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participating in the Scientific Training part of the UNIGOU Remote Program:

Open Innovation as Innovation Management Strategy - An Investigation into São Paulo Public Universities

Yamane Ribeiro, Sayuri

Abstract: 

Study goals: Understand how the innovation policies of public universities in São Paulo are covering or restricting open innovation. Relevance / originality: Open innovation is developing among practitioners and academics, however, there are specific policy implications that must be analyzed. Methodology / approach: Qualitative research software (NVIVO) and other software (Miro and Excel) were used to elaborate the results that allowed coding the innovation policies of the investigated public universities, correlating the previous scientific literature and, thus, answering the guiding questions. Main results: Open innovation is an innovation management strategy. Among the higher education institutions that had the highest record of open innovation practices was FATEC with 37%, followed by Unifesp with 33% and USP with 30%. Theoretical / methodological contributions: A hierarchical map of the characteristics of open innovation in the innovation policies of these universities is presented as a research artifact. As well as the descriptive analyzes correlated to open innovation in relation to the study’s guiding questions. Social / management contributions: (i) the lack of objective indicators for monitoring the success of open innovation; (ii) no specific limitation was identified regarding open innovation practices in policies; (iii) open innovation practices are implicit in the content of innovation policies.

Keywords:

Open innovation, innovation policies, public universities, strategy, innovation management.

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Correlation Between Metformin Use and Vitamin B12 Deficiency. A Mini-Narrative Review

Zamboni de Carvalho Magro, Yasmin

Abstract: 

Metformin is the most widely used oral hypoglycemic for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. However, one of the side effects of its use is vitamin B12 deficiency, which is persistent and progressive and can occur in around 5-30% of metformin users. The clinical manifestations of vitamin B12 deficiency are megaloblastic anemia (macro-ovalocytic), which affects the production and shape of red and white blood cells or manifests itself in the neurological system, through peripheral neuropathy, neurodegeneration of the spinal cord and cognitive deficits that can progress to dementia due to axonal demyelination. This study aimed to search the literature to correlate the use of metformin with vitamin B12 deficiency during the treatment of type 2 diabetes. This is a narrative review using the following databases: Google Scholar, Scielo, and Pubmed, and the descriptors: metformin, diabetes, vitamin B12 deficiency, and clinical symptoms. The term “and” was used as a Boolean operator. According to the literature review, vitamin B12 deficiency during metformin use is associated with the fact that metformin alters the calcium channel mechanism, causing the receptor that recognizes vitamin B12 in the small intestine to be compromised, since the receptor is calcium – dependent.

Keywords:

Metformin, Vitamin b12, Diabetes, Clinical symptoms.

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The Relevance of Specialized Attention to Support Women Victims of Violence

Zanchin Fróes, Gabriela

Abstract: 

One in every five brazilian women has already suffered some domestic violence perpetrated by a man (Maria da Penha Institute, 2018). Globally, one in every two women has been a victim of violence (European Council, 2023). The following article aims to clarify the cycle of violence against women, safe means of assistance, and the importance of the existence of these services for support and safety, given the significant number of cases related to this issue due to the constant increase in reports. Moreover, it has been observed that handling these cases requires care for the safety, not only of the victim but also of the professional, highlighting the difficulty and suffering experienced by women victims and how these cases must be rigorously handled.

Keywords:

Violence; Woman; Protection; Law; Cycle of violence.

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Participation and Position of Brazil in Global Value Chains: a comparative analysis with selected Latin American countries (1995-2018)

Zimmermann, Eduardo

Abstract: 

By analyzing the global economy, it is possible to see that production and international trade are increasingly structured in the form of global value chains (GVCs). Different sectors and countries are integrated differently into these chains, assuming distinct levels of participation and position. The way a country inserts itself in GVCs generates impacts from the point of view of its international trade and its economy as a whole, being very important from the perspective of its development strategy. In light of this, this paper aims to analyze how Brazil is inserted in this form of the global economy by comparing it with other selected countries in Latin America: Chile (CHL), Colombia (COL), Costa Rica (CRI), Mexico (MEX), Argentina (ARG), Brazil (BRA) and Peru (PER). The participation index and the position index are used to analyze the form of integration of the countries in the chain and were calculated using data from Trade in Value Added (TiVA) database. The results of this research can assist policymakers in making decisions in the midst of development strategy in peripheral countries.

Keywords:

Fragmentation, value added, global value chain, development strategies.

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