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Introduction: Education is one of the cornerstones for the development of countries. Its effectiveness depends on better public policy systems and, therefore, on greater discoveries about the role of federal states in the policy process. Objective: To carry out an integrative review of the literature to cover the factors that influence the implementation of national policies by state governments in the education area. Materials and Methods: A literature survey was carried out in July 2022, in the following databases: SciELO, Lilacs, Scopus, CAPES Periodicals and Google Scholar.

Selenium, a mineral present in food, has been demonstrated to assist a number of bodily processes, including the maintenance of strong muscles and an effective immune system. It may also slow the spread of some viruses and control blood coagulation. As a result, it might contribute to the fight against the Ebola virus infection. This descriptive case-control study examined how the lack of selenium affected people's susceptibility to the Ebola virus in Beni, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The study looks into how new technologies are affecting how business education courses are taught in Bayelsa state's tertiary institutions. The study's execution was directed by two research questions and one hypothesis. The study employed a descriptive survey research design. Two academic schools in Bayelsa state recruited a total of 37 business education instructors. Data were gathered using a questionnaire having a Cronbach reliability of 0.70. Percentages The research questions were analysed using the mean score.

In this article we present the results of a Scientific Initiation research, which starts from the hypothesis that formative processes based on active learning methodologies allow a better perception of students regarding their learning in the Pharmacy course. The objective was to investigate what is the perception of students of the Pharmacy course at a university in the interior of São Paulo/Brazil, regarding their learning and appropriation in the area. This is a qualitative, descriptive-analytical research.

Objetivo: Comparar os sistemas ReciprocBlue (VDW, Munich, Alemanha), WaveOne Gold (Dentsply Maillefer, Ballaigues, Suíça) e W+File (Shenzhen Feihuan Medical Inatruments Co.Ltd., Shenzhen, China) quanto ao desgaste das paredes de canais simulados com dupla curvatura.

In Ebola patients, selenium aids in regulating blood clotting and possibly assist in coagulopathy properties of the Ebola haemorrhagic fever. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to determine the Selenium levels of people living in Beni, DRC and whether there is an association between Ebola vulnerability and selenium deficiency.This was a case control study with cases being Ebola virus disease survivors and controls were their contact persons during the time of infection.

This study aims to describe the experience of nursing students on the restructuring of the medical record of the elderly and elaboration of an instrument for recording nursing care in a Long Stay Institution for the Elderly. This is a descriptive study, type of experience report, on the construction of the pilot model of medical records of the elderly and printed to record the evolution of nursing care and caregivers in a particular institution in the city of Belo Horizonte, in April 2015.

The sewage collection and treatment system are one of the biggest problems of contemporary civilization, likewise, Brazil has a deficit in the proportion of production/collection and treatment, moreover, this senile contributes to the pollution of the environment and the proliferation of diseases, since waste is released in nature in the streets and river beds in regions where there is no sewage network. Based on this problem, this work aims to prospectively survey patents related to devices that present sewage treatment technology.

Introdução: O Diabetes Mellitus representa um importante problema de saúde pública, com implicações econômicas e sociais, o que pode acarretar condições incapacitantes e levar ao aumento da mortalidade. Dessa forma, a adesão ao tratamento é um passo crucial para um tratamento eficaz. Sabe-se ainda que indivíduos com formação limitada e alfabetização insuficiente em saúde tendem a apresentar mais dificuldades no decorrer do tratamento, apresentando baixa adesão ao regime terapêutico.

This article criticizes the effectiveness of the Brazilian prison system in fulfilling its social function. In order to do so, it engages in a historical journey from the origin of penalties in the Ancient Age, Middle Ages, Modern Age until the present day, using as a guide the recognized works of Michel Foucault and other scholars who share the same Foucauldian principles.