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The present work aims to analyze the scientific evidence on nursing guidelines when screening for cervical cancer. The methodological procedure took place highlighting the main study platforms, such as the Virtual Health Library (VHL), Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), PubMed and Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences (Lilacs). The results addressed 13 studies that describe nursing guidelines for cervical cancer screening. Therefore, it is important to focus attention on women of all age groups with the aim of preventing and detecting gynecological cancer. Furthermore, nurses play a crucial role in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of uterine cancer within primary care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

RESUMO: Apresento o processo de avaliação do artigo “Biografia científica como possibilidade para a valorização de uma ciência química mais feminina e negra” por meio de uma análise de seus domínios axiológico, metodológico, factual e historiográfico. Em termos axiológicos, apresento as evidências e minha linha de raciocínio que me levaram a compreender que o trabalho, apesar de se designar uma pesquisa exploratória, demonstrava ter uma expectativa anterior, a de que a biografia de uma cientista negra poderia promover discussões acerca de raça e gênero na formação de professores. No domínio metodológico, exploro as incoerências que essa hipótese anterior teve para o desenvolvimento da metodologia. No domínio factual, discuto a importância da apresentação de dados em classificação de gênero, raça e localização geográfica. Em se tratando de história e historiografia, apresento as discussões com os autores relativas à construção de um material didático que não me fora apresentado na primeira versão. Encerro o trabalho indicando que a versão final tornou-se mais coerente e sua hipótese, atenuada. O trabalho apresenta qualidade e rigor metodológico acima da média, na minha opinião, e o processo foi extremamente salutar, gerando questões pertinentes para a nossa área como um todo.

A modeling process is initially outlined based on two considerations (Sec. 2), namely that models themselves are autonomous and that their direct goals are at least threefold: to be well constructed, to fit the empirical world, and to be able to perform subrogative tasks. This section outlines the fundamental elements of the modeling task in evidence-based linguistics, as well as those of a formal framework chosen to represent the former. The third section is devoted to applying the present theoretical analysis to the case of complex networks (CN), so that key concepts such as validity, reliability and replicability of modeling, as well as the concept of experimental design in complex networks, can be viewed from a representational perspective. The fourth section reflects the application capabilities of CN, especially in the case of language learning in atypical and often socially marginalized cases. Finally, the conclusion summarizes the implementation of the CN-tool. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Vestígio constitui o principal elemento utilizado pelos investigadores nas perícias médica veterinária. São encontrados nas cenas de crimes e podem ser classificados por diversos materiais utilizados como meio de provas. Este artigo tem o objetivo de classificar, identificar, interpretar e discutir os principais tipos de vestígios de interesse nas perícias legal e forense no laboratório veterinário. Portanto, foi realizada uma pesquisa bibliográfica de artigos, revisões científicas, dissertações, teses e livros nas plataformas Pubmed, Google Acadêmico, Scielo e Latindex. Tais técnicas são fundamentais para a descoberta da autoria e materialidade dos delitos. O local do crime é a fonte dos vestígios deixados durante o ato delituoso e o êxito da investigação é determinado pela identificação, classificação, interpretação e análise minuciosa dos vestígios desse local. Vestígio é o material bruto constatado e ou recolhido do local do crime, relacionados com o conjunto probante. Nas investigações periciais sempre existem vários vestígios constituídos por diversos elementos de origem física, química ou biológica, que podem estar relacionados ou não com o fato delituoso, tais assuntos são explorados nas perícias médica veterinárias. As investigações fornecem dados necessários para elaboração de laudos periciais, de grande importância para auxílio às autoridades judiciais. A avaliação dos vestígios inicia-se ao chegar do local do crime, e deve ser analisado quais vestígios podem ser coletados e enviados para exames laboratoriais. No último século houve uma grande evolução na identificação, preservação da cadeia de custódia dos vestígios e provas, que auxiliam os processos judiciais. A coleta, acondicionamento e remessa é fundamental para manter a integridade, biossegurança das amostras. Portanto, o aprimoramento da classificação, identificação e interpretação dos vestígios são considerados de grande importância na investigação legal e forense em casos envolvendo animais.

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La Ley de Competencia de El Salvador del 2006, prohíbe los carteles entre empresarios u operadores económicos, pero como se trata de acuerdos ilegales, realizados generalmente sin dejar un rastro probatorio material, existe dificultad para probar su realización. Esto ha generado múltiples impugnaciones relacionadas con la falta de contundencia para justificar las sanciones impuestas, en la opinión de las empresas afectadas. Muchas sanciones impuestas por el Consejo Directivo de la Superintendencia de Competencia han sido impugnadas en sede Contencioso Administrativa, por ser la única jurisdicción ante la cual se podía recurrir durante el periodo cubierto por esta investigación. La metodología empleada en el presente artículo, consistió en el análisis de la totalidad de las resoluciones en casos de carteles sancionados por la autoridad de competencia, para extraer los elementos probatorios que han permitido condenar; y en un segundo lugar, examinar los pronunciamientos de la Sala de lo Contencioso de la Corte Suprema de Justicia de El Salvador para determinar si han confirmado la legalidad de las decisiones de la autoridad de competencia o si han establecido su ilegalidad. El hallazgo más relevante de este estudio y que puede servir para que los operadores económicos orienten sus actuaciones en el marco de la Ley de Competencia, es que la legalidad de todas las sanciones impuestas en casos de carteles ha sido confirmada.

Las diferentes iniciativas emprendidas en el ámbito internacional sobre el análisis de impacto normativo, unidas a los cambios derivados del advenimiento de la sociedad de la información y el conocimiento, movilizan reformas en la Administración pública en las que la tradicional relación vertical de sometimiento de ésta a la ley y los reglamentos se reorienta hacia un sentido circular, donde la capacidad de reunir datos sobre la efectividad de la regulación retroalimentan el proceso de creación normativa. Se analiza la evolución de la Dirección general de tráfico como caso paradigmático de estos cambios.

Los despliegues de las fuerzas de seguridad y policiales federales en la provincia de Santa Fe han sido la herramienta empleada por las distintas administraciones nacionales para enfrentar la inseguridad, obviándose su carácter multicausal. Ante cada pedido de apoyo efectuado desde el Gobierno provincial, la respuesta del Gobierno federal, desde el año 2014, ha sido el envío de efectivos para ejecutar tareas policiales orientadas a la prevención, particularmente en sectores de la población con alto grado de vulnerabilidad. El grado de violencia que atraviesa la ciudad de Rosario está determinado en gran medida por el microtráfico de estupefacientes y las disputas territoriales entre organizaciones delictivas, registrando una tasa de homicidios que casi cuadriplica la media nacional. Con el objetivo de elaborar una propuesta de política pública, se analizaron los acuerdos y convenios entre los distintos niveles de gobierno que establecieron el marco para los despliegues y se elaboró un programa que incluye la transferencia de capacidades al Gobierno provincial y el establecimiento de mecanismos de participación ciudadana, sustentado esto en el empleo de metodologías para la asignación de recursos basadas en evidencias. Este programa debería ser parte integral de un plan estratégico multiagencial que involucre a todos los niveles de gobierno.

Climate change is the most important environmental problem facing humanity in this century. And it has become the great axis of public policies and private actions in developed societies. The effects of altering the planetary energy balance due to anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions are already becoming evident in some regions of the planet. Among them, the evidence is already significant in the areas with a Mediterranean climate. This paper collects, as a review paper, the evidence and trends that are being recorded in two areas with a Mediterranean climate (the Spanish Mediterranean coast and the central sector of Chile) to assess the effect of the global warming process. The impact that the current climate change is having on the main elements of the climate and on specific environmental processes in both of these geographical spaces has been analysed. The study seeks to update, through an evaluative summary, the state of the issue of climate change in Mediterranean areas, indicating its future impact on elements of the natural environment and on the functioning of the societies that exist in these regions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Hirundo rustica erythrogaster es nidificante en América del Norte, y desde 1980 también lo es en América del Sur, inicialmente en Argentina (desde Buenos Aires, expandiéndose a otras provincias) y desde el 2017 también en Uruguay. Con el objetivo principal de actualizar aspectos de su alcance reproductivo, se presentan registros en la Patagonia y Cuyo, Argentina, los cuales generan además otras novedades: ampliación de su distribución geográfica reproductiva hacia el oeste, unos 250 km (valor medio) a lo largo de un frente de avance de unos 940 km N-S que alcanza a cinco provincias, con registros a solo 45 km del límite internacional con Chile (se presentan aspectos de dicho frente); primeros registros reproductivos para la provincia de Mendoza; registros reproductivos de mayor altitud para América del Sur; nidificación a la intemperie, en compuertas metálicas de vertederos; nidos morfológicamente diferentes para América del Sur; apreciaciones y valores extremos sobre rasgos y parámetros en patrones de elección del lugar de nidificación y construcción de nidos; nexo entre características de las nidadas, cantidad de nidadas por obra antrópica, y franja etaria de individuos; nueva especie con pico deformado para la Argentina. Esto muestra su gran plasticidad, no solo en lo geográfico-ambiental, ampliando incesantemente su distribución geográfica reproductiva, sino también en el espectro de utilización de obras antrópicas para nidificar (diferentes tipos y materiales) tanto a resguardo como a la intemperie. Todo esto va integrándose a un abanico creciente de semejanzas y diferenciaciones de patrones reproductivos respecto a las de las otras latitudes.

Durante a década de 2010, de todos os símbolos nacionais brasileiros - entre eles o hino e a camisa canarinho da seleção de futebol - foi possivelmente o da bandeira verde e amarela a que mais sofreu oscilações no que diz respeito à sua relação afetiva com a ideia de identidade nacional. As turbulências políticas que afetaram o país particularmente após as chamadas Jornadas de Junho de 2013 fizeram com que esse objeto fosse ressignificado, sendo gradativamente mais associado a forças conservadoras. Nesse período, o cinema brasileiro independente catalisou o desconforto do pensamento crítico com o uso e a apropriação desse símbolo que, tal como várias outras bandeiras e hinos, foram criados para forjar identidades nacionais durante a passagem de governos monárquicos para republicanos. A partir de quatro filmes – Branco sai preto fica (2014), de Adirley Queirós, No coração do mundo (2019), de Maurílio Martins e Gabriel Martins, Divino amor (2019), de Gabriel Mascaro e Martírio (2016), de Vincent Carelli, Ernesto de Carvalho e Tita – se pretende observar de que forma, quando colocada como uma imagem de fundo, quase imperceptível, porém sempre notada, a figuração da bandeira brasileira produz evidências contra si mesma, no sentido de surgir em cena como enfrentamento direto ao seu discurso oficial.

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Objective/Context: There is a growing criticism of the mainstream evaluations of the social interventions (e.g. RCTs) which shape evidence-based policies. This article focuses on two central aspects of this question: i) the notion of evidence, as a concept and a result of a process that entails reasoning, and ii) the understanding of external validity. Methodology: Through an analysis of the literature on evaluation and the philosophy of knowledge, I deconstruct the concepts of causality in the social sciences. This exercise allows me to distinguish between successionist and generative theories of causality and establish criteria to critically examine some epistemological postulates of experimental evaluation techniques. Conclusions: By themselves, experimental methods of evaluation do not allow for informed decisions about an efficient investment of resources. Despite their strength in quantifying possible causal effects, counterfactual statistical analyses need to be complemented by forms of qualitative reasoning in order to answer questions about the direct and indirect causes of the results of social interventions, and thus strengthen our understanding of the extrapolation of social policies or programs from certain contexts. Contribution: There are few studies in Spanish which criticize experimental evaluation techniques or suggest alternatives to them. Instead of summarizing the arguments of other authors, this article presents a coherent narrative which asks us to rethink the current role of the evaluation of social interventions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article characterizes the Portuguese family foster care system, which has one of the highest rates of placement of children in residential care compared to other European countries. It describes its historical evolution, the legal framework in force and the role of the main actors involved in this type of family placement. It also seeks to identify the factors that are at the origin of a care system that remains centered and has even reinforced, in recent years, the use of residential care. This study is based on the analysis of the legal and political framework, and highlights in the scientific research carried out in Portugal in the 21st century a set of testimonies from children, caregivers and families who interpret in first person the advances, difficulties and challenges associated with foster care. It ends with an identification of challenges that are posed in practice, and to the decision maker, to develop a successful deinstitutionalization process, and among which are included (i) the dissemination and promotion of foster care culture; (ii) the selection and training of new fostercare families; (iii) the availability and improvement of information that allows an effective monitoring of the system; (iv) and the reclassification of types and modalities of foster care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the context of health, the term "evidence" is used to describe findings from scientific studies published in peer-reviewed academic journals. We sought to verify how Brazilian nurses have used evidence, as well as what are the main difficulties and facilitators for the use of scientific evidence by these professionals. For that, a cross-sectional survey was carried out. A total of 100 nurses participated, of which 7 were men and 93 were women, with an average age of 37.3 years; 81 had only undergraduate degrees, 14 had master's degrees and 5 had doctor's degrees. Nurses in this study opt mainly for consulting their co-workers when they have some doubt. Main difficulties for the use of evidence by the participating nurses are related to low remuneration and conditions of the work place. They understand as facilitators for the use of evidence: multiple forms of access to evidence; access to evidence that is valid for local context; education during graduation and continuing education. This study results bring contributions in the direction to think about initiatives so that health evidences are more widely used by Brazilian nurses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The use of neuraxial anesthesia in cardiac surgery is recent, but the hemodynamic effects of local anesthetics and anticoagulation can result in risk to patients. OBJECTIVE: To review the benefits of neuraxial anesthesia in cardiac surgery for CABG through a systematic review of systematic reviews. CONTENT: The search was performed in Pubmed (January 1966 to December 2012), Embase (1974 to December 2012), The Cochrane Library (volume 10, 2012) and Lilacs (1982 to December 2012) databases, in search of articles of systematic reviews. The following variables: mortality, myocardial infarction, stroke, in-hospital length of stay, arrhythmias and epidural hematoma were analyzed. CONCLUSIONS: The use of neuraxial anesthesia in cardiac surgery remains controversial. The greatest benefit found by this review was the possibility of reducing postoperative arrhythmias, but this result was contradictory among the identified findings. The results of findings regarding mortality, myocardial infarction, stroke and in-hospital length of stay did not show greater efficacy of neuraxial anesthesia.

In this paper I go through a variety of analyses that have been performed on the different ‘modes’ of scientific thinking; I do this from the perspective of didactics of science (i.e., science education as an academic discipline). I mainly revise the use of what has been called ‘logical rationality’ and ‘narrative rationality’ in science education in the different educational levels, from Kindergarten to University, under the hypothesis that these two modes of thinking can be recognised in the diversity of scientific texts that are used when teaching science. I relate the first mode of thinking to the ‘syntactic’ structure of the scientific disciplines, validated within the famous ‘context of justification’, and the second mode to the historical development of the disciplines, which occurs in the ‘context of discovery’. I recognise, in science classes and textbooks, a third, ‘hybrid’ mode of thinking, which can prove fruitful under the light of the current imperatives of science education for all. I propose that this new mode is based on the use of abductive reasoning, which ‘generates’ hypotheses and strongly employs theoretical models. Focussing on the ways in which models and evidence are used, I analogue scientific thinking to detective thinking; in both, evidence plays a central role when projecting the model to the problem to be solved.

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As any other medical field, homeopathy is both art and science. Clinical research seeks to answer the questions on "whether" and "when" homeopathic medicines are able to restore health. In turn, the fundamental sciences-biology, immunology, pathology, chemistry, physics and pharmacology-generate plausible hypothesis to explain "how" serially diluted and agitated medicines (SDAM) act in rigorous experimental models. The pharmacodynamic action of SDAM depends on the supply of subtle information input to specific body targets in order to restore a pattern of behavior closer to optimal health. Some mechanisms of action of SDAM might be identified in laboratory studies. The therapeutic similarity principle might be observed in hormesis models, according to Arndt-Schutz's law, in which effect inversion is obtain through changes of dose. Wilder- like models compared stressed and healthy subjects. However, hormesis uses drugs in small doses, while homeopathy uses medicines diluted beyond the scope of matter, which in addition must be agitated. In the present article I paid special attention to the basophil degranulation, as in 2018 it completes its 30th anniversary. I also summarized the results of our work at University of Verona, Italy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The business world competitiveness demands have suitable staff, especially when production is organized in projects. The labor competencies assessment is a human resources management important activity. For its implementation, have been proposed methods, models and algorithms that use artificial intelligence techniques. However, many cases represent the oretical proposals or invasive mechanisms class again stor project efficiency. This paper presents amodel for evaluating job competencies starting from evidences project that analyze stasks staff, using indicators and artificial intelligence techniques. The proposal is implemented on Xedro-GESPRO: an open source tool, for the integrated management projects, developed in the country and used by several development projects organizations. The experimental implementation of the model showed acceptable levels of effectiveness and a significant increase in efficiency compared to methods such as 360-degrees. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The educational inspection formulates proposals, recommendations or, if appropriate, requirements management teams and teachers for their teaching and management work suits optimize or regulations. Before reaching those conclusions, inspectors should assess observations, readings and testimonies collected in their field notebooks constituting together with the report and the visit of instruments for the implementation of their acting techniques. In this article a number to study and analyze them as all three have enough to acquire such consideration identity begins. However, inspectors apply other resources for gathering information such as tables, forms, questionnaires or single notes. The analysis is performed on the field book aims addition to conceptualize and structure, file-based information technology and communication that aims to solve the dispersion of resources specified to prevent data loss and such facts.