Suplementos alimentares e musculação: uma análise sociocultural

Este estudo analisou como os consumidores de suplementos alimentares gerenciam esses produtos em suas rotinas, identificando especialmente o que ou como privilegiam a busca de informações acerca dessas substâncias. Foram aplicados questionários no ambiente Facebook a 67 praticantes de atividades físicas de academias de ginástica, além de observações nos grupos dessa rede social. Com base na análise de conteúdo temática, foi possível compreender como os usuários de suplementos alimentares lidam com os produtos. Esses achados podem instrumentalizar criticamente os campos da Educação Física e da Saúde no que diz respeito à intervenção profissional, à comercialização ou ao consumo da população e à elaboração de políticas públicas sobre o tema.Palavras-chave: Saúde. Corpo. Educação Física. Suplementos Alimentares. Musculação. Dietary supplements and resistance training: a socio-cultural analysis ABSTRACTThis study looked at how consumers of dietary supplements manage these products in their routines, especially identifying what or how they favour the search for information about these substances. Questionnaires were applied in the Facebook environment to 67 gyms’ physical activities practitioners, in addition to observations in the groups of this social network. Based on thematic content analysis it was possible to understand how users of dietary supplements manage the products. These findings can critically instrumentalize the Physical Education and Health fields with regard to professional intervention, to the marketing or consume of the population and to the elaboration of public policies on the subject.Keywords: Health. Body. Physical Education. Dietary Supplements. Resistance Training.

Mechanisms Involved in Apice Closure of Pulpless Teeth – Literature Review

Background: Unfinished root formation has always offered challenges in endodontics due to technical difficulties and weakened teeth resistance during the lifetime of an individual. Pulp revascularization therapy appeared as a solution for apical closure and root maturation. The existence of oral stem cells involved in the process associated with traditional resident cells requires adequate blood supply given by induced controlled injury deliberately accomplished into the periapical zone. Objective: The aim of this work was to research, through literature review, the main mechanisms involved in the process of apical closure through the technique of pulp revascularization. Conclusion: Apice closure in pulpless teeth seems to happen as a result of professional intervention and biological activity. The success rate depends on the role of traditional local immune cells and stem cells associated with adequate blood supply to finish root formation.

Degrading a global COVID-19 contagion: Charting a holistic social work response

The eclectic nature of social work in addition to the person-in-environment perspective, as well as its biopsychosocial frame, warrants the utilization of a holistic interventionist lens amid the coronavirus pandemic. This is paramount if we intend to prevent and stymie not just the dreaded contagion in itself, but also its rampaging impact on individuals, families, groups and communities. In this essay, we highlight some empowering framework necessary for action and clarify potential ethical concerns. Given the extensive fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, illustrative guidelines conducive for holistic professional intervention, during and in the aftermath of the disease, are rolled out.

Social pedagogy, social education and social work in Spain: Convergent paths

The rise of social pedagogy in recent years has led to a revival of discourses and practices in the fields of social work and pedagogy. Both fields have seen a renewed way of interpreting social and educational relationships and professional practice. This, in turn, has resulted in ongoing analysis and debate regarding the academic and professional affiliation of social pedagogy in recent decades. The aim of this article is to provide an outline of how these disciplines and practices have evolved in Spain. This study adopts a comparative perspective to present a descriptive analysis of the history, training and areas of professional intervention of social pedagogy, social education and social work. The first section discusses the complexity of the relationships between them. In the following two sections, the historical evolution of these disciplines is analysed, highlighting their fundamental milestones. This is followed by a comparison of their respective professional profiles and initial training. The next section then reveals shared professional intervention areas and those that are specific to each professional practice. By way of conclusion, a critical reflection is provided on the way in which the relationship between social pedagogy and social work is usually approached, and also the positioning of the relationship between these disciplines and practices.

PECULIARITIES OF ORGANIZATION OF LEISURE ACTIVITY WITH CHILDREN OF DEVIANT BEHAVIOR

The article considers the problems of deviant behavior in the modern Ukrainian youth environment. Features of the organization of leisure activities for children of deviant behavior are revealed. Improperly organized leisure has been shown to be associated with a significant increase in antisocial processes in society among young people, children, adolescents and other vulnerable groups. It was found that well-organized leisure activities will allow the social worker to change his view of the events that have taken place, to re-evaluate plans for the future and to identify priority areas for future professional intervention. In modern conditions it is necessary to pay attention to the need to find new organizational forms of involving children, especially with deviant behavior, in leisure activities in order to form a healthy lifestyle, distract them from bad habits, and prevent crime. It is proved that leisure significantly influences the formation of moral guidelines and values of children, their hobbies, interests and socialization in general. In the leisure sphere, their interests and needs, personal and social roles are realized, activity and creative initiative are developed, and new values are sought through the free choice of activities. The potential of leisure lies in a wide range of cognitive, educational, recreational, creative opportunities.