Antonio Carlos Silva Costa

Prevalência e fatores de risco para anemia em crianças pré-escolares do Estado de Alagoas, Brasil

OBJECTIVE: to estimate the prevalence and establish risk factors associated with anemia in children in the Brazilian State of Alagoas. METHODS: a cross-sectional study with a probabilistic sample of 666 children aged between 6 and 60 months. Anthropometric, environmental, demographic, socio-economic data were collected during home visits, along with information on health, the use of public services and the existence of diseases. The concentration of hemoglobin (Hb) was measured using a HemoCue® photometer, and a level of <11 g/dL was taken to indicate anemia. Pearsons test was used identify correlations and the X2 test to analyze associations between the category variables. The association of anemia with the predictor variables was confirmed by multiple logistic regression, with statistical significance set at p<0.05. RESULTS: the prevalence of anemia was 45.0%. Hb levels were positively and significantly associated with age (r=0.44; p<0.01). The highest prevalence was found in the 6-12 month age-group (75.2%). Multivariate analysis identified the following variables associated with anemia: age <36 months (p<0.001) and a household with five or more occupants (p=0.031). CONCLUSIONS: the degree of prevalence of anemia found indicates that this is a serious public health problem in the State of Alagoas. Larger families and those with children aged under three years should receive greater attention.

Marketing Approach of Brazilian Wind Energy Sector

Prospects for the wind energy market have proposed changes of focus to managerial issues. The objective of this article is to map the specific market factors from Brazilian wind energy industry, in order to develop reflections and considerations on the subject, towards to the managerial, strategic and commercial development of the sector. Through an exploratory methodology in empirical format, and by a SWOT analysis of Telescopic Observations Strategic Framework, were found results that show funding and grants determined by Brazilian government, as the big question of the wind energy industry marketing, allowing the economic viability of wind energy projects. Further, it appears that the wind energy industry is eager to investments and has great potential for new business, but there are problems within the producing companies which that have to be assessed, such as the competitiveness capability, the high equipment costs, the installation locations limitations and lack of specialized employees with specific skills and capacities.

Condicionantes de consolidação de redes de cooperação interorganizacional: um estudo de caso sobre o Rio Grande do Sul

Este texto analiza la dinamica de condicionantes involucrados en el proceso de consolidacion de la red Associacao dos Produtores de Vinhos Finos do Vale dos Vinhedos (Aprovale), en Brasil. La teoria consultada comprendio abordajes organizacionales que definen el concepto de redes de cooperacion como estrategia de coordinacion de recursos interorganizacionales orientados en torno a objetivos comunes. Fueron utilizados dos estudios: investigacion documental y entrevistas. Las conclusiones indicaron que la obtencion de economias de escala y el refuerzo de la capacidad competitiva constituyeron los condicionantes principales en este proceso. Se recomienda estudios futuros que analicen otros momentos evolutivos de la red, bien como los condicionantes presentes en diferentes contextos y niveles de analisis.

Determinants of consolidation of interorganizational cooperation network: a case study of the Rio Grande do Sul

Este texto analiza la dinamica de condicionantes involucrados en el proceso de consolidacion de la red Associacao dos Produtores de Vinhos Finos do Vale dos Vinhedos (Aprovale), en Brasil. La teoria consultada comprendio abordajes organizacionales que definen el concepto de redes de cooperacion como estrategia de coordinacion de recursos interorganizacionales orientados en torno a objetivos comunes. Fueron utilizados dos estudios: investigacion documental y entrevistas. Las conclusiones indicaron que la obtencion de economias de escala y el refuerzo de la capacidad competitiva constituyeron los condicionantes principales en este proceso. Se recomienda estudios futuros que analicen otros momentos evolutivos de la red, bien como los condicionantes presentes en diferentes contextos y niveles de analisis.

Factores determinantes de consolidación de redes de cooperación interorganizacionales: un estudio de caso sobre el Rio Grande do Sul

Este texto analiza la dinamica de condicionantes involucrados en el proceso de consolidacion de la red Associacao dos Produtores de Vinhos Finos do Vale dos Vinhedos (Aprovale), en Brasil. La teoria consultada comprendio abordajes organizacionales que definen el concepto de redes de cooperacion como estrategia de coordinacion de recursos interorganizacionales orientados en torno a objetivos comunes. Fueron utilizados dos estudios: investigacion documental y entrevistas. Las conclusiones indicaron que la obtencion de economias de escala y el refuerzo de la capacidad competitiva constituyeron los condicionantes principales en este proceso. Se recomienda estudios futuros que analicen otros momentos evolutivos de la red, bien como los condicionantes presentes en diferentes contextos y niveles de analisis.