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(UFU - 2022) Artificial General Intelligence Is Not as Imminent as You Might Think A close look reveals that the newest systems, including DeepMinds much-hyped Gato, are still stymied by the same old problems To the average person, it must seem as if the field of artificial intelligence is making immense progress. According to the press releases, and some of the more gushing media accounts, OpenAIs DALL-E 2 can seemingly create spectacular images from any text; another OpenAI system called GPT-3 can talk about just about anything; and a system called Gato that was released in May by DeepMind, a division of Alphabet, seemingly worked well on every task the company could throw at it. One of DeepMinds high-level executives even went so far as to brag that in the quest for artificial general intelligence (AGI), AI that has the flexibility and resourcefulness of human intelligence, The Game is Over! And Elon Musk said recently that he would be surprised if we didnt have artificial general intelligence by 2029. Dont be fooled. Machines may someday be as smart as people, and perhaps even smarter, but the game is far from over. There is still an immense amount of work to be done in making machines that truly can comprehend and reason about the world around them. What we really need right now is less posturing and more basic research. To be sure, there are indeed some ways in which AI truly is making progresssynthetic images look more and more realistic, and speech recognition can often work in noisy environmentsbut we are still light-years away from general purpose, human-level AI that can understand the true meanings of articles and videos, or deal with unexpected obstacles and interruptions. We are still stuck on precisely the same challenges that academic scientists (including myself) having been pointing out for years: getting AI to be reliable and getting it to cope with unusual circumstances. Disponvell em: http://www.scientificamerican.com/. Acesso em: 11 jun. 2022. RESPONDA A QUESTÃO EM INGLÊS. RESPOSTAS EM PORTUGUÊS NÃO SERÃO ACEITAS. Based on the text, answer the following questions. A) Artificial Intelligence has the flexibility and resourcefulness of human intelligence. Is the statement above wright or wrong? Justify your answer. B) What are some of the challenges in the development of Artificial General Intelligence? Name at least two challenges mentioned in the text.

(UFU - 2022) How to Compare COVID Deaths for Vaccinated and Unvaccinated People Looking at COVID data in recent months, it may appear that a significant proportion of the people who have died of COVID were vaccinated against the disease. But it is important to put those numbers in context. Each week in March, on average, a reported 644 people in this data set died of COVID. Of them, 261 were vaccinated with either just a primary round of shotstwo doses of an mRNA vaccine or a single dose of Johnson Johnsons vaccineor with that primary series and at least one shot of a booster. Taken at face value, these numbers may appear to indicate that vaccination does not make that much of a difference. But this perception is an example of a phenomenon known as the base rate fallacy. One also has to consider the denominator of the fractionthat is, the sizes of the vaccinated and unvaccinated populations. With shots widely available to almost all age groups, the majority of the U.S. population has been vaccinated. So even if only a small fraction of vaccinated people who get COVID die from it, the more people who are vaccinated, the more likely they are to make up a portion of the dead. In order to avoid the pitfalls of absolute numbers, it is useful to instead look at incidence ratesusually expressed as the number of deaths per 100,000 people. Standardizing the denominator across all groups offers a very different picture. Another way to think about the protection vaccination provides is to compare the ratios of death rates among the vaccinated and unvaccinated. It is also important to consider the ages of those who are dying. So when you separate the age groups, it becomes even clearer that vaccination reduces the risk of death. An additional factor to consider is that as the pandemic wears on and a disproportionate number of unvaccinated people die from COVID, the unvaccinated population shrinks. This leaves a comparatively larger vaccinated group, leading to an increase in total deaths despite the lower death rate among vaccinated people. No vaccine is 100 percent effective, but immunization reduces the risk of dying from COVID substantially. Disponvel em: http://www.scientificamerican.com/. Acesso em: 11 jun. 2022. RESPONDA A QUESTÃO EM PORTUGUÊS. RESPOSTAS EM INGLÊS NÃO SERÃO ACEITAS. Based on the text, answer the following questions. A) Explain the fact that out of the 644 people who died of COVID, 261 were vaccinated? B) Identify at least two conclusions presented by the authors in this article?

(UFU - 2022) Children who are slow to walk because of diseases like muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy or Down syndrome have been shown to benefit cognitively and socially by moving around with the help of a motor. The problem: most motorized wheelchairs are too big for the tiniest kids. As a result, some parents of such children have been stuck modifying toy cars to help them out. Enter Permobils Explorer Mini ($2,695): a U.S. Food and Drug Administrationcleared motorized device built expressly for kids ages 1 to 3. Kids can control the chair, available only with a prescription, via a joystick. The idea, says Amy Morgan, a pediatric physical therapist and Permobil project manager, is to jump-start kids physical development. It is an ergonomic device with multiple weight bearing surfaces to help promote safe, stable upright postures while providing opportunities to improve strength, endurance and postural control. Disponvel em: . Acesso em: 17 set. 2022. (Adaptado). Sobre o produto descrito no texto, é INCORRETO afirmar que ele

(UFU - 2022) As a sleep coach, I regularly meet people who have tried everything to get more sleep. They have read every article on the subject and devoured every tip on the internet and then adjusted and readjusted their routines based on the advice they have found. Many of them are doing all the right things spending time winding down before bed, curbing screen time, meditating but still they struggle. The problem is that when it comes to sleep, unlike almost every other area of life, effort is not rewarded. In fact, it is actively punished. The more you try, the less you are likely to succeed. This is because sleep is a passive process, like breathing or digesting. It cannot be controlled and nothing we can do can force it to happen. If we can stop trying, sleep will naturally follow. But not trying to sleep is extremely hard, especially when you are exhausted and desperate. Instead, I get my clients to shift their attention towards the main causes of sleeplessness: lack of sleep drive and hyperarousal. Tackling these two factors (which happily respond very well to a bit of effort) can then create the right conditions to allow sleep to happen all on its own. Disponvel em: . Acesso em: 24 set. 2022. Tome como base o texto acima e analise as afirmativas abaixo. I. Dicas sobre como dormir melhor incluem a necessidade de diminuio do ritmo noturno e at mesmo o uso da TV. II. Muitas pessoas com dificuldade para dormir seguem dicas da internet e ajustam suas rotinas, com bons resultados. III. Esforar-se para dormir pode, por vezes, se tornar um problema ao invs de contribuir para a soluo. IV. Apesar de o ato de dormir ser essencialmente um processo passivo, ele pode ser controlado com esforo. V. O insone deveria focar nas causas principais que provocam a sua falta de sono e o estado de viglia. Assinale a alternativa que apresenta apenas afirmativas corretas.

(UFU - 2022) He was regarded as one of the most significant statesmen of the 20th century. Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, died last night aged 91. Lauded in the West as the man who helped bring down the Berlin Wall and end the Cold War without bloodshed, he was widely despised at home as the gravedigger of the communist Soviet Union. He set out to revitalise the sclerotic Communist system through democratic and economic reform, but unleashed forces beyond his control and found himself occupying a shrinking middle ground. The last leader of the Soviet Union will reportedly not be given a state funeral, according to Russian state-linked media. He oversaw the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, an event that Vladimir Putin, Russias president, has previously described as a catastrophe. Putin took half a day to issue a personal statement on Gorbachevs death, with a backhanded half compliment on his place in history. Disponvel em: . Acesso em: 15 set. 2022. (Adaptado). According to the text, how could Gorbachev probably be referred to by Russias president?

(UFU - 2022) Poliomyelitis, or polio, is a highly infectious viral disease that mostly affects young children. Poliovirus is most often transmitted by sewage-contaminated drinking water. It can survive for two months outside the body and is particularly transmissible in areas with open sewers. About three-fourths of infections are asymptomatic, allowing the disease to spread undetected. When the virus reaches the brain and spinal cord, it can result in permanent paralysis or death. Since there is no cure for polio, public health officials have focused on mass immunization to control the disease. Two polio vaccines are widely used: the inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) developed by Jonas Salk in 1954, which is administered through injection and gives immunity through one dose, and the oral polio vaccine (OPV) developed by Albert Sabin in 1961, which contains live strains of the virus and is more easily administered than the Salk vaccine. Both vaccines lose efficacy when exposed to high temperatures and therefore need to be kept cool. The OPV requires several boosters to be effective. Once endemic in more than one hundred countries, polio today has a foothold in just two: Afghanistan and Pakistan. At its peak, the infectious disease killed or paralyzed hundreds of thousands of people annually, but breakthroughs in vaccines and public health programs have made remarkable progress. However, there are challenges to vaccinating the worlds remaining unprotected children: some communities strongly oppose vaccination efforts, and polio workers have come under attack by militants. Underscoring the dangers, polio reemerged in southern Africa in 2021, and cases of vaccine-derived polio surfaced in Israel and the United States in 2022. Meanwhile, the war in Ukraine has disrupted efforts to manage an outbreak in the countrys west. Disponvel em: . Acesso em: 04 set. 2022. According to the text, I. Polio is as easily transmissible in the United States as it is in underdeveloped countries. II. Most polio infections can be easily transmitted since they can show no symptoms and go undetected. III. Although polio vaccines have been successful, thousands are dying or paralyzed in some countries. IV. Mass immunization is the best alternative available although some still oppose vaccination strategies. V. Although polio can only be caused by direct contact with the virus in the environment, vaccination is still a challenge. Assinale a alternativa que apresenta as afirmativas corretas.

(UFU - 2022) Early in life, it is most often delaying partnering and childbearing that increases solo-living. Living alone is also common in countries where rural youth migrate to urban centers for work and form their own household. Among young adults, men take longer to get married or move in with partners compared to women. In later life, the gender trend reverses dramatically, and women live alone two to four times more often than men across 113 countries looked at in one study. This can be explained by women living longer than men on average, resulting in more widows living alone. Increasing life expectancy, dissolution of partnerships and death of a partner tend to be the main drivers behind trends in elderly one person households. Middle-aged adults solo-living is more complex. According to a Canadian panel survey, employed men and those living in vulnerable communities are less likely to stay living on their own compared to unemployed men and those living in less vulnerable communities, respectively. Among women, those with poor health and medium-level of education are more likely to live alone compared to women with excellent health and lower education. In countries with high value placed on the individual, living alone is more common than countries with high value of family co‐residence. For example, in Sweden and across the Nordics living alone has become a norm through a culture of individualism and a welfare state which enables people to access affordable housing and public services independent of family support. Disponvel em: . Acesso em: 24 set. 2022. Com base no texto, considere as afirmaes abaixo. I. Homens de meia idade desempregados e em comunidades menos vulnerveis tendem a viver sozinhos. II. De acordo com um dos estudos, mulheres mais velhas vivem muito mais com a companhia de familiares. III. Em alguns pases, a cultura e a existncia de polticas pblicas favorecem viver sozinho. IV. A migrao da zona rural para as cidades contribui para o compartilhamento de habitao entre jovens. V. Mulheres de meia idade com sade comprometida vivem mais com companhia que outras mais saudveis. Assinale a alternativa que apresenta apenas afirmativas corretas, de acordo com o texto.

(UFU - 2022) Choose the alternative which indicates the best order of sentences to complete the following text: Soap is a very useful thing in our daily life. It is prepared through a number of steps. [] 1. Now, the soap cakes are ready for use. We can make it ourselves at home or in school. 2. Then, the heated solution is allowed to cool. 3. It is left in that condition for twelve hours. As a result, the mixture becomes solid. 4. First, coconut oil and caustic soda are mixed with water. 5. Thereafter, it is cut into cake-like pieces. 6. The solution is heated for thirty minutes. 7. After that, the required amount of common salt is added to that solution. Disponvel em: . Acesso em: 18 set. 2022.

(UFU - 2022) So, to avoid listeriosis, use a fridge thermometer to check your fridge is running at a temperature below 5℃. Its also important to not eat foods that are past their use-by dates. And follow the opened storage duration instructions, for example: Once opened, consume within two days. In contrast, other food poisoning is usually the result of poor food handling (such as not separating raw and cooked food, or failing to wash hands) that leads to cross-contamination, or failure to cook food to high enough temperatures to reduce the number of bacteria. The increased cost of food and the rising cost of energy is having a significant effect on peoples finances. But people could unintentionally put themselves at risk of listeriosis when attempting to reduce their energy usage or spending on food. For example, people may be more tempted to eat foods beyond their use-by date or keep foods for longer than the recommended duration after opening to avoid wasting food and money. Also, people may be more likely to adjust the temperature of their fridge to reduce electricity usage. Although many people may be looking at different ways of saving money during this difficult time, we must remember that storing food for too long at the wrong temperature can allow listeria to grow to high numbers, enough to make us ill. Unfortunately, we cant see, smell or taste listeria. So ensuring our fridges are running at temperatures below 5℃, and that we follow the use-by dates and the opened storage duration instructions, are essential to protect ourselves and our families from listeria, particularly during the cost of living crisis. Disponvel em: . Acesso em: 25 set. 2022. According to this text on listeriosis, we can state that I. you can avoid it by not eating foods that have been opened too long or that have reached their storage dates. II. you can also avoid eating contaminated food with listeria if it changes its appearance, smell or taste. III. it is usually caused by cross-contamination which could result from poor food handling. IV. keeping food under the right temperature will help protect your family against food poisoning. V. people may be putting themselves at risk of listeriosis when trying to save money and reduce living costs. Assinale a alternativa que apresenta as afirmativas corretas.

(UFU - 2022) It is a widespread belief that statins are a likely cause of muscle aches. Now a monumental study by researchers at Oxford University has definitively debunked the theory that the cholesterol-busting pills are to blame for common pains. While aches are experienced by many taking the drugs, the vast majority are caused by other things most commonly that those taking them are simply getting older. GPs are advised to offer patients greater reassurance, paving the way for millions more people to be prescribed the pills that greatly reduce the risk of heart attacks. It follows decades of debate about the merits of statins, which are taken by more than eight million people in the UK. Disponvel em: . Acesso em: 10 set. 2022. Considering this text about statins, it is INCORRECT to state

(UFU - 2021) Not surprisingly, there does not seem to be a consensus of what qualifies as high speed Internet. For people with access to optical fiber Internet, download speeds higher than 200 Mbps are the norm. But that technology is new and still not widely available. In areas where fiber Internet is not an option, users can expect top speeds around 100 Mbps, maybe a little lessand thats usually more than enough. The thing is that most internet connections today are fast, and theres no point in being high-speed when the average users dont need that extra 100 Mbps that ISPs are providing, said Anh Trinh of GeekWithLaptop.com. When it comes to broadband Internet, having a connection marketed as high speed doesnt really matter anymore. All that really matters is having the speeds you need to use the internet in your daily life, which will vary from person to person and from household to household. Internet speed of at least 25 Mbps is usually pretty good for doing the basics with a little streaming thrown in, said Trinh. Its pretty suitable for an average person, and you can always upgrade your plan to meet your demand. There are many variables involved in choosing an internet service provider and internet packages. And, further complicating things, those variables -- internet speeds, cost, reliability and customer service -- may vary from place to place. Further, it may be bundled with your phone and TV provider. And, even if the service provider is identical, the experience may not be: The Comcast experience in Oakland may be wholly different from that of Comcast Atlanta, just as the McDonalds in your hometown may offer a different experience to the one in mine, even though they both serve the same menu. Disponvel em: https://www.famiyhandyman.com;https://www.cnet.com . Acesso em: 16 maio 2021. Based on the text, answer the following questions. A) Nowadays, one needs to buy high speed internet due to intense streaming. Is the statement above wright or wrong? Justify your answer. B) What aspects should you consider when choosing your internet service provider and internet packages? Explain why they should be considered.

(UFU - 2021 - MEDICINA) There is no such thing as the united states. As an era of medical mask mandates draws to a close and we begin to ponder lessons learned, that one should top the list. Not to overstate the case. To our credit, we are a nation that has always united in times of national crisis. When Pearl Harbor was attacked, when the Russians launched Sputnik, when John Kennedy was murdered, when terrorists flew planes into skyscrapers, we ceased, albeit briefly, to be red or blue or black or white. We were Americans and, as such, we mourned together, sacrificed together, strove together, met the challenge together. Lets pass lightly over Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene here because she seems this is not a joke to be a woman in dire need of psychiatric intervention. Suffice it to say, her recent equating of mask mandates to the slaughter of Jews during the Holocaust, while obviously offensive and absurd, is of a piece with how conservatives have consistently framed directives aimed at diminishing the COVID-19 pandemic. From the former president to governors like Greg Abbott of Texas and Ron DeSantis of Florida, to media outlets like Fox News to angry mobs at the Michigan state capital, the right has chosen to resist every effort at managing a once-in-a-century health crisis as an invasion upon sacred personal liberty. This, from the people who mandated transvaginal ultrasounds for women seeking abortions and genital inspections for transgender girls playing soccer. Asked to wear masks as a matter of public safety, they tore their clothes apart, showed their anger publicly and moaned, Nobody knows the trouble Ive seen as if possessed by Paul Robesons ghost. They complained about being oppressed with the self-righteous petulance of those who have never been oppressed a day in their lives. ing us together. That is a depressing realization. It induces mixed emotions as the pandemic begins to recede. Maybe you wonder why anyones emotions would be mixed. After all, restaurants are reopening, theatrical movies are returning, smiles are visible again. Its a good feeling, this promise that soon, we will be around people again. Yet, it is a feeling mixed by fresh recognition of just how divided America has become. We used to know how to forge common cause from national calamity. Apparently, we no longer do. This is the kind of thing that once brought Americans together. Disponvel em: https://www.miamiherald.com. Acesso em: 30 maio 2021 Based on the text, answer the following questions. A) The United States always unite in time of national crisis. Is the statement above wright or wrong? Justify your answer. B) Explain how the United States conservative right has reacted regarding national attempts to manage the pandemic.

(UFU - 2021) Covid brain is one of many issues that can plague so-called Covid-19 long haulers, or those who continue to have medical issues long after the infection has passed. Its marked by memory loss, trouble focusing, headaches, and fuzzy or sluggish thinking. Cognitive impairments are just one part of the picture. The symptoms can last for weeks or months. Symptoms that linger after Covid-19 infection are so common that organizations are cropping up to connect long haulers with one another to share their experiences and connect with researchers. But of all long-lasting symptoms, brain fog has left people the most confused literally. Most people notice Covid-19-related brain fog days to weeks after the initial symptoms subside, says Shruti Agnihotri, MD, associate professor of neurology. Others experience them right away. Several studies have tried to pinpoint the number of people affected by Covid brain. One, from December 2020, looked at 120 French patients an average of almost four months after they were infected and found that 34 percent reported memory loss, 28 percent had trouble concentrating, and 31 percent had sleep difficulties. Another study identified neurological symptoms in 82 percent of 419 patients at some point in the course of the disease, including about a third who had problems with mental function. The issues dont seem to be related to how severe the illness was. We see it in patients who were in the ICU and needed intubation, but weve also seen it in patients with mild or asymptomatic disease, says Dr. Agnihotri. In fact, she says, Covid brain may happen more in people with milder illness. The medical term for a condition that triggers symptoms like brain fog is encephalopathy, which includes any disease or damage that changes the way the brain functions. Brain fog-like symptoms have been linked to everything from menopause, jet lag, and cancer treatment to medications like antihistamines and other viral infections. Severe illnesses in general can cause brain fog. Based on patients who have brain fog from other conditions, about a third recover completely, another third will have ongoing symptoms that improve gradually, and others will have permanent issues (more common in folks who were intubated, had organ failure, or who were under anesthesia). Theres no specific treatment for these post-Covid-19 symptoms, says Dr. Glatt. But youre not completely powerless. Many of the same strategies used to boost your brain in general may help in this specific instance as well. So get exercise and plenty of sleep. Eat a healthy diet high in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. And avoid alcohol and drugs. Disponvel em: https://www.thehealthy.com. Acesso em: 30 maio 2021. Based on the text, answer the following questions. A) List the most common symptoms Covid-19 long haulers usually feel. B) What do doctors know so far about Covid-19-related brain fog and how to treat patients?

(UFU - 2021 - MEDICINA) Every 17 years, portions of the central, eastern and southern U.S. see a massive emergence of periodical cicadas. The largest of the many generations of cicadas, Brood X, will surface in May, creating a monstrous cacophony. It depends on the weather and latitude in the U.S. Ground temperatures trigger when the cicadas will come out. The cicadas rise up over a two-week period after the soil temperature has reached 65 degrees.Brood X is one of the largest and most broadly distribut ed groups of periodical cicadas. They can be found from northern Georgia to New York, west to the Mississippi River and in the Midwest. There can be as many as 1.5 million cicadas per acre, which brings the brood population into the trillions. Their lifespan is four to six weeks, and they will start to die off in late June into July. Some species show up every summer. Unlike greenish, annual cicadas, periodical cicadas are known for their black bodies, clear wings and bold red eyes. They breathe through 10 pairs of spiracles, two of which are on the thorax; eight are on the abdomen. The antennae are short and bristly. Theyre 1 to 2 inches long with a wingspan of 3 to 4 inches. Periodical cicadas are known for their earsplitting sounds, which are produced by the male of the species to attract females. Male cicadas contract ridged membranes on their abdomens to make the sound, which is amplified by their almost-hollow abdomens. Each species has its own sound, and the chorus can reach 90 to 100 decibels as loud as a lawn mower. The cicada has the longest life cycle of any insect. Periodical cicadas from Brood X have lived underground in wingless nymph form since 2004, about a foot or two down, feeding on sap from tree roots. Once theyre mature, the brood will emerge, where theyll spend two to four weeks in late May and early June courting, mating, flying, driving people crazy and being eaten by everything. The adults will then lay their eggs in trees, which will hatch four to six weeks later. Based on the text, A) list at least five aspects that characterize a Brood X cicada. B) describe the life cycle of a Brood X cicada.

(UFU - 2021 - MEDICINA)Across the board, suicide rates among young Americans have risen; from 2007 to 2018, suicide rates for Americans ages 10 to 24 rose by 57%, and the increase was particularly significant among young girls, contributing to a narrowing of the persistent suicide gender gap. Rates plateaued from 2018 to 2019the most recent year with available federal databut they stood far higher than those of decades past. A multinational study published in the Lancet Psychiatry in April found that U.S. suicide rates actually decreased somewhat during the early months of the pandemic, compared to the year before itbut given spiking anxiety and depression rates during the pandemic, which studies suggest took a particularly harsh toll on young people, theres good reason for continuing concern. Girls of color are increasingly accounting for this trend. According to one 2019 Pediatrics study, the number of white children attempting suicide in the U.S. decreased from 1991 to 2017, while the number of Black children attempting suicide went up. Black youths are two times more likely to die by suicide compared to their white counterparts, says Arielle Sheftall. Now, she says, were trying to figure this out. Theres rarely a single thing that drives someone to attempt suicide, and similarly there are many factorsfrom bullying to stigma to childhood trauma and racismbut no one cause that could help to explain the increase in suicides among Black youth. Disponvel em: https://time.com/. Acesso em: 23 maio 2021. Com base no texto, afirma-se que I. de modo geral, o suicdio entre jovens nos USA tem crescido historicamente. II. ansiedade e depresso na pandemia impactaram o aumento de suicdios. III. meninas negras nos USA cometem mais suicdio do que meninas brancas. IV. o estudo aponta motivos para o suicdio e sugere como enfrent-los. V. o suicdio entre jovens aumentou durante a pandemia de COVID-19. Assinale a alternativa que apresenta as afirmativas corretas.