Resumen El presente artículo describe y reflexiona sobre el entramado metodológico y epistemológico de una tesis doctoral en Ciencias Sociales sobre la política educativa de la Educación Especial en Argentina, específicamente, en la provincia de Entre Ríos (1993-2013). En un primer momento, se enuncian aspectos centrales respecto al tema en el que se inscribe la investigación. Posteriormente, se desarrolla un estado de la cuestión de los estudios e intersecciones que anteceden la investigación. De esta manera, se ubican dos grupos de estudio: por un lado, los estudios centrados en ciencias sociales y discapacidad y, por otro, los estudios centrados en educación y discapacidad. Por último, se reconstruyen las diferentes decisiones y focalizaciones (Muñoz, Naput, 2001) metodológicas y epistemológicas realizadas en la construcción de la tesis.

Abstract This article describes and reflects on the methodological and epistemological framework of a doctoral thesis in Social Sciences on the educational policy of Special Education in Argentina, specifically in the province of Entre Ríos (1993-2013). Central aspects of the topic in which the research is inscribed are first discussed, and a state of the art of the studies and intersections that preceded the research is presented. Two study groups are located: on the one hand, studies that focus on social sciences and disability, and on the other, studies focused on education and disability. Finally, the different methodological and epistemological decisions and focalizations (Muñoz, Naput, 2001) made in the construction of the thesis are reconstructed.

Abstract This article aims to communicate some findings of our doctoral thesis in Social Sciences. First, we present general characteristics of qualitative research, placing it in a zone of intersections. Subsequently, we recover contributions from Nancy Fraser on the notion of recognition considering the theoretical fertility of her perspective. Finally, we expose some results that the research produced from the dialogue between the voices and the embodied experiences of the political subjects in the struggles for the right to education, specifically, of the relatives of people with disabilities and the Fraserian perspective. Among the main conclusions, we arrive at the fact that the marks of their struggles provide horizons to rethink the educational policies of Special Education in Argentina.

Resumen El presente artículo tiene como objetivo comunicar algunos hallazgos de nuestra tesis doctoral en Ciencias Sociales.1 Primeramente, presentamos características generales de la investigación cualitativa ubicándola en una zona de intersecciones. Posteriormente, recuperamos contribuciones de Nancy Fraser sobre la noción de reconocimiento considerando la fertilidad teórica de su perspectiva. Por último, exponemos algunos resultados que arrojó la investigación a partir del diálogo entre las voces y las experiencias encarnadas de los sujetos políticos2 en las luchas por el derecho a la educación, específicamente, de los familiares de personas con discapacidad y la perspectiva fraseriana. Entre las principales conclusiones, arribamos a que las marcas de sus luchas aportan horizontes para repensar las políticas educativas de la Educación Especial en Argentina.

RESUMO Objetivo: Investigar a correlação entre qualidade de vida e diminuição da acuidade visual em idosos portadores catarata senil. Métodos: Estudo transversal e quantitativo com 53 idosos portadores de catarata senil e candidatos à facectomia em uma clínica oftalmológica particular da cidade de Montes Claros, Minas Gerais. Para investigação sociodemográfica, foi utilizado questionário elaborado pelos autores. A investigação acerca da qualidade de vida relacionada à visão foi feita por meio do questionário National Eye Institute - Visual Function Questionnaire 25 (NEI-VFQ 25). Para análise estatística, aplicou-se o coeficiente de correlação linear de Pearson e Teste de Hipóteses em que a estatística do teste segue distribuição t-Student, com nível de significância de 5% (p < 0,05). Resultados: A maioria dos pacientes entrevistados apresentava idade compreendida entre 70 a 79 anos (n.29 / 54,7%) e era do sexo feminino (n.30 / 56,6%). A relação de dependência entre o escore médio do domínio "Capacidade Visual" com o do domínio "Qualidade de Vida" obteve coeficiente de correlação de Pearson igual a 0,664, estatisticamente significante ao teste t de Student (p < 0,001). Assim, há evidências de que a qualidade de vida e a função visual estariam correlacionadas de forma que quanto maior a capacidade visual, maior seria a qualidade de vida. Conclusão: A correlação entre saúde ocular e capacidade funcional de idosos pode ser obtida pela aplicação do National Eye Institute - Visual Function Questionnaire 25 (NEI-VFQ 25), gerando dados que revelam a necessidade da garantia de acesso da população idosa à saúde ocular.

ABSTRACT Purpose: To investigate the correlation between quality of life and decreased visual acuity in elders with senile cataract. Methods: A transversal and quantitative study involving 53 elderly patients with senile cataracts and candidates for cataract surgery in a private ophthalmology clinic in Montes Claros, Minas Gerais. For sociodemographic investigation, a questionnaire elaborated by the authors was used. Research on visual-related quality of life was done through the National Eye Institute - Visual Function Questionnaire 25 (NEI-VFQ 25) questionnaire. For statistical analysis, Pearson's correlation coefficient and hypothesis testing were applied, in which the test statistic follows a Student's t distribution, with 5% significance level (p < 0,05). Results: The majority of the interviewed patients' ages were comprehended between 70 and 79 years old (n.29 / 54,7%) and were female (n.30 / 56,6%). The correlation between the mean score of the "Visual Capacity" domain and of the "Quality of Life" domain had Pearson's correlation coefficient equal to 0,664, statistically significant in Student's t-test (p < 0,001). Therefore, there are evidences that the quality of life and the visual function are correlated so that the better the visual capacity, the better the quality of life. Conclusion: The correlation between ocular health and functional capacity of the elderly can be obtained by the application the National Eye Institute - Visual Function Questionnaire 25 (NEI-VFQ 25), generating data that reveals the necessity of guaranteed access to ocular health by the elderly population.

PURPOSE: To evaluate the renal function in healthy dogs submitted to nonselective and preferential COX-2 nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) therapy. METHODS: Twenty four healthy dogs were distributed into four groups (G) (n=6): ketoprofenG - treated with ketoprofen; nimesulideG - treated with nimesulid; meloxicanG - treated with meloxican; and etodolacG - treated with etodolaco. All the dogs received the NSAIDs for 10 days by oral route. Physical examination and renal function (urinalysis, urinary sodium and gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT), serum urea, creatinine, potassium and sodium, and endogenous creatinine clearance) were evaluated before, after five and ten days (T0, T5 and T10) of the treatment in all groups. RESULTS: Changes were observed in urinalysis, with a significant increase in renal cells in the urine at T5 and T10 in nimesulideG. Significant reduction in urinary sodium in nimesulideG at T5 was observed. The clearance values were lower in ketoprofenG at T10. CONCLUSIONS: Meloxicam and etodolac were the drugs that have proven to be safer for short-term therapy in healthy dogs in relation to renal function. NSAIDs ketoprofen and nimesulide should be used judiciously in dogs with renal dysfunction, since there are promoted changes in renal function.

A foto é um tipo de imagem usada para investigar os significados atribuídos pelo homem, por meio de técnicas de registro, feedback, fotografia do autor, ou modelo (Neiva-Silva & Koller, 2002). O objetivo da pesquisa foi usar fotos como modelo para analisar a imagem atual do trabalho. Os 50 participantes foram divididos em 10 grupos focais de atuação diversa no mercado de trabalho: formação, seleção, profissionais de nível superior, e profissionais formais e informais pouco qualificados. Foram usadas 36 fotos coloridas e 96 fotos preto e branco de pessoas em situação de trabalho para serem escolhidas pelos participantes. Os participantes anotaram individualmente os números das fotos escolhidas e registraram em poucas palavras o que havia de significativo em cada uma. Os registros foram investigados por técnicas de análise de conteúdo temático. A análise indutiva identificou três categorias (temas) de respostas: i) macrocontexto do trabalho, ii) atributo do trabalhador e iii) setor da economia. Concluiu-se que a imagem do trabalho está fortemente associada a discussões de macrocontexto e de atributos do trabalhador, independentemente do grupo. Os profissionais de nível superior e de formação centram-se em argumentos e reflexões de macrocontexto. Os pouco qualificados distinguem o trabalho real (sobrevivência) do trabalho ideal (escolarizados).

Photography is a kind of image to investigate the meanings imparted by man, through the use of recording techniques, feedback, self-portrait or model (Neiva-Silva & Koller, 2002). The aim of this research is to analyze current image of work using photography as a model. The 50 subjects were divided into ten focus groups according to the nature of their occupation: professionals responsible for either training or recruiting labor force, those holding a higher-level degree, as well as under qualified workers from both informal and formal segments. The subjects were to choose from 132 pictures (36 colorful and 96 black & white) that depicted working situations. Participants had then to individually write down the numbers corresponding to the pictures they had chosen and briefly say how meaningful each of them was. Answers were analyzed through thematic content analysis techniques. The inductive analysis identified three thematic category answers: i) the macro context of work, ii) worker attributes and iii) economy sector. One of the conclusions was that work image is strongly associated with macro context issues and worker attributes although, regardless of group. Human Resource professionals and those holding a degree focus on arguments and reflections macro context. The professionals with low qualification maintain a distinction between real work (which guarantees survival) and the ideal one (developed by qualified professionals).