scholarly journals Montreal Battery of Evaluation of Amusia: Validity evidence and norms for adolescents in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 244-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marília Nunes-Silva ◽  
Vitor Geraldi Haase
Keyword(s):  
Single Case ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Dimensional Structure ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Validity Evidence ◽  
Musical Ability ◽  
Musical Skills ◽  
Belo Horizonte ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The City

ABSTRACT The Montreal Battery of Evaluation of Amusia (MBEA) is a battery of tests that assesses six music processing components: scale, contour, interval, rhythm, metric, and music memory. The present study sought to verify the psychometric characteristics of the MBEA in a sample of 150 adolescents aged 14-18 years in the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, and to develop specific norms for this population. We used statistical procedures that explored the dimensional structure of the MBEA and its items, evaluating their adequacy from empirical data, verifying their reliability, and providing evidence of validity. The results for the difficult levels for each test indicated a trend toward higher scores, corroborating previous studies. From the analysis of the criterion groups, almost all of the items were considered discriminatory. The global score of the MBEA was shown to be valid and reliable (r K-R20=0.896) for assessing the musical ability of normal teenagers. Based on the analysis of the items, we proposed a short version of the MBEA. Further studies with larger samples and amusic individuals are necessary to provide evidence of the validity of the MBEA in the Brazilian milieu. The present study brings to the Brazilian context a tool for diagnosing deficits in musical skills and will serve as a basis for comparisons with single case studies and studies of populations with specific neuropsychological syndromes.

scholarly journals SOIL CONTAMINATION IN PUBLIC SQUARES IN BELO HORIZONTE, MINAS GERAIS, BY CANINE PARASITES IN DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES

2013 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 229-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciane Madureira Ribeiro ◽  
Ruth Massote Dracz ◽  
Lanuze Rose Mozzer ◽  
Walter dos Santos Lima
Keyword(s):  
Soil Contamination ◽  
Developmental Stages ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Soil Samples ◽  
Fecal Samples ◽  
Belo Horizonte ◽  
The City ◽  
Recreation And Leisure

SUMMARY To evaluate soil contamination by parasites in different developmental stages in public squares used as recreation and leisure areas for children in Belo Horizonte (MG, Brazil), 210 soil samples and 141 canine fecal samples were collected from 42 squares in the city. These samples were analyzed by the Caldwell and Caldwell technique and the Hoffman, Pons, and Janer technique. Of the samples analyzed, 89 (42.4%) soil samples and 104 (73.5%) fecal samples were contaminated with Ancylostoma sp., Toxocara sp., Trichuris sp., or Dipylidium sp. eggs; Giardia sp. cysts; or Isospora sp. oocysts. The commonest parasite was Ancylostoma sp., found in 85% soil and 99% fecal samples, followed by Toxocara sp., found in 43.7% soil and 30.7% fecal samples.

scholarly journals Análise coleta de esgoto de Contagem/MG: Uma realidade da situação sanitária do município entre os anos de 2010-14 / Analysis of sewage collect from Contagem/MG: A reality of the sanitary situation of the municipality between the years 2010-14

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 50
Author(s):  
André Lopes Vilaça Santos ◽  
Altino Barbosa Caldeira
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Service Provider ◽  
Growth Rates ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Public Water Supply ◽  
Population Growth Rates ◽  
Continuous Population ◽  
Belo Horizonte ◽  
The City

<p>O presente artigo buscou discutir a coleta de esgoto pela rede oficial da Companhia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais (COPASA), prestadora de serviço responsável por disponibilizar água tratada, além de coletar e tratar o esgoto, para só assim desaguá-lo nos cursos d’água de Contagem/MG. Contagem é um importante município que compõe a Região Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte (RMBH), que vem apresentando contínuos índices de crescimento populacional nos últimos anos, sendo que, a expansão do tecido urbano vem acontecendo também de maneira clandestina, promovendo desta forma, vários impactos ambientais no município, que possui em mais da metade do município, uma Área de Proteção Ambiental (APA), que possui no seu interior um manancial de abastecimento público, a represa de Várzea das Flores. Foram analisados, tabulados e transformados em gráficos, dados do Sistema Nacional de Informações sobre Saneamento (SNIS) entre os anos de 2010 e 2014, demonstrando que, o município de Contagem precisa de consideráveis avanços na coleta de esgoto, para que haja a redução dos impactos ambientais, e a melhoria da qualidade da água nos cursos d’água e reservatório do município.<strong></strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Palavras-chave: </strong>Esgotamento Sanitário, Contagem, Impactos Ambientais, Meio Ambiente</p><p> </p><p><strong>Abstract</strong></p><p>This paper reason to discuss the sewerage by the official of the Companhia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais (COPASA), service provider responsible for providing treated water, as well as collect and treat sewage, for only then empties it in watercourses water Contagem. Contagem is an important municipality that make up the Região Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte (RMBH), which has been showing continuous population growth rates in recent years, with the expansion of the urban fabric is also happening clandestinely, thus promoting several impacts environmental in the city, which has more than half of the municipality, an Área de Proteção Ambiental (APA), which has in its interior a public water supply, the dam Várzea das Flores. Were analyzed, tabulated and graphed, data of the Sistema Nacional de Informações sobre Saneamento (SNIS) between the years 2010 and 2014, showing that the city of Contagem need considerable advances in sewerage, so there is a reduction in environmental impacts, and improving water quality in rivers and municipal dam.<strong></strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Keywords: </strong>Sewerage, Contagem, Environmental impacts, Environment</p>

scholarly journals Utilização de cinco bases cartográficas distintas para a determinação de áreas de preservação permanente no município de Rio Acima, MG: divergências en-tre os resultados / Using five different cartographic bases for determining permanent preservation area

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 136
Author(s):  
Felipe Silva Guimarães ◽  
Lucas Da Silva Guimarães
Keyword(s):  
Digital Elevation Models ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Metropolitan Region ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Digital Elevation ◽  
Minas Gerais State ◽  
Vector Base ◽  
The Law ◽  
Belo Horizonte ◽  
The City

<p>O estudo foi realizado no município de Rio Acima, localizado ao sul da região metropolitana de Belo Horizonte - MG. Na primeira etapa, foi feita a determinação das áreas de preservação permanente (APPs) do município, segundo a Lei 12.651 e a resolução CONAMA 303/2002 (esta última para delimitar as APPs de topo de morro), utilizando cinco bases topográficas distintas: vetorização de cartas do IBGE na escala de 1:50.000, imagem SRTM, Topodata, ASTER V2 e uma base vetorial disponibilizada pelo Codemig com curvas de nível equidistantes em 10 metros. Na segunda etapa, foram calculadas as áreas de cada uma das classes de APP resultantes dos mapeamentos feitos a partir de todas as bases e, em seguida, estes valores foram comparados. Ao final, foi observado que os resultados obtidos a partir da base do IBGE e da imagem ASTER V2 são os que apresentam característica mais restritiva, ou seja, com maiores áreas de preservação. Por outro lado, o mapa de áreas de preservação permanente confeccionado a partir da imagem SRTM foi o que apresentou caráter menos restritivo. Neste estudo também são discutidas outras diferenças entre os mapas elaborados a partir das cinco bases. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Palavras–chave:</strong> Município de Rio Acima, áreas de preservação permanente, modelos digitais de elevação, resolução espacial.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Abstract </strong></p><p>This study was conducted in the municipality of Rio Acima (Minas Gerais State) located in the southern Belo Horizonte metropolitan region. In the first stage five different topographic bases were used to lay down the city permanent preservation areas (PPA) according to the Law 12,651 and CONAMA resolution 303/2002 (the latter to delimit the hilltop’s PPAs PPAs). These bases are the following: the vector at a 1:50.000 scale provided by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), SRTM image, image provided by INPE Topodata project, ASTER V2 Image and a vector base released by Codemig with 10 meters contour distance. In the second stage the areas of each one PPA classes were calculated resulting from all mapping bases. Then these values were compared. Finally it was observed that the results obtained from the ASTER V2 image and IBGE base are those with more restrictive features or in other words the result with lager PPAs. Moreover, the map of permanent preservation areas made from SRTM image showed the least restrictive character. This study also discusses other differences between the maps drawn from the five bases.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Keywords</strong>: Rio Acima municipality, permanent preservation areas, digital elevation models,   spacial resolution.</p>

Professionals’perception on newborn’s pain in hospitalized

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
pp. 2368
Author(s):  
Miriam De Oliveira Alves Ribeiro ◽  
Helen Reis de Morais Couto
Keyword(s):  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
Investigación Cualitativa ◽  
Belo Horizonte ◽  
Team Nursing ◽  
Nursing Professionals ◽  
The City

ABSTRACTObjective: to analyze the knowledge of nursing professionals who work in a neonatal intensive care unit in the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil. Method: this is a qualitative research, with a theoretical-methodological framework based on Serge Moscovici’s Social Representations Theory, carried out with two nurses and six nursing technicians from a neonatal hospitalization unit (Unineo) of a hospital in Belo Horizonte. The information were collected through semi-structured interviews and the analysis was ruled by the Collective Subject Discourse technique, resulting in the identification of their representations according to their own experiences. This study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Universidade José do Rosário Vellano, under the register number 22/2009. Results: it was observed that the nursing professionals showed to be confident and had adequate knowledge to administer medication and perform a proper assessment of pain in newborns, identifying it and providing assistance to these patients in a humanized, qualified, and comprehensive way. Conclusion: the nursing professionals know how to identify the pain signals and their characterization, something which constitutes an important tool used in the care for the hospitalized newborn. Descriptors: pain; newborn; team; nursing; representation; social.RESUMOObjetivo: analisar o conhecimento dos profissionais de enfermagem que atuam em uma unidade de cuidados intensivos neonatais na cidade de Belo Horizonte-MG. Método: trata-se de pesquisa qualitativa, com referencial teórico-metodológico respaldado na Teoria das Representações Sociais de Serge Moscovici, realizada com dois enfermeiros e seis técnicos em enfermagem de uma unidade de internação para neonatos (Unineo) de um hospital de Belo Horizonte. As informações foram colhidas por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas e a análise pautou-se na técnica do Discurso do Sujeito Coletivo, resultando na identificação de suas representações de acordo com suas próprias experiências. Este estudo foi aprovado pelo Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa da Universidade José do Rosário Vellano, com o registro número 22/2009. Resultados: ficou evidenciado que os profissionais de enfermagem mostravam-se seguros e detinham conhecimentos adequados para a medicação e avaliação correta da dor no neonato, identificando e tratando de forma humanizada, qualificada e integral desses pacientes. Conclusão: os profissionais de enfermagem conhecem e sabem identificar os sinais de dor e sua caracterização, que são ferramentas importantes utilizadas para o cuidado ao neonato hospitalizado. Descritores: dor; neonato; equipe; enfermagem; representação; social.RESUMENObjetivo: analizar el conocimiento de los profesionales de enfermería que actúan en una unidad de cuidados intensivos neonatales en la ciudad de Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil. Método: esta es una investigación cualitativa, con referencial teórico-metodológico respaldada en la Teoría de las Representaciones Sociales de Sergio Moscovici, realizada con dos enfermeros y seis técnicos en enfermería de una unidad de internación para neonatos (Unineo) de un hospital de Belo Horizonte. Las informaciones fueron recogidas por medio de entrevistas semi-estructuradas y el análisis se pautó en la técnica del Discurso del Sujeto Colectivo, resultando en la identificación de sus representaciones de acuerdo con sus propias experiencias. Este estudo fue aprobado por el Comité de Ética en Investigación de la Universidade José do Rosário Vellano, con el registro 22/2009. Resultados: quedó evidenciado que los profesionales de enfermería se mostraban seguros y con tenían conocimientos adecuados para la medicación y la evaluación correcta del dolor en el neonato, identificando y tratando de forma humanizada, cualificada e integral esos pacientes. Conclusión: los profesionales de enfermería conocen y saben identificar las señales de dolor y su caracterización, que son herramientas importantes para el cuidado al neonato hospitalizado. Descriptores: dolor; neonato; equipo; enfermería; representación; social.

scholarly journals A Belo Horizonte do amanuense: a relação entre literatura e cidade no romance O Amanuense Belmiro

2009 ◽  
Vol 29 (41) ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
Alex Alves Fogal
Keyword(s):  
Urban Space ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Literary Production ◽  
Broad View ◽  
Belo Horizonte ◽  
The City

<p>Este artigo visa analisar as relações entre literatura e cidade a partir da análise da idéia ou imagem dessa considerando sua construção no plano literário, o que significa que não será enfocada aqui a cidade empírica, concreta, mas sim o espaço urbano como reconstrução de significado a partir do plano ficcional. Meu interesse nesse artigo foi analisar esse tipo de representação no caso de Belo Horizonte, partindo de uma obra literária específica que permite a visão ampla da relação entre o universo literário e o extra-literário. A obra escolhida foi o romance O Amanuense Belmiro do escritor Cyro dos Anjos, que possui como cenário a capital mineira.</p> <p>This article tries to analyse the relations between literature and the city by the point of view that consider the idea or image of the urban space as a ficcional construction, what means that will be not emphasized the empirical city, but the urban space as a reconstruction of mean trough the literature. My interest at this article was to analyse this kind of representation in the case of Belo Horizonte, pointing a especifical literary production that allow a broad view of the relation between the literary universe and the extra-literary universe.The chosen romance was the book <em>O Amanuense Belmiro </em>writed by Cyro dos Anjos. The narrative has the capital of Minas Gerais as scene.</p>

scholarly journals The multifunctionality of urban horticulture and its integration with the city ecosystem: a brief review of concepts and the case of São Luís

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 252-259
Author(s):  
João Flávio B Gomes ◽  
Renata SB Gomes ◽  
Alex O Souza
Keyword(s):  
Urban Agriculture ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Urban Ecosystem ◽  
The World ◽  
Belo Horizonte ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The City

ABSTRACT Urban agriculture is currently carried out all over the world. The activity is characterized by its multifunctionality, contributing to food security, preservation of biodiversity, better use of urban spaces, and proper management of soil and water, in addition to contributing to increasing income and improving the quality of life of farmers who live in the cities. In the 1980s and 1990s, urban agriculture gained momentum on the international scene and, from 2005, in Brazil. Some successful experiences in the world (Detroit, Havana, and St. Petersburg) and in Brazil (Teresina, Sao Paulo, and Belo Horizonte) are briefly reported here. Then, we describe in more detail the case of the city of São Luís. The municipality is situated on an island and its rural spaces have characteristics of peri-urban areas. Agricultural production has low expression in municipal GDP (Gross Development Product). The main products are papaya, cassava, beans, bananas, coconut, and passion fruit and, among the vegetables, roselle, chives, coriander, and West Indian gherkin, traditional regional species of Maranhão cuisine. The activity has two primary groups of actors: producers and intermediaries, with 83 and 41% of them, respectively, living in rural areas. Almost all producers (92%) use their area, 79% use some sustainable fertilization practice, and 69% do not use pesticides. Production areas are small and producers need technical assistance. Transport and poor road conditions are the main challenges to bring products to the markets. The reality that came out from our study indicates the lack of public support to urban farmers in São Luís. On the contrary, successful experiences of urban agriculture have in common the convergence of public policies of urban planning, agriculture and supply, education, and health. Urban agriculture is dynamic and must be integrated into the urban ecosystem to make it possible to unveiling new perspectives on the countryside-city relationship.

Passeios a pé em Belo Horizonte: Um ciclo formativo aos guias de turismo

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Helena Alves Ferreira ◽  
◽  
Alice de Mello ◽  
Elayne Oliveira Silva ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Visual Arts ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Urban Art ◽  
Belo Horizonte ◽  
The City ◽  
Country Town

A city that arose already modern, welcoming, and rich in experiences, affectionately called "Belô" or "Beagá" by some of its most intimate citizens. Every tourist easily feels welcomed in Belo Horizonte, a city that was planned to be the capital of Minas Gerais – with tree-lined streets and alleys that breathe art, stories, and charm. Despite being a Metropolis and home to approximately 2,600,000 (two million six hundred thousand) inhabitants, it still keeps secrets as a country town valuing its origins, which means not refusing a delicious coffee with "pão de queijo" (Brazilian cheese bread), and some chitchat in its squares and gardens. The best way to get to know and experience a city as a whole is to walk through it and experience its daily life, thus, connecting with the city and people. Walking around the city makes you notice details that you may have never noticed before. In this work, we present “UAI a PÉ” tours through Belo Horizonte, so that you can be familiar with and experience each one of them. Itineraries that will make you even more enchanted by our beautiful capital. Walk freely through the “Belo Horizonte Cultural: Circuito Liberdade” amid gardens and many stories and tales. Walk around the streets of the downtown, enjoying our “Belo Horizonte Urbana: Visual Arts,” which is an opportunity to experience our Urban Art that is a worldwide reference. Have a conversation at “Praça da Estação Circuito Cultural”, the gateway to our city since its foundation – many stories are kept in museums and mansions there. “Cultura e Política Mineira”, which is an itinerary from Praça da Assembeia (Assembly Square) to Praça da Estação (Station Square), to understand our history and culture. Fresh breeze and sunset in the beautiful “Pampulha: Patrimônio da Humanidade” (cultural heritage of humanity) where modernism is present in every detail of this picturesque place.

scholarly journals Prevalence of intestinal parasites in children from public daycare centers in the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

2008 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aline L. Menezes ◽  
Vítor M.P. Lima ◽  
Mayrce T.S. Freitas ◽  
Míriam O. Rocha ◽  
Edward F. Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Ascaris Lumbricoides ◽  
Municipal Government ◽  
Intestinal Parasites ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Socioeconomic Conditions ◽  
Daycare Centers ◽  
Belo Horizonte ◽  
The City

The objective of this study was to verify the occurrence of intestinal parasites in 3 to 6-year-old children from daycare centers maintained by the municipal government of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Coproparasitological tests performed in 472 children have shown that 24.6% of them had some type of parasites, 6.6% of the children having more than one type. Among protozoa, Entamoeba coli (14.0%) and G. duodenalis (9.5%) were the most prevalent, whereas Ascaris lumbricoides (3.0%) and Trichuris trichiura (1.1%) were the most frequent among the helminths. Thus, we can observe that intestinal parasites still represent a serious public health problem in Belo Horizonte, especially among children and in areas where the socioeconomic conditions are less favorable.

scholarly journals Aflatoxin M1 in samples of "minas" cheese commercialized in the city of Belo Horizonte - Minas Gerais/Brazil

2000 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 398-400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guilherme PRADO ◽  
Marize Silva OLIVEIRA ◽  
Maria Lúcia PEREIRA ◽  
Fabiana Moreira ABRANTES ◽  
Luciana Gonçalves SANTOS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Aflatoxin M1 ◽  
Belo Horizonte ◽  
The City

scholarly journals Belo Horizonte para quem? Versões territoriais negras para um espaço planejadamente branco

GeoTextos ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Maria Martins Queiroz
Keyword(s):  
Urban Space ◽  
Spatial Dynamics ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Racial Group ◽  
Black Communities ◽  
Racial Democracy ◽  
De Se ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
Belo Horizonte ◽  
The City

No presente artigo busco discutir outras possibilidades para pensarmos a cidade, de maneira a problematizar os discursos e práticas que negam as contradições e os conflitos presentes em tal espaço, como aqueles relacionados à raça/etnia. Aponto que muitos dos mecanismos e práticas envolvidos no processo de produção do espaço urbano impregnam-se de perspectivas marcadamente eugenista e higienista. Com este olhar e por meio de um discurso de uma suposta democracia racial presente na cidade são estabelecidas estratégias que reforçam a exclusão de negros/ as das dinâmicas socioespaciais urbanas. Não se considera, portanto, os territórios em que este grupo étnico-racial formula outras cartografias urbanas na tentativa de se buscar a revalorização de suas manifestações culturais e identitárias. Porém, as coletividades negras estão forjando contradiscursos que possam ressignificar seus lugares e papéis na sociedade. As discussões aqui apresentadas têm como foco Belo Horizonte/Minas Gerais e se estabelecem a partir da comunidade quilombola Manzo Ngunzo Kaiango, localizada na referida cidade. Abstract BELO HORIZONTE FOR WHOM? BLACK VERSIONS TERRITORIAL FOR A WHITE SPACE PLANNED CAREFULLY In this article I discuss other possibilities for thinking the city in order to problematize the discourses and practices that deny these contradictions and conflicts in such space, such as those related to race/ethnicity. I point out that many of the practices and mechanisms involved in the production of urban space permeate is markedly prospects hygienist and eugenicist. With this and look through a discourse of a supposed racial democracy in this city are established strategies that reinforce the exclusion of blacks the socio-spatial dynamics of urban. There is therefore considers the territories in which this ethnic-racial group makes other urban cartography in an attempt to seek revaluation of their cultural and identity. However, the black communities are forging counter-discourses that might reframe their places and roles in society. The discussions presented here focuses Belo Horizonte/Minas Gerais and settle from the community quilombola Manzo Ngunzo Kaiango located in that city.

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