yaitu: a. strategi pembelajaran al-Qur’an Hadis, b. metode pembelajaran al-Qur’an Hadis, c. Kepemimpinan dalam pembelajaran, d. pelaksanaan kegiatan belajar mengajar. 4. Evaluasi atau penilaian terhadap pembelajaran al-Qur’an Hadis ditekankan pada penguasaan materi pelajaran dan unsur pokok membaca dan menghafal, yaitu praktik kemampuan baca tulis dan menghafalkan surah/ayat yang telah ditetapkan. Adapun faktor pendukung yang mendorong kegiatan belajar mengajar tetap berlangsung yaitu instrumental inpu

In vitro Antitrypanosomal, Antioxidant and Cytotoxicity Activities, LC MS analysis and Molecular docking analysis of bioactive compounds from Anopyxis klaineana against UDP Galactose 4` Epimerase (GalE) of Trypanosoma brucei

African Trypanosomiasis is a major public health concern worldwide, especially in developing countries 1 Current chemotherapies are highly toxic, resistant and ineffective Hence, novel effective and potent trypanocides are needed Medicinal plants have been documented to be a potential source for the development of antitrypanosomal compounds Anopyxis klaineana is an ethnomedicinal plant used in west Africa to treat many ailments including protozoan diseases In this study, we investigated the in vitro effects of crude methanol extracts and fractions of A klaineana for their antitrypanosomal activities against Trypanosoma brucei using Alamar blue assay Additionally, the crude extract’s antioxidant and cytotoxicity activities were also determined The phytochemical profiling of the crude extract was determined using LC ESI QTOF MS to identify major bioactive compounds present Bioactive compounds identified were subjected to molecular docking studies against Trypanosoma brucei’s UDP Galactose 4 Epimerase (TbGalEye

D4.1. Human Capital Resource Strategies. GAP analysis,

Research and innovation activities are a defining hallmark of higher education – informing teaching and learning and adding to the global body of knowledge. These principles detailed within the European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity (ECoC) together with good research practices are essential for promoting and safeguarding culture of research integrity in RUN-EU PLUS. RUN-EU PLUS brings together 7 regionally focused Institutions (more than 75.000 students and 8.000 staff), committed to societal transformation in their regions in the context of both new and emerging regional and global challenges, sustainable regional development and regional needs. The members have a regional as opposed to a city focus and have a proven track record in the delivery of future and advanced skills activities in teaching, learning, research and engagement relevant to societal challenges including future industry, sustainable development, environment and climate change, ageing population and social inclusion. RUN-EU through the RUN-EU PLUS coordinated support action is committed to building research capacity and scale through the development of research human capital, facilitating research activity and opportunities linked to education and enterprise with a regional orientation. Researchers are the most important asset of the RUN-EU research system

Treinamento físico melhora a aptidão física e a qualidade de vida de pacientes em hemodiálise

The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of physical training (PT) on physical fitness and quality of life (QoL) of patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD). For this purpose, 22 patients were randomly divided into a nonintervention group (control, n=11) and an intervention group (n=11). Patients in the intervention group were submitted to PT (consisting of aerobic exercise, strength training, and stretching) during HD, three times/week, for 4 months. Physical fitness was evaluated by the six-minute walk test (T6), respiratory muscle strength (RMS) testing, chair-stand test (CST), and abdominal strength test. The SF-36 was used to evaluate QoL. In addition, a semistructured interview was applied to evaluate the patient’s perception of the benefits of PT. After PT, patients in the intervention group showed an increase in the distance walked in the T6 (p&lt;0.004), RMS (inspiratory pressure: p&lt;0.002; expiratory pressure: p&lt;0.001), CST (p&lt;0.001), and abdominal strength test (p&lt;0.001). In addition, improvement of QoL was observed in the following domains: physical functioning (p&lt;0.001), physical role functioning (p&lt;0.003), pain (p&lt;0.04), general health (p&lt;0.02), and emotional well-being (p&lt;0.01). The interviews permitted to divide the patient’s perception of the benefits of PT into three categories: physical, psychological, and social benefits. In conclusion, PT improved the physical fit-ness and QoL of patients on HD as demonstrated by the assessment of the researchers and by the perception of the patients themselves.O objetivo do estudo foi analisar os efeitos do treinamento físico (TF) sobre a aptidão física e a qualidade de vida (QV) de pacientes em hemodiálise (HD). Para isso, 22 pacientes foram divididos aleatoriamente em grupo controle – GC (n=11) e grupo experimental GE (n=11). O GE realizou TF (constituído por exercício aeróbio, contra resistência e alongamentos) durante a HD, três vezes/semana, por quatro meses. A aptidão física foi avaliada por meio do teste de seis minutos de caminhada (T6); da força muscular respiratória (TFMR); do teste de sentar e levantar (TSL); e da resistência muscular localizada (RML) de abdome. Para avaliar a QV, foi utilizado o SF-36. Além disso, uma entrevista semiestruturada foi aplicada para avaliar a percepção dos pacientes sobre os benefícios do TF. Após o TF o GE apresentou aumento na distância percorrida no T6 (p&lt;0,004), no TFMR (pressão inspiratória: p&lt;0,002; pressão expiratória: p&lt;0,001); no TSL (p&lt;0,001) e na RML de abdome (p&lt;0,001). A melhora da QV de vida também foi observada, para os domínios funcionamento físico (p&lt;0,001), função física (p&lt;0,003), dor (p&lt;0,04), saúde geral (p&lt;0,02) e bem-estar emocional (p&lt;0,01). A partir das entrevistas, três categorias foram criadas sobre os benefícios do TF na percepção dos pacientes: benefícios físicos, psicológicos e sociais. Sendo assim, foi possível concluir que o TF promoveu melhora na aptidão física e na QV de paciente em HD, tanto na avaliação dos pesquisadores, quanto na dos pesquisados