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Objective: The article discusses the contribution of the school library in the context of current reading. Through video analysis carried out by libraries and librarians in Brazil, during a part of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic period, the data showed that school libraries, which have traditionally stimulated reading, has continued to do so in contemporary society. Methods: Besides, they are also concerned with the scientific training of students and the development of skills related to the search, selection, use and communication of information. An literature review focused on the narrative type shows that the act of reading is a complex activity, which involves several cognitive processes and transforms the human brain structure. Results: The transition from reading in print to reading a text in a digital format has provoked discussions among field researchers about the influence of the digital culture on the human brain, because reading on-screen and using digital resources tend to fragment the content and attention of readers. The training of readers from 0 to 10 years old, proposed by Wolf (2019), has been compared to the contents of information literacy, transposed by Gasque (2012) for basic education, considering the curricular parameters in force at the time. The result has revealed the compatibility between both. Deep reading in different genres and formats is considered one of the skills to be developed in this process. Conclusions: In this sense, we can conclude that the coexistence between the digital and physical world is essential to contribute to the students' intellectual and reading education.
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Background and aims: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) can predispose to vascular and neurological complications, through inflammatory and thrombogenic mechanisms. There is a high incidence of stroke and of COVID-19 in Brazil, making it important we better understand the association between stroke and SARS-CoV-2 infection. In view of this, we set up a NeuroCOVID study. Methods: This prospective case-control study is recruiting across 12 healthcare centres across all five Brazilian regions. We will enroll 1,000 stroke cases and 1,800 inpatients with other nonvascular acute diseases as controls with a 1:2 ratio. The main outcome is acute stroke (ischemic, haemorrhagic, venous thrombosis). The exposure is SARSCOV- 2 infection: previous (positive IgG), subacute (positive IgA) or acute (virus detected in nasopharynx). The Protect Code Stroke Protocol was translated into Portuguese to be validated in our population. All participants will respond to standardized questionnaires and have blood and nasopharyngeal swab samples collected at baseline, after signing the consent form (ethics approval no CAAE36538320.9.0000.5190). Results: Our pilot study ran at Hospital da Restauração (Northeast Brazil), from the 11th to 31st of December and included 20 cases (mean age 59 years;50% female) and 14 controls (mean age 52 years;36% female). Four patients had asymptomatic acute SARS-CoV-2 infection, all of them in the case group (20%). Conclusion: These preliminary results support our hypothesis of an association between SARS-CoV-2 and acute stroke in Brazil. The final report of the NeuroCOVID study will provide definitive evidence, along with similar studies worldwide.