University Of Pernambuco Research Articles

Pharmacogenetic Profile and the Occurrence of Visual Hallucinations in Patients With Sporadic Parkinson's Disease.

Visual hallucinations are significant nonmotor symptoms in the course of treatment of Parkinson's disease. Previous studies have shown that the interindividual variability and pharmacogenetic profile of Parkinson's disease patients seem to influence the occurrence of visual hallucinations. In our study, we investigated a possible relationship of sequence variants in DRD1, DRD2, DRD3, DAT1, and COMT genes with the presence of visual hallucinations in Parkinson's disease patients. A total of 224 Brazilian patients from the Pro-Parkinson service at the Clinical Hospital of the University of Pernambuco, diagnosed with sporadic Parkinson's disease, were enrolled. Parkinson's disease patients were divided into 2 groups based on the presence or absence of visual hallucinations. The sequence variants for DRD1, DRD2, DRD3, DAT1, and COMT were determined through the polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism technique. Multiple Poisson regression analyses showed that individuals carrying the DRD3 Ser/Ser and Ser/Gly genotypes presented increased prevalence ratios of visual hallucinations (9.7-fold and 4.4-fold, respectively; P < .001). Regarding DAT1 rs28363170, there was a 9.82-fold increase in the prevalence ratio in patients with the 10/11 genotype, 8.78-fold for the 10/8 genotype, and 2.44-fold for the 9/8 genotypes (P < .001, for all). In addition, visual hallucinations were also associated with use of transdermal patches with rotigotine (PR, 3.7; 95%CI, 1.2-10.9; P = .017) and rasagiline (PR, 2.8; 95%CI, 1.3-6.0; P = .006). Our results suggest that the genetic variants DRD3 and DAT1, along with other therapeutic confounders, may influence the prevalence ratio of visual hallucinations.

Canine Cystitis Caused by Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica

Background: Urinary tract infection in dogs is usually associated with the presence of bacteria, with a higher prevalence of Gram-negative bacteria, represented mainly by enteric bacteria such as Escherichia coli and Proteus spp., followed by Gram-positive bacteria such as Staphylococcus spp., and Streptococcus spp. There are scant reports of Salmonella spp. as the causative agent of urinary tract infection in dogs. Indeed, the literature describes only a few cases, most of which involve the isolation of these bacteria in feces. This paper reports a case of canine cystitis caused by Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica in the northeast region of Brazil.Case: A female dog of the Fila Brasileiro breed, about 9 year-old, wormed but unvaccinated, was evaluated at the Veterinary Hospital of the Federal University of Pernambuco – UFRPE. The dog showed clinical signs of apathy, cachexia, polyphagia, polyuria and opacity of the crystalline lens. The dog’s owner stated that the animal was fed with commercial dog food. In the clinical exam, the patient presented pale mucosa, cachexia, absence of ectoparasites, and her rectal temperature was 39.5°C. Moreover, cardiorespiratory auscultation of the patient revealed tachycardia (190 bpm) and tachypnea (36 bpm). The owner’s main complaint was the clinical condition of frequent urination (polyuria). A urinalysis and urine culture with antibiogram were requested as complementary exams, after collecting the urine by cystocentesis. The volume obtained in the physical examination of urinalysis was 7 mL of yellow urine with a putrid smell, cloudy appearance and density of 1.024. The chemical examination revealed pH 6.5, protein (+++), bilirubin (+), normal urobilinogen and negative reactions for glycoses, ketone, nitrite and urine occult blood. Bacteriuria and pyuria were detected in a urine sediment test. Urine was cultured on blood agar and Levine agar in a bacteriological incubator at 37°C under aerobiosis, for 24 h. This culture produced an exuberant and pure growth of glossy grey bacterial colonies on blood agar and glossy colonies on Levine agar. The Gram test revealed gram-negative bacilli. The sample was subjected to biochemical tests to identify Gram-negative enterobacteria, whose results provided a presumptive identification of Salmonella species. The microbial species was identified using a VITEK 2 Compact®, and was followed by a serology test for the identification of the serogroup using a polyvalent serum, which enabled the identification of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica. The antibiogram showed sensitivity to ciprofloxacin, gentamicin and penicillin, and resistance to amoxicillin and ampicillin.Discussion: Clinical signs of cachexia and polyuria may be related to canine urinary tract infection caused by Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica, since these symptoms had already been recorded previously in a case of a bacterial infection by the same serogroup. Isolation of Salmonella spp. in a non-selective medium was determinant in identifying these bacteria. Since these are not commensal bacteria of the canine urinary tract, their isolation in this tract indicates that they are responsible for the infection or disease, although such cases are rare. Another aspect that should be highlighted is the risk of human infection, because of the zoonotic potential of Salmonella spp., which may be transmitted by contact with dog urine. This is the first report of the isolation of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica in a case of canine cystitis on the northeast region of Brazil, and underscores the importance of complementary diagnostic exams such as urine culture.

Compartilhando experiências em sala de aula à luz do engajamento e da liderança estudantil: um estudo do autorreconhecimento dos acadêmicos do curso de Hotelaria da UFPE, Brasil

Os relatos desse estudo são centrados numa reflexão a partir de propostas educativas envoltas à uma dinâmica em que o engajamento do estudante aproxime o acadêmico do seu aprendizado, tendo o docente como partícipe mediador da ação. Tem como objetivo central avaliar o autorreconhecimento dos alunos da disciplina de Gestão do Lazer e da Recreação nas Empresas de Hospitalidade, no curso de Bacharelado em Hotelaria, da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, a partir de uma prática educativa proposta à luz das relações existentes entre o engajamento estudantil e a liderança. Quanto aos procedimentos metodológicos optou-se pela abordagem quantitativa utilizando-se de um survey contendo 12 questões estruturadas a partir da Escala de Likert de cinco pontos. A amostra, do tipo não probabilística, foi definida por conveniência e composta por todos os discentes (19) que cursaram o componente curricular fruto de investigação. A aplicação dos formulários ocorreu em maio e junho de 2018 e análise dos dados em julho do corrente ano. Para a análise dos resultados foi utilizado o programa Microsoft Excel. A partir dos resultados avaliados é possível afirmar o êxito da atividade acadêmica proposta na disciplina promovida de maneira coletiva e discutida entre os sujeitos docente e discentes, a experiência de um trabalho construído a várias mãos. Ademais a necessidade de ampliação de propostas acadêmicas mais aproximadas à realidade do futuro profissional traz consigo a possiblidade de, ainda em sala de aula, se estudar, numa perspectiva mais aprofundada, cenários reais e possíveis de serem experenciados.

Hospital and oncological dental care: a series of cases

ABTRACT Hospital dental care is an educational and health care strategy whose purpose is to intervene, in a multidisciplinary way, in the health-disease process of vulnerable individuals, as unsatisfactory oral health is a risk factor for local and systemic infections. Patients in cancer treatment usually present oral manifestations because of the antineoplastic therapies to which they are submitted. Chemotherapy, radiation and cancer surgery, when the latter held in the head and neck region, have the potential to generate side effects in the oral cavity. These oral manifestations can be serious and interfere with the results of medical therapy, leading to important systemic complications, which can increase hospital stay, treatment costs, and affect the quality of life. In view of this reality, the incorporation of the dentist into the multiprofessional team in oncology is essential to guarantee the patient’s integral care in all stages of therapy. This article then proposes to report a series of cases of patients attended at the Dentistry Service of the Oncology Center of the Oswaldo Cruz University Hospital of the University of Pernambuco, that exemplify the dental surgeon performance in a hospital environment, participating as an active member of a multidisciplinary team in oncology.

Quantitative evaluation of tongue pressure in children with oral breathing

ABSTRACT Objective: to quantify tongue pressure in children with oral breathing and to describe their respiratory clinical manifestations, comparing them to the objective evaluation Methods: the study was performed with 60 children, four to nine years old, treated at the outpatient clinics of the Pernambuco Clinical Hospital, Federal University of Pernambuco, distributed into two groups, with and without oral breathing. The collection consisted of a survey of respiratory clinical manifestations, application of the protocol on respiratory mode and assessment of tongue pressure, using the Iowa Oral Performance Instrument (IOPI). Results: male predominance and correlation between diagnosis of allergic rhinitis and/or nasal obstruction and the clinical diagnosis of oral breathing were observed. There was a statistically significant difference between the groups for usual position of open lips, open mouth, sagging facial expression muscles, narrow nostrils, shortened upper and everted lower lip. The mean tongue pressure in children with oral and nasal breathing presented a mean of 38.27 Kpa and 53.73 Kpa, respectively. Conclusion: tongue pressure decreased in children with oral breathing, corroborating that which is reported in the literature. There was agreement between the results of respiratory clinical characteristics and the objective evaluation.

ICF categories compromised in Migraine

Objective: To identify which categories of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) are compromised in patients with migraine from the perspective of health professionals. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted at the headache outpatient clinic of the Clinical Hospital of Pernambuco, Oswaldo Cruz University Hospital and at the Motor Learning and Control Laboratory of the Federal University of Pernambuco. A five-section printed and online questionnaire based on ICF checkList 2.1 was used. Health professionals from different specialities who had experience in treating patients with migraine were invited. Professionals were instructed to complete the questionnaire and to choose, based on their clinical experience, which categories had the highest degree of impairment or the highest relationship with the clinical condition of migraine patients. A cut-off point of 70% for approval of categories was considered. Results: Sixteen professionals were enrolled in the survey. The questionnaire was compost by 106 categories, of which 32 reached the cutoff point of 70% to be considered approved. Among these categories, seven (21.8%) are part of the body functions component, five (15.6%) body structures, thirteen (40.6%) activities, and participation and seven (21.8%). of environmental factors. Conclusion: In the perception of health professionals, individuals with migraine present impairment in all domains of the ICF and the activity and participation domains presented the highest number of compromised categories.

An Analysis on the Importance of Medicinal Garden as Teaching Resource in A School in Northeast of Brazil

The objective of this study was to analyze the teachers' view on the importance and the use of a medicinal garden in a public school in a city in northeastern Brazil. It was analyzed how this resource can contribute as a didactic material for the interdisciplinary practice in basic education. The school garden was planted in the second half of 2014, through an intervention project promoted by the University of Pernambuco's Program of Initiation to Teaching (PIBID) Program, linked to the Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel of the Government of Brazil (CAPES). A semi structured questionnaire was applied to thirteen teachers at the school. The results obtained in the interviews showed the teachers' lack of interest regarding the use of the school garden. Even so, most teachers recognize the importance of the school garden as a didactic resource. With this study it was possible to observe that any project of intervention in the schools requires that the teachers are ready to use it. It is necessary to create a teacher training plan. Alternative teaching tools show themselves as stimulating actions in learning and as an efficient didactic resource in modern school.

Macroscopic Description of Small and Large Intestine of the Sloth Bradypus variegatus

Background: Sloths of the species Bradypus variegatus are mammals with peculiar habits, which feed mostly young leaves of ‘embaúba’ and occur broadly in Central and South America. This specie has the greatest occurrence in Brazilian Northeast, making it a biological model for several researches in the fields as anatomy, physiology, genetics, pathology, histology and ecology, which provide data to literature in order to benefit maintenance and preservation of these animals. This study aimed to describe unpublished data about small and large intestine anatomy of the sloth Bradypus variegatus, in order to collaborate for knowledge of its digestive processes.Materials, Methods &amp; Results: In order to perform this present research, 10 corpses of specie Bradypus variegatus belonged to the acquis of Anatomy Division, Department of Animal Morphology and Physiology (DMFA); Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (UFRPE), with 5 males and 5 females, the study was authorized by Animal Use and Experimentation Ethic Committee license (CEUA-UFRPE), nº 034/2015. All 10 animals used had natural death, were obtained through a donation of CETAS Tangará (Centro de Triagem de Animais Silvestres - Wildlife Screening Center), and located in the city of Recife. Animals were dissected at abdominal and pelvic portion, from a median sagittal incision, followed by lateral folding of skin, muscle and withdrawal of pubis portion for exposition and description of intestines, with analysis of syntopy and measurement of these organs. A relation was observed among external holes of urinary, reproductive and digestive systems. A relation was still observed among intestines and stomach, liver, kidneys, bladder and abdominal cavity wall. Some animals had absence of sigmoid colon, ventral and dorsal descendent colon. Regarding measurement, small intestine ranged from 147.09 to 163.59 cm for males and 117.44 to 151.28 cm for females, while large intestine varied between 39.68 and 43.35 cm for males, and 33.19 and 44.47 cm for females. Urinary and reproductive systems had a same external hole at perineal portion for both gender. Whereas digestive system ended at anus as occur commonly among mammals.Discussion: Among specimens described, most had the same anatomic profile regarding the intestinal portions and syntopy performed over other abdominal cavity organs. A difference was observed on liver size, increment of 20% for females and males sampled, excluding animals that had absence of structure that were minority, once 40% of females had no ventral descending colon, 20% of males and females had no sigmoid colon, and 20% of males had no dorsal descending colon. However, some animals that had absence demonstrated increase of other adjacent structures, for example, male that had no dorsal descending colon developed the largest sigmoid colon observed among animals measured for portions of duodenum, ventral descending colon, ascending colon and dorsal descending colon. Regarding the measurement of small and large intestine, Bradypus variegatus had differences compared to other herbivores, what suggests that this fact is associated to a restricted diet, in which that animal is submitted. Because of literature shortage about digestive system of specie Bradypus variegatus and other species of wild animals in general, it still difficult to infer or plot more accurate affirmations about this subject.

Mouth Cancer Control Program in the State of Pernambuco, Brazil

Oral cancer persists as a public health problem. Thus, mechanisms that ensure active involvement of the population must be created. Within this context, the Mouth Cancer Control Program of the University of Pernambuco (UPE) has been updating and training professionals in the prevention, and differential and early diagnosis of oral cancer since 1998 by performing educational, preventive, and diagnostic activities without interruptions. CAAE: 0201.0.097.000-08. From January 2002 to January 2017, 1400 students from UPE and 300 students from other educational institutions participated in the development of the activities. A total of 8600 professionals were trained in 63 cities in Pernambuco and 59,600 individuals participated in the educational/preventive activities designed to improve self-care, prevention, and the early detection of oral cancer. A total of 2984 individuals were examined during the training. Among the oral lesions identified and investigated by biopsy, 33% were potentially malignant lesions and 12% were malignant lesions (cancer). Health education is an excellent tool for the popularization and diffusion of technical–scientific knowledge, demystifying the disease and bringing its description closer to the population, thus permitting the identification of risk factors and the search for prevention and early detection. Brazil still faces some challenges, but education and guaranteed access to and greater effectiveness of health services will provide better conditions for the prevention, early detection, and reduction of disabilities and death since oral cancer can be prevented and cured when diagnosed at an early stage.

Incorporação das tecnologias de informação e comunicação na integração ensino-serviço dos cursos de saúde de uma universidade pública

Com o objetivo de analisar a incorporação de Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação (TICs) pelos docentes dos nove cursos de saúde da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE) nas atividades de integração ensino-serviço nos Estágios Curriculares Supervisionados (ECS), realizou-se um estudo observacional e descritivo com abordagem quantitativa. A amostra foi constituída pelos coordenadores de curso e de estágios, assim como por professores supervisores dos ECS dos referidos cursos (27). Para a coleta dos dados, utilizou-se formulário de entrevista submetido a validação de face e aplicado face a face. Todos os 27 docentes selecionados foram entrevistados, sendo 92,6% mulheres e 85,2% com doutorado. A maioria utilizava TICs (77,8%) nos ECS, mas observou-se diferenças quanto à mídia escolhida (p=0,032). O Facebook (63,0%) foi a TIC com maior preferência e mais utilizada pelos professores (88,9%); seguido por e-mail (59,3%) e WhatsApp (37,0%). Sobre as finalidades de emprego das TICs nos ECS, predominou a comunicação com alunos e preceptores, que também foi mais realizada pelos coordenadores de estágios e professores do que pelos coordenadores dos cursos (p=0,024). A maioria relatou possuir domínio mediano nas TICs e apenas 18,5% obteve formação para seu uso. A maioria (77,8%) empregava métodos de educação a distância (EaD) nos ECS, apesar da UFPE, disponibilizar plataformas institucionais. As TICs mostraram-se incorporadas com nuances variadas na integração ensino-serviço, com diferenças de aplicabilidade de acordo com a função exercida pelo docente nos estágios.

Identificação de famílias F2:3 de tomateiro homozigotas resistentes à Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum e Ralstonia solanacearum

Objetivou-se identificar famílias F2:3 de tomateiro homozigotas resistentes a Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum e Ralstonia solanacearum. Foram conduzidos dois experimentos em casa de vegetação da Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco sendo um para cada patógeno. Foram avaliados 45 tratamentos compostos pelas cultivares parentais Yoshimatsu (resistente) e IPA-7 (susceptível) e 43 famílias F2:3 obtidas a partir da geração F2. Cada tratamento foi constituído por 16 plantas. Foram avaliadas a incidência de murcha bacteriana por meio de uma escala descritiva de notas aos 20 dias após a inoculação. As famílias foram comparadas com os parentais de acordo com a frequência de plantas obtidas para cada nota. Foi realizado o teste qui quadrado (χ_c^2) obtendo-se a significância em relação a cada um dos genitores. Para a espécie R. pseudosolanacearum foram identificadas três famílias homozigotas resistentes: Família F2:3#04, Família F2:3#29 e Família F2:3#31. Com relação a espécie R. solanacearum foram identificadas duas famílias homozigotas resistentes: Família F2:3#41 e Família F2:3#42. Estas famílias indicam a possibilidade de novas linhagens resistentes que poderão ser utilizadas em programas de melhoramento.

Entre simulações e algoritmos: o desempenho ambiental e a percepção do usuário na arquitetura contemporânea

O segundo número do Volume 9 de 2018 da PARC Pesquisa em Arquitetura e Construção é composto por artigos de pesquisa e de revisões sistemáticas da literatura desenvolvidos por pesquisadores dos estados brasileiros de Alagoas, Distrito Federal, Minas Gerais, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro e São Paulo. As instituições de ensino e pesquisa envolvidas nos estudos apresentados são: Centro Superior de Juiz de Fora, Universidade de Pernambuco, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Universidade Federal de Brasília, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Universidade Federal de Viçosa e Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Neste número houve uma inversão, comparada a números anteriormente publicados, isto é, as áreas de formação dos autores concentram-se em Engenharia Civil, na maioria, e depois em Arquitetura. As temáticas abordadas nos artigos de pesquisa têm enfoque na ventilação natural e a qualidade ambiental das cidades, desempenho de vedações verticais e simulações termo energéticas. As revisões sistemáticas da literatura abordam pesquisas em sistemas generativos em projeto e sobre a percepção do valor na habitação. Assim, inspiram o título deste editorial.

The importance of learning in the field of Brazilian Sign Language (Pounds) by students and health professionals

Introduction: With the advancement of the need and inclusion characteristic of the 21st century, the teaching of the Brazilian Sign Language (Pounds) for health students has become increasingly essential in undergraduate studies. Therefore, in this experience experienced by us students who became monitors of Libras at the University of Pernambuco, we sought to expand the knowledge acquired in the perspective of expanding access and preparation of society to the bilingual model. Objective: To present the importance of learning in the field of Brazilian Sign Language (Pounds) by students and health professionals. Methodology: This is a descriptive study of the experience reported at the University of Pernambuco (UPE) through the extension action of the Auditory Ciranda Program, which offers the academic community 100-hour beginners’ pound courses, covering a number of campuses in the state of Pernambuco. The majority of the classes were presences, taking place classes on Saturdays and video-lessons of support. At the end of the course there was an evaluation to analyze the knowledge. Results and Discussion: In 2015 there were 1250 students enrolled in two classes that concluded in June 2017. Students approved in the course with grades above 8.0 enrolled to be monitors of the following classes. In total, 126 monitors favored greater assistance, approximation and coverage to the students in the next class. As well as, the pounds constitutes the optional curricular discipline in the other courses of higher education and professional education. Conclusion: Learning the Brazilian Language of Signals (Pounds) becomes essential for the formation of inclusive professionals. It is fundamental that every health professional know, dialogue, be bilingual in Libras so that communication occurs with empathy and mutual respect between deaf and hearing, generating a positive and reliable relationship between professional and patient.

Importance of the nurse in the specialized assistance service for people living with HIV/AIDS

Introduction: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is considered a public health problem and is characterized as a chronic disease. In this sense, the Specialized HIV / AIDS Assistance Service (SAE) was created to assist people living with HIV / AIDS (PLHA) in relation to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and prevention of comorbidities. In the context, it is understood the complexity of PLHA care and relates the importance of nursing, for the integrality of care and interventions according to the needs of the individual. Objectives: To describe aspects about the importance, characteristics and functioning of SAE, which is unique in the treatment of PLHIV. Methodology: This is a descriptive study of the experience report on nursing care to PLHA, lived in the SAE of the metropolitan region of Recife-Pernambuco, by the nursing scholars of the University of Pernambuco (UPE). Results: Currently, this service has 142 active registered patients. It is composed of a multiprofessional team of 05 professionals; being 01 coordinator psychologist, 01 doctor, 01 nurse, 01 nursing technician and 01 administrative assistant. In SAE, PLHAs are welcomed, evaluated, oriented, monitoring exams are also carried out, distribution of preventive inputs regarding safe sexual practices (such as female and male condoms) and medicines such as ART, prophylactics, and others. Discussion: HAART becomes a challenge for PLWHA and nursing care through reception, clarification of doubts and detection of factors that interfere with adherence favors therapeutic progress and consequent improvement in the quality of life of individuals. Conclusion: The nurse as a member of the SAE, plays a fundamental role in the care of PLWHA contributing to a more humanized care based on the holistic view of the patient.

Assess the level of knowledge about sustainability, appreciation of popular knowledge and the concept of health of children, pre-teenagers and teenagers from low-income community of the neighborhood Pina, Recife-PE

This study aimed to review three activities undertaken by the Group of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE) with young people between 2 and 14 years of the NGO in Recife-PE, in search of each methodology effect applied to learning students. In the days of group visits, the activity was applied at three different times relative to the time that young people are playing football, and analyzed how they behaved in relation to the activity brought. It was observed more interest and curiosity in applied after the game, where children and adolescents were already filled, and able to do something different. Observed indicates that in addition to the theme of a dynamic, the occasion and the way it will be displayed directly influences the knowledge that students can absorb a day of visits to the project.

Diagnosed dermatophytosis etiology in patients at the Laboratory of Medical Mycology at the Center of Biosciences of the Federal University of Pernambuco, in 2014-2017

Diagnosed dermatophytosis etiology in patients at the Laboratory of Medical Mycology at the Center of Biosciences of the Federal University of Pernambuco, in 2014-2017

User embracement and risk classification at obstetric emergency: evaluating operationalization in a maternity hospital school

Abstract Objective: To evaluate the functioning of a user embracement and risk classification service in a maternity hospital school in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. Method: Observational, cross-sectional, and analytical study with a quantitative approach, conducted at the "Amaury de Medeiros" Integrated Health Center of the University of Pernambuco (CISAM/UPE), in April and May 2015. The sample consisted of 377 female users and 6 nurses, with the application of Stork Network's user embracement and risk classification protocol. Results: The waiting time according to risk classification was 21.2 min; the duration time was 5 min; the waiting time according to the red priority was 3.5 min. The spontaneous demand showed that 56% of the users were classified as green priority, 60% of the users reported dissatisfaction, and 33% of the nurses received training. Conclusions: The service under analysis needs agreements and assessments to promote coping strategies.

Plano de Dados abertos na universidade Federal de Pernambuco – UFPE

Esta comunicação se destina a gestores de informação que atuem na execução da LAI – Lei de Acesso à informação, bem como bibliotecários, dirigentes, pesquisadores, decisores políticos e interessados pelo tema. O objetivo é apresentar os pilares de criação do Plano de Dados Abertos (PDA) da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), articuladas de forma colaborativa com o Grupo de Trabalho em Dados Abertos composto pela Procit e Centro de Informática (CIn) da UFPE. Este, por sua vez, desenvolve e atua em todo o processo para garantia da abertura de dados na Instituição.

Extensão universitária: sincronia entre cultura e política - a experiência discente no movimento estudantil

O trabalho refere-se a um relato de experiência vivenciado por discentes da Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados (UFGD). O objetivo foi expor a atividade de extensão como um instrumento interdisciplinar e sua importância na formação acadêmica. Para tanto, expomos de forma qualitativa a vivencia no 14ª Conselho Nacional de Entidades de Base (Coneb), um dos principais fóruns do movimento estudantil brasileiro, realizado na Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), no Recife, entre os dias 18 a 21 de Janeiro de 2013. Conforme revisão de literatura a experiência vivenciada pelos discentes em extensões universitárias vem contribuindo para a problematização da realidade, trocas de culturas, construção de significados e para a formação da consciência crítica por parte dos mesmos, sendo assim um instrumento de construção emancipador e democrático.

Human Formation of the Educator during a Pedagogy Undergraduate Course - outcomes of an exploratory research study

This article is a result of an exploratory research study on the feasibility and comprehensiveness of the undergraduate course in Pedagogy promoting the human formation of the educator. The idea of human formation aims to provide the appropriate formation of all constituent aspects of a human being in an undivided way, which includes the formation of cognition, the senses, corporeity, habits, emotional life, the cultivation of relationships and of reflection on the personal meaning of singular human life, and furthermore to understand education itself as a fundamental mediation of formation. In order to verify whether or not the undergraduate course in Pedagogy promotes such training, a convenience sample which consisted of 253 students enrolled in that course at the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), who included first year and final year undergraduates, were interviewed in 2011. A 5-point Likert scale with 41 items was drawn up and called the Scale of Human Formation of the Educator (SHFE). This scale was divided into three sub-scales which were designed to assess: (a) the personal and relational development of the student; (b) understanding the role of the educator, and; (c) the formative understanding of education, school and pedagogy. Statistical tests were carried out to compare the averages of first- and final-year students who were assessed by the three subscales mentioned. It was postulated as a hypothesis that this course would not promote the human formation of the students in accordance with the terms referred to. The results achieved by the research have partially refuted the hypothesis that was formulated, although the differences achieved are not of a significant amplitude.