ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF MINDFULNESS ON QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS: SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

This study aimed to investigate the impact of the mindfulness-based interventions program on the quality of life of patients with Multiple Sclerosis. A systematic review was carried out based on the PRISMA guidelines (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyzes). For an updated perspective on the topic, the selected articles were published from March 2014 to March 2019. Thus, 10 articles were included in the review and were thoroughly compared. A detailed assessment was carried out to measure the impact of the mindfulness protocol both on the general quality of life and on its specific domains. It can be observed that there is some homogeneity of the results regarding the benefits of the practice of mindfulness in the patients’ general quality of life. Moreover, there was greater evidence of the effects of meditative practice on the psychological domain when compared to the physical domain. Hence, the present study considers the mindfulness program a viable tool to address quality of life in patients with Multiple Sclerosis. The lack of Brazilian studies in the area is highlighted. Also, further studies to evaluate the practice of mindfulness continuously, such as cohort studies, are necessary to elucidate the long-term effects of the protocol.

Issues and Trends in Brazilian Studies in South Korea: Social Sciences and Humanities

As Brazil emerges as a significant and influential country in the global arena, studies related to Brazil have drawn keen scholarly interests from a number of fields of study. In this regard, “Brazilian Studies” has grown considerably in the last several decades and has solid representation in most disciplines, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. In South Korea, Brazilian Studies has also become a competitive and promising discipline through the effort of pioneer Korean brazilianists, yet less lively compared to Brazilian Studies in the United States and other European countries that have guided this field. Employing web-based methods, including online-based searching, and bibliographical analysis based on the data collected by DBpia, this study aims to introduce and examine the issues, trends and current state of Brazilian Studies education and research in South Korea, particularly focusing on the social sciences and humanities.

Volume 9, Number 2 (2020)

Archaeology & Brazilian Studies: Past and Present Arqueologia e Estudos Brasilieros: pasado e presente

Archeology and Brazilian Studies: Past and Present

The dossier “Archeology and Brazilian Studies: Past and Present” shows a broad aspect of Brazilian archeology in the contemporary world. From remote ancestors to current societies, from urban space and rural to guard institutions, from impact of mitigation to government action, and from transhumanism to the digital future, archaeologists in Brazil increased significantly in quantity and quality of their research. Therefore, and with the objective of disseminating the various approaches developed by contemporary research in this country, many researchers of archeology contribute ram to work unpublished and related to the archaeological heritage and the current Brazilian reality.

COVID-19 and Pregnancy

Objectives: reviewing the available literature on COVID-19 infection and the maternal and perinatal outcomes. Methods: this is a narrative review of the literature carried out from March to September 2020, usingthe MESH: coronavirus, Covid 19, SARS-CoV-2, pregnancy, gravidity, pregnancy complications and pregnancy complications infectius. All study designs, reviews, recommendations and technical notes were included, without distinction of language and that would bring the approach of the new coronavirus in the gestational and perinatal scenario. Results: the COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating effects, affecting millions of people and claiming almost a million lives worldwide. Initially, pregnant women were not seen as a risk group for the disease, however as the proportion of women affected during the pregnancy-puerperal cycle increased, several studies were published showing an increased risk of complications. Brazilian studies have also warned of a high number of maternal deaths, associated with the presence of comorbidities but, above all, with the social determinants of the disease and serious failures in care. Conclusion: the need for new studies with an adequate research design was observed, as many studies are only letters or small series of cases, in addition expert recommendations, without the necessary scientific rigor.

Measures in organizational behavior: why don’t we use big data and analytics?

Tradeoff analysis, between generalizability, precision, and realism, guides methodological choices in organizational behavior. These methodological choices were systematically reviewed in Brazilian articles and books (1996-2017) to answer the following question: why are there no Brazilian studies on organizational behavior that use big data or analytics? Among 1062 research articles on organizational behavior, published in 19 psychology and business journals, 68% used scales, and only 10% used observation. Observation was often unstructured and supported other methods. The focus was on “saying,” instead of “doing”. Big data and analytics have the potential to simultaneously reach generalizability, precision, and realism and may pave the way for new conclusions. Additionally, these methods could transform research in organizational behavior.

Association of parent-child physical activity: a review update of Brazilian studies – Report Card Brazil

This systematic review update aimed to search for new evidences about parent-child physical activity among Brazilian studies. A new literature search for Brazilian studies published until 31 December 2019 was performed in the databases Medline, Embase, Cinahl, Lilacs, Sport Discus, and SciELO by the combination of descriptors regarding children and adolescents, physical activity, and parental support, restricted to English and Portuguese language. As result, only one new study were included besides those from previous review which corroborated with previous findings about positive relationship of parent-child physical activity. The included studies (n=14) were presented according to geographical distribution, year of publication, research design and physical activity assessment method. Limitations and future directions about specific physical activity domains and weekly amount, as well as peers and environmental support were highlighted. This review findings reinforced that parental lifestyle behavior is an important factor for active lifestyle promotion among Brazilian children and adolescents.

NEABs e a Proposição de Educação para as Relações Étnico-raciais

RESUMOO artigo objetiva apresentar e discutir como os Núcleos de Estudos AfroBrasileiros estão se configurando como espaços formativos estratégicos para o desenvolvimento de propostas orientadas para reeducação das relações étnicoraciais. O artigo estrutura-se em 3 partes. A primeira apresenta o contexto de ampliação dos NEABs. Para tanto, é elencado um conjunto de iniciativas de combate ao racismo, que foram implementadas a partir das primeiras décadas do século XXI. A segunda parte é dedicada à compreensão da articulação entre os NEABs, a Associação Brasileira de Pesquisadores Negros – ABPN e o Consórcio de NEABs – CONNEABs, assim como a caracterização dos núcleos. A terceira parte dedica-se a discussão sobre as contribuições dos Núcleos de Estudos Afro-Brasileiros para as ações orientadas para a reeducação das relações étnico-raciais. Um conjunto de fragmentos de entrevistas de intelectuais negras e negros envolvidas(os) nas atividades dos NEABs é evidenciado.Ações Afirmativas. Núcleo de Estudos Afro-Brasileiros. Educação. Relações étnico-raciais. ABSTRACTThis article aims to present and discuss how the Afro-Brazilian Studies Centers are configuring themselves as strategic training spaces for the development of proposals aimed at re-education of ethnic-racial relations. The article is structured in 3 parts. The first presents the context for the expansion of NEABs. To this end, a set of initiatives to combat racism is listed, which were implemented from the first decades of the 21st century. The second part is dedicated to understanding the articulation between the NEABs, the Brazilian Association of Black Researchers - ABPN and the NEABs Consortium - CONNEABs, as well as the characterization of the nuclei. The third part is dedicated to the discussion about the contributions of the Afro-Brazilian Studies Centers to actions oriented towards the re-education of ethnic-racial relations. A set of fragments of interviews by black and black intellectuals involved in the activities of the NEABs is evidenced.Affirmative Actions. Afro-Brazilian Studies Center. Education. Ethnic-racial relations. RESUMENEl artículo tiene como objetivo presentar y discutir cómo los “Núcleos de Estudos Afro-Brasileiros” se configuran como espacios de formación estratégicos para el desarrollo de propuestas orientadas a reeducación de las relaciones étnicoraciales. El artículo está estructurado en 3 partes. La primera presenta el contexto de expansión de los NEAB. De esa manera, se enumera un conjunto de iniciativas para combatir el racismo, que se implementaron desde las primeras décadas del siglo XXI. La segunda parte está dedicada a comprender la articulación entre los NEAB, la “Associação Brasileira de Investigadores Negros” - ABPN y el “Consórcio NEABs – CONNEABs”, así como la caracterización de los núcleos. La tercera parte está dedicada a la discusión sobre las contribuciones de los “Núcleos de Estudos Afro-Brasileiros” a las acciones orientadas a la reeducación de las relaciones étnico-raciales. Se destaca un conjunto de fragmentos de entrevistas de intelectuales negras y negros involucrados en las actividades de los NEAB.Acciones afirmativas. Núcleo de Estudos Afro-Brasileiros. Educación. Relaciones étnico-raciales. SOMMARIOL'articolo si propone di presentare e discutere come i "Nuclei di studi afrobrasiliani" si configurano come spazi strategici di formazione per lo sviluppo di proposte volte alla rieducazione delle relazioni etnico-razziali. L'articolo è strutturato in 3 parti. La prima presenta il contesto di espansione dei NEAB. In questo modo vengono elencate una serie di iniziative per combattere il razzismo, che sono state attuate sin dai primi decenni del 21 ° secolo. La seconda parte è dedicata alla comprensione dell'articolazione tra i NEAB, l '“Associação Brasileira de Investigadores Negros” - ABPN e il “Consortium NEABs - CONNEABs”, nonché la caratterizzazione dei nuclei. La terza parte è dedicata alla discussione sui contributi dei “Nuclei de Estudos Afro-Brasileiros” alle azioni finalizzate alla rieducazione delle relazioni etnico-razziali. Viene evidenziata una serie di frammenti di interviste ad intellettuali neri e neri coinvolti nelle attività del NEAB.Azioni affermative. Nucleo di studi afro-brasiliani. Formazione scolastica. Relazioni etnico-razziali.