This text deals with the School to Land Programme, a public policy for continuing teachers education in rural schools, linked National Program of Rural Education, Ministry Education (MEC), presenting experience developed State Parana since university extension carried out by universities. It makes use bibliographical research and document analysis, from projects, reports publication already dev...

The COVID-19 pandemic is a global public health crisis that has caused major setbacks for all countries around the world. not only raised concerns about socioeconomic situations of citizens but also managed to expose leadership crisis. response from world leaders remained deplorably absent. This article highlights successes and challenges faced by Israeli in responding emerging as result year 2...

I was fl attered to be invited by The Canadian Journal of Urology to contribute this article. However, I fi rst had to consult a dictionary to be certain I understood the defi nition of “legend.” I discovered that “legend” often refers to a tale about a saint or a supernatural being. Neither description applies to me and my career. Although many of my research projects required hard work and th...

Today, acceptance of oral polio vaccine is the highest ever. Reaching this level of acceptance has depended on decades of engaging with communities, building trust amid extraordinary social contexts, and responding to the complex variables that trigger behavioral and social change. Drawing on both the successes and setbacks in the 28 years of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), this...

Myoelectric signal remains the gold standard to objectively monitor muscular activities despite the tedious task of separating cross talk from contractions. This work evaluated the signal characteristics during FES-evoked contractions in muscle force and fatigue assessment to reiterate its inherent setbacks despite overwhelming research efforts to improve its signal to noise ratio. It was obser...

The concept of trust has become popular in public debate and academic analysis. In high income countries this interest is associated with concern for the decline of trust in governments and professionals, and in developing countries has been prompted by debates around the motion of social capital. Trust has been identified as a major factor influencing such things as capital investment, relatio...

The World Health Organization defines patient education as “any combination of learning experiences designed to help individuals improve their health, by increasing their knowledge or influencing their attitudes.” This combination of learning experiences consists primarily of providing verbal and written material to the patient to improve their motivation to maintain oral health and prevent com...