Resurrection University

A matemática é fundamental para o ser humano, ela se faz presente no dia a dia das pessoas, porém, mesmo sendo tão importante são muitos os que não gostam da mesma, talvez não goste porque não entende e através desse pensamento, buscou-se formas de tornar a matemática mais atraente para que se torne mais fácil de entender e aprender, pois o não saber pode gerar o não gostar e a partir do momento que o discente começa a entender ele automaticamente passa a gostar e se interessar cada vez mais. A inserção do lúdico foi um caminho encontrado para melhorar a aprendizagem e assim tornar a disciplina mais divertida sem perder o foco da matéria a ser ensinada. O jogo pode transformar a atividade aplicada numa atividade mais prazerosa de ser realizada e ao mesmo tempo em que se brinca, também se aprende e dessa forma o docente consegue atingir seu objetivo que é ensinar e o discente consegue aprender. A busca pela efetivação da aprendizagem é imprescindível, pois infelizmente os alunos estão a cada ano com uma defasagem descomunal e isso prejudica a sequência da disciplina que precisa ser desenvolvida com o educando, sendo assim a recuperação se torna frequente para que o aluno desenvolva o conhecimento necessário para o ciclo em que se encontra. Conhecer as quatro operações é importante para o dia a dia de uma pessoa e a dificuldade para realizar cálculos é impressionante, principalmente em relação à divisão, conhecer essas operações e seus passo a passo é imprescindível. Neste trabalho será realizado a análise da utilização do jogo avançando com o resto com a evolução da aprendizagem dos alunos e assim verificar se o lúdico pode ser eficaz como material de apoio durante a aula.

This third installment of the Disaster Response Series focuses on the need for NPs to be familiar with the information communication technologies used in their geographic areas and be ready to use them when, not if, a disaster strikes.

Many patients may be encouraged to use an epidural. Attitudes toward epidurals seem routine and similar to a drive through experience.However, the pros and cons need to be addressed, so the mother-to-be can make an informed decision.

Le contexte expérimental du « Chez-soi d’abord » démultiplié par l’option « rétablissement » a été au carrefour de confrontation de différents savoirs (scientifiques, professionnels, expérientiels). L’évaluation de ce programme expérimental montre que les personnes directement concernées par un parcours de rue et des troubles mentaux sévères ne dissocient pas leurs vécus ayant trait à des situations vulnérables de ceux qui se caractériseraient par des capacités d’agir. En mettant particulièrement la focale sur la parole et sur les savoirs de ces personnes, comment la recherche, immergée dans cet environnement de savoirs multiples, peut-elle se situer ? La perspective ici tenue converge vers le fait que la voix des gens enquêtés est insubstituable en ce qui concerne notamment les choses qui comptent le plus pour elles (entendre des voix, « faire avec » une agoraphobie, traverser des épisodes anxieux ou dépressifs, avoir des ennuis administratifs, solder ses dettes avec la justice, etc.) et la manière dont elles font face à ces épreuves et trouvent les moyens de les dépasser ou sont en partie défaites par elles. In fine , notre posture de recherche a consisté à mieux comprendre comment la parole et les savoirs des personnes concernées rendent visible et documentent une situation de « relance personnelle » où vulnérabilité(s) et capabilité(s) sont inextricablement entrelacées.

In the nearly 50 years, since the Medicare Program established funding for nursing education in the United States, there has been a steady migration away from hospital-controlled programs toward those which function as wholly owned subsidiaries within larger health care systems. Private sector health care organizations in particular are under increasing pressure to adapt at the risk of losing all of their funding. However, accomplishing this presents multiple challenges for today's nursing education programs in terms of their regulatory compliance, accreditation, autonomy, and, above all, governance model. The authors outline the journey toward, and specific challenges involved in creating, implementing and administering a new governance model, which sustains the overall mission and vision of the education institution while functioning seamlessly within a modern corporate health care system.

As nursing leaders retire from the nursing workforce, too few nurses are preparing to replace them. The barriers to obtaining the educational credentials necessary to take this important step in a leadership career can appear insurmountable because of cost and time restraints. The authors present an executive format master of science program whose delivery method and content align with the professional and personal needs of emerging nurse leaders.

In this study, we developed and tested the psychometric properties of the Chinese-version Quality of Nursing Work Life Scale along seven subscales: supportive milieu with security and professional recognition, work arrangement and workload, work/home life balance, head nurse's/supervisor's management style, teamwork and communication, nursing staffing and patient care, and milieu of respect and autonomy. An instrument-development procedure with three phases was conducted in seven hospitals in 2010-2011. Phase I comprised translation and the cultural-adaptation process, phase II comprised a pilot study, and phase III comprised a field-testing process. Purposive sampling was used in the pilot study (n = 150) and the large field study (n = 1254). Five new items were added, and 85.7% of the original items were retained in the 41 item Chinese version. Principal component analysis revealed that a model accounted for 56.6% of the variance with acceptable internal consistency, concurrent validity, and discriminant validity. This study gave evidence of reliability and validity of the 41 item Chinese-version Quality of Nursing Work Life Scale.

Earthworms (Lumbricus terrestris) acclimated at 2° and 6°C above their average habitat temperature (10°C) had respectively 15 and 40% higher rate of respiration than those at habitat temperature. At 14°C, the rate of respiration and blood hemoglobin (Hb) concentration both increased by ∼60 and 50%, respectively, of the values at habitat temperature. At higher temperatures the rate of respiration and Hb synthesis started decreasing. At 20-23°C, the respiration and Hb concentration decreased respectively by about 85% and 35% of that at 14°C. Decrease in blood Hb concentration at higher temperatures appeared to be due to the lowering of the activity of blood enzyme δ-aminolaevulinic acid dehydratase (ALAD). Exposure of 20-23°C-acclimated pale worms to ALAD inhibitor (lead), lowered the already compromised rate of respiration and blood Hb concentration; while exposure to hexachlorobenzene (HCB, inducer of haeme synthesis) and ferric chloride (enhancer of haeme synthesis) did not overcome the inhibitory effect of high temperature on Hb synthesis. At 20-23°C the affinity of Hb for oxygen also decreased as indicated by the lowering of oxy-Hb (HbO) concentration in blood. The lowering of concentration of blood Hb and its affinity for oxygen may lower the amount of oxygen delivered to cells, which may limit the level of aerobic metabolism (glycolysis, oxidative phosphorylation), as indicated by an increase in blood glucose concentration and a decrease in in vitro activities of mitochondrial electron transport system components (ETS) namely NADH-cytochrome c reductase, succinate dehydrogenase, cytochrome c oxidase, and ATPases. Although the oxygen concentration in air, at sea level, does not decrease significantly from 6° to 20-23°C (lack of hypoxia), lowering of both Hb and HbO concentrations by high temperature may cause significant hypoxemia. The latter may lead to inhibition of the activity of muscle mitochondrial respiratory enzymes (ETS). The resulting inhibition of ATP synthesis and hydrolysis may cause deficit of energy needed for peristalsis/fictive locomotion of body and heart muscles (as indicated by a decrease in heart rate) to facilitate diffusion and transport of gases. The upper critical temperature (20-23°C) also slows down the heart rate and causes hyperosmotic stress (hypovolemia). Thus, a rise in soil temperature above 18°C, which inhibits Hb synthesis, Hb oxygenation, and mitochondrial ETS activity, and slows down the heart rate and causes hyperosmotic stress, can make this and higher temperatures lethal to populations of these earthworms, especially in the presence of metabolic inhibitors and respiratory poisons.

Explores virtual reference as a new career opportunity for librarians. Asks if this is a good, long career path, or if it will careen virtual reference librarians off into the slough of despond. The skills needed for the traditional reference librarian are compared to those needed by the virtual reference librarian; the challenges and advantages of working virtual versus traditional reference are identified; the types of questions and resources used in providing virtual reference service are discussed; and the types of interaction with the patrons are explored. The skills needed to manage and evaluate virtual reference services are also articulated.

The widespread use of technology is evident in American society, and it has become a central theme in different areas of life in the 21st century. Citizens have benefited from access to the Internet by being able to rapidly access information regarding health, housing options, employment, recreation, academics and many other areas of living. Although access to and use of the Internet has increased in all racial groups, African Americans as a group continue to have the lowest access to the Internet. This paper describes the participatory implementation and evaluation of an Internet-based intervention in an African American urban neighborhood. The project's Web page provided access to health information and health links. Forty-two Citizen Leaders (CLs), members of a grassroots group, actively participated in the different phases of the community initiative. In this paper we discuss different aspects of the planning of the intervention, its implementation, documentation of impact, maintenance and sustainability. With the introduction of technology also came lessons and challenges worth discussing. Among the challenges included recruitment of Citizen Leaders, network and hook-up problems, and Citizen Leaders' frustration in searching information on the Internet. Despite the challenges, technology became a rewarding tool for many Citizen Leaders and residents. For future directions it is critical to learn from these early efforts in order to appropriately disseminate the use of the Internet in minority communities at the neighborhood level.