Donald Pierson e os brancos e pretos na Bahia

Quem somos nós: os Wari ́ encontram os Brancos

As Redes Sociais e a Qualidade de Vida: os Idosos na Era Digital

— the use of ICT can help the elderlies to enjoy and include themselves in the knowledge society, mostly by the Digital Social Networks where they can relate with family and friends. The Digital Social Network (DSN) is a means that allow changes in social relationships. This paper intended to investigate the DSN influence in the quality of life of the elderlies. For this purpose, we applied two...

The importance of consanguinity in hepatosplenic schistosomiasis in some endemic areas.

As formas graves da esquistossomose mansoni no Brasil ocorrem com mais freqüência em certas localidades. Na Bahia conduzimos estudos evolutivos clínicos e epidemiológicos sobre a doença em Caatin­ ga do Moura, Taquarendi, Água Quente, Brejo do Espírito Santo, Cafundó dos Crioulos e Catolandia. Em todas estas localidades, quando iniciamos nossas pesquisas, era elevada a prevalência de formas hep...

Community violence and childhood asthma prevalence in peripheral neighborhoods in Salvador, Bahia State, Brazil Violência comunitária e prevalência de asma em crianças na periferia de Salvador, Bahia, Brasil

This study aimed to identify degrees of exposure to community violence reported by parents and guardians of children from four to 12 years of age and the association with childhood asthma symptoms. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 1,232 parents/guardians in 24 peripheral neighborhoods in Salvador, the capital of Bahia State, Brazil. The authors investigated asthma symptoms in children...

Realidade Aumentada e Ubiquidade na Educação

An augmented reality system allows you to combine real and virtual objects in a real environment, interactively and in real-time, features that give these systems a high potential in learning environments. This paper discusses the fundamentals of information technology in education. In particular, it explores the mobile augmented reality as a tool to support learning. It also proposes a model f...