Crowdfunding plataforms are becoming increasingly popular, allowing micro-entrepreneurs to raise money to fund projects in various categories. The present study aims to explorar the effects of the JOBS (Jumpstart Our Business Startups, JOBS) Act, which fostered the crowdfunding model by smoothing several securities regulations, on fundraising, attraction of backers and fundraising categories, seeking to identify ifthere has been a change in the backer profile for the crowdfunding market, especiallyin the Kickstarter.com platform. The empirical analysis used a Regression Discon- tinuity Design model. The discontinuity lies in verifying the incentive provided by the increase in the number of backers and the volume of fundraising after the Act came into effect. When assessing the results, it could benoticed that the Act affected fundraising levels for start-up projects in 75%. In a similar way, it affected the number of backers in 59%. In order to test model specification, robustness tests were performed by fundraising category. The Design, Video Games and Technology categories presented both positive and significant results and reinforced the title of capital increase. There was an increase of US$ 22,599 in the coefficient, which represents a variation of 106% in relation to the average for the Design category. For the Video Games category, the increase was of US$ 42,523, or a variation of 222% in relation to the average. For the Technology category, it was observed that the effect generates an increase of US$ 52,733, or a variation of 174% in relation to the average. Looking at project quality and how it might attract backers, resultsfor successful and unsuccessful projects and for average fundraising were estimated. The results indicate a significative increase in fundraising for successful projects and that they also present evidence on a higher fundraising average. The growth of the crowdfunding movement associated with the JOBS Act brought more institutional and legal security to micro-entrepreneurs, backers and users of crowdfunding plat- forms, demonstrating a positive effect for projects hosted on the Kickstarter.com platform, boosting their volume of fundraising.

Daylight saving time is a policy to reduce energy consumption instituted in Brazil each year from the second week of October. This study aims to evaluate the possible effects of DST policy on accidents in Brazilian federal highways. The data of accidents of the federal highway police used cover the period 2007-2013, aggregated by day and time for each Brazilian state. The short-term effects were first appreciated on the number of accidents in the summer time input transition in states that underwent the intervention, through the regression discontinuity model. The transition to daylight saving time, about the first twenty-four days, reduce the risk of accidents on federal highways by reallocating an hour of morning light for the afternoon. Soon after it was measured the duration of the effect of the same long-term policy in all states through the differences in differences model. Both models have shown that the application of DST policy presented evidence in the reduction of the number of accidents in Brazilian federal highways. To complement the analysis, robustness tests were conducted which determined the effects of previous trends, states with higher risk of accidents, decomposition hours light and final period of daylight saving time. The results showed that the States where the DST policy was used the accidents were reduced by 10 %.

O horário de verão é uma política de redução do consumo de energia instituída no Brasil todos os anos a partir da segunda semana de outubro. O presente trabalho tem por objetivo avaliar os possíveis efeitos da política do horário de verão sobre os acidentes nas rodovias federais brasileiras. Os dados de ocorrência de acidentes da polícia rodoviária federal utilizados compreendem o período de 2007 a 2013, agregados por dia e hora para cada Estado brasileiro. Primeiramente foram apreciados os efeitos a curto prazo sobre o número de acidentes na transição de entrada do horário de verão nos estados que sofreram a intervenção, por meio do modelo de Regressão Descontinua. A transição para o horário de verão, aproximadamente os primeiros vinte e quatro dias, reduzem o risco de acidentes nas rodovias federais através da realocação de uma hora de luminosidade da manhã para a tarde. Logo após foi mensurada a duração do efeito da mesma política a longo prazoem todos os estados, por meio do modelo de Diferenças em Diferenças. Ambos os modelos revelaram que a aplicação da política do horário de verão apresentou evidências na redução sobre o número de acidentes nas rodovias federais brasileiras. A fim de complementar a análise, foram realizados testes de robustez que determinaram os efeitos de tendências anteriores, Estados com maior risco de acidentes, decomposição em horas de luminosidade e período final do horário de verão. Os resultados apontaram que os Estados em que a política do horário de verão foi utilizada os acidentes sofreram redução de 10% (dez por cento).

Abstract Background Lewy body dementia (LBD) impairs performance in daily activities and affects motor, language and visuospatial tasks. Objective We aimed to correlate neuropsychiatric and motor assessments with language and visual organization tests in LBD. Methods Twenty-two patients with dementia with Lewy bodies and ten patients with Parkinson’s disease dementia participated on a cross-sectional study that assessed cognition, functionality, caregiver burden, verbal fluency, the primer-level dictation section of the Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination (PLD-BDAE), the Hooper Visual Organization Test, the Neuropsychiatric Inventory and the Movement Disorder Society – Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale. Results Language and visuospatial test results followed motor impairment and general cognitive performance. Whereas visual organization did not predict performance in the PLD-BDAE, visuospatial abilities and verbal fluency were concurrently associated, suggesting that linguistic impairment in LBD may be attributed to neuropsychological components of cognition and language. Only visual organization was associated with behaviour, suggesting that neuropsychiatric symptoms associate with differential impairment of visual organization in comparison with language in LBD. Schooling did not affect visual organization or language test performance, while the length of dementia was negatively associated with visual organization and verbal fluency. Discussion Though visual organization tests follow behaviour and motor performance in LBD, there is differential impairment regarding language skills.

Resumo: o objetivo deste trabalho é analisar as relações entre o capital social dos agentes e as ações conjuntas desenvolvidas no Arranjo Produtivo Local de vinhos de altitude catarinense. Esta pesquisa classifica-se como descritiva de caráter exploratório, utilizando-se de dados em abordagem quali e quantitativa, com aplicação de questionários estruturados como instrumento de coleta e técnica de pesquisa de campo usando da entrevista. Os resultados apontam para um bom nível de capital social, com destaque para o ótimo nível de confiança, traduzindo-se em ações conjuntas na rede de agentes. Isso tem gerado um bom nível de envolvimento e efetividade de ações conjuntas, a se destacar a organização de eventos, participação conjunta em feiras e eventos, campanha de marketing, desenvolvimento de produtos e processos e capacitação de recursos humanos. Há um pequeno grupo de agentes que apresenta um capital social forte e um ambiente propício para o aumento desse capital em toda a rede. Porém, a avaliação de reciprocidade e densidade apresenta um terço das possibilidades desta rede, ocasionado principalmente pela distância geográfica de muitos agentes que compõem o APL.

Abstract: The goal of this study is to analyze the relations between the agents’ social capital and joint actions developed by the cluster of wine produced at the high altitudes of Santa Catarina State (Brazil). This descriptive and exploratory study uses data from qualitative and quantitative approaches, gathering information from the structured questionnaire and this data gathering was conducted through field research using a interview. The results show a good social capital, highlighting the great level of confidence, which reflects on the joint actions done by the agents. As a result, it has created a nice level of involvement and effectiveness of joint actions, highlighting events organization, joint participation at fairs and events, marketing campaigns, development of products and processes and human resources improvement. There is a small group of agents who show a strong social capital and a proper environment to expand this capital throughout the network. However, the evaluation concerning reciprocity and density represents only one third of the possibilities of this group, and it happens especially because of the geographical distance between the agents who are part of the cluster.

Será apresentada neste artigo a proposta do Curso Básico de Avaliação em Saúde do Instituto Materno Infantil Prof. Fernando Figueira - IMIP - voltada ao ensino dos principais conceitos e abordagens nesse campo de atuação, com o uso de fundamentos e da tecnologia de Educação à Distância. Este curso é parte integrante da Política Nacional de Institucionalização da Avaliação em Saúde, com vistas à formação de profissionais situados em posições estratégicas nas três instâncias gestoras do Sistema Único de Saúde, nas diversas regiões brasileiras. Considerando o perfil esperado para o avaliador em saúde foram estabelecidas as competências para este profissional e uma proposta pedagógica centrada no aprendizado crítico, reflexivo, autônomo e com base no dialogo entre a teoria e a vivência prática do aluno. Para a elaboração deste curso foi conformada uma equipe multiprofissional (avaliadores, consultores pedagógicos, técnicos de informática e diagramação), sendo realizadas as seguintes etapas: elaboração do material didático, desenvolvimento da página na rede, capacitação de tutores e seleção dos alunos.

This article presents the proposal for the Basic Course in Health Evaluation of the Instituto Materno Infantil Prof. Fernando Figueira - IMIP - which aims to teach the main concepts and approaches adopted in this field of work, the use of distance learning principles and technology. The course forms an integral part of the National Policy for Institutionalization of Health Evaluation, with a view to training professionals occupying strategic positions in the three management levels of the Brazilian National Health Service, in various parts of the country. Given the expected profile of the health evaluator, the necessary qualifications for this professional were established and a teaching proposal centered on critical, reflective, autonomous learning and based on a dialogue between theory and the practical work of the student. To design the course, a multi-professional team was set up (including evaluators, teaching consultants, computer technicians and designers). The work was divided into the following stages: design and production of teaching materials, development of the website, training of tutors, and selection of students.