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The meaning of toponyms among the Basa’a people helps demystify toponymy and as a result, highlights its interest and cultural value. As a science, typonymy is not an exclusivity observed only amidst African peoples even less among the Basa'a. Therefore, every place has its own name that makes the difference with other places around the world. Among the Basa'a people, typonymy give praises to the people as well as social events, ferocious or mild animals and so on. Here, the name of a village for example is more often than of one common ancestor, explaining the filiation relationship.

This article aims to clarify reflections on the performance of teachers working in the Professional Master in Educational and Social Intervention Program (MPIES)in the State University of Bahia, Department of Education Campus XI, Serrinha-BA. This master's degree is integrated with the Interdisciplinary assessment area of Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES).

This article aims to explore the meanings of technology in coexistence with a culture of accessibility, summoning or thinking about theoretical convergences and their relationships. Methodologically, a basic strategic research, qualitative approach, before a deductive method of investigation, with the procedure that indicates a bibliographical and documentary research.

A bioprospecção foi bem explorada ao longo da segunda década do século XXI. Face a necessidade do combate aos patógenos multirresistentes, a busca por novos compostos bioativos foi encorajada. Interessantemente, enquanto novos compostos foram descobertos, a ciência se voltou ao passado, trazendo à luz alguns bioativos descontinuados há décadas, contudo bastante prescritos nas primeiras terapias antimicrobianas. A cafeína exemplifica umas destas moléculas de interesse.

COVID-19 (Corona Vírus Disease-2019) is a sharp disease caused by the new Corona Vírus that can be lethal, it has affected more than 200 countries, causing countless illnesses and deaths. One of the coping measures is the isolation, needed to contain the diseases’s spread. However, it can generate psychological suffering, compromising the mental health of the population.

It is an integrative literature review to assess national scientific productions about nursing care in perioperative complications. The search took place in the MEDLINE, LILACS and BDENF databases, using the descriptors: nursing care, surgical nursign and operating rooms. The sample consisted of 20 articles and analyze in 2 thematic categories. The following criteria were chosen for inclusion of the studies: full texts and available in full, free of charge; published from 2009 to 2019, in portuguese, english and spanish.

It is an integrative review of literature carried out in the databases BVS, LILACS, BDENF and SciELO, through the descriptors: patient safety; surgical nursing; surgery Center; perioperative nursing and nursing care. The objective of this study is to analyze the current scientific evidence regarding the practice of nurses in promoting the safety of the surgical patient that enables safe care with less occurrence of potentially preventable damages.

The authors are commenting on the study entitled “Long-term visual outcomes and causes of vision loss in chronic central serous chorioretinopathy”, published by Mrejen et al. in Ophthalmology 2019;126(4):576-588, which evaluated the long-term visual outcomes and causes of vision loss in chronic central serous chorioretinopathy. The authors of this study concluded that the age at presentation and outer retinal changes on multimodal imaging were associated with long-term best-corrected visual acuity changes and may be predictors of long-term visual outcomes.

It is an integrative review of literature carried out in the databases BVS, LILACS, BDENF and SciELO, through the descriptors: patient safety; surgical nursing; surgery Center; perioperative nursing and nursing care. The objective of this study is to analyze the current scientific evidence regarding the practice of nurses in promoting the safety of the surgical patient that enables safe care with less occurrence of potentially preventable damages.

Introduction: Families with children with motor disabilities are called upon to face a variety of problems from day to day child care, treatment, child education, social inclusion and, most importantly, their independence. Tackling the problems children with motor disabilities face is the ultimate goal of improving their quality of life. Improving the quality of life requires the protection of public health, as there is no social and economic progress without the involvement of the 'health' factor. Health researchers argue that there is a correlation between living standards and health.