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    A arte e jogos de papéis sociais na educação infantil por meio de experimento pedagógico de intervenção
    (Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2026-06-26)
    Ninin, Webert Rodolfo
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    Mello, Maria Aparecida
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    http://lattes.cnpq.br/8338726751746542
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    https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2404-7957
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    http://lattes.cnpq.br/2720705576742910
    Art, as a human creation, is fundamental to human development, as it enables individuals to appropriate the meanings produced socially within a given culture, situated within a specific spatial and temporal context. This dissertation was grounded in the theoretical framework of Cultural-Historical Theory, drawing on the works of Vygotsky, Leontiev, Elkonin, and Mukhina, whose contributions were essential to the concepts addressed in this research, both theoretically and practically. The research was conducted in a public early childhood education school in the interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, with five-year-old children, and addressed the following research question: To what extent can art-pedagogical activities and social role-play contribute to the development of Special Higher Psychological Functions in early childhood education? The project proposed incorporating Art as a fundamental element in human cultural development, given that this field is often relegated to a secondary role or even treated merely as a recreational activity within the school environment. The research objectives were: (a) to implement intentional art-based mediating activities through a pedagogical intervention experiment, centered on the leading activity of social role-play; and (b) to analyze and discuss the development of the Special Higher Psychological Functions of Voluntary Attention and Creative Imagination in five-year-old children. Grounded in historical-dialectical materialism and Vygotsky's genetic method, the methodology involved the development of a pedagogical intervention experiment encompassing the following objectives: (1) to identify the children's cultural learning needs through participant observations of classroom activities and observations of the children in open spaces without adult direction; (2) to develop intentional activities based on the children's needs in order to conduct individual diagnostic assessments; (3) to foster the development of Creative Imagination and Voluntary Attention, focusing on the children's learning needs, through art-pedagogical activities and Social Role-Play (the intervention phase of the pedagogical experiment itself); and (4) to conduct the final diagnostic assessment. The research employed the following methodological instruments and procedures: participant observation; discussion circles; reading circles; drawing; social role-play; and systematic mediation. The study was based on the hypothesis that Art-Pedagogical Activities and Social Role-Play, when organized according to children's cultural learning needs, promote the development of Creative Imagination and Voluntary Attention. The data from the Pedagogical Intervention Experiment indicate that these procedures have strong pedagogical potential by integrating initial scientific knowledge, bodily experiences, mathematics, artistic practices, and Social Role-Play, thereby constituting a rich context of mediation that supports children's holistic development, expands their learning, and strengthens their social participation. In particular, art-pedagogical activities functioned as cultural instruments that reorganized children's experiences, fostering, through social relations, the expansion of meanings, the development of consciousness, and the construction of new ways of relating to the world, to themselves, and to others.
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    Vazios urbanos edificados potencialmente ociosos em Ribeirão Preto
    (Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2026-07-08)
    Silva, Gabriella Barreiros da
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    Melo, Rose Elaine Borges de
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    http://lattes.cnpq.br/8602449876992473
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    https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3905-1153
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    Miyasaka, Elza Luli
    Brazil has approximately 11.4 million vacant dwellings (12.6% of the total housing stock), while the housing deficit reaches 6.2 million units. In this context, urban voids represent a major challenge for urban planning, encompassing unused or underutilized buildings, vacant lots, and disused properties, often located in urbanized areas already served by infrastructure. The 1988 Federal Constitution and the City Statute established legal instruments to address property vacancy and underutilization, including Compulsory Parceling, Building, or Utilization (PEUC), the Progressive Urban Property Tax (IPTU Progressivo no Tempo), and expropriation measures. Against this backdrop, this study analyzed the territorial distribution of potentially vacant built properties in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, a medium-sized municipality with approximately 700,000 inhabitants and a predominantly urban population. The research applied the Methodology for Identifying Potentially Vacant Properties (MIIPO), developed by LabHab/FAU-USP and Lepur/UFABC. The Multicriteria Idleness Index (IMO) revealed three main territorial patterns: the emptying of consolidated centralities, especially the Central Quadrilateral and the Cultural Protection Zone of Bonfim Paulista; idleness associated with socioeconomic vulnerability in the northern and western regions; and idleness in valued areas, associated with the displacement of demand toward recent, dispersed, and private developments, as well as with signs of speculative retention.
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    Resistência antimicrobiana e uso racional de antimicrobianos: percepções de estudantes de curso técnico em enfermagem no ambiente hospitalar
    (Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2026-09-11)
    Daniel, Rodrigo
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    Figueiredo, Rosely
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    http://lattes.cnpq.br/2597491235073085
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    https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0131-4314
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    https://lattes.cnpq.br/4032471318053762
    Antimicrobial resistance has been recognized as one of the greatest contemporary challenges to global public health, constituting a complex problem involving clinical, epidemiological, social, and educational factors. The inappropriate and indiscriminate use of antimicrobials significantly contributes to the emergence and dissemination of resistant microorganisms, compromising the effectiveness of treatments and increasing infection-related morbidity and mortality. As part of multiprofessional healthcare, nursing technicians play a central role in medication administration and, consequently, in the implementation of infection prevention and control practices. Therefore, this study aimed to understand the perceptions of Nursing Technician students regarding antimicrobial management and antimicrobial resistance in the hospital setting, relating this knowledge to their educational and training experiences. This qualitative study collected data through focus groups, which enabled the exploration of participants’ perceptions, knowledge, and experiences regarding the investigated topic. The sessions were conducted in three virtual meetings through the Microsoft Teams® platform, with groups of four to five students, and were recorded. Subsequently, the sessions were transcribed in full and subjected to thematic content analysis. This process allowed the identification of the following analytical categories: Nursing Technician students’ understanding of bacterial resistance; Practices related to antibiotic use; Barriers to the rational use of antimicrobials; and Strategies for preventing microbial resistance. The results showed that the students recognized the importance of appropriate antimicrobial use and associated the incorrect use of these medications with increased bacterial resistance and difficulties in treating infections. The participants demonstrated an understanding of healthcare professionals’ responsibility for the safe administration of medications and the prevention of adverse events related to antimicrobial therapy. Conceptual gaps were identified regarding the biological mechanisms involved in the development of antimicrobial resistance and institutional strategies aimed at preventing and controlling this problem, such as antimicrobial stewardship programs and patient safety protocols. Educational and training experiences, particularly those related to practical activities and supervised clinical placements, proved relevant to the development of students’ knowledge on the topic, contributing to a broader understanding of the complexity of antimicrobial use and the impacts of antimicrobial resistance on healthcare delivery. It is concluded that the students recognize the importance of the topic and preventive practices, although their knowledge is predominantly practical and operational. The findings highlight the need for pedagogical strategies that more effectively integrate theory and practice, moving beyond purely operational aspects. Qualifying this technical training is strategic to mitigating antimicrobial resistance and improving the quality of healthcare
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    A “Nova Revolução Industrial”, universidades e profissões: uma abordagem institucional
    (Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2026-09-18)
    Fogaça, Diego Rorato
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    Martín, Mercedes Grijalvo
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    https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7885-4354
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    Neto, Mario Sacomano
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    http://lattes.cnpq.br/0000793038362058
    This research investigates how neo-institutional theory, particularly its sociological and discursive strands, contributes to understanding Industry 4.0 (I4.0) and the emergence of Industry 5.0 (I5.0). Institutional theory emphasizes that organizational transformations are not driven solely by technical efficiency, but also by norms, values, discourses, and the pursuit of legitimacy. Although I4.0 is frequently approached from technocentric and rationalist perspectives, its adoption and diffusion also depend on the meanings attributed to technologies and on the actions of institutional actors. I5.0 broadens this debate by placing greater emphasis on human-centricity, sustainability, and resilience. Guided by the research question, “How does the institutionalization of Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0 influence and is influenced by universities and professions?”, the thesis is structured around three interrelated articles. The first presents a scoping review of 23 articles on the interface between universities and I4.0/I5.0. The findings show that institutional theory is often used in a limited manner and that universities tend to be portrayed as organizations responding to transformations associated with I4.0, while their active role in constructing and legitimizing these transformations receives less attention. The second article analyzes 68 doctoral theses on I4.0 produced at universities in Brazil and Spain. Combining analyses conducted using the IRAMUTEQ software with a framing analysis based on the orders of worth framework, it identifies three areas: managerial aspects, implementation issues, and technical applications. Justifications associated with efficiency, performance, and technological application predominate, whereas civic and green frames are less frequent, especially in Brazil, indicating the comparatively limited presence of social and environmental dimensions in the academic discourse on I4.0. The third article examines the implementation and institutionalization of the “New Industrial Revolution” in the Brazilian industrial contexts analyzed and its perceived implications for engineering work, especially Industrial Engineering. Interviews with industry professionals and representatives of the Confea/Crea System and the Brazilian Association of Industrial Engineering (ABEPRO), analyzed through reflexive thematic analysis, show that I4.0 constitutes a widely recognized discourse, but its implementation remains selective and uneven, driven primarily by efficiency and competitiveness. I5.0 has not yet emerged as an explicitly institutionalized agenda, although elements of human-centricity and sustainability are present in the reported practices and concerns. Professional boundaries remain relatively stable, while demand is growing for digital competencies, systems thinking, interdisciplinary collaboration, and interpersonal skills. Professional associations and professional regulatory bodies exert mainly indirect influence in this process. Taken together, the three articles show that I4.0 and I5.0 can be understood not only as sets of technologies or models of productive transformation, but also as institutional processes in which technologies, discourses, values, and actors are articulated. The thesis brings studies on the “New Industrial Revolution” closer to institutional theory, showing how meaning construction, legitimation, translation, and selective implementation help explain the diffusion of these concepts and the differences between their discursive formulations and their materialization in organizations and professions.
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    Implementação de um controlador proporcional integral derivativo via arduino para a limitação da potência de um motor elétrico sem escovas no contexto de aerodesign
    (Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2025-12-03)
    Rafael, Yurieh Luigi de Souza
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    Kato, Edilson Reis Rodrigues
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    http://lattes.cnpq.br/8517698122676145
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    https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8347-7442
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    http://lattes.cnpq.br/9085290178486858
    This work presents the development and validation of an embedded control system designed for the active limitation of electrical power in brushless motors used in aircraft participating in the SAE Brazil Aerodesign competition. The project aimed to design and implement a proportional–integral–derivative (PID) controller capable of maintaining the instantaneous motor power within the limit imposed by the regulations, ensuring stability, efficiency, and compliance under real operating conditions. The proposed approach was based on a hybrid tuning methodology that combines the analytical Root Locus method—used to define the desired system dynamics—with the empirical Ziegler–Nichols method, applied to refine the controller gains. This approach allowed the combination of theoretical rigor and experimental adjustment, resulting in a control system adapted to the actual characteristics of the electrical plant and to the temporal and computational constraints of the embedded platform. The system hardware was implemented on the Arduino Nano platform, integrating analog current and voltage sensors (ACS758 and a calibrated resistive divider), responsible for measuring the electrical variables that compose the instantaneous power. From these readings, the PID controller acts on the command signal sent to the electronic speed controller (ESC), regulating the power delivered to the motor in real time. Bench tests demonstrated the stable operation of the system and confirmed that the designed controller is capable of limiting the electrical power within the specified reference value, even underload variations and battery voltage fluctuations. It was verified that the algorithm presents a smooth, coherent, and numerically stable response, complying with the discretization criteria and PWM communication constraints of the embedded setup. The obtained results confirm the technical feasibility of applying discrete PID controllers in embedded electric propulsion systems, provided that fundamental aspects of discretization, filtering, and electrical integrity are observed. The integration of mathematical modeling, experimental testing, and iterative tuning proved to be an efficient strategy for developing control systems under dynamic uncertainties.