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Capacitação aos profissionais da Atenção Primária à Saúde por meio da AMPI-AB para fortalecimento da Saúde da Pessoa Idosa: estudo quase-experimental
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2026-03-02)
Santos, Claudia Aparecida dos
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Jesus, Isabela Thaís Machado de
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/6262935093713981
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3752-8867
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Gramani-Say, Karina
Introduction: Multidimensional assessment of older adults (MDA) is an interdisciplinary process that contributes to health promotion. The Multidimensional Assessment of Older Adults in Primary Care (AMPI-AB) instrument allows for the identification of the functional stratification of older adults based on vulnerabilities, thus enabling the development of a longitudinal care plan. Although MDA is integrated into the Primary Health Care (PHC) level, its application is still limited. The qualification of professionals and the management of the work process are improved through continuing education strategies. Objective: To evaluate the level of knowledge of Primary Health Care professionals about AMPI-AB before and after a continuing education intervention and the recording of MDA results in ESUS-AB. Methodology: A quasi-experimental, single-group study was conducted before and after the intervention, developed in the PHC of a municipality in the interior of the state of São Paulo from August to December 2025. Health professionals were invited to participate in MDA and AMPI-AB training. Different professionals from family health and multidisciplinary teams who agreed to participate in the study were included, excluding non-permanent professionals and those who did not participate in the training. A knowledge level assessment questionnaire with four questions was applied at two time points (pre- and post-intervention), and a questionnaire evaluating the implementation and use of AMPI-AB was conducted in a 2-month follow-up after the training, with fourteen questions. The intervention consisted of theoretical-practical training and a simulated case study. Quantitative data were presented using descriptive statistics and compared using the Wilcoxon test for paired samples. Qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis. Results: 125 professionals participated in the training, 92.6% female, 61.6% Community Health Agents (CHAs), with an average of 7 years of experience in primary health care. The level of knowledge about AMPI-AB after training showed a significant increase in the median (2.00, 25%-75% pre vs. 4.00, 25%-75% post). During the subsequent months, 457 AMD records were made. Regarding the professionals' perception, most agreed that the training influenced changes in conduct and care support, recognizing the importance of AMPI-AB for the quality of care. The main barrier reported was lack of time, while facilitators included the receptiveness of older people. The sustainability of maintaining the use of the assessment during care was affirmative. Conclusion: The training highlighted the potential of continuing education as a strategy to qualify professionals, who came to recognize AMPI-AB as an accessible screening tool in the work process, in addition to contributing to care practices focused on longitudinal, comprehensive care centered on the needs of older people and assisting management in organizing the health network for older people from primary health care. Key words: Primary Health Care; Continuing Education; Evaluation of Processes in Health Care; Elderly Health.
Transferência de aprendizado profundo para previsão da irradiação solar: uma análise para diferentes bioclimas e escassez de dados
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2026-03-02)
Diniz, Leonardo
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Barbosa, Daniel
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/7843695359589199
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0542-1723
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Fernandes, Ricardo Augusto Souza
The intermittent nature of solar irradiation has been a major challenge in planning and operating electrical power systems. In Brazil, due to the distinct bioclimatic zones, each with its own peculiarities and climatic behaviors, the sce- nario becomes complex. For this reason, a methodology based on transfer learning combined with state-of-the-art solar irradiation forecasting can bring advantages, especially when there is a low amount of data from certain climatological stations. In this sense, transfer learning can be used both between data from stations be- longing to the same bioclimatic zone (aiming to solve the problem of missing data) and between data from stations located in different bioclimatic zones (seeking to solve the problem of climatic disparity). This work proposes, based on a baseline constructed with the seasonal autoregressive integrated moving average model, to evaluate the performance of LSTM (long-short term memory) neural networks and their hybridization with convolutional neural networks (CNNs) in order to perform hourly solar irradiance forecasting. The results demonstrate that, in relation to the test of models constructed solely by LSTMs, compared to the CNN-LSTM hybrid models, the former showed slightly better performance, by approximately 1% on av- erage. Regarding the learning transfer tests, the feature extraction and fine-tuning approaches performed reasonably well when compared to zero-shot adaptation, be- ing comparable to the results of the LSTM models for each climatological station, especially in the configuration of stations by distance. Regarding the configuration of stations with a low amount of data, the approach performed well, mainly within the MAE metric.
Utilizando redes neurais informadas pela física para encontrar hamiltonianos efetivos em sistemas quânticos
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2026-03-02)
Silva, Rodrigo Pereira
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Villas-Bôas, Celso Jorge
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/5700887540085418
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/1701487073029388
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Dias, Rodrigo Alves
Effective Hamiltonians are a cornerstone of quantum optics and cavity quantum electro-dynamics (QED). By identifying and discarding terms that do not contribute significantly to the overall dynamics in a given parameter regime, they provide tractable models that still reproduce the experimentally relevant dynamics. In light-matter systems, a canonical example is the reduction of the quantum Rabi Hamiltonian (RH) to the effective Jaynes-Cummings Hamiltonian (JCH) under the rotating-wave approximation (RWA), where fast-oscillating terms are discarded from the system's Hamiltonian due to little contribution to dynamics. While effective-model selection is often justified analytically, as in the RWA, this approach requires a deep understanding of the physical system at hand, and is often heavily handmade. Hence, the central problem addressed in this dissertation is whether one can infer an effective Hamiltonian directly from limited dynamical data and physics a priori knowledge shared by many common physical systems. To this end, we leverage an inverse physics-informed neural network (PINN) framework to reproduce the passage of the RH to the JCH. In this setting, the complex-valued vector state of the composed atom-cavity system is represented by two real-valued neural networks (for the real and imaginary components) trained using a loss function with terms that (i) enforces Schrödinger dynamics through an ordinary differential equation (ODE) residual evaluated at fixed time instants, (ii) matches data observation from experimentally accessible expectation values (photon number and excited-state population), and (iii) imposes physical constraints through initial-condition and normalization penalties. Unknown atom-cavity coupling parameters present in the Hamiltonian are treated as trainable neural network parameters and learned jointly with the state trajectory. After validating the approach in a matched-model baseline (simulating train data with JCH and using the Jaynes-Cummings ODE residual) across distinct cavity initial states, we tackle effective-model identification by training with a split Rabi interaction containing separate rotating and counter-rotating couplings. Results show that in a parameter regime where RWA is feasible, training consistently recovers the Jaynes-Cummings coupling while suppressing the counter-rotating coupling toward zero, both when data are generated by full Rabi dynamics and when Jaynes-Cummings data are fit using the more expressive RH. We further show that the chosen non-negativity parameterization of the learned coupling parameter (absolute value versus softplus functions) influences how readily weakly identifiable terms collapse toward zero. These results support inverse PINNs as a practical workflow for testing whether candidate terms in full Hamiltonians are warranted by data and for extracting effective Hamiltonians from partial expectation-value measurements.
Saberes tradicionais nos cursos de Pedagogia das universidades públicas do Estado de São Paulo
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2026-03-02)
Mota, Maria Elizabete Pereira
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Monteiro, Rosana Batista
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/2567706339313166
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https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1672-8912
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/5598639076383646
This dissertation investigates the presence and modes of incorporation of traditional quilombola and indigenous knowledge in the curricula of Pedagogy degree programs. The study is grounded in an anti-racist, decolonial, and contracolonial perspective, understanding the curricula as a field of political, symbolic, and epistemological disputes. Methodologically, this is a qualitative documentary research that analyzed the syllabi of mandatory courses on Education on Ethnic-Racial Relations (ERER), extracted from the Pedagogical Course Projects of public universities in the state of São Paulo. The results show that the incorporation of traditional knowledge occurs unevenly in the prescribed curricula. While indigenous knowledge appears explicitly named in all the syllabi analyzed, quilombola knowledge tends to be addressed implicitly, diluted within the field of Afro-Brazilian culture, being explicitly mentioned in only one of the courses. This asymmetry indicates epistemological limits in the recognition of this knowledge in initial teacher education. Although the presence of mandatory ERER courses constitutes a relevant condition for addressing these topics, it is observed that their mere existence does not guarantee the systematic valorization of traditional knowledge in the curricula. It is concluded that their effective incorporation requires political and epistemological choices that recognize them as legitimate forms of knowledge production, beyond their inclusion as complementary content, contributing to the construction of teacher education committed to anti-racist and contracolonial education.
Representações sociais da gestação e parto de mulheres que tiveram essa vivência durante a pandemia do COVID-19
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2026-03-02)
Costa, Kemily Benini
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Ogata, Márcia Niituma
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/3274294833403570
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/1424644730814556
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https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1410-7637
Objective: Analyze the social representations of pregnancy and childbirth for women who experienced this, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: Is a qualitative research study, composed of two stages. A systematic mapping review was conducted in March 2024, using the PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases. After removing duplicates, the selection of studies was first carried out by analyzing the abstract and, subsequently by reading the full text. Excel spreadsheets were created to categorize the variables of the included studies, and the data were presented descriptively. Empirical data collection was carried out through semi-structured and audio-recorded interviews with women from three cities in the interior of São Paulo, who were pregnant and gave birth between 2020 and 2021. After transcription of the collected material, it was subjected to content analysis, resulting in categories of analysis based on the most frequent textual excerpts. Results: 65 primary studies on perceptions of pregnancy and childbirth during the COVID-19 pandemic were mapped, and 14 women who had these experiences during the aforementioned period were interviewed. The social representations of pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic were anchored in fear, sadness, and loneliness, where there was a discontinuity in their conceptual references of pregnancy, and therefore, a mismatch between expectations and reality related to the gestational period. Regarding childbirth, social representations were anchored in cesarean sections, obstetric violence, and unsuccessful experiences in vaginal delivery. Final considerations: The social representations of childbirth, compared to the pre-pandemic period, underwent significant transformations, with a shift in images from joy to fear, from sharing to loneliness and sadness, resulting in intense psychological suffering for women during pregnancy. Meanwhile, the social representations of childbirth remained aligned with the previously reified universe before the virus, to the traditions of birth and its generally consensual entirety, where being in labor usually means being subjected to a cesarean section or experiencing some degree of obstetric violence, where the covid-19 pandemic intensified vulnerabilities related to healthcare and the mother's satisfaction with the care received
Avaliação do envolvimento da neurotransmissão vasopressinérgica da amígdala na empatia relacionada à nocicepção e ansiedade em camundongos machos e fêmeas
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2026-03-02)
Noronha Matos, Jonatã Marques Silva Oliveira de
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Canto de Souza, Azair Liane Matos do
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http://lattes.cnpq.br/2352004564367849
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0828-7670
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http://lattes.cnpq.br/1645895233579485
Social interaction is a necessary factor for human survival and depends on the ability to understand the intentions and emotions of others, characteristics associated with empathy, which can be observed in humans and other animals. Living with a conspecific with neuropathic pain induces increased anxiety and hypernociception in observer mice (Ob), and the amygdala is one of the structures involved in the modulation of nociception and empathic responses. Vasopressin is a neuropeptide, an agonist of V1A, V1B, and V2 receptors, and atosiban is an antagonist involved in modulating social repertoires, anxiety-like responses, and nociception. In this sense, we demonstrated that systemic injections of vasopressin reversed the hypernociception induced by cohabitation with chronic pain in male mice. The aim of this study was to evaluate the involvement of the amygdala's vasopressinergic system in nociception-related empathy in male and female mice that cohabited with a conspecific experiencing chronic pain. Male and female Swiss-albino mice were housed in quartets, and on the 14th day of cohabitation, one animal from the quartet underwent sciatic nerve constriction surgery (CNC) or not (Sham), returning to cohabitation with their respective observers (Ob-CNC and Ob-SH) for another 14 days. On the 24th day, the mice, male or female (Ob-CNC and Ob-SH), underwent stereotaxy for bilateral implantation of cannulas directed to the amygdala. On day 28, all Ob-CNC and Ob-SH animals received bilateral intra-amygdala injections of vasopressin (1.0 µg/0.1 µL, Experiment 1) and atosiban (V1a receptor antagonist, 0.04 and 0.4 µg/0.1 µL, Experiment 2), and after five minutes were subjected to the elevated plus maze (EPM) for 5 minutes. At the end of the EPM test, they received an intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection of acetic acid (0.6%, 0.1 ml/10 g) and returned to the housing box with their respective CNC and Sham partner for recording the number of abdominal contortions for 5 minutes. The hot plate test was performed on the respective CNC and Sham partners before sciatic nerve constriction surgery (day 14), and after the abdominal writhing test (day 28) to confirm the effectiveness of the surgery and the observers' interaction with the nociceptive animal. The results demonstrated that interaction with the conspecific with chronic pain promoted hypernociception and increased anxiety responses in the pain observers. Intra-amygdala administration of vasopressin (1.0 µg) and atosiban (0.4 µg) reversed the hypernociceptive and anxiety-like effects in male and female observer mice. However, the lower dose of atosiban (0.04 µg) was ineffective in altering the nociceptive response. Intra-amygdala administration of vasopressin produced an anxiolytic-like effect in both male and female observer mice, whereas a higher dose of atosiban (0.4 µg) was effective only in male mice. These findings suggest that amygdalar vasopressinergic neurotransmission modulates emotional and nociceptive processing in male and female mice during emotional pain contagion induced by cohabitation with a conspecific with chronic neuropathic pain.
A sarcopenia e seus estágios são fatores de risco para declínio do desempenho cognitivo em pessoas idosas?
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2026-03-02)
Santos, Jassiely Priscilla de Faria
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Alexandre, Tiago da Silva
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/5393622641681701
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https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3791-9793
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/0204064617243377
The muscle–brain axis has emerged as a central mechanism underlying the interdependence between sarcopenia and cognitive decline, suggesting that muscle integrity influences neurobiology and the maintenance of cognitive function. Although cross-sectional evidence links losses in muscle strength and mass to poorer cognitive performance, longitudinal research remains limited in demonstrating a gradient of risk across the severity stages of sarcopenia. Moreover, it remains unclear how variability in the criteria used to define low muscle strength (LMS) modulates these associations over time. Thus, this study examined sarcopenia and its stages as risk factors for decline in global cognitive function, memory, and executive function over eight years of follow-up, considering different cut-off points to define LMS (<36, <32, <30, <27, and <26 kg for men; <23, <21, <20, and <16 kg for women). This longitudinal study used data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing and followed 4,301 participants aged ≥60 years, without dementia and with baseline cognitive performance (z-score) ≥ −1.5 SD. Sarcopenia was defined according to EWGSOP2 criteria using different LMS cut-offs. Global cognition, memory, and executive function were standardized as z-scores by age and education. Generalized linear mixed models adjusted for sociodemographic, behavioral, and clinical characteristics were used to estimate cognitive trajectories according to sarcopenia stages. Only severe sarcopenia was a risk factor for decline in global cognitive function and its domains, regardless of the LMS cut-off adopted. For global cognition, this corresponded to a decline ranging from −0.92 to −0.69 SD over eight years, depending on the criterion. For executive function, the decline ranged from −0.38 to −0.18 SD, and for memory from −0.30 to −0.11 SD. Severe sarcopenia was consistently associated with decline in global cognition, memory, and executive function in older adults. Because this risk was identified independently of the LMS threshold applied, higher cut-off values may help identify individuals at risk of cognitive decline at earlier stages, enabling more timely interventions.
Segmentação semântica fracamente supervisionada para imagens de fast-food usando arquitetura SegFormer com duplo estudante
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2026-03-02)
Carvalho, Matheus Ramos de
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Ferrari, Ricardo José
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/8460861175344306
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https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1197-2553
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/7433192248627231
This study focuses on Semantic Segmentation (SS) of fast-food sandwich assembly images using Deep Learning and weakly supervised learning techniques. Semantic segmentation, which involves pixel-wise classification of the image, is a fundamental task in computer vision and relevant for quality control in franchise assembly. When dealing with food, challenges arise such as the high visual diversity of ingredients and class imbalance; moreover, existing models often rely on public datasets that do not reflect scenarios such as Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) imagery, which is the focus of this work. Automating quality control by distinguishing ingredients at the pixel level contributes to standardization and consistency. Manual annotation for supervised training is costly and time-consuming, which justifies exploring weakly supervised models that require only image-level labels. We propose a weakly supervised SS model based on Class Activation Maps (CAMs) to identify ingredients in low-resolution images captured by CCTV. The architecture is lightweight and low-resource: it uses SegFormer-B0 in a dual-student setup with mutual supervision via cross pseudo-labels, and incorporates Test-Time Augmentation (TTA) and Dynamic Threshold Adjustment (DTA) for pseudo-label refinement. Results show mIoU of 43.9% (comparable to DuPL, 41.2%), with greater stability across folds (standard deviation 0.6% versus 6.8% for DuPL). The model also exhibits superior computational efficiency, using 33% less VRAM and achieving 1.5–5× higher throughput than DuPL, making it suitable for real-time deployment in resource-constrained environments.
As trabalhadoras em facções na cidade de Ervália (MG): subcontratação e trabalho a domicílio
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2026-03-02)
Teixeira, Ana Paula
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Lima, Jacob Carlos
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http://lattes.cnpq.br/9244132532446607
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http://lattes.cnpq.br/4356789022243254
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Lima, Jacob Carlos
This study analyzed perceptions of subcontracted and home-based work performed by women in the garment sector in Ervália. This type of work is referred to as “facção” in Ervália; “facção” refers to production units outside garment factories where work is specialized to a single stage of production. The term “facção” derives from piecework—repetitive and specialized labor focused on a single stage of production, in the Fordist mold. The use of the term “facção” in Ervália is emic. Subcontracting is a structural element in the garment sector, intensified by processes of productive restructuring and labor flexibilization. The case study method was used, employing semi-structured interviews with the “snowball” technique (Bogdan and Biklen, 2003), in which one interviewee refers another, and so on, until qualitative saturation is achieved (Minayo, 2017). Based on this, 10 interviews were conducted. The research demonstrated that the hypothesis—that for these workers, who form the basis of garment production and constitute its most vulnerable segment, this work represents an important financial resource, in addition to the possibility of combining it with social reproduction and care work—is true. Furthermore, the workers view their work positively, as it is also intertwined with rural activities, highlighting that the boundaries between rural and urban areas are fluid for these workers.
A rasura de uma história única: espaço e trajetória de uma imigrante negra em Americanah, de Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2026-03-02)
Gomes, Jussara Barbosa da Silva
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Alavarce, Camila da Silva
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/7151151054517258
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/7166371043551564
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5110-8252
This work aims to analyze the novel Americanah, by Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. The narrative revolves around a young Nigerian couple, Ifemelu and Obinze. After completing high school, both find themselves unable to pursue higher education in Nigeria. Therefore, they decide to leave the country, their destinations being the United States and England, respectively. However, this research will focus solely on Ifemelu. The intention is to understand the relationship between the character, a Black immigrant woman, and the spaces presented in the work, considering the American sociocultural context. Furthermore, it aims to objectively apprehend the conflicts faced by Ifemelu, permeated by racism, sexism, and xenophobia; these oppressions are active in marginalization, especially through language and her hair, central elements in her identity. This research is bibliographic in nature, and in the analysis, we take as fundamental the contributions of theorists of literary criticism, such as Mata (2014, 2020, 2023), Leite (2003), Achebe (2012), Candido (2006), Souza (2021), Morrison (2019), Seligmann-Silva (2018), Pereira (2023) and Gomes (2008), as well as intellectuals linked to the so-called Cultural Studies, among them Bhabha (1998, 2011), Hall (1997, 2003, 2016), Mignolo (2017), and Said (2011). Regarding intersectionality, a concept that will allow us to understand how oppressions operate together in the violence that affects the character Ifemelu in American society, we will focus on Gonzalez (2020), Collins (2019), hooks (2019, 2021), Davis (2016), Alzandúa (2000, 2005), Oyěwùmí (2021), Akotirene (2019), Berth (2020), Nascimento (2022) and Gomes (2019). In addition to these theorists, Fanon (2008, 2022), Munanga (2020, 2008), Mbembe (2018), Césaire (2010) and Santos (2015, 2023) will be important for this work, as their studies are fundamental to understanding spatial segregation and the violence that has permeated Black bodies from the colonization process to the present day. This work will also be guided by the notion of the danger of a single story (Adichie, 2019), as it will allow us to deconstruct eurocentrism surrounding the issues raised throughout the work. Therefore, the aim is to highlight how the literature produced by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie erases the single narratives about certain bodies and reveals other ways of being in the world.
Efeitos do ensino do ecoico generalizado na emergência de prosódia para crianças com Autismo
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2026-03-02)
Magalhães, Aline de Fátima Rosa
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Goyos, Antônio Celso de Noronha
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/3407008711535651
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6150-1074
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/0680686871478874
The objective of the study was to experimentally evaluate the effects of teaching generalized echoic verbal operants on the emergence of prosody in children with ASD. To this end, a study was conducted using a non-concurrent multiple baseline design between participants. The dependent variables (DVs) in this study correspond to echoic responses, direct teaching of multiple echoic samples, and prosody, the acquisition of which will not be taught directly, but only measured to verify possible side effects or generativity processes resulting from the teaching of multiple echoic samples. The independent variable (IV) consisted of the direct teaching of multiple examples of verbal auditory stimuli, implemented systematically throughout the sessions, investigating their effects on both the emergence and acquisition of prosodic repertoires. Five children diagnosed with ASD, aged between four and seven years, participated in the study. The results indicated that teaching multiple instances of echolalia produced consistent increases in prosodic performance percentages throughout the sessions. The observed effects can be explained by the formation of auditory-auditory equality relations and the transfer of control of this relation across new stimuli. Point-to-point correspondence expanded from words to new and socially relevant acoustic properties, and such changes have direct implications for the social function of language, including reading, writing, and literacy.
Promoção da saúde mental e qualidade de vida do residente médico de psiquiatria: revisão integrativa
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2026-03-02)
Melo, Fellipe Oliveira
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Rocha, Sheyla Ribeiro
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/4784568943530426
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https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1926-4439
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Aquilante, Aline Guerra
Introduction: Medical residency, characterized by on-the-job training, is the gold standard of specialization for medical graduates. However, this type of postgraduate training can be associated with feelings of insecurity, uncertainty, and frustration, linked to the high level of dedication, growth, and maturation required. If this process is not counterbalanced in an empathetic and supervised manner, it can be traumatic and lead to mental health disorders. Added to this are the peculiar characteristics of psychiatric residency, such as treating the mental suffering of another human being and its challenges, such as exposure to violence, suicide attempts and acts, empathic suffering, and stigmatization. Objective: To identify and propose strategies to promote the quality of life and mental health of psychiatric residents. Method: Integrative review, conducted in electronic databases of scientific publications—Medline/PubMed, SciELO, SCOPUS, Web of Science, ERIC, Virtual Health Library/BIREME (VHL), and Cochrane Library—and in the gray literature – CAPES Thesis Database, Brazilian Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (BDTD), and Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD), with selection using search strings by two independent researchers, with disagreements decided by a third party. Results: Of the 710 studies found, eight articles were selected, separated according to the type of modality used in the proposed intervention: virtual (online) and in-person. Remote interventions used cognitive behavioral therapy for suicide prevention and offered interventions through an app at strategic times of the day to improve behavior and mental health, both targeting first-year residents. In-person interventions focused on implementing wellness service strategies for resident physicians, organizational change strategies, post-suicide prevention protocols, meditation practices such as heartfulness and mindfulness, and electroacupuncture. Conclusion: Although studies show that the interventions found are low-cost and easily accessible, the studies do not show specific data such as financial values and reflect a reality that is often not found in countries such as Brazil. It is urgent to raise awareness among managers and the general public about this issue, in order to contribute to the development of public policies focused on care within the training settings for health professionals, which is closely linked to the field of public health.
Avaliação da produção de pigmentos por microrganismos isolados de painéis fotovoltaicos: otimização do processo, influência da radiação UV e potenciais propriedades biotecnológicas
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2026-03-03)
Oliveira, Juliana Cristina Ramos de
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Mendes-Silva, Tayane de Cássia Dias
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/8965905860643791
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Duarte, Iolanda Cristina Silveira
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/2626035341263254
Microbial pigments represent sustainable alternatives to synthetic dyes. The use of agro-industrial waste as substrates emerges as a promising strategy to reduce costs and increase the viability of the biosynthesis of these metabolites. Microorganisms adapted to extreme environments frequently synthesize pigments as a protective mechanism, making them relevant targets for biotechnological exploration. In this context, the cultivation conditions that favor pigment production by the strains Rhodotorula mucilaginosa PSR 34, Arthrobacter koreensis PSR 37, and Kocuria sp. PSR 51, previously isolated from photovoltaic panels in the city of Sorocaba/SP, an extreme artificial environment of anthropogenic origin, were investigated. Synthetic culture media, soybean molasses as an alternative substrate, incubation time, and temperature were evaluated. Additionally, the influence of UV-A, UV-B, and UV-C radiation on pigment production was determined. Soybean molasses did not prove to be a substrate with superior attributes compared to the use of synthetic media. Determining the ideal conditions revealed differences in the pigment production profile among the analyzed strains. PSR 37 showed the highest production at 15 °C, with 72 hours of incubation, reaching an average concentration of 958.66 µg/L. For PSR 34, the most favorable condition was 15 °C associated with 168 hours of incubation, resulting in 1.66 mg/L of pigment. In contrast, PSR 51 showed the highest production at 30 °C after 72 hours, with an average concentration of 610 µg/L. UV radiation, at the evaluated doses, did not promote an increase in pigment production. Spectral and chromatographic analyses of the PSR 34 pigment indicated the presence of β-carotene and torulene. These pigments demonstrated antimicrobial activity greater than 90% against the tested strains, at a concentration of 7.5 mg/L. Similarly, pigments extracted from PSR 37 and PSR 51 also demonstrated high antimicrobial activity at concentrations of 4.5 and 7.5 mg/L, respectively. All pigment extracts showed a photoprotective factor greater than 30 SPF. The antioxidant activity of the pigments was dependent on exposure time, showing DPPH radical scavenging capacity after 60 minutes of 56.07% for PSR 34, 76.9% for PSR 37, and 89.67% for PSR 51. Furthermore, the pigment extracts exhibited low cytotoxicity in 3T3 and HaCaT cells, maintaining cell viability greater than 50%. These results highlight the promising biotechnological potential of these pigments, reinforcing their relevance for future applications in different industrial sectors.
Cuidados paliativos pediátricos: atributos para uma rede de cuidado integral
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2026-03-03)
Menegussi, Juliana Morais
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Ogata, Márcia Niituma
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/3274294833403570
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https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8390-7334
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/8276084115249780
Palliative care is understood as an approach that aims to improve the quality of life of adults and children, as well as their families, who face problems associated with health conditions that may limit or threaten the continuity of life. This approach seeks to prevent and alleviate suffering, whether physical, psychological, social, or spiritual in nature. This research is motivated and justified by the need to advance the current state of the pediatric palliative care approach, from the perspective of comprehensive and networked care. For that, action research was carried out as a methodological approach, anchored in the theoretical perspective of comprehensiveness. Six meetings were held with family members and palliative care professionals with the main objective of collectively building attributes for a pediatric palliative care network, from the perspective of comprehensiveness. The results highlight seven attributes to be considered in pediatric palliative care: child- and family-centered care, total pain management as the structuring axis of care, humanized health practices, guaranteed resources and access to technologies, networked care, integration among different policies and community networks, and qualification and support for healthcare work. The identified attributes reveal that a comprehensive pediatric palliative care network could be built through the articulation between lived suffering, ethical care practices, network organization, and political commitment, shaping a goal that transforms laws into lived rights and care into collective responsibility. May this research serve as an invitation to continue the debate, research, and political action in pediatric palliative care in our country.
Capacidades intrínsecas e avaliação multidimensional da pessoa idosa na Atenção Primária à Saúde: interfaces com a fonoaudiologia
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2026-03-03)
Pinheiro, Sarah Murari
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Jesus, Isabela Thaís Machado de
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/6262935093713981
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3752-8867
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Costa-Guarisco, Letícia Pimenta
The Multidimensional Assessment of the older person is a central strategy in Primary Health Care (PHC), enabling the early identification of functional, cognitive, emotional, and social changes that impact autonomy and functionality in old age. In line with national and international guidelines, this interdisciplinary approach has gained a new conceptual framework based on the proposal of the World Health Organization, which began to guide aging care based on the concept of intrinsic capacity, understood as the set of physical and mental capacities mobilized throughout the course of life. Objective: To identify the speech-language pathology aspects present in the assessment instruments for the older person used in PHC and to analyze their intersection with the domains of intrinsic capacity. Method: This is a qualitative, documentary, and interpretive study based on the analysis of four instruments recommended for use in PHC: Rapid multidimensional assessment fron Primary Care book No19, IVCF-20, AMPI-AB, and ICOPE. The data were extracted and organized into descriptive tables, categorized according to the five domains of intrinsic capacity (cognition, sensory functions, vitality, psychological state, and locomotion) and according to the areas of Speech-Language Pathology practice: language, audiology, orofacial motor skills, and voice. Results: The analyzed instruments address speech-language pathology aspects in four of the five domains of intrinsic capacity, with the exception of the psychological domain. The presence of items related to language, audiology (auditory and vestibular function), and orofacial motor skills, especially chewing and swallowing, stands out. However, a lack of systematic strategies for voice screening was observed, as well as the non-incorporation of communication as a specific domain, despite its transversality. Conclusion: Speech-Language Pathology is integrated in a relevant, but heterogeneous way, into the assessment instruments for older adults in Primary Health Care, showing direct alignment with four domains of intrinsic capacity. The failure to identify speech-language pathology changes early can compromise functionality and accelerate functional decline, reinforcing the importance of speech-language pathology intervention in promoting healthy aging and comprehensive care centered on the older person.
Efeitos do aumento de fluência do contato visual sobre a porcentagem de emissão, duração e latência desse comportamento em crianças com transtorno do espectro autista
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2026-03-03)
Costa, Hiago Souza
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Goyos, Antônio Celso de Noronha
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http://lattes.cnpq.br/3407008711535651
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http://lattes.cnpq.br/8579709781893016
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https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4002-2805
Reduced, absent, or atypical eye contact has been widely considered one of the indicators of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Beyond serving as a diagnostic marker, deficits in eye contact may lead to several difficulties throughout development, including limitations in social interactions and learning opportunities, impairments in joint attention, social referencing, and imitation, as well as delayed language development. Therefore, studies investigating effective procedures for teaching eye contact are needed. The present study aimed to apply an increased fluency teaching procedure and evaluate its effects on the percentage, latency, and duration of this response. A nonconcurrent multiple baseline design was employed. Five children with ASD, receiving services at a private clinic, participated in the study. The procedure consisted of six phases: preference assessment, baseline, eye contact teaching, return to baseline conditions, generalization, and maintenance. The results indicated that the procedure was effective in increased fluency of eye contact for all participants, with increases in response percentage and duration and reductions in latency. Performance was also maintained under conditions without programmed reinforcement and generalized to contexts different from the teaching environment. It is concluded that the investigated procedure represents a promising strategy for teaching eye contact, potentially supporting the development of attentional repertoires relevant to learning and social interaction.
Quando incentivos partidários aumentam chances de mulheres serem eleitas: análise das eleições municipais de 2024 aos executivos municipais
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2026-03-03)
Costa, Maria Eduarda Tencati da
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Braga, Maria do Socorro Sousa
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/2311094074614215
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https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2141-9778
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/6705455127681708
The underrepresentation of women in Brazilian politics persists as a structural democratic challenge, evidenced by the low occupation of women in municipal Executive positions. This dissertation investigates the role of political parties as gatekeepers and analyzes which party incentives increase the chances of women being recruited and elected as mayors in the 2024 elections. The research is based on the premise that the internal structure of parties and the distribution of resources are determinants in the supply of competitive candidacies. Methodologically, the study employs a quantitative approach based on data from the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), applying Binary Logistic Regression models to test the impact of variables such as the presence of women in party leadership positions (president, general secretary, and treasurer), campaign finance, ideological spectrum, and municipality size. The results indicate that, while the predictive model for electoral success has limitations due to the complexity of voter behavior, structural variables are decisive in the recruitment stage. The analysis demonstrated that the presence of female leadership in municipal party bodies triples the chances of a woman becoming a candidate, confirming the hypothesis that internal inclusion boosts political supply. Furthermore, it was observed that public funding is the primary source for female campaigns, given the barrier to accessing private resources, and that small municipalities prove to be more fertile ground for the election of female mayors. It is concluded that political parties are the central variables in maintaining or breaking the gender status quo, operating filters that limit female competitiveness even before the election begins.
“Nós não somos agência humanitária, nós somos a agência do Reino de Deus”: proselitismo religioso e ação social evangélica com migrantes
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2026-03-04)
Faustino, Rafael
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Ruseishvili, Svetlana
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/8978076849998172
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https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8170-9692
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/4423196105508468
In this research, I investigate the extent to which the assistance provided by evangelical organizations and churches to people in forced displacement is conditioned by an expectation of religious loyalty or adherence. To this end, I analyze the activities of a network of evangelical churches in relation to Ukrainians brought to Brazil following the onset of the war in Ukraine in 2022. Data collection was conducted through 22 semi-structured interviews carried out during fieldwork in Curitiba and Prudentópolis, in the Brazilian state of Paraná, with representatives of participating churches, volunteers and other individuals involved in the migration process, and Ukrainian migrants who remained in the country. Data analysis is guided by the Sociological Discourse Analysis (SDA) developed by the Madrid Qualitative School, understanding discourse not merely as vocabulary employed, but as a form of production of reality and knowledge, inscribed in power dynamics and beyond intentionality. I argue that evangelical churches and organizations frequently operate in the migration field in a proselytizing manner and with expansionist objectives, utilizing social actions to fulfill the biblically inspired mission of converting people from all nations. These actors pursue this end through diverse approaches and discourses but often seek an "integral" action that positions them as the primary or sole benefactors of the assisted individuals, while discouraging them from seeking other sources of support. These strategies encounter barriers that limit their outcomes, the main one being the difficulty of reaching a significant number of non-evangelicals in specific contexts. I further suggest that there is a trend toward growth in evangelical social action regarding forced displacement, stemming from religious leaders' identification of this field as fertile for reaching individuals of diverse cultural and religious profiles; from their extensive networks of religious, political, and economic connections; and from the increasing openness of national states and international organizations to their participation in humanitarian policies and in the migration governance.
Avaliação do ensino de comportamento monetário para adolescentes com autismo e deficiência intelectual
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2026-03-04)
Lima, Daniela Cristina de Araújo
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Afonso, Priscila Benitez
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/0000868072508462
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https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3501-7606
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/8587734335931592
The acquisition of monetary behavior involving addition has been investigated using the constructed response matching to sample (CRMTS) procedure. In this context, the present study aimed to verify whether the insertion of this procedure into a relational network, using whole monetary values corresponding to two-, five-, ten-, and twenty-real banknotes, as well as one-real and fifty-cent coins, would allow for the emergence of the mathematical operation of addition. Five youths diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Intellectual Disability (ID) participated in the study. The experimental stimuli employed throughout all phases of the procedure were organized into four sets: orally dictated values (A), pictorial representations of banknotes and coins presented individually (B), pictorial representations of combinations of coins and banknotes composing whole values (C), and the mathematical operation of addition involving these stimuli (D). The teaching procedure was structured into six phases: multiple baseline across tasks; teaching of AB relations; teaching of AC relations; testing for transitivity of BC and CB relations; testing for the emergence of BD and CD relations for addition; and two follow-up measures conducted seven and thirty days after the teaching procedure. All tasks were presented in a computerized format. The results indicated that all participants already demonstrated AB relations in their initial repertoire, corresponding to matching dictated values with pictorial representations of banknotes and coins. The number of direct teaching trials required for the acquisition of AC relations, involving dictated values and quantities of coins and banknotes, ranged from one to five. Participants showed difficulty understanding that the requested value could result from the combination of smaller values based on the orally presented model. The participants’ initial repertoire did not appear to interfere with the emergence and maintenance of addition operations (CD relations), with consistent follow-up performances ranging from 80% to 100% accuracy. These findings support the argument that difficulties in retention often attributed to Intellectual Disability may, in fact, be related to shortcomings in instructional programming. The CRMTS procedure proved effective in promoting the emergence of addition within the context of monetary behavior, and the use of computerized tasks appeared to enhance participant engagement, indicating that evidence-based practices can provide functional and individualized pedagogical alternatives.
Equações semilineares com não linearidade de absorção e medida como dado
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2026-03-04)
Segantin, Carlos Eduardo Passarin
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Miyagaki, Olimpio Hiroshi
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/2646698407526867
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5608-3760
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Presoto, Adilson Eduardo
This work aimed to investigate the nonlinear Dirichlet problem with measure data and the difficulties that arise by reducing the regularity of the data. An analytical framework was established to study the existence, uniqueness, and regularity of solutions when the boundary data is a measure, generalizing classical formulations that require data in Lebesgue spaces. The approach is based on Sobolev space theory, the notion of capacity, and measure theory, employing tools such as the Newtonian potential, Kato's inequality, and the weak and inverse maximum principles. The text develops the necessary theoretical foundations to address the subject, among them: measure and integration theory (including the Radon-Nikodym-Lebesgue decomposition for \(\sigma\)-finite measures), properties of harmonic functions, Sobolev space theory (embeddings, trace, Poincar\'e inequalities), and the formulation of the Poisson equation with measure data in the distributional sense. The main results obtained include: the characterization of solutions as the sum of a Newtonian potential and a harmonic function; the equivalence between distributional and dual of the set of smooth functions vanishing at the domain boundary formulations of the Dirichlet problem; and the derivation of more general versions of the maximum principle (weak and inverse) in the context of measures, using the decomposition of a measure into diffuse and concentrated parts with respect to Sobolev capacity. These results consolidate the basis for the subsequent study of nonlinear problems.