Abstract The informal caregiver provides non-remunerated permanent or regular care to dependent older adults. This qualitative study aimed to identify the perceptions of informal caregivers about motivations, needs, and benefits of caring for dependent older adults. It was conducted with ten Portuguese informal caregivers, based on an instrument with questions about the care provided to older adults and their perceptions about performing this role. The results revealed the following motivations for care: proximity and trust relationship, duty of care, more available family members, home proximity, lack of vacancies, high cost of shelter institutions, and older adults’ desire to remain in their homes. The primary care activities for older adults are hydration, hygiene, food, therapeutic administration, companionship, emotional support, comfort, entertainment, and promoting autonomy and dignity. The needs identified by the caregivers were home, social security, and the caregiver’s employer support, financial help, psychological support, and training to care for the older adults. The benefits of informal care for dependent older adults were prompt family support, physical and emotional security, affection, and companionship. This study gives voice to crucial citizens. nonremunerated non remunerated role relationship members vacancies institutions homes hydration hygiene food administration companionship support comfort entertainment dignity security s help affection citizens

Resumo O cuidador informal presta cuidados permanentes ou regulares a pessoas idosas em situação de dependência, sem remuneração. Objetivou-se identificar as percepções de cuidadores informais sobre motivações, necessidades e benefícios do cuidado ao idoso dependente. Estudo qualitativo realizado com 10 cuidadoras informais portuguesas, a partir de um instrumento com questões sobre o cuidado prestado ao idoso e suas percepções sobre o exercício dessa função. Os resultados revelaram como motivações para o cuidado: relação de proximidade e confiança, dever de cuidar, familiar mais disponível, proximidade da residência, inexistência de vagas e elevado custo das instituições de acolhimento e desejo do idoso permanecer na sua habitação. Os principais cuidados aos idosos são: hidratação, higiene, alimentação, administração terapêutica, companhia, apoio emocional, conforto, entretenimento, promoção da autonomia e dignidade. As necessidades identificadas pelas cuidadoras foram: apoio domiciliário, da segurança social e da entidade empregadora do cuidador, ajuda financeira, suporte psicológico e capacitação para cuidar do idoso. Os benefícios do cuidado informal para o idoso dependente apontados foram: celeridade do apoio familiar, segurança física e emocional, afeto e companheirismo. Este estudo dá voz a cidadãos cruciais. dependência remuneração Objetivouse Objetivou se 1 portuguesas função confiança disponível residência habitação são hidratação higiene alimentação terapêutica companhia emocional conforto entretenimento dignidade foram domiciliário financeira companheirismo cruciais

Abstract The growth of cities affects their permeable surface, which can unbalance hydrological cycles. The pervious concrete can be a viable solution to combat urban environmental impacts in this subject. This type of concrete can be told apart by the presence of interconnected pores and its drainage capacity. This paper aims to analyze the relationship between aggregate shape, mechanical resistance, and permeability of pervious concrete slabs containing steel slag. A Digital Image Processing (DIP) based method was used to measure aggregate shape properties. Three different mixes, using three types of coarse aggregate (gravel 12.5 mm, gravel 9.5 mm, and coarse steel slag), and a type of fine aggregate (fine slag) were tested, and flexural strength, flow, and permeability coefficients were obtained for the slabs. Results showed the potential of using steel slag, with higher flexural strength results (4.61 MPa). Indications of the relationship between aggregate shape parameters and slab properties were determined, with more polished, more angular, and more spherical material resulting in higher flexural strength values and lower permeability coefficient. The inverse relationship between the slabs’ permeability parameters and flexural strength was observed. surface cycles subject capacity resistance slag DIP (DIP mixes 125 12 5 12. mm 95 9 9. , tested flow 4.61 461 4 61 (4.6 MPa. MPa . MPa) determined polished angular coefficient observed 1 4.6 46 6 (4. 4. (4 (

Resumo O crescimento das cidades afeta a sua superfície permeável, o que pode desequilibrar os ciclos hidrológicos. O concreto permeável pode ser uma solução viável para combater os impactos ambientais urbanos relacionados a esses problemas. Este tipo de concreto é caracterizado pela presença de poros interligados e pela sua alta capacidade de drenagem. Esta pesquisa visa analisar a relação entre a forma dos agregados, a resistência mecânica e a permeabilidade de placas de concreto permeáveis contendo escórias de aciaria. Utilizou-se um método baseado no Processamento Digital de Imagem (PDI) para avaliar as propriedades da forma do agregado. Foram testadas três misturas diferentes, utilizando três tipos de agregados graúdos (brita 12,5 mm, brita 9,5 mm, e escória grossa), e um tipo de agregado fino (escória fina), e foram obtidos valores resistência à flexão, fluxo e coeficientes de permeabilidade para as placas. Os resultados mostraram o potencial da utilização de escória de aciaria, com resultados de resistência à flexão elevados (4,61 MPa). Determinaram-se relações entre parâmetros de forma agregados e propriedades das placas, com um agregado mais polido, mais angular e mais esférico, resultando em valores de resistência à flexão mais elevados e coeficiente de permeabilidade mais baixos. Observou-se uma relação inversa entre os parâmetros de permeabilidade das lajes e a resistência à flexão. hidrológicos problemas drenagem aciaria Utilizouse Utilizou se PDI (PDI diferentes 125 12 5 12, mm 95 9 9, grossa, grossa , grossa) fina, fina fina) 4,61 461 4 61 (4,6 MPa. MPa . MPa) Determinaramse Determinaram polido esférico baixos Observouse Observou 1 4,6 46 6 (4, 4, (4 (

ABSTRACT. This study aimed to assess the impact of incorporating fish waste oil into laying hens' diets on apparent nutrient digestibility and apparent metabolizable energy. A total of 72 Hisex White laying hens (25 weeks old) were employed in a completely randomized design, with treatments consisting of a control diet and an experimental diet (containing 3.5% fish oil), each with six replicates of six birds. The collected data underwent polynomial regression analysis at a 5% significance level. No significant differences (p > 0.05) were observed in the digestibility of dry matter, crude protein, mineral matter, crude fiber, and non-nitrogenous extract between the reference diet and the experimental diet containing fish waste oil. However, there were significant differences (p < 0.05) in the digestibility of ethereal extract (fat). Despite this, values for apparent metabolizable energy and apparent metabolizable energy corrected by nitrogen balance did not exhibit significant differences (p > 0.05) between the reference and experimental diets. In conclusion, the incorporation of 3.5% fish waste oil in laying hens' diets led to satisfactory nutrient digestibility and enhanced fat digestibility. Importantly, this inclusion did not adversely impact energy metabolism. ABSTRACT 7 25 (2 old design 35 3 5 3.5 oil, , oil) birds level p 0.05 005 0 05 matter protein fiber nonnitrogenous non nitrogenous However fat. . (fat) conclusion Importantly metabolism 2 ( 3. 0.0 00 (fat 0.

Resumo O cuidador informal presta cuidados permanentes ou regulares a pessoas idosas em situação de dependência, sem remuneração. Objetivou-se identificar as percepções de cuidadores informais sobre motivações, necessidades e benefícios do cuidado ao idoso dependente. Estudo qualitativo realizado com 10 cuidadoras informais portuguesas, a partir de um instrumento com questões sobre o cuidado prestado ao idoso e suas percepções sobre o exercício dessa função. Os resultados revelaram como motivações para o cuidado: relação de proximidade e confiança, dever de cuidar, familiar mais disponível, proximidade da residência, inexistência de vagas e elevado custo das instituições de acolhimento e desejo do idoso permanecer na sua habitação. Os principais cuidados aos idosos são: hidratação, higiene, alimentação, administração terapêutica, companhia, apoio emocional, conforto, entretenimento, promoção da autonomia e dignidade. As necessidades identificadas pelas cuidadoras foram: apoio domiciliário, da segurança social e da entidade empregadora do cuidador, ajuda financeira, suporte psicológico e capacitação para cuidar do idoso. Os benefícios do cuidado informal para o idoso dependente apontados foram: celeridade do apoio familiar, segurança física e emocional, afeto e companheirismo. Este estudo dá voz a cidadãos cruciais.

Abstract The informal caregiver provides non-remunerated permanent or regular care to dependent older adults. This qualitative study aimed to identify the perceptions of informal caregivers about motivations, needs, and benefits of caring for dependent older adults. It was conducted with ten Portuguese informal caregivers, based on an instrument with questions about the care provided to older adults and their perceptions about performing this role. The results revealed the following motivations for care: proximity and trust relationship, duty of care, more available family members, home proximity, lack of vacancies, high cost of shelter institutions, and older adults’ desire to remain in their homes. The primary care activities for older adults are hydration, hygiene, food, therapeutic administration, companionship, emotional support, comfort, entertainment, and promoting autonomy and dignity. The needs identified by the caregivers were home, social security, and the caregiver’s employer support, financial help, psychological support, and training to care for the older adults. The benefits of informal care for dependent older adults were prompt family support, physical and emotional security, affection, and companionship. This study gives voice to crucial citizens.

ABSTRACT The Landfill Gas (LFG) generated in municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills consists of the main greenhouse gases such as methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2). Cover layer systems of sanitary landfills are designed to mitigate the LFG emission into the atmosphere and control water infiltration. Thus, this research aims to quantify and evaluate CH4 and CO2 accurate emissions in the final cover layer system at the Jockey Club Controlled Landfill in Brasília (ACJC) by using the static flux chamber. The emission results were estimated by adjusting the concentration data obtained in 12 tests in the cover layer by the methods of Linear Regression (LR) and the Non-Steady-State Diffusion Flux Estimator (NDFE). Fugitive emissions ranged from 0 to 685.6 g CH4 m-2 day-1 and 0 to 1,563.94 g CO2 m-2 day-1 using the LR method. Using the NDFE method, emissions up to 4.2 and 2.5 times greater than the LR method were estimated for CH4 and CO2, respectively. (LFG MSW (MSW CH (CH4 CO2. CO . (CO2) infiltration Thus ACJC (ACJC chamber 1 (LR NonSteadyState Non Steady State NDFE. (NDFE) 6856 685 6 685. m2 m 2 m- day1 day day- 156394 563 94 1,563.9 42 4 4. 25 5 2. respectively (CH (CO2 (NDFE 68 15639 56 9 1,563. (CO 1563 1,563 156 1,56 15 1,5 1,

RESUMO O biogás gerado em aterros de resíduos sólidos urbanos (RSU) é constituído pelos principais gases do efeito estufa, como metano (CH4) e dióxido de carbono (CO2). As camadas de cobertura de aterros sanitários são executadas para mitigar a emissão do biogás para a atmosfera e controlar a infiltração de água. Assim, esta pesquisa visou quantificar e avaliar as emissões pontuais de CH4 e CO2 na camada de cobertura definitiva no antigo Aterro Controlado Jóquei Clube de Brasília (ACJC), utilizando a placa de fluxo estática. Os resultados de emissão foram estimados ajustando os dados de concentração obtidos em 12 ensaios na cobertura pelos métodos da regressão linear (RL) e o non steady state diffusion flux estimator (NDFE). As emissões fugitivas variaram de 0 a 685,6 gCH4 m-2 dia-1 e de 0 a 1563,94 gCO2 m-2 dia-1 utilizando-se o método RL. Por meio do método NDFE, estimaram-se emissões até 4,2 e 2,5 vezes maiores do que pelo o método RL para CH4 e CO2, respectivamente. RSU (RSU estufa CH (CH4 CO2. CO . (CO2) água Assim ACJC, ACJC , (ACJC) estática 1 (RL NDFE. NDFE (NDFE) 6856 685 6 685, gCH m2 m 2 m- dia1 dia dia- 156394 1563 94 1563,9 gCO utilizandose se estimaramse estimaram 42 4 4, 25 5 2, respectivamente (CH (CO2 (ACJC (NDFE 68 15639 156 9 1563, (CO 15

Abstract Predicting the pile’s load capacity is one of the first steps of foundation engineering design. In geotechnical engineering, there are different ways of predicting soil resistance, which is one of the main parameters. The pile load test is the most accurate method to predict bearing capacity in foundations, as it is the most accurate due to the nature of the experiment. On the other hand, it is an expensive test, and time-consuming. Over the years, semi-empirical methods have played an important role in this matter. Initially, many proposed methods were based on linear regressions. Those are still mainly used, but recently the use of a new method has gained popularity in Geotechnics: Artificial Neural Network. Over the past few decades, Machine Learning has proven to be a very promising technique in the field, due to the complexity and variability of material and properties of soils. Considering that, this work has reviewed and mapped the literature of the main papers published in journals over the last decades. The aim of this paper was to determine the main methods used and lacks that can be fulfilled in future research. Among the results, the bibliometric and protocol aiming questions such as types of piles, tests, statistic methods, and characteristics inherent to the data, indicated a lack of works in helical piles and instrumented pile load tests results, dividing point and shaft resistance. s design resistance parameters foundations experiment hand timeconsuming. timeconsuming time consuming. consuming time-consuming years semiempirical semi empirical matter Initially regressions Geotechnics Network decades field soils research results data

Abstract The characterization of unsaturated soils using hydromechanical methods is an essential requirement in soil science. However, current laboratory techniques used to obtain soil water retention and unsaturated hydraulic conductivity curves are time-consuming. To address this issue, a method based on indirect measures (electrical resistivity/electrical conductivity) was developed to quantitatively characterize soils. A novel unsaturated semi-empirical hydrogeophysical model of soils was developed by incorporating the hydrodynamic, geophysical, and petrophysical characteristics of soils. The model assumes that the parameters influencing the variation in the volumetric water content with matric suction and electrical resistivity are the same. The electrical resistivity characteristic curve (ERCC) defines a function that correlates environmental variables, electrical resistivity, soil water status, matric suction, hydraulic and petrophysical parameters, and fluid electrical resistivity. Model validation confirmed that the proposed approach can estimate the soil water retention curve (SWRC) via the indirect measures, and the results agreed with the experimental data. This indicates that it is possible to determine the SWRC and unsaturated hydraulic conductivity function of soil using the described approach. science However timeconsuming. timeconsuming time consuming. consuming time-consuming issue resistivityelectrical semiempirical semi empirical hydrodynamic geophysical same ERCC (ERCC variables status (SWRC data

RESUMEN Este artículo presenta los resultados de un estudio sobre el sistema de evaluación de la investigación y de los estudios de posgrado en los Países Bajos. Las políticas implementadas durante las últimas cuatro décadas han consolidado un sistema de evaluación sui generis y estable, contribuyendo a fortalecer el liderazgo científico del país en la escena internacional. La experiencia holandesa ha inspirado a varios países, y sus lecciones también podrán ser relevantes para la realidad brasileña. En este contexto, este estudio tiene como objetivos analizar las principales características del sistema holandés; comprender el papel de la autoevaluación dentro del sistema y presentar una experiencia de autoevaluación desarrollada por uno destacado centro de investigación de la Universidad de Leiden. A partir de las lecciones aprendidas, concluimos presentando algunos subsidios para la mejora del sistema brasileño de evaluación de posgrado. Bajos estable internacional países brasileña contexto holandés Leiden aprendidas

ABSTRACT This paper presents the results of a study on the evaluation of research and graduate education in the Netherlands. The policies implemented in the country over the last four decades have consolidated a sui generis and stable evaluation system, contributing to strengthening the country's scientific leadership on the international scene. The Dutch experience has inspired several countries, and its lessons could also be relevant for the Brazilian reality. In this context, this study aimed to analyse the main characteristics of the Dutch system, understand the role of self-evaluation within that system and present a self-evaluation experience conducted by a noteworthy research centre from Leiden University. From the lessons learned, we conclude by presenting some subsidies for improving the evaluation of graduate education conducted in Brazil. Netherlands countrys s scene countries reality context selfevaluation self University learned Brazil

RESUMO Este artigo apresenta os resultados de um estudo sobre o sistema de avaliação da pesquisa e da pós-graduação dos Países Baixos. As políticas implementadas ao longo das últimas quatro décadas consolidaram um sistema sui generis e estável de avaliação, contribuindo para fortalecer a liderança científica do país no cenário internacional. A experiência holandesa tem inspirado diversos países e suas lições também podem ser relevantes para a realidade brasileira. Nesse contexto, este estudo visou analisar as principais características do sistema holandês; compreender o papel da autoavaliação no sistema e apresentar uma experiência de autoavaliação desenvolvida por um notável centro de pesquisa da Universidade de Leiden. Com base nas lições apreendidas, concluímos apresentando alguns subsídios para o aprimoramento do sistema brasileiro de avaliação da pós-graduação. pósgraduação pós graduação Baixos internacional brasileira contexto holandês Leiden apreendidas pósgraduação. graduação.

Abstract Future coaches bring to initial training personal experiences capable of developing beliefs and influencing the acquisition of their knowledge. These beliefs about teaching determine the actions and procedures adopted in classes. We sought to identify the beliefs about the teaching styles of future coaches in initial training in Physical Education at a community institution in the state of Santa Catarina. This quantitative research, which included an intentional and non-probabilistic sample, collected data from translated and adapted version of an Instrument to collect teachers' beliefs about their teaching styles used in physical education with 42 future trainers. The results revealed that the practical teaching style was the most used among all participants. When considering only those future coaches with professional experience in mandatory and/or non-mandatory internships, the teaching style with the highest score showed divergent production, whereas among future coaches with experience as athletes, the most scored style was reciprocal. It is concluded that the future coaches investigated had beliefs more focused on reproduction styles.

Resumo Os futuros treinadores trazem à formação inicial experiências pessoais capazes de desenvolver crenças e influenciar na aquisição de seus conhecimentos. Essas crenças sobre o ensino determinam as ações e procedimentos adotados nas aulas. Buscou-se identificar as crenças sobre os estilos de ensino dos futuros treinadores na formação inicial em Educação Física de uma instituição comunitária no estado de Santa Catarina. Esta pesquisa quantitativa, que contemplou uma amostra do tipo intencional e não-probabilística coletou dados a partir de uma versão traduzida e adaptada do Instrumento para coletar as crenças dos professores sobre seus estilos de ensino utilizados na educação física com 42 futuros treinadores. Os resultados revelaram que o estilo de ensino prático foi o mais utilizado entre todos os participantes. Ao considerar apenas aqueles futuros treinadores com experiência profissional em estágios obrigatórios e/ou não-obrigatório, o estilo de ensino com maior pontuação a produção divergente ao passo que entre os futuros treinadores com experiências enquanto atletas, o estilo mais pontuado foi o recíproco. Conclui-se que os futuros treinadores investigados apresentaram crenças mais voltadas aos estilos de reprodução.

ABSTRACT Brazilian spotted fever, a zoonotic disease transmitted by ticks, is caused by Rickettsia rickettsii. We report a fulminant case of this zoonosis in a healthy 46-year-old military man in the urban region of Rio de Janeiro city, in October, 2021. Ticks and capybaras (Amblyomma sculptum, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, respectively) were identified in the military fields, pointing to the participation of this large synanthropic rodent, recognized as an efficient amplifier host of Rickettsia rickettsii in Brazil. As the military population is considered a risk group for spotted fever, it is necessary to alert health professionals to the importance of the early detection of the disease and its adequate management, mainly in populations that are particularly at risk of exposure to ticks, in order to avoid fatal outcomes.

Resumo Estimulados pela dupla efeméride do bicentenário da Independência e do centenário da Semana de Arte Moderna, convidamos Lilia Schwarcz e André Botelho para uma conversa sobre as possíveis contribuições das ciências sociais para um enquadramento mais amplo, crítico e reflexivo desses dois eventos fundantes da nacionalidade brasileira.

Abstract Stimulated by the double celebration of the bicentenary of the Independence and the centenary of the Modern Art Week, we invite Lilia Schwarcz and André Botelho to a conversation about the possible contributions of the social sciences to a wider, more critical and reflexive framing of these two founding events of Brazilian nationality.

Resumo O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a composição físico-química de sucos de uvas 'Bordô' e 'BRS Cora' cultivadas em sistema de produção orgânico na região da Serra do Sudeste, no sul do Brasil, bem como comparar os resultados das cultivares com dados de outras regiões produtoras e com as exigências das leis brasileiras para suco de uva integral. As uvas utilizadas provieram de um vinhedo comercial, especificamente dos ciclos produtivos de 2016-2017, 2017-2018 e 2018-2019. Os sucos foram elaborados pelo método de arraste de vapor e avaliados quanto à sua composição físico-química. Os frutos mostraram níveis adequados dos parâmetros necessários para a produção de sucos. Em geral, os sucos apresentaram teores de compostos bioativos semelhantes aos encontrados em outras regiões produtoras. Os sucos de 'Bordô' das três safras avaliadas apresentaram diferenças significativas em vários dos parâmetros, as quais foram atribuídas à influência do clima sobre a maturação das uvas. Os sucos de 'BRS Cora' apresentaram resultados qualitativos de alta consistência, mesmo sob as tão distintas condições meteorológicas dos três ciclos produtivos. Os sucos atendem às regulações brasileiras vigentes para o suco de uva integral, exceto quanto aos valores de sólidos solúveis, que são severamente reduzidos pela técnica de extração utilizada.

Abstract The objective of this work was to evaluate the physicochemical composition of juices from the 'Bordô' and 'BRS Cora' grapes grown in an organic production system in the Serra do Sudeste region, in Southern Brazil, as well as to compare the cultivar results with data from other producing regions and with the requirements of the Brazilian regulation for whole grape juice. The used grapes came from a commercial vineyard, especifically from the 2016-2017, 2017-2018, and 2018-2019 production cycles. The juices were prepared by the steam drag method and evaluated for their physicochemical composition. The fruit showed suitable values for the parameters necessary for grape juice production. In general, the juices showed bioactive compounds contents similar to those obtained in other regions. The 'Bordô' juices evaluated in the three production cycles showed significant differences for several variables, which were attributed to the influence of weather on grape maturity. The juices of 'BRS Cora' showed high-consistency qualitative results even under the very distinct meteorological conditions of the three production cycles. The juices comply with the current Brazilian regulation for whole grape juice, except for soluble solids, which are severely lowered by the used extraction technique.

Abstract Allying technology, theory and engineering practice is one of the main challenges of modern foundation engineering. Current foundation and retaining walls designs may lead to oversizing or undersizing due to the spatial variability of the stratigraphic profile. As the design procedure of piled foundations involves defining the setting depth of the tip, sometimes the piles may not behave as expected, as the soil mass may change significantly even in a small region. In this paper, a study was conducted on the geoenergetic behavior of the soil mass and of the piles of a construction site located in Brasília, DF, Brazil. Previous studies showed that the energy needed to drill a continuous flight auger pile (CFAP) can be related to the strength of the drilled strata. Therefore, a methodological framework was built to further discuss how the geomechanical behavior of CFAPs foundations could be assessed by analyzing the energy needed to drill such piles. Statistical methods, in special the Bootstrap method, were used to assess the possible influences of construction procedures on pile behavior. It was studied how the execution energies of piles vary with initial depth and relative position in the terrain, as well as the influences that they suffer because of the order of execution within a same foundation group and due to the proximity to surrounding retaining walls. The proposed methodology can be used to improve the energy control procedure and performance evaluation of CFAPs, allowing a complementary reliability assessment for the foundation and retaining walls designs and implementations.

Abstract Mining is an important economic activity in the modern world. However, despite the generated benefits, mining produces tremendous volumes of tailings, an environmental liability with numerous adverse effects. Researches about contaminant transport in tailings dam are important to assess the degree of contamination and to propose preventive or remedial measures. In geotechnical practice, the flow of solutes is generally characterized by numerical solution of the Richards equation to describe water movement followed by advection-dispersion equation to describe contaminant movement. This study aimed to model and simulate contaminant transport in a laboratory column test, using a new analytical formulation and mathematical codes, through tailings in transient unsaturated conditions. The analytical solution for the Richards equation was used to simulate the variation in the volumetric water content and to determine the transient contaminant plume using the advection-dispersion equation subsequently. The models were used to calibrate experimental data from hydraulic characterization and contamination tests. Finally, the normalized contaminant plume (cw/c0) was simulated as a function of time and space. Comparisons with experimental data showed that the analytical formulations adequately expressed the process of contaminant infiltration through the unsaturated porous medium. The formulations offered effectively and are configured as a new approach to solve various contamination problems in transient unsaturated conditions, providing insights into many complex processes that occur in the lab tests and requires far less computational effort compared with current programs to modeling the solute transport using numerical solutions, as the versatile commercial Software HYDRUS.

Abstract This paper explores the potential of machine learning techniques to predict the soil water retention curve based on physical characterization parameters. Results from 794 water retention and suction points obtained from 51 different soils were used in the algorithm. The soil properties used are the percentages of gravel, sand, silt, and clay, the plasticity index, the porosity, and the relation between the volumetric water content and total suction. The data were used as input for machine learning estimators to predict the volumetric water content of a soil with specified physical characterization parameters and suction, the techniques of artificial intelligence were developed in python. Results show that an extremely randomized trees' estimator can reach a coefficient of determination of 0.99 in the training dataset, with a coefficient of 0.90 in the cross-validation and testing dataset, which measures the generalization capacity. Furthermore, a continuous function can be obtained by fitting a model such as Cavalcante & Zornberg, or van Genuchten, or Costa & Cavalcante (bimodal) to the predictions of the machine learning for use in numerical methods. These results indicate that the proposed machine learning estimator can become an interesting alternative to estimate the soil water retention curve in engineering practice. This work is in progress and the predictions can be improved with the addition of new data. Know how to participate at the end of the paper.