Belo Horizonte and the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) are honored to host this important Dyslexia International event that will have as its mission to represent the interests of all children and adults striving to learn to... more
Belo Horizonte and the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) are honored to host this important Dyslexia International event that will have as its mission to represent the interests of all children and adults striving to learn to read. To achieve this goal, the II World Dyslexia Forum will bring together over 40 prominent scientists from different parts of the world and a number of Brazilian authorities, responsible for educational policy. This eminent group will present fresh research and practice based on scientific evidence in the areas of cognitive psychology, neuroscience, psycholinguistics and pedagogy. The main themes considered will be the development of oral language, prevention and early identification of reading and writing learning problems. Additionally, literacy practice in different countries to children and adults will be explored, with special focus on those with dyslexia and on the use of technology as an aid to better teaching. The event will be characterized by: i) the determined effort to establish a working connection between research and educational policies; ii) the encouragement of the use of Open Educational Resources (OER), which will be demonstrated by the implementation of an Online Learning Course called “Basics for Teachers – Dyslexia: Identification and What to do”, launched in English and French in 2010, now in process of translation and adaptation to many other languages, with the Brazilian and Spanish versions finished; and iii) the presentation of successful models of inclusion and public policies around the world. This assembly between science and politics will represent an important step towards the promotion of changes in the teaching of literacy, as well as visible advances of improving its rates, which are alarmingly poor in Brazil, unfortunately. We will hope thus to contribute to the discussion about the current
National Curriculum parameters of literacy teaching and to the
recognition of teacher-training initiatives such as the Brazilian
version of the said Online Leaning Course.
It is therefore my great pleasure to welcome you to this II World
Dyslexia Forum, the second in a series of five, inspired by the
World Dyslexia Forum, at UNESCO, in 2010. As a member of
the Dyslexia International Scientific Advisory Panel, I have had
the full support of Judith Sanson, the Chair, Board of Directors
of D.I.
I should like to acknowledge the contribution of all my
colleagues at D.I., members of the Scientific Advisory Panel
as well as the secretariat and volunteers, who together offered
support at all levels of the organization of the Forum. I should
also like to emphasize the contribution of each one of my own
organization to whom I am deeply grateful for the commitment
and time dedicated to the event. Finally, I would like to thank
the UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, Her Royal Highness Grand
Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, who graciously gave her
patronage to this event, my University – UFMG – for academic,
moral and financial support and also the organizations that
sponsored the II World Dyslexia Forum.
Giving continuity to the series of events coordinated by D.I., I
would like to lead you to the third forum, which will be chaired
by Professor Armoogum Parsuramen in Mauritius (2016).
This event, focusing on Africa, will build on and expand the
accomplishments of the preceding two WDFs by addressing
specific learning difficulties in a wider range of contexts and of
physical challenges, including sight and hearing impairment.
I sincerely hope that you will find this II World Dyslexia Forum
opens up new horizons and brings valuable insights and
positive outcomes with lasting effects for the good of every
beginner reader.
PINHEIRO, A. M. V. ; VILHENA, D. A. . Políticas Públicas: abrindo caminhos para a identificação precoce da dislexia e para as melhores práticas de alfabetização. 1. ed. Belo Horizonte: Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas, 2014. v. 1. 88p .
National Curriculum parameters of literacy teaching and to the
recognition of teacher-training initiatives such as the Brazilian
version of the said Online Leaning Course.
It is therefore my great pleasure to welcome you to this II World
Dyslexia Forum, the second in a series of five, inspired by the
World Dyslexia Forum, at UNESCO, in 2010. As a member of
the Dyslexia International Scientific Advisory Panel, I have had
the full support of Judith Sanson, the Chair, Board of Directors
of D.I.
I should like to acknowledge the contribution of all my
colleagues at D.I., members of the Scientific Advisory Panel
as well as the secretariat and volunteers, who together offered
support at all levels of the organization of the Forum. I should
also like to emphasize the contribution of each one of my own
organization to whom I am deeply grateful for the commitment
and time dedicated to the event. Finally, I would like to thank
the UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, Her Royal Highness Grand
Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, who graciously gave her
patronage to this event, my University – UFMG – for academic,
moral and financial support and also the organizations that
sponsored the II World Dyslexia Forum.
Giving continuity to the series of events coordinated by D.I., I
would like to lead you to the third forum, which will be chaired
by Professor Armoogum Parsuramen in Mauritius (2016).
This event, focusing on Africa, will build on and expand the
accomplishments of the preceding two WDFs by addressing
specific learning difficulties in a wider range of contexts and of
physical challenges, including sight and hearing impairment.
I sincerely hope that you will find this II World Dyslexia Forum
opens up new horizons and brings valuable insights and
positive outcomes with lasting effects for the good of every
beginner reader.
PINHEIRO, A. M. V. ; VILHENA, D. A. . Políticas Públicas: abrindo caminhos para a identificação precoce da dislexia e para as melhores práticas de alfabetização. 1. ed. Belo Horizonte: Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas, 2014. v. 1. 88p .
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Anais do I Congresso Internacional de Neuropsicologia e Neuropsiquiatria - Perspectivas Multidisciplinares em Avaliação e Reabilitação. Suplemento da Revista DEmentia & Neuropsychologia ISSN 1980-5764 Vol4, Suppl 1, November 2010
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O Transtorno do Espectro Autista – TEA caracteriza-se pelo comprometimento da comunicação social e presença de comportamentos repetitivos e estereotipados que conferem variados graus de prejuízo funcional. O objetivo desse trabalho é... more
O Transtorno do Espectro Autista – TEA caracteriza-se pelo comprometimento da comunicação social e presença de comportamentos repetitivos e estereotipados que conferem variados graus de prejuízo funcional. O objetivo desse trabalho é narrar o processo de avaliação neuropsicológica de uma criança com diagnóstico de TEA. Participou desse estudo um menino de seis anos, cursando o primeiro ano do ensino fundamental. Foram realizadas seis sessões de avaliação incluindo entrevistas com os pais, interlocução com a escola, observações do comportamento e administração de testes. Os resultados indicaram deficiência intelectual. A avaliação permitiu estabelecer o perfil cognitivo, bem como ampliar o conhecimento sobre interesses e pontos fortes no contato. Além da orientação para os pais indicaram-se condutas posteriores relacionadas ao apoio sistemático educacional, sobretudo no que diz respeito a adaptações nas atividades escolares, necessidade de pareamento concreto na apresentação destas e...
The work’s aim is to identify practices implemented in hospital pediatric isolation in order to reduce psyhcic suffering. It is a qualitative, exploratory and descriptive study. A source triangulation methodology was used: (BVS-BIREME,... more
The work’s aim is to identify practices implemented in hospital pediatric isolation in order to reduce psyhcic suffering. It is a qualitative, exploratory and descriptive study. A source triangulation methodology was used: (BVS-BIREME, PubMed, Google acadêmico and PsycINFO) open interviews with experienced professionals who were active in pediatric hospital services was done; and, an online search was done on techniques to humanize pediatric hospital isolation services. The results indicated scarcity of specialized literature, predominance of qualitative studies and tendency to value resources over relational resources, as well as the existence of practices lacking more scientific evidence. The employment of these practices depends on factors related to the lethality of the pathogen, the child’s age and concernment, the responsivity level, the access to material resources and the health team’s flexibility in regard to pondering about risks/benefits, experimenting with idiosyncratic ...
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A Dislexia é definida como uma defasagem na habilidade de leitura e escrita em relação à capacidade de compreensão e inteligência geral, e suposta educação formal de qualidade. Além dessas dificuldades, há concordância entre autores em... more
A Dislexia é definida como uma defasagem na habilidade de leitura e escrita em relação à capacidade de compreensão e inteligência geral, e suposta educação formal de qualidade. Além dessas dificuldades, há concordância entre autores em relação a existência de um déficit metalinguístico envolvendo a dificuldade de nomeação rápida, a falta de consciência metafonológica e o déficit de memória de trabalho e dificuldade de sequencialiazação, fatores que dificultam a aquisição da leitura e da escrita. O objetivo do trabalho é comparar o desempenho em nomeação de figuras de crianças sem queixas escolares e crianças com Dislexia. Participaram da pesquisa 271 alunos do grupo controle sem histórico de repetência ou queixa escolar e 16 do grupo clínico, na faixa etária de 8 a 12 anos, com diagnóstico formalizado de dislexia. Utilizou-se o Teste de Nomeação de Figuras e realizou-se estatística descritiva (média) e inferencial (Mann-Whitney). Os resultados sugerem que os disléxicos de fato têm d...
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Introduction: TMS is said to be an effective technique for motor and cognitive rehabilitation for acquired neurological lesions. This study aims to evaluate the effect of TMS in the cognition of patients after stroke. Methods: This... more
Introduction: TMS is said to be an effective technique for motor and cognitive rehabilitation for acquired neurological lesions. This study aims to evaluate the effect of TMS in the cognition of patients after stroke. Methods: This prospective, longitudinal and interventional study was approved by the Ethics Committee (Protocol No. 54977216.3.0000.5078) and included 16 stroke victims aged from 24 to 74 years. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) test was used before and after the stimulation sessions and TMS was administered according to treatment protocols for a motor goal, with inhibitory (1 hz) TMS stimulation over the right and left primary motor cortex; and according to protocol for the prefrontal cortex involved in humor processing, with stimulation (10 hz) of the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, and inhibitory (1 hz) stimulation of the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. The patients underwent fifteen treatment sessions, on average. Results: Memory subtests showed i...
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... Maior. Ética e responsabilidade social na Educação Física. Jeane Lívia de Jesus, Luciana Vieira Silva dos Santos, Maria Andreia de Oliveira, Marcos Paulo de Oliveira Santos, Renata Vieira Arnoldo, Sandra Mara Bessa Ferreira. ...
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Research Interests: Mass Transfer, Food Engineering, Modeling, Food, Composition, and 15 moreOil, Antimicrobial activity, Yield, Model Composition, Supercritical Fluid Extraction, Gas Chromatography/mass Spectrometry, Food Sciences, Extract, Flow Rate, Process Model, Yield Curve, Experimental Data, Palmitic Acid, Linoleic Acid, and Mass Balance
The design of the present study enabled the authors to distinguish between the possible effects of movement displacement and trajectory length on the pattern of final positions of planar reaching movements. With their eyes closed, 9... more
The design of the present study enabled the authors to distinguish between the possible effects of movement displacement and trajectory length on the pattern of final positions of planar reaching movements. With their eyes closed, 9 subjects performed series of fast and accurate movements from different initial positions to the same target. For some series, the movements were unconstrained and were therefore performed along an approximately straight vertical line. For other series, an obstacle was positioned so that trajectory length was increased because of an increase in movement curvature. Ellipses of variability obtained by means of principal component analysis applied to the scatter of movement final positions enabled the authors to assess the pattern of movement variable errors. The results showed that the orientation of the ellipses was not affected by movement displacement or by trajectory length, whereas variable errors increased with movement displacement. An increase in trajectory length as a consequence of increased curvature caused no change in variable error. From the perspective of current motor control theory, that finding was quite unexpected. Further studies are required so that one can distinguish among the possible effects of various kinematics, kinetics, and other variables that could affect the pattern of variable errors of reaching movements.
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In this work, the effectiveness of different enzymatic techniques for cell wall disruption of Haematococcus pluvialis for the extraction of carotenoids and subsequent encapsulation of extracts in the co-polymer... more
In this work, the effectiveness of different enzymatic techniques for cell wall disruption of Haematococcus pluvialis for the extraction of carotenoids and subsequent encapsulation of extracts in the co-polymer poly(hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) using the Solution Enhanced Dispersion by Supercritical fluids (SEDS) technique was investigated. Glucanex(®) performed best compared with Lyticase(®) and Driselase(®). The conditions for enzymatic lysis using this enzyme preparation were established as a pH of 4.5, a temperature of 55°C, an initial activity of β-1,3-glucanase of 0.6UmL(-1) and a reaction time of 30min. Enzymatic lysis assisted by ultrasound without biomass freezing was shown to be a promising and simple one-step technique for cell wall disruption, reaching 83.90% extractability. In the co-precipitation experiments, the highest encapsulation efficiency (51.21%) was obtained when using a higher biomass to dichloromethane ratio (10mgmL(-1)) at the carotenoid extra...
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ABSTRACT Commutative Jordan Algebras were used to carry out inference for mixed models with balanced cross nesting in which the variance components for interactions between sets of fixed effects and random effects are null.
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ABSTRACT A unified approach, based in Statistical Decision Theory, is presented for Discriminant Analysis. Thus optimum allocation rules minimizing the expected costs are derived for the continuous case and for the mixed case. In the... more
ABSTRACT A unified approach, based in Statistical Decision Theory, is presented for Discriminant Analysis. Thus optimum allocation rules minimizing the expected costs are derived for the continuous case and for the mixed case. In the first case, the observed variables are continuous, while in the mixed case, there will also be discrete as qualitative variables. The second case has many times been treated using logistic regression. The breaking up of the allocation problem into distinct cases is now overcome.
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The recovery of extracts from vegetal sources is an activity of great interest, since there are compounds in plants that have high potential applications in many industry 1 . Supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) is one of the most... more
The recovery of extracts from vegetal sources is an activity of great interest, since there are compounds in plants that have high potential applications in many industry 1 . Supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) is one of the most promising techniques to obtain highly aggregated value products. The analysis of the mass transfer mechanisms allows the definition of process variables. Mathematical modeling allows calculation of kinetic parameters from experimental data in order to predict larger scale processes 4 . The aim of this work is to evaluate the influence of particle diameter (d p), pressure (P) and solvent flow rate (Q CO2) on kinetic aspects of SFE of peach almond oil. The peach kernels were supplied by a local company, separated manually, milled and dried. After mechanical separation, d p was selected at two levels: d p 1 (16 to 48 Mesh) and d p 2 (6 Mesh). The SFE assays were carried out with 12g of grounded particles at 40°C, 150bar and 250bar, 3.3 g/min and 10.0 g/min of...
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The objective of the present study was to determinate the somatotype profile of professional players of futsal by their tactical function. The sample was composed by 112 futsal players from ten teams from seven states that were disputing... more
The objective of the present study was to determinate the somatotype profile of professional players of futsal by their tactical function. The sample was composed by 112 futsal players from ten teams from seven states that were disputing the 10th Brazilian Cup of Teams. The variables of body mass, stature, skinfold thickness, body perimeters and bone diameters were collected with the purpose of determining the somatotype and establishing the athletes' anthropometric profile. The data were analyzed by descriptive and Inferential statistics, which was accomplished by analyses of variance for repeated measures (ANOVA) followed by the Scheffé post-hoc test (p
ABSTRACT This study focus on the application of the contingent valuation method to the municipal packaging waste selective collection. The Dichotomous Choice Single Bounded was the elicitation method chosen where a monthly payment, from a... more
ABSTRACT This study focus on the application of the contingent valuation method to the municipal packaging waste selective collection. The Dichotomous Choice Single Bounded was the elicitation method chosen where a monthly payment, from a set of seven monthly payments, was proposed. In order to assess the willingness to pay (WTP) for the service, a survey was administered to a sample of 1186 individuals. Respondents were questioned about their current recycling and socio-demographic characteristics and if they were willing to pay the amount proposed for a more sustainable selective waste collection service. The high number of “Protest answers” led to two different sample analysis. The Turnbull estimator was used to estimate the mean WTP and the values obtained range between 1.56 and 2.84 euros. Regarding the logit models, the mean WTP values were −1.35 and 3.16 euros, depending on whether or not protest answers were included. The results were consistent with a WTP of 2.54 euros obtained in a Pre-Study conducted to a sample of 162 individuals where the elicitation method of payment card was used.
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ABSTRACT Experimental phase equilibrium values (cloud points) for the ternary system involving carbon dioxide, l-lactide and ethanol have been measured in order to provide fundamental values to conduct the polymerization reaction in... more
ABSTRACT Experimental phase equilibrium values (cloud points) for the ternary system involving carbon dioxide, l-lactide and ethanol have been measured in order to provide fundamental values to conduct the polymerization reaction in supercritical carbon dioxide medium. The experiments were performed using a variable-volume view cell over the temperature range from 323 K to 353 K, system pressure between 9 MPa and 25.0 MPa and different mole ratios of ethanol to l-lactide (0.5:1, 1:1 and 1.5:1). Phase transitions of vapour-liquid types were observed. The experimental results were modelled using the Peng–Robinson (PR) equation of state with the Wong–Sandler (PR–WS) mixing rule, providing a good representation of the experimental phase equilibrium values.
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The influence of cardiorespiratory fitness (VO2max) on anthropometric variables andPPARGmRNA expression was investigated. Monozygotic twin pairs aged 11–18 years were grouped into discordant (D) and concordant (C) high and low VO2max... more
The influence of cardiorespiratory fitness (VO2max) on anthropometric variables andPPARGmRNA expression was investigated. Monozygotic twin pairs aged 11–18 years were grouped into discordant (D) and concordant (C) high and low VO2max groups. VO2max was determined by progressive maximal exercise test on treadmill with gas exchange analysis. Body mass (BM), BMI, waist circumference (WC), triceps (TR), and subscapular (SB) skinfold thicknesses were measured. Twins from the discordant group had differences in VO2max values (D-high =45.9±10.0versus D-low =32.4±10.6 mL·kg−1·min−1,P=0.025), while no differences were found in the concordant group (C-high =42.4±9.2versus C-low =38.8±9.8 mL·kg−1·min−1,P=0.952). In discordant group, VO2max was negatively correlated with TR + SB (r=-0.540,P=0.021) and positively correlated withPPARGexpression in leukocytes (r=0.952,P=0.001). Moreover,PPARGexpression was directly correlated with BM (r=0.714,P=0.047) and height (r=0.762,P=0.028). In concordant tw...
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ABSTRACT One of the pillars of the European Union legislation on packaging waste is the principle that each economic producer is fully responsible for the fate of the packaging materials he has introduced in the market (Extended Producer... more
ABSTRACT One of the pillars of the European Union legislation on packaging waste is the principle that each economic producer is fully responsible for the fate of the packaging materials he has introduced in the market (Extended Producer Responsibility - EPR). A system of financial transfers is then implemented between the industry and the local authorities which are ultimately responsible for the separated collection of packaging waste and its recovery. The paper reports an economic-financial analysis of the packaging waste management system in Italy from the perspective of the local authorities, building up from an extensive, rich and unique data collection for the Italian context. Both costs for separate collection and sorting and benefits arising from the financial transfers were considered. The cost savings that waste local authorities attain by diverting packaging waste from the residual waste collection services and disposal were also included. The results showed that the local authority benefits an average of 250 € per tonne of packaging waste separately collected. In contrast, if the savings associated with the diversion of waste are not considered (financial perspective), the benefits are significantly reduced to 58 € per tonne. As the services of separate collection and sorting of packaging waste represent 121 € per tonne collected, costs are fully covered only when considering an economic perspective. Conversely, this does not happen if the cost savings due to avoided disposal are not taken into account. The EPR principle, one of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive's cornerstones, is thus not being fulfilled, in a strictly financial perspective. Moreover, this means that if the EPR principle was to be strictly followed, the transfers to the local authorities should be increased. In any case, such transfers should be calculated based on the efficiency and peculiarities of each packaging waste system.
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ABSTRACT This work reports phase equilibrium data of pressurized (propane + l,l-lactide) system at different ethanol to monomer mole ratios (9:1; 7:1; 5:1). Phase equilibrium experiments were accomplished in a high-pressure... more
ABSTRACT This work reports phase equilibrium data of pressurized (propane + l,l-lactide) system at different ethanol to monomer mole ratios (9:1; 7:1; 5:1). Phase equilibrium experiments were accomplished in a high-pressure variable-volume view cell employing the static synthetic method. (Vapour + liquid) equilibrium data for the pseudo-binary systems were determined within the temperature range from (323 to 353) K and pressures up to 3.3 MPa. For the systems investigated, (vapour + liquid) equilibrium (VLE) was visually recorded. It was observed that an increase in temperature or in propane concentration led to a pronounced rise in pressure transition values. On the other hand, an increase in the ethanol to l,l-lactide mole ratio led to a reduction in pressure transitions, whereas a reduction in ethanol concentration complicates the achievement of one-phase homogeneous system. Thus, rapid complete miscibility of the system can be controlled by the amount of ethanol added as a co-solvent. The experimental results were modelled using the Peng–Robinson (PR) equation of state with the Wong–Sandler (PR–WS) mixing rule, providing a good representation of the experimental phase transition points.
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ABSTRACT Comparison between yield results obtained for PBR and Batch at 120 bar, 65 (C with CO2 as solvent and mass ratio (S/M) of 2:1 and 1:2. Where: Bat. (batch) and [E] (enzyme).
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ABSTRACT In this study, the synthesis of poly(ε-caprolactone) by lipase-catalyzed reactions in supercritical carbon dioxide was performed in a batch reactor in order to evaluate the influence of the operating conditions on polymer chain... more
ABSTRACT In this study, the synthesis of poly(ε-caprolactone) by lipase-catalyzed reactions in supercritical carbon dioxide was performed in a batch reactor in order to evaluate the influence of the operating conditions on polymer chain size and on polydispersity index. Firstly, a fractional 24−1 factorial design was performed to evaluate the effect of temperature, concentration of enzyme, water content and agitation. Then, a full 23 experimental design was carried out to evaluate the effects of pressure, enzyme concentration and water content. The best result was a polymer chain size of 7419.6 g/gmol, obtained in a reaction conducted at 145 bar, 65 °C, 200 rpm, 10 wt% enzyme concentration and at the lowest water content.
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Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has been used to assess the environmental impacts associated with an activity or product life cycle. It has also been applied to assess the environmental performance related to waste management activities. This... more
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has been used to assess the environmental impacts associated with an activity or product life cycle. It has also been applied to assess the environmental performance related to waste management activities. This study analyses the packaging waste management system of a local public authority in Portugal. The operations of selective and refuse collection, sorting, recycling, landfilling and incineration of packaging waste were considered. The packaging waste management system in operation in 2010, which we called "Baseline" scenario, was compared with two hypothetical scenarios where all the packaging waste that was selectively collected in 2010 would undergo the refuse collection system and would be sent directly to incineration (called "Incineration" scenario) or to landfill ("Landfill" scenario). Overall, the results show that the "Baseline" scenario is more environmentally sound than the hypothetical scenarios.
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ABSTRACT The Directive 94/62/EC on Packaging and Packaging Waste led to new major investments in infrastructure and equipment for waste management in Portugal to cope with the imposed recycling and recovery targets. The objective of the... more
ABSTRACT The Directive 94/62/EC on Packaging and Packaging Waste led to new major investments in infrastructure and equipment for waste management in Portugal to cope with the imposed recycling and recovery targets. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the economic rate of return of the enhanced environmental protection achieved with the implementation of the recycling scheme. Therefore, we calculated, compared, and contrasted all economic and environmental costs and benefits involved in the Portuguese packaging waste recycling system. The economic-financial and environmental assessments were developed based on data collected from the operators in charge of the municipal waste management operations. The same system boundary was used in both assessments. The environmental impacts were quantified through a Life Cycle Assessment and, then, converted into monetary values by means of three environmental valuation methods: Ecovalue08, Eco-costs2012 and Stepwise2006. We concluded that, globally, the benefits surpassed the costs for the three valuation methods. The overall cost coverage ranges between 137% and 196% if the "avoided costs" component is considered. In fact, the refuse collection and waste disposal operations proved to be more costly (mainly in the environmental perspective) than the activities which prepare waste for recycling. The "avoided costs" component assumes an important role in promoting the efficiency of the Portuguese waste management operators (local authorities), reducing their economic costs and also the environmental damage.