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This article aims to theoretically discuss the main factors responsible for the dynamics of forest clearing in the Amazon of ofPará, an approach perspective performed through spatial econometrics. The basic hypothesis is that the expansion of the agricultural frontier is the conductive element from forest deforestation phenomenon in Pará. In this context, the spatial econometrics served as an extremely important tool to measure, from the results obtained in spatial econometric model the effects that the forest clearing has led in Pará.

The study aims to give visibility to the subject of domestic violence in homoaffective relationships. Analyzes the occurrence reports of the Police Department of Women's Assistance [Delegacia de Atendimento à Mulher – DEAM] of Belém, Pará, Brazil, registered by lesbian women in situations of domestic violence. Uses the Content Analysis technique to explore the 48 (forty-eight) reports that were collected, referring to the period from 2011 to 2015.

This paper aims to investigate and understand the contribution of innovative pedagogies in media education through empirical findings from the classroom that emerges out of a reflective practice. Media education in the twenty-first century is about innovation, creative engagement and social thinking. One can interpret media education from two perspectives- one, where media is used in teaching, two, media used for learning.

According to the recent studies, India has one of the fastest growing dental markets. At present, 1,80,000 registered dental graduates are present across India where 80,000 are currently practicing primarily in the urban and semi-urban areas thereby leading to the growing competition in these areas. This research paper focuses on the challenges faced by the entrepreneurs to start up new dental clinics and the impact of these new startups on the existing clinics.

The present work tried to identify plants indicating soil attributes in cropping systems of Ilex paraguariensis and Mimosa escabrella in the town of Augusto Pestana, Northwest of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The cropping systems were: I. paraguariensis associated with M. escabrella; I.paraguariensis in slope area; I.paraguariensis in low area and M. scabella in single cultivation. Five plants samples (1 m²) and soil samples were collected in the cultivation line, each one composed of five sub-samples.

The objective of this research was develop and characterize the physico-chemical composition of a smoked mortadella prepared with surimi from flying fish added inulin and with reduction of fat. The experiment was planned in a factorial scheme 2² with 3 central points, in observe the influence of the independent variables (fat concentration vegetable and insulin concentration) in the variables responses that were physical and chemical analysis. Seven treatments were formulated following the experimental planning and control formulation using 15% of vegetable fat and 0% inulin.

In a national and international context where protected areas play an increasingly important role both in the environment preservation and in the local populations economy, this article aims to determine the impacts of the armed conflict between the Senegalese government and the MFDC on the environmental dynamics of the Lower Casamance National Park. The methodological approach is based on remote sensing for understanding the evolution of vegetation. It is based on the analysis of multi-date satellite images using PCI Geomatica software.

Objective: This study searched for identifying the composition of the family setting and the functional capacity of the coresident elderly. Methods: This is a descriptive study with a cross-sectional design and a quantitative approach. The research was performed in a Family Health Unit in the city of Vitória da Conquista - Bahia, and all the coresident elderly were included and they presented cognitive conditions. Sociodemographic data were collected, as well as the evaluation of the functional capacity through the Katz Scale and the Brazil Old Age Schedule questionnaire.

The objective of the study was to identify relationships between performance and hospital size in general hospitals that attend the Unified Health System (UHS) in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. The study was quantitative and the sample was composed of 420 general hospitals that provided service to the Unified Health System from 2008 to 2013. Hospital indicators selected to evaluate performance included, production, productivity and quality.

The objective of this study was to analyze the perception of institutionalized elderly women regarding the fall. This is a descriptive study, with a qualitative approach, developed in a Long Stay Institution of female care in the city of Fortaleza - Ceará. Data collection took place from September to October 2017 through a semi-structured interview where the final sample was composed of eleven elderly women. It was noticed that the biggest fall victim is the elderly who spend most of their time in their dorms and who do not practice physical exercises or recreational activities.