Universidade Federal de Viçosa

About: Universidade Federal de Viçosa is a education organization based out in Viçosa, Brazil. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Dry matter. The organization has 16012 authors who have published 26711 publications receiving 353416 citations.

Unveiling the relationship between language learning beliefs, emotions, and identities

Abstract: Several authors (Frijda, Manstead, & Bem, 2000; Van Veen & Lasky, 2006) suggest that emotions, cognitions, and identities are intrinsically related. Authors in social psychology (Fiedler & Bless, 2000; Frijda, Manstead, & Bem, 2000; Rosiek, 2003) have considered how beliefs are particularly sensitive to affective influences and how emotions, cognitions, and identities are intrinsically related. Understanding this relationship would help researchers to reveal complex key issues in beliefs research, such as the relationship between beliefs and action. Yet, although research on beliefs in applied linguistics goes back to the 70s and 80s, there has been scant connection with emotions and identities. This paper aims to reflect on the relationship between beliefs, emotions, and identities by looking at these coconstructing, overlapping concepts to advance our understanding of language learning and teaching. Through a review of studies on beliefs, emotions, and identities within applied linguistics and other areas, I illustrate how beliefs and emotions are intrinsically and interactively related, and how beliefs within a socio-historical context influence the construction of identities. Identities influence the kinds of emotions and beliefs that individuals attribute to themselves and to others. Emotions, in turn, can influence identities and how we construct them. Implications for research on beliefs, emotions, and identities are suggested.

Plantas medicinais utilizadas pela população atendida no "Programa de Saúde da Família", Governador Valadares, MG, Brasil

Abstract: This study was conducted to evaluate the use of medicinal plants by the population assisted by the "Programa de Saude da Familia" in Governador Valadares -MG, in order to rescue, preserve and use this knowledge in works carried out with the community. The preestablished questionnaire methodology was used. Those questionnaires were applied by the Family Health Agents. The study was accomplished in 27 residential quarters, as being applied 2454 questionnaires, and 232 plants were mentioned as medicinal ones by the interviewed population. The main indications for using the medicinal plants were: as sedative (10%), against influenza (18%) and infections (9%). Most plants under use are prepared as tea (78%) and are obtained in own cropping (57%). In general, the knowledge on the use and preparation of the medicinal plants proceeded from their relatives (67%). Most mentioned and popularly used species have pharmacological activity already proven in the literature. However, this population needs a correct orientation on their cropping and therapeutic use.

O desafio da delimitação de áreas de preservação permanente

Abstract: A demarcacao das areas de protecao no topo de morros e ao longo dos divisores d'agua e um processo complexo, dificultando a fiscalizacao e, por conseguinte, o fiel cumprimento da legislacao. Como alternativa aos metodos tradicionalmente utilizados - mapas topograficos, levantamentos de campo e uso dos restituidores - na execucao dessa tarefa, apresenta-se uma nova metodologia, alicercada na modelagem numerica do relevo e implementada em um sistema de informacoes geograficas. O processo e todo automatizado e alicerca-se em um conceito relativamente novo de modelos digitais de elevacao hidrologicamente consistentes, tendo como vantagens a confiabilidade e a reprodutibilidade dos resultados obtidos, alem da economia obvia de tempo e mao-de-obra. A partir da disponibilizacao gratuita pela NASA dos dados SRTM (Shuttle Radar Topography Mission) para todo o continente americano, os resultados indicaram claramente que a aplicacao da Lei Florestal no Brasil passa a ser tao-somente uma vontade politica.