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The world is currently experiencing the covid-19 pandemic that has been going on for almost a year and which has transformed the way of carrying out the economic activities that support contemporary societies. The education sector is precisely an example of this abrupt change. The face-to-face teachinglearning process was converted to an online format, so students, teachers, schools and families had to adapt immediately to this transformation. There was no time to provide schools and persons with digital equipment and tools, nor with educational agents for training oriented to the practice of online teaching. Everyone had to do their best, adapting, learning autonomously and with their peers and solving their own problems. This research was developed with the support of the case study methodology in a Portuguese educational institution and aims to understand, through the Dynamic Digital Competence Reference Framework (DigComp), the evolution of students in terms of digital skills in the period of the covid-19 pandemic. The results show that students acquired a set of digital skills that allowed them to participate and interact with stakeholders in the online teaching-learning process. In addition, a set of suggestions is also presented for the acquisition or improvement of other students' skills.
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The covid-19 pandemic triggered the widespread use of digital technologies in practically all countries not only because of the need for organizations, companies and institutions to continue to produce, but also as a way for individuals - beings of a social nature - to communicate and interact with each other during this whole troubled period. Higher education institutions were also no exception and were forced to implement online teaching across the country so that students would not be left without access to knowledge and, consequently, regress in learning. The University Tunas that constitute themselves as musical groups and are normally assigned to these institutions (of higher education) are also an example of organizations or associations that have had to adapt to new contingencies through the latest digital technologies. This study focuses precisely on this issue of the use of digital technologies by University Tunas. However, the specific case study is the "RaussTuna - Tuna Mista de Braganca (TMB)" of the Polytechnic Institute of Braganca (Portugal). In general, we intend to understand how this group of young people use digital technologies within the scope of their activity as an associative group: What are the digital technologies adopted by the University Tunas? What restrictions do members of a Tuna have in the use of digital technologies? What suggestions can be implemented to improve the digital quality of Tuna's activities? The results point to the use of a wide range of digital technologies for different purposes, especially office tools, electronic presentation software, audio, video, management of conferences or events and social networks. Members assume that they have a set of restrictions regarding the use of technologies and because of this they need training in the area to improve their skills. Finally, Tuna members present a set of improvements both at the software and at the hardware level that eventually can be implemented to increase digital quality.
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Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) prognosis is determined by a wide range of factors, such as the severity of the disease manifestations, the psychosocial aspects of patients, the proper management of comorbidities, adoption of a healthy lifestyle and adherence to treatment. Studies on chronic diseases highlight the value of patient education to foster treatment adherence and improve prognosis. Objectives: To promote health education to SLE patients and their families providing accessible and comprehensive Scientific information, in order to improve adherence to treatment and the patient's prognosis. Methods: The Waiting Room Project is linked to the Extension Health Care Program for SLE patients and their families of Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil, since 2011. A total of 700 patients under SLE treatment at the Rheumatology Unit of the University Hospital are involved. Medical students and rheumatology fellows, altogether, developed high-quality informative texts, with clear content and layman language appropriate for the patient, under the supervision of the rheumatology professors. The texts are illustrated by the team of the Communication Department of the Medical School and medical students, and are printed in a leafet format. The material is handed out to the patients, while they wait for their medical appointment, by the students and the care team. The content of the leafets is discussed, making sure that all the concerns and doubts are properly addressed Results: The Waiting Room Project has produced 17 leafets, addressing different aspects of SLE, comorbidities, and treatment. The texts approach the traditional cardiovascular risk factors (Smoking, Arterial Hypertension, Diabetes, Obesity, Physical Activity), and some medical conditions related to general health and SLE treatment (Sun Protection, Healthy Food, Oral Care, Vaccination, Pregnancy, Osteoporosis). In 2020 and 2021, two leafets about Covid-19 were produced in order to clarify important aspects of this disease, its impact on lupus patients and to solve questions about SLE medications: one regarding the association between Lupus and Covid-19 and another about the treatment of lupus and Covid-19. Other four leafets were produced concerning SLE treatment, including Adherence to Treatment, the use of Antimalarials, Corticos-teroids, and Immunosuppressants. Information about the drugs, general importance on lupus treatment, recommendations and possible adverse events were described. Futhermore, additional content is currently in production with themes such as Intravenous Corticosteroid and Cyclophosphamide, Human Papilloma-virus Infection, Malignant Neoplasm, and specifc cancers frequently affecting women, such as Colorectal Cancer, Cervical Cancer, and Breast Cancer. The leafets are also available online on the Medical School website in Portuguese and in English (medicina.ufmg.br/alo/material-didatico/), on the Minas Gerais Rheumatology Society website (reumatologia.org.br/orientacoes-ao-paciente/), and on the Instagram page @lupusufmg Conclusion: The leafets have been an important source of information and health education for SLE patients and their families, improving student/physician-patient communication. Despite the adversities caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the Waiting Room Project has kept its purpose to make each patient with SLE an agent of their healthcare. Improving the patients' access to evidence-based information must be a goal of healthcare professionals that treat patients with SLE.
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The covid-19 pandemic triggered the widespread use of digital technologies in practically all countries not only because of the need for organizations, companies and institutions to continue to produce, but also as a way for individuals - beings of a social nature - to communicate and interact with each other during this whole troubled period. Higher education institutions were also no exception and were forced to implement online teaching across the country so that students would not be left without access to knowledge and, consequently, regress in learning. The University Tunas that constitute themselves as musical groups and are normally assigned to these institutions (of higher education) are also an example of organizations or associations that have had to adapt to new contingencies through the latest digital technologies. This study focuses precisely on this issue of the use of digital technologies by University Tunas. However, the specific case study is the “RaussTuna - Tuna Mista de Bragança (TMB)” of the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (Portugal). In general, we intend to understand how this group of young people use digital technologies within the scope of their activity as an associative group: What are the digital technologies adopted by the University Tunas? What restrictions do members of a Tuna have in the use of digital technologies? What suggestions can be implemented to improve the digital quality of Tuna's activities? The results point to the use of a wide range of digital technologies for different purposes, especially office tools, electronic presentation software, audio, video, management of conferences or events and social networks. Members assume that they have a set of restrictions regarding the use of technologies and because of this they need training in the area to improve their skills. Finally, Tuna members present a set of improvements both at the software and at the hardware level that eventually can be implemented to increase digital quality. © 2022 IEEE Computer Society. All rights reserved.
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Introduction: The prevalence of sleep disorders has increased over time, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic, and among them, insomnia and obstructive sleep apnea are the most common. However, some individual behaviors are also related to decreased sleep quality and its possible consequences. In this regard, bedtime procrastination plays an important role in decreasing the quality of sleep, which may be related to the onset of diseases such as depression, obesity and cognitive deficit. Thus, the Bedtime Procrastination Scale (BPS) was developed to measure various aspects of this phenomenon. Objective: To develop a Brazilian Portuguese version of the Bedtime Procrastination Scale and examine its psychometric properties. Methods: The data was obtained from online surveys using the Brazilian adaptation of the BPS. The validation followed the steps of preparation, translation, reconciliation of translations, back-translation, review, pre-test and validation. Exploratory Factor Analysis with the Principal Component Analysis (PCA) Technique was used to extract the factors. To assess the factorability of the generated matrix, the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) and Bartlett's Sphericity tests were used. KMO values above 0.8 and statistical significance (p ≤ 0.05) of the Bartlett Sphericity Test were considered adequate. Eigenvalues above 1 were used to demarcate the number of factors to be extracted. Varimax rotation was used to improve the interpretation of the extracted factors and subsequently, each item selected to represent the underlying construct were those with a factor load ≥ 0.4. Results: In a sample of 495 volunteers (Age = 31.61 (12.03), 65.9% female), the BPS was applied, with results ranging from 9 to 45. The students scored 32 (9) and the teachers 29 (10). The KaiserMeyer-Olkin test (KMO) (0.914) and Bartlett's sphericity (p <0.001) indicated the adequacy of the factorial matrix. As for the consistency of the extracted factors, there was greater precision and reliability in factor 1 (Cronbach's α 0.9). Conclusion: This research validated the Bedtime Procrastination Scale to Brazilian Portuguese. It showed that during the COVID-19 pandemic social isolation, the student and teacher body procrastinated the bedtime even without labor activities for the next day.
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The use of augmented reality (AR) technology has been shown to be useful in several areas of human activity. In this sense, this study aims to understand whether these AR technologies can contribute to inform and educate children of the 2nd cycle of primary school about the outbreak by COVID-19. For this purpose, in addition to the systematic review of the literature of the last 5 years on AR, a case study was carried out with a group of experts who evaluated an AR application using Metaverse Studio. The study showed a very favorable response in relation to the use of these applications in the teaching-learning context, namely in basic education, confirming that it can improve the cognitive capacity of children, allowing them to retain knowledge and develop creative and autonomous learning after the experience of using this technology. © 2021 AISTI.
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The present article corresponds to the result of an internship at the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança. After accomplishing a systematic literature review looking for the clarification of the main concepts of gamification and flipped classroom, it was performed a case study which main purpose was to identify and analyze how students react to the use of educational games as diagnostic or formative evaluation. Many tools were evaluated, but only four were chosen, which were: Kahoot!, Socrative, Quizizz and Nearpods. Subsequently, these tools were distributed to the third year of the course of management degree through Google Classroom and shared with other professors of the European community through the platform AduLeT (Advanced use of Learning Technologies in Higher Education). That contributed to share and reuse strategies to face the world's current scenario due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We can affirm henceforth that all the use experiences, which related a learning method with one of the tools referred, showed satisfactory results involving a greater dynamic and interest during the classes. © 2021 AISTI.
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Higher Education institutions around the world were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The extension of social distancing measures requires an adaptation from the on-site to the remote teaching format. This demands planning, as well as taking into account the conditions of both teachers and students. In this article, we propose guidelines to lead the work of university managers when assessing the difficulties and restrictions imposed by the emergency situation caused by the pandemic, as well as dealing with them, in order to promote viable and safe working and pedagogical conditions to teachers and students. Such guidelines are based on a Higher Education conception oriented to the development of professional performance (as opposed to the transmission of educational content). They are, also, based on variables that interfere in the educational process. © 2020, Centro de Estudos Educacao e Sociedade - CEDES. All rights reserved.
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Purpose: The aim of this study was to carry out a systematic review of telemedicine technology and to discuss the role of legislation in the application of telemedicine technology within the scope of COVID-19. Methods: The search for papers was conducted in the databases Cochrane Central, MEDLINE, and Embase. The keywords considered for this systematic review were (coronavirus OR “2019-nCoV” OR 2019nCoV OR nCoV2019 OR “nCoV-2019” OR “COVID-19” OR COVID19 OR “HCoV-19” OR HCoV19 OR CoV OR “2019 novel*” OR Ncov OR “n-cov” OR “SARS-CoV-2” OR “SARSCoV-2” OR “SARSCoV2” OR “SARSCoV2” OR SARSCov19 OR “SARS-Cov19” OR “SARS-Cov-19” OR “severe acute respiratory syndrome*” OR ((corona* OR corono*) AND (virus* OR viral* OR virinae*))) AND ((telemedicine OR telehealth OR “remote assessment” OR telemonitoring)). The review process was carried out by six independent reviewers, using the PRISMA-P method. Results: As a result, a total of 34 papers were selected, which addressed the study of telemedicine technologies used in times of endemics, epidemics, and pandemics, focusing on COVID-19. Conclusion: Telemedicine allows for care in remote areas and at a lower cost to the patient and, in the current situation, it can reduce the number of contagions as well as the occupation of beds in health facilities. Telemedicine may suffer from limitations, mainly due to current legislation, but in this pandemic era of COVID-19, several countries around the world have made their laws more flexible to allow more widespread use of telemedicine. © 2021, Sociedade Brasileira de Engenharia Biomedica.
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The present study aimed to survey the population's knowledge about leptospirosis zoonosis, in which 684 people of different ages, occupations, and housing conditions were interviewed. Due to the circumstance of social isolation resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic, we used the Google Forms remote interview method. We sought to bring together different professionals, trying to associate their responses with those of health professionals also questioned, so that the discrepancy or equivalence of responses could be assessed, according to the degree of knowledge of each group about leptospirosis. After completing the questionnaire, a digital folder was made available with the correct information about the disease, aiming to raise awareness among the population. The Leptospira bacterium is the agent responsible for Leptospirosis infection, which adapts in humid and hot environments. The main reservoirs of the disease are synanthropic rodents that eliminate the agent through urine. For this reason, conditions of low basic sanitation and areas of floods are areas of risk that appropriate the infection. It's important that the population has a basic knowledge about the disease to prevent it and, with that, fight the contamination points. Our study had access to the knowledge of people from different occupations to assess whether government campaigns are being effective with the provision of information and awareness.