Bibliographic Investigation Research Articles

A IMPORTÂNCIA DA GESTÃO PARTICIPATIVA NA FORMAÇÃO DE PROFESSORES EM INSTITUIÇÕES EDUCACIONAIS

The purpose of this article is to decipher and ponder the intricate dynamics of maintaining effective collaboration between school management and the community, outlining goals that must be formulated and shared by both parties. Such a partnership is relevant for the configuration of favorable and indispensable conditions for the creation of an autonomous and participatory school environment. Given the contemporary obstacles faced by public schools, the urgency of collective participation by all those involved in education, in synergy with the community, is clearly emerging to ensure commitment and excellence in the educational process. Thus, the objective of this study is to contribute to the formulation of robust methods that address these issues and, consequently, ensure a school where its main protagonists experience the pleasure of teaching and learning. The methodological approach adopted for this study was qualitative in nature, predominantly: 1) a bibliographical investigation (comprising books, journal articles and dissertations); 2) the practical experience accumulated in a public school, both as a student and as a teacher, revealing a significant lack of interest on the part of parents and/or guardians in relation to issues involving students and, specifically, the teaching-learning process. The research question that underpins this reflection is to understand which factors and/or aspects have a direct influence on the participation of the school community in the institution's activities. Based on this analysis, it was possible to conclude that democratic management and the integration of the school community are fundamental to ensuring educational quality, promoting the social, intellectual and professional development of students.

Il non-luogo della relazione tra famiglie e servizi per l’infanzia, nell’editoria accademica sull’educazione 0-6, in Brasile

The paper summarizes the results of a bibliographic investigation on how Brazilian academic production addresses the theme of the family (or, better, families), with particular attention to the education of children in the 0-6, and to ECEC services. The research, at the heart of which is the analysis of a selection of scientific papers published in the most qualified and representative Brazilian journals in the field of education – while not claiming to be exhaustive – was divided into three phases. 11 journals were taken into consideration, for a total of 95 issues/editions, published between 2020 and 2024, analyzing a total of 2.495 articles. Of the aforementioned contributions, only four fall within the delimited thematic scope, crossing the descriptors “Family” and “Families” and the boolean operator AND “Early Childhood Education”. After having noted the, therefore, limited national scientific production in this area and having analyzed the selected articles, we concluded that research involving the family(s) and education category does not yet have a relevant space in Brazilian academic production, which appears to be addressed this macro-topic in an overall superficial way, addressing such a complex topic in a generally banal and reductive way.

Academic coaching for success and strengthening educational leadership skills

Knowing history represents a fundamental element in professional training. In this work, the educational strategies used for training in history were analyzed, and a methodological proposal was also made to improve the understanding of history through a method that promotes critical and divergent thinking. For this purpose, a purposeful bibliographical investigation was carried out, which allowed us to know the variables associated with the historical method and its impact over time. But it was also possible to learn that the traditional method of teaching history is not the most suitable for creating cultured people, with high capacities to engage in historical debates and understand events from their internalization and not from rote theory. Finally, the activities and sessions necessary to apply an efficient and effective historical method in the subject of social sciences and history are proposed.

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF POLYPHENOLIC CONTENT IN ACACIA CATECHU BARK EXTRACTS AND BIBLIOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS WITH REFERENCE TO GUNA (MADHYA PRADESH), INDIA

Objective: Plant-based polyphenolic compounds are important phytonutrients found in many meals such as fruits, vegetables, tea, coffee, and red wine. The literature study has gathered enough evidence confirming the existence of the same substance in the bark of Acacia catechu plants. The literature review verified that the dense forest with comparable plant life in Guna district of Central India has not been systematically studied. This research aims to analyze the total polyphenolic content of A. catechu bark from this location. Methods: Thirty samples of test plants were collected from the research area in different seasons for this investigation. Each sample was made using six distinct solvents. Subsequently, quantitative testing was conducted using a standardized laboratory approach. Bibliographic analysis was conducted to confirm and establish a connection between the current study and previous research. Results: The results indicated that the test parameter was present in large quantities in all polar extraction systems, but only insignificant amounts were seen in chloroform and benzene. The comparative bibliographic investigation was confirmed the advantageous uses of the same. Conclusion: This exploratory investigation potentially identified novel, cost-effective, and easily accessible sources of polyphenolic chemicals from the local flora of Guna region and serve as the foundation for future researches on the same.

Technology and AI’s role in multicultural and digital leadership

This research aims to present a systematic literature review focusing on technology and artificial intelligence (AI) as new vectors for multicultural and digital leadership. With 80% of companies using at least one emerging technology for finance and operations, 58% of firms increasing their spending in AI for workforce planning, and a big data market projected to be worth $77 billion before the end of 2023, multicultural and digital leaders (ML; DL) have to adapt and acknowledge, integrate, and leverage technology into their daily business management (FinancesOnline, 2023). The conference paper intends to introduce an up-to-date systematic literature review and a bibliographic investigation performed with VOSviewer software, focusing on technology and AI as new vectors of multicultural and digital leadership. Mining into the Web of Science Core Collection database, our research creates an evident visual representation of the interconnectedness between technology, AI, ML, and DL. As the global business landscape increasingly values digital leadership, this bibliometric analysis offers valuable tools for multicultural and digital business leaders as well as academic researchers to comprehend, shape, and leverage the dynamics of these evolving domains.

Historical method and critical thinking in secondary school students

Knowing history represents a fundamental element in professional training. In this work, the educational strategies used for training in history were analyzed, and a methodological proposal was also made to improve the understanding of history through a method that promotes critical and divergent thinking. For this purpose, a purposeful bibliographical investigation was carried out, which allowed us to know the variables associated with the historical method and its impact over time. But it was also possible to learn that the traditional method of teaching history is not the most suitable for creating cultured people, with high capacities to engage in historical debates and understand events from their internalization and not from rote theory. Finally, the activities and sessions necessary to apply an efficient and effective historical method in the subject of social sciences and history are proposed.

The impact of digital media on the education of different digital generations: contributions and challenges for accelerating information and promoting the learning of connected individuals

The present work is the result of a bibliographic research, based on the discussion about the effectiveness of the use of digital media in the classroom, promoting comparative relations with the current reality and exposing some primordial media resources to enhance the school teaching process of the Digital Generation. The purpose was the analog realization of how learning was transmitted to the students of the past, establishing a reflection of how it is given to the transmission of knowledge in contemporary times, evidencing that the education of the XXI century, has advanced significantly with the advent and influences related to the use of the New Digital Technologies based on the challenge of educating the generation born in the Digital Age. The methodological procedure covered the writings and analysis of scientific articles through a critical reflection on the generation of Screenagers and Education.The bibliographic investigation provided the expansion of knowledge on the subject, supported by authors who address the teaching-learning process mediated by the New Digital Technologies, demonstrating the possibilities and limits of using digital technologies in school as a pedagogical resource in the generation of the Digital Age, contributing to a quality and transformative teaching..

Educational actions in cultural spaces and their links with concepts of aesthetic education and cultural mediation

This article aims to outline links between educational actions of cultural spaces with concepts of aesthetic education and cultural mediation. Pointing to a bibliographical investigation, of a qualitative approach, as a methodology, we opted for the use of cartography, which proved to be appropriate for the possibility of expanding and multiplying research paths. The choice of mapping methodology is based on Deleuze and Guattari (2019) and Passos, Kastrup and Scotland (2020). We research on cultural institutions in Brazil to identify the characteristics and type of educational actions they offer, as well as the availability of digital materials. Recognizing the existence of a significant number of materials, we find that interested parties need to seek the information. We emphasize the importance of research into these materials by teachers, to promote students' contact with art and culture. We emphasize the importance of this research with regard to the articulation of educational actions of cultural institutions, which through their materials make possible encounters of students from various regions of the country with art. In this sense we understand that the teacher mediator, who researches and shares this knowledge allows his students to make an experience with art. We sought theoretical input for the concept of aesthetic education in Schiller (2013), on the concept of cultural mediation in Martins (2012), Heidegger (2003) assured us the concept of doing an experiment, Rancière (2015), (2017) supported emancipation, among other important authors. As a result, we understand that cultural spaces that offer possibilities to expand dialog, poetic exercise and the perspective of aesthetic education through educational actions, promote opportunities for encounters with art. In the dialogical and poetic exercise of the subject with art the subject plays and moves reason and emotion, which makes it possible to make an experience and educate aesthetically. We emphasize the importance of the teacher researcher and mediator, who is a proponent, who provokes and challenges students to dialog with works of art, activating the playful impulse in the subject, so that he can make an experience on the way to aesthetic education.

LITERARY READING IN THE CLASSROOM

Objectives: The present article presents the contributions of literature in the development of reflection, showing that the literary texts cannot be considered solely from the evolution in the competence of interpretation of the texts, but also in the capacity of amplification of world view, reflection. In view of this situation, based on bibliographic investigations, the studio managed to deepen the contributions that literature provides to broaden the thinking of the student. Methods: In order to be able to carry out the approach, from the beginning the studio deals with Literature competences according to the BNCC (2017). Afterwards, it presents the competences in the teaching of literary texts, ending with an approach to Literature in the development of reflection. For him, it is based on Cosson (2018), Candido (2002) and Bunzen y Mendonça (2006). Concludes: Therefore, the study diagnosed how much literature contributed to the reflection of the aluminum, because there was an approximation of the educator with the author, using an identification and reflection of his own reality.

Voluntary carbon offsets in sustainable aviation research: A bibliometric analysis

There has been much criticism that the aviation industry has become one of the leading causes of greenhouse gas emissions and global warming. Voluntary carbon offsets (VCOs) assist air travellers in reducing their carbon footprint through the purchase of carbon offsets. This paper aims to review the literature on voluntary carbon offsets in the aviation industry to better understand research progress and outline the future research agenda. The study applied a bibliometric analysis of literature retrieved from the Scopus database. The assessment techniques were topic mapping, citation analysis, co-citation, and co-occurrence analysis of keywords with the help of VOSviewer software. The results highlight the most salient discussions and reveal the core themes in this field. The present research contributes a comprehensive understanding of voluntary carbon offsets in the aviation industry through an in-depth bibliographic investigation of articles and identifies notable research trends on this topic.

The Matterhorn, an emblematic mountain in Switzerland, the time scales of a geomorphosite

The Matterhorn, a famous mountain in the Swiss Alps is a well characterized geomorphosite, presenting both an important scientific interest and aesthetic, cultural and economic values in Switzerland. The main scientific issues concerning the Matterhorn are its place in the tectonic history of the Alps, the carving of a residual pyramid by glacial erosion and the effects of melting of high mountain permafrost on mountaineering. To answer those questions, two “tools” were used, the field work and the bibliographic investigations. The Matterhorn played, from its first ascent in 1865 until today, a very special role in the history of mountaineering, and its remarkable shape has become iconic in Switzerland. As a consequence, the Matterhorn can be analyzed through four time scales:(1) the deep time of tectonics during the Cenozoic era, which saw the thrusting and piling up of the “Pennine nappes,” due to the collision between African and European plates; (2) the Quaternary period of glacial erosion, which carved the Matterhorn into its distinctive pyramidal peak shape;(3) the Anthropocene time of the thawing of high mountain permafrost; and (4) the era of humans or mountaineering, which spans over than 150 years, from the first ascent in 1865 to the recent achievements of modern mountaineering.

Advances in Crop Genetic Improvement to Overcome Drought Stress: Bibliometric and Meta-Analysis

Plant resistance to drought stress is a parameter that should be studied with more emphasis in the search for higher agricultural yields. In this scenario, research within breeding programs should be directed toward specific mechanisms of action and important agricultural crops in worldwide agribusiness. From this perspective, this study carried out a bibliographic investigation regarding the advances in genetic improvement aimed at drought stress in crops using a hybrid model of analysis of scientific articles. The analysis employed bibliometric parameters for qualitative and quantitative discussion of scientific production and the methodological process of systematic review for the synthesis of the results obtained. The work was divided into four stages: the search for articles in databases, meta-analysis, bibliometric analysis, and systematic analysis. Scientific articles were searched for on the Scopus, Scielo, and Web of Science databases within a 20-year timeframe. Most authors and institutions were from Asian countries, demonstrating the need for global expansion of research on the subject. With regard to the co-occurrence networks between the keywords used in the search, a focus was observed on the following terms: drought resistance, drought stress; drought, and drought tolerance. Evidently, the primary mechanism of tolerance or even resistance studied in breeding programs is associated with the expression of genes and genetically modified organisms that confer resistance to plants. Also, the crops addressed in the research retrieved are highly diverse.

Sexual education, childhood and teacher education

This research resulted from a bibliographic investigation and document analysis we conducted to compose a final course work defended in the Pedagogy Course of the Maranhão State University entitled Children Sexual Education: a theoretical approach from Cultural Studies in Education. Researchers in the field of sexual education have pointed to the relevance of discussing this theme in early childhood education because they understand that it is possible to trigger forms of problematization, crossed by issues of gender, sexuality, pedophilia, eroticization, etc. We based our theorization on the post-structuralist perspective and Cultural Studies in Education. The materials went through the following analytical process: floating reading as a "pre-analysis", followed by the "material exploration", which consisted in the transformation of the initial data and the categorization and production of the registration units for the "treatment of the obtained results". The bibliographic research and the document analysis theorized in this essay, made us understand the complexity of the discussions about sex education in early childhood education. We understand that the educational approach to sexuality must be beyond the biologicist and hygienist bias. Cultural Studies in Education broadens this understanding from the social and cultural processes that are built over time, where children are inscribed in the way of doing childhood and education. This research can be used as an indicator for the improvement of public policies for the training of teachers in early childhood education.

Synthetic PARP-1 Inhibitors Reported During the Last Decade

Background: Cancer is the world's second largest cause of death and is responsible for an estimated 9.6 million mortalities in 2018. Poly-ADP-ribose polymerases (PARPs) are enzymes and family of proteins, involved in many cellular processes, including DNA repair, gene regulation, chromatin remodeling, and apoptosis. The first characterized and best known member of the PARP family is poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP-1). PARP-1 is a major protein for DNA single-strand breaks in the BER pathway (base excision repair) (SSBs). Objective: The objective of this article was to compile synthetic PARP-1 inhibitors reported in the last decade Methods: In the present manuscript, bibliographic investigation was carried out by scrutinizing peerreviewed articles from online/offline databases. The inclusion criteria consisted of the most relevant studies indicating the relationship between PARP-1 and cancer in textbooks/edited books and peer-reviewed papers from scientific databases, like SCOPUS, PUBMED, NISCAIR, and Google Scholar since 2010 to 2020. Only the studies published in English language were searched/considered. The exclusion criteria consisted of the studies on other PARP isoforms than PARP-1. The studies thus obtained were classified according to the heterocyclic moieties, year of publication, etc. The data compiled in this article is a systematic review of the reported studies. Results: The literature reports indicated that a number of PARP-1 inhibitors reported have IC50 value in nanomolar concentration. Conclusion: PARP-1 is an essential target for anti-cancer drug discovery. Further, research for more effective and safe PARP-1 inhibitors is carried out and we may discover some novel PARP-1 inhibitors in the near future.

Rethinking Manager’s Core Competence Paradigm by Integrating Intercultural Competence at Its Heart

Abstract Manager’s role has become more complex along the decades due to social, economic and political changes that affected business worldwide. This paper is part of a larger project to highlight the importance of intercultural competence as a core management competence in an era of globalization, workforce cultural diversity, international business, worldwide connectivity. Based on a thorough bibliographic investigation including books, statistics, relevant business literature and journals, articles, research studies, meta-analysis, mega-trends analysis, we demonstrate the need to review the most important management trends and paradigms for a better understanding of a manager’s role along the time and at present and we bring arguments to support a manager’s core competence paradigm by integrating intercultural competence at its heart. By direct observation and informal interviews with managers working in multinationals exposed to a multicultural environment, we collected and presented several case studies in our paper to show that successful managers should possess intercultural competency in order to manage cross-culturally for their teams’ wellbeing and efficiency and for company productivity.

Chemical Constituents Based Approach for the Management of Diabetes.

A number of complexities in compliance with long-term diabetes have been elicited. It has become a global concern without any convincing medicinal, therapeutical methodology. Both hyperglycaemia and oxidative pressure are major notable parts that play a significant role in the initialization of diabetic inconvenience. Natural medications have gained a lot of attention in recent years as expected restorative specialists in the prevention and treatment of diabetic complications due to their many objectives and less poisonous outcomes. This survey means to evaluate the accessible information on therapeutic spices for constriction and the executives of diabetic complications. Bibliographic investigation was accomplished by checking old-style course books and papers, directing overall bases of logical information (SCOPUS, PUBMED, SCIELO, Google Scholar, NISCAIR,) to recapture accessible distributed writing. For the assessment of plants with the potential in calming diabetic complications, several inclusion models rely on the numerous medicinal spices as well as their crucial mixes. Furthermore, several models, including plants, have been considered, each of which has a suitable impact on increasing oxidative pressure in diabetes. Different therapeutic plants/plant withdrawals containing alkaloids, terpenoids, phenolic compounds, flavonoids, saponins, and phytosterol-type synthetic constituents were uncovered that are profitable in the administration of diabetic complexities. Results may be attributed to the improvement of oxidative pressure, constant hyperglycemia, and twitch of different metabolic pathways related to the pathogenesis of diabetic confusions. An optimistic approach for new medication terminology to treat diabetic confusion is screening compound competitors from homegrown medication. Investigation of the activity of different plant extracts as well as their potency profile and to determine their job in the treatment of diabetic inconveniences must be there. In addition, an ideal rat model which imitates human diabetic complications ought to be created.

Effectiveness of legal protection of Collective and Diffuse Rights: a contemporary look from the perspective of Complexity Theory

The present work follows the paths of bibliographic investigation, having as an investigative axis the protection of homogeneous diffuse, collective and individual rights in the light of Complexity Theory. It starts from the assumption that the complexity of social relations often radiates its effects on the legal dimension of the world of life, culminating in the emergence of complex situations that the Law aims to protect, in an equally complex way. It also considers that in the sphere of the protection of these rights, it is not always possible to find a simplified/simplifying answer to the problems presented. Faced with the current problems of society, which are more complex, it seeks to reflect on various proposals for solutions to current socio-legal problems, regarding the understanding of the referred phenomenon, considering that the proposals offered by contemporary doctrine do not always coincide with the conventional. The present research does not aim to exhaust the matter, but only to present new perspectives to the confrontation and forwarding of more contemporary solutions, related to the injuries and damages generated/caused in the socio-legal sphere of the rights and interests, now appreciated.

International entrepreneurship and global mindset: a theoretical discussion

Objective: The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between the constructs of international entrepreneurship (IE) and global mindset (GM). Method: A bibliographic investigation was conducted in the journals of the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES), Emerald Insight, Scopus, Spell, Springer and Web of Science. Descriptors (English and Portuguese) were used in the databases to search for scientific articles that related to the themes of IE and GM. Main Results: Convergences and divergences between the IE and GM constructs and contemporary trends were perceived. Regarding convergences, two important aspects were present in this discussion: the entrepreneur's behavior and its influence on the internationalization process. Entrepreneurial skills, international knowledge, and global orientation stand out in entrepreneurial behavior. In the internationalization process, the speed of internationalization is emphasized as part of the process. Regarding the differentiating characteristics between the IE and GM constructs, cosmopolitanism is present in the first and a combination of individual global mindset (IGM) and corporate global mindset (CGM) is present in the second. Relevance / Originality: This is a theme little discussed in the literature. This study highlights the influence of GM, its relationship with IE, and the factors that can jointly impact international networks. Theoretical / Methodological Contributions: This research clarifies that, although the GM can be expressed independently of EI, the performance of IE is related to the presence of GM.

Narrative Review: Edible Plants as a Source of Valuable Flavonoids and Their Role as Neuroprotector Agents

Background: Neurodegenerative disorder is a consequence of the gradual and progressive deterioration of the function and structure of the peripheral nervous system or central nervous system or both. Currently does not exist an effective treatment for this neurodegenerative disease, thus flavonoids abundant in fruits and vegetables have attracted attention as potential neuroprotective agents. Objective: The aim of this review was to discuss the existing scientific literature data regarding flavonoids, from edible plants and their potential as neuroprotective agents, to provide constituent compound and pharmacological relevance in the prevention or treatment of age-related deficits in learning, memory, and Alzheimer’s disorder. Methods: Exhaustive bibliographic investigation on phytochemistry and pharmacology associated with flavonoids from edible plants was performed using scientific databases like Science Direct, PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus, EMBASE, Google Scholar, ChemSpider. “Cognitive deficits”, “age-related cognitive”, “Alzheimer disease” “flavonoids” and “phenolic compounds” utilized as keywords in the search in the databases. Published articles from 1992 to 2022 were collected and studied. Results: The finding indicated that flavonoids contained in edible plants can exert powerful effects on cognition and consequently can reverse the age-related deficit in learning and memory and retard the development of Alzheimer’s disorder due to their capacity to interact with the molecular architecture of the brain responsible of the memory. Mechanisms of actions were analyzed including the effect on neuroinflammation, synaptic plasticity, signaling pathways, Aβ peptides, and hippocampus among others. Conclusion: This manuscript can be used as scientific support for the development of alternative drugs, food supplements, and nutraceuticals, to prevent, maintain and enhance the neurophysiological status.

Relevant but neglected habitat types by the Directive 92/43 EEC in southern Italy

The 92/43/EEC Habitats Directive is the main European Union legal tool concerning nature conservation. The habitat types listed in Annex I to the Directive are phytosociology-based. It is widely acknowledged that phytosociological analysis is a crucial approach for habitats characterization and for monitoring their conservation status. Based on bibliographic investigations and new field survey campaigns, a list of habitat types neglected by the Habitats Directive is here presented and described for southern Italy. In this paper, 8 new habitat types and 13 subtypes are proposed. For each of these proposed new habitat types, a wide range of information, including ecology, chorology, species composition, syntaxonomy, threats, and conservation status, is here provided. To supply more detailed phytogeographical and coenological information about the proposed new habitat types, distribution maps based on 10 × 10 km reference grids and phytosociological tables including unpublished relevés were carried out.