This work had as aim the seat posture evaluation program from first-grade students in elementary school, in a public, private and municipal school, in Bauru. For that 71 students were evaluated (pre-test) about knowledges related to seat posture education after all it was given an education program about it, made by exposured class, proof techniques and feedback associated of an effort program supplied by trained professors and finally the revaluation (post-test) of participants knowledge. As a result: 1) on the pretest ocurred valuable difference between schools, the municipal school presented less mistakes number than the private and the public schools; 2) the post-test showed that there was a valuable difference showing that the municipal and private schools have had less mistakes number related to the public; 3) in all the schools the mistake situation was bigger before the test than after the test. Comparing schools, according to the mistake situation, when it increased public school has better answers than private schoolt. It's concluded that the program is efficient to increase the school's knowlegde about the seat posture education.

Studies on packaging accessibility are still incipient in Brazil. Many of these packagings can represent a challenge to users, whether due to non-informative labels, tricky tabs or seals, or even those that need strength to open. This paper brings a simple test to determine the necessary torque force to open PET bottles, and to predict the amount of users that could not open it. The findings suggest that a considerable amount of users could not open it or would have some difficulties to exert the necessary force.

Panorama da pesquisa em Design no Brasil: A contribuição dos Programas de Pós-Graduação em Design nas pesquisas científicas e no desenvolvimento da área Resumo: Com relação ao design, a produção científica da área ajuda a consolidá-lo como um campo científico capaz de contribuir para o desenvolvimento da sociedade mediante a promoção da construção do saber crítico dos pesquisadores. Os congressos científicos, bem como revistas, periódicos e livros consistem em umas das ações efetivas para a troca de conhecimentos. Por meio desses canais os resultados de pesquisas são divulgados, partilhados e colocados em discussão, colaborando com o processo de aprendizado e cooperativismo entre os setores. Desta maneira, o presente trabalho reflete sobre a evolução da investigação cientifica na área e procura traçar um panorama atual sobre a pesquisa de Design no Brasil e sua correlação com os Programas de Pós-Graduação em Design.

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This research describes the application of a scientific and technological model of Ergonomics in the design of preschool furniture. The constant presence of the desk in early education and its influence in the relationship between the user and his educational environment determined the necessity of this project. The pre-school desk was considered as a "work station", where the joint aspects of education and child anthropometry substantiate the problem. The review of the Historical application of Ergonomics in the Design of children's products consolidated the importance of this report. The development of ergonomic research, characterised by investigations of the Brazilian child's Anthropometric Data and Biomechanical Features, resulted in dimensional parameters of the user and physical characteristics of the present furniture. These elements, together with a comprehension of activities and needs in the preschool, were connected with aspects of bibliographical revision to result in a series of recomendations for design. Through the methods of Ergonomic Design, a new proposal for the preschool desk was developed, denominated "Mobipresc 3.6".