Multi-level education for sustainability through global citizenship, territorial education and art forms

This article is aimed at addressing concepts, approaches and challenges that are both very characteristic of the era we are living in and that would also greatly benefit from being more and better integrated into our learning systems (both in the formal and non-formal educational systems and lifelong learning). Those issues and themes have emerged from, or have been exacerbated by, socio-economic systems in place since the middle of the 20th century, promoting amongst other things, a consumption society based on a linear over-exploitation of natural resources, the globalization of exchanges, a rapid urbanization process and not-always-harmonious mixes of cultures and communities. The COVID-19 pandemic seems to have culminated in triggering reflections on what matters most and, conversely, on what makes our world so un-sustainable and non-resilient. From these, a new momentum has been generated on reviewing where our efforts on teaching and learning about ‘sustainability' got us to. Our focus here is on new approaches to education for sustainability at global, community and personal levels, as well as at levels that connect those. From linking the local to the global through ‘global citizenship,' to experiential learning generated through practical projects such as urban agriculture, to an emotional involvement into understanding sustainability issues through art forms, we re-visit sustainability through the eyes of the learners, questioning the boundaries of the ‘sustainability educational project' beyond the ones which, for (too) long, have paralleled those of neo-liberal reforms. Copyright © 2023 Simon, Vieira and Jecu.

THE IMPACT of SARS-COV-2 in VASCULAR SURGICAL ACTIVITY in A TERTIARY HOSPITAL

Introduction/Objectives: The Corona Virus Disease 0/2019 (COVID-19) has taken a major toll on the public health system, with restrictions in all clinical activity, from consultations and exams to number and type of surgeries. Patients apprehension to resort to medical aid and hospitals leads to late admissions and, in our perception, more severe presentations of the underlying pathology, namely, in Chronic limb threatening ischemia (CLTI). Need for testing prior to non-emergent surgery causes larger delays in the referral of patients, and this, added to the reduction of surgical times andlCU availability, potentially results in worse outcomes. The aim of this study was to objectively evaluate the type pathology that was treated during the emergency state and to compare the outcome of the surgical procedures with the same period of 2018 and 2019. Methods: A retrospective analysis of the patient charts from patients submitted to surgery in the months of March and April of the year 2020 was conducted and compared to the same period on the previous two years. The primary endpoint was death at 30 days or during hospital stay and the secondary endpoints were pathology classification, grade of ischemia, amputation, amputation level, type of surgery (endovascular, conventional or hybrid), time of hospital stay and reintervention. Results: There were 98 patients submitted to surgery in the COVID period (CP), compared to 286 in the Non-COVID period (NCP). There was no significant difference in the age (70 years (17-98) in the CP vs. 69 (17-92) in the NCP, p=.i3) or sex profile of the patients (76% male (n=74) in the CP vs. 70% (n=i96) in the NCP, p=.26). There was no statistical differ¬ence in mortality (5% (n=5) in the CP vs. 5% (n=i3) in the NCP, p=.88). There was a statistically significant decrease in conventional surgery (43% (n=u2) in the CP vs. 57% (n=i6 4) in the NCP, p=.04), but no statistically significant difference in length of hospital stay(io (0-77) days in the CP vs. 7 (0-118) in the NCP, p=.6), and reintervention (18% (n=i8) in the CP vs. 16% (n=45) in the NCP, p=.s8). PAD corresponded to 75% (n=73) of the admissions in the CP vs. 48% (n=i37) in the NCP, p=.02. CLTI corresponded to 99% (n=70) of the PAD population in the CP, vs. 93% (n=n 4) in the NCP, p=.i, with a significant increase in the number of patients presenting with Rutherford Grades 5 and 6 (81% (n=57) in the CP, vs. 68% (n=77) in the NCP, p=.03). There was a non-significant decrease in amputation rate (35% (n-25) vs. 40% (n=49J, P-49) and increase of major limb amputation (52% (0=13) vs. 39% (n=i9), p=.27). The second mostfrequent pathology was aneurysmal aortic and iliac disease, but there was a statistically significant reduction in the number of patients treated (5% (n=s) in the CP vs. 13% (n=36) in the NCP, p=.os). All aortic aneurysms treated in 2020 were ruptured (100% (n=s) vs. 42% (n=is) in the NCP, p=o.2). There was no significant difference in mortality in urgent aortic aneurysm repair between groups (60% (n=3) in the CP vs. 47% (n-7) in the NCP, p-.77). Conclusions: COVID-19 restrictions manifested mainly in the type of pathology treated and the number of patients operated on. The gravity of the underlying pathology, manifested by more serious wounds and advanced CLTI at presentation, did not increase mortality nor was reflected on limb amputations rates. Aortic and iliac aneurismal disease was the second most common pathologytreated but with a significant decrease in total number of cases and no significant difference in mortality.

Crisis inside the crisis: The pandemic of gender violence

This article aims to analyze how informational texts by Brazilian journalistic and institutional sources present gender violence in the context of Covid-19 pandemic, basing on the premise that social isolation and its political and economic consequences enlarge the threat to human rights. As a method, we have opted for content analysis of the corpus and the discussion of the results is based on gender studies and feminist theory. The main results point to the predominance of journalistic content, with different discursive lines, although domestic violence is central. The absence of sources from women movements, as well as the debate centered on the causes of gender violence which questions the family structure and home as a safe place to confined women is symptomatic of the current scenario of setback, although the pandemic has provided visibility to the problem. © 2021, Universidade de Brasilia. All rights reserved.

Tendências do Fitness em Portugal para 2021

O American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) publica anualmente um estudo com as tendencias mundiais do fitness para o ano seguinte. O presente estudo reproduziu a metodologia do estudo das tendencias do ACSM e caracterizou as tendencias do fitness em Portugal para 2021 segundo os profissionais, os estudantes e os praticantes do setor, confrontando os resultados com os estudos a nivel mundial, europeu e espanhol. Foram também comparadas as tendencias entre os praticantes e os profissionais/estudantes, e nestes entre géneros, exercer ou nâo funçöes enquanto profissional e possuir o título de Técnico de Exercício Físico (TEF), Diretor Técnico (DT) ou nâo possuir título. Responderam a um questionário online, construído para o efeito, 165 profissionais, 135 estudantes e 85 praticantes. Como resultado, foram identificadas as principais tendencias para o fitness em Portugal para 2021, nos diferentes grupos da amostra. Portugal tende a ir mais ao encontro das tendencias europeias, do que das mundiais. Na comparaçâo entre os profissionais/estudantes e os praticantes existiram diferenças em 4 das 42 tendencias, entre géneros em 20, entre profissionais que exerciam ou nâo funçöes em 7, e entre títulos de TEF, DT ou sem título em 9. Em conclusâo, nâo obstante a variabilidade de opiniöes entre grupos de sujeitos, poder-se-á dizer que, consensualmente, as principais tendencias do fitness em Portugal para 2021 sâo: licenças (títulos) para profissionais de fitness, empregar profissionais de fitness certificados, exercício para perda de peso, estilo de vida saudável e mudança comportamental, atividades outdoor e treino com o peso corporal.Alternate abstract:The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) publishes an annual study of world fitness trends for the following year. The present study reproduced the methodology of ACSM trends study and characterized the fitness trends in Portugal for 2021 according to professionals, students and clients in the sector, confronting the results with studies at a worldwide, European and Spanish level. The trends between clients and professionals/students were also compared, and in these, between genders, whether or not to perform functions as a professional and to have the title of Physical Exercise Technician (TEF), Technical Director (DT) or not to have a title. 165 professionals, 135 students and 85 clients answered to an online questionnaire, built for this purpose. As a result, the main trends for fitness in Portugal for 2021 were identified, in the different sample groups. Portugal tends to be more in line with European trends than worldwide ones. In the comparison between professionals/students and clients, there were differences in 4 out of 42 trends, between genders in 20, between professionals who performed functions with those who did not in 7, and between titles of TEF, DT or untitled in 9. In conclusion, despite the variability of opinions between groups of subjects, it can be said that, by consensus, the main fitness trends in Portugal for 2021 are: licenses (titles) for fitness professionals, employing certified fitness professionals, exercise for weight loss, healthy lifestyle and behavioral change, outdoor activities and bodyweight training.Alternate abstract:El Colegio Americano de Medicina Deportiva (ACSM) publica anualmente un estudio que identifica las tendencias mundiales de fitness para el año siguiente. El estudio presente reproduce la metodología del estudio de las tendencias del ACSM y caracterizó las tendencias del fitness en Portugal para 2021 según profesionales, estudiantes y practicantes del sector, confrontando los resultados con estudios a nivel mundial, europeo y español. También se compararon las tendencias entre practicantes y profesionales/estudiantes, y en esta entre géneros, ejercer o no funciones como profesional y tener el título de Técnico en Ejercicio Físico (TEF), Director Técnico (DT) o no tener título. Respondieron a un cuestionario online, diseñado para tal fin, 165 profesionales, 135 estudiantes y 85 practicantes. Como resultado, se identificaron las principales tendencias del fitness en Portugal para 2021, en los diferentes grupos de la muestra. Portugal tiende a estar más en línea con las tendencias europeas que con las mundiales. En la comparación entre profesionales/estudiantes y practicantes, hubo diferencias en 4 de 42 tendencias, entre géneros en 20, entre profesionales que ejercían funciones o no en 7, y entre títulos de TEF, DT o sin título en 9. En conclusión, a pesar de la variabilidad de opiniones entre grupos de sujetos, se puede decir que, por consenso, las principales tendencias del fitness en Portugal para 2021 son: licencias (títulos) para profesionales de fitness, emplear profesionales de fitness certificados, ejercicio para bajar de peso, estilo de vida saludable y cambio de comportamiento, actividades outdoor y entrenamiento con el peso corporal.