scholarly journals A walk through the park – Do people know the animals living in urban parks?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno Ferreira Guilhon ◽  
João Fabrício Mota Rodrigues ◽  
Diva Maria Borges-Nojosa
Keyword(s):  
High Frequency ◽  
Native Species ◽  
Animal Species ◽  
Common Marmoset ◽  
Social Characteristics ◽  
Ardea Alba ◽  
The City ◽  
Source Of Information ◽  
Positive Results ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Abstract Background: It is important that people know the fauna occurring around the city and within it, because people could present a more positive relationship toward animals and valorize the fauna. This knowledge may vary due to cultural features of the region, as well as social characteristics of the person, such as: educational level and frequency of visits to green areas. This study aimed to evaluate if the knowledge about the faunistic diversity of an urban park varied in relation to the profile of the visitors.Methods: Parque Estadual do Cocó is a conservation unit, located in the Fortaleza municipality in Ceará state, which has a very diverse fauna. We collected the data between September and October 2018 using a structured questionnaire applied with 126 park visitors.Results: We observed that visitors only know 31.57% of the fauna of the Parque Estadual do Cocó and usually find 1.05 ± 1.29 animals during the activities realized in the place. “Common marmoset” ( Callithrix jacchus ) and “Great egret” ( Ardea alba ) were the most cited species, with respectively 102 and 63 citations, while “Crab-eating raccoon” ( Procyon cancrivorus ) and “American purple gallinule” ( Porphyrio martinicus ) were the less cited, with 22 and 16 citations. We did not notice a relationship between the knowledge about the Park fauna with frequency of visitation, but we noticed a positive relation between the number of animals sighted and frequency. The most cited source of information about the Park native species was information boards, but there was no relation between the presence of boards with an animal species of the Park and the knowledge of visitor about them.Conclusions: Visitors do not know the species richness of the Park, even with a high frequency of visitation and the presence of information boards about the Park fauna. However, a high frequency of visitation allowed people to see more animals throughout these visitations. Possibly, more direct alternatives to inform visitors about the native fauna of the Park can bring more positive results than just the sightings and simply the presence of information boards.

scholarly journals Estrutura de um Fragmento de Caatinga Infestado por Cryptostegia madagascariensis Bojer ex Decne

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1952
Author(s):  
Elaine Maia Barbosa ◽  
Oriel Herrera Bonila ◽  
Eliseu Marlônio Pereira Lucena ◽  
Lívia Maria de Andrade Araújo ◽  
Sara Regina da Silva de Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Species ◽  
Community Structure ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Native Species ◽  
Native Vegetation ◽  
Importance Value Index ◽  
Importance Value ◽  
Brazilian Northeast ◽  
And Control ◽  
The City

A espécie Cryptostegia madagascariensis Bojer ex Decne., natural de Madagascar, na África, após ser introduzida no Brasil vem proliferando-se rapidamente em extensas áreas no Nordeste brasileiro. Sua presença no bioma caatinga vem causando grande preocupação para as comunidades extrativistas, visto que essa invasora causa morte de espécies nativas de alto valor socioeconômico como a Copernicia prunifera (Mill) H. E. Moore., popularmente chamada de carnaúba. O presente trabalho objetivou avaliar a estrutura de um fragmento de caatinga infestado por C. madagascariensis. Próximo ao município de Pacatuba-CE uma área de carnaubal foi delimitada e para realizar uma avaliação da estrutura da comunidade invadida, foram utilizados cálculos que são referências em estudos fitossociológicos como, índice de valor de importância, índice de Shannon-Wiener (H’), índice de impacto ambiental de espécies exóticas (IIAE), além das densidades e frequências relativas e absolutas dos indivíduos. A elevada frequência e densidade relativa da invasora, o baixo H’ (1,86) e IIAE de 0,69, demonstram como a estrutura e diversidade da comunidade está sendo afetada pela invasão. Concluímos que é urgente a intervenção e controle dessa invasora, uma vez que a vegetação nativa está sendo ameaçada. Structure of a Fragment of Caatinga Infested by Cryptostegia madagascariensis Bojer ex DecneA B S T R A C TThe species Cryptostegia madagascariensis Bojer ex Decne., natural from Madagascar, in Africa, after being introduced in Brazil, is pullulating quickly extensive areas of Brazilian Northeast. Its presence in the caatinga bioma is causing considerable preoccupation to the extractivist communities, since this invader is causing the death of native species with high socioeconomic value as the Copernicia prunifera (Mill) H. E. Moore., popularly known as carnaúba. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the structure of a fragment of caatinga infested by C. madagascariensis. Nearby the city of Pacatuba, CE, an area of carnauba forest was delimited to perform an evaluation of the invaded community structure. We utilized calculations that are reference in phytosociological studies as, importance value index, Shannon-Wiener Function (H’), environmental impact of alien species (IIAE), densities, relative and absolute frequencies of the subjects. The high frequency and relative density of the invasive species, the low H’ (1.86) and 0.69 IIAE, demonstrate how the structure and diversity of the community is being affected by the invasion. We concluded that an intervention is urgent the intervention and control of this invasive species, since the native vegetation is being threatened.Keywords: Invasion, biodiversity, carnaúba palm.

The Hornsby Bend Hyacinth Facility in Austin, Texas

1987 ◽  
Vol 19 (10) ◽  
pp. 41-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ray Dinges ◽  
Jim Doersam
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Environmental Protection Agency ◽  
Plant Material ◽  
Animal Species ◽  
Performance Data ◽  
Operational Performance ◽  
Fish Production ◽  
Protection Agency ◽  
Functional Characteristics ◽  
The City

The Hornsby Bend Hyacinth Facility, the first such system built under the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency “Construction Grants Program”, represents the culmination of over a decade of experience at the City of Austin with hyacinth treatment. The facility consists of three culture basins 265 m in length with an area of 1.6 ha. To permit year-round hyacinth culture, basins are covered with a 2.06 ha unitary greenhouse structure. Fenced exclusion areas at intervals along sides of basins serve as natural aerators and enhance fish production. The system, operated in an aerobic mode, was designed to daily treat about three million liters of sludge lagoon supernatant. Exclusion of large vertebrate predators and stocking of basins with selected animal species will provide a unique ecosystem. Basins were planted with hyacinth in late October, 1985 and discharge commenced on February 3, 1986. Functional characteristics and ecological considerations of the facility are discussed and operational performance data are presented. Maintenance harvesting of hyacinth and disposition of plant material are described. Application of greenhoused hyacinth treatment systems are addressed.

scholarly journals A Proposed Framework for Identification of Indicators to Model High-Frequency Cities

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 317
Author(s):  
Ahmad M. Senousi ◽  
Junwei Zhang ◽  
Wenzhong Shi ◽  
Xintao Liu
Keyword(s):  
Urban Studies ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Urban Policy ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Highway Design ◽  
City Life ◽  
Cultural Affiliation ◽  
Internal Mobility ◽  
The City

A city is a complex system that never sleeps; it constantly changes, and its internal mobility (people, vehicles, goods, information, etc.) continues to accelerate and intensify. These changes and mobility vary in terms of the attributes of the city, such as space, time and cultural affiliation, which characterise to some extent how the city functions. Traditional urban studies have successfully modelled the ‘low-frequency city’ and have provided solutions such as urban planning and highway design for long-term urban development. Nevertheless, the existing urban studies and theories are insufficient to model the dynamics of a city’s intense mobility and rapid changes, so they cannot tackle short-term urban problems such as traffic congestion, real-time transport scheduling and resource management. The advent of information and communication technology and big data presents opportunities to model cities with unprecedented resolution. Since 2018, a paradigm shift from modelling the ‘low-frequency city’ to the so-called ‘high-frequency city’ has been introduced, but hardly any research investigated methods to estimate a city’s frequency. This work aims to propose a framework for the identification and analysis of indicators to model and better understand the concept of a high-frequency city in a systematic manner. The methodology for this work was based on a content analysis-based review, taking into account specific criteria to ensure the selection of indicator sets that are consistent with the concept of the frequency of cities. Twenty-two indicators in five groups were selected as indicators for a high-frequency city, and a framework was proposed to assess frequency at both the intra-city and inter-city levels. This work would serve as a pilot study to further illuminate the ways that urban policy and operations can be adjusted to improve the quality of city life in the context of a smart city.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the vulnerability of families assisted in Primary Care in Brazil

2012 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 935-943 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tharsila Martins Rios da Silva ◽  
Márcia Regina Martins Alvarenga ◽  
Maria Amélia de Campos Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Federal District ◽  
Family Development ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Critical Dimensions ◽  
The Family ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Access To Knowledge ◽  
The City ◽  
Very High ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

OBJECTIVE: to characterize the profiles of families in the area covered by a Primary Health Center and to identify those in a vulnerable situation. METHOD: this is an epidemiological, observational, cross-sectional and quantitative study. 320 home visits were made, defined by a random sample of the areas covered by the Urban Center 1 in the city of São Sebastião, in Brazil's Federal District. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection, elaborated based on the Family Development Index (FDI). RESULTS: there was a predominance of young families, women, and low levels of schooling. The FDI permitted the identification of families in situations of "high" and "very high" vulnerability. The most critical dimensions were: "access to knowledge" and "access to work". CONCLUSION: the study indicated the importance of greater investments in the areas of education, work and income, and highlighted the need for the use of a wider concept of vulnerability by the health services.

scholarly journals DESAIN WEB BAGI PEMULA MENGGUNAKAN FRAMEWORK BOOTSTRAP PADA SMK TARUNA BANGSA BEKASI

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 134-148
Author(s):  
Mardi Yudhi Putra ◽  
Nadya Safitri ◽  
Nofia Filda Fauziah ◽  
Ahmad Safei ◽  
Rayhan Wahyudin Ratu Lolly
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Web Based ◽  
A Value ◽  
Front End ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Smart Education ◽  
The City ◽  
Positive Results

Penguasaan terhadap Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi perlu diajarkan pada semua tingkatan agar suatu proses dan kegiatan dapat dilakukan dengan lebih cepat, mudah dan efisien. Para siswa kelas XII SMK Taruna Bangsa dituntut untuk memiliki kompetensi yang dapat dikuasai sebelum lulus sekolah. Salah satunya kompetensi adalah dapat membuat website atau aplikasi berbasis web. Disamping itu, kepala program jurusan RPL SMK Taruna Bangsa menyampaikan perlu adanya pendalaman dan pengetahuan lebih dalam pembuatan website selain yang dibekali di sekolah seperti mendesain website front end. Oleh karena itu perlu dilakukan pelatihan mendesain website menggunakan framework Bootstrap. Pelaksanaan Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat (PkM) ini dijalankan sesuai dengan wujud implementasi MoU yang telah dilakukan antara SMK Taruna Bangsa dengan Universitas Bina Insani. Pelaksanaan kegiatan pada masa pandemi Covid-19 dilakukan secara online melalui media konferensi www.zoom.us dan www.youtube.com. Kegiatan ini diikuti oleh 78 peserta dengan hasil akhir memberikan hasil yang positif, ditunjukkan pada umpan balik peserta terhadap materi yaitu pada nilai 4 (Baik) sebesar 32,1% dan nilai 5 (Sangat Baik) sebesar 60.7%. Berdasarkan paparan tersebut kegiatan PkM ini telah memberikan kemampuan dan penguasaan terhadap siswa dalam mendesain website dan memiliki bekal dalam mengimplementasikan pada bidang Teknologi informasi yang pada akhirnya mendorong smart education kota Bekasi. Kata kunci—bootstrap, pengabdian kepada masyarakat, website Mastery of Information and Communication Technology needs to be taught at all levels so that processes and activities can be carried out more quickly, easily and efficiently. Class XII students of SMK Taruna Bangsa are required to have competencies that can be mastered before graduating from school. One of the competencies is being able to create a website or web-based application. In addition, the head of the RPL department program at SMK Taruna Bangsa said that there is a need for more in-depth and knowledge in making websites other than those provided in schools such as designing front end websites. Therefore, training in designing websites using the Bootstrap framework is necessary. The implementation of Community Service (PkM) is carried out in accordance with the implementation of the MoU that has been carried out between SMK Taruna Bangsa and Bina Insani University. The implementation of activities during the Covid-19 pandemic was carried out online through the media conference www.zoom.us and www.youtube.com. This activity was attended by 78 participants with the final result giving positive results, shown in the participants' feedback on the material, namely a value of 4 (Good) of 32.1% and a value of 5 (Very Good) of 60.7%. Based on the explanation, this PkM activity has given students the ability and mastery in designing websites and has provisions in implementing it in the field of information technology which ultimately encourages smart education in the city of Bekasi. Keywords— bootstrap, community service, website,

scholarly journals Medical and social characteristics of families and psychological characteristics of mothers of children born with a body weight of less than 1500 g

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (6) ◽  
pp. 45-52
Author(s):  
E. A. Matveeva ◽  
A. I. Malyshkina ◽  
O. M. Filkina ◽  
O. Yu. Kocherova ◽  
N. V. Dolotova
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
First Trimester ◽  
Premature Baby ◽  
Psychological Characteristics ◽  
Social Characteristics ◽  
Stressful Situation ◽  
Intellectual Activity ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
The Impact

In order to study the medical and social characteristics of families, an analysis of the biological and social history of mothers and fathers of children born with a body weight less than 1500 was carried out. To identify the psychological characteristics, mothers were tested.It has been established that the social characteristics of the families of children born with a body weight of less than 1500 g was favorable – most families were two-parent, had satisfactory living conditions, mothers and fathers of these children were working and had education not lower than secondary special. The majority of fathers (80%) considered themselves healthy, the state of health of mothers was characterized by a high frequency of somatic pathology, only 27% of women were healthy. The majority of fathers and mothers noted the impact of occupational hazards, while the mothers’ adverse factors were mainly associated with intellectual activity, and the fathers – with physical labor. Half of mothers and 70% of fathers belonged to the age group of 30 years and older. Despite the favorable characteristics of reproductive behavior at the stage of pregravid preparation and in the first trimester of pregnancy, mothers who gave birth to children weighing less than 1500 g were characterized by an unfavorable obstetric gynecological history and a high incidence of gynecological pathology. Psychological features of mothers consisted in a high frequency of accentuation of hyperthymic character traits, a desire to emphasize determination and masculinity, anxiety, impulsivity, which may indicate a compensatory reaction to a stressful situation – the birth of a premature baby. This is also indicated by the high frequency of psychosomatic (45.9%) and authoritarian (29.5%) types of attitude to the problems of the child. In this regard, only 62.2% of mothers established optimal emotional contact with the child by the end of the neonatal period. The revealed psychological characteristics of mothers require early psychological and psychotherapeutic correction to successfully overcome the stress of giving birth to a premature baby and consolidate all the efforts of a woman for habilitation.

scholarly journals Paleontological rescue, depositional environment, and stratigraphic correlation of a section of the Ponta Grossa Formation (Paraná Basin)

Terr Plural ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. e2119456
Author(s):  
Elvio Pinto Bosetti ◽  
◽  
Lucinei Jose Myszynski Junior ◽  
Daniel Sedorko ◽  
Luana Oliveira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Frequency ◽  
Depositional Environment ◽  
Depositional Environments ◽  
Integrated Analysis ◽  
Stratigraphic Correlation ◽  
Paleontological Heritage ◽  
Paraná Basin ◽  
Specialized Team ◽  
Parana Basin ◽  
The City

The urban area of Ponta Grossa (PR) occurs on one of the most abundant fossiliferous fields in the country, which records an endemic fauna that occurred in the Devonian of the Paraná Basin. The growing urbanization of the city increasingly buries these outcrops, and new works must be accompanied by a specialized team to safeguard the paleontological heritage. This is the case of the Bosque Mistral project, which exposed many layers of the Ponta Grossa Formation, rich in fossils and trace fossils. This study reports the main fossiliferous occurrences in the section, correlates the section with classical outcrops from the literature, and interprets the main depositional environments as well stratigraphic cycles using an integrated analysis of sedimentology and ichnology. The ichnological distribution also evidences the retrogradation pattern, and, particularly, the occurrence of ichnofabrics dominated by Zoophycos at the top of the section is a signature of high-frequency cycles associated with the transgressive systems tract. Macrofossill biodiversity varies according to the facies, in the sandy and silty layers different organisms from the muddy layers occur. In the former, the epibiont fauna (mainly trilobites and brachiopods) is predominant while in the muddy layers the predominance is the endobiont and semi-endobiont fauna (bivalve mollusks and infaunal brachiopods). In other words, the distribution of taxa across the layers is not random.

scholarly journals Analysis of the Correlation Between Ecological Status and Location Environment by Cultivated Land Restoration Type of Geumgang Riverine Ecobelt

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 389-401
Author(s):  
Soo-Dong Lee ◽  
Seung-Jun Back ◽  
Hyun-Kyung Kang
Keyword(s):  
Animal Ecology ◽  
Species Diversity ◽  
Native Species ◽  
Animal Species ◽  
Ecological Status ◽  
Plant Ecology ◽  
Paddy Fields ◽  
Cultivated Land ◽  
Artificial Wetland ◽  
Positive Effect

Background and objective: The purpose of this study is to investigate the ecological status of six areas around Geumgang River that used to be farmlands before they were restored as a riverine ecobelt. This study aims to analyze the correlation between the location environment and ecological status of the sites to identify the environmental factors affecting them. Methods: The sites are classified into four types according to restoration: terraced paddy fields, flat paddy fields, artificial wetland, and landscape forest. The survey items were divided into land use status, plant ecology, and animal ecology. Results: In terms of plant ecology, terraced paddy fields showed favorable naturality with the rate of native species above 90% and the naturalization index below 10%. In terms of animal ecology, the total number of species found in these areas was biggest in terraced paddy fields, followed by flat paddy fields, artificial wetland, and landscape forest. Regarding species diversity, terraced paddy fields also showed abundant species with an average of 1.05 to 1.09. The results of the correlation analysis showed that the forest area around the sites had the most significant effect on species diversity. The grassland and open water area showed a positive correlation with the total number of animal species and the number of dragonflies, confirming that the marshy grassland had a positive effect. As the cultivated land and urbanized area around the sites increased, it had a negative effect on the distribution of native species and the number of animal species that appeared, and a positive effect on the naturalization index. Conclusion: It is necessary to establish preemption and restoration plans for sites such as grasslands adjacent to the forest and terraced paddy fields in order to promote resilience of the diverse species returning to the purchased lands.

scholarly journals My school is my nation project: paths for the construction of school identity

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (33) ◽  
pp. e16475
Author(s):  
Renata Pereira de Lacerda ◽  
Rosebelly Nunes Marques
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
Legal Documents ◽  
Democratic Management ◽  
State Education ◽  
Integral Education ◽  
Democratic Rights ◽  
Education Network ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City ◽  
Positive Results

This study presents and discusses the actions for the implementation of a project. The project was started in a school unit in the State Education Network in the state of Sao Paulo in the Integral Education [PEI], located in the city of Piracicaba – SP, as a way to guarantee the expansion of democratic management within the school, The objective of this work was to present and discuss the relationship between the constitution of the project in a comprehensive way, with the results of the actions that have already been carried out at the school. The school’s documents were analyzed, as well as the legal documents and the relevant bibliography. These all have a purpose to theoretically support the project, giving it a well-founded basis for its implementation. The purpose is to expand the democratic rights within the unit to allow Class Assemblies, corroborating with the democratic management, which will provide the school with a path towards its own identity. Along with the studied literature, the school’s internal documents and the results of the actions already carried out at the school, all validate the project’s viability. There is legal support for its implementation by meeting these proposals. Positive results corroborated the continuity of the successful practices by the analysis of data and the actions already carried out at the school which gives the full implementation of the project.

scholarly journals A survey of body practices and primary health care in a district of São Paulo, Brazil

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-83
Author(s):  
Yara M. Carvalho ◽  
Edison de J. Manoel
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
The Body ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
The City ◽  
Body Practices ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

The present study surveyed the profile of people who did or did not take part in programs and activities in primary healthcare units in the Butantã district, the city of São Paulo, Brazil. The rationale for the study was the concept of body practice understood as a practice of health and care. A semi-structured questionnaire was applied to 1090 individuals mostly middle-aged housewives. Only 5.78% of respondents were enrolled in some program and activities, mainly walking and stretching. There was a consensus between participants and non-participants on the importance of initiatives geared to care for the body and attention to health. The difficulties for having access to programs and the lack of options in the health public service were pointed out as the main obstacles for a greater involvement by local population.

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