Aim
Our aim was to study the executive functioning, functionality, and quality of life of institutionalized old aged persons and to determine the potential roles of self-reported depression and satisfaction with social support on these domains.
Method
The sample comprised 36 volunteers (13 males and 23 females) aged between 71 and 94 years. The measures used consisted of well-established battery of neuropsychological tests. A comparative study was performed.
Results
Participants with depressive symptoms shown impaired executive functioning. Cognitive flexibility, functionality in instrumental activities of daily living, and quality of life are more affected in participants with higher levels of depression that also report higher levels of satisfaction with social support.
Conclusion
This result is intriguing and may highlight the relevance of considering not only depression, but also factors related to social isolation and loneliness in the explanation of cognitive performance, functionality, and quality of life.
RESUMO -A disciplina de controle de processos é extremamente importante para a formação de profissionais da engenharia química, porém os alunos apresentam bastante dificuldades em entender a teoria, logo se prova a grande necessidade de aulas práticas de controle de processos para auxiliar no entendimento da disciplina para que os alunos tenham uma formação completa. Devido a essa necessidade, um protótipo de baixo custo composto de um tanque, uma placa Arduino, sensor ultrassônico e uma bomba de baixa vazão foi montado e implementado um controlador PID para controlar o nível do tanque. Através do protótipo é possível verificar o comportamento do sistema em malha aberta e em malha fechada, apresentando uma alternativa para o aprendizado dos alunos na disciplina de controle de processos.
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