Violência nos relacionamentos afetivo-sexuais entre adolescentes de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil: busca de ajuda e rede de apoio Violencia en las relaciones afectivo-sexuales entre adolescentes de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil: búsqueda de ayuda y red de apoyo Violence in affective and sexual relationships among adolescents in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil: search for help and support networks

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Marta Julia Marques Lopes

2013-06-01

Full Text Available Buscou-se analisar a rede de apoio referida pelos adolescentes no enfrentamento das situações de violência nas relações afetivo-sexuais. Utilizou-se abordagem quantitativa, para o inquérito epidemiológico, e qualitativa, para os dados das entrevistas e grupos focais. A amostra foi composta por 283 adolescentes de 15 a 19 anos de idade, estudantes do segundo ano do ensino médio de escolas públicas e particulares de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Os dados quantitativos foram analisados por meio de descrição de frequências e da análise de associação entre variáveis. Para os dados qualitativos, utilizou-se o método de análise de conteúdo na modalidade temática. Os resultados mostram que apenas 5% dos adolescentes solicitaram ajuda para problemas decorrentes de violência e, quando o fizeram, procuraram principalmente amigos e familiares. Os profissionais de saúde foram pouco citados pelos jovens como fonte de ajuda. Destaca-se a necessidade de questionar as implicações do sistema de atenção à saúde na prevenção da violência e promoção da saúde dos adolescentes com vistas à adoção de relacionamentos saudáveis.Se analizó la red de apoyo informada por los adolescentes a la hora de enfrentarse a las situaciones de violencia en las relaciones afectivo-sexuales. Se utilizó un enfoque cuantitativo para la encuesta epidemiológica, y cualitativo para los datos de las entrevistas y grupos focales. La muestra estaba compuesta por 283 adolescentes de 15 a 19 años de edad, estudiantes del 2º año de enseñanza media de escuelas públicas y privadas de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Los datos cuantitativos se analizaron a través de la descripción de frecuencias y del análisis de asociación entre variables. Para los datos cualitativos se utilizó el método de análisis de contenido en la modalidad temática. Los resultados muestran que solamente un 5% de los adolescentes solicitaron ayuda para

Marcas do positivismo no governo municipal de Porto Alegre

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Margaret Marchiori Bakos

1998-08-01

Full Text Available NESTE ARTIGO são examinadas as tendências teóricas dos políticos do Partido Republicano Rio-grandense, que têm por base o positivismo de Augusto Comte. Entre os princípios mais importantes, por eles observados, estava o do continuísmo político. Isto pode elucidar o fato de que, ao longo dos 40 anos de hegemonia política do PRR - de 1897 a 1937 -, Porto Alegre, capital do estado, teve apenas três intendentes.IN THIS ARTICLE is examined the theoretical set developed by the politicians of the Republican Party of Rio Grande do Sul, which were based on August Comte's positivism. Among the more important principles, observed by them, was the political trend. This can elucidate the fact that during the 40 years of the political hegemony of the PRR - from 1897 to 1937 -, Porto Alegre, the capital of the state, had only three quartmasters.

Homicides among teenagers in the city of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil: vulnerability, susceptibility, and gender cultures

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Sant'Anna Ana Rosária

2002-01-01

Full Text Available The authors present a quantitative and qualitative study on homicides among teenagers in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, based on a historical series during the 1990s and the life and death histories in this group, with a special focus on 1997. In that year there were 68 homicides in which the victims were from 10 to 19 years old. Of the 68, 62 were males and only 6 females, or a ratio of 10:1, showing that young males are more vulnerable and susceptible to being murdered. The data indicate that cause of death is influenced by gender culture and that homicides are based on power and status symbols characterizing a kind of virility. This expression of virility in the shaping of violence also appears in the domination of the female body observed in homicides with young women as the victims. The life and death histories of these teenagers highlight the pertinence of the gender-based analysis as a theoretical-analytical category, in addition to analyses considering socioeconomic aspects and social inequity.

Acidentes de trabalho: violência urbana e morte em Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil Work-related accidents: urban violence and death in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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Paulo Antonio Barros Oliveira

1997-01-01

Full Text Available O presente estudo identifica a magnitude dos óbitos relacionados com o trabalho entre os residentes de Porto Alegre. A partir das Declarações de óbito, e utilizando metodologia qualitativa, confirmando a causa das mortes através de inquérito familiar, foram investigados 159 óbitos, 18% dos 877 classificados como devidos a Causas externas ocorridos em 1992. Foram identificados 31 casos. As principais causas dos óbitos entre estes trabalhadores foram homicídio, em 58% dos casos (15 com arma de fogo e 3 com arma branca, seguido de acidente de trânsito, em 29% (5 colisões e 4 atropelamentos. Dos 31 óbitos, 17 foram de trabalhadores do mercado formal de trabalho e, dentre estes, 11 não se enquadram nas normas de notificação acidentária. Outros 14 óbitos foram de trabalhadores ligados: ao mercado informal de trabalho (7, à execução de atividades ilícitas (6 e à atividade ignorada (1, os quais também não são notificáveis. Isto desvela a omissão do Estado no tratamento desta questão e o quanto os dados oficiais não traduzem a realidade existente no cotidiano do trabalho. Os autores concluem que, para fins de Vigilância em Saúde, faz-se necessária a utilização de outros mecanismos de coleta de dados, além dos utilizados pela Previdência Social, de modo a incluir todas as situações reais de risco à saúde provenientes do trabalho.This article focuses on the magnitude of work-related deaths in Porto Alegre, the capital of Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. Death certificates were used to investigate 159 cases, or 18% of the 877 deaths from external causes in 1992. Some 31 cases were identified. The principal cause of death among these workers was homicide, with 58% of cases (15 from fire arms and 3 from knives, followed by traffic accidents, with 29% (5 motor vehicle collisions and 4 pedestrians run down by motor vehicles. Of these 31 deaths, 17 were workers from the formal labor market, of whom 11 did not fit into the

Síndrome metabólica em idosos da atenção terciária em Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul: associação com o índice de alimentação saudáve = Metabolic syndrome in elderly from tertiary health care in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: association with the healthy eating index

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Closs, Vera Elizabeth; Feoli, Ana Maria Pandolfo; Schwanke, Carla Helena Augustin

2016-01-01

Objetivos: Avaliar a associação entre síndrome metabólica e Índice de Alimentação Saudável em idosos atendidos em um serviço de atenção terciária pelo Sistema Único de Saúde. Métodos: Estudo transversal, realizado no ambulatório do Serviço de Geriatria do Hospital São Lucas da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, em Porto Alegre, RS, entre novembro de 2009 e novembro de 2010. Foram convidados a participar do estudo todos os idosos atendidos no período, sendo excluídos aquele...

Aspectos psicossociais da imigração familiar na grande Porto Alegre Psychosocial aspects of familiar immigration at the Porto Alegre region (Brazil

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Jorge Castellá Sarriera

2005-04-01

Full Text Available Neste artigo apresentam-se alguns aspectos psicossociais presentes no processo migratório de seis famílias hispano-americanas na região metropolitana de Porto Alegre. Estes aspectos, relatados através de entrevistas semi-estruturadas com os integrantes das famílias, indicam os principais tópicos que nortearam as entrevistas: suas trajetórias migracionais, decisão de imigrar, sua inserção na cultura local, suas relações comunitárias, identidade e expectativas de vida. São analisadas as formas como ocorrem as transições aculturativas no contexto local.On this article some psychosocial aspects included on the migratory process of six Hispanic families at the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre (Brazil are presented. These aspects, obtained through semi-structured interviews with the members of the families that had indicated the principal topics that guided the interviews: their emigrational paths, their decision to immigrate, their insertion on the local culture, their community relations, identity and life expectations. The ways by which the acculturative transitions on the local context happen are analyzed.

Burnout e engagement nos médicos dos Hospitais do grande Porto

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Campos, Gisela Ferraz Santos

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Dissertação apresentada ao Instituto Politécnico do Porto para obtenção do Grau de Mestre em Gestão das Organizações, Ramo de Gestão de Empresas Orientada por: Prof. Doutor Eduardo Manuel Lopes de Sá e Silva Coorientada por: Mestre Adalmiro Álvaro Malheiro de Castro Andrade Pereira Esta dissertação inclui as críticas e sugestões feitas pelo júri. O burnout é considerado como uma das possíveis consequências do stress profissional, que assinala a dificuldade do indivíduo em...

Methodology and application of surrogate plant PRA analysis to the Rancho Seco Power Plant: Final report

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Gore, B.F.; Huenefeld, J.C.

1987-07-01

This report presents the development and the first application of generic probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) information for identifying systems and components important to public risk at nuclear power plants lacking plant-specific PRAs. A methodology is presented for using the results of PRAs for similar (surrogate) plants, along with plant-specific information about the plant of interest and the surrogate plants, to infer important failure modes for systems of the plant of interest. This methodology, and the rationale on which it is based, is presented in the context of its application to the Rancho Seco plant. The Rancho Seco plant has been analyzed using PRA information from two surrogate plants. This analysis has been used to guide development of considerable plant-specific information about Rancho Seco systems and components important to minimizing public risk, which is also presented herein

Mulheres cuidando de mulheres: um estudo sobre a Casa de Apoio Viva Maria, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil Women caring for women: a study on the "Viva Maria" shelter, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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Stela Nazareth Meneghel

2000-09-01

Full Text Available Este trabalho teve como objetivo obter dados a respeito de mulheres vitimizadas que são atendidas em uma casa abrigo governamental denominada "Casa de Apoio Viva Maria", situada na cidade de Porto Alegre. Analisaram-se informações referentes a 110 mulheres que estiveram albergadas na casa durante os últimos dois anos - janeiro de 1996 a junho de 1998. O perfil da clientela mostrou que as mulheres eram jovens - em média, 29 anos; todas de baixa renda; 12% analfabetas, 21% negras, 80% delas com história de violência doméstica freqüente. Além disso, 18% destas mulheres retornaram à relação com o companheiro violento. Foram efetuadas visitas domiciliares a 34 ex-moradoras, convidando-as a participar de uma série de oficinas de avaliação. Um total de 118 pessoas - mães e crianças - integrou os três encontros de avaliação. Durante estes, os pesquisadores estimularam as participantes a expressar suas opiniões, percepções e sentimentos a respeito da experiência vivida na casa abrigo, assim como seus conceitos no tocante à violência. Finalmente, realizou-se um grupo focal com a equipe técnico-administrativa da casa. As trabalhadoras enfatizaram o quanto esse tipo de trabalho tem sido útil para seu desenvolvimento pessoal e auxiliou a modificar suas vidas.This research was conducted in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, with a sample of battered women selected from a government shelter called the "Casa Viva Maria". We analyzed data on 110 women staying at the shelter during the previous two years (January 1996-June 1998. The profile of the women was as follows: abused women were young (mean age 29 years, all had low socioeconomic status, 12% were illiterate, 21% were black, 80% reported frequent abuse by their partners, and 18% had returned to violent homes. The researchers visited 34 former lodgers from the shelter and invited them to participate in a series of evaluation workshops. A total of 118 persons, including mothers and

Capacidade de Carga Turística: Um Estudo no Caminhos Rurais de Porto Alegre, RS

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Juliane Magagnin Da Soller

2013-10-01

Full Text Available Nesse artigo, apresenta-se o contexto do turismo de base comunitária, além de breve histórico e discussão acerca do conceito e da metodologia da Capacidade de Carga Turística, assim como a adaptação da metodologia para estudo aqui relatado. Descreve-se o estudo realizado para determinar a Capacidade de Carga Turística, tendo por amostra as propriedades rurais partícipes da Associação Porto Alegre Rural (POA RURAL, mais especialmente do roteiro Caminhos Rurais de Porto Alegre, no estado do Rio Grande do Sul. Propôs-se adaptar a para o local a metodologia de cálculo de Capacidade de Carga Turística a partir de Cifuentes (1992; et al 1996, considerando suas particularidades, principalmente aquelas que dizem respeito a saúde e ao bem-estar das famílias que recebem os visitantes e aos impactos ambientais causados pelas construções de infraestrutura turística. A Capacidade de Carga Turística é uma metodologia desenvolvida para áreas preservadas de uso público. Assim, não costuma dar enfoque às questões referentes à comunidade local e aos resíduos gerados pelas instalações e pelos serviços prestados no Turismo.  Tourist Carrying Capacity: A study in the Caminhos Rurais de Porto Alegre, RS  - This paper presents the community based tourism and a brief history, concept and methodology of Tourist Carrying Capacity, and the adaptation of that methodology to the present case. The paper presents the study to determine the Tourist Carrying Capacity in rural proprieties that currently constitute the Porto Alegre Rural Association (RURAL POA, the tourist destination Caminhos Rurais de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. The research proposes to adapt the methodology of Tourist Carrying Capacity from Cifuentes (1992, et al 1996, to the Caminhos Rurais, considering its particularities, especially those relate to health and well-being of families who receives visitors, and the environmental impacts caused by the construction of

Prevalência de Cryptococcus neoformans nos pombos urbanos da cidade de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul Prevalence of Cryptococcus neoformans in urban pigeons of Porto Alegre (RS, Brazil

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Aline Reolon

2004-10-01

Full Text Available Cryptococcus neoformans, levedura encapsulada, é o agente etiológico da criptococose em humanos e animais. A variedade neoformans, encontrada em fontes ambientais, incluindo fezes de pombos, é importante causa de mortalidade em indivíduos imunodeprimidos em todo o mundo. Contudo, ainda não há estudos sobre sua ecologia na cidade de Porto Alegre, onde se tem registro da ocorrência de casos humanos dessa micose. Para pesquisar fontes saprofíticas de C. neoformans na cidade de Porto Alegre, foram coletadas 88 amostras de excretas de pombos em distintas praças da cidade. Suspensões das amostras em salina estéril foram semeadas em placas com meio ágar Sabouraud e incubadas em estufa a temperaturas entre 29 e 30,5°C. Após cinco dias, colônias mucóides foram subcultivadas para identificação através de provas morfofisiológicas. O fungo C. neoformans foi isolado em 88 (100% das amostras avaliadas, confirmando sua ocorrência nos pombos que habitam as praças da cidade.Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated yeast, causing cryptococcosis in human beings and animals. The variety neoformans, found in environmental sources, including pigeon excrements, is an important cause of mortality in immunocompromised individuals in the whole world. However, there are still no studies on its ecology in the city of Porto Alegre, where register of the occurrence of human cases of this mycosis is found. To study the saprophitic sources of C. neoformans in the city of Porto Alegre, 88 samples of avian excreta have been collected in distinct squares. Suspension of the samples in sterile saline solution had been planted in plates with Sabouraud agar and incubated in stove at 29-30.5°C. After five days mucoid colonies were subcultived for identification through morphologic and physiologic tests. C. neoformans was isolated in 88 (100% of the samples, proving its occurrence in the pigeons that inhabit the squares of that city.

Mapas imaginários sobre Porto Alegre: as representações da cidade no cinema

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Miriam de Souza Rossini

2010-12-01

Full Text Available Este artigo apresenta os procedimentos de pesquisa e os resultados obtidos no subgrupo Cinema da pesquisa Porto Alegre imaginada: representações dos cidadãos sobre a cidade. Ao longo de 2007 e 2008, foram mapeados os filmes produzidos e exibidos em Porto Alegre, em diferentes formatos e suportes, e após foi feita a análise do corpus conforme as categorias propostas no projeto geral da pesquisa. O objetivo era compreender como a cidade era percebida e representada nas imagens audiovisuais cinematográficas. Na análise, observamos a estética visual e sonora, a estrutura narrativa e as principais temáticas. A cidade que surge nas telas de cinema com certeza é muito diferente do imaginário que existe sobre a cidade real. Ao invés de uma grande metrópole moderna, o que se percebe é uma cidade que mal consegue sair dos seus limites oitocentistas.

Migração interna e pressão arterial no Rio Grande do Sul

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Leal, Maria do Carmo; Costa, Eduardo de Azeredo; Klein, Carlos Henrique; Szwarcwald, Célia Landmann; Barata, Paulo Cesar Rosito

1985-01-01

Este trabalho foi realizado no Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil no ano de 1978. Foram amostrados 2.056 domicílios, num total de 4.500 pessoas entre 20 e 74 anos de idade. A amostra foi composta por quatro estratos: Porto Alegre (capital), Cinturão Metropolitano (cidades em torno de Porto Alegre), Interior Urbano (sedes municipais) e Interior Rural. Analisou-se a migração dentro e entre os quatro estratos amostrais e sua relação com a pressão arterial. Os moradores da Área Rural apresentara...

Reinterpretation of the stratigraphy and structure of the Rancho Las Norias area, central Sonora, Mexico

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Page, W.R.; Harris, A.G.; Poole, F.G.; Repetski, J.E.

2003-01-01

New geologic mapping and fossil data in the vicinity of Rancho Las Norias, 30 km east of Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, show that rocks previously mapped as Precambrian instead are Paleozoic. Previous geologic maps of the Rancho Las Norias area show northeast-directed, southwest-dipping reverse or thrust faults deforming both Precambrian and Paleozoic rocks. The revised stratigraphy requires reinterpretation of some of these faults as high-angle normal or oblique-slip faults and the elimination of other faults. We agree with earlier geologic map interpretations that compressional structures have affected the Paleozoic rocks in the area, but our mapping suggests that the direction of compression is from southeast to northwest. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

Perfil do idoso dependente de cuidado domiciliar em comunidades de baixo nível socioeconômico de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul Profile of the elderly individual dependent on home care in low socioeconomic level communities in Porto Alegre in the state of Rio Grande do Sul

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Giovâni Firpo Del Duca

2012-05-01

Full Text Available O estudo estimou a prevalência de cuidado domiciliar e identificou o perfil demográfico, socioeconômico, comportamental e de saúde dos idosos dependentes. O delineamento transversal e representativo das comunidades Restinga e Extremo Sul, de Porto Alegre (RS, incluiu 638 idosos. O cuidado domiciliar foi definido pela resposta positiva à questão: "O(a Sr.(a tem alguém aqui na sua casa para cuidar do(a Sr(a?". A prevalência de cuidado domiciliar encontrada foi de 25,4% (IC95%: 22,0; 28,8. Filhos(as e esposos(as foram responsáveis pela maioria do cuidado domiciliar prestado a idosos (40,7% e 37,0%, respectivamente. Homens, indivíduos sem companheiro(a, fisicamente inativos, com idade avançada, menor escolaridade e maior nível econômico, incapacidade funcional e que foram hospitalizados no último ano caracterizaram o perfil do idoso dependente. A alta prevalência de cuidado domiciliar serve de subsídio para políticas públicas destinadas a idosos. Dentre todas as características avaliadas, a incapacidade funcional, esteve mais fortemente associada ao cuidado domiciliar.The scope of this study was to estimate the prevalence of home care and to identify the demographic, socioeconomic, behavioral and health profile of dependent elderly individuals. The cross-sectional and representative delineation of the communities of Restinga and Extremo Sul in Porto Alegre in the State of Rio Grande do Sul included 638 elderly individuals. Home care was defined as a positive answer to the following question: "Do you have someone here in your home to take care of you?" The prevalence of home care was 49.5% (95% CI: 44.5; 54.5. Children and spouses were responsible for the majority of home care (40.7% and 37%, respectively. Men, unaccompanied and physically inactive individuals, of advanced age, lower educational level, higher economic level, functionally disabled and who had been hospitalized in the last year characterized the profile of the

L’impact environnemental de l’usine hydroélectrique de Porto Primavera (Brésil

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Jailton Dias

2002-12-01

Full Text Available L’implantation de l’usine hydroélectrique de Porto Primavera sur le cours du haut Paraná, au Centre-Sud du Brésil, a entraîné de grandes transformations de l’environnement et de l’organisation de l’espace. L’ampleur et la rapidité des modifications se prêtent à un suivi par télédétection. Les images Landsat™ démontrent que la construction du barrage a donné une nouvelle impulsion au développement économique régional.

Avaliação do conhecimento sobre criptosporidiose em uma amostra de médicos de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul

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Wiebbelling Adilia M.P.

2002-01-01

Full Text Available Introdução: A criptosporidiose, parasitose intestinal causada pelo protozoário Cryptosporidium parvum, foi descrita pela primeira vez em 1976. Desde então já houve relatos em diversos países, inclusive no Brasil. Usualmente manifesta-se com episódio agudo de diarréia aquosa prolongada, dor abdominal, náuseas e vômitos, afetando imunocomprometidos, crianças em creches e aqueles que entram em contato com água contaminada. O diagnóstico pode ser realizado com um exame parasitológico de fezes através de coloração específica, desde que seja solicitada a pesquisa do protozoário. Objetivo: Testar o grau de conhecimento sobre a doença em uma amostra de médicos de Porto Alegre (RS. Material e métodos: Contataram-se 92 médicos de um total de 411 vinculados a dois hospitais universitários de Porto Alegre, 173 da Irmandade Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre (ISCMPA e 238 do Hospital São Lucas da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (HSLPUC/RS, no período de julho de 1999 a agosto de 2000. A amostra abrangeu 91 especialistas: 41 da medicina interna, 11 da gastroenterologia, seis das doenças infecto-parasitárias, 18 da pediatria, oito da medicina comunitária e sete da ginecologia e obstetrícia. Os médicos foram selecionados randomicamente, e a amostra, estratificada de acordo com a quantidade de médicos por especialidade, visto que este número era significativamente diferente. Como instrumento utilizou-se um questionário (Anexo com questões de escolha simples e múltipla, aplicado como entrevista por um dos autores (ESB, de acordo com normatizações estabelecidas. Os dados coletados foram analisados estatisticamente através do Microsoft Excel®97. Resultados: O grupo de risco mais lembrado foi o de imunocomprometidos (88/91. No entanto apenas 33/91 consideraram grupo de risco crianças em creches. O sintoma mais referido foi diarréia aquosa prolongada (70/91, seguida por dor abdominal (59/91, n

A ação externa dos governos subnacionais no Brasil: os casos do Rio Grande do Sul e de Porto Alegre. Um estudo comparativo de dois tipos de atores mistos The foreign actions of Brazilian governments: the cases of Rio Grande do Sul and Porto Alegre. A comparative study of two kinds of mixed actors

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Mónica Salomón

2007-06-01

Full Text Available No artigo são descritas e comparadas as atividades externas de dois atores subnacionais de níveis de governo diferentes: a prefeitura de Porto Alegre (nível local e o governo estadual do Rio Grande do Sul (nível regional. Os dois atores considerados têm desenvolvido uma atividade externa destacável e pioneira no contexto brasileiro. O núcleo do artigo é a descrição e a comparação das dimensões institucional (estrutura paradiplomática e substancial (agenda e instrumentos dos dois governos subnacionais. Nosso principal objetivo é contribuir, a partir da análise desses casos concretos, para a conceituação diferenciada dos governos locais e dos regionais como atores internacionais. Tanto uns como outros podem ser considerados atores internacionais mistos, em parte condicionados pela soberania que compartilham com os outros níveis de governo no território que administram, mas também mais livres que os governos centrais no que diz respeito a suas opções de política exterior, com alguns pontos de atuação semelhantes às dos atores não estatais. Nossas perguntas de partida são como os dois tipos de atores conjugam as características próprias dos atores condicionados pela soberania e as dos livres e se há diferenças significativas entre a ação encaminhada nesse sentido pelos governos locais e pelos regionais.In this article we compare the external activities carried out by two subnational actors of different governmental levels: the Municipality of Porto Alegre (local government and the State of Rio Grande do Sul (regional government. These two actors have developed external activities that are both relevant and pioneering in the Brazilian context. A description and a comparison of the institutional dimension (paradiplomatic structure and the substantial dimension (agenda and instruments of these two subnational governments form the core of this article. Based on the analysis of these two cases, our aim is to contribute

Safety Evaluation Report related to the restart of Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 1, following the event of December 26, 1985 (Docket No. 50-312)

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1987-10-01

On December 26, 1985, the Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station, owned and operated by the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), experienced a loss of dc power within the integrated control system (ICS) while the plant was at 76% power. The ensuing reactor trip was followed by a rapid overcooling transient and automatic initiation of the safety features actuation system (SFAS). The overcooling transient continued until ICS dc power was restored 26 minutes after its loss. Two letters from the NRC Region V Administrator (dated December 26, 1985) confirmed that the Rancho Seco plant would not be returned to power operation until SMUD (the licensee) had provided the NRC with an assessment of the root cause of the transient and a justification as to why the Rancho Seco facility is ready to resume power operation. In response, the licensee submitted the ''Rancho Seco Action Plan for Performance Improvement'' on July 3, 1986; revisions to that action plan were submitted on December 15, 1986 and February 28, 1987. The NRC staff has reviewed the action plan and numerous other supporting documents submitted by the licensee. The staff's evaluation of the information supporting restart of Rancho Seco is presented in this safety evaluation report

Detecção de anticorpos para Toxoplasma gondii em soro de suínos criados e abatidos em frigoríficos da região da grande Porto Alegre-RS, Brasil Detection of antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii in sera from swine bred and slaughtered in the great Porto Alegre-RS abbattoirs, Brazil

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Cristina Germani Fialho

2003-10-01

Full Text Available No presente trabalho, objetivou-se contribuir com dados sobre a freqüência de sororeagentes para Toxoplasma gondii em suínos criados e abatidos na Região da Grande Porto Alegre e fornecer subsídios sobre a importância da transmissão deste protozoário, por suínos. Foram coletadas amostras de 240 suínos em frigoríficos da região. A freqüência de anticorpos anti- Toxoplasma gondii, determinada através da técnica de hemaglutinação indireta, foi de 20 % de soros iguais ou superiores a diluição 1:64. Na técnica de imunofluorescência indireta, foram encontrados 33,75% de soro com diluição iguais a 1:16 ou superiores.This report objectived to contribuite with data about the antibodies occurence of Toxoplasma gondii in swine bred and slaughtered in the area of Great Porto Alegre- RS, Brazil. The data should supply with subsidies on the importance of this protozoan transmission through swines. Samples were taken from 240 swines at slaughterhouses in that region. The frequency of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies, determinanet through the indirect hemagglutination technic was of 20% of serum equal or superior to 1:64 dilution. In the indirect immunofluorescence technic was found 33.75% in serum with a diluition equal to 1:16 or superior.

MIdentidade de classe : um olhar sobre os estivadores do porto do Rio Grande/RS

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Thiago Cedrez da Silva

2015-06-01

Full Text Available This article aims to understand the identity notion that permeates the charaxter of the docker of the Port of Rio Grande / RS in its work universe. Starting from the theoretical framework of class identity, the reflection of documental and oral sources, as well as the existing literature on this subject, the profile of the docker of Rio Grande, between 1931 and 1960, will be analyzed.

Decreasing flood risk perception in Porto Alegre - Brazil and its influence on water resource management decisions

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Allasia, D. G.; Tassi, R.; Bemfica, D.; Goldenfum, J. A.

2015-06-01

Porto Alegre is the capital and largest city in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul in Southern Brazil with approximately 1.5 million inhabitants. The city lies on the eastern bank of the Guaiba Lake, formed by the convergence of five rivers and leading to the Lagoa dos Patos, a giant freshwater lagoon navigable by even the largest of ships. This river junction has become an important alluvial port as well as a chief industrial and commercial centre. However, this strategic location resulted in severe damage because of its exposure to flooding from the river system, affecting the city in the years 1873, 1928, 1936, 1941 and 1967. In order to reduce flood risk, a complex system of levees and pump stations was implemented during 1960s and 1970s. Since its construction, not a single large flood event occurred. However, in recent years, the levees in the downtown region of Porto Alegre were severally criticized by city planners and population. Several projects have been proposed to demolish the Mauá Wall due to the false perception of lack of flood risk. Similar opinions and reactions against flood infrastructure have been observed in other cities in Brazil, such as Itajaí and Blumenau, with disastrous consequences. This paper illustrates how the perception of flood risk in Porto Alegre has changed over recent years as a result of flood infrastructure, and how such changes in perceptions can influence water management decisions.

Quando o privado tem interesse público: a fundação e a trajetória institucional da Faculdade Livre de Direito de Porto Alegre (1900-1937 When the Private has a Public interest: the foundation and the institutional trajectory of the Faculdade de Direito de Porto Alegre (1900-1937

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Luiz Alberto Grijó

2009-01-01

Full Text Available O presente artigo enfoca a trajetória institucional da Faculdade de Direito de Porto Alegre desde a sua fundação em 1900 até 1937. Primeiro são analisados seus diretores, depois as relações entre a escola e as leis federais e, por fim, sua evolução patrimonial. Ao contrário do que alguns trabalhos sustentam, pode-se afirmar que sem o apoio das administrações públicas, notadamente pelos aportes de recursos financeiros e patrimoniais, teria sido inviável a criação e a manutenção da instituição. A existência da escola, inicialmente uma sociedade de direito privado, pois, esteve sempre atrelada ao apoio de lideranças político-partidárias da facção política hegemônica no estado brasileiro do Rio Grande do Sul.The present article approaches the institutional trajectory of the Faculdade de Direito de Porto Alegre (Porto Alegre Law School, since its foundation in 1900 up to 1937. First are analyzed its directors, then the relationships between the School and federal laws and, finally, its patrimonial evolution. Unlike some works sustain, it can be affirmed that without the support of public administrations, especially by financial and patrimonial resources, it would have been impossible the creation and the maintenance of the institution. The existence of the school, initially a private one, therefore, was always attached to the support of political leaderships from the hegemonic political faction in the Brazilian's state of Rio Grande do Sul.

Decreasing flood risk perception in Porto Alegre – Brazil and its influence on water resource management decisions

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D. G. Allasia

2015-06-01

Full Text Available Porto Alegre is the capital and largest city in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul in Southern Brazil with approximately 1.5 million inhabitants. The city lies on the eastern bank of the Guaiba Lake, formed by the convergence of five rivers and leading to the Lagoa dos Patos, a giant freshwater lagoon navigable by even the largest of ships. This river junction has become an important alluvial port as well as a chief industrial and commercial centre. However, this strategic location resulted in severe damage because of its exposure to flooding from the river system, affecting the city in the years 1873, 1928, 1936, 1941 and 1967. In order to reduce flood risk, a complex system of levees and pump stations was implemented during 1960s and 1970s. Since its construction, not a single large flood event occurred. However, in recent years, the levees in the downtown region of Porto Alegre were severally criticized by city planners and population. Several projects have been proposed to demolish the Mauá Wall due to the false perception of lack of flood risk. Similar opinions and reactions against flood infrastructure have been observed in other cities in Brazil, such as Itajaí and Blumenau, with disastrous consequences. This paper illustrates how the perception of flood risk in Porto Alegre has changed over recent years as a result of flood infrastructure, and how such changes in perceptions can influence water management decisions.

Preditores de soropositividade para HIV em indivíduos não abusadores de drogas que buscam centros de testagem e aconselhamento de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil Predictors of HIV seropositive status in non-IV drug users at testing and counseling centers in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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Flávio Pechansky

2005-02-01

Full Text Available Este estudo descreve comportamentos de risco para HIV, obtidos através de questionário, em 570 indivíduos de Porto Alegre que não usavam drogas regularmente. A idade média foi 30,3, 51,1 % eram homens, e a maioria tinha baixa renda (59,1%. A soropositividade foi de 9,9% (13,1% entre homens e 6,9% entre mulheres, associada a sexo masculino, ter mais de 30 anos e baixa renda. Mulheres reportaram mais sexo desprotegido (86,4% do que homens (74,4% e mais sexo com usuários de droga injetável (11,6% versus 2,1%; homens relataram mais sexo homossexual desprotegido (18,7% versus 1,4% e mais relações com profissionais de sexo (19,0% versus 0,4%. Não houve associação entre uso eventual de drogas e soropositividade. A idade associada à soropositividade confirma achados anteriores, indicando maior exposição a riscos durante a vida. O estudo confirma a pauperização da epidemia, com indivíduos pobres apresentando maior soropositividade. Homens e mulheres apresentaram diferentes comportamentos associados à soropositividade, confirmando a necessidade de prevenção específica e distinta para cada grupo.This study describes HIV-related behaviors recorded through a questionnaire applied to 570 individuals in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, who were not regular drug users. Mean age was 30.3 years, 51.1 % were male, and most were low-income (59.1%. The HIV seropositive rate was 9.9% (13.1% for males, 6.9% for females, and there was a positive association with male gender, age over 30 years, and low income. Women reported more unprotected sex (86.4% than men (74.4% and more sex involving drugs (11.6% vs. 2.1%; men reported more unprotected homosexual sex (18.7% vs. 1.4% and more sex with sex workers (19.0% vs. 0.4%. There was no association between sporadic drug use and seropositive status. The association between age and seropositive status confirms previous findings, indicating more lifetime risk exposure. The study confirms the so

A negociação do sexo seguro na TV: discursos de gênero nas falas de agentes comunitárias de saúde do Programa Saúde da Família de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil Safe sex negotiation on TV: gender discourses among female community health workers under the Family Health Program in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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Dora Lúcia Leidens Correa de Oliveira

2004-10-01

Full Text Available O artigo analisa, com base numa pesquisa realizada no ano de 2003, o entendimento de agentes comunitárias de saúde do Programa Saúde da Família de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, sobre a noção de "negociação de sexo seguro" veiculada nas campanhas de prevenção à AIDS que são endereçados às mulheres. A pesquisa tinha como foco de análise alguns dos anúncios televisivos que integraram as campanhas implementadas pelo Ministério da Saúde no Brasil, no período de 1994 a 2000. A análise foi informada pelas vertentes dos estudos feministas e culturais que se aproximam da perspectiva pós-estruturalista de Michel Foucault e tinha como objetivo produzir subsídios para uma leitura crítica desse tipo de estratégia educativa para a prevenção da AIDS, em especial no que se refere às relações de gênero ali representadas. A análise das informações sugere que os conhecimentos e práticas que circunscrevem o discurso da negociação do sexo seguro incorporam, re-produzem ou veiculam representações hegemônicas de masculinidade e feminilidade e que estas diferenciam e hierarquizam mulheres em relação aos homens e/ou diferenciam mulheres de outras mulheres, produzindo e/ou reforçando preconceitos e desigualdades.This paper analyzes the understanding among female community health workers in the Family Health Program in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, concerning the notion of safe sex negotiation promoted by the Brazilian government in AIDS prevention campaigns targeting women. The paper is based on empirical data gathered in 2003. The study focused on TV advertisements used in campaigns by the Brazilian Ministry of Health from 1994 to 2000. The analytical approach was informed by feminist and cultural studies, taken from a post-structuralist and Foucauldian perspective. The research aimed to produce knowledge to support a critical reading of such education for HIV/AIDS prevention, especially concerning

Habitat improvement for wildlife in North-Central Sonora, Mexico

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Martha Martin-Rivera; Fernando Ibarra-Flores; Fred S. Guthery; William P. Kublesky; Gustavo Camou-Luders; Jesus Fimbres-Preciado; Donald Johnson-Gordon

2001-01-01

Native vegetation of semiarid grasslands and desert ecosystems that comprise the Arbosufrutescent Desert scrub vegetation in north-central Sonora has been degraded by overgrazing, drought, farming, woodcutting, and a host of other activities over the past century. Several studies were conducted at "Rancho Grande" and at "Rancho El Carrizo," Sonora...

Caracterización de ranchos ganaderos de Campeche, México. Resultados de proyectos de transferencia de tecnologías

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Aslam Díaz Castillo

2014-01-01

Full Text Available Se caracterizaron 24 ranchos ganaderos de Campeche, México. Se evaluó la transferencia de tecnologías en proyectos de producción de leche, carne bovina y pastos, durante 2012. Predominaron los propietarios con educación primaria (33.33%. El 55.40% del área tenía pastos cultivados y el 0.41% forrajes para la época poco lluviosa. El 8.33% fabricaban alimentos. El 50% tenía cerco eléctrico, con 1.28 unidades de ganado mayor. hectárea-1. Las vacas representaron el 64.01% de las hembras; las novillas de 2 años al parto, el 18.12%; del nacimiento al año, el 12.80%, y de 1-2 años, el 5.07%. En el hato predominaron: el Cebú (33.33% y Suizo pardo (29.17%, y en los sementales Mestizos de Holstein (25% y Beef master (20%, con 35 reproductoras. semental-1. Se utilizaron 4 de las 8 vacunas recomendadas en el estado. La mortalidad anual en crías fue del 10.23%. El 66.67% de los productores tenían registros de salud, 41.67% de movimiento del hato, 33.33% de reproducción, 25% de producción y 8.33% de economía. Se capacitaron 2,487 productores y se establecieron 10 ranchos tecnológicos demostrativos. Se logró el uso de controles técnicos, cerco eléctrico y alimentos elaborados en todos los ranchos. Se plantaron 54 hectáreas de Pennistum purpureum variedad cultivar Cuba CT-115, 15.50 hectáreas de Cuba OM-22 y 0.50 hectáreas de Cuba CT-169. Se incrementó la producción láctea en 60,000 litros de enero-agosto, respecto a igual período de 2011; y alcanzó 1 kilogramo. animal-1. día-1 en 2 ciclos sucesivos de ceba en estabulación, en ranchos de productores líderes.

Prevalence of intestinal parasites in dogs and cats under veterinary care in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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Gustavo Lorenzini

2007-04-01

Full Text Available O parasitismo gastrintestinal é uma das principais causas de doenças em animais domésticos. Para o estudo da prevalência de enteroparasitos foram utilizadas amostras fecais de animais de diferentes áreas da cidade de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, as quais foram enviadas ao Laborvet (Laboratório Veterinário Ltda, durante o período de janeiro de 2002 a dezembro de 2004. O objetivo deste estudo foi determinar a prevalência de parasitos gastrintestinais em cães e gatos, submetidos aos cuidados de médicos veterinários. Em 1761 amostras examinadas, 1473 (83,6% eram de cães e 288 (16,4% de gatos. Resultados positivos, nos quais foram encontrados pelo menos um parasito, foram de 26,6% (392 para amostras de cães e 20,5% (59 para as de gatos. Em ambos hospedeiros, Ancylostoma spp., Toxocara spp., Isospora spp. e Giardia spp. foram os parasitos mais encontrados. Animais de 0 a 6 meses obtiveram uma alta infecção por parasitos intestinais com 39,5% para cães e 29,5% para gatos. Isospora spp. e Toxocara spp. foram os parasitos mais diagnosticados. O verão foi a estação que apresentou a maior prevalência de parasitos com 30% para cães e 27,6% para gatos. Quando comparou-se o monoparasitismo com o poliparasitismo, a presença de um único parasito foi mais freqüente em cães e gatos (23,8% e 19,4% respectivamente. Nosso estudo demonstrou a prevalência de parasitos intestinais causadores de zoonoses presentes em cães e gatos. É essencial manter animais domésticos sob cuidados do médico veterinário para evitar infecções por parasitos intestinais entre animais de estimação e o homem.

Frequency of helicobacter pylori antibodies in porto-systemic encephalopathy,

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Sethar, G.H.; Ahmed, R.; Afsar, S.; Zuberi, B.F.

2004-01-01

Objective: To study the frequency of Helicobacter pylori antibodies in patients presenting with porto-systemic encephalopathy due to liver disease. Patients and Methods: During the study period, seventy-six patients of porto-systemic encephalopathy due to liver diseases was selected. These subjects were evaluated for hepatic encephalopathy grade, modified Child-Pugh classification and were managed according to the standard practices. These patients were evaluated for Helicobacter (H. pylori) antibody status by ELlSA (Abbott Laboratories) method. Results: Out of 76 patients studied and tested for H. pylori antibodies, 48(63.2%) were males and 28(36.8%) were females with age ranging between 17 and 85 years. Out of 76 patients who presented with porto-systemic encephalopathy, 59(77.6%) had a positive H. pylori antibody test. Thirty-five of these were males and 24 were females. A significant number of patients who presented with higher grade of encephalopathy were H. pylori antibody positive (p<0.001). Conclusion: In this study, frequency of H. pylori antibodies was significantly high in patients of porto-systematic encephalopathy. (author)

Redemocratização e espaço público em Porto Alegre: o projeto espaço urbano espaço arte

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José Francisco Alves

2012-01-01

The article discusses the public art project Urban Space / Art Space, that was carried out in the city of Porto Alegre following the democratization of the country, with the return of democractic elections for mayor of the state capitals in 1985. The characteristic that marked the public art in the capital of Rio Grande do Sul, with the democratization of the country, was the presence of contemporary art in the urban space, by open calls to artists, in order to provide the urban landscape ...

Rancho Seco building wake effects on atmospheric diffusion

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Start, G.E.; Cate, J.H.; Dickson, C.R.; Ricks, N.R.; Ackerman, G.R.; Sagendorf, J.F.

1977-11-01

A series of 23 paired gaseous tracer releases at the Rancho Seco Nuclear Power Station in 1975 was the third of several tests designed to investigate the diffusion characteristics of the atmosphere under conditions of low windspeed and temperature inversion. This test also evaluated the effects of flow around buildings upon dilution of pollutants. Gaseous tracers were laterally dispersed about six times more than the expected amounts from Pasquill--Gifford curves of sigma-y. Most of this increase could be related to observed variance of the horizontal wind direction (meandering). For ground-level releases the effective sigma-z values were 16 times greater than the corresponding values from the Pasquill--Gifford curves. Measured ground-level axial concentrations were about 75 times smaller than predicted by the Gaussian diffusion equation for a ground-level release when Pasquill--Gifford values of sigma-y and sigma-z were used

Numerical modeling and monitoring analysis of Heroísmo station, Metro do Porto

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Ferreira, P.; Sousa, T.; Silva, P.

2007-01-01

Metro do Porto is a major light rail infrastructure built in the city of Porto and surrounding municipalities. In Porto's downtown, classified by UNESCO as World Heritage, the metro was built underground. From a technical point of view, one of the most challenging underground metro stations due t...

Matrizes progressivas coloridas de Raven - escala especial: normas para Porto Alegre, RS The Raven's coloured progressive matrices: norms for Porto Alegre, RS

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Denise Ruschel Bandeira

2004-12-01

Full Text Available O Teste das Matrizes Progressivas Coloridas de Raven destina-se à avaliação do desenvolvimento intelectual de crianças de 5 a 11 anos de idade. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo estabelecer normas para as crianças de Porto Alegre - RS. A amostra foi composta por 779 crianças matriculadas em escolas estaduais, de 4 anos e 9 meses a 11 anos e 9 meses. Foi constatado aumento progressivo nas médias de pontos com o aumento da idade e não foram encontradas diferenças entre meninos e meninas. Na comparação com as crianças de escolas públicas de São Paulo, as médias das crianças de Porto Alegre foram mais altas, mas em geral foram inferiores às das escolas particulares de São Paulo. Foram estabelecidas as normas em percentis para cada faixa etária. Os resultados reforçam a necessidade do estabelecimento de normas distintas para as diferentes regiões do Brasil, principalmente em relação aos testes de inteligência.The Raven's Coloured Progressive Matrices was proposed standards to Porto Alegre (RS children. The sample was composed by 779 children from Porto Alegre state public schools, aged from 4 years and 9 months to 11 years and 9 months. It was found a progressive increase in average scores as age increased and it was not verified differences between boys and girls. Comparing average scores between children from São Paulo and Porto Alegre public schools we found that the average scores from Porto Alegre children was higher, but they were lower than the scores from São Paulo private schools children. Percentile ranks were obtained to each age level with range of six months. Research results show the need to establish specific norms to different Brazilian regions, mainly concerning intelligence tests.

A comparison of the herpetofaunas of Ranchos Los Fresnos and El Aribabi in northern Sonora, Mexico

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James C. Rorabaugh; Jeffrey M. Servoss; Valerie L. Boyarski; Erin Fernandez; Doug Duncan; Carlos Robles Elias; Kevin E. Bonine

2013-01-01

To compare and contrast herpetofaunas at Ranchos Los Fresnos and El Aribabi in north-central Sonora, México, we conducted herpetological surveys during 2006-2011, contacted others working in these two areas, and queried 27 museums and collections for specimens collected at or near these ranches. Based on this work, nine and seven amphibian, and 27 and 24 reptile...

BARRAGEM DE PORTO PRIMAVERA E O TRANSPORTE FLUVIAL NA SEÇÃO DE PORTO SÃO JOSÉ, RIO PARANÁ

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Edvard Elias Souza Filho

2016-01-01

Full Text Available The Porto Primavera Dam caused the decrease of the concentration of suspended load and reduction of the size of the bed forms of Paraná River, but the effects of the construction on fluvial transport have not yet been quantified. In order to do that, this paper aims to evaluate the influence of the dam on the sediment transport in the section of Porto São José. Thus, data of Porto São José Fluviometric Station, field and or - bital images information available in literature were used. The data were analyzed by linear regression to obtain significant correlation between sediment transport and river discharge. The equations with significant coefficient of determination were used to estimate the annual average transport for different time periods. The suspended transport before construction was 214.1 kg/s, increased to 222.2 kg/s during construction and decreased to 56.4 kg/s after completion of the dam. The bed load transport was 99.7 kg/s during the construction, decreased to 86.2 kg/s during 1999 and 2000 and to 41.2 kg/s after 2001. In the same period the total transport decreased from 321.9 kg/s to 177.8 and finally to 91.2 kg/s. These results indicated that the Porto Primavera Dam reduced 74.6% of the suspended transport, 58.7% of the bed load transport, 71.7% of the total transport and increased the proportion of the bed load of 33, 9% to 44.5% of total.

Environmental radiological studies conducted during 1986 in the vicinity of the Rancho Seco Nuclear Power Generating Station

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Noshkin, V.E.; Wong, K.M.; Eagle, R.J.; Brunk, J.L.; Jokela, T.A.

1987-03-01

This report summarizes the information compiled in 1986 for our assessment of the environmental impact of radionuclides discharged with aqueous releases from the Rancho Seco Nuclear Power Generating Plant. In October 1984, a liquid-effluent control program was initiated that significantly reduced the quantities of radionuclides discharged with liquid waste from the plant. However, results from our sampling program in 1986 indicate that previously discharged radionuclides persist in the downstream environment and are found in many aquatic dietary components although at concentrations much lower than those measured in 1984 and 1985. The greatly reduced activities in the dietary components from the aquatic environment attest to the effectiveness of the liquid-effluent control program. Concentrations in the flesh of fish from the creeks have decreased over time and with distance from the plant outfall. The mean concentration of 137 Cs in fish collected from Laguna Creek at locations more than 7.5 km from Rancho Seco is now comparable to the concentration determined in fresh-water fish randomly selected from Chicago, Illinois, markets. By August 1986, the mean concentration of 137 Cs in the flesh of bluegill had fallen to 7% of the concentration measured in fish from comparable locations in 1984 and was 30% of the mean concentration measured in these fish during August 1985. Stable potassium in the water plays a major role in the accumulation of 137 Cs by fish. Concentrations of 137 Cs in the surface sections of creek sediments also declined between the end of 1984 and 1986 with an effective half-life of approximately 2 y. Surface soils collected around a perimeter 11 km from Rancho Seco and from ranchlands closer to the plant showed only concentrations of 137 Cs originating from global fallout. Soils previously irrigated with Clay Creek water retain levels of both 134 Cs and 137 Cs

RENTAL INCOME AND CAP RATES: A COMPARISON OF THE LISBON AND PORTO HOUSING MARKETS

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Full Text Available The goal of this article is to analyse the relationship between rental income and capitalisation rates when real estate value is assessed in parishes of the Lisbon and Porto municipalities. Based on housing market values in euros per square metre during the 2006-2009 period, the income approach was used to compare the two main types of apartments (i.e. B2, or two-bedroom, and B1, or one-bedroom in Lisbon and Porto. We used the capital asset pricing model to calculate the risk measure. The cluster analysis was used to group the Lisbon and Porto parishes according to their rental income and capitalisation rates. Regressions were used to model both geographical markets. Clear differences were found between Porto and Lisbon, the results being more robust for the Porto municipality in regard to B2 apartments. Moreover, rental income is inversely proportional to capitalisation rates for B1 apartments for Porto parishes, which means that there is an initial overinvestment.

Mapas imaginários sobre Porto Alegre: a cidade midiática

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Nilda Jacks

2010-12-01

Full Text Available Entre julho e agosto de 2007, os principais meios de comunicação de Porto Alegre foram observados por uma equipe de professores e alunos da Faculdade de Biblioteconomia e Comunicação da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS para identificar que cidade eles ajudam a construir no imaginário do cidadão. Esta pesquisa faz parte de uma mais ampla para conhecer os imaginários urbanos da América Latina, com extensão a algumas urbes européias. Seguindo a metodologia de Silva, a pesquisa foi divida em três eixos que se entrecruzam: dados oficiais e históricos sobre o município, enquete para verificar as percepções dos cidadãos sobre a cidade e análise das representações construídas pelos diferentes meios de comunicação, este último é foco deste texto.

Aerial radiological survey of the creeks and tributaries near the Rancho Seco Nuclear Generation Station, Clay Station, California. Date of survey: December 1984

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1986-06-01

Radiological contamination due to man-made radionuclides was detected using hand-held instruments in the summer of 1984 in the creeks and tributaries near the Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station at Clay Station, California. To help determine the extent of the contamination an aerial radiological survey centered over the creeks and tributaries and including the Rancho Seco facility was conducted during the period 3 to 15 December 1984. Radiological contaminants were detected along a 9-mile segment of the system of creeks in the area. These contaminants included cesium-134, cesium-137, and cobalt-60. Radiation measurements away from the contaminated areas were the same as those made during the aerial radiological survey conducted in 1980

Migração interna e pressão arterial no Rio Grande do Sul

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Maria do Carmo Leal

1985-06-01

Full Text Available Este trabalho foi realizado no Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil no ano de 1978. Foram amostrados 2.056 domicílios, num total de 4.500 pessoas entre 20 e 74 anos de idade. A amostra foi composta por quatro estratos: Porto Alegre (capital, Cinturão Metropolitano (cidades em torno de Porto Alegre, Interior Urbano (sedes municipais e Interior Rural. Analisou-se a migração dentro e entre os quatro estratos amostrais e sua relação com a pressão arterial. Os moradores da Área Rural apresentaram os mais baixos níveis pressóricos e os do Cinturão Metropolitano os mais altos. As médias de pressão arterial diastólica dos naturais e migrantes em cada estrato foram semelhantes. Os migrantes nascidos na área rural que foram residir em Porto Alegre e Cinturão Metropolitano apresentaram médias pressóricas mais elevadas que os indivíduos naturais da área rural. Por outro lado, os indivíduos que migraram dentro do estrato rural (de uma área rural para outra exibiram baixos valores de pressão arterial e não se mostraram diferentes dos naturais. Importa ainda registrar que os migrantes oriundos da área rural que foram encontrados residindo em cidades apresentaram valores tensionais crescentes quando aumentava o tempo de permanência.A cross-sectional survey was carried-out in 1978 in Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state of Brazil (population: about 8,000,000 inhabitants in 1978. The state was divided into four strata, each one being a district geo-economic area: Porto Alegre, the state capital-Metropolitan Belt, including 13 counties around Porto Alegre; Urban Interior, the non-metropolitan urban areas of the state; Rural Interior, composed of all non-urban areas outside the Metropolitan Belt. In each stratum a probability sample was selected in multiple stages. A total of 2.056 households were successfully contacted (94.7% of the 2.172 households selected. This article presents an analysis of migration between the four strata and

Environmental radiological studies downstream from Rancho Seco Nuclear Power Generating Station

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Noshkin, V.E.; Wong, K.M.; Eagle, R.J.; Dawson, J.W.; Brunk, J.L.; Jokela, T.A.

1985-01-01

This report summarizes the information compiled in 1984 while assessing the environmental impact of radionuclides in aquatic releases from the Rancho Seco Nuclear Power Generating Station. Gamma-emitting radionuclides discharged since 1981 are found in many of the dietary components derived from the creeks receiving the effluent wastewater. Some soils and crops are found to contain radionuclides that originate from the contaminated water that was transferred to land during the irrigation season. 134 Cs and 137 Cs are the primary gamma-emitting radionuclides detected in the edible flesh of fish from the creeks. Concentrations in the flesh of fish decreased exponentially with distance from the plant. No significant differences in the 137 Cs activity were found between male and female fish of equal size, but concentrations may vary in fish of different size, with the season and diet. 21% of the total 137 Cs and 134 Cs discharged between 1981 and 1984 is associated with the creek sediments to a distance of 27 km from the plant. Fractions of the missing inventory have been transferred to land during the irrigation season or to downstream regions more distant than 27 km from the plant. The radiocesium content of the sediments in 1984 decreased significantly in a downstream direction, much in the same manner as concentrations decreased in fish. Radioactivity originating from the plant was not above detection limits in any terrestrial food item sampled beyond 6.5 km from the plant. Based on the usage factors provided by individuals interviewed in a 1984 survey, the fish and aquatic-organism ingestion pathway contributed the largest radiological dose to humans utilizing products contaminated with the radionuclides in the liquid wastes discharged from the Rancho Seco Nuclear Power Generating Station in 1984

ambiental em Porto Alegre

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Juliane Zeve

2008-01-01

Full Text Available This article is about urban environmental governance in the city of Porto Alegre, in accordance with the virtual representation of the relationship network among the actors involved in local environmental politics. The paper reveals the importance of improved processes of interactive co-operation through new information and communication technologies in order to achieve effective strategies for local sustainable development.

Representação e visualidade local: a cidade do Porto mediatizada

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Cristina Tereza Rebelo

2014-07-01

Full Text Available Resumo Num contexto de globalização, despontam nas cidades, novas simbologias urbanas e novas formas de representação, mediadas pela reprodução de símbolos e imagens, que lhes atribuem, não só uma figuração de vanguarda, mas também um autêntico posicionamento do espaço. A cidade do Porto tem uma história ligada à resistência, ao centralismo e reivindicação da identidade local. Para se afirmar, o Porto tem de ganhar força política, económica e comunicacional. Neste âmbito, o Porto Canal pretende dar resposta a alguns imperativos de interesse local e também de projeção de particularismos e singularidades da região. Este artigo, discute as identidades locais e a ação comunicacional dos média locais no alcance de uma performance local competitiva, através de uma imagem positiva e atrativa. Para o efeito, apresentamos dados retirados de estudos próprios realizados entre 2010/2013, que esclarecem a relação do canal de televisão Porto Canal com a identidade local da cidade, pronunciando conclusões sobre a sua correspondência. Palavras- chave: Porto, TV Local, Identidade. Marca cidade. Resumen En un contexto de la globalización, surgen en las ciudades, nuevas simbologías urbanas y nuevas formas de representación, mediada por la reproducción de símbolos e imágenes que les otorgará una figuración de vanguardia, permitiendo un espacio auténtico de posicionamiento. Porto tiene una historia conectada a la resistencia, el centralismo y la afirmación de la identidad local. Para afirmarse, la ciudad tiene que lograr poder político, económico y comunicacional. En este orden de ideas, Porto Canal pretende dar respuesta a algunos imperativos de interés local y a la proyección de las particularidades y singularidades de la región. Este artículo analiza las identidades locales y la acción comunicativa de los medios de comunicación locales en la consecución de un interés local competitivo a través de una

Meio Ambiente e Desenvolvimento na Região Metropolitana de Porto Alegre: uma abordagem a partir do espaço rural

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Osmar Tomaz de Souza

2013-06-01

A gestão do meio ambiente em regiões metropolitanas representa um grande desafio à política ambiental, pois a elevada aglomeração de pessoas e atividades nas metrópoles cria um cenário propício ao aprofundamento dos problemas ambientais. Em especial, as áreas rurais das áreas metropolitanas que tem sido relegado ao plano secundário, embora representem a maior parte da área física dessas regiões e possuam grande diversidade de funções. O objetivo neste trabalho é refletir sobre estes temas com base na Região Metropolitana de Porto Alegre, RS. Para tanto, são analisados: (a a dinâmica e as funções do seu rural; (b as principais políticas de desenvolvimento e ambientais que nele incidem; c os embates sobre as políticas de desenvolvimento regional neste contexto.

Desejo de mudança: das motivações e razões que levaram à derrota do PT em Porto Alegre nas eleições de 2004 = Desire for change: the motives and reasons behind the defeat of the PT in Porto Alegre in the 2004 elections

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Dias, Marcia Ribeiro

2008-01-01

Full Text Available O objetivo do artigo é avaliar em que medida o orçamento participativo influenciava a decisão eleitoral em Porto Alegre até 2004, último ano de governo do partido dos trabalhadores (PT naquele municiípio. Com base em dados de um survey aplicado em 3 de outubro de 2004, o artigo fez uma radiografia do eleitor naquele momento de transição, procurando investigar as razões de sua escolha eleitoral e sua percepção acerca do mecanismo essencial dos governos petistas na capital do Rio Grande do Sul: o orçamento participativo

Rancho Seco--Decommissioning Update

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Newey, J. M.; Ronningen, E. T.; Snyder, M. W.

2003-01-01

The Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station ceased operation in June of 1989 and entered an extended period of SAFSTOR to allow funds to accumulate for dismantlement. Incremental dismantlement was begun in 1997 of steam systems and based on the successful completion of work, the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) board of directors approved full decommissioning in July 1999. A schedule has been developed for completion of decommissioning by 2008, allowing decommissioning funds to accumulate until they are needed. Systems removal began in the Auxiliary Building in October of 1999 and in the Reactor Building in January of 2000. Systems dismantlement continues in the Reactor Building and should be completed by the end of 2003. System removal is near completion in the Auxiliary Building with removal of the final liquid waste tanks in progress. The spent fuel has been moved to dry storage in an onsite ISFSI, with completion on August 21, 2002. The spent fuel racks are currently being removed from the pool, packaged and shipped, and then the pool will be cleaned. Also in the last year the reactor coolant pumps and primary piping were removed and shipped. Characterization and planning work for the reactor vessel and internals is also in progress with various cut-up and/or disposal options being evaluated. In the year ahead the remaining systems in the Reactor Building will be removed, packaged and sent for disposal, including the pressurizer. Work will be started on embedded and underground piping and the large outdoor tanks. Building survey and decontamination will begin. RFP's for removal of the vessel and internals and the steam generators are planned to fix the cost of those components. If the costs are consistent with current estimates the work will go forward. If they are not, hardened SAFSTOR/entombment may be considered

Plano de negócios da conversão de uma habitação antiga num hostel: “The Other Side - Porto Hostel”

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O intuito deste plano de negócios é avaliar a viabilidade financeira e económica da abertura de um hostel no Grande Porto, mais propriamente, na cidade de Vila Nova de Gaia. Assim, inicia-se com um muito breve enquadramento teórico sobre o empreendedorismo. Segue-se o estudo de mercado, onde se analisará a evolução do turismo no mundo e em Portugal, a evolução do alojamento em Portugal, a caracterização da região, e a oferta de alojamento turístico, mais especificamente, de hostels, junt...

Enxertia herbácea em Myrtaceae nativas do Rio Grande do Sul Herbaceans grafiting in native Myrtaceae on Rio Grande do Sul

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Daiane Silva Lattuada

2010-12-01

Full Text Available O objetivo deste trabalho foi testar a viabilidade da técnica de enxertia herbácea em frutíferas nativas da família Myrtaceae. O experimento foi realizado em casa de vegetação do Departamento de Horticultura e Silvicultura/ UFRGS, em Porto Alegre. Duas espécies de Myrtaceae nativas foram usadas, tanto como porta-enxerto quanto como enxerto, Eugenia uniflora (Pitangueira e E. involucrata (Cerejeira-do-rio-grande ou Cerejeira-do-mato, totalizando quatro combinações. O método de enxertia adotado foi por garfagem em fenda cheia, em ramos herbáceos, com diâmetro médio do porta-enxerto de 0,1cm, enquanto os ramos dos enxertos apresentavam diâmetro médio entre 0,08 a 0,1cm, para as duas espécies. As análises foram quinzenais e, após 70 dias, foram analisadas estatisticamente a pega e a altura média das brotações emitidas. O delineamento experimental foi o completamente casualizado, com quatro repetições, sendo cada unidade experimental composta de cinco enxertos. Os resultados indicaram pega de 60% na combinação Pitangueira-Pitangueira (porta enxerto - enxerto. As demais combinações mostraram-se ineficientes.The objective of this study was to test the viability of the technique of green grafting in natives Myrtaceae. The experiment was conducted in greenhouse conditions of the Departamento de Horticultura e Silvicultura / UFRGS, in Porto Alegre. Two species of Myrtaceae were used, as well as rootstock and as graft, Eugenia uniflora (Surinam cherry and E. involucrata (Rio-grande-cherry or Cherry of the woods, totaling four combinations. The adopted grafting method consisted to cleft the graft on herbaceous branches, with an average diameter of the rootstock of 0.1 cm, while the branches of the grafts had an average diameter between 0.08 to 0.1 cm for both species. The observations were carried out every two weeks, and after 70 days were statiscally analyzed. The experimental design was completely randomized with four

Aplicação de ethephon e qualidade da uva 'Rubi' em Porto Feliz-SP Ethephon on 'Rubi' grapevine quality in Porto Feliz, SP

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Alessandro Rodrigues

2010-09-01

Full Text Available A produção de uvas de mesa é uma importante atividade econômica no Estado de São Paulo. A região de Porto Feliz, em clima Cwa, apresenta grande número de agricultores familiares dedicados a esta atividade. Condições climáticas e manejo da cultura durante a fase de amadurecimento determinam a qualidade dos bagos, sendo o uso de fitorreguladores uma ferramenta útil para o ajustamento de atributos da qualidade. Avaliaram-se sete concentrações de ethephon, aplicadas por imersão dos cachos no início da mudança de coloração dos bagos, sobre a qualidade de uva 'Rubi', durante os ciclos de 2007 e de 2008, em propriedade comercial localizada em Porto Feliz-SP. Os atributos de qualidade avaliados foram a coloração de bagos, teor de sólidos solúveis totais e desbagoamento pós-colheita, sendo determinado também o índice de velocidade de desbagoamento. Os dados coletados foram submetidos à análise de variância e de regressão. Em 2007, observaram-se maiores coloração e teor de sólidos solúveis totais, associados às maiores temperaturas registradas no período entre o início de maturação e a colheita. O uso de ethephon, independentemente da concentração utilizada, promoveu coloração mais avermelhada dos bagos de 'Rubi' nas duas safras. Não houve efeito do uso do ethephon sobre o teor de sólidos solúveis totais. Não foi possível inferir sobre o efeito do etephon no desbagoamento em função do elevado coeficiente de variação. Estudos básicos para avaliar o efeito de fatores climáticos, nutricionais e de manejo do vinhedo são necessários no desenvolvimento de coloração dos bagos da cultivar 'Rubi' em clima tropical.Grapevine production for fresh market is an important economic activity in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The region of Porto Feliz is located in Cwa climate and concentrates several small producers. Climatic conditions and cultural practices during fruit maturation determine berry quality, and

Rich in Rio Grande do Sul and MRPA: PNADS 1992, 2002 and 2007

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Tatiane Ferreira da Silva

2013-12-01

Full Text Available The aim of this paper is to characterize the rich in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (RS and in the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre (MRPA based on a national survey named Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra e Domicílio (PNAD, in 1992, 2002 and 2007. The results show for both Rio Grande do Sul and MRPA that the rich are men, living in urban areas, with 15 years or more of education and are divided in two groups of income: those who earn between 10 and 20 minimum wages monthly and those who earn more than 20 minimum wages monthly. Most of the rich is concentrated in the RMPA. In both groups of income the rich are, at least, graduated, which means 15 years of education and those who earn more than 20 minimum wages monthly usually work more hours per week, explaining to some extent their higher income.

A gênese da construção do discurso antipetista: análise da eleição para governador do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul no ano de 1994 = The genesis of the antipetista discourse’s construction: analysis of the election for governor of Rio Grande do Sul in 1994

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Filomena, César Luciano

2008-01-01

Full Text Available Este artigo investiga as origens do discurso antipetista como uma forma de reação à hegemonia político-social que a articulação discursiva so partido dos trabalhadores exercia sobre a sociedade porto-alegrense no ano de 1994. Reação que paradoxalmente promoveu o surgimento de um cenário de polarização política (de antagonismo numa metrópole, cuja sociedade era caracterizada pela heterogeneidade social. Esta pesquisa tem como fonte a análise das notícias e das opiniões expressas sobre a eleição para o governo do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul entre os meses de setembro e novembre de 1994 nos dois principais jornais de Porto Alegre

Rancho Seco liquid effluent pathway aquatic and terrestrial dietary survey report

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Eagle, R.J.; Wong, K.M.; Noshkin, V.E.

1984-01-01

This report is a detailed summary of a survey conducted to identify all environmental pathways that may lead to any potential radiological dose to individuals utilizing aquatic and terrestrial components possibly contaminated with radionuclides contained in the liquid effluents that have been routinely discharged since 1980 to Clay Creek from the Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station. All land users and identified residents who obtain food from the creeks or use the creek water for irrigation or recreation were interviewed. Site specific usage parameters for the consumption of different food products and for direct exposure to individuals at downstream locations were identified and are discussed in this report. These usage parameters will be used with appropriate radionuclide concentration data to estimate radiological dose to man from the identified liquid effluent pathways

Confirmatory Survey Results for the Reactor Building Dome Upper Structural Surfaces, Rancho Saco Nuclear Generating Station, Herald, California

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Wade C. Adams

2006-01-01

Results from a confirmatory survey of the upper structural surfaces of the Reactor Building Dome at the Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station (RSNGS) performed by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education for the NRC. Also includes results of interlaboratory comparison analyses on several archived soil samples that would be provided by RSNGS personnel. The confirmatory surveys were performed on June 7 and 8, 2006

La scienza nel processo penale: Porto Marghera

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Marina de Ghantuz Cubbe

2014-12-01

Full Text Available It was called Morto Marghera. By the beautiful Venice, Porto Marghera has been since 1917 the area where a very important italian industrial development has taken place. It was the industrial estate where for example the Montedison company has empowered itself. The promise of a better future was the reason why a lot of workers and families moved here from all Italy. But after the seventies and the worker’s struggles the expectation moved in tragedy: 157 workers dead, killed by the substance they handled. Porto Marghera’s history shifts through a lawsuit in which the “truth” of scientific evidence risks to crush the justice and italian laws. In an interview Gianfranco Bettin recall the process: “it’s impossible to absolve who, knowing that workers were exposed to lethal effects, has hid”.

Investigation and comparison of the main corrosion processes on different electric power substations of the Rio Grande de Sul state, Brazil; Investigacao e comparacao dos principais processos de corrosao em diferentes subestacoes de energia eletrica do estado do Rio Grande do Sul

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Brusamarello, Valner; Bianchi, Andre L.; Rieder, Ester S.; Balbinot, Alexandre; Wentz, Marcio; Konig, Diogo; Radke, Carlos [Universidade Luterana do Brasil (Ulbra), Canoas, RS (Brazil)

2006-07-01

In this work experiments have been developed on four electric power substations, three located at the coastal of the state of Rio Grande do Sul and one at the capital od the state, Porto Alegre city. The study had the objective to determine the corrosion ratios of the different metallic materials exposed to aggressive agents of the environment where the substations are exposed, and to determine the corrosive attack mechanisms of those materials as well, viewing the optimization using of those materials for a more extended useful life.

Isolation of biosurfactant-producing bacteria from the Rancho La Brea Tar Pits.

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Belcher, Richard W; Huynh, Kelvin V; Hoang, Timothy V; Crowley, David E

2012-12-01

This research was conducted to identify culturable surfactant-producing bacterial species that inhabit the 40,000-year-old natural asphalt seep at the Rancho La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, CA. Using phenanthrene, monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and tryptic soy broth as growth substrates, culturable bacteria from the tar pits yielded ten isolates, of which three species of gamma-proteobacteria produced biosurfactants that accumulated in spent culture medium. Partially purified biosurfactants produced by these strains lowered the surface tension of water from 70 to 35-55 mN/m and two of the biosurfactants produced 'dark halos' with the atomized oil assay, a phenomenon previously observed only with synthetic surfactants. Key findings include the isolation of culturable biosurfactant-producing bacteria that comprise a relatively small fraction of the petroleum-degrading community in the asphalt.

História do ciclismo em Porto Alegre: os altos e baixos de uma prática

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Carolina Fernandes da Silva

2015-07-01

Full Text Available O ciclismo é um esporte de origem europeia, que pode ser definido como a prática das corridas de bicicleta. No decorrer do século XIX ocorreu sua difusão para outros continentes, chegando ao Brasil e ao estado do Rio Grande do Sul na segunda metade do século. Objetivo: historiar desde as primeiras provas ciclísticas em Porto Alegre, passando pelo arrefecimento das disputas, até os anos de 1930, quando são retomadas as provas ciclísticas na cidade. Método: análise documental de publicações acerca do ciclismo em jornais do Rio Grande do Sul que circulavam na transição do século XIX e primeira metade do século XX. Resultados e Discussão: no princípio, a prática ciclística era promovida por dois clubes de Porto Alegre, que rivalizavam disputas acirradas. Ambos possuíam locais próprios para a prática, os velódromos. No final da década de 1910, o ciclismo teve um declínio com o advento do futebol, a novidade esportiva da época. Após um período em baixa, o esporte ganha um novo fôlego na década de 1930. Novos clubes haviam sido formados e a prática não estava mais restrita à capital, ocorriam também no interior, principalmente na cidade de Pelotas. A partir do fim do século XIX, as competições passaram a ter notas frequentes no jornal A Federação. Além disso, houve a criação de uma entidade própria, a Federação Gaúcha de Ciclismo, em 1935, que, posteriormente, também incorporou a prática do motociclismo. Considerações finais: historicamente, o ciclismo faz parte do cenário esportivo sul-rio-grandense, mas, ao longo do tempo, sofreu períodos de ascensão e declínio nas primeiras décadas do século XX.

Análise da implantação das patrulhas Maria da Penha nos territórios da paz em Porto Alegre: avanços e desafios = Implementation analysis of the Maria da Penha patrols in peace territories in Porto Alegre: advances and challenges

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Spaniol, Marlene Inês

2014-01-01

Full Text Available O artigo apresenta a experiência da implantação das Patrulhas Maria da Penha pela Polícia Militar do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, numa ação de fiscalização do cumprimento de medidas protetivas determinadas judicialmente e também de ação policial preventiva, para evitar reincidências e novas violências de gênero. Mostra, ainda, os resultados deste projeto - piloto junto aos quatro Territórios da Paz, no município de Porto Alegre, instalados em bairros com altas taxas de violência e criminalidade e, diante dos resultados neste primeiro ano de atuação, os esforços para sua ampliação para todo o Estado

Manifestações patológicas em condomínios habitacionais de interesse social do município de Porto Alegre : levantamento e estudo sobre a recorrência

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Omar da Silveira Neto

2005-01-01

Este trabalho tem por objetivo principal identificar manifestações patológicas recorrentes nos condomínios habitacionais realizados para populações de baixa renda pelo departamento municipal de habitação de Porto Alegre – DEMHAB - entre 1999 e 2003. Em um órgão público que tem como tarefa construir habitação de baixo custo em grande quantidade, se faz necessário um sistema de avaliação constante a fim de detectar falhas nos processos produtivos para, além de corrigi-las, realimentar os proces...

Triagem neonatal para hemoglobinopatias: um estudo piloto em Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

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Liane Esteves Daudt

Full Text Available Este estudo, tem como o objetivo determinar a freqüência das hemoglobinopatias em neonatos, que realizaram a coleta para o Teste de Triagem Neonatal para Distúrbios Metabólicos no Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre. O método utilizado para a determinação das variantes da hemoglobina, foi eletroforese por focalização isoelétrica em amostra de sangue total, coletadas em papel filtro por punção do calcanhar. Para confirmação diagnóstica dos casos alterados, foram realizadas eletroforeses das hemoglobinas em acetato de celulose com pH 8,6 e em citrato de ágar com pH 6,2, em amostra de sangue total dos neonatos e dos seus progenitores. Foram analisados, 1.615 indivíduos, e identificada a presença da hemoglobina S em 20 amostras e da hemoglobina C em seis amostras. Esses valores, correspondem a uma freqüência de 1,2% para o gene da anemia falciforme e 0,4% para o gene da doença de hemoglobina C, independente da raça ou ascendência. Esses dados, sugerem que a inclusão da triagem neonatal universal para hemoglobinopatias nos projetos já implementados para fenilcetonúria e hipotireoidismo congênito, apresenta vantagens e deve ser considerada pelos programas de saúde.

Triagem neonatal para hemoglobinopatias: um estudo piloto em Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

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Daudt Liane Esteves

2002-01-01

Full Text Available Este estudo, tem como o objetivo determinar a freqüência das hemoglobinopatias em neonatos, que realizaram a coleta para o Teste de Triagem Neonatal para Distúrbios Metabólicos no Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre. O método utilizado para a determinação das variantes da hemoglobina, foi eletroforese por focalização isoelétrica em amostra de sangue total, coletadas em papel filtro por punção do calcanhar. Para confirmação diagnóstica dos casos alterados, foram realizadas eletroforeses das hemoglobinas em acetato de celulose com pH 8,6 e em citrato de ágar com pH 6,2, em amostra de sangue total dos neonatos e dos seus progenitores. Foram analisados, 1.615 indivíduos, e identificada a presença da hemoglobina S em 20 amostras e da hemoglobina C em seis amostras. Esses valores, correspondem a uma freqüência de 1,2% para o gene da anemia falciforme e 0,4% para o gene da doença de hemoglobina C, independente da raça ou ascendência. Esses dados, sugerem que a inclusão da triagem neonatal universal para hemoglobinopatias nos projetos já implementados para fenilcetonúria e hipotireoidismo congênito, apresenta vantagens e deve ser considerada pelos programas de saúde.

Modelling the photochemical pollution over the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre, Brazil

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Borrego, C.; Monteiro, A.; Ferreira, J.; Moraes, M. R.; Carvalho, A.; Ribeiro, I.; Miranda, A. I.; Moreira, D. M.

2010-01-01

The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the photochemical pollution over the Metropolitan Area of Porto Alegre (MAPA), Brazil, where high concentrations of ozone have been registered during the past years. Due to the restricted spatial coverage of the monitoring air quality network, a numerical modelling technique was selected and applied to this assessment exercise. Two different chemistry-transport models - CAMx and CALGRID - were applied for a summer period, driven by the MM5 meteorological model. The meteorological model performance was evaluated comparing its results to available monitoring data measured at the Porto Alegre airport. Validation results point out a good model performance. It was not possible to evaluate the chemistry models performance due to the lack of adequate monitoring data. Nevertheless, the model intercomparison between CAMx and CALGRID shows a similar behaviour in what concerns the simulation of nitrogen dioxide, but some discrepancies concerning ozone. Regarding the fulfilment of the Brazilian air quality targets, the simulated ozone concentrations surpass the legislated value in specific periods, mainly outside the urban area of Porto Alegre. The ozone formation is influenced by the emission of pollutants that act as precursors (like the nitrogen oxides emitted at Porto Alegre urban area and coming from a large refinery complex) and by the meteorological conditions.

A representação de cidade e de planejamento urbano em Porto Alegre : estado, mercado e sociedade civil em disputa pela representação legítima

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Milton Cruz

2012-01-01

Este é um estudo de caso de uma das grandes cidades brasileiras, Porto Alegre, cujas gestões municipais “apostaram”, desde o início do século XX, nas concepções e nos instrumentos de planejamento urbano para construir e organizar a ocupação e o uso do solo da cidade. Apesar disso, problemas urbanos típicos das cidades brasileiras, como a irregularidade fundiária, o déficit habitacional, a fragmentação social e a segregação urbana, cresceram e persistem até hoje. A investigação procura element...

Pesquisa de Acinetobacter sp e Pseudomonas aeruginosa produtores de metalo-β-lactamase em hospital de emergência de Porto Alegre, Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil Investigation of metallo-β-lactamase-producing Acinetobacter sp and Pseudomonas aeruginosa at an emergency hospital in Porto Alegre, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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2010-08-01

Full Text Available INTRODUÇÃO: O aparecimento de Pseudomonas aeruginosa e Acinetobacter sp produtores de metalo-β-lactamases (MBLs é um desafio para os hospitais. MÉTODOS: Verificou-se a produção de MBL em cepas clínicas de Pseudomonas aeruginosa e Acinetobacter sp de um hospital de emergência de Porto Alegre pelo método de aproximação de disco e E-test MBL. Os genes bla foram pesquisados pela PCR. RESULTADOS: Duas cepas de Pseudomonas aeruginosa e oito Acinetobacter sp demonstraram fenótipo de MBLs. A amplificação do gene blaSPM-1 confirmou a enzima em P. aeruginosa.. CONCLUSÕES: Deve-se ter cautela ao avaliar testes fenotípicos utilizados na detecção rotineira de metalo-enzima.INTRODUCTION: The appearance of metallo-β-lactamase (MBL-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter sp. is a challenge for hospitals. METHODS: The production of MBL in clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter sp. From an emergency hospital in Porto Alegre was investigated using the disk approximation test and MBL E-test. The bla genes were determined using PCR. RESULTS: Two strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and eight of Acinetobacter sp were shown to be MBL phenotypes. Amplification of the blaSPM-1 gene confirmed the presence of the enzyme in P. aeruginosa. CONCLUSIONS: Caution is needed in evaluating phenotype tests used for routine detection of metallo-β-lactamases.

Leafcutter bee nests and pupae from the Rancho La Brea Tar Pits of southern California: Implications for understanding the paleoenvironment of the Late Pleistocene

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The Rancho La Brea Tar Pits is the world’s richest and most important Late Pleistocene fossil locality and best renowned for numerous fossil mammals and birds excavated over the past century. Less researched are insects, even though these specimens frequently serve as the most valuable paleoenvironm...

City and School: the Visible Construction of the Fernando Gomes Elementary School in Porto Alegre/RS - Brazil (1913-1935

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Tatiane De Freitas Ermel

2016-07-01

Full Text Available In the context of studies about space and school architecture, this article analyses the visual construction of the Fernando Gomes Elementary School, which was located in downtown Porto Alegre/RS, Brazil between 1913 and 1935. Designed by the engineer Afonso Hébert, head of the Department of Public Works in the State of Rio Grande do Sul/RS, the building was completed in 1922. In addition to functional elements, i.e., a large number of classrooms that would serve to increase the access of children to primary school, its monumental proportions incorporated a series of symbolic elements aligned with the ideals of the First Brazilian Republic (1889–1930. The documentary analysis was performed on the archives of the Directorship of Public Education and the Directorship of Public Works of Rio Grande do Sul, as well as various iconographic sources, capital improvement plans and periodicals of the time. The construction of the school inaugurated a new conception of the space and architecture of public elementary schools in the State, as the visible improvement and sanitation of the cities were considered of great importance in the period. The construction of school buildings was also one of the greatest advertising tools of the new Republican political regime.

CARACTERIZAÇÃO BATIMÉTRICA E FÍSICO-OCEANOGRÁFICA DO PORTO DE CABEDELO/PB, BRASIL: UMA ANÁLISE AMBIENTAL AO DERRAME DE ÓLEO

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Luciana Sousa Frazão

2016-03-01

Full Text Available A região estudada do Porto de Cabedelo/PB é uma área passível ao derramamento acidental de óleo por apresentar um intenso tráfego de navios de grande porte. Nesse contexto, o principal objetivo deste estudo foi a utilização dos métodos geoestatísticos para analisar dados batimétricos (profundidade, físico-oceanográficos (correntes e ondas e meteorológicos (ventos do canal de acesso ao Porto de Cabedelo e sua bacia de evolução. Incluindo também ferramentas do Sensoriamento Remoto (imagens LANDSAT ETM+, para que as imagens, os mapas e os resultados obtidos sejam integrados em Sistemas de Informação Geográfica e utilizados como subsídio na elaboração de medidas e planos de contingência, que visem à proteção ambiental de áreas costeiras sob influência de instalações desse porte em casos de vazamentos acidentais de óleo na região. Como principais resultados destacam-se a elaboração de cinco cartas batimétricas com a profundidade em metros na escala de 1:2.000 no padrão da Diretoria de Hidrografia e Navegação (DHN, mostrando as principais morfologias submersas, para a bacia de evolução (local onde os navios atracam e canal de acesso ao Porto de Cabedelo. A partir do diagrama de dispersão dos vetores de correntes da bacia de evolução do Porto de Cabedelo, pode-se observar como a corrente de maré sofre uma canalização devido ao canal do rio Paraíba do Norte e com sentido bidirecional provocado pelo efeito da maré (vazante e enchente na bacia de evolução do Porto de Cabedelo, no sentido NW-SE e que a maior velocidade das correntes ocorre na baixa-mar. A caracterização meteorológica apresentou valores dentro das médias esperadas. A integração de produtos multifontes (mapas digitais e imagens de sensores remotos mostrou-se eficiente para discriminar e realçar feições submersas, antes não perceptíveis nas imagens.

Loss of integrated control system power and overcooling transient at Rancho Seco on December 26, 1985

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1986-02-01

On December 26, 1985, Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station, located in Clay, California, about 25 miles southeast of Sacramento, experienced a loss of dc power within the integrated control system (ICS) while the plant was operating at 76% power. The plant is owned by the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD). Following the loss of ICS dc power, the reactor tripped on high reactor coolant system (RCS) pressure followed by a rapid overcooling transient and automatic initiation of the safety features actuation system on low RCS pressure. The overcooling transient continued until ICS dc power was restored 26 minutes after its loss. The fundamental causes for this transient were design weaknesses and vulnerabilities in the ICS and in the equipment controlled by that system. These weaknesses and vulnerabilities were not adequately compensated by other design features, plant procedures or operator training. These weaknesses and vulnerabilities were largely known to SMUD and the NRC staff by virtue of a number of precursor events and through related analyses and studies. Yet, adequate plant modifications were not made so that this event would be improbable, or so that its course or consequences would be altered significantly. The information was available and known which could have prevented this overcooling transient; but in the absence of adequate plant modifications, the incident should have been expected. The report includes findings and conclusions of the NRC Incident Investigation Team sent to Rancho Seco by the NRC Executive Director for Operations in conformance with NRC's recently established Incident Investigation Program. 33 figs

Hotel business in Porto Alegre

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Carla Schlieper Castilho

2007-11-01

Full Text Available This article intends to discuss the beginnings and evolution of hotel business in Porto Alegre City, relating the upsurge of these facilities with its historic context and locating them in time and space. This study identifies, classifies and discusses several types of lodging facilities settled between 1732 and 1940 and describes the particular characteristics of each one. This article also discusses the importance of selected hotels that became markers of the social and political history of the city.

Prevalência dos tipos sangüíneos A, B e AB em gatos domésticos mestiços da cidade de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

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Luciana de Almeida Lacerda

2008-12-01

Full Text Available O presente estudo teve como objetivo determinar a prevalência dos tipos sangüíneos em felinos domésticos, mestiços, da cidade de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Foram selecionados aleatoriamente 100 gatos, clinicamente saudáveis, mestiços e sem parentesco entre si. Amostras de sangue foram coletadas da veia jugular e a tipagem sangüínea foi realizada através do teste RapidVet H Feline (DMS Laboratories, Flemington, USA e do teste hemaglutinação em tubo de ensaio. A tipagem reversa foi realizada para confirmar o tipo e a presença de aloanticorpos naturais. No presente estudo encontrou-se prevalência de 97% e 3% de gatos do tipo A e B, respectivamente. Não foram encontrados gatos do tipo AB. Os resultados indicam que no sul do Brasil há uma alta prevalência de gatos domésticos mestiços do tipo A, entretanto a prevalência de gatos do tipo B encontrada no trabalho é mais alta do que aquelas relatadas em alguns países. O conhecimento da prevalência dos tipos sangüíneos da população de gatos de uma região pode auxiliar na determinação dos riscos de reações transfusionais e de ocorrência de isoeritrólise neonatal, e estes podem ser prevenidos através de tipagem sangüínea e teste de compatibilidade sangüínea.

Transdiaphragmatic Approach to Attenuate Porto-Azygos Shunts Inserting in the Thorax.

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Or, Matan; Kitshoff, Adriaan; Devriendt, Nausikaa; De Ridder, Marianne; Quist-Rybachuk, Galena; de Rooster, Hilde

2016-11-01

To describe the surgical technique and document the application of a transdiaphragmatic approach to attenuate porto-azygos shunts inserting in the thoracic section of the azygos vein. Cadaveric study and prospective case series. Canine cadavers (n=6) and client-owned dogs with porto-azygos shunts inserting in the thoracic section of the azygos vein (n=9). In the cadavers, the azygos vein was filled with aqueous latex. Landmarks were established for creating a safe transdiaphragmatic approach to the caudal intrathoracic portion of the azygos vein. In the clinical cases, porto-azygos communication was diagnosed by trans-splenic portal scintigraphy. All shunts were attenuated close to their insertion site via ventral midline celiotomy and a transdiaphragmatic approach to the shunt. Perioperative complications were recorded. A 3-5 cm incision, 0.5-1 cm ventral and lateral to the level of the aortic hiatus, was made in the pars lumbalis part of the diaphragm. Stay sutures at both sides of the diaphragmatic incision were placed to open up the incision and a retractor was used to push the esophagus away from the aorta. Intrathoracic insertion of the shunt was confirmed intraoperative. Exposure of the shunt insertion site at the azygos vein was excellent in all clinical cases. No intraoperative or postoperative complications were encountered. If thoracic attenuation of a porto-azygos shunt is considered, a transdiaphragmatic approach exposes the insertion site for shunt attenuation. This approach is straightforward, without unnecessary abdominal organ manipulation, and since attenuates at the insertion, avoids missing additional contributing branches. © Copyright 2016 by The American College of Veterinary Surgeons.

Cotidiano violento: oficinas de promoção em saúde mental em Porto Alegre Daily violence: a study of mental health promotion in Porto Alegre (RS

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Stela Meneghel

2000-01-01

Full Text Available Este trabalho foi realizado na cidade de Porto Alegre (RS e estudou famílias de baixa renda procedentes do bairro Partenon. A amostra de famílias foi selecionada pelo Conselho Tutelar da região, levando em conta tipos de infração perpetrada por algum integrante da família: pais abusivos, fuga de casa, uso de drogas, estupro e absenteísmo escolar de adolescentes. As famílias freqüentaram um grupo que se reuniu em nove encontros quinzenais, em horário noturno, durante os meses de agosto a dezembro de 1997. Nas oficinas usaram-se técnicas de pintura, música, fotografias e dramatização. Os pesquisadores reforçaram os aspectos sadios dessas famílias; colocaram limites nos comportamentos agressivos e ajudaram as pessoas a melhorar a auto-estima. Foram acompanhadas 11 famílias (33 pessoas. Destas, três participaram apenas do primeiro encontro, cinco famílias mostraram melhoras no final do processo e três famílias não puderam ser ajudadas. Acredita-se que grupos como esses podem ser úteis no manejo da violência doméstica.This work was carried out in the city of Porto Alegre (Rio Grande do Sul and studied low-income families from Partenon district. The families sample was selected by a local Children and Teenager Council, taking into account some kind of offense they have committed such as: intra-family violence, adolescents' runaway, drug addiction, school absenteeism and rape. The families attended a group during nine fortnight evening meetings, from August to September 1997. Paintings, music, photos and drama were used in the workshops. Researches improved families' healthy aspects; introduced limits on violent behavior and helped people to improve their self-esteem. Eleven families were followed (33 people. Three families attended only the first meeting; five families felt better at the end of the process and three could not be helped. Researchers believe that groups like this could be helpful to cope with domestic violence.

Six sigma: program characteristics in eleven companies located in the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre

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Jaqueline Terezinha Martins Correa Rodrigues

2012-01-01

Full Text Available Six Sigma combines managerial factors with statistical tools and is deployed in many enterprises today. Rio Grande do Sul is a Brazilian state that has a great industrialization, especially in the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre. Some of these industries have deployed the Six Sigma program. The aim of this paper is to present characteristics of the Six Sigma program in companies located in this region, through an exploratory study. A literature review subsidized the development of the questionnaire. Eleven companies participated of research in July and August 2008. It used statistical tools and qualitative analysis to analyze the results. Most of the companies that participated is classified as large and uses the DMAIC method to implement Six Sigma. The principal cause of program implementation was process improvement. In only one company the Six Sigma is implemented in all sectors, including administrative areas. Another result is the lack of clearly criteria for defining the career of Belts and the discrepancy of academic formation of these specialists.

An economic evaluation of the economics of the Rancho Seco nuclear reactor

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Craig, P P [California Univ., Davis, CA (USA). Dept. of Applied Science; Marcus, W B [JBS Energy, Inc., Broderick, CA (USA)

1991-03-01

Escalating costs of operating reactors may make it economically advantageous to close them down and purchase small, cheap technologies such as combined-cycle systems. We examine the arguments pro and con for the Rancho Seco nuclear reactor, owned by the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) and now permanently shut-down. We conclude that if the reactor could be run no better than it has run in the past, there was no clear advantage to continued operation. Optimistic scenarios show a net advantage to running it, and pessimistic scenarios show a net disadvantage. The total range of plausible costs is narrow; the financial impact of either choice on consumers would have been small. The analysis suggests that decisions on whether to close down existing reactors are highly case specific, but that strong economic arguments for shut-down can exist if reactor performance is poor and/or if maintenance expenses are high. (author).

An economic evaluation of the economics of the Rancho Seco nuclear reactor

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Craig, P.P.

1991-01-01

Escalating costs of operating reactors may make it economically advantageous to close them down and purchase small, cheap technologies such as combined-cycle systems. We examine the arguments pro and con for the Rancho Seco nuclear reactor, owned by the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) and now permanently shut-down. We conclude that if the reactor could be run no better than it has run in the past, there was no clear advantage to continued operation. Optimistic scenarios show a net advantage to running it, and pessimistic scenarios show a net disadvantage. The total range of plausible costs is narrow; the financial impact of either choice on consumers would have been small. The analysis suggests that decisions on whether to close down existing reactors are highly case specific, but that strong economic arguments for shut-down can exist if reactor performance is poor and/or if maintenance expenses are high. (author)

Prevalência de sintomas depressivos em uma amostra de prostitutas de Porto Alegre Prevalencia de síntomas depresivos en una muestra de prostitutas de Porto Alegre Prevalence of depressive symptoms in a sample of prostitutes in Porto Alegre

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Lucas Schreiner

2004-04-01

Full Text Available INTRODUÇÃO: a prevalência de transtornos depressivos na população feminina de Porto Alegre é estimada em 14,5%. Não existem relatos sobre a prevalência de sintomas ou transtornos depressivos entre as prostitutas, população de risco para transtornos mentais. OBJETIVOS: quantificar a prevalência de sintomas depressivos em amostra de prostitutas de Porto Alegre e fatores associados. MATERIAL E MÉTODOS: uma amostra consecutiva e não aleatória de 97 mulheres entre 18 e 60 anos, cadastradas na Organização Não Governamental Núcleo de Estudos da Prostituição (NEP, de Porto Alegre, foi estudada. Após consentimento informado, as entrevistadas foram investigadas através do Inventário para depressão de Beck (BDI. O ponto de corte igual ou maior que 13 foi utilizado para detecção de sintomas depressivos. RESULTADOS: na amostra estudada, a idade média foi de 29,6 anos (dp 8,5 anos; 67% apresentaram sintomas depressivos (ponto de corte³ 13 com escore médio no BDI de 19,1 (dp 10,9; 24,7% da amostra apresentava sintomas leves; 40,2% sintomas moderados e 7,2% sintomas graves. Houve associação estatisticamente significativa entre a presença de sintomas depressivos e uso de álcool, história de doenças sexualmente transmissíveis e ausência de prática religiosa (pINTRODUCCIÓN: la prevalencia de trastornos depresivos en la población femenina de Porto Alegre es estimada en 14,5 %. No existen relatos sobre la prevalencia de síntomas o trastornos depresivos entre las prostitutas, población de riesgo para trastornos mentales. OBJETIVOS: cuantificar la prevalencia de síntomas depresivos en muestra de prostitutas de Porto Alegre y factores asociados. MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS: fue estudiada una muestra consecutiva y no aleatoria de 97 mujeres entre 18 y 60 años, cadastradas en la Organización No Governamental Nucleo de Estudios de la Prostitución (NEP, de Porto Alegre. Después de informado el consentimiento, las entrevistadas fueron

Estudo das emissões de fontes móveis na região metropolitana de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul Study of the emissions from moving sources in the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre - RS - Brazil

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Elba Calesso Teixeira

2008-01-01

Full Text Available The present study aims at assessing the influence of pollution from mobile sources on air quality in the Metropolitan Area of Porto Alegre by means of an inventory based on methods applied specifically to vehicular emissions. The study uses the method described by CETESB, based on inventories on vehicular emissions, according to USEPA methodology. Following fuel types were taken into account: gasoline (24% ethanol, alcohol, diesel oil, and CNG (compressed natural gas. Results have shown that gasoline-powered vehicles are still responsible for emitting the highest CO and HC concentrations, while diesel-powered vehicles are the source of highest NOx, MP and SOx concentrations.

Instrumento de avaliação para melhorias em processos organizacionais: caso do transporte coletivo rodoviário urbano de Porto Alegre Assessment instrument for organizational process improvement: the case of urban passengers transportation in Porto Alegre

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Miriam Borchardt

2007-08-01

Full Text Available Este artigo apresenta os dados obtidos a partir de estudos de casos em três empresas de transporte coletivo rodoviário urbano de Porto Alegre, estudos estes realizados no segundo semestre de 2004. O objetivo da pesquisa foi desenvolver um instrumento gerencial para a avaliação do potencial de melhoria dos processos destas organizações. Para desenvolver o instrumento de diagnóstico foi considerada a realidade do setor de transporte por ônibus nesta capital e a base teórica referente aos sistemas de gestão baseados na melhoria dos processos, tais como os critérios de excelência do prêmio ANTP de Qualidade, os princípios da Mentalidade Enxuta e do Lean Management. A definição do valor a ser oferecido pelo serviço de transporte, com base na percepção dos usuários, é um ponto que aparece como de grande potencial de melhoria, bem como o equilíbrio entre demanda e capacidade instalada.This paper presents data and information collected in the second semester of 2004, in a multiple case study developed in three city public bus transportation companies, operating in Porto Alegre. The goal of the research was to develop an instrument for assessing the potential for streamlining processes in companies. To do so, it was considered the business scenario of companies and industry, and the theoretical framework presented in Lean Thinking, ean Management, Award Excellence Criteria of industry. Issues related to perceived value present the major gaps between the degree of importance and degree of application attributed by these companies. Secondary gaps refer to balancing service capacity and demand.

Technical evaluation of RETS-required reports for Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 1 for 1983

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Magleby, E.H.; Young, T.E.

1985-01-01

A review of the reports required by Federal regulations and the plant-specific Radiological Effluent Technical Specifications (RETS) for operations conducted during 1983 was performed. The periodic reports reviewed for the Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 1 were the Semiannual Effluent Release Report, January 1, 1983 to June 30, 1983 and the Radiation Exposure, Environmental Protection, Effluent and Waste Disposal Report. The principal review guidelines were the plant's specific RETS which were based on NRC guidance given in NUREG-0133, ''Preparation of Radiological Effluent Technical Specifications for Nuclear Power Plants.'' The Licensee's submitted reports were found to be reasonably complete and consistent with the review guidelines

Modelagem hidrodinâmica do canal do rio Paraná, trecho Porto São José - Porto 18. Parte II: Calibragem do modelo

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Astrid Meira Martoni

1999-05-01

Full Text Available Neste artigo, apresenta-se a modelagem hidrodinâmica do trecho de canal entre Porto São José e Porto 18. Esta etapa compreendeu os trabalhos de obtenção de dados históricos, levantamentos de campo de níveis e vazões, obtenção dos parâmetros do modelo e análise da distribuição das vazões através dos canais principais. Para as seções internas da discretização foram feitas leituras de níveis nas seções e medidas de descarga usando o medidor ADCP, o que tornou possível estimar os coeficientes de rugosidade. O modelo calibrado constitui um instrumento eficiente para simular dados de níveis e vazões neste trecho do rio.

Da invisibilidade à regularização fundiária : a trajetória legal da moradia de baixa renda em Porto Alegre-século XX

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Betania de Moraes Alfonsin

2000-01-01

O objetivo desta dissertação é analisar a evolução da legislação urbanística do município de Porto Alegre, ao longo de todo o século XX, no que diz respeito ao tratamento que a mesma dispensou aos territórios de moradia da população de baixa renda nesta cidade do Sul do Brasil. Através de uma ampla pesquisa na legislação urbanística foi possível identificar seis grandes "Ciclos" históricos na trajetória da política habitacional conduzida pelo Governo municipal: 1. A invisibilização 2. A expul...

A LOGÍSTICA NA INTERNACIONALIZAÇÃO DOS PORTOS MARÍTIMOS DOI: 10.5585/riae.v8i2.1642

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Pedro Picaluga Nevado

2009-12-01

Full Text Available Como é que um porto marítimo pode ser crescentemente competitivo? Este artigo, conceptual, parte da logística para aproximar os portos dos seus potenciais clientes especialmente as empresas exportadoras nacionais e as empresas multinacionais. Acompanhar as movimentações estratégicas dos potenciais clientes é o principal impulsionador da internacionalização dos portos. Com base nesta proposta enquadrada pela globalização e pela confluência entre a logística e as estratégias corporate internacionais concluímos com cinco proposições mais detalhadas para a competitividade dos portos.

Aerial radiological survey of the Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station, Clay Station, California, 18 January 1980 to 1 February 1980

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1980-11-01

An airborne radiological survey of 260 km 2 area centered over the Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station was made 18 January through 1 February 1980. Detected radioisotopes and their associated gamma ray exposure rates were consistent with that expected from normal background emitters, except directly over the station. Count rates observed at 90 m altitude were converted to exposure rates at 1 m above the ground and are presented in the form of an isopleth map

Sistemas tradicionais de manejo de sementes crioulas e o cenário brasileiro de proteção de variedades e certificação de orgânicos: estudo de caso da Rede Agroecológica Metropolitana de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul

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Mariana Luiz Proença

2016-12-01

Full Text Available The traditional management systems of landrace seeds have undergone transformations in the current Brazilian scenario of protection of varieties and organic certifications. In this context, the objective of this work is to discuss the vulnerability of these systems when facing the legal frameworks that legitimize and empower the formal seeds system and imposes requirements for the certification process of organic products, from the case study of Organismo Participativo de Avaliação da Conformidade Orgânica, linked to the Associação dos Produtores da Rede Agroecológica Metropolitana (OPAC-RAMA of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. It is noticed that, despite the strong pressure from the legislation of varieties protection on the processes of autonomy of the farmers trying to keep them within a hegemonic system of conventional production, the current legislation of organics is encouraging the resumption of handling landrace seeds. Therefore, farmers' rights to their knowledge and management practices of their landrace seeds are resisting and seeking to become viable, strengthening the agro-ecological processes.

Histoplasmose pulmonar aguda no Rio Grande do Sul Acute pulmonary histoplasmosis in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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Gisela Unis

2005-02-01

Full Text Available INTRODUÇÃO: A histoplasmose pulmonar aguda depende da inalação de uma grande quantidade de propágulos fúngicos por um paciente hígido. O tempo de exposição determina a gravidade da doença. Uma epidemia é influenciada por fatores que afetam o crescimento e a transmissão do Histoplasma capsulatum var. capsulatum na natureza. OBJETIVO: Identificar os aspectos epidemiológicos e clínico-laboratoriais dos pacientes com histoplasmose pulmonar aguda no Rio Grande do Sul e compará-los com as microepidemias relatadas no Brasil. MÉTODO: Foram revisados 212 prontuários clínicos de pacientes com histoplasmose dos arquivos do Laboratório de Micologia do Complexo Hospitalar Santa Casa de Porto Alegre (RS num período de 25 anos (1977-2002. Foram identificados e incluídos no estudo os casos de histoplasmose pulmonar aguda com cultivo positivo e/ou achado histopatológico compatível. As microepidemias foram diagnosticadas com a comprovação de um caso ou evidência soromicológica com história clínica compatível. Foram revisadas as microepidemias publicadas no Brasil. RESULTADOS: Dezoito de um total de 212 pacientes (8,5% foram incluídos no trabalho. A idade variou de 8 a 63 anos (média de 35,4; mediana de 34,5, e 67% eram do sexo masculino. A história epidemiológica foi sugestiva em 11 pacientes (61%. O tipo primário de histoplasmose pulmonar aguda foi o mais freqüente (17; 95%. Houve predomínio de casos isolados. CONCLUSÃO: O reconhecimento de casos isolados e a presença de microepidemias demonstram a abundância do H. capsulatum no solo, e juntamente com a ocorrência de todas as formas da doença, confirmam o Rio Grande do Sul como hiperendêmico para histoplasmose.BACKGROUND: Acute pulmonary histoplasmosis is a respiratory infection occurring when an otherwise healthy individual inhales a large quantity of fungal propagules. Length of exposure determines disease severity. An epidemic is influenced by factors affecting the

Porto Alegre as a Counter-Hegemonic "Global City": Building Globalization from below in Governance and Education

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Gandin, Luis Armando

2011-01-01

This paper analyzes the case of Porto Alegre, Brazil as a counter-hegemonic global city. Porto Alegre is a city with no particular relevance to neoliberal globalization that, nevertheless, was launched to a global scale by transformations in local governance. New mechanisms of deliberative democracy captured the attention of social actors…

Socio-economic impacts of nuclear generating stations: Rancho Seco case study

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Bergmann, P.A.

1982-07-01

This report documents a case study of the socio-economic impacts of the construction and operation of the Rancho Seco nuclear power station. It is part of a major post-licensing study of the socio-economic impacts at twelve nuclear power stations. The case study covers the period beginning with the announcement of plans to construct the reactor and ending in the period 1980 to 1981. The case study deals with changes in the economy, population, settlement patterns and housing, local government and public services, social structure, and public response in the study area during the construction/operation of the reactor. A regional modeling approach is used to trace the impact of the construction/operation on the local economy, labor market, and housing market. Emphasis in the study is on the attribution of socio-economic impacts to the reactor or other causal factors. As part of the study of local public response to the construction/operation of the reactor, the effects of the Three Mile Island accident are examined

[Penal institutions in Porto Azzuro].

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Ciccotti, R

1976-01-01

Prior to describing the environmental and human situation of the Porto Azzurro penal Institutions, the Author devotes a chapter to the historical part and gives an outline of the most important events that, in 1600 or thereabouts, led to the construction of the Fort S. Giacoma (where the penitentiary is presently sited), which, after a number of vicissitudes and transfers of title, was finally destined for use, in 1900, as a prison establishment. The subsequent and, in particular, the recent building re-structurations, have radically changed the penitentiary in order to make it more in line with the functions required by the present prison policy. After describing the establishment's setup, which includes many institutes, the Author passes on to consider the problems of personnel and, in particular, of the military staff. In the central chapter on intramural life, he makes an in-depth review of the methods and means of treatment, some of which are proper of this particular environment. In illustrating such convicts' activities, as working, leisure time, education, relationship with the extramural world, the Author lays stress on the always present objective: that directed at helping convicts re-enter social life. In conjunction with health services and religious services, the Author deals at length with the delicate moment of the "audience", viewed as a therapeutic means indispensiable for establishing a valid re-educational contribution. The discipline and discharges conclude the description of the Porto Azzurro penal Institutions, whose environment and various treatment methods in use before the implementation of the new penitentiary System, are dealt with in detail by the Author.

SOIL VARIABILITY IN DIFFERENT LANDSCAPE POSITIONS IN THE PORTO ALEGRE BOTANICAL GARDEN, SOUTHERN BRAZIL

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Silva,Luís Fernando da; Nascimento,Paulo César do; Inda,Alberto Vasconcellos; Silva,Edsleine Ribeiro

2015-01-01

ABSTRACTKnowledge of soil characteristics in areas where activities related to the environment are developed, such as Porto Alegre Botanical Garden (JB-PoA), is a fundamental condition for the sustainable use of this natural resource. The objective of this study was to characterize, classify and evaluate some issues about soil formation in Porto Alegre Botanical Garden, as well as relate their distribution on the landscape according to environmental characteristics. For the morphological desc...

Repensar os modelos de governação dos portos de Setúbal e Lisboa: um contributo

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Estrela, João Maria Pitta da Cunha Calçada

2014-01-01

Mestrado em Gestão / CLASSIFICAÇÃO JEL: L91 - Transportation: General; L98 - Government Policy Numa envolvente em que os portos são essenciais para o tráfego mundial de mercadorias e em que Portugal pretende melhorar o sistema portuário e expandir as respetivas infraestruturas, torna-se primordial repensar o modelo de governação dos portos. É pois relevante e atual o objeto deste estudo, que em última análise preconiza a implementação de um novo modelo de governação dos portos de Setúba...

Exploring sonic interaction design and presence: Natural Interactive Walking in Porto

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Nordahl, Rolf; Serafin, Stefania; Fontana, Frederico

2009-01-01

In this paper we report on the results of a three days workshop whose goal was to combine interactive sounds and soundscape design to simulate the sensation of walking in a specific location of Porto. We discuss advantages and disadvantages of the different solutions proposed in terms of the tech......In this paper we report on the results of a three days workshop whose goal was to combine interactive sounds and soundscape design to simulate the sensation of walking in a specific location of Porto. We discuss advantages and disadvantages of the different solutions proposed in terms...... of the technology used, and issues of how sonic interaction combined with soundscape design affects presence in virtual environments....

Prominent porto-systemic collateral pathways in patients with portal hypertension: demonstration by gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography; Vias colaterais porto-sistemicas exuberantes em portadores de hipertensao portal: demonstracao pela angiografia por ressonancia magnetica com gadolinio

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Caldana, Rogerio Pedreschi; Bezerra, Alexandre Araujo Sergio; Cecin, Alexnadre Oliveira; Souza, Luis Ronan Marques Ferreira de; Goldman, Susan Menasce; D' Ippolito, Giuseppe; Szejnfeld, Jacob [Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo (UNIFESP/EPM), Sao Paulo, SP (Brazil). Dept. de Diagnostico por Imagem]. E-mail: rogercal@uol.com.br

2003-03-01

To demonstrate the usefulness of gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography in the evaluation of prominent porto-systemic collateral pathways. We reviewed the images from 40 patients with portal hypertension studied with gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography and selected illustrative cases of prominent porto-systemic collateral pathways. The scans were performed using high field equipment (1.5 Tesla) and a 3 D volume technique. Image were obtained after intravenous injection of paramagnetic contrast media using a power injector. Magnetic resonance angiography demonstrated with precision the porto-systemic collateral pathways, particularly when investigating extensive territories or large vessels. The cases presented show the potential of this method in the investigation of patients with portal hypertension. Gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography is a useful method for the evaluation of patients with portal hypertension and prominent collateral pathways. (author)

Trans-anastomotic porto-portal varices in patients with gastrointestinal haemorrhage

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Mitchell, A.W.M.; Jackson, J.E.

2000-01-01

AIM: Porto-portal varices are commonly seen in patients with segmental extra-hepatic portal hypertension and develop to provide a collateral circulation around an area of portal venous obstruction. It is not well recognized that such communications may also develop across surgical anastomoses and be the source of gastrointestinal haemorrhage. The possible mode of development of such communications has not been previously discussed. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Over a 3-year period between 1995 and 1998, porto-portal varices were demonstrated across surgical anastomoses in four patients who were referred for the investigation of acute (two), acute-on-chronic (one) and chronic gastrointestinal bleeding (one). Their medical notes and the findings at angiography were reviewed. RESULTS: Three patients had segmental portal hypertension due to extra-hepatic portal vein (one) or superior mesenteric vein (two) stenosis/occlusion. One patient had mild portal hypertension due to hepatic fibrosis secondary to congenital biliary atresia. At angiography all patients were shown to have varices crossing previous surgical anastomoses. These varices were presumed to be the cause of bleeding in three of the four patients; the site of bleeding in the fourth individual was not determined. CONCLUSIONS: Trans-anastomotic porto-portal varices are rare. They develop in the presence of extra-hepatic portal hypertension and presumably arise within peri-anastomotic inflammatory tissue. Such varices may be difficult to manage and their prognosis is poor when bleeding occurs. Mitchell, A.W.M., Jackson, J.E. (2000)

Narrativas de “memorização” na escola normal de Porto Alegre/RS (1882

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José Edimar Souza

2018-01-01

Full Text Available O objetivo foi reconstruir algumas práticas pedagógicas que compreendiam o cotidiano da Escola Normal de Porto Alegre/RS, no final do século XIX. Os documentos analisados constituem-se de vinte e duas “sabatinas” sobre memória que se encontram no acervo documental do Arquivo Histórico do Rio Grande do Sul. A reconstrução do objeto investigado, pelas lentes da história cultural, pressupõe a analise das representações registradas no momento avaliativo dessa forma de testar o conhecimento. Os aportes teóricos sustentam-se em Chartier (2002, evidenciando os usos práticos e as representações que essa didática pressupunha. As memórias “arquivadas” foram organizadas, de maneira a tornar possível compreender, através das representações narrativas de alunos da escola normal em 1882, as práticas instituídas no que se refere a cadeira de Pedagogia. Os resultados preliminares indicam que a sabatina consistia em uma forma didática da qual os professores se valiam para avaliar e instruir.

[Trends in hospitalization for primary care-sensitive conditions and associated factors in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil].

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da Costa, Juvenal Soares Dias; Pattussi, Marcos Pascoal; Morimoto, Tissiani; de Arruda, Jocinei Santos; Bratkowski, Gabriela Rodrigues; Sopelsa, Mariani; Fritzen, Janaina Soder; do Canto, Vaneza de Andrade da Fontoura; Marques, Maximiliano Chagas

2016-04-01

An ecological study was conducted to analyze trends in hospitalization for primary care-sensitive conditions linking the results to the investments in health and coverage of the Family Health Strategy in Porto Alegre, between 1998 and 2012. The causes of hospitalization for primary care-sensitive conditions were based on the national list provided by the Ministry of Health. The data were obtained from the Hospital Information System of the Unified Health System (SUS). Standardized rates were created and investments increased by 27%, though investments in primary care increased by 83%. The expansion of coverage by the Family Health Strategy was almost fourfold, though it remained below the recommended values. There was no change in the trend of hospitalization for primary care-sensitive conditions. The analysis did not make it possible to establish if patients who were hospitalized for primary care-sensitive conditions had access to the Family Health Strategy or not, suggesting the need to incorporate data of place of origin in the information system. Studies using the Hospital Information System contribute to its enhancement, fomenting the assessment, management and design of health policies.

A complex scenario of tuberculosis transmission is revealed through genetic and epidemiological surveys in Porto.

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Rito, Teresa; Matos, Carlos; Carvalho, Carlos; Machado, Henrique; Rodrigues, Gabriela; Oliveira, Olena; Ferreira, Eduarda; Gonçalves, Jorge; Maio, Lurdes; Morais, Clara; Ramos, Helena; Guimarães, João Tiago; Santos, Catarina L; Duarte, Raquel; Correia-Neves, Margarida

2018-01-25

Tuberculosis (TB) incidence is decreasing worldwide and eradication is becoming plausible. In low-incidence countries, intervention on migrant populations is considered one of the most important strategies for elimination. However, such measures are inappropriate in European areas where TB is largely endemic, such as Porto in Portugal. We aim to understand transmission chains in Porto through a genetic characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains and through a detailed epidemiological evaluation of cases. We genotyped the M. tuberculosis strains using the MIRU-VNTR system. We performed an evolutionary reconstruction of the genotypes with median networks, used in this context for the first time. TB cases from a period of two years were evaluated combining genetic, epidemiological and georeferencing information. The data reveal a unique complex scenario in Porto where the autochthonous population acts as a genetic reservoir of M. tuberculosis diversity with discreet episodes of transmission, mostly undetected using classical epidemiology alone. Although control policies have been successful in decreasing incidence in Porto, the discerned complexity suggests that, for elimination to be a realistic goal, strategies need to be adjusted and coupled with a continuous genetic characterization of strains and detailed epidemiological evaluation, in order to successfully identify and interrupt transmission chains.

Species richness of the genera Trachelomonas and Strombomonas (pigmented Euglenophyceae in a subtropical urban lake in the Porto Alegre Botanical Garden, RS, Brazil

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Sandra Maria Alves-da-Silva

2013-09-01

Full Text Available The objective of this study was to evaluate the taxonomic composition and richness of the genera Trachelomonas and Strombomonas (pigmented Euglenophyceae in a subtropical urban lake (30º03'05"S; 51º10'34"W within the Botanical Garden, in the city of Porto Alegre, located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, in order to contribute to the floristic knowledge of Euglenophyta in artificial urban lakes. From July 2007 to June 2008, we collected samples monthly from two sampling stations, using a 25-µm mesh plankton net. The samples were preserved in 4% formaldehyde. We evaluated the following environmental variables related to the water in the lake: ammonia content, silica content, organic matter content, dissolved oxygen concentration, temperature, pH, depth, transparency, electrical conductivity and rainfall. To study the species composition in relation to environmental factors, we used cluster analysis, principal components analysis, canonical correspondence analysis and indicator species analysis. At the specific and infraspecific level, 22 taxa were identified, Trachelomonas elliptica (Playf. Defl. and T. gracillima Bal. & Dast. representing new records for the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The cluster analysis indicated seasonal variation, species richness being highest in the spring of 2007. Seven indicator species were characterized as acid-tolerant.

Venezia da città con porto a città-porto: proposta di rigenerazione urbana della Marittima

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Daniele Cannatella

2014-06-01

Full Text Available La città di Venezia, insieme al complesso sistema lagunare di cui fa parte e al quale è strettamente connessa, costituisce un interessante oggetto di studio per quanto riguarda l’equilibrio raggiunto nel tempo fra uomo e acqua, nello specifico, fra processi antropici e dinamiche ambientali. Le tradizionali tecniche costruttive veneziane sono uno degli esempi più evidenti di come l’ingegno umano abbia superato la sfida dell’acqua, riuscendo ad urbanizzare un ambiente inizialmente ostile e a creare le condizioni favorevoli all’abitabilità e ad uno sviluppo economico prevalentemente commerciale. Questo equilibrio era basato sulla profonda conoscenza dei processi naturali che caratterizzavano, e caratterizzano, la laguna e derivava dall’acquisizione di quella sapienza costruttiva generata dalle continue sperimentazioni nella ricerca di fondali idonei, di materiali adeguati e di tecniche rispondenti ad esigenze sempre più complesse, con un’estrema attenzione al territorio e alle sue risorse.Con l’affermarsi dell’era industriale, nel corso del diciannovesimo secolo, Venezia riformula le sue strategie di sviluppo puntando sulla costruzione di una nuova base industriale connessa al porto e sulla promozione turistica dell’isola. Il superamento della capacità di carico è sicuramente uno dei più consistenti punti di rottura di quel delicato equilibrio su cui è stata fondata la città fin dalle sue origini.L’articolo presenta una proposta progettuale di riconfigurazione della Marittima di Venezia basata sulla ridistribuzione dei flussi turistici e sull’incremento di resilienza del sistema economico, sociale ed ambientale della città, puntando sul porto come importante risorsa strategica per il territorio. 

Estudo de uma estratégia colaborativa no sector do vinho do Porto

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Pereira, José da Costa

2009-01-01

As rápidas e abrangentes mudanças nos mercados mundial e regional de vinhos, com significativo impacto sobre o sector do vinho do Porto em Portugal, estimularam a realização desta investigação. Assim, numa primeira fase do estudo objectivou-se analisar as motivações e as estratégias de internacionalização adoptadas para a marca de vinho do Porto beta, com vista a determinar a existência de um modelo estratégico dominante. Para isso, procedeu-se à revisão da literatura referente à abordagem...

2-D Model Test Study of the Breakwater at Porto de Dande , Angola

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Andersen, Thomas Lykke; Ramirez, Jorge Robert Rodriguez; Burcharth, Hans F.

This report deals with a two-dimensional model test study of the new breakwater at Porto de Dande, Angola. One cross-section was tested for stability and overtopping in various sea conditions. The length scale used for the model tests was 1:32. Unless otherwise specified all values given in this ......This report deals with a two-dimensional model test study of the new breakwater at Porto de Dande, Angola. One cross-section was tested for stability and overtopping in various sea conditions. The length scale used for the model tests was 1:32. Unless otherwise specified all values given...

As pessoas em situação de rua em Porto Alegre e seus dramas, tramas e manhas : a cooperação e a solidariedade como forma de humanização

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Roque Grazziola

2011-01-01

O presente trabalho tem por objetivo apresentar uma reflexão prático-teórica sobre As pessoas em situação de rua em Porto Alegre e seus dramas, tramas e manhas: a cooperação e a solidariedade como forma de humanização, enquanto parte final do processo de Pesquisa de Mestrado junto à Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Faculdade de Educação (FACED), na linha de pesquisa: Educação, Trabalho e Movimentos Sociais, com a orientação do Professor Dr. Jaime José Zitkoski. A estrutura d...

Diagnostic and treatment strategies in mucopolysaccharidosis VI

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Vairo F

2015-10-01

Full Text Available Filippo Vairo,1–3 Andressa Federhen,1,3,4 Guilherme Baldo,1,2,5–7 Mariluce Riegel,1,6 Maira Burin,1 Sandra Leistner-Segal,1,8 Roberto Giugliani1,5,6,81Medical Genetics Service, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil; 2Department of Genetics, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil; 3Clinical Research Group on Medical Genetics, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil; 4Post-Graduate Program in Child and Adolescent Health, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil; 5Gene Therapy Center, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil; 6Post-Graduate Program in Genetics and Molecular Biology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil; 7Department of Physiology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil; 8Post-Graduate Program in Medical Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, BrazilAbstract: Mucopolysaccharidosis VI (MPS VI is a very rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the ARSB gene, which lead to deficient activity of the lysosomal enzyme ASB. This enzyme is important for the breakdown of the glycosaminoglycans (GAGs dermatan sulfate and chondroitin sulfate, which accumulate in body tissues and organs of MPS VI patients. The storage of GAGs (especially dermatan sulfate causes bone dysplasia, joint restriction, organomegaly, heart disease, and corneal clouding, among several other problems, and reduced life span. Despite the fact that most cases are severe, there is a spectrum of severity and some cases are so attenuated that diagnosis is made late in life. Although the analysis of urinary GAGs and/or the measurement of enzyme activity in dried blood spots are useful screening methods, the diagnosis is based in the demonstration of the enzyme deficiency in leucocytes or fibroblasts, and/or in the identification of pathogenic mutations in the ARSB gene

Adequação dos encaminhamentos de gestações de alto-risco na rede básica de atenção à saúde de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil High risk pregnancy referrals adequacy in the basic health services of Port Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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Jorge Alberto Buchabqui

2006-03-01

Full Text Available OBJETIVOS: verificar as causas mais prevalentes e a adequação dos encaminhamentos das pacientes de pré-natal oriundas de Porto Alegre, do anel metropolitano e de cidades do interior. MÉTODOS: foram revisados 821 encaminhamentos para o Ambulatório de Gestação de Alto Risco do Hospital Fêmina, do Grupo Hospitalar Conceição, no período de julho de 1997 a julho de 2000. Os encaminhamentos foram classificados como: confirmado, acrescido, modificado, inconclusivo ou não confirmado. RESULTADOS: 201 (24,5% encaminhamentos foram inadequados. A inadequação foi mais freqüente em gestantes não oriundas da área metropolitana e pertencentes a faixas mais jovens, cujas causas mais freqüentes foram encaminhamentos de origem administrativas e não informadas. Os índices Kappa entre os diagnósticos feitos pelo serviço básico e pelo serviço de referência foram de 0,28 e 0,41, respectivamente. CONCLUSÕES: houve baixa concordância diagnóstica entre os observadores. Há necessidade de treinamento para dar maior resolutividade aos serviços de atenção básica, especialmente para os médicos de fora da área metropolitana.OBJECTIVES: to determine the most prevailing causes and referral adequacy of prenatal patients from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, metropolitan and rural areas. METHODS: 821 referrals to the High Risk Pregnancy Clinic of the Hospital Fêmina of the Grupo Hospitalar Conceição, from July 1997 to July 2000 were reviewed. Referrals were classified as: confirmed, added, modified, not conclusive or not confirmed. RESULTS: 201 (24.5% were considered inadequate. Most common causes for referring pre-natal patients were arterial hypertension and diabetes. Inadequacy was more frequent in pregnant women residing out of the metropolitan area and among the younger ones. The most frequent inadequacy causes were referrals based on bureaucratic reasons and lack of information. Kappa rates among diagnosis performed by primary care

Smart tourism destination triggers consumer experience: the case of Porto

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Pedro Liberato

2018-03-01

Full Text Available Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to emphasize the increasing importance of information and communication technologies (ICTs in smart tourism destinations, in their integration in the activity of the tourism companies, and in their interaction with visitors/tourists. In summary, it is intended to evaluate in the city of Porto how the use of technology before, during and after the visit influences the tourist experience. Design/methodology/approach - The authors empirically investigate the importance of using ICTs during tourism experience, assess the access/availability of ICT at the destination and its importance in tourist’s decisions. It is analyzed if the applications and/or information available on the internet are important and positively influence the tourism experience in Porto, that is, the degree of tourist satisfaction. The empirical evidence is based on a quantitative analysis, using a data set involving 423 tourists in the city of Porto. Findings - The importance of the internet access at the destination, especially in places like airports and hotels, since most tourists are primarily using their mobile devices and computers during the trip, and the existing information technologies available in the destination (internet, smartphones or other mobile devices and applications are considered very important in explaining tourists’ experience. Originality/value - This study identifies the strengths and weaknesses of the technological strategies, providing useful information for destination management, discussing innovation in tourism, and proposing a framework that empirically evaluates how technological components used in smart tourism destinations can improve tourists’ experiences.

Proposed strategy for improving capulín cultivation in the municipalities of Domingo Arenas, Calpan and San Nicolas de los Ranchos

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Luz María Páez Reyes; Josset Sánchez Olarte; Mariano Velasco Torres; Adrián Argumedo Macías; Jesús Felipe Álvarez Gaxiola

2013-01-01

Currently the municipalities of Domingo Arenas, Calpan and San Nicolás de los Ranchos Puebla State, conditions and have a favorable climate for growing capulín, however, not being given adequate management value the crop, This causes the yields are low and its economic importance is unnoticed. The aim of the investigation was "explore how to improve the economic and productive use capulín through the revaluation of the same by the producers, because of the advantages offered by the cultivati...

To Shuffle and to Give Again: Construction and Destruction of a Critical Area of Porto

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Alves, Sonia; Nunes, Flávio

2011-01-01

neighbourhood, have also acted as a driving force, creating population movements across Porto. Thus, forcing residential mobility is seen as a part of the solution. This approach is criticized because it does not promote citizens’ participation in the process; in fact, it deals with people as if they were...... on those areas of the city that were used to receive SJD’s citizens, questioning whether or not this decision does not amplify the trends of urban segregation within the Porto city....

On two new species of Pseudogonatodes Ruthven, 1915 (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae), with remarks on the distribution of some other sphaerodactyl lizards

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Avila-Pires, T.C.S.; Hoogmoed, M.S.

1999-01-01

Two new species of Pseudogonatodes Ruthven, 1915, are described, one from the Rio Juruá Basin, in the state of Acre, Brazil (Amazonian rainforest), the other from Rancho Grande, in the state Aragua, Venezuela (cloud forest). Both have granular dorsals and relatively numerous fourth toe lamellae, of

Reflexões sobre o modelo de fiscalização sanitária nos portos, aeroportos e fronteiras do Brasil

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Maria das Graças Ramos Oliveira

2015-03-01

Full Text Available A pesquisa teve como objetivo o estímulo à reflexão sobre os limitantes do controle sanitário dos portos, aeroportos e fronteiras, mediante a apresentação de uma análise do modelo de fiscalização sanitária exercido nas áreas de portos, aeroportos, fronteiras e recintos alfandegados do país. Foi feita uma análise dos dados de inspeções em ambientes e produtos, no espaço territorial da pesquisa. A fonte de pesquisa foi o sistema informatizado intitulado Programa Estatístico de Portos, Aeroportos e Fronteiras (ESTATPAF. Os resultados reforçam a ideia de que a responsabilidade sobre o estágio em que se encontra a fiscalização sanitária dos portos, aeroportos e pontos de fronteiras do país, ao invés de recair sobre a organização do Estado recai, principalmente, sobre o modelo de gestão da Anvisa, no caso específico, sobre a gestão da fiscalização sanitária exercida nos portos, aeroportos e fronteiras.

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Jorge Castellá Sarriera

2005-01-01

Full Text Available Este artículo presenta un estudio realizado con 11 familias latinoamericanas inmigrantes en la Gran Porto Alegre1, Brasil. Su objetivo fue dar cuenta de los procesos identitarios a través de las dimensiones personal, cultural, étnica-racial y nacional de estas familias. Para ello, se realizaron entrevistas semiestructuradas que fueron analizadas a través del método de análisis de contenido, a partir de categorías a priori. Se encontró que estas familias viven procesos aculturativos de integración cultural en los que mantienen costumbres de su país de origen y se adaptan al país de acogida. Únicamente una de las familias entrevistadas presenta asimilación cultural, caracterizada por la pérdida de la cultura de origen.

Porto de Trás: etnicidade, turismo e patrimonialização

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Patrícia de Araújo Brandão Couto

2011-05-01

Full Text Available The article describes the process by which cultural heritage of Porto de Trás, a neigborhood in Itacaré on the southern coast of Bahia, Brazil, has gained recognition. Porto de Trás is an ethnic community of African Brazilians with a tradition of artisanal fishing. Historically, its residents, organized in family groupings, have been segregated for their race and socioeconomic status.Even with the arrival of the tourist industry in the 1990s and concomitant urban developments, it maintained its traditional cultural practices, gaining recognition as an enclave of “authenticity” referred to local culture. Interactions between the different spheres of heritage operating in this space are discussed especially the construction of ethnicity by local residents.

Porto\tde Trás: etnicidade, turismo e patrimonialização

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Patrícia de Araújo Brandão Couto

2011-01-01

Full Text Available The article describes the process by which cultural heritage of Porto de Trás, a neigborhood in Itacaré on the southern coast of Bahia, Brazil, has gained recognition. Porto de Trás is an ethnic community of African Brazilians with a tradition of artisanal fishing. Historically, its residents, organized in family groupings, have been segregated for their race and socioeconomic status. Even with the arrival of the tourist industry in the 1990s and concomitant urban developments, it maintained its traditional cultural practices, gaining recognition as an enclave of "authenticity" referred to local culture. Interactions between the different spheres of heritage operating in this space are discussed especially the construction of ethnicity by local residents

Prominent porto-systemic collateral pathways in patients with portal hypertension: demonstration by gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography

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Caldana, Rogerio Pedreschi; Bezerra, Alexandre Araujo Sergio; Cecin, Alexnadre Oliveira; Souza, Luis Ronan Marques Ferreira de; Goldman, Susan Menasce; D'Ippolito, Giuseppe; Szejnfeld, Jacob

2003-01-01

To demonstrate the usefulness of gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography in the evaluation of prominent porto-systemic collateral pathways. We reviewed the images from 40 patients with portal hypertension studied with gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography and selected illustrative cases of prominent porto-systemic collateral pathways. The scans were performed using high field equipment (1.5 Tesla) and a 3 D volume technique. Image were obtained after intravenous injection of paramagnetic contrast media using a power injector. Magnetic resonance angiography demonstrated with precision the porto-systemic collateral pathways, particularly when investigating extensive territories or large vessels. The cases presented show the potential of this method in the investigation of patients with portal hypertension. Gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography is a useful method for the evaluation of patients with portal hypertension and prominent collateral pathways. (author)

Trabajadores, economía de guerra y huelga general. Porto Alegre, 1942- 1945

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García Schneider, Paula

2011-01-01

Full Text Available Entre los años 1942-1945, los trabajadores porto-alegrenses se encontraban inmersos en una economía que podríamos llamar de guerra. Esa economía tuvo implicancias en su calidad de vida, debido a la carestía, especulación y pérdida progresiva del salario real. Asimismo, si bien desde la implementación del Estado Novo en 1937 el gobierno se proponía domesticar a los trabajadores, en 1942, con la intromisión del Brasil en la Segunda Guerra Mundial para lograr la intensificación de la producción, fue recortada la legislación que protegía a los trabajadores. Se pretende a partir del análisis de la escasez de alimentos y aumento del costo de vida, analizar cómo esto afectaba la vida de los trabajadores porto-alegrenses, y a su vez, cómo los trabajadores en 1945 inician un movimiento huelguista en el marco de la crisis del Estado Novo. From 1942 to 1945, the workers of Porto Alegre were immersed in what could be called a war economy. That economy had consequences in their quality of life, given the scarcity, speculation and progressive loss of the real wages. Also, despite the implementation of the Estado Novo in 1937, an attempt to placate the workers; in 1942, with the involvement of Brazil in the Second World War and with the purpose of intensifying production, the legislation that protected workers was whittled down.Considering the information about food shortages and the increase in the cost of living, the impact on the life of the Porto Alegre worker is analyzed, as well as, the manner in which in 1945, the workers started a strike movement in the context of the crisis of the Estado Novo.

Consumo de suplementos nutricionais por frequentadores de academias da cidade de Porto Alegre Consumo de suplementos nutricionales por los frecuentadores de las academias de la ciudad de Porto Alegre Consumption of nutritional supplements among individuals in Porto Alegre's fitness centers

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Ana Paula Trussardi Fayh

2013-03-01

Full Text Available O objetivo do estudo foi verificar a prevalência do uso de suplementos alimentares nas academias da cidade de Porto Alegre. Foram entrevistados 316 indivíduos com idade entre 18-59 anos. A abordagem foi por voluntariedade, em 22 academias da cidade. Observou-se um expressivo uso de suplementos nutricionais pelos participantes (28,8%, e os homens utilizam mais suplementos do que as mulheres (pEl objetivo del estúdio fue verificar la prevalencia de la utilizacíon de suplementos dietéticos en las academias de la ciudad de Porto Alegre. Fueron entrevistadas 316 personas con edad entre 18 y 59 años. La abordaje fue por voluntariedad en 22 academias de la ciudad. Se ha observado un expresivo uso de suplementos nutricionales por los participantes (28,8%, y los hombres utilizan más los suplementos que las mujeres (pThe aim of this study was to verify the prevalence of the use of food supplements at fitness centers in the city of Porto Alegre. Were interviewed 316 individuals at an age range between 18 and 59. Individuals participated voluntarily in 22 fitness centers in the city. The study has revealed a significant use of nutritional supplements by the participants (28.8% and men intake more supplements than women (p<0.05. The most common supplements reported in the study were those mainly based on proteins, which are mainly chosen because of suggestions made by physical educators. The high intake of nutritional supplements indicates the necessity of alerting the population about the risks related to the inappropriate use of nutritional supplements.

Urban Decay in Porto - Strengths and Weaknesses of Portuguese Regeneration Programmes

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Alves, Sonia; Ramos, Isabel

2012-01-01

The historic district of Porto is suffering from extensive physical and socioeconomic degradation, mainly induced by the housing policy during the dictatorship of Salazar. Despite numerous programmes and projects with the aim to improve the poor housing and social conditions implemented the social...

Environmental radiological studies downstream from the Rancho Seco Nuclear Power Generating Station, 1985

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Noshkin, V.E.; Wong, K.M.; Eagle, R.J.; Brunk, J.L.; Jokela, T.A.

1986-01-01

Information compiled in 1985 while assessing the environmental impact of radionuclides previously discharged with aqueous releases from the Rancho Seco Nuclear Power Generating Plant is presented. In October 1984, the quantities of gamma-emitting radionuclides in water discharged to Clay Creek from the plant were reduced below operationally defined detection limits for liquid effluents. However, radionuclides previously discharged persist in the downstream environment and are found in many aquatic dietary components. 134 Cs and 137 Cs are the primary gamma-emitting radionuclides detected in the edible flesh of different fish, crayfish, and frogs. Coefficients for exponential equations are generated, from a least square analysis, that relate the change in concentration of 137 Cs in fish to distance downstream and time between March and October 1985. Concentrations of 137 Cs in surface creek sediments also decreased in the downstream direction much in the same manner as concentrations decreased in fish. However, there was no significant difference in the radiocesium concentrations in surface sediements collected from comparable locations during both 1984 and 1985

Intake of oral photoprotectors by postmen in Porto Alegre

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Karina dos Santos

2017-09-01

Full Text Available Introduction: Postmen are daily exposed to high levels of solar radiation, and lack of protection can result in many health damages. The present study aimed to identify cutaneous phototypes and evaluate the intake of oral photoprotectors by postmen. Methods: Cross-sectional study, carried out from August 2011 to December 2012 in the city of Porto Alegre, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Socioeconomic and behavioral data regarding daily solar exposure were collected through a questionnaire. To evaluate the intake of beta-carotene, lycopene and omega-3, two 24-hour dietary recalls were applied. Cutaneous phototypes were assessed by Fitzpatrick’s classification.  Results: A total of 181 postmen were analyzed, whose mean age was 40.2±11.4 years old, and 140 (77.3% were male. The cutaneous phototypes II, III and IV were the most prevalent (n=138, totaling 76.3% of the sample. The median for the oral photoprotectors intake was 1.16 mg (0.46 – 2.29 of beta-carotene, 3.60 mg (1.01 – 6.31 of lycopene and 0.95 g (0.61 – 1.45 of n-3 fatty acids, all values significantly lower than the minimal doses to obtain photoprotective effect (p<0.001. The individuals in the group of phototypes V and VI showed lower adherence to the use of sunscreen and lower intake of beta-carotene, comparing to the other groups. Conclusions: The intake of oral photoprotectors is low in this population. Future studies may evaluate the real effect of oral photoprotectors, so that preventive measures using this approach can be included in photoprotection education actions for outdoor workers. Keywords: Diet; food and nutrition; skin aging; skin neoplasms; occupational health

The prevalence of elder abuse in the Porto Alegre metropolitan area

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Camila Mello dos Santos

2013-06-01

Full Text Available Abuse of the elderly is a form of violence to come to the public's attention. Dental professionals are in an ideal position to identify physical abuse. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of elderly abuse and analyze the database of injury reports that can be identified by dental teams. A documentary analysis study developed by the Elderly Protection Police Station of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, was carried out. The information used came from 2,304 complaints filed at the aforementioned institution between the years of 2004 and 2006. The records of abuse are categorized as injury, neglect, mistreatment, theft, financial abuse, threat, disturbing the peace, atypical fact, and others. The injuries that could be identified by the dental team were classified according to the injury's location in the area of the head, face, mouth and neck. Descriptive analysis was performed, and chi-square tests were used to evaluate the distributions of the types of elder abuse in relation to sex and age. The most frequent of the different types of abuse was theft, with a prevalence of 17.8%, followed by disturbing the peace at 11.8%. Disturbing the peace, threat, and bodily injury were significantly associated with women. Elder abuse among women and men declines with age. The prevalence of head injury was 25% of the total injuries, most often in females, and in those aged < 70 years. Based on these results, it is necessary that the dental team observe the elderly person's appearance for suspicious physical signs.

THE BACKYARD OF THE CORN FARMERS. SAN NICOLÁS DE LOS RANCHOS, PUEBLA-MÉXICO

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José Luis López González

2013-04-01

Full Text Available This research aimed to identify the contribution that the backyards of corn farmers make to food security and the preservation and conservation of plant and animal diversity, and its link with farmers' knowledge, in San Nicolas de los Ranchos. To this end, 77 producers surveyed randomly selected corn was calculated using an equation, the role of food security in the backyard, and the calculation of the diversity index and species richness that helped expose the plant diversity found also estimated the amount of dung that provide animals to backyard farming, this helped to show synergy livestock farming. Some results suggest that the products obtained in the backyard contribute to feeding the family. Also found plant and animal diversity, as are most ornamental plants, food and medicinal use, it is also possible to identify animals such as chickens, turkeys, sheep, goats, cows, horses and donkeys.

Health heat stress in the Porto Metropolitan Area – a matter of temperature or inadequate adaptation?

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Monteiro, Ana

2014-09-01

Full Text Available The aim of this contribution is to understand the negative outcomes for human health during hot weather in a Mediterranean urban environment. Examining seasonal variations of thermal comfort in Porto, by Physiologically Equivalent Temperature (PET, and comparing expected and observed daily mortality (all causes and morbidity (all causes, respiratory and circulatory diseases, suggests that in southern Europe, people’s adaptation techniques for reducing heat stress and associated health risks need to be developed much further. Research already done in Porto shows that social and economic vulnerability must be included alongside with individual characteristics, like age, gender or genetics, when defining the thresholds above which negative health impacts begin to become severe. Findings from Porto show that a climate risk map is needed for every metropolitan area, with sufficient detail to give locally appropriate temperature thresholds taking into account both the local climate and the socio-economic conditions of every sector of the urban environment.

Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship: The Case of Porto Region

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Carvalho, João M. S.

2016-01-01

This chapter provides a summarized and objective review over the relationships among innovation, social innovation, entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, new business models (NBM), and product (good, service, idea) value and sustainability (economic, social, ecological, and psychological). A study has been done in Porto region through interviews with 13 social innovators and entrepreneurs, in order to evaluate those relationships. The conceptual base for analysis is the theor...

Study on Strategic Planning of Road and Bridge Infrastructure Development in City Planning: Taking Porto-novo City of Benin Republic as Example

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Boko-haya Dossa Didier

2018-01-01

Full Text Available Concern about the townlet infrastructure construction in developing country is one of the crucial part of county town planning and development. By taking the overall planning and design in a case study of Porto-novo city at Republic of Benin, this paper analyzes the characteristics and opportunities of Porto-novo city and puts forward corresponding infrastructure construction strategy. In the end, the paper comes up with specific plan of planning and design under the background of Porto-novo's planning of development strategy.

Geography and Participatory Democracy in Brazil: Porto Alegre and Belo Horizonte Compared

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Terence Wood

2007-10-01

Full Text Available This paper examines the participatory budgeting  process that an increasing number of municipalities, primarily but not exclusively in Brazil, are  using as a tool of governance. Background is  provided on municipal governance in Brazil as  well as on the Partido dos Trabalhadores, the political party primarily responsible for introducing participatory budgeting. This is followed by a  comparison of the participatory budgets of two  Brazilian cities: Porto Alegre and Belo Horizonte.  From this comparison we draw conclusions as to  how geography can condition the outcomes of  participatory budgeting processes. Resumen: Geografía y democracia participativa en Brasil:  Comparación entre Porto Alegre y Belo Horizonte Este artículo estudia el proceso de presupuestos  participativos que un número creciente de municipalidades, especialmente en Brasil, aunque no  exclusivamente, está utilizando como instrumento  de gobernabilidad. En el artículo se entrega información de fondo sobre los gobiernos municipales en Brasil y sobre el Partido de los Trabajadores, el partido político que es responsable de la  introducción del presupuesto participativo, para  posteriormente comparar los presupuestos participativos de dos ciudades brasileñas: Porto Alegre y  Belo Horizonte. Sobre la base de esta comparación sacamos conclusiones sobre cómo puede la  geografía condicionar el resultado de procesos de  presupuesto participativo.

Combined Modular Pumped Hydro Energy Storage Plus Solar PV Proposal for Rio Rancho High School, New Mexico

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Bibeault, Mark Leonide [Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

2015-08-25

This is a proposal to locate a combined Modular Pumped Hydro (MPH) Energy Storage plus PV solar facility at Rio Rancho High School, NM. The facility will functionally provide electricity at night derived from renewable solar energy. Additionally the facility will provide STEM related educational opportunities for students and staff of the school, public community outreach, and validation of an energy storage approach applicable for the Nation (up to 1,000,000 kWh per installation). The proposal will summarize the nature of electricity, why energy storage is useful, present the combined MPH and solar PV production design, present how the actual design will be built and operated in a sustainable manner, how the project could be funded, and how the project could be used in STEM related activities.

Herpetofauna, municipality of Porto Murtinho, Chaco region, state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

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Souza, F. L.

2010-01-01

Full Text Available Among the physiographic regions included in the central South American diagonal of open formations,the Chaco, with some endemic species, represents the southernmost dry area. In Brazil, the Chaco is foundin southwestern corner of Mato Grosso do Sul state, mostly in the municipality of Porto Murtinho along theParaguay and Apa rivers. From February 2008 to December 2009, we carried out an inventory of amphibiansand reptiles in Porto Murtinho, using pitfall traps, time-limited searches, and occasional encounters. A total of34 amphibian and 39 reptile species were registered. Although some typical Chacoan species were found, mostof the species are open area dwellers that also occur in other open biomes, such as the Cerrado and Caatinga.

Porto-systemic collaterals in cirrhosis of the liver. Selective percutaneous transhepatic catheterization of the portal venous system in portal hypertension

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Hoevels, J; Lunderquist, A; Tylen, U; Simert, G [Lund Univ. (Sweden)

1979-01-01

In 93 patients with cirrhosis of the liver and portal venous hypertension the main tributaries of the portal vein were examined by percutaneous transhepatic catheterization. The appearance and degree of porto-systemic collaterals were analysed. Esophageal varices were demonstrated in 82 patients. No correlation was found between the portal venous pressure and the extent of porto-systemic communications.

Role of the Tourism Cluster of Porto de Galinhas in the Local Development

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Natália Pelinca Braga

2013-04-01

Full Text Available This paper proposes to prepare a case study on the role of the tourism cluster of Porto de Galinhas in local development. For such, the analysis on the indicators listed in the database of the Annual Report of Social Information (RAIS was performed, whose time interval was 15 years comprised between 1994 and 2008, the pair years in the aforementioned period being analyzed. The results show that the impact of tourism cluster is positive, both from economic, as the social point of views, i.e. it entails development both in physical infrastructure and in terms of socio-economic relationships of the resident population. This study reinforces therefore, the argument of the positive influence of a tourism cluster in the region, specifically in case of Porto de Galinhas.

Etapas de consolidação da paisagem urbana do Porto contemporâneo : da programação dos Almadas ao plano de 1952

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Nuno Ferreira

2013-12-01

Full Text Available This paper seeks to understand and to interpret the solutions of the transformation, permanence, development, reorganization and consolidation processes of the urban matrix of the city of Porto between the second half of the 18th century and the first half of the 20th century.The intrinsic relationships between Porto’s expansion and the newly built areas are clarified through the analysis of the main urbanistic studies and plans, since the action of the Almadas, and, particularly, since the plan implemented by the Board of Public Works of Porto («Junta das Obras Públicas do Porto», from 1763, to the Regulatory Plan for the City of Porto («Plano Regulador da Cidade do Porto»; 1952.The relationships between the succession of plans are analysed, highlighting the evolution of the ways of planning the city, which culminate in a global vision of it, from the perspective of a territorial planning based on the principles of the Modern City.

Generation and management of solid waste resulting from tourist activities of the Porto de Galinhas - P

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Jaqueline Guimarães Santos

2015-04-01

Full Text Available The significant solid waste generation, coupled with the lack of proper management of the waste generated, has been one of the issues of concern and conducting research on the part of scholars in the field. Tourism as an activity that positively impacts and negativity a given location, has emerged as an activity that can generate a lot of waste, especially in periods of high season, considering the increase of people moving to the tourist destinations. Accordingly, this study aims to analyze the generation and management of solid waste resulting from tourism in Porto de Galinhas, PE. We performed an exploratory, descriptive, qualitative study, conducted in the form of a case study in Porto de Galinhas, PE. The data collection was done interviews together social actors, as well as non-participant observation during data collection. The results showed that tourism activities in Porto de Galinhas result in a high amount of solid waste, and these are directed to inappropriate places. Although fate presents a combination of recyclable materials, RECYCLE, reuses this not a significant amount, given the proportion of waste generated.

Os fungos anemófilos e sensibilização em indivíduos atópicos em Porto Alegre, RS Airborne fungi and sensitization in atopic individuals in Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

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Adelina Mezzari

2003-09-01

Full Text Available OBJETIVOS: Identificar e caracterizar a freqüência e a concentração de esporos de fungos anemófilos em Porto Alegre. Determinar a prevalência de sensibilização a estes fungos em indivíduos atópicos. MÉTODOS: Em 52 amostras colhidas no equipamento Rotorod Sampler®, foram quantificados 3773 esporos de fungos no período de um ano (abril de 2000 a março de 2001. Em 39 pacientes atópicos com rinite e ou asma foram realizados testes cutâneos com alérgenos de fungos anemófilos e o teste fluorimunoenzimático para verificar a incidência de manifestações alérgicas provocadas por tais fungos. RESULTADOS: Em 3773 esporos de fungos encontrados foram identificados 674 (17,86% de Cladosporium sp, 567 (15,03% do grupo Aspergillus/Penicillium, 144 (3,82% de rusts, 94 (2,49% de Helminthosporium sp, 46 (1,22% de Botrytis sp, 45 (1,19% de Alternaria sp, 34 (0,90% de smuts, 33 (0,87% de Curvularia sp, 23 (0,61% de Nigrospora sp e 3 (0,08% de Fusarium sp. Também foram encontrados 1905 (50,49% de ascosporos e 145 (3,84% de basidiosporos. Não foram possíveis de serem identificados 60 (1,59% dos esporos observados. Nos 39 testes cutâneos e sorológicos realizados, resultaram em 15,38% de indivíduos atópicos sensibilizados por alérgenos de fungos em Porto Alegre. CONCLUSÕES: A ocorrência de grande número de esporos de fungos no ar em nossa cidade enfatiza a importância deste estudo sobre os fungos anemófilos, sendo eles responsáveis por 15,38% das sensibilizações alérgicas em indivíduos atópicos com manifestações de asma e ou rinite.OBJECTIVE: To identify and quantify the fungal spores in the atmospheric air of Porto Alegre and to assess sensitization to these allergens in atopic individuals suffering from rhinitis and asthma. METHODS: A total of 52 samples were obtained using a Rotorod Sampler® from April 2000 through March 20001. Allergy skin tests with anemophilous fungus allergens as well as fluorimmunoenzymatic tests were

Kooperative Planung im Kontext informeller Siedlungen in Porto Alegre, Brasilien

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Zellhuber, Andrea

2010-01-01

Wie die meisten lateinamerikanischen Großstädte zeichnet sich die Peripherie von Porto Alegre durch ein dynamisches und ungeregeltes Siedlungswachstum in Form von Landbesetzungen und illegalen Parzellierungen aus. Mit Hilfe von Methoden der qualitativen Sozial¬forschung werden anhand einer Fallstudie insbesondere die damit verbundenen städtischen Umweltkonflikte analysiert und deren Einbeziehung in kooperative Planungsverfahren untersucht. Die Prozesse des ungeregelten Siedlungswachstums am S...

História da genética no Brasil: um olhar a partir do Museu da Genética da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

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Vanderlei Sebastiao de Souza

2013-06-01

Full Text Available Aborda o contexto de criação do Museu da Genética, em 2011 no Departamento de Genética na Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, em Porto Alegre, e apresenta sua estrutura e conteúdo. Argumenta-se que os materiais disponibilizados no Museu da Genética constituem uma rica fonte para pesquisas sobre a história da genética no Brasil (e da genética de populações humanas em particular a partir da segunda metade do século XX, tema ainda pouco investigado, apesar da proeminência dessa área do conhecimento no Brasil.

Models of urban requalification under neoliberalism and austerity: the case of Porto

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Branco, Rosa; Alves, Sonia

2017-01-01

This paper critically analyses the legal and institutional framework set up by the Portuguese government in 2004 to boost ‘urban requalification’ – the Urban Rehabiliation Societies (SRUs) – and its implementation in the city of Porto. Firstly, we present a diachronic analysis that identifies pha...

Consumo de suplementos nutricionais por frequentadores de academias da cidade de Porto Alegre Consumo de suplementos nutricionales por los frecuentadores de las academias de la ciudad de Porto Alegre Consumption of nutritional supplements among individuals in Porto Alegre's fitness centers

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Ana Paula Trussardi Fayh; Cláudia Villela da Silva; Flávia Roanna Dotto de Jesus; Gabriela Kerpel Costa

2013-01-01

O objetivo do estudo foi verificar a prevalência do uso de suplementos alimentares nas academias da cidade de Porto Alegre. Foram entrevistados 316 indivíduos com idade entre 18-59 anos. A abordagem foi por voluntariedade, em 22 academias da cidade. Observou-se um expressivo uso de suplementos nutricionais pelos participantes (28,8%), e os homens utilizam mais suplementos do que as mulheres (p

Identification, antimicrobial resistance and genotypic characterization of Enterococcus spp. isolated in Porto Alegre, Brazil

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Bender, Eduardo André; de Freitas, Ana Lúcia Peixoto; Reiter, Keli Cristine; Lutz, Larissa; Barth, Afonso Luís

2009-01-01

In the past two decades the members of the genus Enterococcus have emerged as important nosocomial pathogens worldwide. In the present study, we evaluated the antimicrobial resistance and genotypic characteristics of 203 Enterococcus spp. recovered from different clinical sources from two hospitals in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The species were identified by conventional biochemical tests and by an automated system. The genetic diversity of E. faecalis presenting high-level aminoglycoside resistance (HLAR) was assessed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis of chromosomal DNA after SmaI digestion. The E. faecalis was the most frequent specie (93.6%), followed by E. faecium (4.4%). The antimicrobial resistance profile was: 2.5% to ampicillin, 0.5% to vancomycin, 0.5% teicoplanin, 33% to chloramphenicol, 2% to nitrofurantoin, 66.1% to erythromycin, 66.5% to tetracycline, 24.6% to rifampicin, 30% to ciprofloxacin and 87.2% to quinupristin-dalfopristin. A total of 10.3% of the isolates proved to be HLAR to both gentamicin and streptomycin (HLR-ST/GE), with 23.6% resistant only to gentamicin (HLR-GE) and 37.4% only to streptomycin (HLR-ST). One predominant clonal group was found among E. faecalis HLR-GE/ST. The prevalence of resistance among beta-lactam antibiotics and glycopeptides was very low. However, in this study there was an increased number of HLR Enterococcus which may be spreading intra and inter-hospital. PMID:24031416

Internações por doenças relacionadas ao saneamento ambiental inadequado na rede pública de saúde da região metropolitana de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 2010-2014

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Mariana Santiago Siqueira

Full Text Available Resumo OBJETIVO: descrever a ocorrência, as características e os gastos com internações por doenças relacionadas ao saneamento ambiental inadequado (DRSAI financiadas pelo Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS entre residentes na Região Metropolitana de Porto Alegre-RS, no período de 2010 a 2014. MÉTODOS: estudo descritivo com dados do Sistema de Informações Hospitalares do SUS (SIH/SUS. RESULTADOS: das 13.929 internações por DRSAI, 93,7% relacionaram-se às doenças de transmissão feco-oral e 20,4% foram de crianças de 1 a 4 anos de idade (28,1 internações/10 mil hab./ano; a letalidade hospitalar foi de 2,2%, tendo as doenças de transmissão feco-oral como principais causas de óbito; em 2,0% das internações, houve utilização de unidade de terapia intensiva (UTI; o gasto total com as internações foi de cerca de R$6,1 milhões. CONCLUSÃO: as DRSAI permanecem como um importante problema na região metropolitana de Porto Alegre-RS, embora esta apresente bons indicadores de desenvolvimento.

Análise de regressão múltipla das concentrações de PM10 em função de elementos meteorológicos para Porto Alegre, Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, em 2005 e 2006 - doi: 10.4025/actascitechnol.v33i1.9627

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Angela Radünz Lazzari

2011-03-01

Full Text Available O ar é um meio eficiente de dispersão de poluentes atmosféricos e seu comportamento depende dos movimentos atmosféricos que ocorrem na troposfera. Em Porto Alegre, Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, há um grande tráfego diário e uma concentração de indústrias que podem ser responsáveis por emissões atmosféricas. Neste trabalho, estudou-se o comportamento das concentrações diárias de material particulado (PM10 desta cidade, considerando a influência dos elementos meteorológicos. A análise dos dados foi realizada a partir de estatísticas descritivas, correlação linear e regressão múltipla. Os dados foram fornecidos pela Fundação Estadual de Proteção Ambiental Henrique Luiz Roessler - RS (FEPAM e pelo Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia (INMET. A partir das análises pôde-se verificar que: as concentrações do PM10, medidos diariamente às 16h, não ultrapassaram os padrões nacionais de qualidade do ar; os elementos meteorológicos que influenciam nas concentrações do PM10 foram: a velocidade média diária do vento e a radiação média diária com relações negativas; as temperaturas médias diárias do ar e as direções, norte e noroeste, do vento, com relações positivas. As direções do vento que contribuem significativamente para diminuir as concentrações nos locais medidos são Leste e Sudeste.

Metrópole de Risco : o caso da Vila Dique e do aterro sanitário da zona norte na poluição das águas superficiais e subterrâneas das bacias hidrográficas do Arroio da Areia e Passo das Pedras/Porto Alegre-RS

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Adriano Lima Troleis

2009-01-01

O presente estudo investigou a influência da vila Dique o do Aterro Sanitário da Zona Norte, na qualidade das águas superficiais e subterrâneas, das bacias hidrográficas do arroio da Areia e Passo das Pedras, no município de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. A metodologia deste estudo envolveu duas estratégias de abordagem: teórico-conceitual e operacional. A teórica orientou-se pelos eixos de abordagem: qualidade das águas; processo de urbanização mundial, brasileiro e da cidade de Po...

Social media e pratiche emergenti di partecipazione: il caso Porto Torres: quando la comunità locale va on-line

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Bonesu, Rodolfo

2011-01-01

This study looks at a territory-based virtual community grown up on the most recent platform for online community building: the social network site (SNS). With the Sardinian industrial town of Porto Torres being the local community, and Facebook the virtual platform of interaction, this study specifically approaches the question of how and to what extent territory-based online interaction can impact local political participation and social capital. Porto Torres is a small town in the Italian ...

Is it the motion picture or the theater?: What influences moviegoers in Porto Alegre? ¿La película o la sala de cine?: ¿Que es lo que lleva el espectador portoalegrense al cine? O filme ou a sala?: O que leva o espectador porto-alegrense ao cinema?

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Luiz Antonio Slongo

2009-12-01

Full Text Available Lack of time these days makes leisure moments increasingly valuable. While movies are an important entertainment option in big cities recently there have been changes in theaters around the world and many adaptations have been made to attract and retain viewers. This article addresses key attributes and motivations with respect to movies and theaters that influence moviegoers in Porto Alegre. Data analyzed reveals that the main moviegoer motivation is leisurely entertainment. Seating comfort and cleanliness are the most important attributes for motion picture theaters while cast and script rate highest for motion pictures. This information may influence more of a focus on actions for customer preferences in the endeavor to attract more viewers.La creciente falta de tiempo de las personas en los tiempos actuales ha dejado los momentos de ocio cada vez más valorados. La ida al cine es una de las principales opciones de entretenimiento de la población en las grandes ciudades. Sin embargo, en los últimos años, ha habido cambios en varios aspectos de las salas de cine en todo el mundo, cambios que dan cuenta que las empresas del ramo, en proceso de permanente adaptación, incorporan nuevas formas de conquistar y hacer leales a sus clientes. Este artículo busca tratar de los principales atributos y motivaciones de las salas de cine y de las películas que determinan la ida del espectador al cine en la ciudad de Porto Alegre. El análisis de los datos recolectados en este estudio revela que la principal motivación que lleva a las personas al cine es el entretenimiento/ocio. Los atributos de las salas de cine más valorados, según los datos presentados, son la comodidad de los asientos y la limpieza e higiene, mientras que los atributos de las películas más valorados son el guión y el elenco. Las informaciones analizadas en este estudio podrán influenciar la toma de decisiones de las empresas del ramo para que dirijan sus esfuerzos hacia

Analysis of the thermal behaviour of a low cost, single-family, more sustainable house in Porto Alegre, Brazil

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Grigoletti, Giane [Departamento de Arquitetura e Urbanismo, UFSM, Santa Maria, RS (Brazil); Nucleo Orientado para a Inovacao da Edificacao, UFRGS, Porto Alegre (Brazil); Sattler, Miguel A.; Morello, Alessandro [Nucleo Orientado para a Inovacao da Edificacao, UFRGS, Porto Alegre (Brazil)

2008-07-01

Efforts have been made in Brazil to improve the thermal performance of low-cost buildings. Since 1997 studies on low-cost housing have been developed by Nucleo Orientado para a Inovacao da Edificacao, the construction sector of the Engineering College of the Rio Grande do Sul University, Brazil. In 2000 a prototype of a low-cost house was built on the university campus. This prototype has undergone several evaluations in an attempt to assess its thermal and environmental performance, like: energy consumption, rainwater harvesting, use of sustainably managed wood for window frames and doors, besides a detailed accounting of overall costs. The thermal performance of the house was monitored, by recording outdoor and indoor air temperatures and relative humidity, over the period of whole year. A brief appraisal of such results, as well as the annual heating and cooling degree-hours are presented. Daily swings in outdoor are a common climatic event in Porto Alegre and the building response to daily temperature swings, greater than 10 K, and hot and cold spells are presented. The results show that the thermal performance of the prototype is fairly satisfactory, considering the limitations of a low-cost house, when artificial heating and cooling is not affordable. (author)

Optimizing the definition of intrauterine growth restriction: the multicenter prospective PORTO Study.

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Unterscheider, Julia

2013-04-01

The objective of the Prospective Observational Trial to Optimize Pediatric Health in Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR) (PORTO Study), a national prospective observational multicenter study, was to evaluate which sonographic findings were associated with perinatal morbidity and mortality in pregnancies affected by growth restriction, originally defined as estimated fetal weight (EFW) <10th centile.

Qualidade do ar interior e sintomas respiratórios em escolas do Porto Indoor air quality and respiratory symptoms in Porto schools

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Sílvia Fraga

2008-07-01

Full Text Available Objectivo: Avaliar a associação entre a qualidade do ar interior em escolas da cidade do Porto e a prevalência de patologia alérgica e respiratória nos adolescentes que as frequentam. Participantes e métodos: Foi avaliada temperatura, humidade relativa, concentração de CO2 (dióxido de carbono e de COV (compostos orgânicos voláteis em nove escolas públicas da cidade do Porto. Em cada escola foram avaliados os alunos de nove turmas do 7.º, 8.º e 9.º anos, num total de 1607 adolescentes com média de idades de 14,0 (desvio-padrão=0,3 anos. A avaliação foi feita através de um questionário que compreendia questões referentes a características demográficas, sociais e comportamentais do adolescente e características da habitação de residência. Utilizou-se o questionário do International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC para avaliar a sintomatologia respiratória. Resultados: Nos doze meses que antecederam a avaliação, referiram ter tido asma 5,8% dos adolescentes, pieira 9,2%, crises de espirros 22,0% e alterações na pele 6,6%. Após ajuste para a escolaridade dos pais, valores de CO2 > 2100 ppm associaram-se a pieira durante o exercício [OR=1,86 (IC95% 1,20 -2,89] e tosse nocturna [OR=1,40 (0,95 -2,06]. Observou-se um aumento da estimativa de risco de sintomas de pieira nos últimos 12 meses, asma alguma vez na vida e nos últimos 12 meses e tosse nocturna nas escolas com valores mais elevados de COV, embora a associação não seja estatisticamente significativa. Conclusão: Piores indicadores de qualidade do ar interior, nomeadamente concentração de CO2, associaram-se a maior sintomatologia respiratória.Aim: To evaluate the association between the indoor air quality in Porto schools and the prevalence of allergic and respiratory symptoms in adolescents. Material and methods: Temperature, relative humidity, carbon dioxide (CO2 and volatile organic compound (VOC concentrations were evaluated in nine

Dressing up (in stories: fragments from the patrimonialisation process of the clothing collection from the Traditionalist Gaucho Movement (Movimento Tradicionalista Gaúcho, MTG in Porto Alegre - RS

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Caroline Muller

2016-06-01

Full Text Available This text presents stories about the patrimonialisation process of the clothing collection from the Traditionalist Gaucho Movement (Movimento Tradicionalista Gaúcho, MTG, located in the city of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. The collection is described by the interlocutors who narrate their daily experiences as participants in the process. This set of information weaves a form of storytelling, whose intention is not to rebuild the narratives in a linear and chronological way, but in a way that is plural, multiple and fragmented. Still, the research is based on written sources, such as documents, photographic records and field Journals accessed during the empirical research conducted in the years 2014 and 2015. By highlighting the memories, the knowledge and the trajectories from the interlocutors at the collection, it was possible to understand that the clothing is a part of who they are and it sets out to open their ideals and wills

Rotina de procedimentos utilizados na seleção e adaptação de aparelhos de amplificação sonora individual em centros auditivos na cidade de Porto Alegre, Brasil - RS Routine of procedures used on the selection and adaptation of hearing aids at hearing centers in the city of Porto Alegre, Brazil - RS

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Mariele Boscaini Zandavalli

2009-01-01

Full Text Available OBJETIVOS: verificar a rotina de procedimentos realizados com pacientes candidatos ao uso de aparelho de amplificação sonora individual, em Centros Auditivos na cidade de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul no Brasil. MÉTODOS: participaram do estudo 14 Centros Auditivos, por meio de questionário preenchido pelo fonoaudiólogo (a, responsável técnico (a pelo estabelecimento. RESULTADOS: os resultados encontrados indicaram que os únicos procedimentos realizados em 100% dos centros auditivos foram a audiometria tonal limiar, a otoscopia e a pré-moldagem. Quanto ao tipo de aparelhos auditivos, moldes auriculares e tecnologia mais indicados foram retroauriculares, invisíveis simples e digitais, respectivamente. Na adaptação a faixa etária mais comumente foi de 60 a 79 anos, o tipo de adaptação monoaural, e a maioria dos centros auditivos realizam orientações de uso, acompanhamento após aquisição e experiência domiciliar prévia. CONCLUSÃO: os resultados mostraram que não existiram divergências entre os centros auditivos pesquisados, mas que alguns procedimentos teriam importância significativa para o processo de seleção de aparelhos auditivos, pois os mesmos contribuiriam para o sucesso de uma protetização efetiva.PURPOSES: to check the routine of procedures used with patients which were candidates to using hearing aid, in Hearing Centers in the city of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil. METHODS: 14 Hearing Centers took part in the study, through a questionnaire which was filled in by the Speech Therapist incumbent upon the Center. RESULTS: the results we've found have shown that the sole procedures used in 100% of the Hearing Centers were the threshold tonal audiometry, the otoscopy and the pre-molding. As for the most indicated types of hearing aids, as well as auricular molds and technology, they were retroauricular, simple, invisible and digital, respectively. In the adaptation, the most common age went from 60 to

Senhora das Águas: Memórias da antiga Procissão de Navegantes do Porto de Pelotas - RS

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Farinha, Alessandra Buriol

2012-01-01

O presente trabalho tem como principal objetivo recuperar as memórias da antiga Procissão de Nossa Senhora dos Navegantes na regiãodo Porto de Pelotas. Da mesma forma, busca elucidar de que forma ocorreu sua descaracterização, seu esquecimento. A Festa de Navegantes ocorreu pela primeira vez em Pelotas em 1932, no bairro portuário da cidade, organizada pela Matriz Sagrado Coração de Jesus, conhecida como Igreja do Porto. No evento religioso, ocorria procissão terrestre...

Duas leituras sobre as transformações da cultura urbana de Porto Alegre nos anos 1970: entre memória e ficção

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Monteiro, Charles

2004-01-01

O artigo problematiza a memória e a percepção das transformações dos espaços, das formas de sociabilidade e da cultura urbana em Porto Alegre nos anos 1970 através das crônicas de Nilo Ruschel e Moacyr Scliar. Abstract The present article discusses memory, the perception of changes in urban spaces, forms of sociability and a new urban culture in Porto Alegre through the chronicles of Nilo Ruschel and Moacyr Scliar, written in the 1970th . Palavras-Chave: Porto Alegre. História urbana. Crôn...

Dose to man from a hypothetical loss-of-coolant accident at the Rancho Seco Nuclear Power Plant

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Peterson, K.R.; Greenly, G.D.

1981-02-01

At the request of the Sacramento Municipal Utilities District, we used our computer codes, MATHEW and ADPIC, to assess the environmental impact of a loss-of-coolant accident at the Rancho Seco Nuclear Power Plant, about 40 kilometres southeast of Sacramento, California. Meteorological input was selected so that the effluent released by the accident would be transported over the Sacramento metropolitan area. With the release rates provided by the Sacramento Municipal Utilities District, we calculated the largest total dose for a 24-hour release as 70 rem about one kilometre northwest of the reactor. The largest total dose in the Sacramento metropolitan area is 780 millirem. Both doses are from iodine-131, via the forage-cow-milk pathway to an infant's thyroid. The largest dose near the nuclear plant can be minimized by replacing contaminated milk and by giving the cows dry feed. To our knowledge, there are no milk cows within the Sacramento metropolitan area

Patrimônio cultural, memória social e informação: a cidade de Porto Alegre na palma da sua mão?

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Marina Leitão Damin

2018-05-01

Full Text Available Reflete sobre os vestígios memoriais colecionados por uma cidade, Porto Alegre (Brasil, a vida social dos objetos inseridos nessa coleção, no sentido não só de sua patrimonialização, mas de sua dinâmica de memoração, bem como da visibilidade desse conjunto de objetos que estão em constante movimento de criação e transformação. O corpus de análise considera dois objetos digitais: o aplicativo Porto Alegre Guide, como um suporte à consolidação ou à criação de memórias sobre a cidade de Porto Alegre e o site da Prefeitura Municipal, que reúne equipamentos e espaços valorizados como patrimônios da cidade. Objetiva, a partir dessa análise, compreender a relação entre memória, informação e patrimônio cultural. Conclui que as múltiplas identidades e polifonias existentes na cidade de Porto Alegre e que têm potencialidade para emergirem como patrimônio cultural não são divulgadas pela Prefeitura Municipal, nem pelo aplicativo Porto Alegre Guide.

Consumer behaviour towards organic food in porto alegre: an application of the theory of planned behaviour

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Alexia Hoppe

2013-03-01

Full Text Available The aim of this study was to investigate consumers' decision-making process, attitudes and values towards organic food throughout the employment of the Theory of Planned Behaviour, adapting the methodology from a European project. 450 consumers were interviewed at supermarkets and farmers' markets in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Results indicate a high penetration level and very positive attitude towards organic products. Organics are believed to be healthier, tastier, more natural and environmental friendly, although being less attractive and more expensive than conventional food. Respondents from the farmers' market represent a specific segment whose values are more oriented toward society. The findings showed an alignment between positive attitude and consumption behaviour among the surveyed consumers. The study finally contributes to the stakeholders in general, since the knowledge of the attributes more valued by consumers can help retailers to play the role of coordinators of this supply chain, stimulating producers to adhere to organic certification, helping them to upgrade their production practices and improve their income. Consumers are also benefiting from this offer in the market.O estudo investiga o processo de tomada de decisão dos consumidores, suas atitudes e valores em relação ao alimento orgânico pelo uso da Teoria do Comportamento Planejado, adaptando a metodologia de um estudo da União Europeia. Foram entrevistados 450 consumidores em supermercados e feiras ecológicas em Porto Alegre, Brasil. Os resultados indicam um grande nível de penetração e uma atitude muito positiva em relação aos produtos orgânicos. Os entrevistados acreditam que os alimentos orgânicos são mais saudáveis, saborosos, mais naturais e ambientalmente corretos, apesar de serem menos atraentes visualmente e mais caros que alimentos convencionais. Os respondentes das feiras ecológicas representam um segmento específico com valores mais orientados

Prevalência do consumo de drogas na FEBEM, Porto Alegre Drug use prevalence at FEBEM, Porto Alegre

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Maristela Ferigolo

2004-03-01

Full Text Available OBJETIVO: Identificar a prevalência do uso de drogas entre crianças e adolescentes institucionalizados e avaliar o uso associado das substâncias lícitas, álcool e tabaco, com drogas ilícitas; e verificar qual a droga de uso inicial para o consumo das substâncias psicoativas ilícitas. MÉTODOS: Realizou-se um estudo transversal na Fundação Estadual do Bem-Estar do Menor do Rio Grande do Sul, na cidade de Porto Alegre. Um questionário elaborado pela Organização Mundial da Saúde, anônimo, sobre o uso de drogas e sua quantificação, auto-aplicado em salas de aula, foi respondido pela população de crianças e adolescentes alfabetizados que cumpriam medidas socioeducativas ou medidas protetivas. A análise visou descrever o uso de drogas entre os dois subgrupos levando em conta gêneros e idades de início de uso. RESULTADOS: Os resultados foram obtidos a partir de 382 indivíduos. As substâncias mais experimentadas foram: álcool (81,3%, tabaco (76,8%, maconha (69,2%, cocaína (54,6%, solventes (49,2%, ansiolíticos (13,4%, alucinógenos (8,4%, anorexígenos (6,5% e barbitúricos (2,4%. Em torno de 80% afirmaram ter usado experimentalmente alguma droga ilícita. As meninas usaram principalmente medicamentos e os meninos drogas ilícitas, álcool e tabaco. As crianças albergadas por atos infracionais mostraram uso significativamente mais freqüente de álcool, maconha, cocaína e solventes. A idade de início do álcool e tabaco ocorreu antes dos 12 anos; maconha e solventes, antes dos 13, e cocaína, antes de completar 14, em média. Verificou-se alta freqüência de uso concomitante de drogas lícitas e ilícitas por esta população. CONCLUSÕES: A prevalência de experimentação e uso de drogas entre crianças e adolescentes institucionalizados é alta e precoce. As drogas lícitas foram usadas mais precocemente que as ilícitas. Indivíduos do sexo masculino e albergados por atos infracionais apresentam maior probabilidade de

Optimism and Mortality in Older Men and Women: The Rancho Bernardo Study

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Ericha G. Anthony

2016-01-01

Full Text Available Purpose. To examine the associations of optimism and pessimism with all-cause, cardiovascular disease (CVD, coronary heart disease (CHD, and cancer mortality in a population-based sample of older men and women followed ≤12 years. Methods. 367 men and 509 women aged ≥50 from the Rancho Bernardo Study attended a 1999–2002 research clinic visit when demographic, behavioral, and medical history were obtained and completed a 1999 mailed survey including the Life Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R. Mortality outcomes were followed through 2012. Results. Average age at baseline was 74.1 years; during follow-up (mean = 8.1 years, 198 participants died, 62 from CVD, 22 from CHD, and 49 from cancer. Total LOT-R, optimism and pessimism scores were calculated. Participants with the highest optimism were younger and reported less alcohol use and smoking and more exercise. Cox proportional hazard models showed that higher total LOT-R and optimism, but not pessimism scores, were associated with reduced odds of CHD mortality after adjusting for age, sex, alcohol, smoking, obesity, physical exercise, and medication (HR = 0.86, 95% CI = 0.75, 0.99; HR = 0.77, 95% CI = 0.61, 0.99, resp.. No associations were found for all-cause, CVD, or cancer mortality. Conclusions. Optimism was associated with reduced CHD mortality in older men and women. The association of positive attitudes with mortality merits further study.

SEASONAL DISTRIBUTION OF MALARIA VECTORS (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE IN RURAL LOCALITIES OF PORTO VELHO, RONDÔNIA, BRAZILIAN AMAZON

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Luiz Herman Soares GIL

2015-06-01

Full Text Available We conducted a survey of the malaria vectors in an area where a power line had been constructed, between the municipalities of Porto Velho and Rio Branco, in the states of Rondônia and Acre, respectively. The present paper relates to the results of the survey of Anopheles fauna conducted in the state of Rondônia. Mosquito field collections were performed in six villages along the federal highway BR 364 in the municipality of Porto Velho, namely Porto Velho, Jaci Paraná, Mutum Paraná, Vila Abunã, Vista Alegre do Abunã, and Extrema. Mosquito captures were performed at three distinct sites in each locality during the months of February, July, and October 2011 using a protected human-landing catch method; outdoor and indoor captures were conducted simultaneously at each site for six hours. In the six sampled areas, we captured 2,185 mosquitoes belonging to seven Anopheles species. Of these specimens, 95.1% consisted of Anopheles darlingi, 1.8% An. triannulatus l.s., 1.7% An. deaneorum, 0.8% An. konderi l.s., 0.4 An. braziliensis, 0.1% An. albitarsis l.s., and 0.1% An. benarrochi. An. darlingi was the only species found in all localities; the remaining species occurred in sites with specific characteristics.

Addition of an expansive clay facies of Corumbatai formation from Porto Ferreira city to ceramic mass used in ceramic pole Santa Gertrudes for dry process

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Souza, Paulo Eduardo de Campos e; Christofoletti, Sergio Ricardo

2011-01-01

In the search for diversification of ceramic products by the dry-process, in this work was added in the composition of a ceramic mass of Santa Gertrudes Ceramic Pole-PCSG, an expansive clay of Corumbatai Formation found in Porto Ferreira city. The ceramics characterization was carried out in Porto Ferreira Ceramic Industry following the standards (ABNT, 1997). The samples were first pressed resulting in specimens of dimension 10x3 cm which were burned in a laboratory furnace at a temperature of 1160 ° C. The tests were conducted of the flexion strength (raw, dry and burning), water absorption, bulk density, firing shrinkage in individual samples and the composition of 30% of sample Porto Ferreira (APF) plus 70% sample of Santa Gertrudes (ASG). The results showed that the ceramic samples showed good results from individual MRF and AA: 633.76 Kgf/cm 2 and 0.37% for a sample of Santa Gertrudes (ASG) and 437.32 and 3.06% for the sample of Porto Ferreira (APF). The result of the composition showed an increase in values or MRF= 722.20 Kgf/cm 2 and increased values of AA to 0.75%. The expansive clay type 'montmorillonite' clays found in the sample Porto Ferreira (APF) have contributed in improving the packaging and therefore the improvement of the ceramic properties. (author)

IDENTIFICACIÓN, USOS Y MEDICIÓN DE LEGUMINOSAS ARBÓREAS FORRAJERAS EN RANCHOS GANADEROS DEL SUR DEL ESTADO DE MÉXICO

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Jaime Olivares Pérez

2011-06-01

Full Text Available El objetivo del trabajo fue identificar las especies arbóreas leguminosas, usos, densidad, frecuencia, abundancia y medidas dasométricas en ranchos ganaderos del sur del Estado de México; así como evaluar la producción de follaje (kg materia seca árbol-1ha-1 de Pithecellobium dulce, Haematoxylum brasiletto y Gliricidia sepium —preferidas por los ganaderos como fuente de forraje y con mayor densidad—; y evaluar  la producción de fruto (kg materia seca  árbol-1ha-1 de Acacia  cochliacantha y P. dulce. La información de usos se obtuvo mediante entrevistas semiestructuradas aplicadas a 69 ganaderos, cantidad que representó 83% de la población. Las mediciones de los árboles se realizaron en seis ranchos mediante trabajo de campo. La información se analizó usando estadísticas descriptivas. Se identificaron 12 especies arbóreas (Acacia cochliacantha, Lysiloma divaricata, Pithecellobium dulce, Haematoxylum brasiletto y Gliricidia sepium, las cuales presentaron mayor densidad, frecuencia y abundancia. De 46.6% de las arbóreas, su follaje y fruto es consumido por rumiantes; de 20%, es consumido follaje, fruto y flor. Se proporcionan de cinco a ocho usos en 80% de las especies, además del forrajero, como leña, poste, sombra, cerca viva, medicinal, consumo humano, artesanal y maderable. Las arbóreas con mayor fuste fueron: Caesalpinia coriaria, Pithecellobium dulce, Enterolobium cyclocarpum y Leucaena esculenta, con diámetro basal (DB de 47.11 a 57.2 cm, diámetro a la altura del pecho (DAP de 49.34 a 50.3 cm y altura (A de 7.4 a 14.5 m,  los cuales son preferidos para sombra. La producción de follaje de Pithecellobium dulce, Haematoxylum brasiletto y Gliricidia sepium fue de 44.5, 8.8 y 8.4 kg MS arbol-1, respectivamente. La producción de fruto de Pithecellobium dulce y Acacia cochliacantha fue 63.9 y 21.7 kg MS árbol-1, respectivamente. Las 12 leguminosas

Parentesco, escravidão e liberdade (Porto Feliz, São Paulo, século XIX Kinship, slavery and freedom (Porto Feliz, São Paulo, 19th century

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Roberto Guedes

2011-06-01

Full Text Available Focado na cidade de Porto Feliz, capitania/província de São Paulo, o trabalho analisa como motivos de ordem familiar influenciaram conflitos entre senhores e escravos em torno da liberdade e da escravidão. Nas últimas décadas da escravidão, em meio a pressões em prol da liberdade e de relativa perda de legitimidade da escravidão, nota-se, por parte de uma família senhorial, o esforço em preservar essa condição construída ao longo de gerações. Senhores com (antepassado escravo e famílias cativas que almejavam a liberdade conduziram-se por motivos parentais, ainda que com objetivos diferentesFocused in Porto Feliz, captaincy/province of São Paulo, this study analyzes how family reasons influenced conflicts between masters and slaves about freedom and slavery. At the ends of slavery, with pressures for freedom and relative loss of legitimacy of slavery, a master family tried to preserve its social position, built up over generations and over slavery. By other hand, slaves families sought to achieve freedom. Thus, a former slave family and a slave family joined forces to defend their kinships interests

The role of digital marketing: a perspective from Porto hotels’ managers

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Leite, Rita Abreu; Azevedo, António Joaquim Araújo de

2017-01-01

The role of internet in the purchasing behavior of tourists led to a modification in marketing plans that became increasingly digital. This study aims to identify how managers of the hospitality industry use digital marketing, as a marketing tool. This study adopted a qualitative methodology comprising: a) the analysis of the online presence - website, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Booking.com and TripAdvisor - of the 59 four and five stars establishments of Porto; b) semi-stru...

[Consumption of nutrients among the elderly living in Porto Alegre in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: a population-based study].

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Venturini, Carina Duarte; Engroff, Paula; Sgnaolin, Vanessa; El Kik, Raquel Milani; Morrone, Fernanda Bueno; da Silva Filho, Irenio Gomes; De Carli, Geraldo Attilio

2015-12-01

A cross-sectional, population-based study was conducted on a random sample of 427 elderly individuals living in Porto Alegre, Brazil, to establish the nutrient consumption profile and verify its association with sociodemographic and health variables. Dietary intake was assessed using the 24-hour Food Recall Survey and the Dietetic Research Investigation technique. Seventy percent of the elderly respondents were women: 48.5% were between 60 and 69 years old; 68.8% had less than 8 years of schooling; 39% had a family income of between 2 and 5 minimum wages and 58.4% took no physical exercise. Hypertension was the most prevalent disease among the elderly and 54.9% were underweight. Men consumed more calories, protein, fiber, minerals and vitamins than women. Carbohydrate and calcium intake increases with advancing age, while zinc intake decreases. Physical exercise increased the intake of calories, magnesium, potassium and phosphorus. The higher the schooling the greater the intake of vitamins B6 and B12; the higher the family income, the greater the consumption of vitamin B6 and folic acid. The results show that there are nutritional deficiencies in the daily diet of the Brazilian elderly population, especially among women and individuals over 80 years of age.

Percutaneous Transjugular Direct Porto-caval Shunt in Patients with Budd-Chiari Syndrome

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Quateen, A.; Pech, M.; Berg, T.; Bergk, A.; Podrabsky, P.; Felix, R.; Ricke, J.

2006-01-01

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of direct porto-caval shunts in patients with Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) in whom there is no access to the hepatic veins during transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPSS). We included six consecutive patients with fulminant/acute Budd-Chiari syndrome (mean age: 35 years) in whom a conventional TIPSS was not possible due to inaccessible hepatic veins. We performed a direct porto-caval shunt via a transhepatic approach. Patients were followed up by means of clinical examination, laboratory investigations, and Doppler ultrasound. TIPSS implantation from the inferior vena cava (IVC) was successful in all six patients (100%). The median transhepatic shunt length was 9 cm (8-10 cm). No procedure-related complications were observed in our patients. Early shunt occlusion occurred in three out of six patients (50%). In all three of these patients, the stent used to stabilize the shunt ended 1-2 cm before reaching the IVC. All occlusions were successfully recanalized. One of these patients developed recurrent early shunt as well as mesenteric and splenic vein occlusions. She died 7 days after TIPSS placement due to an unmanageable coagulation disorder. The remaining five patients were followed up by planned clinical examination and laboratory investigations (mean follow-up time was 15 months; patient 1 was followed up for 13 months, patient 2 for 14 months, patient 3 for 15 months, and patients 4 and 5 for 16 months) and all displayed a complete and durable resolution of liver failure and ascites without reintervention. In patients with acute liver failure originating from BCS and inaccessible hepatic veins, a direct transhepatic porto-caval shunt can be performed safely and effectively under ultrasound guidance. Future studies in larger patient groups should investigate if the patency of transcaval TIPSS with long transhepatic shunt segments is similar compared to conventional TIPSS via

Caracterização do consumidor de carne de frango da cidade de Porto Alegre Characterization of the chicken meat consumer of Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

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Dione Carina Francisco

2007-02-01

Full Text Available A preocupação com a segurança alimentar tem mudado a forma como os consumidores vêem os produtos cárneos, fazendo com que busquem informações sobre os alimentos que consomem. Neste sentido, esta pesquisa teve como objetivo caracterizar o consumidor porto-alegrense de carne de frango. Foram entrevistados 393 consumidores durante o período de abril a julho de 2004. Os resultados demonstram que a carne de frango é a segunda carne preferida dos consumidores e que os cortes e empanados de frango são os produtos mais consumidos. Os consumidores acreditam que a gripe do frango e a salmonelose são as principais doenças veiculadas por esta carne.The concern with the alimentary security has changed the form as the consumers see the meaty products; searching information on the foods that consume. In this direction, this research was aimed at characterizing the chicken meat consumer of Porto Alegre, Brazil. They had been interviewed 393 consumers during the period of April the July of 2004. The results demonstrate that the chicken meat is the second preferred meat of the consumers, and that the empanados cuts and of chicken are the most consumed products. The consumers believe that the bird flu and salmonelose are the main illnesses propagated by this meat.

Socioeconomic impacts of nuclear generating stations: Rancho Seco case study. Technical report 1 Oct 78-4 Jan 82

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Bergmann, P.A.

1982-07-01

The report documents a case study of the socioeconomic impacts of the construction and operation of the Rancho Seco nuclear power station. It is part of a major post-licensing study of the socioeconomic impacts at twelve nuclear power stations. The case study covers the period beginning with the announcement of plans to construct the reactor and ending in the period, 1980-81. The case study deals with changes in the economy, population, settlement patterns and housing, local government and public services, social structure, and public response in the study area during the construction/operation of the reactor. A regional modeling approach is used to trace the impact of construction/operation on the local economy, labor market, and housing market. Emphasis in the study is on the attribution of socioeconomic impacts to the reactor or other causal factors. As part of the study of local public response to the construction/operation of the reactor, the effects of the Three Mile Island accident are examined

[Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in indigenous people over 40 years of age in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil].

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da Rocha, Ana Karina Silva; Bós, Angelo José Gonçalves; Huttner, Edison; Machado, Denise Cantarelli

2011-01-01

To investigate the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome (MS) among indigenous people older than 40 years of age from two cities in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil. A descriptive, analytic, cross-sectional study was conducted in two municipalities, Porto Alegre and Nonoai, between July and August 2009. A total of 150 indigenous people older than 40 years of age (range: 40-104 years), participated in the study. MS prevalence was determined based on National Cholesterol Education Program - Adult Treatment Panel III criteria. Blood samples and anthropometric data were collected. The participants also answered a questionnaire on eating habits, which was then contrasted to the 10 steps to healthy eating proposed by the World Health Organization and recommended by the Brazilian Ministry of Health. MS prevalence was 65.3%, affecting women more than men (P motivation for healthy behaviors is possibly the best way to manage MS and promote health in a population that is still neglected by public health policies.

Epidemiological, clinical and immunohistochemical aspects of canine lymphoma in the region of Porto Alegre, Brazil

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Elisa B. Neuwald

2014-04-01

Full Text Available This paper describes the epidemiological, clinical and immunohistochemical characteristics of canine lymphomas diagnosed in the region of Porto Alegre, Brazil. Thirty dogs were enrolled in the study; most of them were male (60%, mixed-breed (23% and middle-aged or older. The majority (87% of affected dogs showed the multicentric form. The B-cell phenotype was most frequently detected (62%; 37% of the animals were in clinical stage IV, and 83% were classified as sub-stage "b". Lymphadenopathy was observed in 67% of the cases, and dyspnea, prostration, decreased appetite and vomiting were the most common clinical signs encountered. Anemia was a frequently encountered laboratory alteration (57%, as were leukocytosis (40%, thrombocytopenia (33%, lymphopenia (30%, hyperglobulinemia (20% and hypercalcemia (13%. The results of this study indicate that the clinical features of dogs with lymphoma in the region of Porto Alegre are similar to those observed worldwide.

INSTITUIÇÕES GOVERNAMENTAIS E PARTICIPAÇÃO CIDADÃ: FINANÇAS PÚBLICAS INCLUSIVAS EM PORTO ALEGRE - BRASIL

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Aaron Schneider

2009-12-01

Full Text Available A recurrent theme in political science links new forms of participatory democracy to citizens’ attitudes and their willingness to abide with their obligation to pay taxes. In this paper we examine how the citizens of Porto Alegre - Brazil view tax paying, from the perspective of material and non-material benefits. Usingsurvey data collected in Porto Alegre in 2003 with 687 interviews, we find that, overall poor sectors show a tendency to support tax paying because of the material benefits, while middle sectors also have supporting attitudes, but for non-material benefits. Through the use of logit regression we find empirical evidence of a connection between trust in participatory budget and citizenssupport for the municipal government.

Impactos de atropelamentos de animais silvestres no trecho da rodovia SP-215 confrontante ao Parque Estadual de Porto Ferreira – Porto Ferreira, SP (Nota Científica. Impacts roadkills mortality of wild animals in the area of SP-215 highway alongside Porto Ferreira State Park – Porto Ferreira, SP (Scientific Note.

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Sonia Aparecida de SOUZA

2010-12-01

Full Text Available No presente trabalho foi realizado o monitoramento dos atropelamentos de animais silvestres na rodovia SP–215 no trecho confrontante ao Parque Estadual de Porto Ferreira. Em seis anos foram registrados 72 indivíduos, sendo 17 espécies de mamíferos, 10 de aves, quatro de répteis, uma de anfíbio e três indivíduos não identificados. Dentre esses, lobo-guará Chrysocyon brachyurus, jaguatirica Leopardus pardalis e cuíca-lanosa Caluromys lanatus se encontram na lista das espécies ameaçadas de extinção do Estado de São Paulo. A partir do conhecimento das espécies atingidas, faz-se necessário o desenvolvimento de estudos e propostas de implantação de medidas mitigadoras à presença da rodovia SP–215 para a conservação da fauna.This paper presents the data collected through the monitoring of roadkills on SP–215 highway in the area alongside Porto Ferreira State Park. During six years, 72 roadkills were recorded, including 17 species of mammals, 10 of birds, five of reptiles, one of amphibians and three unidentified individuals. Among those species, maned wolf Chrysocyon brachyurus, ocelot Leopardus pardalis, and Western woolly opossum Caluromys lanatus are included in the threatened species list of the state of São Paulo. After finding out which species are affected, it is necessary to develop studies and proposals for implementing effective mitigation measures for the presence of SP–215 highway in the area in order to preserve the local fauna.

Diferenças entre fatores de risco para infecção pelo HIV em usuários de drogas injetáveis do Rio de Janeiro e Porto Alegre Risks differences of HIV infection between injection drug users in Rio de Janeiro and Porto Alegre

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Raquel De Boni

2005-01-01

Full Text Available INTRODUÇÃO: No Brasil, aproximadamente 19 mil pessoas adquiriram o vírus HIV por meio do uso de drogas injetáveis desde o início da epidemia, com a soroprevalência em amostras destes usuários variando entre 25% e 65%. O objetivo deste estudo é comparar os comportamentos de risco para infecção por HIV entre amostras de usuários de cocaína injetável do Rio de Janeiro e de Porto Alegre. MÉTODOS: Comparação entre dados de estudos transversais conduzidos em Porto Alegre e no Rio de Janeiro. Um grupo de 250 indivíduos que haviam utilizado cocaína injetável nos seis meses prévios à coleta respondeu ao RBA (Risk Behaviour Assessement e realizou testagem anti-HIV em ambos os centros. RESULTADOS: Não houve diferença estatisticamente significativa entre os dados demográficos, exceto entre as médias de idade (31 anos no Rio de Janeiro e 28 anos em Porto Alegre. Em Porto Alegre, houve maior uso de cocaína injetável e maior número de comportamentos de risco relacionados a este uso. No Rio de Janeiro, houve mais comportamentos sexuais de risco e uso mais freqüente de cocaína aspirada e álcool. DISCUSSÃO: Os usuários de cocaína injetável das duas regiões estudadas apresentavam freqüências diferentes nos comportamentos de risco para HIV, e estes comportamentos parecem estar relacionados com o tipo, a via e a freqüência das drogas utilizadas. Os dados foram coletados entre 1994 e 1997, quando o uso de crack era menor nestas cidades, o que pode ter alterado o padrão atual de comportamentos de risco para HIV em usuários de cocaína.INTRODUCTION: In Brazil, about 19.000 of HIV cases have been attributed to injection drug use, with the seroprevalence among such samples ranging from 25% to 65%. The aim of this study is to compare drug using and HIV risk behaviors among injection cocaine users in Rio de Janeiro and Porto Alegre. METHODS: Comparative analysis of cross-sectional data from two studies conducted in Porto Alegre and

Injury risk prediction for traffic accidents in Porto Alegre/RS, Brazil

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Perone, Christian S.

2015-01-01

This study describes the experimental application of Machine Learning techniques to build prediction models that can assess the injury risk associated with traffic accidents. This work uses an freely available data set of traffic accident records that took place in the city of Porto Alegre/RS (Brazil) during the year of 2013. This study also provides an analysis of the most important attributes of a traffic accident that could produce an outcome of injury to the people involved in the accident.

Uurban Forestry Evaluations: Quantitative Surveys on Vegetation of Green Tunnels in Porto Alegre, RS

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Luciane Teresa Salvi

2010-12-01

Full Text Available Os túneis verdes, objetos de estudo deste trabalho, constituem estruturas paisagísticas recorrentes na paisagem de Porto Alegre. Formados pela densa arborização viária, integram a floresta urbana da capital gaúcha e representam uma alternativa aos projetos dedicados ao fomento da vegetação em ambientes urbanizados. As propostas que objetivam a implantação desses túneis devem considerar o aumento da densidade e diversidade da flora, sendo necessária a realização de diagnósticos da vegetação existente como subsídio para a formulação de tais projetos. Esta pesquisa avalia aspectos referentes à diversidade e à composição das espécies vegetais formadoras de alguns túneis verdes da cidade de Porto Alegre, RS, estabelecendo um comparativo entre as espécies existentes, tendo em vista que o manejo dessa vegetação linear representa uma das ferramentas que pode ser empregada visando ao aumento da densidade e diversidade das florestas urbanas.

Definição de níveis aceitáveis baseados no risco para hidrocarbonetos no Município de Porto Alegre segundo a metodologia RBCA Definition of risk-based screening levels to hydrocarbons in Porto Alegre municipality according to the RBCA methodology

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Eri Takeuchi

2009-12-01

Full Text Available O presente estudo definiu valores de NABR (Níveis Aceitáveis Baseados no Risco para hidrocarbonetos no Município de Porto Alegre, de acordo a metodologia RBCA, adotando-se dados hidrogeológicos dos compartimentos Embasamento Cristalino alterado e Depósitos Sedimentares Quaternários. Os parâmetros de exposição adequados à população do município, bem como dados de toxicidade dos compostos selecionados, foram definidos a partir de fontes bibliográficas e bancos toxicológicos disponíveis. As tabelas de referência geradas são, em geral, mais restritivas para o Embasamento Cristalino em relação aos Depósitos Sedimentares. Comparados às tabelas de referência da Cetesb, os valores correspondentes a Porto Alegre são inferiores, resultando na necessidade de investigações ambientais mais detalhadas em áreas impactadas por hidrocarbonetos.This study defined RBSL (Risk Based Screening Levels values to hydrocarbons in Porto Alegre, Southern Brazil. The values were obtained through the RBCA methodology, using hydrogeological data from the Crystalline Altered Basement and the Quaternary Sedimentary Deposits. The exposure parameters appropriate to the urban population, as well as toxicity data of selected compounds, were obtained from bibliographical sources and toxicological databases. The reference tables demonstrated that the Crystalline Altered Basement values, in general, are more restrictive than those from the Quaternary Sedimentary Deposits. In comparison to Cetesb's reference tables, the values in Porto Alegre are lower, resulting in the need of more detailed environmental investigations in hydrocarbons polluted areas.

Concentration of radionuclides in fresh water fish downstream of Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Plant

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Noshkin, V.E.; Eagle, R.J.; Dawson, J.M.; Brunk, J.L.; Wong, X.M.

1984-01-01

Fish were collected for radionuclide analysis over a 5-month period in 1984 from creeks downstream of the Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Plant, which has been discharging quantities of some fission and activation products to the waterway since 1981. Among the fish, the bluegill was selected for intensive study because it is very territorial and the radionuclide concentrations detected should be representative of the levels in the local environment at the downstream locations sampled. Among the gamma-emitting radionuclides routinely released, only 134 Cs and 137 Cs were detected in the edible flesh of fish. Concentrations in the flesh of fish decreased with distance from the plant. The relationship between concentration and distance was determined to be exponential. Exponential equations were generated to estimate concentrations in fish at downstream locations where no site-specific information was available. Mean concentrations of 137 Cs in bluegill collected during April, May, July and August from specific downstream stations were not significantly different in spite of the release of 131 mCi to the creeks between April and August. The concentrations in fish are not responding to changes in water concentrations brought about by plant discharges. Diet appears to be a more significant factor than size or weight or water concentration in regulating body burdens of 137 Cs in these fish

Size and shape stasis in late Pleistocene mammals and birds from Rancho La Brea during the Last Glacial-Interglacial cycle

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Prothero, Donald R.; Syverson, Valerie J.; Raymond, Kristina R.; Madan, Meena; Molina, Sarah; Fragomeni, Ashley; DeSantis, Sylvana; Sutyagina, Anastasiya; Gage, Gina L.

2012-11-01

Conventional neo-Darwinian theory views organisms as infinitely sensitive and responsive to their environments, and considers them able to readily change size or shape when they adapt to selective pressures. Yet since 1863 it has been well known that Pleistocene animals and plants do not show much morphological change or speciation in response to the glacial-interglacial climate cycles. We tested this hypothesis with all of the common birds (condors, golden and bald eagles, turkeys, caracaras) and mammals (dire wolves, saber-toothed cats, giant lions, horses, camels, bison, and ground sloths) from Rancho La Brea tar pits in Los Angeles, California, which preserves large samples of many bones from many well-dated pits spanning the 35,000 years of the Last Glacial-Interglacial cycle. Pollen evidence showed the climate changed from chaparral/oaks 35,000 years ago to snowy piñon-juniper forests at the peak glacial 20,000 years ago, then back to the modern chaparral since the glacial-interglacial transition. Based on Bergmann's rule, we would expect peak glacial specimens to have larger body sizes, and based on Allen's rule, peak glacial samples should have shorter and more robust limbs. Yet statistical analysis (ANOVA for parametric samples; Kruskal-Wallis test for non-parametric samples) showed that none of the Pleistocene pit samples is statistically distinct from the rest, indicating complete stasis from 35 ka to 9 ka. The sole exception was the Pit 13 sample of dire wolves (16 ka), which was significantly smaller than the rest, but this did not occur in response to climate change. We also performed a time series analysis of the pit samples. None showed directional change; all were either static or showed a random walk. Thus, the data show that birds and mammals at Rancho La Brea show complete stasis and were unresponsive to the major climate change that occurred at 20 ka, consistent with other studies of Pleistocene animals and plants. Most explanations for such

Temporary Intraoperative Porto-Caval Shunts in Piggy-Back Liver Transplantation Reduce Intraoperative Blood Loss and Improve Postoperative Transaminases and Renal Function: A Meta-Analysis.

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Pratschke, Sebastian; Rauch, Alexandra; Albertsmeier, Markus; Rentsch, Markus; Kirschneck, Michaela; Andrassy, Joachim; Thomas, Michael; Hartwig, Werner; Figueras, Joan; Del Rio Martin, Juan; De Ruvo, Nicola; Werner, Jens; Guba, Markus; Weniger, Maximilian; Angele, Martin K

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The value of temporary intraoperative porto-caval shunts (TPCS) in cava-sparing liver transplantation is discussed controversially. Aim of this meta-analysis was to analyze the impact of temporary intraoperative porto-caval shunts on liver injury, primary non-function, time of surgery, transfusion of blood products and length of hospital stay in cava-sparing liver transplantation. A systematic search of MEDLINE/PubMed, EMBASE and PsycINFO retrieved a total of 909 articles, of which six articles were included. The combined effect size and 95 % confidence interval were calculated for each outcome by applying the inverse variance weighting method. Tests for heterogeneity (I 2 ) were also utilized. Usage of a TPCS was associated with significantly decreased AST values, significantly fewer transfusions of packed red blood cells and improved postoperative renal function. There were no statistically significant differences in primary graft non-function, length of hospital stay or duration of surgery. This meta-analysis found that temporary intraoperative porto-caval shunts in cava-sparing liver transplantation reduce blood loss as well as hepatic injury and enhance postoperative renal function without prolonging operative time. Randomized controlled trials investigating the use of temporary intraoperative porto-caval shunts are needed to confirm these findings.

Consumo de suplementos nutricionais por frequentadores de academias da cidade de Porto Alegre

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Fayh, Ana Paula Trussardi; Silva, Cláudia Villela da; Jesus, Flávia Roanna Dotto de; Costa, Gabriela Kerpel

2013-01-01

O objetivo do estudo foi verificar a prevalência do uso de suplementos alimentares nas academias da cidade de Porto Alegre. Foram entrevistados 316 indivíduos com idade entre 18-59 anos. A abordagem foi por voluntariedade, em 22 academias da cidade. Observou-se um expressivo uso de suplementos nutricionais pelos participantes (28,8%), e os homens utilizam mais suplementos do que as mulheres (p

Seasonal variation of air kerma in the 'Vulcano Porto' area (Aeolian Islands, Italy)

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Bellia, S.; Basile, S.; Brai, M.; Hauser, S.; Puccio, P.; Rizzo, S.

2001-01-01

Air kerma was measured in the 'Vulcano Porto' area of the Vulcano Island, belonging to the Aeolian Islands, in the Mediterranean Sea. Measurements were carried out using thermoluminescence dosimeters. The relationship between observed dose values and source lithology has been assessed. Data show a seasonal variation due to weather conditions but also probably related to features of the soils, making the variation more evident

Seasonal variation of air kerma in the "Vulcano Porto" area (Aeolian Islands, Italy).

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Bellia, S; Basile, S; Brai, M; Hauser, S; Puccio, P; Rizzo, S

2001-04-01

Air kerma was measured in the "Vulcano Porto" area of the Vulcano Island, belonging to the Aeolian Islands, in the Mediterranean Sea. Measurements were carried out using thermoluminescence dosimeters. The relationship between observed dose values and source lithology has been assessed. Data show a seasonal variation due to weather conditions but also probably related to features of the soils, making the variation more evident.

Symposium 19: Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul: its Role in the Biochemistry Teaching in the Southernmost Brazilian States

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Clóvis M.D. Wannmacher

2014-08-01

Full Text Available K-Education(Portuguese Chair: V. Trindade Bayardo Torres; Clovis Wannmacher; Denise Macedo  Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul: its Role in the Biochemistry Teaching in the Southernmost Brazilian States. Wannmacher, C.M.D. Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.   At present, most Biochemistry teaching in Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina has its origin in the Department of Biochemistry of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. In the 70’s, all the teachers of the Department wrote a book together: “Fundamental Biochemistry”. This book was always used in the classes by groups of students of different careers supervised by the respective teacher. At the same time, this methodology was not used by pharmaceutical teachers, but they recommended the Department’s book to their students. Along the next years, Biochemistry teaching was adapted according to the professional course and to the teacher’s personal characteristics. Today, there are two extremes strategies again: one traditional for the most basic biochemistry student’s formation (including theoretical, laboratorial, seminars and informatics classes and the other, experimental-clinical, for physician’s formation (including seminars of molecular approach to the most prevalent diseases, mainly, those leading to failure of organs/systems and the interaction with patients from HCPA by the interpretation of their biochemical data. On the other hand, the Post Graduation Program, at first, emphasized biochemistry teaching in a traditional form, but gradually changed the emphasis to investigation, and most classes changed to scientific paper reports. To stimulate the teaching formation, two activities were offered to post-graduation students: Biochemistry Teaching Methodology and Teaching Practice in Biochemistry. These activities promote opportunity for the students to

Genotoxic effect of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre, Brazil, evaluated by Helix aspersa (Mueller, 1774)

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Ianistcki, M. [Laboratorio de Genetica Toxicologica, Department of Biology, ULBRA, Av. Farroupilha 8001, Pr. 14/Sala 218, Bairro Sao Jose, CEP 92425-900 Canoas, RS (Brazil); Dallarosa, J. [Laboratorio de Ecologia, UFRGS (Brazil); Sauer, C.; Teixeira, C.E. [Fundacao Estadual de Protecao Ambiental Henrique Luis Roessler, FEPAM, RS (Brazil); Silva, J. da, E-mail: juliana.silva@ulbra.b [Laboratorio de Genetica Toxicologica, Department of Biology, ULBRA, Av. Farroupilha 8001, Pr. 14/Sala 218, Bairro Sao Jose, CEP 92425-900 Canoas, RS (Brazil)

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The purpose of this study was to biomonitor metropolitan areas of Porto Alegre (Brazil) for PAHs associated with atmospheric particles and check their effects on the DNA of the land mollusk Helix aspersa. The sampling sites are located in an urban area with heavy traffic: (i) Canoas, (ii) Sapucaia do Sul, and (iii) FIERGS/Porto Alegre. The samples were collected during a continuous period of 24 hours during 15 days using Stacked Filter Units (SFU) on polycarbonate filters (two separated size fractions: PM{sub 10-2.5} and PM{sub <2.5}). The concentrations of 16 major PAHs were determined according to EPA. Comet assay on H. aspersa hemolymph cells was chosen for genotoxicity evaluation. This evaluation shows that, in general, the smaller PM-size fractions (PM{sub <2.5}) have the highest genotoxicity and contain higher concentrations of extractable organic matter. In addition, associations between chemical characteristics and PM carcinogenicity tend to be stronger for the smaller PM-size fractions. - DNA damage in H. aspersa exposed to atmospheric particulate in Metropolitan Area of Porto Alegre demonstrated association with PAHs in the fine filter (PM{sub <2.5}).

Enxertia herbácea em Myrtaceae nativas do Rio Grande do Sul

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Daiane Silva Lattuada

2010-12-01

Full Text Available O objetivo deste trabalho foi testar a viabilidade da técnica de enxertia herbácea em frutíferas nativas da família Myrtaceae. O experimento foi realizado em casa de vegetação do Departamento de Horticultura e Silvicultura/ UFRGS, em Porto Alegre. Duas espécies de Myrtaceae nativas foram usadas, tanto como porta-enxerto quanto como enxerto, Eugenia uniflora (Pitangueira e E. involucrata (Cerejeira-do-rio-grande ou Cerejeira-do-mato, totalizando quatro combinações. O método de enxertia adotado foi por garfagem em fenda cheia, em ramos herbáceos, com diâmetro médio do porta-enxerto de 0,1cm, enquanto os ramos dos enxertos apresentavam diâmetro médio entre 0,08 a 0,1cm, para as duas espécies. As análises foram quinzenais e, após 70 dias, foram analisadas estatisticamente a pega e a altura média das brotações emitidas. O delineamento experimental foi o completamente casualizado, com quatro repetições, sendo cada unidade experimental composta de cinco enxertos. Os resultados indicaram pega de 60% na combinação Pitangueira-Pitangueira (porta enxerto - enxerto. As demais combinações mostraram-se ineficientes.

O Crisol: periódico das alunas do Colégio Americano (Porto Alegre/RS, 1945-1964 - O Crisol: the jornal by students of the Colégio Americano (Porto Alegre/RS, 1945-1964

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Dóris Bittencourt Almeida, Brasil

2013-04-01

Full Text Available Neste trabalho investiga-se o periódico O Crisol, produzido pelas alunas do Colégio Americano, uma escola de Porto Alegre/RS, entre os anos de 1945 e 1964. Esse periódicodiz muito à História da Educação, pois evidencia saberes e práticas que circulavam nacomunidade do Colégio e revela um pouco das representações da cultura juvenil daquele tempo. Aqui interessam os significados dos discursos difundidos pelo periódico nos processos de subjetivação provocados pelos textos e suas possíveis influências na construção das identidades das jovens leitoras e escritoras do jornal. A pesquisa identifica-se com os pressupostos teóricos da História Cultural e se inscreve no campo das práticas de leitura e escrita e de memórias juvenis, tendo como referenciais as concepções da cultura escrita enquanto produção discursiva de um determinado tempo e lugar.Palavras-chave: memórias juvenis, escritas escolares, práticas de escrita. O CRISOL: THE JORNAL BY STUDENTS OF THE COLÉGIO AMERICANO (PORTO ALEGRE/RS, 1945-1964 AbstractThis work investigates the journalO Crisolproduced by students of the Colégio Americano, a school in Porto Alegre/RS, between the years 1945 and 1964.The journal says much to the History of Education, as evidenced knowledges and pratices circulating in the community,showing a bit of representations of youth culture in that time. Herethe interest by meaning’s dissemination of speeches by the journal in the processes of subjectivation caused by texts and their possible influences on the construction of identities of young readers and writers of the newspaper. The research identifies with the theoreticals presuppositions o Cultural History and inscribed in the field of reading and writing practices and memories of youth, taking as reference the concepts of the writing culture as a discursive production of a determinated time and place.Key-words: youth’s memories, written school, writing practices. O CRISOL: EL

Web-based Air Quality Screening Tool for Near-port Assessments: Example of Application in Porto, Portugal

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The HARMO conference presents an opportunity to extend and further develop ORD’s collaboration with our European colleagues. This paper describes the C-PORT application in Porto, Portugal as a part of the EU project AIRSHIP designed to evaluate the air quality impacts of m...

O modo de fazer saúde: reflexões sobre o cotidiano de uma unidade básica de saúde de Porto Alegre - RS The mode of health care: reflections on the daily practice of a primary health unit Porto Alegre - RS

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Luciane Chiapinotto

2007-04-01

Full Text Available Neste artigo discute-se o modo de fazer saúde em uma Unidade Básica de Saúde de Porto Alegre-RS a partir da compreensão do processo histórico da constituição de formas de assistência à saúde no Brasil. Durante a experiência de trabalho na Residência Integrada em Saúde, surgiram questionamentos acerca do trabalho no contexto do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS e os conceitos de saúde e cuidado que estavam operando no cotidiano de atendimento do serviço. A observação participante foi a ferramenta utilizada para a reflexão do cotidiano de trabalho desta Unidade. Desta forma, emergiram três categorias: a relação públicoprivado, o discurso da equipe sobre a população e a demanda da Residência Integrada em Saúde: transformação do modo de trabalhar. Assim, procura-se dar visibilidade aos elementos que atravessam o trabalho nesta Unidade, considerando os paradigmas que sustentam as práticas e apontando para a importância da discussão e dos espaços de escuta na construção de novos modos de trabalhar com saúde.This article discusses the mode of health care in a Primary Health Unit of Porto Alegre, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, based on the understanding of the historical process of the constitution of types of health assistance in Brazil. During the experience in the Integrated Health Residency, some questions emerged regarding work in the context of Brazil's National Health System (SUS, and the concepts of health and care that were operating on the daily practice of this service. Participant observation was the tool used in this research for a reflection on the daily practice of the Unit. In this way, three categories emerged: the public/private relationship, the team's discourse about the population, and the demand of the Integrated Health Residency: changes in the manner of working. Thus, the article gives visibility to the elements pertaining to work in this Unit, pointing to the importance of the discussion and of

O Banco Popular Português do Porto

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Hugo Silveira Pereira

2012-01-01

Full Text Available In the midst of the First World War, an entrepreneur in Porto decided to create a new bank, a different bank that should fill in a void in the Portuguese financing system, a popular bank. Emulating what was being done in Central Europe this popular bank had one great objective: to lend money to those who normally couldn’t afford to borrow money. Unfortunately, the good intentions of those investors went up in smoke when they realized that such good intention weren’t profitable nor could they be able to keep the bank running. Quickly did this popular bank became a commercial bank like so many others that were operating in the Portuguese market at the time. After a promising start, the bank suddenly went through some hardships, due to the crisis of the 1920’s and to bad investments, and eventually was shut down, after eleven years of activity.

Estimated atmospheric emissions from biodiesel and characterization of pollutants in the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre-RS

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Elba C. Teixeira

2012-09-01

Full Text Available The purpose of the present study was to estimate emissions of some pollutants (CO, NOX, HC, SOX, and PM in diesel fleet due to the addition of biodiesel in different blends, as well as to assess atmospheric pollutant concentrations in the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre (MAPA. The methodology was based on inventories from mobile sources based on US EPA's technical report. Regarding air quality the following parameters were determined: PM10, PM2.5, CO, NOX, O3, SO2, HC and PAHs. The results showed a decrease for emissions PM, CO, and HC, and a slight increase for NOX. The characterization of atmospheric pollutants in the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre showed that they are influenced by mobile sources, particularly diesel vehicles. The diagnosis of ratios analysis that was applied to facilitate the identification of sources of PAHs, indicated an influence of diesel oil.O objetivo do presente estudo foi estimar as emissões de alguns poluentes (CO, NOX, HC, SOX e MP na frota diesel devido à adição de biodiesel em diferentes misturas, bem como avaliar as concentrações de poluentes atmosféricos na região metropolitana de Porto Alegre (MAPA. A metodologia foi fundamentada em inventários de fontes móveis baseados em relatórios técnicos da US EPA. Em relação à qualidade do ar foram determinado os seguintes parâmetros: PM10, MP2,5, CO, NOX, O3, SO2, HC e HPAs. Os resultados mostraram uma diminuição das emissões de PM, CO e HC e um ligeiro aumento de NOX. A caracterização dos poluentes atmosféricos na região metropolitana de Porto Alegre mostrou que eles são influenciados por fontes móveis, principalmente, por veículos a diesel. A análise de diagnóstico das razões, que foi aplicada para facilitar a identificação das fontes de HPAs, indicou influência de óleo diesel.

A natação em piscinas nos clubes da cidade de Porto Alegre (décadas de 1930 e 1940)

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Assmann, Alice Beatriz; Silva, Carolina Fernandes da; Mazo, Janice Zarpellon

2013-01-01

Este estudo objetiva descrever como se sucedeu a prática da natação em piscinas nos clubes da cidade de Porto Alegre nas décadas de 1930 e 1940. As fontes consultadas evidenciaram que a natação era praticada primeiramente em rios e lagos. O marco da prática institucionalizada da natação, não apenas em Porto Alegre, mas no Brasil, foi a construção da primeira piscina do país em 1885 no Lago Guaíba, por iniciativa da atual SOGIPA. Somente, na década de 1940 foram construídas piscinas em clubes ...

The Porto Alegre Early Life Nutrition and Health Study.

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Chaffee, Benjamin Wilk; Vítolo, Márcia Regina; Feldens, Carlos Alberto

2014-12-01

Early childhood caries is a persistent worldwide problem. The etiologic contribution of feeding practices has been less frequently investigated in prospective studies of young children. The Porto Alegre Early Life Nutrition and Health Study has followed a birth cohort of 715 mother-child pairs, recruited from municipal health centers, originally involved in a cluster-randomized controlled trial of healthcare worker training. The birth cohort links prospectively collected socio-demographic, infant feeding, and general and oral health information. To date, oral health data, including caries status and oral health-related quality of life, have been collected for 458 children at the age of 2-3 years. Studies are underway to investigate possible determinants and consequences of oral health among these children.

The Porto Alegre Early Life Nutrition and Health Study

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Benjamin Wilk Chaffee

2014-12-01

Full Text Available Early childhood caries is a persistent worldwide problem. The etiologic contribution of feeding practices has been less frequently investigated in prospective studies of young children. The Porto Alegre Early Life Nutrition and Health Study has followed a birth cohort of 715 mother-child pairs, recruited from municipal health centers, originally involved in a cluster-randomized controlled trial of healthcare worker training. The birth cohort links prospectively collected socio-demographic, infant feeding, and general and oral health information. To date, oral health data, including caries status and oral health-related quality of life, have been collected for 458 children at the age of 2-3 years. Studies are underway to investigate possible determinants and consequences of oral health among these children.

Breve Apontamento da Recente Unidade de Oncologia Pulmonar do Hospital CUF Porto

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Bárbara Parente

2017-09-01

Full Text Available A Unidade de Oncologia Pulmonar do Hospital CUF Porto, iniciou a sua atividade no tratamento de doentes com patologia do foro torácico em janeiro de 2014. Tendo em conta toda a infraestrutura pré-existente no Hospital na área do diagnóstico e estadiamento, deu-se início à consulta Especializada em Oncologia Pulmonar com referenciação de doentes, quer interna, quer externamente, organizando o serviço centrado na doença e no doente.

Perfil dos médicos auditores no estado do Rio Grande do Sul Profile of a medical auditing group in the state of Rio Grande do Sul

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Claus Michael Preger

2005-04-01

Full Text Available OBJETIVO: O presente artigo analisa o perfil do médico auditor no Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, tomando por base o grupo de médicos que participou dos cursos de pós-graduação em Auditoria em Saúde, Fundação Unimed, nas cidades de Porto Alegre e Caxias do Sul. MÉTODOS: Apresentamos uma revisão histórica, estudo das leis e normas que regem a função de médico auditor e uma revisão bibliográfica sobre a auditoria médica no Brasil. Foi aplicado um instrumento fechado, no qual constavam dados pessoais e de formação profissional, assim como relativos à satisfação pessoal, saúde e bem-estar do entrevistado. RESULTADOS: Responderam ao questionário 71 médicos auditores com um total de 85 funções de auditoria médica em locais diversos de trabalho: 83,8% do sexo masculino, com faixa de idade preponderante de 41 a 50 anos (38%, formados em média há 21,96 +/- 7,68 anos, com tempo de atuação em auditoria médica de 7,24 +/- 6,62 anos, e 88,7% possuem títulos universitários e/ou cursos de especialização médica nas mais diversas áreas de atuação. Do grupo pesquisado, 25,37% têm relação formal de emprego, 60% encontram-se satisfeitos como pessoa e como profissional, estando bem fisicamente. No grupo entrevistado, não existem médicos com menos de 33 anos de idade nem formados há menos de 7 anos. CONCLUSÕES: Fica evidente o alto grau de formação, especialização e de atualização dos médicos auditores entrevistados. O presente estudo contribuirá para que se possa estabelecer o perfil do médico auditor brasileiro.BACKGROUND: This paper aims to determine the profile of the medical auditor in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, based upon a group of physicians who participated in the post-graduation courses of Unimed Foundation Health Auditing, in the cities of Porto Alegre and Caxias do Sul, together with other professionals performing the same activity in the State of Rio Grande do Sul. METHODS: A historical

Assistência médico-sanitária na região Taquari-Antas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil Health medical care in Taquari-Antas Region, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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João Yunes

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Full Text Available A assistência médico-sanitária foi estudada para a Região Taquari-Antas, composta de 50 municípios, com uma população aproximada de 1.300.000 habitantes e cerca de 20% da população do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul. A rede sanitária da região é composta de 47 unidades não havendo homogeneidade na sua distribuição, pois a 13.ª Região Sanitária a que se encontra em condições mais favoráveis, apresenta uma unidade sanitária para cada 22.300 habitantes, enquanto que, em outras regiões, esta proporção varia de 53.500 a 73.500 habitantes. O atendimento médico foi bastante baixo, de 0,4 consultas por hora, por médico, enquanto que em Porto Alegre, embora tenha sido também baixo, foi de 1,5. A rede estadual de dispensários de tuberculose conta com 27 unidades e exceto num único caso funciona junto a centros de saúde, integrando a unidade polivalente. A proporção da população por cada dispensário é de 631.450 habitantes enquanto que para Porto Alegre e para o Estado é de respectivamente 238.060 e 255.220 habitantes. A rede de dispensários de hanseníase é composta de 37 unidades, havendo uma proporção de 123.900 habitantes por unidade. A Região Taquari-Antas apresenta melhor proporção que o Estado e Porto Alegre uma vez que o número de habitantes por unidade é de respectivamente 186.243 e 315.530 habitantes. Os serviços de saúde mental funcionam integrados às unidades sanitárias, através de seus 10 ambulatórios contando cada um deles com um médico psiquiatra. Para a Região verifica-se a relação de um ambulatório para 681.454 habitantes, enquanto no Estado é de um para 689.100 e em Porto Alegre de um para 233.250 habitantes. Em relação aos recursos humanos existe um médico para cada 2.655 habitantes, variando esta proporção, por região sanitária, de 1.778 e 4.528 habitantes por médico. Esta proporção é bastante baixa quando comparada com o padrão proposto pela OMS de um médico para cada

Presença dos princípios da mentalidade enxuta e como introduzi-los nas práticas de gestão das empresas de transporte coletivo de Porto Alegre Presence of Lean Thinking principles and how to introduce them in the management of urban transport firms in Porto Alegre

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Miguel Afonso Sellitto; Miriam Borchardt; Giancarlo Medeiros Pereira

2010-01-01

Este artigo apresenta uma pesquisa que investigou a presença dos princípios da mentalidade enxuta na indústria do transporte coletivo de Porto Alegre. Os procedimentos foram: mensuração do grau de presença dos princípios da mentalidade enxuta na gestão das quinze empresas de transporte coletivo por ônibus de Porto Alegre; teste da confiabilidade das respostas e separação das empresas em aglomerados, segundo a intensidade da presença; e estudos de caso com os aglomerados extremos, a associação...

GOVERNO ELETRÔNICO E TRANSPARÊNCIA: Comparativo Entre as Prefeituras Municipais de Curitiba, Belo Horizonte, Salvador e Porto Alegre

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Christian Luiz Da Silva

2016-08-01

Full Text Available The aim of this paper was to comparatively evaluate the stages of transparency and availability of information from the institutional web portals of Curitiba, Belo Horizonte, Salvador and Porto Alegre. The research methodology is exploratory and applied, with comparative case studies from the application of a model for evaluating the stages of transparency and availability of information and built using composite criteria in different documents on the subject. After the evaluation, we compared the results between the portals of the city halls chosen to find out their level of e-government. When compared, the portal of Porto Alegre has characteristics more present in the three early stages, but all municipalities are still poorly developed in the two stages of integration (horizontal and vertical; without borders.

Leafcutter bee nests and pupae from the Rancho La Brea Tar Pits of Southern California: implications for understanding the paleoenvironment of the Late Pleistocene.

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Full Text Available The Rancho La Brea Tar Pits is the world's richest and most important Late Pleistocene fossil locality and best renowned for numerous fossil mammals and birds excavated over the past century. Less researched are insects, even though these specimens frequently serve as the most valuable paleoenvironemental indicators due to their narrow climate restrictions and life cycles. Our goal was to examine fossil material that included insect-plant associations, and thus an even higher potential for significant paleoenviromental data. Micro-CT scans of two exceptionally preserved leafcutter bee nest cells from the Rancho La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, California reveal intact pupae dated between ∼23,000-40,000 radiocarbon years BP. Here identified as best matched to Megachile (Litomegachile gentilis Cresson (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae based on environmental niche models as well as morphometrics, the nest cells (LACMRLP 388E document rare preservation and life-stage. The result of complex plant-insect interactions, they offer new insights into the environment of the Late Pleistocene in southern California. The remarkable preservation of the nest cells suggests they were assembled and nested in the ground where they were excavated. The four different types of dicotyledonous leaves used to construct the cells were likely collected in close proximity to the nest and infer a wooded or riparian habitat with sufficient pollen sources for larval provisions. LACMRLP 388E is the first record of fossil Megachile Latreille cells with pupae. Consequently, it provides a pre-modern age location for a Nearctic group, whose phylogenetic relationships and biogeographic history remain poorly understood. Megachile gentilis appears to respond to climate change as it has expanded its distribution across elevation gradients over time as estimated by habitat suitability comparisons between low and high elevations; it currently inhabits mesic habitats which occurred at a lower

Leafcutter bee nests and pupae from the Rancho La Brea Tar Pits of Southern California: implications for understanding the paleoenvironment of the Late Pleistocene.

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Holden, Anna R; Koch, Jonathan B; Griswold, Terry; Erwin, Diane M; Hall, Justin

2014-01-01

The Rancho La Brea Tar Pits is the world's richest and most important Late Pleistocene fossil locality and best renowned for numerous fossil mammals and birds excavated over the past century. Less researched are insects, even though these specimens frequently serve as the most valuable paleoenvironemental indicators due to their narrow climate restrictions and life cycles. Our goal was to examine fossil material that included insect-plant associations, and thus an even higher potential for significant paleoenviromental data. Micro-CT scans of two exceptionally preserved leafcutter bee nest cells from the Rancho La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, California reveal intact pupae dated between ∼23,000-40,000 radiocarbon years BP. Here identified as best matched to Megachile (Litomegachile) gentilis Cresson (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) based on environmental niche models as well as morphometrics, the nest cells (LACMRLP 388E) document rare preservation and life-stage. The result of complex plant-insect interactions, they offer new insights into the environment of the Late Pleistocene in southern California. The remarkable preservation of the nest cells suggests they were assembled and nested in the ground where they were excavated. The four different types of dicotyledonous leaves used to construct the cells were likely collected in close proximity to the nest and infer a wooded or riparian habitat with sufficient pollen sources for larval provisions. LACMRLP 388E is the first record of fossil Megachile Latreille cells with pupae. Consequently, it provides a pre-modern age location for a Nearctic group, whose phylogenetic relationships and biogeographic history remain poorly understood. Megachile gentilis appears to respond to climate change as it has expanded its distribution across elevation gradients over time as estimated by habitat suitability comparisons between low and high elevations; it currently inhabits mesic habitats which occurred at a lower elevation during

Radioprotection in nuclear medicine department of 'Porto Alegre Clinical Hospital'

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Dias, T.M.; Pinto, A.L.; Bacelar, A.L.; Dytz, A.S.; Bernasiuk, M.E.; Baptista, I.S.

1996-01-01

The use of ionizing radiation in medicine allows great benefits. Nuclear Medicine uses ionizing radiation for medical diagnostic, such as: tumor, cancer, and dysfunctions location. However the use of ionizing radiation must be controlled in order to avoid likely biological effects in human beings. In order to extremely minimize that these effects appear, the Medical Physics Department of the Porto Alegre Clinical Hospital has implemented some procedures to assure that handling and use of radioactive material are in a safe way. This preoccupation is considered in all the places of nuclear medicine sector since the moment when the radioactive material is brought into including its manipulation and retirement, the exam process being accompanied. (authors). 4 refs

Escarabajos estercoleros (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae de ranchos ganaderos de Yucatán, México Dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae from cattle ranches of Yucatán, Mexico

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Gertrudis Basto-Estrella

2012-06-01

Full Text Available Este estudio describe la fauna de escarabajos estercoleros (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae en ranchos ganaderos del trópico subhúmedo. De enero a diciembre de 2010 se recolectaron 93 274 escarabajos estercoleros pertenecientes a 17 especies de la subfamilia Scarabaeinae con trampas de caída libre cebadas con excremento de ganado bovino en 4 ranchos ganaderos del oriente del estado de Yucatán, México. Las especies más abundantes fueron Onthophagus landolti, seguida por Canthon indigaceus chevrolati, Digitonthophagus gazella, C. leechi y Pseudocanthon perplexus. Se observó que las especies cavadoras tuvieron mayor abundancia y riqueza; las diurnas de talla pequeña tuvieron menor riqueza pero fueron más abundantes en todo el estudio. El conocimiento de la composición faunística de escarabajos estercoleros de la región es un punto de partida para desarrollar estudios del impacto de las actividades humanas y las prácticas de producción ganadera sobre la diversidad de estos insectos.This study describes the fauna of dung beetles (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae in tropical sub-humid cattle ranches. Insects were collected with pitfall traps baited with cattle manure from January to December 2010 in four cattle ranches of eastern state of Yucatán, Mexico. 93 274 dung beetles were collected from 17 species of the subfamily Scarabaeinae. The most abundant species were Onthophagus landolti, followed by Canthon indigaceus chevrolati, Digitonthophagus gazella, C. leechi y Pseudocanthon perplexus. Observations showed that burrowing species had greater abundance and species richness. Diurnal species of small size had lower richness, but were more abundant. Knowledge of the composition of dung beetle fauna of the region is a starting point to develop studies of the impact of human activities and livestock production practices on the diversity of these insects.

Locational Analysis of the Productive Structure of the Micro-Region of Porto Nacional

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Ronildo Borges de Sousa

2018-02-01

Analisis de la Localización de la Estructura Productiva de la Microregión de Porto Nacional Resumen: el presente trabajo tiene el objetivo de analizar el perfil de localización de las actividades productivas en el espacio de la microrregión de Porto Nacional – TO, para los años de 2005 y 2015. Para ello, fue utilizado el método de análisis regional con el uso de los indicadores de localización, el cociente locacional (QL, el Índice de concentración de Hirschman Herfindahl (IHH, el coeficiente de asociación geográfica (CAG y el multiplicador de empleo. Para la fundamentación teórica fue usado el concepto de economía regional sobre la teoría de localización de los sectores productivos. Los resultados señalaron que el QL de los 11 municipios de la microrregión posee actividades de base económicas diversificadas y que el ramo de actividad que más emplea es la administración pública. Palmas presentó el mayor multiplicador de empleo, 20,13 el año de 2005 y 16,02 el 2015, o sea, el más representativo de la microrregión.

Proposed strategy for improving capulín cultivation in the municipalities of Domingo Arenas, Calpan and San Nicolas de los Ranchos

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Luz María Páez Reyes

2013-01-01

Full Text Available Currently the municipalities of Domingo Arenas, Calpan and San Nicolás de los Ranchos Puebla State, conditions and have a favorable climate for growing capulín, however, not being given adequate management value the crop, This causes the yields are low and its economic importance is unnoticed. The aim of the investigation was "explore how to improve the economic and productive use capulín through the revaluation of the same by the producers, because of the advantages offered by the cultivation in its management and low investment”. For data collection a semistructured interview wasapplied to 15 key informants five municipality respectively. For data analysis tool was used the problem tree and a SWOT. Among the outstanding results we found that capulín has opportunities that can be exploited as an economic alternative for low-income producers or for the unemployed, because their characteristics and management can be easily cultivated.

Positivistas e republicanos: os professores da Escola de Engenharia de Porto Alegre entre a atividade política e a administração pública (1896-1930 Positivists and Republicans: the professors of the School of Engineering in Porto Alegre between political activity and public administration (1896-1930

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Flavio M. Heinz

2009-12-01

Full Text Available A história da administração pública no sul do Brasil durante a Primeira República põe em evidência uma instituição de formação superior, a Escola de Engenharia de Porto Alegre, que, fundada em 1896, forneceu parte significativa dos quadros técnicos das secretarias e agências do estado nas décadas seguintes, notadamente da Secretaria dos Negócios de Obras Públicas (SOP. Neste artigo (1 faremos uma breve exposição do cenário político-institucional no sul do Brasil na transição do século XIX para o XX; (2 apresentaremos as linhas gerais do processo de organização da Escola de Engenharia de Porto Alegre; e (3 discutiremos alguns aspectos do percurso profissional, administrativo e político de seu grupo original de docentes e de seus primeiros diplomados.The history of public administration in Southern Brazil during the so-called "First Republic" includes an institution of higher education, the School of Engineering in Porto Alegre, that was founded in 1896 and provided a major part of the cadre of technicians of state departments and agencies in the following decades, particularly of the state's Department of Public Works. In this paper the author (1 briefly discusses the political-institutional scenario in Southern Brazil during the transition from the 19th to the 20th century, then (2 sketches the process of organization of the School of Engineering in Porto Alegre, and finally (3 presents some aspects of the professional, administrative and political career of the School's original group of professors and its first graduates.

Construir redes: serviços de apoio em educação especial no município de Porto Alegre / creating networks: Special education support services in the city of Porto Alegre

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Mauren Lúcia Tezzari

2009-01-01

Full Text Available O presente trabalho tem como objetivo a análise de serviços especializados de educação especial, com ênfase na sala de recursos e na sua função na Rede Municipal de Ensino de PortoAlegre. A análise tem como base estudos desenvolvidos na Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, os quais discutem a existência de um projeto político-pedagógico para a referida rede de ensino que apresenta sintonia com a perspectiva da inclusão escolar. Essa tendência, predominante ao longo dos últimos anos, tem exigido dos espaços de atendimento escolar uma intensa ressignificação, favorecendo a ampliação do espectro de alunos atendidos pelo ensino comum e redefinindo a própria ação docente. São apresentadas as mudanças introduzidas na rede de ensino em questão em termos de uma reorganização curricular que tem como eixos: a flexibilidade, a participação coletiva, o trabalho coletivo de planejamento e avaliação, a necessidade de valorização de espaços de assessoria como espaços de formação. As salas de integração e recursos, como são designadas na rede investigada, são 14 para o atendimento de alunos com necessidades educativas especiais, envolvendo 28 educadores especiais e atendendo um conjunto de aproximadamente 600 alunos. Além do atendimento direto ao aluno, discute-se a função de assessoria e responsabilidade quanto à formação dos docentes em geral atribuída aos professores dessas salas. O principal aspecto analisado nessa relação serviço/formação diz respeito à necessária compreensão de diretrizes dos serviços que estejam em sintonia com as diretrizes gerais do projeto político-pedagógico da rede, assim como o reconhecimento de que a viabilidade e o efeito dessa proposta de formação tenham como bases: a pluralidade de vivência, as articulações entre os diferentes saberes e a capacidade reflexiva que contempla a prática docente.Abstract The objective of this paper is to analyze services

Seasonal variation of air kerma in the 'Vulcano Porto' area (Aeolian Islands, Italy)

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Bellia, S.; Basile, S.; Brai, M. E-mail: mbrai@unipa.it; Hauser, S.; Puccio, P.; Rizzo, S

2001-02-01

Air kerma was measured in the 'Vulcano Porto' area of the Vulcano Island, belonging to the Aeolian Islands, in the Mediterranean Sea. Measurements were carried out using thermoluminescence dosimeters. The relationship between observed dose values and source lithology has been assessed. Data show a seasonal variation due to weather conditions but also probably related to features of the soils, making the variation more evident.

Hyperkyphotic posture and risk of injurious falls in older persons: the Rancho Bernardo Study.

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Kado, Deborah M; Huang, Mei-Hua; Nguyen, Claude B; Barrett-Connor, Elizabeth; Greendale, Gail A

2007-06-01

Falls among older adults can have serious physical and emotional consequences, ultimately leading to a loss of independence. Improved identification of those at risk for falls could lead to effective interventions. Because hyperkyphotic posture is associated with impaired physical functioning, we hypothesized that kyphosis may also be associated with falls. Participants were 1883 older adults from the Rancho Bernardo Study. Between 1988 and 1991, kyphosis was measured using a system of 1.7-cm blocks placed under the participants' heads if they were unable to lie flat without neck hyperextension. Data on falls including injurious falls, demographics, health, and habits were obtained from a self-administered questionnaire completed at the same visit. Hyperkyphosis was defined as requiring the use of > or = 1 blocks (n = 595, 31.6%). In this cohort, men were more likely to be hyperkyphotic than were women (p fall (p =.015). Those who fell were older, more likely to be women, had lower body mass index, did not exercise, did not drink alcohol, and had poor self-reported physical and emotional health. In age- and sex-adjusted models, those with hyperkyphosis were at 1.38-fold increased odds of experiencing an injurious fall (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.05-1.91; p =.02) that increased to 1.48 using a cutoff of > or = 2 blocks versus fall, after adjustment for possible confounders, men with moderate hyperkyphosis were at greatest fall risk. Moderate hyperkyphotic posture may signify an easily identifiable independent risk factor for injurious falls in older men, with the association being less pronounced in older women.

Prevalência da síndrome metabólica em indígenas com mais de 40 anos no Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in indigenous people over 40 years of age in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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Ana Karina Silva da Rocha

2011-01-01

Full Text Available OBJETIVO: Estudar a prevalência da síndrome metabólica (SM em indígenas com idade maior do que 40 anos em duas cidades no Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. MÉTODOS: Este estudo transversal, descritivo e analítico foi realizado nos municípios de Porto Alegre e Nonoai entre julho e agosto de 2009. Participaram 150 indígenas com idade entre 40 e mais de 70 anos (idade mínima 40 e máxima 104 anos. A prevalência da SM foi determinada pelos critérios do National Cholesterol Education Program-Adult Treatment Panel III. Foram coletadas amostras de sangue e medidas antropométricas. Além disso, os participantes responderam a um questionário sobre hábitos alimentares, analisado posteriormente conforme os 40 passos para uma alimentação saudável propostos pela Organização Mundial de Saúde e endossados pelo Ministério da Saúde. RESULTADOS: A prevalência da SM foi de 65,3%, mais prevalente no sexo feminino (P OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome (MS among indigenous people older than 40 years of age from two cities in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil. METHODS: A descriptive, analytic, cross-sectional study was conducted in two municipalities, Porto Alegre and Nonoai, between July and August 2009. A total of 150 indigenous people older than 40 years of age (range: 40-104 years, participated in the study. MS prevalence was determined based on National Cholesterol Education Program - Adult Treatment Panel III criteria. Blood samples and anthropometric data were collected. The participants also answered a questionnaire on eating habits, which was then contrasted to the 10 steps to healthy eating proposed by the World Health Organization and recommended by the Brazilian Ministry of Health. RESULTS: MS prevalence was 65.3%, affecting women more than men (P < 0.001. Changes in waist circumference, fasting glucose, and HDL-cholesterol and presence of hypertension, hypertriglyceridemia, and obesity were

Parentesco, escravidão e liberdade (Porto Feliz, São Paulo, século XIX) Kinship, slavery and freedom (Porto Feliz, São Paulo, 19th century)

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Roberto Guedes

2011-01-01

Focado na cidade de Porto Feliz, capitania/província de São Paulo, o trabalho analisa como motivos de ordem familiar influenciaram conflitos entre senhores e escravos em torno da liberdade e da escravidão. Nas últimas décadas da escravidão, em meio a pressões em prol da liberdade e de relativa perda de legitimidade da escravidão, nota-se, por parte de uma família senhorial, o esforço em preservar essa condição construída ao longo de gerações. Senhores com (ante)passado escravo e famílias cati...

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Editorial, Equipo

1961-07-01

Full Text Available El empleo creciente del material pesado auxiliar en la construcción de obras de ingeniería civil ha motivado la fabricación de grandes plataformas, capaces de transportar toda clase de maquinaria auxiliar. En general, este tipo de maquinaria requiere medios de transporte, pues su circulación por carreteras es lenta, obstructiva y cara, siempre que se trate de grandes distancias, caso presente en la mayoría de ocasiones en que se exige un traslado de esta maquinaria de una a otra obra.

Bem-estar docente: um estudo em escolas públicas de Porto Alegre

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Zacharias, Jamile

2012-01-01

A presente dissertação, aprovada pelo Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa (CEP) da PUCRS, sob registro CEP 11/05397, teve como objetivo analisar os níveis de autoimagem/autoestima, autorrealização e mal/bem-estar, e identificar e analisar os indicadores de bem-estar apresentados por docentes de escolas estaduais de Porto Alegre (RS), bem como propor elementos que possam contribuir para a diminuição do mal-estar e a promoção do bem-estar docente. Para tanto, foi utilizada uma abordagem metodológica qu...

Retrospective study of penetrating keratoplasty at the Santa Casa of Porto Alegre

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Fabris, Caroline; Corrêa, Zélia Maria S.; Marcon, Alexandre S.; Castro, Terla Nunes de; Marcon, Ítalo Mundialino; Pawlowski, Cristiane

2001-01-01

Objetivos: Traçar o perfil clínico e social dos pacientes submetidos a transplante de córnea e avaliar as principais indicações desses transplantes, tempo de espera para doação e os índices de sucesso, rejeição e falência dos transplantes penetrantes de córnea. Métodos: Foram analisados retrospectivamente os prontuários de 87 pacientes submetidos a transplante penetrante de córnea no Serviço de Oftalmologia da Santa Casa de Porto Alegre entre janeiro de 1990 e dezembro de 1998, totalizando 91...

Planejamento e impactos do turismo: turismo de eventos em Porto de Galinhas

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Franca, Tomé Barros Monteiro

2013-01-01

O presente texto remete a discussão do turismo de eventos no balneário de Porto de Galinhas. Este segmento do turismo está em ascensão em Pernambuco, tanto pelos benefícios socioeconômicos que traz ao seu entorno, quanto por condicionar o equilíbrio da sazonalidade do turismo. Observa-se que as diretrizes estratégicas para o desenvolvimento do segmento em Pernambuco é proporcionado pela integração do setor público com o trade turístico estadual e local, desse modo, novas oportunidades estão s...

The ‘Ilhas’ of Porto and ‘self-improvement urbanism’: the inhabitants as engine of urban transformation

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Holz Amorim de Sena, N.H.; Doevendans, P.; Rousseau, S.

2014-01-01

An ‘Ilha’ in Porto is a typology of low cost housing which spread within the city in the 19th Century as a result of the industrial development. The extremely small dwellings (around 4x4m) were established within backyards of middle class houses, connected to the street through a narrow corridor.

Presença dos princípios da mentalidade enxuta e como introduzi-los nas práticas de gestão das empresas de transporte coletivo de Porto Alegre Presence of Lean Thinking principles and how to introduce them in the management of urban transport firms in Porto Alegre

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Miguel Afonso Sellitto

2010-03-01

Full Text Available Este artigo apresenta uma pesquisa que investigou a presença dos princípios da mentalidade enxuta na indústria do transporte coletivo de Porto Alegre. Os procedimentos foram: mensuração do grau de presença dos princípios da mentalidade enxuta na gestão das quinze empresas de transporte coletivo por ônibus de Porto Alegre; teste da confiabilidade das respostas e separação das empresas em aglomerados, segundo a intensidade da presença; e estudos de caso com os aglomerados extremos, a associação de classe e a operadora pública influente na indústria. Um achado dos casos é que a indústria tem capacidade de aprendizagem e aceitaria uma abordagem indutiva e prática, baseada em Benchmarking, com operações de fabricação de classe mundial, para modificação de seus modelos de gestão. Também emergiu que a indústria teria dificuldades com abordagens dedutivas formalizadas, que incluam atividades acadêmicas.This paper presents a research into the presence of Lean Thinking principles in the management of urban transport firms in Porto Alegre. The procedures were: measurement of presence of Lean Thinking principles in management of urban transportation firms in Porto Alegre; reliability checks and clustering of firms according to the degree of presence; and case studies with clusters, class association and a public operator who influences the industry. The research discovered that the industry has learning capacity and would welcome an inductive approach based on Benchmarking with world-class manufacturing operations, in order to enhance management. Also, the industry was less inclined to accept deductive approaches and academic activities in such a program.

Estudo exploratório da utilização de saw palmetto no tratamento da hiperplasia benigna da próstata por urologistas de Porto Alegre

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Gabriela Ferreira

Full Text Available O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a utilização de fitoterápicos a base de saw palmetto na terapia sintomática da hiperplasia benigna da próstata (HBP por médicos urologistas da cidade de Porto Alegre. Consistiu em um estudo transversal, exploratório, por meio de entrevista semi-estruturada aplicada a urologistas de Porto Alegre. A amostra foi obtida utilizando catálogo do plano de saúde UNIMED- Porto Alegre. A randomização foi realizada através de sistemática aleatória, sendo sorteados trinta e cinco médicos, dos quais 21 foram selecionados para realização da pesquisa através de questionário. Todos os urologistas entrevistados avaliam e tratam pacientes com hiperplasia benigna da próstata. O saw palmetto não foi citado como terapia medicamentosa de 1ª ou 2ª escolhas no tratamento da HBP. O grupo farmacológico mais freqüentemente utilizado para o tratamento da HBP foi ∝-bloqueadores. Mais da metade dos médicos entrevistados relata ter conhecimento sobre a utilização do saw palmetto, principalmente através de artigos científicos. Os resultados indicam que o saw palmetto não é prescrito pelos urologistas em Porto Alegre, todavia a maior parte destes profissionais tem conhecimento sobre sua utilização.

A cidade e a Copa do Mundo: projetos e transformações urbanas em Porto Alegre - Brasil

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Mario Leal-Lahorgue

2013-05-01

Full Text Available A cidade de Porto Alegre será uma das sedes dos jogos da Copa do Mundo FIFA 2014 no Brasil. Por causa disso, estão previstas várias obras de adequação da infraestrutura urbana para que a cidade esteja preparada para o momento dos jogos. Este texto apresenta quais são as obras acordadas entre os órgãos públicos brasileiros e a FIFA, sua localização no território da cidade e quais os impactos previstos no espaço urbano. Também contextualiza brevemente a forma como se tem produzido o espaço na cidade nas últimas décadas, com o intuito de demonstrar que algumas formas que pareciam superadas reaparecem no momento atual. Por fim, discute as conseqüências destas transformações para a cidade como um todo e seus cidadãos, questionando o tipo de legado que Porto Alegre pode ter com a Copa do Mundo.

Biological and environmental factors associated with risk of schistosomiasis mansoni transmission in Porto de Galinhas, Pernambuco State, Brazil Factores biológicos y ambientales asociados al riesgo de transmisión de la esquistosomiasis mansoni en la localidad de Porto de Galinhas, Pernambuco, Brasil Fatores biológicos e ambientais associados ao risco de transmissão da esquistossomose mansoni na localidade de Porto de Galinhas, Pernambuco, Brasil

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Onicio Batista Leal Neto

2013-02-01

Full Text Available Schistosomiasis has expanded to the coast of Pernambuco State, Brazil, where there are frequent reports of Biomphalaria glabrata snails and human cases of the disease. This study analyzes factors related to schistosomiasis transmission risk in Porto de Galinhas. A one-year malacological survey was conducted to identify biological, abiotic, and environmental factors related to the host snail breeding sites. Data analysis used Excel 2010, GTM Pro, and ArcGis 10. A total of 11,012 B. glabrata snails were captured in 36 breeding sites, and 11 schistosomiasis transmission foci were identified. A negative correlation was found between breeding site temperature and snail density and infection rate, and a positive correlation with pH and salinity. The rainy season showed a positive correlation with snail density and infection rate. The study emphasizes the factors involved in the maintenance of schistosomiasis breeding sites, in light of persistence of this disease in Porto de Galinhas for more than 10 years.La esquistosomiasis se expande hacia el litoral de Pernambuco, Brasil, donde han sido frecuentes los registros de caracoles Biomphalaria glabrata y casos humanos de la enfermedad. Este estudio presenta factores relacionados con el riesgo de transmisión de la esquistosomiasis en la localidad Porto de Galinhas. Durante un año se llevó a cabo una investigación malacológica para identificar factores biológicos, abióticos y ambientales, relacionados con los criaderos de los moluscos huéspedes. Para el análisis de los datos se utilizaron los softwares Excel 2010, GTM Pro y ArcGis 10. Se recogieron 11.012 caracoles B. glabrata en los 36 criaderos identificados, siendo diagnosticados 11 focos de transmisión de la esquistosomiasis. Se verificó la correlación negativa entre la temperatura de los criaderos, densidad y tasa de infección de los caracoles, y la correlación positiva entre el pH y salinidad. El período de lluvia presentó una

A Percepção sobre Carreira dos Funcionários de uma Empresa Automotiva do Rio Grande do Sul

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Angela Beatriz Busato Garay

2012-11-01

Full Text Available Os estudos sobre carreira têm se mostrado relevantes na área de gestão de pessoas, entretanto, a maioria das pesquisas relativas ao tema é voltada a gerentes e diretores de grandes corporações.  Este artigo, por sua vez, tem como objetivo conhecer a percepção sobre carreira de funcionários das áreas administrativa e de produção de uma empresa automotiva situada na região metropolitana de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Esta pesquisa, com abordagem qualitativa, caracteriza-se como um estudo de caso de natureza exploratório-descritiva. O quadro teórico utilizado contempla o contexto histórico das teorias de carreira, suas concepções e significados e sua gestão. Para obtenção dos dados, utilizaram-se entrevistas semiestruturadas, realizadas com doze funcionários. A escolha dos respondentes considerou que eles não ocupassem cargos de gerência ou direção na organização, bem como seu nível de escolaridade. Os dados obtidos foram analisados quanto ao conteúdo e revelaram que a maioria dos entrevistados entende carreira como sinônimo de evolução ou ascensão profissional. Esses funcionários, de níveis hierárquicos inferiores, relacionam sua permanência na organização ao oferecimento de possibilidades de satisfação pessoal, crescimento e motivação profissional.

Encefalopatía hepática secundaria a la existencia de un shunt portosistémico tratada satisfactoriamente mediante radiología intervencionista Hepatic encephalophaty secondary to porto-systemic shunt satisfactorily treated with interventionist radiology

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L. Crespo

2007-11-01

Full Text Available La encefalopatía hepática es un estado reversible de alteración en la función cognitiva, que puede ocurrir en pacientes con enfermedad hepática aguda o crónica o shunts porto-sistémicos, en el que puede aparecer cualquiera de los signos neurológicos o psiquiátricos conocidos. Las sustancias nitrogenadas procedentes de la digestión intestinal alcanzan el cerebro sin la depuración que supone su paso por el hígado, debido a las derivaciones porto-sistémicas, y dan lugar a los signos característicos de la encefalopatía hepática. A continuación presentamos dos casos clínicos de pacientes con shunt porto-sistémicos, diagnosticados de encefalopatía hepática crónica recurrente refractaria al tratamiento médico convencional, tratados satisfactoriamente con embolización de dicho shunt mediante técnicas de radiología intervencionista.Hepatic encephalopathy is a reversible state of altered cognition that may occur in patients with acute or chronic liver disease or porto-systemic shunt, and in which known neurological or psychiatric signs may develop. Nitrogenated substances from intestinal digestion reach the brain without being cleared by their passage through the liver due to the presence of porto-systemic shunt. We report two cases of patients with porto-systemic shunt diagnosed with recurrent chronic hepatic encephalopathy refractory to conventional medical treatment. They were satisfactorily treated with shunt embolization using interventionist radiology techniques.

Poverty levels and children's health status: study of risk factors in an urban population of low socioeconomic level

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Issler Roberto M.S.

1996-01-01

Full Text Available To test the hypothesis that the low socioeconomic population living is shanty towns in Porto Alegre presents different levels of poverty which are reflected on its health status, a cross-sectional study was designed involving 477 families living in Vila Grande Cruzeiro, Porto Alegre, Brazil. The poverty level of the families was measured by using an instrument specifically designed for poor urban populations. Children from families living in extreme poverty (poorest quartile were found to have higher infant mortality rate, lower birth weights, more hospitalizations, and higher malnutrition rates, in addition to belonging to more numerous families. Thus, the shanty town population of Porto Alegre is not homogeneous, and priority should be given to the more vulnerable subgroups.

Poverty levels and children's health status: study of risk factors in an urban population of low socioeconomic level

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Roberto M.S. Issler

1996-12-01

Full Text Available To test the hypothesis that the low socioeconomic population living is shanty towns in Porto Alegre presents different levels of poverty which are reflected on its health status, a cross-sectional study was designed involving 477 families living in Vila Grande Cruzeiro, Porto Alegre, Brazil. The poverty level of the families was measured by using an instrument specifically designed for poor urban populations. Children from families living in extreme poverty (poorest quartile were found to have higher infant mortality rate, lower birth weights, more hospitalizations, and higher malnutrition rates, in addition to belonging to more numerous families. Thus, the shanty town population of Porto Alegre is not homogeneous, and priority should be given to the more vulnerable subgroups.

Between Care and Order: Street-Level Workers’ Discretion and Drug Policies in Amsterdam (the Netherlands) and Porto Alegre (Brazil)

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markdownabstract__Abstract__ This comparative study analyses the implementation of policies on so-called ‘problem drugs’ (crack cocaine and heroin) for the cities of Amsterdam (in the Netherlands) and Porto Alegre (in Brazil). Using a variant on the street level bureaucracy approach, the study

Arranjos e sistemas produtivos e inovativos locais: inovação e desenvolvimento para destinos turísticos - o caso de Porto de Galinhas, Brasil

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Mariana Cavalcanti Falcão

2009-01-01

Full Text Available This paper aims examining the tourism industry in Porto de Galinhas/PE, Brasil, according to "innovative and productive local chains" approach from Cassiolato, Matos and Lastres (2008. To this end, a field research was realized to achieve interviews and documents for further examination. This obtained results had demonstrated the possible configuration of "innovative and productive local chains" in Porto de Galinhas and the innovation process's type had occurred in destination is characterized forincremental and organizational innovation. Furthermore, the tourism industry is in an initial stage of "innovative and productive chain" due the consolidation process between informal and formal local groups.

Cohort mortality study of vinyl chloride exposed workers in Porto Marghera during production, polymerization and bagging; Indagine epidemiologica sui lavoratori di Porto Marghera esposti a cloruro di vinile nelle fasi di produzione, polimerizzazione e insacco

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Pirastu, R [Rome, Univ. (Italy). Dipt di Biologia Umana e Animale; Chellini, E [Centro per lo Studio e la Prevenzione Oncologica, Florence (Italy); Carnevale, F [Unita` Sanitaria Locale 10, Florence (Italy). Servizio di Prevenzione, Igiene e Sicurezza nei Luoghi di Lavoro; De Santis, M; Comba, P [Istituto Superiore di Sanita` , Rome (Italy). Lab. di Igiene Ambientale; Bracci, C [CGIL Lazio, Rome (Italy). Sindacato Pensionati Italiani

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The aim of the study is to investigate cause specific mortality among workers employed in vinyl chloride manufacture, polymerization and bagging in Porto Marghera between start of operation and June 30, 1995. The cohort includes 1.658 subjects employed by the companies running the petrochemical plant in Porto Marghera (Montedison and Enichem) and 272 members of three cooperatives of baggers who operated in the plant. The study detected an increased mortality from liver cancer, especially among autoclave workers, and an increase in lung cancer among baggers. In the whole study period, in the Montedison-Enichem cohort, 11 deaths from liver cancer were observed versus 5.7 expected; among autoclave workers 6 deaths were observed versus 0.8 expected. Four further cases were detected by `Best Evidence` procedures. Altogether 5 cases were angiosarcomas, 5 hepato-carcinomas, 3 cases of liver cancer occurred in cirrhotic subjects and in 2 cases histology was not known. The increase in lung cancer risk among baggers is present both in the Montedison-Enichem cohort and among the members of the cooperatives. The results of the present study will soon be supplemented with those concerning the cohorts in the plants located in Ferrara, Ravenna, Rosignano, Terni and Brindisi.

Estudo da ocorrência de fluxos no perfil vertical do vento na baixa atmosfera com análise das componentes principais (ACP e a sua relação com a precipitação no Rio Grande do Sul Vertical wind profile uses a principal component analysis, and of their relation to precipitation in Rio Grande do Sul

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Cleber Souza Corrêa

2007-04-01

Full Text Available Neste estudo busca-se entender as relações dos Jatos de Nível Baixo (JNB e dos fluxos no perfil vertical do vento na geração de convecção em escala sinótica e a sua associação com a precipitação, observa-se o perfil vertical do vento através de radiossondagens realizadas no Aeroporto Internacional Salgado Filho em Porto Alegre, Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Estimam-se características predominantes da dinâmica dos fluxos dentro da baixa atmosfera, descrevendo a interação dos JNB e fluxos na geração da precipitação. Os JNB associados neste intenso transporte apresentam uma tendência de estarem ligados a eventos convectivos noturnos e na geração de Sistemas Convectivos de Mesoescala (SCM, que geram elevados índices pluviométricos que podem causar importante influência econômica. Utiliza-se a técnica da Análise das Componentes Principais para realização deste estudo, comparando suas componentes com a precipitação de sessenta e quatro estações pluviométricas sobre Estado do Rio Grande do Sul. O emprego desta metodologia facilita o entendimento da complexidade das interações das diferentes escalas meteorológicas envolvidas nos processos sinóticos de macro e mesoescala, mostrando neste método uma melhor representação das características dinâmicas dos processos baroclínicos na convecção. Em tal complexidade, o trabalho realizado pelos JNB e os fluxos nesta interação são o de serem uma escala efetiva de transporte de vapor de água na baixa atmosfera ao nível de mesoescala e de escala continental.This study analyses the relation between Low-Level Jets (LLJ and Flows in the vertical wind profiles generating convection at the synoptic scale, and associated events of rainfall, using vertical wind profiles obtained by radiosonde at the Salgado Filho International Airport in Porto Alegre, the State of Rio Grande do Sul. The LLJs involved in this large-scale transport tend to be associated with

Colectomy for porto-systemic encephalopathy: is it still topical?

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Rym Ennaifer

2013-06-01

Full Text Available Hepatic encephalopathy (HE is a common long term complication of porto-systemic shunt. We report herein the case of a 59-year-old man with Child-Pugh A cirrhosis treated successfully 9 years earlier with distal splenorenal shunt for uncontrolled variceal bleeding. In the last year, he developed a severe and persistent hepatic encephalopathy secondary to the shunt, which was resistant to medical therapy. As liver transplantation was not available and obliteration of the shunt was hazardous, we performed subtotal colectomy in order to reduce ammonia production. This therapeutic option proved successful, as the grade of encephalopathy decreased and the patient improved. Our experience indicates that colonic exclusion should be considered as an option in the management of HE refractory to medical treatment in highly selected patients when liver transplantation is not available or even as a bridge given the long waiting time on lists.

Maíz, potencial productivo y seguridad alimentaria: el caso de San Nicolás de Los Ranchos, Puebla-México

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Miguel A. Damián Huato

2016-01-01

Full Text Available Se expone un modelo tecnológico para aumentar el potencial productivo de maíz de secano, validado con productores de San Nicolás de los Ranchos Puebla-México. Se calculó el Índice de Apropiación de Tecnologías Radicales (IATR y el Grado de Empleo de Tecnologías Progresivas (GETP; se agruparon a los productores según su rendimiento para diseñar el modelo tecnológico y se estimó la seguridad alimentaria real y potencial. Se encontró que: en el manejo de maíz interaccionan innovaciones radicales y progresivas imperando las segundas; no hay relación directa entre el IATR y rendimientos, pero sí con el GETP; que 29% de los productores son eficientes; el 29% de los productores no poseen seguridad alimentaria y que si los productores de bajo y medio potencial productivo, aplicaran el patrón tecnológico de los productores eficientes, los rendimientos aumentarían, en promedio un 157% y 38%, respectivamente.

Lutzomyia (Pintomyia) fischeri (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae), a probable vector of American cutaneous leishmaniasis: detection of natural infection by Leishmania (Viannia) DNA in specimens from the municipality of Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil, using multiplex PCR assay.

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Pita-Pereira, Daniela de; Souza, Getúlio D; Pereira, Thaís de Araújo; Zwetsch, Adriana; Britto, Constança; Rangel, Elizabeth F

2011-12-01

In order to determine natural Leishmania (Viannia) infection in Lutzomyia (Pintomyia) fischeri, a multiplex PCR methodology coupled to non-isotopic hybridization was adopted for the analysis of sand fly samples collected by CDC light traps in an endemic area of American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (ACL) in the periurban region of the municipality of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. We analyzed by PCR methodology 560 specimens of Lutzomyia (Pintomyia) fischeri (520 females and 40 males). The wild sand flies were grouped into 56 pools (52 females and 4 males) of 10 each, and positive results were detected in 2 of the 52 female pools, representing a minimum infection rate of 0.38% based on the presence of at least 1 infected insect in the pool. This result associated with some local evidence such as anthopophily, spatial distribution in accordance with the transmission area and human case incidence, suggests that L. (P.)fischeri may be considered as a secondary vector of ACL in the studied locality. Copyright © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Comparison of activity measurements of 131I and 99mTc radionuclides administered in nuclear medicine services of Porto Alegre

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Alabarse, Frederico Gil.; Santos, Carlos Eduardo Lima dos

2005-01-01

A programme for the comparison of activity measurements of radionuclides administered to patients in Nuclear Medicine Services, for the purpose of diagnosis or therapy, is being conducted under the coordination of the Radioprotection and Dosimetry Institute of the Brazilian Nuclear Energy Commission, IRD/CNEN. In the present work, measurements of the activity of samples of 131 I and 99 mTc were conducted in the dose calibrators of the Nuclear Medicine Services of the city of Porto Alegre, in the period from June to September 2004. The results were analysed to evaluate the compliance with the Brazilian regulation and were also compared to data available in the literature for the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia. The performance of the activity meters in Porto Alegre is shown to be very good, which contributes to the radiological protection of patients submitted to diagnosis or therapy with radiopharmaceuticals. (author)

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Carmo, Mafalda, Ed.

2015-01-01

We are delighted to welcome you to the International Conference on Education and New Developments 2015-END 2015, taking place in Porto, Portugal, from 27 to 29 of June. Education, in our contemporary world, is a right since we are born. Every experience has a formative effect on the constitution of the human being, in the way one thinks, feels and…

Población y ocupación del espacio en la frontera del salado. Chascomús, Ranchos y Monte entre 1815 y 1838

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Guillermo Banzato

2000-06-01

Full Text Available Los numerosos estudios sobre la sociedad rural rioplatense en el período colonial y pos independiente van mostrando, poco a poco, las características de la población, la composición familiar y la disponibilidad de mano de obra, tanto en las áreas de viejo asentamiento como en las más dinámicas de la frontera interior, de manera que puede continuarse la tarea con nuevas aproximaciones, comparando los resultados con los ya obtenidos. Esta será la perspectiva del presente trabajo, en el que se describirá la estructura poblacional de Chascomús entre 1815 y 1838, aunque sumando una relación que se aprecia ausente en los trabajos sobre el tema, como es la ocupación y acceso a la propiedad legal de la tierra. Debido a las características de las fuentes los partidos de Ranchos y Monte se incluirán parcialmente en el análisis

The role of spatial mobility in malaria transmission in the Brazilian Amazon: The case of Porto Velho municipality, Rondônia, Brazil (2010-2012.

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Jussara Rafael Angelo

Full Text Available This study aims to describe the role of mobility in malaria transmission by discussing recent changes in population movements in the Brazilian Amazon and developing a flow map of disease transmission in this region.This study presents a descriptive analysis using an ecological approach on regional and local scales. The study location was the municipality of Porto Velho, which is the capital of Rondônia state, Brazil. Our dataset was obtained from the official health database, the population census and an environmental database. During 2000-2007 and 2007-2010, the Porto Velho municipality had an annual population growth of 1.42% and 5.07%, respectively. This population growth can be attributed to migration, which was driven by the construction of the Madeira River hydroelectric complex. From 2010 to 2012, 63,899 malaria-positive slides were reported for residents of Porto Velho municipality; 92% of the identified samples were autochthonous, and 8% were allochthonous. The flow map of patients' movements between residential areas and areas of suspected infection showed two patterns of malaria transmission: 1 commuting between residential areas and the Jirau hydropower dam reservoir, and 2 movements between urban areas and farms and resorts in rural areas. It was also observed that areas with greater occurrences of malaria were characterized by a low rate of deforestation.The Porto Velho municipality exhibits high malaria endemicity and plays an important role in disseminating the parasite to other municipalities in the Amazon and even to non-endemic areas of the country. Migration remains an important factor for the occurrence of malaria. However, due to recent changes in human occupation of the Brazilian Amazon, characterized by intense expansion of transportation networks, commuting has also become an important factor in malaria transmission. The magnitude of this change necessitates a new model to explain malaria transmission in the Brazilian

Consumer Behaviour Towards Organic Food in Porto Alegre: an application of the Theory of Planned Behaviour

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The aim of this study was to investigate consumers' decision-making process, attitudes and values towards organic food throughout the employment of the Theory of Planned Behaviour, adapting the methodology from a European project. 450 consumers were interviewed at supermarkets and farmers' markets in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Results indicate a high penetration level and very positive attitude towards organic products. Organics are believed to be healthier, tastier, more natural and environmental...

Disposição dos consumidores porto-alegrenses à compra de carne bovina com certificação Willingness of consumers from Porto Alegre county, Rio Grande do Sul state, for purchasing beef meat with certification

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João Pedro Velho

2009-02-01

Full Text Available Analisou-se o perfil de consumidores de carne bovina e determinou-se o consumo de carne com certificação visando obter dados sobre a importância e o valor da certificação da carne na hora da compra. Avaliou-se ainda o conhecimento do consumidor de carne bovina quanto à certificação da carne e quanto esse consumidor paga por este processo. A pesquisa foi realizada em uma rede de supermercados, mediante a aplicação de questionários dirigidos às pessoas próximas aos balcões com carne, independentemente da espécie animal. Os consumidores exigem alimentos com qualidade e certificados confiáveis que demonstrem e garantam a qualidade dos alimentos, porém, estão dispostos a pagar somente um pouco a mais pela certificação, em comparação ao valor atual de mercado, provavelmente pelo fato de sua renda mensal não permitir maior valorização desse atributo.The profile of beef meat consumers was analyzed, as well as the consumption of certificated meat, with the objective of obtaining data on the importance the of certification value at the purchasing occasion. The aim of this study was to evaluate the beef meat consumers awareness regarding the meat certification and how much they are willing to pay for this process. The data survey was carried out in only one supermarket chain from the city of Porto Alegre - RS, Brazil, which authorized the research interviewing people through questionnaires, close to refrigerator counters of any meat species. It was observed that consumers are demanding for food with quality attributes, with trustful certifications that testify these quality attributes. However, the data obtained from interviews with consumers showed that they are willing to pay only little more for certification than the current price, probably due to the fact that their average monthly income ranges from one to six minimum wages.

Epidemia de esquistossomose aguda na praia de Porto de Galinhas, Pernambuco, Brasil An outbreak of acute schistosomiasis at Porto de Galinhas beach, Pernambuco, Brazil

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Constança Simões Barbosa

2001-06-01

Full Text Available Este trabalho notifica a ocorrência de um surto de esquistossomose aguda na praia de Porto de Galinhas, Pernambuco, Brasil, quando 662 pessoas tiveram diagnóstico positivo para Schistosoma mansoni. A infecção humana em massa ocorreu no feriado de 7 de setembro, quando chuvas pesadas provocaram a enchente do rio Ipojuca que invadiu as residências. A maioria dos casos agudos foi representada por famílias de residentes locais que tiveram exposição diária às cercárias durante três semanas, até que as águas baixassem. O inquérito malacológico aponta para a possibilidade dos caramujos vetores terem sido introduzidos na localidade com os aterros realizados em quintais, onde vieram a se reproduzir em criadouros peridomiciliares. A infecção dos moluscos se deu a partir de vazamentos de fossas. Os resultados da clínica e do laboratório apontam para cerca de 62% de casos agudos. Estudos complementares estão sendo realizados, para a melhor compreensão deste evento epidemiológico de significativa magnitude para os órgãos de saúde pública e impacto para a população afetada.We recently confirmed several cases of acute schistosomiasis in Porto de Galinhas beach, Northeast Brazil. A total of 662 patients were diagnosed by parasitological and clinical examinations. The infection likely occurred during the September 7 national holiday, when heavy rainfall flooded the Ipojuca River and people were infected when the water covered their yards. Families were continuously exposed to infection for a period of three weeks until the water had completely dried up. Previous investigation suggests that snail vectors were introduced as a result of landfill in marshy areas. The swamp-flooding of such areas facilitated the emergence of slums surrounded by snail breeding sites. Heavy rainfall caused open-air sewage ditches to overflow, allowing for infection of snails by Schistosoma mansoni. Thus, continuous floods were responsible for the spread of

La croissance demographique et son impact sur le developpement ...

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La croissance demographique et son impact sur le developpement des grandes villes au ... La ville de Porto-Novo au Bénin n'est pas en marge de cette réalité que ... and the need for improving its framework of life through its development.

Caracterização micropedológica de solos reabilitados após exploração de bauxita em Porto Trombetas (PA

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M. L. P. Ruivo

2002-09-01

Full Text Available Foi realizado um estudo micromorfológico em solos alterados após a exploração de bauxita, em sítios recuperados entre 1981 e 1987, em comparação ao Latossolo Amarelo inalterado (LA, como referência, para subsidiar indicadores de recuperação dos solos. O estudo foi desenvolvido no Platô Saracá, na mina de bauxita de Porto Trombetas, município de Oriximiná, no estado do Pará. Técnicas micromorfológicas e uso de microssonda de EDS, microscopia ótica e eletrônica de varredura foram avaliadas em conjunto com dados físicos e químicos dos solos alterados e do LA, nas profundidades de 0-10 e 40-50 cm. O Latossolo Amarelo mostrou forte microestrutura granular, enquanto os solos alterados apresentaram grande variabilidade em microestrutura e feições micropedológicas. O retorno do horizonte superficial, rico em matéria orgânica, favoreceu a microagregação. De modo geral, os solos alterados mostraram maior massividade e agregados mais coalescidos, em relação ao LA de referência. Análises microquímicas de EDS comprovaram a heterogeneidade dos solos superficiais alterados, com ocorrência de nódulos gibbsíticos, ferruginosos, concreções, agregados cauliníticos e plasma dominado por argilominerais 1:1, sob intensa pedobioturbação.

Prevalence study of dermatoses referred to the phototherapy unit at the Dermatology Service of the Clinics Hospital of Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil Estudo de prevalência das dermatoses encaminhadas ao setor de fototerapia do ambulatório de dermatologia do Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil

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Carolina Casara

2013-04-01

Full Text Available BACKGROUND: Phototherapy consists of exposure to ultraviolet radiation for therapeutic reasons. Radiation is already used in dermatological practice, and many studies have already proved the beneficial effect of UV light treatment for chronic inflammatory or lymphoproliferative skin diseases. The Dermatology Service of the Clinics Hospital of Porto Alegre (Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre has been using phototherapy for a long time, and no official data have been described so far. OBJECTIVES: To study the prevalence of dermatoses referred to the phototherapy unit at the Clinics Hospital of Porto Alegre and describe the total number of patients who have already been referred to this sector and their phototype. METHODS: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study. Data were collected through a review of the phototherapy patients' records (secondary data, which are available on a database of the Dermatology Service of the Clinics Hospital of Porto Alegre, from August 1997 to July 2011. RESULTS: A total of 653 records were analyzed. Phototype 3 was the most prevalent (n=313. Distribution of the prevalence of dermatoses referred to the phototherapy unit was as follows: vitiligo (279, psoriasis (255, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma/mycosis fungoides (29, graftversus-host disease (15, scleroderma (11, atopic dermatitis (10, alopecia areata (6, parapsoriasis (5, eczema (4, granuloma annulare (4, and others (35. As vitiligo and psoriasis were the two most prevalent dermatoses, they were analyzed separately, with no statistical difference in prevalence between them (P=0,177. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings are in accordance with the literature, showing that although phototherapy is still mostly indicated to treat psoriasis, it has been used to treat other dermatoses, since the results are promising. FUNDAMENTOS: Fototerapia é exposição à radiação ultravioleta para uso terapêutico. O uso dessas radiações já é utilizado na prática dermatológica, e

BLOG CORPORATIVO COMO FERRAMENTA DE MARKETING DE RELACIONAMENTO: ESTUDO DE CASO NA REGIÃO METROPOLITANA DE PORTO ALEGRE E NO VALE DO SINOS

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Sandra Portella Montardo

2016-11-01

Full Text Available Este artigo consiste no levantamento das ações de relacionamento digital em empresas da região do Vale do Rio dos Sinos e região metropolitana de Porto Alegre. O objetivo é analisar a utilização de blogs por empresas destas regiões como ferramenta de promoção da imagem institucional e de relacionamento com seu público-alvo. Este tema é relevante porque trará à discussão o uso dos blogs como estratégia de relacionamento digital pelas empresas da Região do Vale do Rio dos Sinos e da região metropolitana de Porto Alegre. Via Marte, Firezze e Gang foram as empresas selecionadas para esta análise. Palavras-chave: Relacionamento digital. Blogs coorporativos. Interatividade.

[Porto and the construction of the modern city: the case of Hospital Geral de Santo António in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries].

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da Silva, Helena

2014-01-01

During a period of demographic and urban growth of the city of Porto, the need arose for a new hospital. The Santa Casa da Misericórdia of Porto, in charge of erecting the new health facility, appointed the British architect John Carr to design the project. By means of the analysis of a set of archival sources and sundry literature on the topic, we examine the criteria chosen for the design and construction of Hospital Geral de Santo António and if it fulfilled expectations, becoming a special space in the city. This article opens up a perspective on the study of the development of the city and the creation of this health facility, contributing to the historical trajectory of hospital architecture.

O Meio Empreendedor Promovendo Inovação A Geração de Capital Social no Porto Digital

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Fernando Gomes de Paiva Júnior

2016-01-01

Full Text Available The relational inputs are known in the business environment by knowledge, information, trust, ideas,loyalty and commitment, together they constitute an intangible good, the social capital. The enterpriseenvironment highlights the interfaces of the territorial and socio-cultural dimensions on the local ambit.This field still have deficiencies, demanding bigger attention, by the ones who interact on the samearea seeking the same goals and by research scientists fir achieving progress and sustainability ofthe institutions. The study aims to describe how the capital social production works, also its creatinginnovation effects, on this empirical Porto Digital case. This is a qualitative research with descriptivebibliographical, documentary survey and analysis reports from the Porto Digital leaders interviews.The data analysis was based on the interviews, comparing the answers with the theoreical and docu-mentary analysis. The results reveals that there is a suitable environment for social and technologicaldevelopment. As well as relevant actions to posture and behavior arising from the relational aspectof the actors immersed in the network. The components of interpersonal relationships are essentialto the creation of innovative environment and its progressive sustainability.

Louro, Guacira Lopes, Um Corpo Estranho – Ensaios sobre sexualidade e teoria queer

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Telmo Fernandes

2012-10-01

Full Text Available Guacira Lopes Louro é uma autora com a qual os leitores portugueses interessados nas questões de género e da sexualidade poderão já estar familiarizados. Existe inclusivamente uma edição portuguesa de um trabalho recente – Currículo, género e sexualidade (Porto: Porto Editora, 2000 – que procura sintetizar e cruzar os principais interesses de pesquisa desta intelectual licenciada em História, doutorada em Educação e professora da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Guacira Lopes Louro...

Occurrence and genetic characterization of Listeria spp. in minimally processed vegetables commercialized in Porto Alegre, Brazil

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Verdin, Sylvia Elisa Frizzo; Silva, Silvia Regina Pavan da; Pereira, Dariane Castro; Schatkoski, Aline Modelski; Corção, Gertrudes

2007-01-01

Minimally processed vegetables go through many steps before they are refrigerated, selection, washing, peeling, cutting, disinfection and finally packaging. However, if no care is taken at the origin of the raw materials and in the processing stages, there is a chance of finding pathogenic bacteria, such as Listeria monocytogenes, which are able to grow at low temperatures. The aim of this research was to verify the occurrence of Listeria sp. in minimally processed vegetables sold in Porto Al...

The Cinematographic Representation of the City of Porto (as seen by the author in six films

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Paula Mota Santos

2007-07-01

Full Text Available Departing from a material cultural studies anthropology, the paper takes film production and consumption as part of representational systems, analysing the city image of Porto as represented in six Portuguese films of the 20 th century. Looking at what is filmed and how it is filmed, it highlights the main themes found in this city image production and discusses the role of film in the construction of a collective memory.

Homicídio seguido de suicídio na cidade de Porto Alegre

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Sá, Samantha Dubugras; Werlang, Blanca Susana Guevara

2007-01-01

O objetivo deste trabalho foi caracterizar o perfil dos indivíduos que cometeram homicídio, seguido de suicídio em Porto Alegre num período de oito anos. As informações sobre esse evento foram localizadas em matérias jornalísticas, inquéritos policiais e entrevistas com informantes. Nos 14 casos localizados, o evento parece ser um fenômeno de gênero, já que os homens são os assassinos/suicidas, e mulheres e crianças, as vitimas. O método mais utilizado para o homicídio e o suicídio foi a arma...

Methotrexate diethyl ester-loaded lipid-core nanocapsules in aqueous solution increased antineoplastic effects in resistant breast cancer cell line

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Yurgel VC

2014-03-01

Full Text Available Virginia C Yurgel,1,* Catiuscia P Oliveira,2,* Karine R Begnini,1 Eduarda Schultze,1 Helena S Thurow,1 Priscila MM Leon,1 Odir A Dellagostin,1 Vinicius F Campos,1 Ruy CR Beck,2 Silvia S Guterres,2 Tiago Collares,1 Adriana R Pohlmann,2–4 Fabiana K Seixas11Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia (PPGB, Grupo de Pesquisa em Oncologia Celular e Molecular, Laboratório de Genômica Funcional, Biotecnologia/Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; 2Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; 3Departamento de Química Orgânica, Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; 4Centro de Nanociência e Nanotecnologia, CNANO-UFRGS, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil*These authors contributed equally to this workAbstract: Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer affecting women. Methotrexate (MTX is an antimetabolic drug that remains important in the treatment of breast cancer. Its efficacy is compromised by resistance in cancer cells that occurs through a variety of mechanisms. This study evaluated apoptotic cell death and cell cycle arrest induced by an MTX derivative (MTX diethyl ester [MTX(OEt2] and MTX(OEt2-loaded lipid-core nanocapsules in two MTX-resistant breast adenocarcinoma cell lines, MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231. The formulations prepared presented adequate granulometric profile. The treatment responses were evaluated through flow cytometry. Relying on the mechanism of resistance, we observed different responses between cell lines. For MCF-7 cells, MTX(OEt2 solution and MTX(OEt2-loaded lipid-core nanocapsules presented significantly higher apoptotic rates than untreated cells and cells incubated with unloaded lipid-core nanocapsules. For MDA-MB-231

Arranjos e sistemas produtivos e inovativos locais: inovação e desen-volvimento para destinos turísticos – o caso de Porto de Galinhas, Brasil

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Cavalcanti Falcão, Mariana

2009-10-01

Full Text Available This paper aims examining the tourism industry in Porto de Galinhas/PE, Brasil, according to “innovative and productive local chains” approach from Cassiolato, Matos and Lastres (2008. To this end, a field research was realized to achieve interviews and documents for further examination. This obtained results had demonstrated the possible configuration of “innovative and productive local chains” in Porto de Galinhas and the innovation process’s type had occurred in destination is characterized for incremental and organizational innovation. Furthermore, the tourism industry is in an initial stage of “innovative and productive chain” due the consolidation process between informal and formal local groups.

Potential effects of using biodiesel in road-traffic on air quality over the Porto urban area, Portugal

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Ribeiro, Isabel; Monteiro, Alexandra; Lopes, Myriam

2016-01-01

This work aims to assess the impacts of biodiesel blends use in road-traffic on air quality. In this frame, the air quality numerical modelling system WRF-EURAD was applied over Portugal and the Porto urban area, forced by two emission scenarios (including CO, NOx, PM10, PM2.5, NMVOC, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, acrolein and benzene): a reference scenario, without biofuels, and a scenario where a B20 fuel (20% biodiesel/80% diesel, v/v) is used by the diesel vehicle fleet. Regarding carbonyl compounds, emission scenarios pointed out that B20 fuel can promote an increase of 20% on formaldehyde, acetaldehyde and acrolein emissions, leading to increments on equivalent ozone production. On the other hand, through the air quality modelling exercise, it was verified that the use of B20 helps in controlling air pollution, improving CO and NO2 concentrations in urban airshed in about 20% and 10%, respectively, taking into account a regional simulation grid. However, according to the urban scale simulation, NO2 levels can increase in about 1%, due to the use of B20, over the Porto urban area. For the remaining studied pollutants, namely PM10 and PM2.5, mean concentrations will be reduced all over the territory, however in a negligible amount of <1%.

Comparing The Profile Of Chemical Dependents Hospitalized At A Chemical Dependency Unit In Porto Alegre/RS In 2002 And 2006

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Leonel Tesch Formiga

2009-09-01

Full Text Available Background: Studies on the use of psychoactive substances have been focused on identifying risk and protective factors related to this behavior based on the definition of the epidemiologic profile of such populations. The objective of the present study is to compare the profiles of samples of chemical dependent patients hospitalized at a Detoxification Unit (DU in Porto Alegre, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, in 2002 with the patients hospitalized in 2006. Method: This is a cross-sectional, descriptive and retrospective study. The research was carried out using medical records. We used a convenience sample divided into two groups: 1 all patients hospitalized at the DU from September to December 2006 (n=118; 2 all patients hospitalized at the same Unit from April to May 2002 (n=202. Results: There was a significant increase in the use of marijuana, inhaled cocaine and crack and a decrease in the use of solvents; there was no change concerning the use of alcohol and injected cocaine. It is important to mention the increase in the prevalence of crack users, which increased from 21.8% to 61.9%. There was a decrease of almost 30% in the number of alcoholics who did not use other psychoactive substances except for tobacco in the 2006 sample. Psychiatric comorbidities were quite prevalent, and we can highlight a significant increase in the number of patients with personality disorders. Conclusion: We conclude that the profile of chemical dependents hospitalized for detoxification is changing; therefore, it is important that new therapeutic strategies are planned in order to better assist this population.

La importancia de ser grande

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Baisre, J. A.

2007-01-01

Se responde a las preguntas ¿por qué los mamíferos marinos son los animales más grandes del planeta?, ¿Por qué los peces no pueden ser más grandes?. Éstas y otras interrogantes son respondidas de forma sencilla y clara.

Globus pallidus MR signal abnormalities in children with chronic liver disease and/or porto-systemic shunting

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Hanquinet, Sylviane; Anooshiravani, Mehrak; Merlini, Laura; Morice, Claire; Cousin, Vladimir; McLin, Valerie A.; Courvoisier, Delphine S.

2017-01-01

Detection of subclinical hepatic encephalopathy in children is difficult. We aimed to assess the changes in imaging of the central nervous system in children with chronic liver disease using MR imaging, diffusion, and "1H -spectroscopy. Forty three children with chronic liver disease and/or porto-systemic shunting (111.4±56.9 months) and 24 controls (72.0±51.8 months) underwent brain MRI/spectroscopy on a 1.5T to examine T1, T2, ADC, Cho/Cr, ml/Cr, Glx/Cr ratio spectroscopy in the globus pallidus. Patients were divided into 3 groups according to the ratios of globus pallidus/putamen T1 signal: isointense (i), hyperintense (h), much more hyperintense (h+). The relationship with clinical and biological data was analyzed. T1 signal intensity and ml/Cr were significantly different between controls and group h+ (p=0.001). ADC did not differ significantly between groups. Age correlated strongly with the presence of a T1 signal ratio (p > 0.001). There was no correlation between imaging findings and biological parameters. In children with chronic liver disease and/or porto-systemic shunting, the presence of a hyperintense T1 signal in the globus pallidus correlated strongly with age. Biological and clinical parameters were not predictive of these changes. MRI may become a useful screening tool for hepatic encephalopathy in children. (orig.)

Globus pallidus MR signal abnormalities in children with chronic liver disease and/or porto-systemic shunting

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Hanquinet, Sylviane; Anooshiravani, Mehrak; Merlini, Laura [University Hospital of Geneva, Department of Pediatric Radiology, Geneva (Switzerland); Morice, Claire; Cousin, Vladimir; McLin, Valerie A. [University Hospital of Geneva, Swiss Center for Liver Disease in Children, Geneva (Switzerland); Courvoisier, Delphine S. [University Hospital of Geneva, Division of Quality of Care, Geneva (Switzerland)

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Detection of subclinical hepatic encephalopathy in children is difficult. We aimed to assess the changes in imaging of the central nervous system in children with chronic liver disease using MR imaging, diffusion, and {sup 1}H -spectroscopy. Forty three children with chronic liver disease and/or porto-systemic shunting (111.4±56.9 months) and 24 controls (72.0±51.8 months) underwent brain MRI/spectroscopy on a 1.5T to examine T1, T2, ADC, Cho/Cr, ml/Cr, Glx/Cr ratio spectroscopy in the globus pallidus. Patients were divided into 3 groups according to the ratios of globus pallidus/putamen T1 signal: isointense (i), hyperintense (h), much more hyperintense (h+). The relationship with clinical and biological data was analyzed. T1 signal intensity and ml/Cr were significantly different between controls and group h+ (p=0.001). ADC did not differ significantly between groups. Age correlated strongly with the presence of a T1 signal ratio (p > 0.001). There was no correlation between imaging findings and biological parameters. In children with chronic liver disease and/or porto-systemic shunting, the presence of a hyperintense T1 signal in the globus pallidus correlated strongly with age. Biological and clinical parameters were not predictive of these changes. MRI may become a useful screening tool for hepatic encephalopathy in children. (orig.)

Did saber-tooth kittens grow up musclebound? A study of postnatal limb bone allometry in felids from the Pleistocene of Rancho La Brea.

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Long, Katherine; Prothero, Donald; Madan, Meena; Syverson, Valerie J P

2017-01-01

Previous studies have demonstrated that the Pleistocene saber-toothed cat Smilodon fatalis had many forelimb adaptations for increased strength, presumably to grapple with and subdue prey. The Rancho La Brea tar pits yield large samples of juvenile limb bones forming a growth series that allow us to examine how Smilodon kittens grew up. Almost all available juvenile limb bones were measured, and reduced major axis fits were calculated to determine the allometric growth trends. Contrary to expectations based on their robust limbs, Smilodon kittens show the typical pattern of growth found in other large felids (such as the Ice Age lion, Panthera atrox, as well as living tigers, cougars, servals, and wildcats) where the limb grows longer and more slender faster than they grow thick. This adaptation is thought to give felids greater running speed. Smilodon kittens do not grow increasingly more robust with age. Instead, they start out robust and follow the ancestral felid growth pattern, while maintaining their robustness compared to other felids. Apparently, the growth of felid forelimbs is highly canalized and their ontogeny is tightly constrained.

Gentrificação e resistência popular nas feiras e portos públicos da Estrada Nova em Belém (PA

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Jakson Silva da Silva

Full Text Available Resumo Este artigo considera a resistência popular nas feiras e portos públicos da Estrada Nova, atual av. Bernardo Sayão. Interpreta a ocupação da parte sul da orla de Belém, analisada em termos da produção social do espaço urbano. A resistência popular busca manter os portos públicos da Palha e do Açaí como lugar de trocas econômicas e culturais múltiplas, contra a intenção do poder público municipal de ‘gentrificar’ ou enobrecer essa margem urbana da cidade, removendo os atuais usuários, mediante o projeto denominado Portal da Amazônia. A resistência de feirantes, trabalhadores e moradores contrapõe a metáfora ‘janelas para o rio’, que funciona como uma espécie de pensamento único na cidade, com outra metáfora, a de ‘portas para o rio’, que diz respeito à necessidade de ir e vir dos ribeirinhos, que reivindicam seu direito à cidade. O movimento de pessoas e mercadorias nos portos e redondezas configura um espaço de economia e vida popular em Belém. Esse movimento proporciona identidade aos bairros do Jurunas, Condor e Guamá e condiz com preceitos urbanísticos recomendados por autores como Jane Jacobs e Marshall Berman, que valorizam a vida cotidiana da rua. O projeto avança de forma obscura, sem qualquer critério de diálogo e transparência.

Developing Student Critical Thinking Skills through Teaching Psychology: An Interview with Claudio S. Hutz.

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McCarthy-Tucker, Sherri

2001-01-01

Presents an interview with Claudio S. Hutz, who is dean of Instituto de Psicologia at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul in Porto Alegre, Brazil, where he has been teaching psychology since 1977. Discusses topics such as teaching psychology in Brazil and developing critical thinking skills. (CMK)

Use of medicines by homeless people in Porto, Portugal

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Helena Gama

2014-01-01

Full Text Available The objective of this study was to describe patterns of medication use among homeless adults from the city of Porto, Portugal. We recruited 146 homeless participants in four social services institutions. Data on the use of medicines in the previous week were collected using face-to-face interviews. We described the prevalence and main correlates of use of medicines from different Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical classification (ATC groups. A total of 56.8% of the homeless reported to have used at least one medicine in the previous week. The most frequently reported were benzodiazepines (21.9% and antipsychotics (15.1%; socio-demographic characteristics, lifestyle variables and use of health care were not found to be significantly associated with their use. The prevalence was 1.4% for anti-inflammatory and antirheumatic products, and 6.2% for antihypertensives, diuretics and beta-blocking agents. Medicines pertaining to the nervous system ATC group were by far the most frequently used, while those for the treatment of other common chronic and acute conditions seem to be underused.

Il progetto Waterfront: la riqualificazione del porto di Napoli

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Robert Leonardi

2009-11-01

Full Text Available Nell'ultimo decennio Napoli ha riacquisito piena coscienza del valore della risorsa mare e le sue istituzioni ai vari livelli comunale, regionale, provinciale e dell'Autorità Portuale si sono attivate in un processo coordinato di interventi che, utilizzando gli strumenti urbanistici a tutela dell'integrità degli interventi stessi e con la partecipazione di progettisti di fama e di investitori privati, si propone di riagganciare la città al mare e di trovare nuove opportunità di crescita economica e di riscatto sociale. L’articolo descrive l’insieme di interventi che si stanno portando avanti per l’area portuale di Napoli, con particolare riferimento al progetto Waterfront, alla costituzione della società Nausicaa e al concorso internazionale per il porto di Napoli. Si specificano quindi gli attori del processo decisionale, le fasi, i contenuti delle scelte e si propone un’analisi delle ricadute d'impatto sulla città che gli interventi avranno a regime: rinnovamento civile, crescita funzionale, ricomposizione spaziale, leadership e capacità programmatica.

Assessing and monitoring urban resilience using COPD in Porto.

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Monteiro, Ana; Carvalho, Vânia; Velho, Sara; Sousa, Carlos

2012-01-01

COPD morbidity is a good example of how the urban form may interfere with a disease's severity. Then, it may play an important role as a stimulus to increase the acceptability of several policy actions that aim to upgrade urban resilience. Despite the multiple dimensions of wellbeing, health is surely a key variable attracting everyone's attention, which is thus more likely to be able to persuade people that actions that may at first seem undesirable are fundamental in improving urban sustainability and well-being. After creating a short list of socio-economic and environmental factors relating to the onset and aggravation of COPD, daily admissions distributions were compared using both a non-weighted and a weighted multi-criteria hierarchical analysis procedure. Porto's COPD Social and Environmental Inequalities Index (SEII), calculated with a hierarchical analysis procedure, accurately illustrates a great relationship between COPD admissions and adverse urban form variables. COPD may be an important communication tool to stimulate the acceptability of some otherwise unpopular planning measures to improve urban resilience (sustainability and well-being). Copyright © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Múltiples líneas de evidencias aplicadas al estudio de un individuo prehispánico. Sitio Rancho José (Buenos Aires / Multiple lines of evidence applied to the study of a prehispanic individual. Rancho Jose site, Buenos Aires province

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Florencia Rizzo

2016-03-01

Full Text Available En este trabajo presentamos la información osteológica, cronológica, isotópica y de ADN antiguo (ADNa obtenida a partir del análisis de los restos óseos humanos fragmentados correspondientes a un individuo prehispánico recuperado en el sitio Rancho José. Dicho sitio está ubicado en la margen derecha del río Baradero, donde la acción del agua expuso y removió diferentes tipos de materiales arqueológicos. De acuerdo con la excavación realizada en seis perfiles ubicados en el borde de la barranca, se pudo determinar que los hallazgos fueron depositados en un evento de ocupación. En el perfil 5 se recuperaron los restos óseos de un individuo datado 1900±20 años AP, representado solo por la porción superior del esqueleto. En primer lugar, se consideraron los agentes tafonómicos que podrían haber actuado modificando las condiciones de hallazgo y los materiales asociados. Se realizó la determinación del sexo y la estimación de la edad del individuo y se examinaron las diferentes patologías óseas y dentales. Esta información se complementó con datos obtenidos a partir del análisis de ADN mitocondrial (ADNmt antiguo, de isótopos estables (13C, 15N y el relevamiento de micro-restos vegetales en el tártaro dental. Si bien se trata de un individuo altamente fragmentado, conserva su aparato masticatorio completo y su estudio resulta de interés para comparar con otros individuos, tanto de sitios coetáneos como de tiempos posthispánicos. Con ese fin, también se presentan datos isotópicos de dos individuos del sitio posthispánico Cementerio Indígena. Palabras clave: bajíos septentrionales; bioarqueología; tafonomía; ADN mitocondrial; isótopos estables We present osteological, chronological, isotopic, and ancient DNA (aDNA information obtained from the analysis of the fragmented human remains of a prehispanic individual recovered at Rancho José site. The site is situated on the right bank of the Baradero River, where

Uso de bebidas alcoólicas em postos de gasolina de Porto Alegre: estudo piloto Alcohol use on premises of gas stations of Porto Alegre, Brazil: pilot study

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Raquel De Boni

2008-04-01

Full Text Available INTRODUÇÃO: O uso de álcool é um forte preditor de acidentes de trânsito. Este artigo descreve a factibilidade e dados preliminares de um estudo que avalia a alcoolemia entre jovens que utilizam bebidas alcoólicas em estacionamentos de postos de gasolina de Porto Alegre (RS. MÉTODO: Estudo transversal, com amostra em alvo, estratificada por idade e gênero. Os dados foram coletados através de um questionário autopreenchido, e a alcoolemia foi estimada com uso de bafômetro. RESULTADOS: A taxa de recusa foi de 13,7%, e medida da alcoolemia acima de 0,06% foi encontrada em 35,5% (IC95% 24,3-47,9 da amostra. Aproximadamente 10% destes indivíduos (18% dos homens relatavam intenção de dirigir nas 2 horas subseqüentes à coleta. CONCLUSÃO: É discutida a potencial utilização deste tipo de dado, bem como a necessidade de novos estudos sobre uso de substâncias em motoristas brasileiros.INTRODUCTION: Alcohol use is a strong predictor of traffic accidents. This paper reports feasibility issues and preliminary data on blood alcohol concentration in youths who drink alcohol in gas stations of Porto Alegre, Brazil. METHOD: It used a cross-sectional design with a purposive sample stratified by age and gender. Data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire and blood alcohol concentration was estimated with breath alcohol analyzers. RESULTS: Refusal rate was 13.7% and blood alcohol concentration over 0.06% was found in 35.5% (95%CI 24.3-47.9 of the sample. Almost 10% of the subjects (18% of the males reported they would drive within 2 hours of the interview. CONCLUSION: The potential utilization of such measures is discussed, as well as the need for studies on substance use in young Brazilian drivers.

Dinâmica de produção e comercialização da erva-mate no Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

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Sibele Vasconcelos de Oliveira

2015-04-01

Full Text Available A produção de erva-mate é uma das atividades não madeireiras que compõe o mercado agroflorestal brasileiro. No Rio Grande do Sul, este segmento é impulsionado pela tradição do consumo do chimarrão. Entretanto, nos últimos anos, observa-se que o estado gaúcho vem perdendo parcela significativa do mercado nacional, principalmente para o estado do Paraná. Nesse sentido, o presente estudo objetiva compreender a dinâmica produtiva e de comercialização deste produto, a partir da análise do comportamento dos preços pagos aos produtores rurais de erva-mate no Rio Grande do Sul, os preços diretos aos consumidores da erva-mate para chimarrão, além de dados estatísticos relacionados à produção de erva-mate. Evidencia-se que o modelo econométrico realizado para estimar o valor da erva-mate, embora indique a existência de associação linear positiva entre as variáveis dependente e independente, é considerado estatisticamente frágil. Ainda, cerca de 80% das variações no preço do quilograma da erva-mate no varejo de Porto Alegre são explicadas pelas variações no preço da arroba da erva-mate paga aos produtores rurais. Assim, reitera-se a necessidade de análises adicionais para identificar quais fatores exercem maior influência sobre o mercado da erva-mate, no contexto de expansão da demanda nacional e internacional

Grand unified theories. Pt. 2

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Ellis, J.

1982-01-01

The author gives an introduction to the construction of grand unified theories on the base of the SU(3)xSU(2)xU(1) model of the strong, weak, and electromagnetic interactions. Especially he discusses the proton decay, neutrino masses and oscillations, and cosmological implications in connection with grand unified theories. (orig./HSI)

Perfil das intoxicações na infância atendidas pelo Centro de Informação Toxicológica do Rio Grande do Sul (CIT/RS, Brasil Caseload of poisoning among children treated by the Rio Grande do Sul State Toxicology Information Center (CIT/RS, Brazil

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Carla Luiza Job Ramos

2005-08-01

Full Text Available Estudo transversal descritivo analítico para estabelecer perfil das intoxicações em crianças de 0 a 4 anos, registradas no Centro de Informação Toxicológica do Rio Grande do Sul (CIT/RS, Porto Alegre, Brasil, 2003. Selecionados 1.311 casos, extraíram-se dados de crianças que sofreram intoxicação acidental individual dentro de suas residências. Em uma amostra do tipo aleatória sistemática de 286 pacientes, foram realizadas 21 entrevistas com responsáveis legais das crianças, utilizando-se instrumento estruturado. O perfil da intoxicação apresentou faixa etária de um ano; gênero masculino; via de exposição oral; agente tóxico localizado no chão da sala de estar ou no quarto; altura do móvel inferior a 30cm; horário da intoxicação entre 18h01-22h; tempo entre o acidente e a busca por uma conduta médica menor que 30 minutos; medicamento analgésico como agente tóxico; avaliação da intoxicação como não tóxica, evoluindo para a cura. Os dados indicam características relevantes quanto ao horário da intoxicação e local em que se encontravam os agentes tóxicos. A definição do perfil permite orientar e incrementar campanhas de prevenção de acidentes tóxicos na infância promovidas pelos órgãos públicos de saúde.This was an analytical, descriptive, cross-sectional study to establish the profile of poisonings among children 0 to 4 years of age reported to the Rio Grande do Sul State Toxicology Information Center (CIT/RS in Porto Alegre, Brazil, 2003. A total of 1,311 cases were selected and data were extracted on children who had suffered individual accidental poisoning inside the home. From a systematic random sample of 286 patients, 21 interviews were held with the children's parents or guardians, using a structured instrument. The typical profile of poisoning featured: < 1 year age bracket; male gender; oral exposure; poisonous agent located on living room or bedroom floor; furniture height < 30cm; time

Geologic framework and hydrogeologic characteristics in the southern part of the Rancho Diana Natural Area, northern Bexar County, Texas, 2008-10

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Clark, Allan K.; Morris, Robert R.

2011-01-01

The area designated by the city of San Antonio as the Rancho Diana Natural Area is in northern Bexar County, near San Antonio, Texas. During 2008-10, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the city of San Antonio, documented the geologic framework and mapped the hydrogeologic characteristics for the southern part of the Rancho Diana Natural Area. The geologic framework of the study area and its hydrogeologic characteristics were documented using field observations and information from previously published reports. Many of the geologic and hydrogeologic features were found by making field observations through the dense vegetation along gridlines spaced approximately 25 feet apart and documenting the features as they were located. Surface geologic features were identified and hydrogeologic features such as caves, sinkholes, and areas of solutionally enlarged porosity were located using hand-held Global Positioning System units. The location data were used to create a map of the hydrogeologic subdivisions and the location of karst features. The outcrops of the Edwards and Trinity aquifer recharge zones were mapped by using hydrogeologic subdivisions modified from previous reports. All rocks exposed within the study area are of sedimentary origin and Lower Cretaceous in age. The valley floor is formed in the cavernous member of the upper Glen Rose Limestone of the Trinity Group. The hills are composed of the basal nodular member, dolomitic member, Kirschberg evaporite member, and grainstone member of the Kainer Formation of the Edwards Group. Field observations made during this study of the exposed formations and members indicate that the formations and members typically are composed of mudstones, wackestones, packstones, grainstones, and argillaceous limestones, along with marls. The upper Glen Rose Limestone is approximately 410 to 450 feet thick but only the upper 70 feet is exposed in the study area. The Kainer Formation is approximately 255 feet thick in

Hegemonia e polarização: a reconfiguração de forças políticas no município de Porto Alegre (1988 a 2000

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Dias, Marcia Ribeiro

2002-01-01

Full Text Available Durante o período de pouco mais de uma década que o partido dos trabalhadores tem governado o muncípio de Porto Alegre, houve ali transformações estruturais e comportamentais no cenário político. O objetivo do texto é traçar um diagnóstico da evolução do quadro eleitoral e da distribuição de poder político em Porto Alegre, identificando a cristalização de posturas, mas sobretudo a vitalidade da dinâmica política em curso no município

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These data have been compiled in support of the Middle Rio Grande/Albuquerque Urban Waters Partnership for the region including Albuquerque, New Mexico.The Middle Rio Grande/Albuquerque Urban Waters Federal Partnership is co-chaired by the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. There are also a number of other federal agencies engaged in projects with Tribal, State, and local officials, and community stakeholders. Like many western river ecosystems, the Middle Rio Grande faces numerous challenges in balancing competing needs within a finite water supply and other resource constrains. Historical practices by our ancestors and immigrants to the Middle Rio Grande have established the conditions that we have inherited. Long-term drought exacerbated by climate change is changing conditions that affect natural and human communities as we strive to improve our precious Rio Grande.The Middle Rio Grande/Albuquerque Urban Waters Federal Partnership will reconnect our urban communities, particularly those that are overburdened or economically distressed, with the waterway by improving coordination among federal agencies and collaborating with community-led revitalization efforts. Our projects will improve our community water systems and promote their economic, environmental and social benefits. Specifically, the Middle Rio Grande/Albuquerque Urban Waters Federal Partnership will support the development of the Valle de Oro

Imperatriz [MA] and Porto Nacional [TO]: two cities, a river and many stories

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Leandro Mendes Rocha

2015-06-01

Full Text Available This study aims to show, in the environmental history perspective, aspects related to the nature of the Tocantins River,the socioeconomic relations, cultural values and the riverside population’s lifestyle in the 20th and 21st centuries. This analysis is made through the study of two cities: Imperatriz (MA and Porto Nacional (TO. Its aim is to notice the spatial, environmental and socioeconomic transformations experienced by these cities. Furthermore, we intend to analyze, in a comparative way, the impacts related to the construction of the Belém-Brasília highway, the North-South and Carajás railways, the hydroelectric dams and the Araguaia-Tocantins waterway.

Agronegócio e Estrutura de Governança no caso de um terminal hidroviário da região de Fronteira (THI de Porto Murtinho)

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Godoy, Zaida de Andrade Lopes

2005-01-01

O propósito desta dissertação é a análise das inter-relações entre estruturas globais e locais de governança do Terminal Hidroviário de Interior - THI de Porto Murtinho. O terminal foi concedido ao Consórcio Portuário de Murtinho - COMPORT, e operado pela Agencia Portuária de Porto Murtinho - AAPPM, por meio de licitação pública; regida por contrato com vigencia de 25 anos e prorrogável por igual período, realizada em junho de 2001, objetivando a prestação dos serviços minimos de recepção, de...

O jornal A Voz da Escola: escritas dos alunos do Colégio Elementar Souza Lobo (Porto Alegre/RS - 1934/1940 - The journal A Voz da Escola: written by children of the Elementary School Souza Lobo (Porto Alegre/RS - 1934/1940

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Maria Helena Camara Bastos

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Full Text Available O artigo aborda as escritas de alunos do ensino primário do Colégio Elementar Souza Lobo (Porto Alegre/RS, publicadas no jornal A Voz da Escola (1934-1940, como prática de formação pessoal, cívica e religiosa, de aprendizagem da moral ou da civilidade. Busca-se analisar os discursos veiculados, os processos de subjetivação e suas influências nos modos como as crianças, na faixa etária de 10 a 12 anos, pensavam, agiam e se expressavam nos espaços de construção de suas identidades. Insere-se nas práticas de escritas escolares e infantis, especialmente na interface da História da Educação e da história da cultura escrita, que analisa a produção, difusão, conservação e o uso dos objetos escritos, em suas várias modalidades. Os exemplares do periódico são tomados como lócus privilegiado para adentrarmos no cotidiano de uma escola primária, da década de 1930, isto é, o universo escolar e toda uma rede paralela de significações.Palavras-chaves: escrita infantil, jornal escolar, periódico estudantil, cultura escolar. THE JOURNAL A VOZ DA ESCOLA: WRITTEN BY CHILDREN OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SOUZA LOBO (PORTO ALEGRE/RS - 1934/1940 Abstract The article discusses the writings of primary school pupils of the Elementary School Souza Lobo (Porto Alegre/RS, published in the newspaper A Voz da Escola (1934-1940, as a practice of civic, religious and personal formation, learning of moral or civic education. It aims to analyze conveyed discourses, subjective processes and their influence in way children, aged 10-12, thought, acted and expressed themselves in spaces of construction of their identities. It is inset in the practice of school and children’s writings, especially in the interface of the history of education and the history of written culture, which analyze the production, distribution, conservation and the usage of written objects in their several forms. Copies of the journal are taken as a privileged place in order

SOIL VARIABILITY IN DIFFERENT LANDSCAPE POSITIONS IN THE PORTO ALEGRE BOTANICAL GARDEN, SOUTHERN BRAZIL

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Luís Fernando da Silva

2015-10-01

Full Text Available ABSTRACTKnowledge of soil characteristics in areas where activities related to the environment are developed, such as Porto Alegre Botanical Garden (JB-PoA, is a fundamental condition for the sustainable use of this natural resource. The objective of this study was to characterize, classify and evaluate some issues about soil formation in Porto Alegre Botanical Garden, as well as relate their distribution on the landscape according to environmental characteristics. For the morphological description and collecting samples four profiles were selected (P1 to P4, located in the summit-shoulder transition, backslope, footslope and toeslope, respectively. Granulometric distribution of the P1 and P3 profiles indicated sharp textural gradient, with presence of textural and "plânico" B horizons, respectively, according to Brazilian System of Soil Classification. There is predominance of low values of pH, and low base saturation, with exception of P4, indicating probable deposition of solution material at this area. The Fed/Fes relationship was greater in the profile located in the summit-shoulder transition (P1, indicating higher weathering. The Feo/Fed relationship increased in P3 and P4 profiles, indicating greater participation of iron oxides of low crystallinity in reducing environment. The occurrence of some pedogenic processes may be inferred, like lessivage in P1 (Ultic Hapludalf, due to clay skins and higher values of fine clay:total clay relationship in subsurface; ferrolysis and gleization, by low pH value and high Feo/Fed relationship in E and EB horizons of P3 (Oxyaquic Hapludalf, being the last also present in P4 (Humaqueptic Endoaquent, indicating gleization occurrence.

Preditores de qualidade de vida em pacientes com melanoma cutâneo no serviço de dermatologia do Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre Predictors of quality of life in patients with skin melanoma at the dermatology department of the Porto Alegre Teaching Hospital

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Mariana Tremel Barbato

2011-04-01

Full Text Available FUNDAMENTOS: Alguns sintomas presentes nos pacientes com melanoma estão diretamente relacionados à tensão psicológ ica, o que reforça a necessidade de avaliar a qualidade de vida em todas as fases da doença. OBJETIVOS: Avaliar a qualidade de vida dos pacientes diagnosticados com melanoma por meio do questionário Fact-G. MÉTODOS: Estudo descritivo transversal que incluiu todos os pacientes em seguimento no serviço de dermatologia do Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre entre julho e dezembro de 2006. RESULTADOS: Sessenta pacientes foram incluídos. A idade média foi de 55,6 anos. O nível de escolaridade até primeiro grau foi correlacionado a escores mais baixos no Fact-G. Os pacientes com história familiar apresentaram maiores escores de QoL em três das quatro categorias avaliadas: bem-estar físico, emocional e funcional (P BACKGROUNDS: Some symptoms present in melanoma patients are directly related to psychological stress, which emphasizes the need to evaluate quality of life (QoL in these patients at all the stages of their disease. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to evaluate quality of life in a sample of patients diagnosed with melanoma, using the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G questionnaire. METHODS: A descriptive, cross sectional study was conducted between July and December, 2006 with all patients with skin melanoma receiving follow-up care at the Department of Dermatology of the Porto Alegre Teaching Hospital, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. RESULTS: Sixty patients were included in the study. Mean age was 55.6 years. Poor education level (primary school or less was associated with a poorer FACT-G score. Patients with a family history of the disease had higher QoL scores in 3 of the 4 categories evaluated: physical, emotional and functional wellbeing (p<0.01. QoL scores were higher in married patients (82.42 compared to single patients (70.28 (p<0.01. Patients with metastases

Flocculent and grand design spiral galaxies in groups: time scales for the persistence of grand design spiral structures

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Elmegreen, B.G.; Elmegreen, D.M.

1983-01-01

Spiral arm classifications were made for 261 low-inclination galaxies in groups listed by Huchra and Geller. The fractional occurrence of grand design spiral structure in nonbarred galaxies was found to increase from approx.0.1 to approx.0.6 and then level off as the group crossing rate or galaxy collision rate in a group increases. A simple model is discussed where the random encounters between galaxies of any type and flocculent galaxies induce transient grand design spirals in the flocculent galaxies. If this grand-design stimulation occurs for binary collisions with impact parameters less than αR 25 , were R 25 is the galactic radius at 25 mag arcsec - 2 , and if the induced grand design spirals persist for an average time equal to #betta# galactic rotations, then the quantity α 2 #betta# equals approximately 3 x 10 4 . If binary collisions are responsible for grand design spirals, then this result implies either that the induced spirals last for many galactic rotations (#betta#>15), or that they can be stimulated by very remote encounters (α>45.) Alternatively, grand design spirals may be stimulated by multiple galaxy encounters, which would be the case for such large α, or by interactions with the potential well of the associated group, rather than by simple binary encounters. Weak correlations between the grand design fraction and the galaxy size, or between this fraction and the total number of galaxies in a group, were also found. Spiral structures of barred galaxies show no correlations with group environment

Presença dos princípios da mentalidade enxuta e como introduzi-los nas práticas de gestão das empresas de transporte coletivo de Porto Alegre

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Sellitto,Miguel Afonso; Borchardt,Miriam; Pereira,Giancarlo Medeiros

2010-01-01

Este artigo apresenta uma pesquisa que investigou a presença dos princípios da mentalidade enxuta na indústria do transporte coletivo de Porto Alegre. Os procedimentos foram: mensuração do grau de presença dos princípios da mentalidade enxuta na gestão das quinze empresas de transporte coletivo por ônibus de Porto Alegre; teste da confiabilidade das respostas e separação das empresas em aglomerados, segundo a intensidade da presença; e estudos de caso com os aglomerados extremos, a associação...

The Influence Of Costs Accounting And Professional Accountant On The Training Of Sales Price Of Micro And Small Enterprises In Porto Velho City

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César Licório

2016-06-01

Full Text Available The aim of this paper is to identify the contribution of cost accounting and professional accountant, as a competitive advantage in the formation of the selling price of micro and small enterprises in Porto Velho city. The methodology used for the preparation of this work was a survey, of course, literature, descriptive and qualitative, as well as a field study using questionnaire. Starting from the following problem: in a globalized economy, with such aggressive pricing, which the importance of cost accounting and the advice of a professional accountant in the formation of the selling price? This research is justified in the increasingly competitive market, such as the Old Port, where any detail can bring a great advantage in the bottom line. The main results identified show that the vast majority of micro and small entrepreneurs of Porto Velho do not use cost accounting, nor the aid of a counter, a qualified professional with the necessary techniques to support the formation of their prices so they do not incur errors that bring you losses also do not use the advantage of the information that the cost accounting features for decision making. In a globalized economy, specifically in a growing market as the Porto Velho any detail can make the difference between success and failure of a micro and small business, cost accounting becomes an increasingly necessary tool, and it is undeniable the contribution that the counter as specialized professional can bring to the manager has grounds to form their prices, deciding marketing strategies, and control costs.

Dermatitis caused by the tropical fowl mite Ornithonyssus bursa (Berlese (Acari: Macronyssidae: a case report in humans

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Márcia Bohrer Mentz

2015-12-01

Full Text Available Abstract: We herein report human dermatitis caused by the tropical fowl mite Ornithonyssus bursa (Berlese. The cases occurred in an apartment in a residential district of Porto Alegre City, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, where three members of the same family presented with pruritic lesions on the arms and legs. On inspecting the bathroom, several mites measuring approximately 1.0mm in length were observed coming from a nest of Rufous Hornero, Furnarius rufus (Gmelin. This is the first report of O. bursa in the urban area of Porto Alegre City, from a nest of F. rufus that bites humans.

Diagnostico ambiental integrado da area de influencia do descarte do material dragado do estuario de Santos

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Luis Renato Bastos Lia

2008-01-01

Resumo: A Costa da Mata Atlântica é uma região do Estado de São Paulo com uma grande importância econômica, principalmente devido ao porto de Santos, o maior da América Latina e ao complexo industrial de Cubatão. O estuário da região foi impactado ao longo de anos pelas atividades antrópicas das indústrias, porto e da população residente nas vizinhanças do estuário. O objetivo deste trabalho consistiu no desenvolvimento e aplicação de uma metodologia integrada para um diagnóstico ambiental...

Projeto Porto Nacional (Tocantins: uma proposta de atuação em saúde mental na comunidade

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Adriane Bacellar Duarte Lima

2003-01-01

Full Text Available Este projeto relata a implantação de um serviço de saúde mental por meio de parceria do Instituto de Psiquiatria do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo com a Prefeitura do Município de Porto Nacional, Estado de Tocantins. Na região havia poucos serviços de saúde mental, praticamente com ausência de assistência num raio de 500 km. Foi realizado por equipe formada por médicos residentes, psicólogos e aprimorandos de Psicologia, que auxiliaram na implantação de um Núcleo de Atenção Psicossocial (NAPS e de diversos serviços à comunidade local. Os benefícios foram inúmeros à comunidade e aos participantes.The beginning and organization of a Mental Health Service through cooperation between The Institute and Department of Psychiatry - University of São Paulo and the city of Porto Nacional, Tocantins, Central Brazil There was no systematic mental health assistance in this region. The project was developed by psychiatric residents, psychologists and psychology trainees who through volunteer work helped to organize a mental health service and assistance to the community. Benefits for the community and the volunteer workers were discussed.

The role of brain sparing in the prediction of adverse outcomes in intrauterine growth restriction: results of the multicenter PORTO Study.

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Flood, Karen

2014-05-06

The aim of the Prospective Observational Trial to Optimize Pediatric Health in IUGR (PORTO) Study was to evaluate the optimal management of fetuses with estimated fetal weight (EFW) <10(th) centile. The objective of this secondary analysis was to describe the role of the cerebroplacental ratio (CPR) in the prediction of adverse perinatal outcome.

Metamorfoses da cidade portuária: transformações da relação entre o porto e a cidade de Lisboa Métamorphoses de la ville portuaire: transformations de la relation entre le port et la ville de Lisbonne Port city metamorphosis: transformations of the relationship between the port and the city of Lisbon

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André Fernandes

2012-06-01

Full Text Available O processo de evolução dos portos no período moderno tem sido determinado pela mutabilidade das funções portuárias, induzida por factores como as evoluções tecnológicas nos navios, nos equipamentos de apoio à movimentação de mercadorias ou nas técnicas de armazenagem, transformações nos padrões do comércio internacional, modificações na organização dos transportes marítimos ou alargamento e complexificação das cadeias logísticas globais. Como resultado destas mutações, assiste-se a uma concomitante evolução da estrutura, morfologia e extensão dos espaços ocupados por actividades portuárias e actividades complementares. Neste contexto, a relação entre o porto e a cidade de Lisboa (Portugal é marcada por uma grande complexidade desde logo imprimida pela tradição histórica que a mesma encerra e pela magnitude e intensidade de um processo que envolve a principal infra-estrutura do sistema portuário nacional e a maior cidade do país. Note-se, porém, que de uma relação simbiótica cidade-porto, em que o porto exercia um papel estrutural na organização da cidade e das suas funções, evoluiu-se para uma relação em que a cidade, polarizadora do sistema urbano regional e principal elemento de integração nacional na rede urbana peninsular e europeia, se autonomiza e assume um carácter eminentemente generalista, economicamente diversificado e funcionalmente complexo. Não obstante esta evolução, o porto mantém-se como ponto nodal de integração da cidade-região em sistemas globais de fluxos materiais e imateriais. Tratando-se de um elemento progressivamente menos integrado na estrutura urbana e funcional da cidade, o porto contínua assim a marcar a cadência de importantes mutações e transformações. Com efeito, à luz de conceptualizações e sistematizações teóricas e da análise das evidências empíricas, analisa-se a evolução da relação entre o porto e a cidade de Lisboa (incidindo nas

Gentrificação nas Ilhas do Porto: uma dinâmica embrionária

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Matos, Fátima Loureiro de

2017-01-01

Neste artigo pretende-se evidenciar dinâmicas que estão a ocorrer nas ilhas da cidade do Porto, associadas à expansão da atratividade turística, que tem desencadeado a reabilitação e a gentrificação de alguns contextos urbanos. Trata-se de um trabalho exploratório, ainda em curso, baseado em trabalho de campo, algumas entrevistas e análises estatísticas. As ilhas são um património histórico e da vida da cidade, que pela sua morfologia urbana específica, atrai novos residentes e turistas....

Politics representation scenarios and elec toral behavior - study case: Porto Alegre's municipal elections in 2004

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Fernanda Barth

2008-06-01

Full Text Available The purpose of this article is to reflect about the influence of the political surveys in the definition of the electoral behavior analyzing the scenarios of political representation, the mechanism of public opinion formation and the specificities of the behavior of the gaucho electorate. We believe the publicity built upon the surveys had a great impact in the Porto Alegre mayor election results in 2004. The methodology we chose was the qualitative approach, that is, content analysis. In the end, we confirm the behavior of the gaucho electorate shows a receptive predisposing to the appeal to the useful vote.

Wearing-off in Parkinson’s disease: neuropsychological differences between on and off periods

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2015-05-01

Full Text Available Fabiane Caillava-Santos,1,2 Regina Margis,2 Carlos Roberto de Mello Rieder2–4 1Psychology Department, Universidade da Região da Campanha, Bagé, RS, Brazil; 2Curso de Pós-Graduação em Medicina, Ciências Médicas da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; 3Movement Disorders Center, Division of Neurology, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; 4Movement Disorder Clinic, Division of Neurology, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, BrazilBackground: Levodopa-associated motor fluctuations are common complications observed in Parkinson’s disease (PD patients. Although nonmotor fluctuations are a significant cause of morbidity, they frequently are not properly identified. Few studies have characterized the nonmotor emotional fluctuations and their relation to motor fluctuations.Aims: The objective of the present study is to analyze the occurrence of fluctuations in anxiety and depression symptoms, as well as in cognitive function (memory, language, executive function, and attention, and their relation to motor fluctuations in PD patients presenting wearing-off phenomenon.Methods: Twenty-four patients were assessed during the wearing on-off periods. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-State and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI were used to assess anxiety and depression, respectively, and the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST, Stroop Test, Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT, Weschler Memory Scale - digits (WMS and Controlled Oral Word Association (COWA for assessing executive functions, verbal memory, attention and work memory and verbal fluency, respectively.Results: Patients presented higher depression and anxiety scores in the wearing-off period (P<0.05. Differences were also found in the semantic verbal fluency (P=0.017 and executive function (P=0.008 tests performance.Conclusions: Nonmotor

Requalificação e gentrificação no centro histórico do Porto

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Alves, Sonia

This presentation seeks to test the theoretical hypothesis of gentrification for the case of the historic centre of Porto. The analysis falls within the scope of analysis of the transformation of social and housing conditions of this historic urban area, and dwells upon the relationship between...... housing redevelopment and gentrification processes. The hypothesis of replacement of low-income families by an upper-middle class is tested through a methodology combining qualitative analysis (semi-structured in-depth interviews with residents and ex-residents and officials who were directly involved...

Processo decisório de compra de maçã na cidade de Porto Alegre - RS

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Rockenbach, Bianca Martins

2013-01-01

O presente trabalho teve como objetivo principal descrever o processo decisório de compra de maçã na cidade de Porto Alegre - RS, buscando aprofundar o conhecimento acerca dos fatores que influenciam a decisão de compra da fruta pelo último elo da cadeia produtiva: o consumidor final. Para a efetiva condução deste trabalho, o processo metodológico apresentou uma pesquisa exploratória, realizada em uma fase qualitativa, em que foram apontados os indicadores relacionados à tomada de decisão ...

Consumo de suplementos nutricionais por frequentadores de academias da cidade de Porto Alegre

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Ana Paula Trussardi Fayh

2013-03-01

Full Text Available O objetivo do estudo foi verificar a prevalência do uso de suplementos alimentares nas academias da cidade de Porto Alegre. Foram entrevistados 316 indivíduos com idade entre 18-59 anos. A abordagem foi por voluntariedade, em 22 academias da cidade. Observou-se um expressivo uso de suplementos nutricionais pelos participantes (28,8%, e os homens utilizam mais suplementos do que as mulheres (p<0,05. Os suplementos mais utilizados foram aqueles à base de proteínas, que são ingeridos principalmente por indicação de educadores físicos. O alto consumo de suplementos nutricionais aponta a necessidade de alertar à população quanto aos riscos relacionados ao uso indevido de suplementos nutricionais.

Grand unified theories

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Langacker, P.

1981-01-01

In this talk I discuss the present status of these theories and of their observational and experimental implications. In section II, I briefly review the standard SU 3 sup(c) x SU 2 x U 1 model of the strong and electroweak interactions. Although phenomenologically successful, the standard model leaves many questions unanswered. Some of these questions are addressed by grand unified theories, which are defined and discussed in Section III. The Georgi-Glashow SU 5 model is described, as are theories based on larger groups such as SO 10 , E 6 , or SO 16 . It is emphasized that there are many possible grand unified theories and that it is an experimental problem not only to test the basic ideas but to discriminate between models. (orig./HSI)

Biological and environmental factors associated with risk of schistosomiasis mansoni transmission in Porto de Galinhas, Pernambuco State, Brazil

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Leal Neto, Onicio Batista; Gomes, Elainne Christine de Souza; Oliveira Junior, Fernando José Moreira de; Andrade, Rafael; Reis, Diego Leandro; Souza-Santos, Reinaldo; Bocanegra, Silvana; Barbosa, Constança Simões

2013-01-01

Schistosomiasis has expanded to the coast of Pernambuco State, Brazil, where there are frequent reports of Biomphalaria glabrata snails and human cases of the disease. This study analyzes factors related to schistosomiasis transmission risk in Porto de Galinhas. A one-year malacological survey was conducted to identify biological, abiotic, and environmental factors related to the host snail breeding sites. Data analysis used Excel 2010, GTM Pro, and ArcGis 10. A total of 11,012 B. glabrata sn...

Contaminação de aqüífero por hidrocarbonetos: estudo de caso na Vila Tupi, Porto Velho - Rondônia Hydrocarbon contamination in groundwater: the case of Tupi Village, Porto Velho-RO

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Elcimar Juarez Forte

2007-01-01

Full Text Available Underground storage tanks (UST are widely used in the Porto Velho area. A large number of these USTs are in bad condition due to corrosion processes causing groundwater contamination. A large number of these leaking underground fuel tanks (LUFT are in urban areas but due to the lack of water quality monitoring, they are only detected when there is a high contamination level. This study identified petroleum hydrocarbons, derived from a LUFT, by a silica gel/petroleum ether partitioning gravimetric method and by gas chromatographic analysis of samples collected in wells dug in a gas station and in houses in the aforementioned neighborhood.

2010 Panel on the Biomaterials Grand Challenges

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Reichert, William “Monty”; Ratner, Buddy D.; Anderson, James; Coury, Art; Hoffman, Allan S.; Laurencin, Cato T.; Tirrell, David

2014-01-01

In 2009, the National Academy for Engineering issued the Grand Challenges for Engineering in the 21st Century comprised of 14 technical challenges that must be addressed to build a healthy, profitable, sustainable, and secure global community (http://www.engineeringchallenges.org). Although crucial, none of the NEA Grand Challenges adequately addressed the challenges that face the biomaterials community. In response to the NAE Grand Challenges, Monty Reichert of Duke University organized a panel entitled Grand Challenges in Biomaterials at the at the 2010 Society for Biomaterials Annual Meeting in Seattle. Six members of the National Academies—Buddy Ratner, James Anderson, Allan Hoffman, Art Coury, Cato Laurencin, and David Tirrell—were asked to propose a grand challenge to the audience that, if met, would significantly impact the future of biomaterials and medical devices. Successfully meeting these challenges will speed the 60-plus year transition from commodity, off-the-shelf biomaterials to bioengineered chemistries, and biomaterial devices that will significantly advance our ability to address patient needs and also to create new market opportunities. PMID:21171147

Riscos de um investimento de Project Finance sob a ótica do financiador

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Damasceno, Michele Cristina

2015-01-01

Nos últimos anos temos testemunhado um crescimento econômico no país através da ampliação de sua infraestrutura que abrange rodovias, ferrovias, portos, saneamento e energia. Por meio das concessões do governo grande parte dos projetos de infraestrutura passaram para o âmbito privado, cabendo as empresas privadas a construção, ampliação, manutenção e/ou operação de tais empreendimentos. Para viabilizá-los as empresas precisaram fazer investimentos de grande porte e para isso ...

[Incidence and mortality of children and teenagers with AIDS: challenges in the southern region of Brazil].

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Melo, Márcio Cristiano de; Ferraz, Rosemeire de Olanda; Nascimento, Juliana Luporini do; Donalisio, Maria Rita

2016-12-01

The objective of this study is to describe the time trend of coefficients of incidence and mortality associated with AIDS in children and adolescents. An ecological time trend study was conducted among individuals under 14 living in the regional context of high incidence of AIDS - Porto Alegre and the State of Rio Grande do Sul - from 1996 to 2012. For this purpose, a segmented regression model was adjusted for age categories and place of residence. AIDS morbidity and mortality indicators in Porto Alegre are still higher than those registered in the State, the southern region and other areas of the country. In Porto Alegre, 59.1% of cases (371/628) occurred in children under four years of age, the incidence showed peaks in the period and the mortality dropped from 9 to 2 per 100,000. A significant decreasing in annual percentage change in mortality was observed especially in children under 1 year of age in Porto Alegre. This drop may be related to prevention and treatment of pregnant women. The challenge is to identify possible fragilities of the STD/AIDS Program and its vulnerable points in order to make specific interventions and investments with a greater impact potential.

Theatre and Dance with Deaf Students: Researching Performance Practices in a Brazilian School Context

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Berselli, Marcia; Lulkin, Sergio A.

2017-01-01

The article presents performance practices created with deaf students in the project "Theater and dance with deaf students," an outreach activity of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). The project took place in the Bilingual Deaf Municipal Elementary School Salomão Watnick in Porto Alegre, Brazil from 2013 to 2015. The…

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João Pereira, 150, Araranguá, SC 88900-000, Brazil. Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS 91501-970, Brazil. E-mail: marcia.barbosa Gufrgs.br. MS received 2 February 2017; revised 17 April 2017; accepted 24 April 2017. Abstract. Starting from an anomalous monomeric system, ...

Cidades, portos e cidades portuárias na era da integração produtiva Cities, ports, and port cities in the integrated production era

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Frédéric Monié

2006-12-01

Full Text Available Este artigo discute a evolução das relações cidades/portos e os desafios impostos na era da globalização. A reorganização dos espaços produtivos e o surgimento de dinâmicas comerciais específicas incluíram um conjunto de mudanças na estrutura mundial dos portos. Dessa forma, a evolução do transporte marítimo sempre esteve associada à agilidade, traduzida pelo aumento da capacidade dos navios, por ganhos em velocidade e por uma diminuição significativa do custo do frete, contribuindo para o encurtamento relativo das distâncias para os homens, as mercadorias e as informações. A partir dos anos 1990, com a intensificação do processo de globalização, caracterizado pela crescente integração das esferas da produção, do consumo e da circulação em todas as escalas geográficas, novas demandas foram colocadas sobre os portos. No caso do Brasil, a ausência de uma política portuária nacional conferiu às iniciativas, federais ou locais, um caráter fragmentado. Apesar dos resultados operacionais positivos, as inovações institucionais, mais especificamente em termos de governança portuária, são escassas. Criar uma nova cultura portuária é um desafio central para a definição de políticas públicas inovadoras e a transformação dos portos em vetores de desenvolvimento. São esses os pressupostos que conduziram este artigo, resultado de pesquisas temáticas acerca de portos e territórios.This article discusses the evolution of city/port relations and the challenges imposed by globalization. The worldwide reorganization of production spaces and the appearance of specific commercial dynamics have included changes in port structures throughout the world. Therefore, progress in maritime transportation has always been associated to agility, translated by larger ship capacity, gains in speed, and a significant reduction of freight costs, contributing to the relative shortening of distances for people, merchandise and

Condições higiênico-sanitárias dos portos de Manaus-AM, 2007-2010 | Sanitary conditions of the ports of Manaus-AM, 2007-2010

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Jerfeson Nepumuceno Caldas

2017-08-01

Full Text Available Introdução: Um porto organizado dispõe de infraestrutura física, serviços e processos e é construído e aparelhado para atender às necessidades da navegação, movimentação e armazenagem de mercadorias e deslocamento de viajantes, sob a responsabilidade de uma autoridade portuária. Objetivo: Analisar os determinantes das condições higiênico-sanitárias dos portos organizados da cidade de Manaus-AM. Método: Estudo transversal e descritivo com base nos dados da Coordenação de Vigilância Sanitária de Portos, Aeroportos, Fronteiras e Recintos Alfandegados do estado do Amazonas. Os dados foram coletados dos termos de inspeção das instalações físicas dos portos emitidos no período de janeiro de 2007 a dezembro de 2010. O processamento e análise dos dados ocorreram através de planilhas do Microsoft Excel e calculadas as distribuições percentuais. A interpretação e análise dos dados ocorreram conforme categorias de análise da RDC nº 72, de 29 de dezembro de 2009, da Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária. Resultados: Observou-se que os processos de higiene e limpeza e os serviços de alimentação apresentaram a maior porcentagem de inspeção e mais da metade se mostrou insatisfatória. Conclusões: Os resultados demonstraram que as autoridades portuárias devem investir no controle das condições higiênico-sanitária das instalações, processos e serviços dos portos organizados, para mitigar potenciais fatores de risco capazes de produzir agravos à saúde. =============================================== Introduction: An organized port has physical infrastructure, services and processes, and is built and equipped to meet the needs of navigation, handling and storage of goods and travelers in general, under the responsibility of a port authority. Objective: The objective of this study was to analyze the determinants of the hygienic-sanitary conditions of the organized ports of the city of Manaus-AM. Method

Environmental Groundwater Vulnerability Assessment in Urban Water Mines (Porto, NW Portugal

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Maria José Afonso

2016-11-01

Full Text Available A multidisciplinary approach was developed to estimate urban groundwater vulnerability to contamination combining hydrogeology, hydrogeochemistry, subterranean hydrogeotechnics, groundwater ecotoxicology and isotope tracers. Paranhos and Salgueiros spring waters in Porto City were used as a case study. Historical and current vulnerability scenarios were compared using hydrogeological GIS-based modelling. Potential contamination sources were mapped around the spring galleries. Most of these were point sources and their potential contamination load was moderate. The ecotoxicological assessment indicated a low acute toxicity potential. Groundwater radionuclides appeared to be mainly controlled by geological factors and biomineralisation. Vulnerability maps suggest that most of the area has a moderate to low vulnerability to contamination. However, some surface sources such as sewage systems cause contamination and contribute to increased vulnerability. This integrated approach was demonstrated to be adequate for a better knowledge of urban hydrogeological processes and their dynamics, and highlighted the importance of a vulnerability assessment in urban areas.

Social jetlag in health and behavioral research: a systematic review

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2017-05-01

Full Text Available Juliana Castilhos Beauvalet,1,2 Caroline Luísa Quiles,1,2 Melissa Alves Braga de Oliveira,1,2 Carlos Augusto Vieira Ilgenfritz,1 Maria Paz Loayza Hidalgo,1–3 André Comiran Tonon1 1Laboratório de Cronobiologia e Sono, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; 2Postgraduate Program in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical School, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; 3Department of Psychiatry and Forensic Medicine, Medical School, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil Background: Even though light is considered the main cue that entrains inner biological rhythms according to circadian environmental rhythms, social organizations have the capacity to take the body “out of sync”. An emergent field of research on the topic refers to what has been described as social jetlag, the biological misalignment that arises from alternated work and free days. However, to the present moment, there is still controversial evidence on the effects of such a phenomenon to human health.Objective: The aim of this study was to identify current peer-reviewed evidence of the health and behavioral risks associated with social jetlag.Method: We conducted a systematic review of the literature on PubMed, Scopus, Embase and LILACS electronic databases using the terms “social AND (jet lag OR jetlag”. The search was finalized on August 22, 2016, resulting in 26 research articles included in the review.Results and discussion: Our results point to a variety of health and behavioral outcomes that seem to be associated with the mismatch existent between work or study days and free days. They are epilepsy, minor psychiatric symptoms, aggression and conduct problems, mood disorders, cognitive impairment (eg, work and academic performance, substance use, cardiometabolic risk and adverse endocrine profiles

Prevalência de cárie, gengivite e fluorose em escolares de 12 anos de Porto Alegre - RS, Brasil, 1998/1999 Prevalence of dental caries, gingivitis and fluorosis in 12-year-old schoolchildren from Porto Alegre - RS, Brazil, 1998/1999

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Berenice Barbachan e SILVA

2001-09-01

Full Text Available O objetivo do estudo foi avaliar a prevalência de cárie, gengivite e fluorose em escolares de 12 anos de Porto Alegre - RS. Foram examinados 1.000 escolares da rede de ensino público e particular da cidade. Os índices utilizados foram o ISG, CPO e o ITF. Após a coleta do ISG, a criança foi submetida à remoção da placa e secagem dos dentes para proceder-se aos exames de cárie e fluorose. A média e erro padrão do CPOD, incluindo as lesões não cavitadas, foi de 2,22 ± 0,08, o ISG foi de 19,76% ± 0,54% e a prevalência de escolares com fluorose foi de 52,9%. Em relação à severidade, 45,9% das crianças apresentaram ITF 1, 6,1%, ITF 2 e 0,9%, ITF 3. Os escolares com CPOS maior que 7 (51,2% compreenderam 14,4% da amostra. Quanto ao sangramento gengival, observou-se que 12% das crianças apresentavam ISG > ou = 40%. O CPOD de Porto Alegre é comparável ao de países desenvolvidos, resultado provavelmente em decorrência do uso intensivo de flúor, que também está ocasionando a fluorose. A severidade da fluorose encontrada não justifica qualquer medida de saúde pública. As medidas de saúde pública de impacto populacional estão sendo efetivas, porém, existe uma parcela da população que necessita de cuidados adicionais.The aim of the study was to evaluate the prevalence of dental caries, gingival bleeding and fluorosis in twelve-year-old schoolchildren from Porto Alegre, Brazil. One thousand students from private and public schools were examined. The indexes used were BI, DMF and TFI. The data pertaining to BI were the first to be collected. After that, the children were submitted to plaque removal and their teeth were dried prior to the examination for caries and fluorosis. The average value for DMFT, including cavitated and non-cavitated lesions, was 2.22 ± 0.08 (standard error. The average value for BI was 19.76% ± 0.54% (standard error and the prevalence of students with fluorosis was 52.9%. Regarding the severity of

Relação entre Consciência Fonológica e os Níveis de Escrita de escolares da 1ª série do Ensino Fundamental de escola pública do Município de Porto Real - RJ Relation between phonological awareness and the writing levels concerning first grade students of the Elementary Education in a public school of Porto Real Municipal District

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Bruna Ettore

2008-01-01

Full Text Available OBJETIVO: comparar o nível de Consciência Fonológica com os níveis de escrita dos escolares de 1ª série do Ensino Fundamental da rede pública do Município de Porto Real. MÉTODOS: foram avaliados 30 escolares de 1ª série, de ambos os sexos, idade entre sete e 11 anos, avaliados individualmente através da aplicação da prova de Consciência Fonológica (Capovilla&Capovilla e de um autoditado de cinco gravuras. RESULTADO: o grupo silábico-alfabético/ alfabético apresentou melhor desempenho em 6 provas do teste em relação ao grupo de nível pré-silábico/ silábico. CONCLUSÃO: a partir dos resultados obtidos, concluiu-se que há relação significante entre as habilidades de Consciência Fonológica e os Níveis de Escrita dos escolares de 1ª série do Ensino Fundamental da rede pública do Município de Porto Real.PURPOSE: to compare the level of phonological awareness with the writing levels concerning first grade students of the elementary education of a public school of Porto Real Municipal District. METHODS: thirty first grade students of both genders, between seven and eleven-year old, were assessed individually through a phonological awareness test (Capovilla and Capovilla and through a writing test consisting of five pictures. RESULTS: the syllabic-alphabetic/alphabetic group showed a better performance in six tasks of the test than the presyllabic/syllabic group. CONCLUSION: from the achieved results the outcome is that, there is a significant relation between the abilities of phonological awareness and the writing levels of first grade students of the elementary education in a public school of Porto Real Municipal District.

Parentesco, escravidão e liberdade (Porto Feliz, São Paulo, século XIX)

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Guedes, Roberto

2011-01-01

Focado na cidade de Porto Feliz, capitania/província de São Paulo, o trabalho analisa como motivos de ordem familiar influenciaram conflitos entre senhores e escravos em torno da liberdade e da escravidão. Nas últimas décadas da escravidão, em meio a pressões em prol da liberdade e de relativa perda de legitimidade da escravidão, nota-se, por parte de uma família senhorial, o esforço em preservar essa condição construída ao longo de gerações. Senhores com (ante)passado escravo e famílias cati...

Grand Mal Seizure

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... grand mal seizures include: A family history of seizure disorders Any injury to the brain from trauma, a ... the risk of birth defects. If you have epilepsy and plan to become pregnant, work with your ...

Grand-Bassam

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l'estuaire du fleuve Comoé (Grand-Bassam, Côte d'Ivoire). Kouassi Laurent ADOPO1*, Apie Colette AKOBE1, Etche Mireille AMANI2,. Sylvain MONDE3 et Kouamé AKA3. (1)Laboratoire de Géologie Marine, Sédimentologie et Environnement, Centre de Recherche en Ecologie,. Université Felix Houphouet Boigny Abidjan, ...

O uso estratégico de recursos e capacidades no setor hoteleiro: o caso Ritz Porto Alegre

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Paulo Hayashi Jr.

2014-01-01

Full Text Available This paper tries to elucidate how the Ritz Hotel in Porto Alegre (Brazil compete successfully with its resources and capabilities within the range of the chosen strategy. The research is qualitative, descriptive with semi‑structured interviews and non‑participant observation. All the employees and the owner were interviewed. Among the main conclusions reached were the importance of human capital and organizational culture as competitive and operational resources. In addition, the network of contacts formed by former residents, the internet as well as government agencies contribute in the renovation of hotel guests.

Definition of risk-based screening levels to hydrocarbons in Porto Alegre municipality according to the RBCA methodology

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Takeuchi, Eri; Roisenberg, Ari

2009-01-01

O presente estudo definiu valores de NABR (Níveis Aceitáveis Baseados no Risco) para hidrocarbonetos no Município de Porto Alegre, de acordo a metodologia RBCA, adotando-se dados hidrogeológicos dos compartimentos Embasamento Cristalino alterado e Depósitos Sedimentares Quaternários. Os parâmetros de exposição adequados à população do município, bem como dados de toxicidade dos compostos selecionados, foram definidos a partir de fontes bibliográficas e bancos toxicológicos disponíveis. As tab...

Agravos clínicos atendidos pelo Serviço de Atendimento Móvel de Urgência (SAMU de Porto Alegre - RS Agravios clínicos atendidos por el Servicio de Atención Móvil de Urgencia (SAMU de Porto Alegre - RS Conditions treated in the Mobile Medical Emergency Services in Porto Alegre - RS

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Giselda Quintana Marques

2011-01-01

Full Text Available OBJETIVO: Caracterizar os agravos clínicos atendidos pelo Serviço de Atendimento Móvel de Urgência (SAMU, de Porto Alegre, no período de janeiro a junho de 2008. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal, descritivo, exploratório. Utilizaram-se dados do sistema de informações do SAMU que foram transportados para o Programa Excel. O tratamento e análise dos dados foram descritivos. RESULTADOS: Os agravos neurológicos, cardiovasculares, respiratórios, digestivos e metabólicos foram os mais prevalentes, e a maioria ocorreu na faixa etária de 41-60 anos. Os hospitais públicos e unidades de pronto-atendimento foram as principais portas de entrada dos pacientes atendidos pelo SAMU. CONCLUSÃO: Os resultados podem contribuir para uma melhor organização do serviço e apontam necessidades de qualificação do atendimento de enfermagem que tem participação decisiva no cuidado ao paciente.OBJETIVO: Caracterizar los agravios clínicos atendidos por el Servicio de Atención Móvil de Urgencia (SAMU, de Porto Alegre, en el período de enero a junio del 2008. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal, descriptivo, exploratorio. Se utilizaron datos del sistema de informaciones del SAMU que fueron pasados al Programa Excel. El tratamiento y análisis de los datos fueron descriptivos. RESULTADOS: Los agravios neurológicos, cardiovasculares, respiratorios, digestivos y metabólicos fueron los más prevalentes, y la mayoría ocurrió en el grupo etáreo de 41-60 años. Los hospitales públicos y unidades de pronta-atención fueron las principales puertas de entrada de los pacientes atendidos por el SAMU. CONCLUSION: Los resultados pueden contribuir para una mejor organización del servicio y señalan necesidades de calificación de la atención de enfermería que tiene participación decisiva en el cuidado al paciente.OBJECTIVE: To characterize the conditions treated in the Mobile Medical Emergency Services (SAMU in Porto Alegre, from January to June 2008. METHODS: A

A Grande Reportagem no contexto informativo SIC

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Colaço, Vanessa Alexandra Francisco

2014-01-01

Os telespectadores querem ver grandes reportagens? Como evoluíram as audiências da Grande Reportagem SIC? É este o produto premium da estação? Terá este formato um investimento e continuidade garantidas? Estas são algumas das questões formuladas e às quais se procurou dar resposta neste Relatório de Estágio. Neste trabalho traça-se o perfil do programa Grande Reportagem SIC, clarificando a linha editorial que lhe serviu de base, procurando perceber as suas dinâmicas e passando em revista mome...

Supersymmetry and supergravity: Phenomenology and grand unification

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Arnowitt, R.; Nath, P.

1993-01-01

A survey is given of supersymmetry and supergravity and their phenomenology. Some of the topics discussed are the basic ideas of global supersymmetry, the minimal supersymmetric Standard Model (MSSM) and its phenomenology, the basic ideas of local supersymmetry (supergravity), grand unification, supersymmetry breaking in supergravity grand unified models, radiative breaking of SU(2) x U(1), proton decay, cosmological constraints, and predictions of supergravity grand unified models. While the number of detailed derivations are necessarily limited, a sufficient number of results are given so that a reader can get a working knowledge of this field

Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera in native and reforested areas in Rancho Alegre, Paraná, Brazil

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Patrícia Helena Gallo

2010-12-01

Full Text Available Generally, natural environments have been transformed into small forest remnants, with the consequent habitat loss and species extinction. The North Paraná State is not an exception, since only 2 to 4% of the original ecosystem occurs in small fragments of Stational Semidecidual Forest. We studied the species richness and abundance of bats in two forest fragments from the Fazenda Congonhas, in Rancho Alegre city, Paraná State, Brazil. Four samplings were undertaken in a legally protected native area (107.8ha and in a reforested area (11.8ha between April 2007 and March 2008. Samplings began at nightfall and lasted six hours, during two consecutive nights in each location. The individuals were captured using eight mist nets, with the same capture effort in both environments. A total of 397 individuals, 14 species and 10 genera were captured in the native area; while in the reforested area, 105 individuals, six species and four genera. Artibeus lituratus was the most common species in both fragments (n=328, 65.3%, followed by Artibeus fimbriatus (n=44, 8.8% and Artibeus jamaicensis (n=30, 6.0%. Other species including Platyrrhinus lineatus, Carollia perspicillata, Sturnira lilium, Chrotopterus auritus, Desmodus rotundus, Michronycteris megalotis, Phyllostomus hastatus, Phyllostomus discolor, Myoti levis, Myotis nigricans and Lasiurus blossevillii, accounted for 19.9% of the captures. The native area presented higher values of species richness (S=14 and diversity (H’=1.4802 in comparison to the reforested area (S=6, H’=0.57015. The t-test evidenced a significant difference between diversity among the sites (t=7.1075. Chao 1 index indicated that the sampling effort recorded approximately 78% from the total species richness for the native area and 75% for the reforested area. Therefore, the preservation of the forest fragment is essential since it provides habitat for a diverse community of bats. Forest management and reforestation actions may

Se o velho é o outro, quem sou eu? A construção da auto-imagem na velhice

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Ana Helena de Ávila

2007-01-01

Full Text Available Este estudio investigó como el viejo construye su auto-imagen a partir de la representación social de la vejez. Se realizaron siete entrevistas semi-estructuradas, con viejos de 72 a 91 años, de ambos sexos, diferentes clases sociales y diferentes grados de escolaridad, residentes en Porto Alegre y Grande Porto Alegre. Las entrevistas abordaron las siguientes áreas de interés: auto-imagen en la vejez, representaciones sociales de la vejez y vivencias personales. Los resultados indicaron que existen dos posibilidades para la construcción de esta auto-imagen y ambas están relacionadas por la representación social que el otro tiene de la vejez.

Comunidades em Redes Sociais na Internet: proposta de tipologia baseada no Fotolog.com Resumo (Tese

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Raquel Recuero

2007-12-01

Full Text Available RECUERO, Raquel. Comunidades em Redes Sociais na Internet: proposta de tipologiabaseada no Fotolog.com. 2006. Tese (Doutorado em Comunicação e Informação - Programade Pós-Graduação em Comunicação e Informação, Universidade Federal do RioGrande do Sul - UFRGS, Porto Alegre, 2006.

Knowledge-In-Action: An Example with Rigid Body Motion

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Da Costa, Sayonara Salvador Cabral; Moreira, Marco Antonio

2005-01-01

This paper reports the analysis of the resolution of a paper-and-pencil problem, by eight undergraduate students majoring in engineering (six) and physics (two) at the Pontifcia Universidade Catlica do Rio Grande do Sul, in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The problem concerns kinetics of a rigid body, and the analysis was done in the light of Johnson-Lairds…

Proton hexality in local grand unification

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Foerste, Stefan; Nilles, Hans Peter [Bonn Univ. (Germany). Bethe Center for Theoretical Physics and Physikalisches Institut; Ramos-Sanchez, Saul [Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Hamburg (Germany); Vaudrevange, Patrick K.S. [Muenchen Univ. (Germany). Arnold Sommerfeld Center for Theoretical Physics

2010-07-15

Proton hexality is a discrete symmetry that avoids the problem of too fast proton decay in the supersymmetric extension of the standard model. Unfortunately it is inconsistent with conventional grand unification. We show that proton hexality can be incorporated in the scheme of ''Local Grand Unification'' discussed in the framework of model building in (heterotic) string theory. (orig.)

Las cinco grandes dimensiones de la personalidad

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Jan ter Laak

1996-12-01

Full Text Available Este artículo revisa las distintas posiciones teóricas sobre las cinco grandes dimensiones de la personalidad, mostrando las semejanzas y diferencias entre las posturas teóricas. Esta contribución presenta lo siguiente: (a la génesis del contenido y la estructura de las cinco dimensiones; (b la fortaleza de las cinco dimensiones; (e la relación de las cinco grandes dimensiones con otros constructos de personalidad; (d discute el valor predictivo de las puntuaciones del perfil de las cinco dimensiones para criterios pertinentes; (e analiza el estatus teórico de las cinco dimensiones; (f discute críticas históricas sobre las cinco grandes dimensiones y se formulan respuestas a estas críticas; (g hace conjeturas para el futuro de las cinco grandes dimensiones; y (h concluye con algunas conclusiones y comentarios.

Aplicação de AG3 e CPPU na qualidade da uva 'Itália' em Porto Feliz-SP GA3 and CPPU application on 'Itália' grapes grown in Porto Feliz-SP

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Alessandro Rodrigues

2011-03-01

Full Text Available A videira 'Itália' (Vitis vinifera L. é a cultivar de uva fina para mesa mais consumida no Brasil. A qualidade dos cachos é uma característica fundamental, sendo o tamanho das bagas o componente mais valorizado pelos consumidores. Uma das alternativas para incrementar a qualidade das bagas é o uso de biorreguladores. Avaliaram-se, em três ciclos de produção, os efeitos de doses de ácido giberélico (AG3 isolado e associado com forchlorfenuron (CPPU, na qualidade dos cachos de uva Itália produzida em Porto Feliz-SP. A aplicação dos biorreguladores foi realizada aos 25 dias após o florescimento, em delineamento experimental inteiramente casualizado, em fatorial 4X4 (zero, 10; 20 e 30 mg L-1 AG3 X zero, 5; 10 e 15 mg L-1 CPPU, com oito repetições para o primeiro ciclo, e fatorial 3X3 (zero, 20 e 30 mg L-1 AG3 X zero, 10 e 20 mg L-1 CPPU com dez repetições para o segundo e terceiro ciclos. A mistura de 20 mg L-1 de AG3 com 10 mg L-1 de CPPU promoveu o incremento do comprimento e do diâmetro das bagas sem prejuízo da massa dos cachos, melhorando sua qualidade, em Porto Feliz-SP. O uso de CPPU isoladamente acarretou em redução do teor de sólidos solúveis das bagas.'Itália' grape (Vitis vinifera L. is one of the main varieties for fresh market in Brazil. Cluster quality is determinant for commercialization and the berry size is highly valued by consumers. An alternative for improving berry size is the use of growth regulators. The effect of increasing concentrations of gibberellic acid (GA3 and forchlorfenuron (CPPU applied alone or in mixtures was evaluated during three production cycles. Growth regulators were applied 25 days after flowering in the "pea berry size" phenologic stage. Experimental design was completely randomized 4x4 factorial (zero, 10, 20 and 30 mg L-1 GA3 X zero, 5, 10 and 15 mg L-1 CPPU with eight replications for the first cycle, and 3X3 factorial (zero, 20 and 30 mg L-1 GA3 X zero, 10 and 20 mg L-1 CPPU

Avaliação inicial do Serviço de Atendimento Móvel de Urgência na Cidade de Porto Alegre Evaluación inicial del servicio de atención móvil de urgencia en la ciudad de Porto Alegre Initial evaluation of the Mobile Emergency Medical Services in the city of Porto Alegre, Brazil

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Gladis Semensato

2011-03-01

Full Text Available FUNDAMENTO: Os Serviços de Atendimento Móvel de Urgência (SAMU no Brasil têm resultados imediatos pouco conhecidos. OBJETIVO: Avaliar os preditores clínicos de sobrevida dos pacientes em parada cardiorrespiratória (PCR no ambiente não hospitalar atendidos pelo SAMU de Porto Alegre. MÉTODOS: Estudo observacional e prospectivo. Os desfechos avaliados foram sobrevida em 30 dias e até a alta hospitalar, além de escore do Cerebral Performance Category (CPC I-II. RESULTADOS: De janeiro a outubro de 2008, foram atendidos 593 pacientes em PCR não traumática e foram realizadas 260 tentativas de ressuscitação cardiopulmonar (RCP. Houve sucesso inicial em 52 (20,0% casos, estando 16 pacientes vivos no 30º (6,0% dia, 10 tendo recebido alta hospitalar (3,9%, sendo que 6 (2,3% com escore CPC I-II. A PCR no domicílio associou-se inversamente com a sobrevida no 30º dia (p = 0,001 e na alta hospitalar (p = 0,02. Um ritmo inicial "chocável" (p = 0,008 associou-se à sobrevida aos 30 dias. O intervalo tempo-resposta e tempo colapso até início da RCP foram significativamente menores em sobreviventes aos 30 dias. Em análise multivariada, foram preditores independentes de mortalidade aos 30 dias um ritmo inicial chocável (razão de chance [RC] = 0,28 e intervalo de confiança [IC] de 95,0% = 0,10 - 0,81; p = 0,02 e PCR no domicílio (RC = 3,0 e IC 95,0% = 1,04 - 8,7; p = 0,04. CONCLUSÃO: O atendimento pré-hospitalar da PCR em Porto Alegre tem resultados limitados, porém equiparáveis a outras localidades internacionais. É necessário o reforço de cada elo da corrente da sobrevivência para aperfeiçoar o atendimento pré-hospitalar, visando melhora de resultados clinicamente relevantes.FUNDAMENTO: Los Servicios de Atención Móvil de Urgencia (SAMU en el Brasil han resultados inmediatos poco conocidos. OBJETIVO: Evaluar los predictores clínicos de sobrevida de los pacientes en parada cardiorrespiratoria (PCR en el ambiente no hospitalario

Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center

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Hamill, John F.

2009-01-01

The Grand Canyon of the Colorado River, one of the world's most spectacular gorges, is a premier U.S. National Park and a World Heritage Site. The canyon supports a diverse array of distinctive plants and animals and contains cultural resources significant to the region's Native Americans. About 15 miles upstream of Grand Canyon National Park sits Glen Canyon Dam, completed in 1963, which created Lake Powell. The dam provides hydroelectric power for 200 wholesale customers in six western States, but it has also altered the Colorado River's flow, temperature, and sediment-carrying capacity. Over time this has resulted in beach erosion, invasion and expansion of nonnative species, and losses of native fish. Public concern about the effects of Glen Canyon Dam operations prompted the passage of the Grand Canyon Protection Act of 1992, which directs the Secretary of the Interior to operate the dam 'to protect, mitigate adverse impacts to, and improve values for which Grand Canyon National Park and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area were established...' This legislation also required the creation of a long-term monitoring and research program to provide information that could inform decisions related to dam operations and protection of downstream resources.

Next Generation Innovation Policy and Grand Challenges

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Kuhlmann, Stefan; Rip, Arie

2018-01-01

The paper explores transformative ways to address Grand Challenges, while locating them in a broader diagnosis of ongoing changes. Coping with Grand Challenges is a challenge in its own right, for policy as well as for science, technology, and innovation actors. The paper presents building blocks

Financiamento das pequenas e médias empresas: análise das empresas do distrito do Porto em Portugal

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Fernando Oliveira Tavares

2015-06-01

Full Text Available RESUMO Neste artigo, o objetivo é conhecer e analisar as formas de financiamento e produtos mais utilizados pelas pequenas e médias empresas do distrito do Porto, em Portugal. Pretende-se ainda perceber a aceitabilidade e a propensão para utilização de formas de financiamento alternativas e compreender quais as dificuldades das empresas no acesso ao crédito. O método utilizado é quantitativo e exploratório, um inquérito foi enviado a 1.600 empresas do distrito do Porto, acerca das diferentes formas de financiamento das organizações. Os resultados permitem concluir que o crédito bancário é a principal fonte de financiamento das pequenas e médias empresas, seguindo-se o autofinanciamento. O financiamento pela emissão de ações e obrigações é residual. Os resultados apresentam três fatores preponderantes quando as empresas têm necessidade de financiar-se: o crescimento da empresa, o custo do empréstimo e os aspetos burocráticos. Apesar de tratar-se de um estudo exploratório, os três fatores encontrados são um contributo para o estudo sobre o financiamento de pequenas e médias empresas, merecendo atenção por parte de investidores, gestores e detentores de capital.

28 milliards d’euros, c’est grand comment ?

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Ozer, Pierre; Salmon, Marc; Theunissen, Yannick

2009-01-01

J’ouvre mon quotidien. Fortis : 28 milliards d’euros de pertes en 2008. Ma fille de sept ans qui commence à lire et pose sans cesse des questions sur tout me lance : « Dis-moi, papa : 28 milliards d’euros, c’est grand comment ? ». Grande question… Je réfléchis et tente de trouver une parade parlante pour un enfant qui, in fine, se pose les mêmes questions que les grandes personnes.

Repercussões da Lei Maria da Penha no enfrentamento da violência doméstica em Porto Alegre Repercusiones de la Ley Maria da Penha en el enfrentamiento de la violencia doméstica en Porto Alegre Repercussions of Maria da Penha Law on addressing domestic violence in Porto Alegre

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Elisângela da Silva Alves

2012-09-01

Full Text Available O presente estudo procurou analisar as repercussões da Lei Maria da Penha no enfrentamento da violência doméstica contra mulheres, na cidade de Porto Alegre, a partir da visão dos profissionais que constituem a rede de atendimento a elas. Foram entrevistados sete profissionais que atuam na rede de atendimento a mulheres vítimas de violência. Os dados sugerem que a Lei promoveu mudanças nos campos da prevenção da violência, da assistência a mulheres e da punição aos agressores, com aumento da visibilidade conferida a esse fenômeno e empoderamento feminino. Conclui-se que o fortalecimento das medidas preconizadas pela Lei Maria da Penha ainda depende de investimentos na qualificação dos profissionais, de ações articuladas entre os locais de atendimento e de crescente utilização da atenção básica para a promoção da saúde de mulheres e famílias expostas à violência.El presente trabajo buscó analizar las repercusiones de la Ley Maria da Penha en el enfrentamiento de la violencia doméstica contra mujeres en la ciudad de Porto Alegre, a partir de la visión de los profesionales que constituyen la red de atendimiento a ellas. Fueron entrevistados siete profesionales que actúan en la red de atendimiento a mujeres víctimas de violencia. Los datos sugieren que la Ley promovió cambios en el campo de la prevención de la violencia, de la asistencia a mujeres y de la punición a los agresores, con el aumento de la visibilidad dada a ese fenómeno y el empoderamiento femenino. Se concluye que el fortalecimiento de las medidas preconizadas por la Ley Maria da Penha aún depende de inversión en la calificación de los profesionales, de acciones articuladas entre los locales de atendimiento y de creciente utilización de la atención básica para la promoción de la salud de mujeres y las familias expuestas a la violencia.The current paper sought to analyze the repercussions of Maria da Penha Law on addressing the issue of

A metamorfose do orçamento participativo: mudança de governo e seus efeitos em Porto Alegre

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Lúcio Rennó

2012-02-01

Full Text Available As diferentes experiências participativas surgidas no Brasil na década de 1990 colaboraram para que o país tornasse-se, como diz Tatagiba, em "um celeiro de experiências inovadoras de gestão". Um dos destaques dentre as várias experiências de governança é o Orçamento Participativo (OP: programa que ao longo dos anos tem sido palco de intensos debates e estudos e colecionado admiradores e críticos. Entretanto, apesar de sua fama e dos diversos estudos, poucos buscaram avaliar o desempenho e a sensibilidade do programa ao governo eleito no município. Este artigo investiga o programa de orçamento participativo do município de Porto Alegre entre 1989 e 2008, analisando especificamente a sensibilidade do programa às mudanças de governo entre as gestões do Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT de 2001-2004 e do Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro (PMDB de 2005-2008. Ou seja, investigamos se a mudança de partido no controle da prefeitura, mantendo o OP em funcionamento, afetou, no entanto, seu desempenho. Nossa análise indica que o funcionamento do programa é bastante afetado pelo partido político que o implementa e que, portanto, o programa peca por baixa institucionalização, mesmo em seu caso de maior sucesso: o município de Porto Alegre.

Requalificação e gentrificação no centro histórico do Porto

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Alves, Sónia

2016-01-01

A palestra discute a hipótese de gentrificação residencial do centro histórico do Porto, no contexto das transformações observadas nas estruturas económica, social e de habitação da cidade ao longo das últimas décadas. A hipótese de substituição de famílias de baixo rendimento por uma população da classe média-alta é discutida com base nos resultados de uma metodologia que combinou técnicas de análise qualitativa (entrevistas a moradores/ ex-moradores e a atores institucionais locais) e de an...

Abrindo as sete chaves : percurso de estudo em torno das despesas municipais do Porto (1668-1696

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Patrícia Costa

2011-01-01

Full Text Available This study aims to present the empirical basis that supported our Master thesis. Thought the main purpose of that work was to understand the local expenses system of Porto in the second half of the seventeen century, it was crucial to analyze the behavior as well as the mechanisms of the municipal financial management: the way the book-keeping was done, who was locally responsible for it and who regulated it in behalf of the central power. Therefore, the exam of the production information mechanisms (local sources and their control could be the keys to understand the relationships between local and central power.

Vigilando la Calidad del Agua de los Grandes Rios de la Nacion: El Programa NASQAN del Rio Grande (Rio Bravo del Norte)

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Lurry, Dee L.; Reutter, David C.; Wells, Frank C.; Rivera, M.C.; Munoz, A.

1998-01-01

La Oficina del Estudio Geologico de los Estados Unidos (U.S. Geological Survey, 0 USGS) ha monitoreado la calidad del agua de la cuenca del Rio Grande (Rio Bravo del Norte) desde 1995 como parte de la rediseiiada Red Nacional para Contabilizar la Calidad del Agua de los Rios (National Stream Quality Accounting Network, o NASOAN) (Hooper and others, 1997). EI programa NASOAN fue diseiiado para caracterizar las concentraciones y el transporte de sedimento y constituyentes quimicos seleccionados, encontrados en los grandes rios de los Estados Unidos - incluyendo el Misisipi, el Colorado y el Columbia, ademas del Rio Grande. En estas cuatro cuencas, el USGS opera actualmente (1998) una red de 40 puntos de muestreo pertenecientes a NASOAN, con un enfasis en cuantificar el flujo en masa (la cantidad de material que pasa por la estacion, expresado en toneladas por dial para cada constituyente. Aplicacando un enfoque consistente, basado en la cuantificacion de flujos en la cuenca del Rio Grande, el programa NASOAN esta generando la informacion necesaria para identificar fuentes regionales de diversos contaminantes, incluyendo sustancias qui micas agricolas y trazas elementos en la cuenca. EI efecto de las grandes reservas en el Rio Grande se puede observar segun los flujos de constituyentes discurren a 10 largo del rio. EI analisis de los flujos de constituyentes a escala de la cuenca proveera los medios para evaluar la influencia de la actividad humana sobre las condiciones de calidad del agua del Rio Grande.

Capital social y participación,una perspectiva desde el Cono Sur de América: Porto Alegre, Montevideo y Santiago de Chile

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Patricio Valdivieso

2012-06-01

Full Text Available En este estudio presento evidencias sobre la participación ciudadana y el Capital Social (CS en tres casos sudamericanos - Porto Alegre, Montevideo y Santiago de Chile-, con el propósito de revitalizar el debate sobre la opinión pública, cultura política y CS. El estudio parte de los siguientes supuestos: el CS es el resultado de decisiones racionales de las personas, y los diseños políticos, las instituciones y la cultura política tienen efectos en esas decisiones. Con ayuda de un modelo de utilidad, datos de encuestas e información complementaria, analizo información sobre asociativismo y confianza, y otras variables socio-económicas, demográficas y políticas relacionadas. Las conclusiones son: a mediados de la década del 2000, Montevideo, Porto Alegre y Santiago de Chile disponían de un stock de CS equivalente al de sociedades desarrolladas; en esas ciudades, y por extensión en los países, los factores político-institucionales y de cultura política tuvieron efectos en la confianza y la disposición de las personas a participar, operando de forma variada, en relación con distintos contextos y situaciones de participación. En el análisis más desagregado del caso de Chile en el nivel municipal, se observan las mismas relaciones.This study presents evidence on citizen participation and social capital (SC in three South American cases - Porto Alegre, Montevideo and Santiago of Chile, in order to revitalize the debate on public opinion, political culture and SC. The study has the following assumptions: the SC is the output of rational decisions of individuals and political designs and institutions and political culture have an impact on those decisions. Using a utility model, survey data and information, I analyze information on associative life and trust, and other socio-economic, demographic and political information. The conclusions: in the mid-2000s, Montevideo, Porto Alegre and Santiago de Chile had a stock of SC

Grandes cocinas

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García de Castro, Emilio

1957-11-01

Full Text Available Se describen en este artículo una serie de aparatos para grandes cocinas, vistos por los autores durante un rápido viaje por Alemania. Aprovechando los datos obtenidos se analizan brevemente las necesidades de una gran cocina moderna, comentando los planos de las instalaciones en varios hoteles o instituciones de todo el mundo. La mayoría de la información.

Grand unification theory and technicolor

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Rubakov, V.A.; Shaposhnikov, M.E.

1983-01-01

The lecture course can be considered as introduction to the problems concerning grand unification models. The course is incomplete. Such problems as CP-violations in strong interactions and the problem of gravitational interaction inclusion in the scheme of grand unification theory are not touched upon. Models of early unification, in which strong, weak and electromagnetic interactions are compared according to the ''strength'' at energies of about 10 5 -10 6 GeV, are not discussed. Models with horizontal symmetry, considering different generations of quarks and leptons from one viewpoint, are not analyzed. Cosmological applications of supersymmetric unified theories are not considered. Certain problems of standard elementary particle theory, philosophy of the great unification, general properties of the grand unification models and the main principles of the construction of models: the SU(5) model, models on the SO(10) groups, have been considered. The problem of supersymmetric unification hierarchies, supersymmetric generalization of the minimum SU(5) model, supersymmetry violation and the problem of hierarchies, phenomenology of the o.rand unification models, cosmological application and technicolour, are discussed

A saúde e o bem-estar espiritual em adultos porto-alegrenses

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Luciana Fernandes Marques

Full Text Available A proposta deste estudo é investigar a inter-relação entre o bem-estar espiritual e a saúde geral. Foram aplicados a Escala de Bem-estar Espiritual (Paulotzian e Ellison, 1982 e o Questionário de Saúde Geral (Goldberg, 1972, para uma amostra não-clínica de 506 pessoas, entre 16 e 78 anos, residentes em Porto Alegre (RS. A análise estatística dos dados mostrou que há uma correlação positiva significativa entre saúde e bem-estar espiritual. As aplicações deste estudo apontam para uma inclusão da espiritualidade na concepção de saúde, unida às dimensões biológica, psicológica e social e confirma que a espiritualidade pode fazer uma importante contribuição para a promoção da saúde e prevenção da doença.

Two-Stage Liver Transplantation with Temporary Porto-Middle Hepatic Vein Shunt

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Giovanni Varotti

2010-01-01

Full Text Available Two-stage liver transplantation (LT has been reported for cases of fulminant liver failure that can lead to toxic hepatic syndrome, or massive hemorrhages resulting in uncontrollable bleeding. Technically, the first stage of the procedure consists of a total hepatectomy with preservation of the recipient's inferior vena cava (IVC, followed by the creation of a temporary end-to-side porto-caval shunt (TPCS. The second stage consists of removing the TPCS and implanting a liver graft when one becomes available. We report a case of a two-stage total hepatectomy and LT in which a temporary end-to-end anastomosis between the portal vein and the middle hepatic vein (TPMHV was performed as an alternative to the classic end-to-end TPCS. The creation of a TPMHV proved technically feasible and showed some advantages compared to the standard TPCS. In cases in which a two-stage LT with side-to-side caval reconstruction is utilized, TPMHV can be considered as a safe and effective alternative to standard TPCS.

Mesure de la digestibilité des protéines par la méthode des différences porto-artérielles chez l’espèce porcine

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Rychen Guido

2003-01-01

Full Text Available This paper gives an overview of the current in vivo methods used to evaluate nutritional quality of proteins. It present in the first part methods used to assess digestibility of proteins, the interest and constraints of portal measurements and finally questions regarding digestive interactions between alimentary nitrogen and endogenous nitrogen are discussed. The second part of this paper is focused on the presentation of a study which was aimed to determine 15N porto-arterial kinetics after ingestion of 15N labelled milk, yogurt or heat treated yogurt. It indicates an original method which combines 15N isotope protein labelling and postprandial porto-arterial measurements in growing pigs. 15N portal absorption in the growing pig were performed after ingestion of uniformly (0.2509 APE labelled 15N milk (M, yogurt (Y and heat treated yogurt (HY. The highest porto-arterial differences of 15N were found in the period between 30 min and 90 min after ingestion. Main absorption of nitrogen from M and HY occurs during the 0-120 min time period (about 74% for M and 68% for HY. For Y, a larger displayed absorption period over the 0-240 min time period was observed. 15N absorption rate is close to 75% for each studied milk product, suggesting that M, Y and HY deliver nearly the same amounts of nitrogen to the organism. These results also indicate that major part of proteins are absorbed within the 240 min postprandial period.

Analyse anthropotechnique du port de charge sur la tete au Benin ...

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Les difficultés auxquelles les femmes marchandes ambulantes de Porto-Novo sont confrontées sont dues à la qualité et à l'efficacité des moyens et des techniques de transport de leurs marchandises dans les marchés. En effet, ces femmes ont choisi de porter leurs marchandises sur la tête à travers les cinq grands ...

Results from KASCADE–Grande

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Bertaina, M.; Apel, W.D.; Arteaga-Velázquez, J.C.; Bekk, K.; Blümer, J.; Bozdog, H.; Brancus, I.M.; Buchholz, P.; Cantoni, E.; Chiavassa, A.; Cossavella, F.

2012-01-01

The KASCADE–Grande experiment, located at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany) is a multi-component extensive air-shower experiment devoted to the study of cosmic rays and their interactions at primary energies 10 14 –10 18 eV. Main goals of the experiment are the measurement of the all-particle energy spectrum and mass composition in the 10 16 –10 18 eV range by sampling charged (N ch ) and muon (N μ ) components of the air shower. The method to derive the energy spectrum and its uncertainties, as well as the implications of the obtained result, is discussed. An overview of the analyses performed by KASCADE–Grande to derive the mass composition of the measured high-energy comic rays is presented as well.

Transjugular Intrahepatic Porto-Systemic Stent-Shunt for Therapy of Bleeding Esophageal Varices Due to Extramedullary Hematopoiesis in Primary Myelofibrosis: A Case Report

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Phillip, Veit;Berger, Hermann;Straub, Melanie;Saugel, Bernd;Treiber, Matthias;Einwächter, Henrik;Schmid, Roland M.;Huber, Wolfgang

2016-01-01

Background: Primary myelofibrosis belongs to the group of myeloproliferative syndromes. Extramedullary hematopoiesis in the liver can lead to portal hypertension. Patient and Methods: We report a case of a patient with life-threatening, endoscopically not treatable bleeding from esophageal varices due to extramedullary hematopoiesis of the liver that was successfully treated with placement of a transjugular intrahepatic porto-systemic stent-shunt (TIPS). Results: Therapy of variceal bleeding ...

Grand Hotel prijutil hudozhnikov

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2004-01-01

Raadioajakirjanik Lea Veelmaa lindistas "Kunstikanali" 2004. a. esimese saate Grand Hotel Viljandis. Saatekülaliseks oli maalikunstnik Andres Tolts. Toltsi kaheksa akrüülmaali on eksponeeritud hotelli fuajees ja restoranis

Um ambiente multiagent system (MAS distribuído aplicado à gestão integrada da operação portuária

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Rodrigo de Alvarenga Rosa

2016-09-01

Full Text Available Tendo em vista o aumento do transporte marítimo no mundo e a consequente demanda por operações nos portos, os operadores buscam formas de minimizar o tempo de permanência dos navios no porto. Para atracar um navio, os portos necessitam ter disponíveis diversos recursos. Assim, planejar a designação de recursos eficientemente para não atrasar a atracação dos navios é vital para os portos. Esta designação é dinâmica, pois atrasos e antecipações na chegada dos navios ocorrem por diversos fatores demandando assim que ela seja atualizada constantemente. Este artigo propõe um Multiagent System (MAS para resolução da designação de recursos de forma distribuída e em tempo real, visando reduzir o tempo de espera para atracação dos navios. Testes foram realizados em 27 cenários e os resultados mostraram que o MAS resolveu instâncias de teste de grande porte e nos cenários mais próximos do real, ele resolveu em um tempo pequeno e com soluções estáveis.

The GRANDE detector

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Adams, A.; Bond, R.; Coleman, L.; Rollefson, A.; Wold, D.; Bratton, C.B.; Gurr, H.; Kropp, W.; Nelson, M.; Price, L.R.; Reines, F.; Schultz, J.; Sobel, H.; Svoboda, R.; Yodh, G.; Burnett, T.; Chaloupka, V.; Wilkes, R.J.; Cherry, M.; Ellison, S.B.; Guzik, T.G.; Wefel, J.; Gaidos, J.; Loeffler, F.; Sembroski, G.; Wilson, C.; Goodman, J.; Haines, T.J.; Kielczewska, D.; Lane, C.; Steinberg, R.; Lieber, M.; Nagle, D.; Potter, M.; Tripp, R.

1990-01-01

In this paper we present a detector facility which meets the requirements outlined above for a next-generation instrument. GRANDE (Gamma Ray and Neutrino DEtector) is an imaging, water Cerenkov detector, which combines in one facility an extensive air shower array and a high-energy neutrino detector. (orig.)

Grand Fir Nutrient Management in the Inland Northwestern USA

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Dennis R. Parent

2016-11-01

Full Text Available Grand fir (Abies grandis (Douglas ex D. Don Lindley is widely distributed in the moist forests of the Inland Northwest. It has high potential productivity, its growth being nearly equal to western white pine, the most productive species in the region. There are large standing volumes of grand fir in the region. Nutritionally, the species has higher foliage cation concentrations than associated conifers, especially potassium (K and calcium (Ca. In contrast, it has lower nitrogen (N foliage concentrations, which creates favorable nutrient balance on N-limited sites. Despite concentration differences, grand fir stores proportionally more nutrients per tree than associated species because of greater crown biomass. Although few fertilization trials have examined grand fir specifically, its response is inferred from its occurrence in many monitored mixed conifer stands. Fertilization trials including grand fir either as a major or minor component show that it has a strong diameter and height growth response ranging from 15% to 50% depending in part on site moisture availability and soil geology. Grand fir tends to have a longer response duration than other inland conifers. When executed concurrently with thinning, fertilization often increases the total response. Late rotation application of N provides solid investment returns in carefully selected stands. Although there are still challenges with the post-fertilization effects on tree mortality, grand fir will continue to be an important species with good economic values and beneficial responses to fertilization and nutrient management.

Timomas malignos: A experiência do IPO do Porto e revisão da literatura Malignant thymomas: The experience of the Portuguese Oncological Institute, Porto, and literature review

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Berta Sousa

2007-07-01

Full Text Available Introdução: Os tumores epiteliais tímicos (TET, a maioria timomas, são neoplasias desenvolvidas a partir das células epiteliais do timo e constituem cerca de 30% das massas do mediastino anterior em adultos. Os timomas são constituídos por células sem características citológicas de malignidade, sendo o comportamento maligno determinado pela invasão da cápsula e estruturas adjacentes. Estes tumores apresentam um amplo espectro de características clínicas e morfológicas, e as pequenas séries de doentes conhecidas tornam difícil o estabelecimento de um tratamento standard. Material e métodos: Efectuou-se um estudo retrospectivo dos doentes admitidos com diagnóstico de timoma no Instituto Português de Oncologia - Centro do Porto (IPO-Porto, de 1983 a 2004. Foram analisadas as suas características clínicas, classificação histológica segundo a OMS, o estadiamento de Masaoka, e a sua relação com as modalidades de tratamento. Procedeu-se à revisão dos registos clínicos destes doentes e revisão do material histológico para a classificação segundo critérios da OMS de 1999. Resultados: No IPO-Porto, entre 1983 e 2004, foram tratados 28 doentes com TET. Destes, 21 eram timomas invasivos, sendo estes o objecto deste estudo. Dos dados demográficos salienta-se que eram 11 homens, 10 mulheres, com uma idade mediana de 55 anos (24-79 anos. A classificação histológica da OMS foi a seguinte: 2 doentes (9,5% Tipo A, 6 (28,6% tipo AB, 4 (19% tipo B1, 2 (9,5% tipo B2, 7 (33,4% tipo B3. O estadiamento segundo Masaoka foi 9 doentes (42,8% com estádio II, 6 (28,6% com estádio III e 6 (28,6% com estádio IVa. A maioria dos doentes apresentava sintomas locais à apresentação, com apenas 1 doente com diagnóstico de aplasia eritrocitária e 5 com Mastenia gravis (MG. Os 6 doentes submetidos apenas a ressecção cirúrgica completa não tiveram evidência de recorrência da doença (2 tipo A-II, 2 tipo AB-II, 1 tipo B1-II, 1 tipo B

Grand unification and gravity - selected topics

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Zee, A.

1981-09-01

The material given here was presented in lectures delivered at the 4th Kyoto Summer Institute on Grand Unification and Related Topics. It consists of six sections. The sections are: the family problem, fermion mass hierarchy, maximal local symmetry, operator analysis of new physics, dynamically generated gravity, and Kaluza theory and grand unification. The last section contains a (hopefully) pedagogical introduction to Kaluza theory. For pedagogical completeness, several appendices reviewing some elementary notions of differential geometry have been added

Gamma ray and neutrino detector facility (GRANDE), Task C

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Sobel, H.W.; Yodh, G.B.

1991-08-01

GRANDE is an imaging, water Cerenkov detector, which combines in one facility an extensive air shower array and a high-energy neutrino detector. We proposed that the detector be constructed in phases, beginning with an active detector area of 31,000 m 2 (GRANDE-I) 2 and expanding to a final size of 100,000--150,00 m 2 . Some of the characteristics of GRANDE-I are discussed in this paper

Os núcleos urbanos no entorno imediato do Complexo Industrial do Porto do Açu: alterações na paisagem

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Luis Gustavo de Souza Xavier

2014-02-01

Full Text Available Este estudo tem por finalidade apresentar um panorama dos núcleos urbanos do entorno do Complexo Logistico Industrial do Porto do Açu (CLIPA em São João da Barra – RJ, em função das questões territoriais e ambientais. Tem como objetivo geral analisar a relação sócio-espacial das populações vizinhas ao CLIPA com o território que ocupam, haja vista que tanto as localidades quanto o Complexo ocupam uma região que durante anos foi rural. Como metodologia esta pesquisa utilizou levantamento de dados no EIA – Estudo de Impacto Ambiental do Distrito Industrial, e pesquisa de campo com várias visitas às localidades rurais mais próximas ao empreendimento para identificar suas características e sua relevância local, entrevistas com moradores e representantes de associações, participação em audiências públicas sobre o novo Plano Diretor de São João da Barra. Como produto deste artigo obteve-se a caracterização dos núcleos urbanos do entorno do CLIPA, também foram apontadas as áreas de maior fragilidade ambiental, os danos ambientais já causados pela instalação do CLIPA e o reflexo nas localidades vizinhas ao Porto.

Fobia social: estudo da prevalência em duas escolas em Porto Alegre Social phobia: a study of the prevalence in two schools in Porto Alegre

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Gabrielly Cruvinel Fernandes

2008-01-01

Full Text Available A fobia social é freqüente entre adolescentes, sendo importante a sua identificação e a determinação de potenciais prejuízos. OBJETIVOS: Relatar a prevalência e o impacto na escolaridade da fobia social em uma amostra de adolescentes. MÉTODOS: O inventário de fobia social (SPIN foi administrado em 525 alunos dos ensinos fundamental e médio, de ambos os sexos, em uma escola pública e em uma particular, na cidade de Porto Alegre, Brasil, porquanto 32 foram excluídos por respostas incompletas. Foi aplicado também um questionário para identificação das características sociodemográficas da amostra. RESULTADOS: De acordo com o SPIN, 114 dos 493 alunos (23,12% obtiveram escores iguais ou superiores a 19 pontos no referido inventário, indicando a presença de sintomas compatíveis com o diagnóstico de fobia social. As meninas tenderam a apresentar maior freqüência de transtorno de ansiedade social em relação aos meninos (p = 0,053. Não foi encontrada associação significativa entre repetência e fobia social. CONCLUSÕES: Os sintomas compatíveis com o diagnóstico de fobia social são prevalentes em adolescentes e, em virtude de seu curso crônico, podem causar sérios prejuízos nestes indivíduos. Neste estudo, não foi possível correlacionar fobia social com repetência escolar. No entanto, é de fundamental importância a identificação e o tratamento precoce deste transtorno de ansiedade.Social phobia is frequent among adolescents, and its identification and determination of potential impairments are of great importance. OBJECTIVES: To report the prevalence and impact of social phobia on education in a sample of adolescents. METHODS: The Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN was administered to 525 students of primary and high school, of both genders, in one public and one private school in the city of Porto Alegre, Brazil, but 32 students were excluded from the study due to incomplete answers. A sociodemographic questionnaire

[Repercussions of Maria da Penha law on addressing domestic violence in Porto Alegre].

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Alves, Elisângela da Silva; de Oliveira, Dora Lúcia Leidens Corrêa; Maffacciolli, Rosana

2012-09-01

The current paper sought to analyze the repercussions of Maria da Penha Law on addressing the issue of domestic violence against women in the city of Porto Alegre based on the view of professionals who constitute the care network for those women. Seven professionals, who work with the care for women who are victims of violence, were interviewed. Data suggests that the law has promoted changes in the field of violence prevention, assistance to women and punishment for the perpetrators, and it also increased the attention given to this phenomenon and enhanced female empowerment. It is concluded that the strengthening of the measures recommended by Maria da Penha Law still depends on investments in professional qualification, articulated actions between the places which provide assistance and the growing use of primary care services in order to improve the health of women and families exposed to violence.

Presence of p-synephrine in teas commercialized in Porto Alegre (RS/Brazil

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Marcelo Dutra Arbo

2009-06-01

Full Text Available Citrus aurantium (bitter orange is characterized by the presence of p-synephrine, an amine structurally and pharmacologically related to ephedrine. Besides the same adverse effects as ephedrine, nowadays it is believed that altered levels of p-synephrine can be associated to the occurrence of migraine and cluster headaches. Leaves and fruits of this species are highly commercialized in form of teas and herbal preparations, but without taking into account the risks associated with its use. This work describes a survey of teas and herbal preparations containing C. aurantium, commercialized in Porto Alegre (RS/Brazil, in order to verify the presence of p-synephrine. Comparing with the mean amount available in the supermarkets, around 20% of the teas and 10% of the herbal preparations declared the presence of C. aurantium in their labels. In a sampling of 15 teas and 2 herbal preparations selected for the analysis, the presence of p-synephrine was characterized in all samples, with levels between 0.0040 to 0.2308%, leading to a caution that even being natural products, they are not free of adverse effects.Citrus aurantium (laranjeira-azeda é caracterizada pela presença de p-sinefrina, amina estrutural e farmacologicamente similar à efedrina. Além de poder causar efeitos adversos similares aos da efedrina, atualmente acredita-se que níveis endógenos alterados de p-sinefrina possam estar associados à causa da enxaqueca. Folhas e frutos desta espécie são largamente comercializados na forma de chá e em preparados de erva-mate, sem que sejam considerados os riscos associados ao seu uso. Neste sentido, este trabalho descreve uma pesquisa em chás e preparados de erva-mate comercializados em Porto Alegre, para verificar a presença de C. aurantium e p-sinefrina. Comparando com a quantidade média disponível nas prateleiras dos supermercados, cerca de 20% dos chás e 10% dos preparados de erva-mate declaravam nos rótulos conter C. aurantium. De

Results from KASCADE-Grande

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Bertaina, M., E-mail: bertaina@to.infn.it [Dipartimento di Fisica Generale dell' Universita, Torino (Italy); Apel, W.D. [Institut fuer Kernphysik, KIT - Karlsruher Institut fuer Technologie (Germany); Arteaga-Velazquez, J.C. [Universidad Michoacana, Instituto de Fisica y Matematicas, Morelia (Mexico); Bekk, K. [Institut fuer Kernphysik, KIT - Karlsruher Institut fuer Technologie (Germany); Bluemer, J. [Institut fuer Kernphysik, KIT - Karlsruher Institut fuer Technologie (Germany); Institut fuer Experimentelle Kernphysik, KIT - Karlsruher Institut fuer Technologie (Germany); Bozdog, H. [Institut fuer Kernphysik, KIT - Karlsruher Institut fuer Technologie (Germany); Brancus, I.M. [National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Bucharest (Romania); Buchholz, P. [Fachbereich Physik, Universitaet Siegen (Germany); Cantoni, E. [Dipartimento di Fisica Generale dell' Universita, Torino (Italy); Istituto di Fisica dello Spazio Interplanetario, INAF Torino (Italy); Chiavassa, A. [Dipartimento di Fisica Generale dell' Universita, Torino (Italy); Cossavella, F. [Institut fuer Experimentelle Kernphysik, KIT - Karlsruher Institut fuer Technologie (Germany); and others

2012-11-11

The KASCADE-Grande experiment, located at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany) is a multi-component extensive air-shower experiment devoted to the study of cosmic rays and their interactions at primary energies 10{sup 14}-10{sup 18} eV. Main goals of the experiment are the measurement of the all-particle energy spectrum and mass composition in the 10{sup 16}-10{sup 18} eV range by sampling charged (N{sub ch}) and muon (N{sub {mu}}) components of the air shower. The method to derive the energy spectrum and its uncertainties, as well as the implications of the obtained result, is discussed. An overview of the analyses performed by KASCADE-Grande to derive the mass composition of the measured high-energy comic rays is presented as well.

Seroprevalence of Pythium insidiosum infection in equine in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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Carla Weiblen

2016-01-01

Full Text Available ABSTRACT: An epidemiological survey was carried out by performing an Enzyme Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay (ELISA test to determine the seroprevalence of Pythium insidiosum infection in equine in Rio Grande do Sul State (RS, Brazil. The serological study covered seven geographical regions of RS, classified according to the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE. The samples were obtained from official veterinary service (Serviço Veterinário Oficial, SVO linked to the Secretaria da Agricultura, Pecuária e Agronegócio of RS (SEAPA-RS to proceed the investigation of equine infectious anemia in 2014. Samples were collected during the months of September and October of 2013, covering the seven geographical regions of RS, and totalized 1,002 serum samples. The seroprevalence for P. insidiosum in RS was 11.1% (CI95% 9.23 to 13.22. The relative risk (RR of the presence of antibodies anti-P. insidiosum was in the regions Southeast 11.17 (CI95%, 4.65 to 26.8, Porto Alegre 4.62 (CI95%, 1.70 to 12.55, Southwest 11.17 (CI95%, 4.65 to 26.8 and Northwestern 3.72 (CI95%, 1.52 to 9.09. The highest prevalence (69.1% was observed in females with RR of 1.59 (CI95%, 1.11 to 2.27. When the presence of dams was evaluated, the seropositivity was evident in 74.4%, presenting an association of 2.13 (CI95%, 1.16 to 3.91 compared to farms without dams. In properties with veterinary assistance, the frequency of 72.7% and RR of 3.04 (CI95%,, 1,85 to 4,98 of seropositivity were observed. Due to the importance of pythiosis in horse herds, this study highlights the presence of anti-P. insidiosum antibodies in horses in RS, Brazil.

The Role Of The «Grand Schools» And The «Grand Corps» As Recruitment Channels For French Ministers

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I. A. Zarankin

2017-01-01

Full Text Available The recruitment of ministers among high-ranking officials, who studied in the «grand schools» and worked in the «grand corps», is one of the typical traits of the Fifth republic. This is a consequence of the traditional interpenetration of French administrative and political elites. However, there is no common view on the actual role of these institutions in the ministers’ recruitment. So, the objective of this paper is to clarify this issue. For this purpose we analyze career trajectories of French ministers from 1981 till 2016. The data on each government include shares of ministers, who passed through the «grand schools» and the «grand corps». The article shows that nowadays the number of ministers with such an experience has decreased. Most government members are professional politicians, who have significant electoral experience and occupy high-ranking party positions. Today there are political parties, not the «grand schools» and the «grand corps», that are the main channels of the ministers’ recruitment. The professionalization of politics and reinforcement of the role of parties in the French political system are the most crucial factors of this tendency. The transformation of gaullists into liberals and conduction of the liberal economic policy, instead of the dirigist one, also contributed to replacement of officials by representatives of the private sector. Despite the fact that political parties serve as a main channel of the ministers’ recruitment, they face internal problems. The future role of political parties in the recruitment will depend on their ability to deal with these challenges.

Stratigraphy, palynology and organic geochemistry of the Devonian-Mississippian metasedimentary Albergaria-a-Velha Unit (Porto-Tomar shear zone, W Portugal)

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Machado, G.; Franců, E.; Vavrdová, Milada; Flores, D.; Fonseca, P. E.; Rocha, F.; Gama Pereira, L. C.; Gomes, A.; Fonseca, M.; Chaminé, H. I.

2011-01-01

Roč. 55, č. 2 (2011), s. 139-164 ISSN 1641-7291. [International Palynological Conference of the International Commission of the Paleozoic Microflora ( CIMP ). Warsaw-Kielce, 13.09.2010-19.09.2010] Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z30130516 Keywords : Mississippian * Late Devonian * Ossa-Morena Zone * Porto-Tomar shear zone * palynology * organic geochemistry * turbidite systems * provenance * phytoplankton Subject RIV: DB - Geology ; Mineralogy Impact factor: 0.844, year: 2011 http://gq.pgi.gov.pl/gq/article/viewFile/7606/pdf_4

Environmental Audit of the Grand Junction Projects Office

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1991-08-01

The Grand Junction Projects Office (GJPO) is located in Mesa County, Colorado, immediately south and west of the Grand Junction city limits. The US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) established the Colorado Raw Materials Office at the present-day Grand Junction Projects Office in 1947, to aid in the development of a viable domestic uranium industry. Activities at the site included sampling uranium concentrate; pilot-plant milling research, including testing and processing of uranium ores; and operation of a uranium mill pilot plant from 1954 to 1958. The last shipment of uranium concentrate was sent from GJPO in January, 1975. Since that time the site has been utilized to support various DOE programs, such as the former National Uranium Resource Evaluation (NURE) Program, the Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project (UMTRAP), the Surplus Facilities Management Program (SFMP), and the Technical Measurements Center (TMC). All known contamination at GJPO is believed to be the result of the past uranium milling, analyses, and storage activities. Hazards associated with the wastes impounded at GJPO include surface and ground-water contamination and potential radon and gamma-radiation exposure. This report documents the results of the Baseline Environmental Audit conducted at Grand Junction Projects Office (GJPO) located in Grand Junction, Colorado. The Grand Junction Baseline Environmental Audit was conducted from May 28 to June 12, 1991, by the Office of Environmental Audit (EH-24). This Audit evaluated environmental programs and activities at GJPO, as well as GJPO activities at the State-Owned Temporary Repository. 4 figs., 12 tabs.

Environmental Audit of the Grand Junction Projects Office

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1991-08-01

The Grand Junction Projects Office (GJPO) is located in Mesa County, Colorado, immediately south and west of the Grand Junction city limits. The US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) established the Colorado Raw Materials Office at the present-day Grand Junction Projects Office in 1947, to aid in the development of a viable domestic uranium industry. Activities at the site included sampling uranium concentrate; pilot-plant milling research, including testing and processing of uranium ores; and operation of a uranium mill pilot plant from 1954 to 1958. The last shipment of uranium concentrate was sent from GJPO in January, 1975. Since that time the site has been utilized to support various DOE programs, such as the former National Uranium Resource Evaluation (NURE) Program, the Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project (UMTRAP), the Surplus Facilities Management Program (SFMP), and the Technical Measurements Center (TMC). All known contamination at GJPO is believed to be the result of the past uranium milling, analyses, and storage activities. Hazards associated with the wastes impounded at GJPO include surface and ground-water contamination and potential radon and gamma-radiation exposure. This report documents the results of the Baseline Environmental Audit conducted at Grand Junction Projects Office (GJPO) located in Grand Junction, Colorado. The Grand Junction Baseline Environmental Audit was conducted from May 28 to June 12, 1991, by the Office of Environmental Audit (EH-24). This Audit evaluated environmental programs and activities at GJPO, as well as GJPO activities at the State-Owned Temporary Repository. 4 figs., 12 tabs

RELIGIOSIDADE POPULAR E FESTEJOS RELIGIOSOS: ASPECTOS DA ESPACIALIDADE DE COMUNIDADES RIBEIRINHAS DE PORTO VELHO, RONDÔNIA

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Adriano Lopes Saraiva

2010-05-01

Full Text Available O artigo apresentado analisa a religiosidade popular contida nos momentos do festejar das festas de santo das comunidades ribeirinhas de São Carlos e Nazaré, localizadas no município de Porto Velho, Estado de Rondônia. Eventos religiosos que nos mostram que esses festejos são exemplificações da história cultural na qual a impregnação do universo cultural do grupo está presente; marcada por atividades coletivas, pela qualidade e quantidade da religiosidade, pela efervescência coletiva, pelas inúmeras representações de crenças e pela celebração em torno da imagem do santo protetor.

O processo de patrimonialização no centro histórico de Porto Nacional – TO

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Nascimento, Núbia Nogueira do; Balsan, Rosane

2014-01-01

Trata-se de uma discussão sobre o processo de tombamento da cidade de Porto Nacional -TO. Com base em documentos formais que constituem a Ata de Tombamento do Centro Histórico e o Dossiê de Tombamento, fazemos uma reflexão sobre o atual contexto que a cidade se encontra. As Cartas de Atenas de 1931, a Carta de Veneza de 1964, a Convenção Relativa à Proteção do Patrimônio Mundial Cultural e Natural em 1972 e a Declaração de Amsterdã realizada em 1975. Estas cartas patrimoniais foram de fundame...

Fetal Outcomes among Grand Multiparous and Multiparous Women ...

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Objective: To compare fetal outcomes among grand multiparous (para 5-9) and multiparous (para 2-4) delivering in Mulago hospital, Uganda. Design: Prospective cohort study. Setting: Mulago hospital, Uganda. Subjects: One hundred and fifty six grand multiparous and multiparous women were recruited on admission in ...

Asymptotically safe grand unification

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Bajc, Borut [J. Stefan Institute,1000 Ljubljana (Slovenia); Sannino, Francesco [CP-Origins & the Danish IAS, University of Southern Denmark,Campusvej 55, DK-5230 Odense M (Denmark); Université de Lyon, France, Université Lyon 1, CNRS/IN2P3, UMR5822 IPNL,F-69622 Villeurbanne Cedex (France)

2016-12-28

Phenomenologically appealing supersymmetric grand unified theories have large gauge representations and thus are not asymptotically free. Their ultraviolet validity is limited by the appearance of a Landau pole well before the Planck scale. One could hope that these theories save themselves, before the inclusion of gravity, by generating an interacting ultraviolet fixed point, similar to the one recently discovered in non-supersymmetric gauge-Yukawa theories. Employing a-maximization, a-theorem, unitarity bounds, as well as positivity of other central charges we nonperturbatively rule out this possibility for a broad class of prime candidates of phenomenologically relevant supersymmetric grand unified theories. We also uncover candidates passing these tests, which have either exotic matter or contain one field decoupled from the superpotential. The latter class of theories contains a model with the minimal matter content required by phenomenology.

EVIDENCIAÇÃO DE CAPITAL INTELECTUAL NAS PÁGINAS WEB DE PREFEITURAS DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL

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Clari Schuh

2013-12-01

Full Text Available Esta pesquisa objetivou analisar as informações sobre capital intelectual evidenciadas nas páginas WEB dos municípios do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, mediante pesquisa documental, partindo-se de um instrumento de pesquisa composto de itens referentes aos componentes de capital intelectual – capital humano, capital estrutural, capital de munícipes e transparência –, assim como os seus respectivos subitens. Os dados foram objeto de análise descritiva e testes estatísticos. Como resultados do estudo, podem-se mencionar: (a o teste Tukey de comparação múltipla de proporções revelou não haver diferença significativa na proporção de evidenciação de capital intelectual entre os municípios de Porto Alegre, Bagé, Canoas, Caxias do Sul, Santa Cruz do Sul, São Leopoldo e Sapucaia do Sul; (b comparando-se a proporção de evidenciação por item, constatou-se que a transparência apresentou uma proporção de 65,90%, seguida do capital dos munícipes (43,10%, capital estrutural (36,80% e capital humano (26,70%. Considera-se, finalmente, que há espaço para uma maior evidenciação de capital intelectual pelas prefeituras, pois, além do compromisso com a transparência e a comunicação com os cidadãos, a evidenciação de informações poderá agregar valor aos municípios.

Ways For Research: What Said The Papers Of Secretary Of Municipal Porto Alegre About Working Collective Caminos De Pesquisa: O Qué Dicem Los Documentos De La Secretaria De Educación Del Municipio De Porto Alegre Sobre El Trabajo Colectivo Caminhos De Pesquisa: O Que Dizem Os Documentos Da Secretaria Municipal De Educação De Porto Alegre Sobre o Trabalho Coletivo

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This article was constructed from the information collected for the doctorado research of that tematize the collective work of the professors of Physical Education of the Municipal Net of Education of Porto Alegre. One of the procedures adopted in the construccion of the research – that it is in progress – was the document analysis of the city department of Education being this of basic important to understand the espace of teaching work in this net Education. The document analysis caried trought allowed to understand that even so change in the mangement of the Secretaried has occurred, the colletive work remens as possibility of concretion of the Politician-Pedagogical Proposal in the school of this city.

Este artículo fue construído de la información recogida para la investigación del doctorado que tematiza el trabajo colectivo de los profesores de la Educación Física de la Red Municipal de La Educación de Porto Alegre. Uno de los procedimientos adoptados em la construcción de la investigación que él está em marcha – fue el analisis de documentos del departamento de la ciudad de la educación, siendo el de la importância básica para entender el espacio del trabajo de ensenanza em esta Red de la Educación. Sigue habiendo el analisis de documentos llevó permitido através para entender que sin embargo há ocurrido el cambio em la gerencia de la Secretaría, el trabajo colectivo como posibilidad de concretión de la oferta Politico-Pedagogica en las escuelas desta ciudad.

Este artigo trata do trabalho coletivo dos professores de Educação Física da Rede Municipal de Ensino de Porto Alegre. Através da análise de documentos da Secretaria Municipal de Educação, na pesquisa que está em andamento esse procedimento é de fundamental importância para compreender o

Infections after liver transplantation in adults: data from a university hospital in southern Brazil (1996-2000 Infecções em pacientes transplantados hepáticos adultos no Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, no período de 1996-2000

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Mônica Vinhas de Souza

2007-06-01

Full Text Available BACKGROUND: Infections after liver transplantations are the most important cause of morbi-mortality. In this study, we assessed the main characteristics of these infections in a southern Brazilian university hospital. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cohort with 55 patients who underwent orthotopic liver transplantation between 1996 and 2000 in the "Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre", Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, to characterize the infections that occurred in the group. RESULTS: One or more infections (average 2.10 were diagnosed in 47 patients, especially during the first month after transplantation. The most common were bacteremia, intra-abdominal infections and pneumonia, predominantly with bacteria, especially Staphylococcus sp (and particularly S. aureus and E. coli. The mortality rate attributed to infections was high: 17 cases of all deaths (total 27 deaths. Significant risk factors for infections included reoperation, diabetes, biliary stenosis and higher Child-Pugh scores. CONCLUSION: Infections remain a severe threat in liver transplant patients, and special efforts should be made to prevent and manage them correctly.RACIONAL: Infecções são a causa principal de morbimortalidade em pacientes submetidos a transplantes hepáticos. OBJETIVO: Avaliar as principais características destas infecções em pacientes de um hospital universitário do sul do Brasil. MÉTODO: Uma coorte retrospectiva foi conduzida com os 55 pacientes transplantados hepáticos adultos cuja cirurgia foi realizada entre 1996 e 2000 no Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, RS, todos aos eventos infecciosos que ocorreram nesta população foram registrados. RESULTADOS: Uma ou mais infecções (média 2,1 episódios foram diagnosticadas em 47 pacientes, o período de maior ocorrência destas foi o primeiro mês após a cirurgia. As infecções mais comuns foram: bacteremias, infecções intra-abdominais e pneumonias, a etiologia mais freqüente foi bacteriana

Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) on wild animals from the Porto-Primavera Hydroelectric power station area, Brazil.

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Labruna, Marcelo B; de Paula, Cátia D; Lima, Thiago F; Sana, Dênis A

2002-12-01

From June 2000 to June 2001, a total of 741 ticks were collected from 51 free-living wild animals captured at the Porto-Primavera Hydroelectric power station area, located alongside an approximately 180 km course of the Paran river, between the states of S o Paulo and Mato Grosso do Sul, comprising 9 species of 3 genera: Ambly-omma (7 species), Boophilus (1) and Anocentor (1). A total of 421 immature Amblyomma ticks were reared in laboratory until the adult stage, allowing identification of the species. A. cajennense was the most frequent tick species (mostly immature stages) collected on 9 host species: Myrmecophaga tridactyla, Tamandua tetradactyla,Cerdocyon thous, Puma concolor,Tayassu tajacu, Mazama gouazoubira,Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris,Alouatta caraya, Cebus apella. Other tick species were less common, generally restricted to certain host taxa.

Poverty levels and children's health status: study of risk factors in an urban population of low socioeconomic level Nível de pobreza e estado de saúde das crianças: um estudo de fatores de risco em população urbana de baixo nível socioeconômico

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Roberto M.S. Issler

1996-12-01

Full Text Available To test the hypothesis that the low socioeconomic population living is shanty towns in Porto Alegre presents different levels of poverty which are reflected on its health status, a cross-sectional study was designed involving 477 families living in Vila Grande Cruzeiro, Porto Alegre, Brazil. The poverty level of the families was measured by using an instrument specifically designed for poor urban populations. Children from families living in extreme poverty (poorest quartile were found to have higher infant mortality rate, lower birth weights, more hospitalizations, and higher malnutrition rates, in addition to belonging to more numerous families. Thus, the shanty town population of Porto Alegre is not homogeneous, and priority should be given to the more vulnerable subgroups.Para testar a hipótese de que a população de baixo nível socioeconômico apresenta diferentes níveis de pobreza que repercutem em seu estado de saúde, foi realizado estudo transversal envolvendo 477 famílias de uma população urbana pobre residente na Vila Grande Cruzeiro, em Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil. O nível de pobreza dessas famílias foi medido por meio de um instrumento especialmente elaborado para populações urbanas pobres. Crianças oriundas de famílias vivendo em extrema pobreza (quartil inferior apresentaram maior taxa de mortalidade infantil, menor peso de nascimento, maior número de internações hospitalares e maiores índices de desnutrição, além de pertencerem a famílias mais numerosas. A população de baixo nível socioeconômico mostrou-se heterogênea em relação a diferentes indicadores de saúde. Concluiu-se que a identificação de subgrupos mais vulneráveis numa população permite concentrar as ações de saúde entre os mais necessitados.

Research of the Rio Grande Ecosystem Management Program

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Deborah M. Finch

2000-01-01

This paper describes the mission, objectives, and preliminary results of the Middle Rio Grande Ecosystem Management Research Program managed at the Rocky Mountain Research Station's Albuquerque laboratory. This program was initiated in 1994 to address growing pressures to effectively manage the limited resources of the middle Rio Grande Basin. The program is...

Porto Alegre e seus patrimônios no século XX: evolução de conceitos, valores e feições na materialidade urbana

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Jeniffer Cuty

2007-12-01

Full Text Available Discute algumas questões referentes à transformação de Porto Alegre no século XX, refletindo posturas diante de suas arquiteturas e seus traçados urbanos, bem como de seus planos e programas de preservação e valorização do patrimônio cultural.

Encefalopatia hepática porto-sistémica

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Massinha, Paulo Sérgio Arruda

2011-01-01

Trabalho de projecto de mestrado em Medicina (Gastroenterologia), apresentado á Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Coimbra A encefalopatia hepática é uma das principais complicações da doença hepática crónica e pode estar presente em 50 a 70% de todos os pacientes cirróticos, incluindo aqueles com alterações demonstráveis apenas por testes psicométricos, sendo uma complicação de grande relevância clínica. Na insuficiência hepática aguda, os doentes podem sucumbir a uma mo...

Grand Prix Eurovision: Eine Fankultur im Medienzeitalter

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Heinz Moser

2017-06-01

Full Text Available Der Grand Prix Eurovision ist seit Jahrzehnten eine der bekanntesten Unterhaltungssendungen im europäischen Raum. Dennoch erregte es Verwunderung, wenn der Schreibende Bekannten darüber berichtete, daß dies ein Forschungsgegenstand sei. Wurde von Interviews mit Grand Prix-Fans erzählt, so fielen schnell Aussagen wie: „Wie kann man sich nur für so etwas Abseitiges und Triviales wie den Grand Prix interessieren“. Dennoch bin ich der Meinung, daß Fankulturen für die entstehende Mediengesellschaft ein nicht unwichtiges Forschungsthema darstellen. Zwar geht es nicht um eine medienpädagogische Fragestellung im engeren Sinne; die Fans des Grand Prix Eurovision sind dem Jugendalter längst entwachsen. Dennoch handelt es sich bei Fangemeinschaften um Phänomene, die im Rahmen von Jugend- und Kinderkulturen von besonderer Relevanz sind. So meint Winter (1997, daß jugendliche Fanwelten eine bedeutende Rolle als Kristallisationspunkte kultureller Differenzierung spielen: ,Die Zugehörigkeit zu einer Fan weit ist Teil der jugendlichen Lebensbewältigung in der Postmoderne, denn in der Gemeinschaft der Fans können Jugendliche emotionale Allianzen eingehen, außeralltäglichen Beschäftigungen nachgehen, expressive Identitätsmuster gemeinschaftlich realisieren und sich mit ihrer Lebenssituation als Heranwachsende auseinandersetzen“ (Winter 1997, S. 51f..

Perfluoroalkyl substances in waters along the Grand Canal, China.

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Piao, H T; Jiao, X C; Gai, N; Chen, S; Lu, G H; Yin, X C; Yamazaki, E; Yamashita, N; Tan, K Y; Yang, Y L; Pan, J

2017-07-01

The Grand Canal, also known as the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the longest canal in the world. It is an important trunk line of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project in China. The contamination status and spatial distributions of perfluoroalky substances (PFASs) in waters of the Grand Canal were investigated. The total concentrations of PFASs (∑PFASs) range from 7.8 ng/L to 218.0 ng/L, with high ∑PFASs occurring in the southern part of the Grand Canal which is located in a highly urbanized and economically developed region. The dominance of PFOA showed a decreasing trend toward north while shorter chain homologue proportions increased in the northern part of the Canal which mainly traverses underdeveloped and rural areas in Eastern China. Positive correlations were observed between ∑PFASs and the population density as well as GDP per capita. Intersection with large rivers may affect the contamination levels and composition of PFASs in the water of the Grand Canal near the intersection sites. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Proton decay in grand unified theories

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Lucha, W.

1984-01-01

Interactions which violate the conservation of baryon and lepton number represent an intrinsic part of all grand unified theories (GUTs) of strong and electroweak interactions. These new interactions - predicted within the framework of GUTs - generate B and L violating four-fermion interactions via the exchange of superheavy particles which cannot be ascribed a well-defined baryon or lepton number. The effective coupling constant of these four-fermion interactions might be large enough to make the proton decay detectable by the present generation of experiments. In this review the basic concepts of conventional as well as supersymmetric GUTs relevant for proton decay are sketched. The baryon number violating sector of grand unified theories is discussed in more detail. Special emphasis is laid on the various selection rules arising as consequences of low-energy gauge invariance and supersymmetry for proton decay. These selection rules already determine the coarse pattern of the resulting decay modes and branching ratios without any reference to or detailed knowledge of the underlying grand unified theory. Finally the numerous theoretical predictions are summarized and confronted with experiment. (Author)

Rodovia Transoceânica: uma alternativa logística para o escoamento das exportações da soja brasileira com destino à China

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Cleibson Aparecido de Almeida

2013-06-01

Full Text Available As taxas de exportação e produção agrícola brasileira têm crescido de forma acentuada nos últimos anos, influenciadas, principalmente, pelo aumento do poder econômico chinês. Desde que o agronegócio tornou-se importante na matriz de exportações, o Brasil tem enfrentado problemas devido ao alto custo do transporte terrestre e à deficiência dos seus portos, em especial os de Santos, Paranaguá, Vitória e Rio Grande, que têm papel muito importante no escoamento do agronegócio nacional. Com isso, a soja brasileira deixa de ser competitiva quando comparada aos seus dois principais concorrentes, Argentina e Estados Unidos. Uma alternativa logística para exportar o grão é a utilização dos portos localizados no Oceano Pacífico e que fazem ligação com a recém-inaugurada, totalmente pavimentada, Rodovia Transoceânica. São apresentados três possíveis cenários que simulam a limitação de capacidade dos armazéns dos quatro principais portos nacionais, que exportam grãos de soja, e é verificada a importância dos portos de Ilo (Peru e Arica (Chile para suprir uma casual pane logística nos portos brasileiros. Após a simulação, são inferidas reflexões sobre as necessidades de melhorias logísticas para aumentar a competitividade da soja brasileira.

CERCAMENTO DO PARQUE FARROUPILHA - PORTO ALEGRE/RS – REDENÇÃO OU PRISÃO?

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Roberto Verdum

2015-08-01

Full Text Available O fenômeno paisagístico é um processo cultural que se estabelece a partir da interação entre sujeitos e espaço percebido. A paisagem é um fenômeno vivo, contínuo, que expressa diferentes tempos, materialidades e arranjos sociais. É a metonímia de um território. Tendo isso em vista, um grupo de pesquisa interdisciplinar buscou experimentar diferentes ferramentas teórico-metodológicas ao realizar o exercício de intervir em uma determinada paisagem urbana, e assim, estimular o debate sobre as controvérsias que lhe são inerentes. A problemática escolhida foi a proposta de cercamento do Parque da Redenção, oficialmente denominado Parque Farroupilha, discutida na Câmara de Vereadores de Porto Alegre (RS e na mídia local desde a década de 1990. Em uma área próxima ao lago Guaíba e ao Centro Histórico da cidade, os 40 hectares de área verde com diversos ambientes são um importante marco da paisagem de Porto Alegre. Caso fossem cercados, quais os aspectos da paisagem e outros que se agregam a ela que estariam sendo alterados? Como realizar uma intervenção para sensibilizar a população sobre as implicações do cercamento, ou não, do parque? Desde essas questões realizou-se o exercício, em 08 de novembro de 2014, cujos registros orientaram o debate e a produção deste texto e de um vídeo. Neste texto, procuramos inicialmente realizar um diagnóstico a paisagem estudada e a tensão evocada pela proposta de alterá-la mediante a instalação de uma cerca. A seguir relatamos uma intervenção realizada no local pelo grupo, como ferramenta metodológica para estimular diferentes reações e assim registrar as sensações e opiniões da população frente à alteração provocada naquela paisagem. Posteriormente, apresentamos reflexões sobre diferentes aspectos e implicações que o fechamento do parque poderá acarretar.

Democracy and "Grand" Corruption.

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Rose-Ackerman, Susan

1996-01-01

Defines "grand" corruption as that occurring at the higher levels of a political system and involving large sums of money. Discusses the impact and incentives for this level of corruption as well as various government responses. Identifies multinational corporations as the major malefactors. (MJP)

Biobanco do Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre: Aspectos Técnicos, Éticos, Jurídicos e Sociais

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Patrícia Ashton-Prolla

2009-05-01

Full Text Available As atividades de pesquisa em saúde cada vez mais necessitam do armazenamento de materiais biológicos em biorepositórios e em biobancos. O estabelecimento de políticas institucionais para lidar com aspectos técnicos, éticos, legais e sociais é imprescindível para garantir a sua adequação. O Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre está com um projeto de desenvolvimento em execução para propiciar que estas atividades sejam harmônicas e integradas.

A ASSISTÊNCIA EDUCACIONAL NO SISTEMA PENITENCIÁRIO FEDERAL – A PENITENCIÁRIA FEDERAL EM PORTO VELHO/RO. EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE IN FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM – A FEDERAL PRISON IN PORTO VELHO/RO, BRAZIL

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Stephane Silva de Araujo.

2013-05-01

Full Text Available No Brasil, a educação é um direito de todos. Assim, a Lei de Execução Penal Brasileira determina a obrigatoriedade de o Estado garantir este direito também às pessoas privadas de liberdade. A fim de executar a política educacional e providenciar o cumprimento de outros preceitos legais, em 2009, o Sistema Penitenciário Federal lotou Pedagogos com formação de nível superior em seu quadro funcional. Considerando os instrumentos normativos existentes, os mencionados profissionais constituíram parcerias com instituições educacionais para que o direito à educação de qualidade fosse efetivado no interior das Penitenciárias Federais. Este artigo apresenta um relato de experiência acerca da Assistência Educacional desenvolvida na Penitenciária Federal em Porto Velho/Rondônia, com alguns dos presos considerados mais perigosos do país. Tem-se como objetivo focalizar a inserção da Educação no interior de uma Penitenciária Federal, através de parcerias que vêm sendo executadas e alcançam atualmente índices diversos das demais prisões brasileiras, proporcionando assim, gradual inserção social dos apenados.In Brazil, education is a right for all. Thus, the Brazilian criminal law determines the obligation of the State to guarantee this right also to people who are deprived of freedom. To implement educational policy and provide compliance with other law principles, in 2009, the Federal Prison System brought educators with top-level training to its staff. Considering the existing rules, the aforementioned professionals formed partnerships with educational institutions so that the right for quality education was guaranteed within Federal Prisons. This article presents an experience report about the work of Educational Assistance developed at the federal prison of Porto Velho, Rondônia, Brazil, where some of the inmates are considered the most dangerous in the country. The aim is to focus on the insertion of Education within a

Epidemiological study of facial fractures at the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Service, Santa Casa de Misericordia Hospital Complex, Porto Alegre - RS - Brazil

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Zamboni, Rodrigo Andrighetti; Wagner, João Carlos Birnfeld; Volkweis, Maurício Roth; Gerhardt, Eduardo Luis; Buchmann, Elissa Muller; Bavaresco, Caren Serra

2017-01-01

ABSTRACT Objectives: to investigate the incidence and etiology of face trauma with diagnosis of facial fracture treated at the Buccomaxillofacial Surgery and Traumatology Service of the Santa Casa de Misericórdia Hospital Complex in Porto Alegre. Methods: we conducted a cross-sectional, retrospective epidemiological study of 134 trauma victims with 153 facial fractures. Results: the male gender was the most affected (86.6%) and the incidence was higher in the age group from 21 to 30 yea...

Prevalência da asma e da rinite em adolescentes de 13 anos do Porto, Portugal

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Helena Falcão

2008-11-01

Full Text Available Resumo: Introdução: As prevalências da asma e rinite têm aumentado nas últimas décadas, mas nos últimos anos tem sido referida a sua estabilização ou mesmo diminuição.Objectivo: O objectivo foi o de descrever a prevalência de rinite, asma ou sintomas do tipo da asma em adolescentes urbanos de 13 anos.Métodos: Os participantes elegíveis foram todos os alunos das escolas públicas e privadas do Porto, nascidos em 1990; 2161 (77,5% concordaram em participar. Através de questionários autoaplicados, a informação recolhida contemplou aspectos sociais, demográficos, comportamentais, história clínica de asma e doenças alérgicas do adolescente e família. Foi usada a versão portuguesa do International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood’s (ISAAC e foram efectuadas espirometrias.Resultados: Nesta amostra de adolescentes urbanos de 13 anos, a prevalência da asma durante a vida foi de 12,9%, 84,4% com diagnóstico médico. A pieira durante a vida foi 18,3% e no último ano de 9,3%. A rinite foi relatada por 10,1%, mas a prevalência durante a vida de adolescentes com espirros, rinorreia serosa ou obstrução nasal, foi de 32,0%, e no último ano de 27,4%.Conclusão: Verificou-se uma estabilização ou mesmo diminuição da prevalência dos sintomas e diagnóstico de asma e rinite nos adolescentes do Porto, quando comparada com os resultados do ISAAC em 2002, tal como noutras investigações na Europa. A asma e a rinite estão frequentemente presentes no mesmo doente e a tosse nocturna é um importante sintoma que surge associado aos sintomas nasais. A função pulmonar permitiu discriminar os adolescentes com queixas respiratórias.Rev Port Pneumol 2008; XIV (6: 747-768 Abstract: Background: The prevalence of asthma and rhinitis has been increasing over the past few decades, but the last few years have seen these rates

O asilo de S. João do Porto : entre a nova pedagogia e o higienismo (1890-1926

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Maria José Moutinho Santos

2014-12-01

Full Text Available This article explores the uniqueness of a charitable, social solidarity institution for children at risk, the «Asilo de S. João» (St. John’s Asylum, founded by the Freemasonry in 1891, in Porto. It was created within an international context of multidisciplinary discussion on minors at risk, and innovative experiences with regard to schooling. The analysis is based on the documents held in the institution’s archives, examining the guiding principles and various educational practices already embedded in the programming of the «new pedagogy» and public hygiene, showing the modernity of the choices made at the time.

Os intelectuais e a defesa da preservação do patrimônio em Porto Alegre (1970)

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Maria Angélica Zubaran

2017-01-01

Este estudo analisa as narrativas em defesa da preservação e salvaguarda do patrimônio histórico da cidade de Porto Alegre na imprensa local, na década de 1970. Investiga-se o discurso dos "intelectuais do patrimônio" e os novos valores, significados e usos que atribuíram ao patrimônio histórico da cidade, na luta pela sua preservação e salvaguarda. O foco deste artigo é as narrativas do jornalista Alberto André e do historiador Sérgio da Costa Franco e suas múltiplas representações de memóri...

Triggering the GRANDE array

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Wilson, C.L.; Bratton, C.B.; Gurr, J.; Kropp, W.; Nelson, M.; Sobel, H.; Svoboda, R.; Yodh, G.; Burnett, T.; Chaloupka, V.; Wilkes, R.J.; Cherry, M.; Ellison, S.B.; Guzik, T.G.; Wefel, J.; Gaidos, J.; Loeffler, F.; Sembroski, G.; Goodman, J.; Haines, T.J.; Kielczewska, D.; Lane, C.; Steinberg, R.; Lieber, M.; Nagle, D.; Potter, M.; Tripp, R.

1990-01-01

A brief description of the Gamma Ray And Neutrino Detector Experiment (GRANDE) is presented. The detector elements and electronics are described. The trigger logic for the array is then examined. The triggers for the Gamma Ray and the Neutrino portions of the array are treated separately. (orig.)

LA GRANDE DESCENTE

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The first endcap disc of CMS being lowered slowly and carefully 100 m underground into the experimental cavern. The disc is one of 15 large pieces to make the grand descent.  The uniquely shaped slice, 16 m high, about 50 cm thick weighs 400 tonnes. The two HF that were lowered earlier in November can also be seen in the foreground and background.  

Synthesis, Characterization And Modeling Of Functionally Graded Multifunctional Hybrid Composites For Extreme Environments

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Conference on Advanced Computational Engineering and Experimenting(ACE-X2010) July 8-9, 2010, Hotel Concordia La Fayette, Paris, France. 4. J. N...Multifunctional and Functionally Graded Materials, Oct. 19-22, 2014, Taua Resort, SP, Brazil . 25. Reddy, J. N., “Non-classical Theories of Beams...Guest and Plenary Lecture, the Fourth International Symposium on Solid Mechanics - MecSol 2013, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil , 18-19 April

Effects of Sex and Education on Cognitive Change Over a 27-Year Period in Older Adults: The Rancho Bernardo Study.

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Reas, Emilie T; Laughlin, Gail A; Bergstrom, Jaclyn; Kritz-Silverstein, Donna; Barrett-Connor, Elizabeth; McEvoy, Linda K

2017-08-01

This study investigated how cognitive function changes with age and whether rates of decline vary by sex or education in a large, homogenous longitudinal cohort characterized by high participation rates, long duration of follow-up, and minimal loss to follow-up. Between 1988 and 2016, 2,225 community-dwelling participants of the Rancho Bernardo Study, aged 31 to 99 years at their initial cognitive assessment, completed neuropsychological testing approximately every 4 years, over a maximum 27-year follow-up. Linear mixed effects regression models defined sex-specific cognitive trajectories, adjusting for education and retest effects. Significant decline across all cognitive domains began around age 65 years and accelerated after age 80 years. Patterns of decline were generally similar between sexes, although men declined more rapidly than women on the global function test. Higher education was associated with slower decline on the tests of executive and global functions. After excluding 517 participants with evidence of cognitive impairment, accelerating decline with age remained for all tests, and women declined more rapidly than men on the executive function test. Accelerating decline with advancing age occurs across multiple cognitive domains in community-dwelling older adults, with few differences in rates of decline between men and women. Higher education may provide some protection against executive and global function decline with age. These findings better characterize normal cognitive aging, a critical prerequisite for identifying individuals at risk for cognitive impairment, and lay the groundwork for future studies of health and behavioral factors that affect age-related decline in this cohort. Copyright © 2017 American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Flocculent and grand design spiral arm structure in cluster galaxies

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Elmegreen, D.M.

1982-01-01

A total of 829 spiral galaxies in 22 clusters having redshifts between z = 0.02 and 0.06 were classified according to the appearance of their spiral arm structures. The fraction of galaxies that have a grand design spiral structure was found to be higher among barred galaxies than among non-barred galaxies (at z = 0.02, 95 per cent of strongly barred galaxies have a grand design, compared with 67 per cent of non-barred or weakly barred galaxies). Cluster galaxies and distant non-cluster galaxies have the same fraction of grand design galaxies when resolution effects are considered. The grand design fraction among cluster galaxies is also similar to the fraction observed among nearby galaxies in binary systems and in groups. (author)

Ensino/aprendizagem de espanhol em Porto Seguro/BA: investigação acerca das significações docentes sobre o papel da epistemologia do educar em língua estrangeira para a formação do sujeito capaz de cruzar fronteiras culturais

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Elissandro dos Santos Santana

2012-01-01

Este trabalho é fruto de uma pesquisa realizada nos meses de agosto e setembro de 2011 em três escolas de Porto Seguro em torno do seguinte tema: ensino/aprendizagem de espanhol em Porto Seguro/BA: investigação acerca das significações docentes sobre o papel da epistemologia do educar em língua estrangeira para a formação do sujeito capaz de cruzar fronteiras culturais. Na pesquisa de campo, fora aplicado um questionário semi-estruturado a quatro professores de língua espanhola, grupo amostra...

O acesso da mulher trabalhadora à justiça do trabalho do Rio Grande do Sul (1941-1946 = The access of women workers to the labour court of Rio Grande do Sul (1941-1946

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Schneider, Giselda Siqueira da Silva

2014-01-01

Full Text Available A pesquisa tem por objetivo verificar acerca do acesso da mulher trabalhadora à Justiça do Trabalho do Rio Grande do Sul, no recorte temporal 1941-1946. O estudo realizou-se no Memorial da Justiça do Trabalho da 4ª Região, na cidade de Porto Alegre, a quem coube a guarda dos processos judiciais preservados e utilizados como fontes primárias. Considerando a legislação protetiva em relação ao trabalho da mulher no Brasil entre 1930 a 1945, entre outros direitos, como o direito ao voto em 1932, quer-se verificar sobre a relação da mulher trabalhadora em busca de direitos a essa instância judicial, num período onde havia muito preconceito e discriminação em relação à própria mulher e ao trabalho feminino. Assim, a luz da historiografia, mais especificamente com o campo de estudo da história das mulheres, quer-se compreender sobre a mulher trabalhadora dentro da perspectiva de que tais mulheres sempre tiveram atuação política, participando da esfera pública, de acordo com as possibilidades encontradas em cada período. Ademais, a pesquisa em tais fontes pretende também, demonstrar o valor histórico dos documentos, no presente caso, dos processos judiciais, aliado à pesquisa e à revisão bibliográfica, visando compreender um pouco mais, do universo das mulheres trabalhadoras rio-grandenses no período e a possível relação da Justiça do Trabalho no tocante à promoção e efetividade dos direitos sociais

Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae on wild animals from the Porto-Primavera Hydroelectric power station area, Brazil

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Marcelo B Labruna

2002-12-01

Full Text Available From June 2000 to June 2001, a total of 741 ticks were collected from 51 free-living wild animals captured at the Porto-Primavera Hydroelectric power station area, located alongside an approximately 180 km course of the Paraná river, between the states of São Paulo and Mato Grosso do Sul, comprising 9 species of 3 genera: Ambly-omma (7 species, Boophilus (1 and Anocentor (1. A total of 421 immature Amblyomma ticks were reared in laboratory until the adult stage, allowing identification of the species. A. cajennense was the most frequent tick species (mostly immature stages collected on 9 host species: Myrmecophaga tridactyla, Tamandua tetradactyla,Cerdocyon thous, Puma concolor,Tayassu tajacu, Mazama gouazoubira,Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris,Alouatta caraya, Cebus apella. Other tick species were less common, generally restricted to certain host taxa.

Cassini's Grand Finale Science Highlights

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Spilker, Linda

2017-10-01

After 13 years in orbit, the Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn ended in a science-rich blaze of glory. Cassini returned its final bits of unique science data on September 15, 2017, as it plunged into Saturn's atmosphere satisfying planetary protection requirements. Cassini's Grand Finale covered a period of roughly five months and ended with the first time exploration of the region between the rings and planet.The final close flyby of Titan in late April 2017 propelled Cassini across Saturn’s main rings and into its Grand Finale orbits; 22 orbits that repeatedly dove between Saturn’s innermost rings and upper atmosphere making Cassini the first spacecraft to explore this region. The last orbit turned the spacecraft into the first Saturn upper atmospheric probe.The Grand Finale orbits provided highest resolution observations of both the rings and Saturn, and in-situ sampling of the ring particle composition, Saturn's atmosphere, plasma, and innermost radiation belts. The gravitational field was measured to unprecedented accuracy, providing information on the interior structure of the planet, winds in the deeper atmosphere, and mass of the rings. The magnetic field provided insight into the physical nature of the magnetic dynamo and structure of the internal magnetic field. The ion and neutral mass spectrometer sampled the upper atmosphere for molecules that escape the atmosphere in addition to molecules originating from the rings. The cosmic dust analyzer directly sampled the composition from different parts of the main rings for the first time. Fields and particles instruments directly measured the plasma environment between the rings and planet.Science highlights and new mysteries gleaned to date from the Grand Finale orbits will be discussed.The research described in this paper was carried out in part at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Copyright 2017

Prescrições de medicamentos em Unidade de Cuidados Paliativos de um hospital universitário de Porto Alegre

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Ester Duk Schwarz

2016-05-01

Full Text Available Introdução: Em menos de 40 anos, o Brasil passou de um perfil de mortalidade típico de uma população jovem para um perfil caracterizado por enfermidades complexas e mais onerosas, próprias das faixas etárias mais avançadas. O controle dos sintomas de pacientes em cuidados paliativos pode melhorar a qualidade de vida desses indivíduos e até mesmo de suas famílias. A utilização de medicamentos adequados para a terapia desses pacientes é fundamental para o sucesso do tratamento, que nesse caso é o controle adequado dos sintomas. O objetivo principal do trabalho foi descrever o perfil de utilização de medicamentos em pacientes em cuidados paliativos internados no Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA. Métodos: O presente estudo descritivo, exploratório tem por objetivo determinar o perfil de uma amostra de 30 pacientes internados na unidade de cuidados paliativos do HCPA com enfoque na utilização de medicamentos e também nas características demográficas e clinicas e o desfecho clínico dos pacientes. Resultados: As prescrições levantadas totalizaram 76 medicamentos diferentes; dentre estes, os mais prescritos foram morfina, dipirona, lactulose, heparina, metoclopramida, paracetamol, cloreto de sódio, ondansetron, ipratróprio, dexametasona e omeprazol. Com a possibilidade de acúmulo de patologias crônicas, a polifarmácia é inevitável. A avaliação do uso dos fármacos torna-se de grande importância para que se garanta a segurança do paciente em cuidado paliativo e o uso racional de medicamentos. Conclusão: A construção metodológica deste estudo possibilitou descrever o perfil da população de interesse, além de gerar conhecimento sobre os medicamentos utilizados na unidade de cuidados paliativos e sobre variáveis demográficas e clínicas de pacientes internados nessa unidade. Palavras chave: Cuidados paliativos; assistência farmacêutica; preparações farmacêuticas

Meliponiculture in Rio Grande do Norte

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Ulysses Madureira Maia

2015-12-01

Full Text Available ABSTRACT. Maia U.M., Jaffe R., Carvalho A.T. & Imperatriz-Fonseca V.L. [Meliponiculture in Rio Grande do Norte.] Meliponicultura no Rio Grande do Norte. Revista Brasileira de Medicina Veterinária, 37(4:327-333, 2015. Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Avenida Bandeirantes, 3900, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, SP 14040-901, Brasil. E-mail: ummaia@usp.br This study aimed to assess the current status of stingless bee beekeeping (meliponiculture in the State of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, with the aid of structured questionnaires made during visits to beekeepers. The results were compared with a previous census made in the state and with a similar study from Australia. Meliponiculture in Rio Grande do Norte is still informal and little standardized. The activity has grown in recent years considering the mean number of nests per beekeeper. Most apiaries are formed of up to 50 colonies, usually distributed in the backyards of homes. Twelve species of stingless bees were reared in the state, and the most common was the “Jandaíra” bee (Melipona subnitida, whose honey is considered medicinal. While many beekeepers already know the importance of bees as pollinators, stingless bees are still not used for crop pollination. Compared to a recent analysis of beekeeping in Australia, meliponiculture in Brazil is more traditional, honey is the main product and the number of colonies per beekeeper is much higher. Our results highlight the need to reinforce knowledge about bees and promote specific training aimed at improving and standardizing management practices.

Populating a Control Point Database: A cooperative effort between the USGS, Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center and the Grand Canyon Youth Organization

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Brown, K. M.; Fritzinger, C.; Wharton, E.

2004-12-01

The Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center measures the effects of Glen Canyon Dam operations on the resources along the Colorado River from Glen Canyon Dam to Lake Mead in support of the Grand Canyon Adaptive Management Program. Control points are integral for geo-referencing the myriad of data collected in the Grand Canyon including aerial photography, topographic and bathymetric data used for classification and change-detection analysis of physical, biologic and cultural resources. The survey department has compiled a list of 870 control points installed by various organizations needing to establish a consistent reference for data collected at field sites along the 240 mile stretch of Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. This list is the foundation for the Control Point Database established primarily for researchers, to locate control points and independently geo-reference collected field data. The database has the potential to be a valuable mapping tool for assisting researchers to easily locate a control point and reduce the occurrance of unknowingly installing new control points within close proximity of an existing control point. The database is missing photographs and accurate site description information. Current site descriptions do not accurately define the location of the point but refer to the project that used the point, or some other interesting fact associated with the point. The Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center (GCMRC) resolved this problem by turning the data collection effort into an educational exercise for the participants of the Grand Canyon Youth organization. Grand Canyon Youth is a non-profit organization providing experiential education for middle and high school aged youth. GCMRC and the Grand Canyon Youth formed a partnership where GCMRC provided the logistical support, equipment, and training to conduct the field work, and the Grand Canyon Youth provided the time and personnel to complete the field work. Two data

Photochemical Pollution Modeling of Ozone at Metropolitan Area of Porto Alegre - RS/Brazil using WRF/Chem

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Cuchiara, G. C.; Carvalho, J.

2013-05-01

One of the main problems related to air pollution in urban areas is caused by photochemical oxidants, particularly troposphere ozone (O3), which is considered a harmful substance. The O3 precursors (carbon monoxide CO, nitrogen oxides NOx and hydrocarbons HCs) are predominantly of anthropogenic origin in these areas, and vehicles are the main emission sources. Due to the increased urbanization and industrial development in recent decades, air pollutant emissions have increased likewise, mainly by mobile sources in the highly urbanized and developed areas, such as the Metropolitan Area of Porto Alegre-RS (MAPA). According to legal regulations implemented in Brazil in 2005, which aimed at increasing the fraction of biofuels in the national energy matrix, 2% biodiesel were supposed to be added to the fuel mixture within three years, and up to 5% after eight years of implementation of these regulations. Our work performs an analysis of surface concentrations for O3, NOx, CO, and HCs through numerical simulations with WRF/Chem (Weather Research and Forecasting model with Chemistry). The model is validated against observational data obtained from the local urban air quality network for the period from January 5 to 9, 2009 (96 hours). One part of the study focused on the comparison of simulated meteorological variables, to observational data from two stations in MAPA. The results showed that the model simulates well the diurnal evolution of pressure and temperature at the surface, but is much less accurate for wind speed. Another part included the evaluation of model results of WRF/Chem for O3 versus observed data at air quality stations Esteio and Porto Alegre. Comparisons between simulated and observed O3 revealed that the model simulates well the evolution of the observed values, but on many occasions the model did not reproduce well the maximum and minimum concentrations. Finally, a preliminary quantitative sensitivity study on the impact of biofuel on the

[Grand Banks activity : updates and opportunities

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Bruce, G.

1998-01-01

An overview of the exploration and on-going activities by the petroleum industry on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland was presented. The two offshore oil developments underway are Hibernia and Terra Nova, both located in the Jeanne d'Arc Basin. Current production from Hibernia is 68,000 bopd, expected to rise to 130,000 bopd in 1999. The Terra Nova Field is still under development. Total recoverable reserves from the 17 discoveries made in the Jeanne d'Arc Basin are estimated at 1.6 billion barrels of oil and 4 trillion cubic feet of gas. Industry participants in the area include Amoco, Petro-Canada, Mobil, Chevron, Husky and Norsk Hydro. Petro-Canada believes the Grand Banks represent one of the best opportunities for oil anywhere in the world. There are currently 21 exploration licenses held on the Grand Banks. Major attractions of the area include the large reserve potential, the relatively low finding costs, the size of the pools being discovered, improvements in offshore technology that have substantially lowered development costs, and a profit-sensitive generic royalty regime that ensures reasonable rates of return for investors. figs

Regional economic impacts of Grand Canyon river runners.

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Hjerpe, Evan E; Kim, Yeon-Su

2007-10-01

Economic impact analysis (EIA) of outdoor recreation can provide critical social information concerning the utilization of natural resources. Outdoor recreation and other non-consumptive uses of resources are viewed as environmentally friendly alternatives to extractive-type industries. While outdoor recreation can be an appropriate use of resources, it generates both beneficial and adverse socioeconomic impacts on rural communities. The authors used EIA to assess the regional economic impacts of rafting in Grand Canyon National Park. The Grand Canyon region of northern Arizona represents a rural US economy that is highly dependent upon tourism and recreational expenditures. The purpose of this research is twofold. The first is to ascertain the previously unknown regional economic impacts of Grand Canyon river runners. The second purpose is to examine attributes of these economic impacts in terms of regional multipliers, leakage, and types of employment created. Most of the literature on economic impacts of outdoor recreation has focused strictly on the positive economic impacts, failing to illuminate the coinciding adverse and constraining economic impacts. Examining the attributes of economic impacts can highlight deficiencies and constraints that limit the economic benefits of recreation and tourism. Regional expenditure information was obtained by surveying non-commercial boaters and commercial outfitters. The authors used IMPLAN input-output modeling to assess direct, indirect, and induced effects of Grand Canyon river runners. Multipliers were calculated for output, employment, and income. Over 22,000 people rafted on the Colorado River through Grand Canyon National Park in 2001, resulting in an estimated $21,100,000 of regional expenditures to the greater Grand Canyon economy. However, over 50% of all rafting-related expenditures were not captured by the regional economy and many of the jobs created by the rafting industry are lower-wage and seasonal. Policy

A Unified Grand Tour of Theoretical Physics

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Lawrie, Ian D

2002-01-01

A unified account of the principles of theoretical physics, A Unified Grand Tour of Theoretical Physics, Second Edition stresses the inter-relationships between areas that are usually treated as independent. The profound unifying influence of geometrical ideas, the powerful formal similarities between statistical mechanics and quantum field theory, and the ubiquitous role of symmetries in determining the essential structure of physical theories are emphasized throughout.This second edition conducts a grand tour of the fundamental theories that shape our modern understanding of the physical wor

Effective Higgs theories in supersymmetric grand unification

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Zheng, Sibo [Chongqing University, Department of Physics, Chongqing (China)

2017-09-15

The effective Higgs theories at the TeV scale in supersymmetric SU(5) grand unification models are systematically derived. Restricted to extensions on 5{sub H} containing the Higgs sector we show that only two types of real (vector-like) models and one type of chiral model are found to be consistent with perturbative grand unification. While the chiral model has been excluded by the LHC data, the fate of perturbative unification will be uniquely determined by the two classes of vector-like models. (orig.)

Aplicação de AG3 e CPPU na qualidade da uva 'Itália' em Porto Feliz-SP

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Alessandro Rodrigues

2011-03-01

Full Text Available A videira 'Itália' (Vitis vinifera L. é a cultivar de uva fina para mesa mais consumida no Brasil. A qualidade dos cachos é uma característica fundamental, sendo o tamanho das bagas o componente mais valorizado pelos consumidores. Uma das alternativas para incrementar a qualidade das bagas é o uso de biorreguladores. Avaliaram-se, em três ciclos de produção, os efeitos de doses de ácido giberélico (AG3 isolado e associado com forchlorfenuron (CPPU, na qualidade dos cachos de uva Itália produzida em Porto Feliz-SP. A aplicação dos biorreguladores foi realizada aos 25 dias após o florescimento, em delineamento experimental inteiramente casualizado, em fatorial 4X4 (zero, 10; 20 e 30 mg L-1 AG3 X zero, 5; 10 e 15 mg L-1 CPPU, com oito repetições para o primeiro ciclo, e fatorial 3X3 (zero, 20 e 30 mg L-1 AG3 X zero, 10 e 20 mg L-1 CPPU com dez repetições para o segundo e terceiro ciclos. A mistura de 20 mg L-1 de AG3 com 10 mg L-1 de CPPU promoveu o incremento do comprimento e do diâmetro das bagas sem prejuízo da massa dos cachos, melhorando sua qualidade, em Porto Feliz-SP. O uso de CPPU isoladamente acarretou em redução do teor de sólidos solúveis das bagas.

Políticas públicas para a educação infantil em Porto Velho/RO (1999/2008

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Juracy Machado Pacífico

2014-02-01

Full Text Available Este estudo trata das políticas públicas educacionais de modo geral e analisa especificamente as políticas públicas de Educação Infantil desenvolvidas pela Secretaria Municipal de Educação (SEMED de Porto Velho/RO, no período de 1999 a 2008. Caracteriza-se como estudo de abordagem qualitativa, com análise de dados qualitativos e quantitativos. Nos resultados observa que aspectos fundamentais para a garantia de educação infantil de qualidade e que priorize o desenvolvimento integral da criança não foram suficientemente considerados, o que demonstra a pouca atenção por parte do Município de Porto Velho a ela dispensada. O estudo concluiu que embora as políticas nacionais atuais tenham contemplado a Educação Infantil com financiamento, este ainda é insuficiente para a garantia das condições mínimas adequadas à manutenção e desenvolvimento do ensino dessa etapa. Considera o acesso à Educação Infantil como fundamental para a garantia do desenvolvimento pleno da criança e defende a proposta de que para a consolidação da Educação Infantil de qualidade serão necessários, no mínimo, três aspectos: a priorização dessa etapa no rol das ações da SEMED, a definição de metas e a ampliação dos recursos financeiros, tanto para a expansão e aparelhagem de escolas, como para a manutenção e desenvolvimento da Educação Infantil.

The Nature of Grand Minima and Maxima from Fully Nonlinear Flux Transport Dynamos

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Inceoglu, Fadil; Arlt, Rainer [Leibniz-Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam, An der Sternwarte 16, D-14482, Potsdam (Germany); Rempel, Matthias, E-mail: finceoglu@aip.de [High Altitude Observatory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307 (United States)

2017-10-20

We aim to investigate the nature and occurrence characteristics of grand solar minimum and maximum periods, which are observed in the solar proxy records such as {sup 10}Be and {sup 14}C, using a fully nonlinear Babcock–Leighton type flux transport dynamo including momentum and entropy equations. The differential rotation and meridional circulation are generated from the effect of turbulent Reynolds stress and are subjected to back-reaction from the magnetic field. To generate grand minimum- and maximum-like periods in our simulations, we used random fluctuations in the angular momentum transport process, namely the Λ-mechanism, and in the Babcock–Leighton mechanism. To characterize the nature and occurrences of the identified grand minima and maxima in our simulations, we used the waiting time distribution analyses, which reflect whether the underlying distribution arises from a random or a memory-bearing process. The results show that, in the majority of the cases, the distributions of grand minima and maxima reveal that the nature of these events originates from memoryless processes. We also found that in our simulations the meridional circulation speed tends to be smaller during grand maximum, while it is faster during grand minimum periods. The radial differential rotation tends to be larger during grand maxima, while it is smaller during grand minima. The latitudinal differential rotation, on the other hand, is found to be larger during grand minima.

A implementação dos ciclos de formação em Porto Alegre: para além de uma discussão do espaço-tempo escolar

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Andréa Rosana Fetzner

2009-01-01

Full Text Available El artículo propone una reflexión sobre las condiciones en que los ciclos de formación se llevaron a cabo en la red municipal de educación en Porto Alegre. Se sitúan las relaciones entre la sociedad y la cultura escolar, presentando la génesis del concepto de ciclos, con referencia a los estudios de Vygotsky y Wallon; se retoman algunas propuestas educacionales consideradas inéditas viables en la educación brasileña, tales como la Escuela Primaria Integral y la educación popular; y, al final, se presentan algunas situaciones específicas de Porto Alegre en relación con otras propuestas de ciclos contemporáneos. El concepto de cultura escolar se centra en el análisis de las prácticas e indica la transición de procesos escolares conservadores hacia procesos democratizantes.

Leaderships in Urban Contexts of Diversity and Innovation: The Porto Maravilha Case

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Fatima Bayma de Oliveira

2015-07-01

Full Text Available This article investigates the role and ways of action of leaderships in urban contexts characterized by urban revitalization processes (RJ/Brazil. Adopting as its theoretical basis the bibliographical review of the literature on leadership and public area requalification processes, as well as research conducted by Jacobs (2011 on diversity and innovation, the present research may be characterized as qualitative in nature (case study. Results indicate that the Porto Maravilha project has transposed business concepts to public administration. Today, the keynote lies in the attraction of new enterprises and in the construction of urban revitalization projects for the city’s makeover. With regard to the leadership, although public leadership has apparently adopted management instruments for decentralizing management and for public participation, these measures were not enough to achieve an effectively shared leadership that would reflect the multiple interests of different actors (as the theory of relational leadership presupposes. Thus, a set of contradictions and dilemmas for the leaders is apparent, among them: how to build an effectively-shared leadership, as every urban transformation project depends on the negotiation and complex interaction between different social actors?

Dragagem e conflitos ambientais em portos clássicos e modernos: uma revisão / Dredging and environmental conflicts in classic and modern harbors: a revision

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Silvia Machado De Castro,

2012-12-01

Full Text Available No Brasil, investimentos recentes em projetos de dragagem têm visado à ampliação da eficiência logística dos portos, incluindo obras de dragagem de aprofundamento, recuperação e melhoramento de vias de acesso, sendo imprescindível considerar os impactos positivos e negativos da atividade sobre o meio ambiente. Este trabalho objetiva fazer uma revisão dos principais impactos, tratamentos e usos benéficos dos sedimentos oriundos da obra ou serviço de dragagem portuária, como também os critérios de seleção dos locais para disposição do material dragado, os quais estão no centro de conflitos, pela possibilidade de atingirem ou mesmo eliminarem irreversivelmente ecossistemas aquáticos costeiros. Conflitos ambientais têm sido associados à obra de dragagem em portos clássicos e modernos, destacando a necessidade de uma agenda ambiental portuária que considere essas questões juntamente com grupos relevantes da sociedade no planejamento estratégico de ações para este setor.

Fatores associados ao atraso no desenvolvimento em crianças, Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil Factores asociados con retraso en el desarrollo de los niños, Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil Factors associated with delay in development in children, Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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Aline Alves Veleda

2011-03-01

Full Text Available Estudo analítico com o objetivo de avaliar os fatores associados ao atraso no desenvolvimento em crianças entre 8 a 12 meses de idade indicadas como de risco ao nascer no município do Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Foram utilizados como instrumentos o Teste de Triagem de Desenvolvimento de Denver II (TTDD II, a avaliação antropométrica e questionários estruturados. Participaram 220 crianças consideradas de risco ou não ao nascer. Foi encontrada uma prevalência de 20,5% de suspeita de atraso no desenvolvimento neuropsicomotor. As crianças que apresentaram risco de um TTDD II suspeito faziam parte de famílias de mais baixa renda; eram filhos de mães que haviam realizado menos de seis consultas de pré-natal e apresentavam índice peso-idade inadequado. Os dados sugerem a necessidade de um replanejamento das políticas de saúde infantil, visto que outros critérios poderiam ser incluídos nas condições de risco para a criança ao nascer.Estudio analítico con el objetivo de evaluar los factores asociados al atraso en el desarrollo en niños de 8 a 12 meses de edad indicados como riesgo al nacer en el municipio de Rio Grande, RS, Brasil. Fueron utilizadas como herramientas la Prueba de Tamizaje del Desarrollo de Denver II, la evaluación antropométrica y cuestionarios estructurados. Participaron 220 niños considerados de riesgo o no al nacer. Fue encontrada una prevalencia del 20,5% de sospecha de atraso en el desarrollo neuropsicomotor. Los niños que presentaron riesgo de un DDST II sospechoso formaban parte de familias de más baja renta; eran hijos de madres que habían realizado menos de seis consultas de prenatal y presentaban índice peso-edad inadecuado. Los datos sugieren la necesidad de un replanteamiento de las políticas de salud infantil, así como otros criterios podrían ser inclusos en las condiciones de riesgo para el niño al nacer.This analytical study aims to evaluate the factors associated to

Epífitas vasculares do Parque Estadual de Porto Ferreira, São Paulo, Brasil. Vascular epiphytes from Porto Ferreira State Park, São Paulo, Brazil.

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Gabriel Mendes MARCUSSO

2016-12-01

Full Text Available O Parque Estadual de Porto Ferreira – PEPF já foi alvo de diversos estudos florísticos, contudo, nenhum deles inventariou exclusivamente a flora epifítica vascular. Neste estudo realizamos o levantamento florístico das epífitas vasculares nos diferentes tipos de vegetação desta Unidade de Conservação e comparamos a similaridade florística com outras localidades do interior do Estado de São Paulo, em Floresta Estacional Semidecidual, Cerradão e florestas ribeirinhas. Na área, foram inventariadas as epífitas vasculares nos três tipos de vegetação: Floresta Estacional Semidecidual Aluvial – FESA, Floresta Estacional Semidecidual – FES e Cerradão – CER, através de observações e coletas durante o período de um ano. Foram registradas 66 espécies, 32 gêneros e oito famílias, sendo a FESA (46 espécies o tipo de vegetação que apresentou a maior riqueza, seguido da FES (44 e CER (18. Orchidaceae foi a família mais rica na FESA e FES, enquanto no CER foi Bromeliaceae. A categoria ecológica mais abundante em ambas as áreas foi a das holoepífitas obrigatórias. As comparações da similaridade demonstraram que o CER do PEPF tem maior similaridade florística com o CER de Luís Antônio, situada na mesma bacia hidrográfica, enquanto as áreas de CER a oeste formaram outro grupo, e a FESA e FES demonstraram ter maior similaridade com as florestas de Botucatu. O presente estudo registrou um incremento de 42 espécies de epífitas vasculares para o PEPF, demonstrando a importância de inventários direcionados a determinados hábitos. In Porto Ferreira State Park – PEPF some floristic studies were carried out, although none of them aimed exclusively to the vascular epiphytes. In this study, we carried out the floristic survey of vascular epiphytes in three vegetational types of the PFSP: Seasonal Semideciduous Alluvial Forest – FESA, Seasonal Semideciduous Forest – FES and “Cerradão” – CE, during one year. We

Grand Tour: immaginario, territorio e culture digitali

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Emiliano Ilardi

2016-12-01

Full Text Available Il Grand Tour può essere recuperato come asset narrativo utile per un intervento strategico di re-branding del viaggio in Italia? Il contributo analizza il contesto e le condizioni per una progettazione di questo livello nell’ambiente culturale dell’epoca digitale. Considerando gli archetipi moderni della mediazione dei luoghi come una grande riserva di senso, da riattivare sia nelle pratiche basate sui format seriali e transmediali che valorizzano i territori nella produzione creativa, sia nella costruzione di infrastrutture digitali e  transluoghi per la valorizzazione degli attrattori culturali.

Implementation of procedures of radiological protection in the section of Radiology of the emergency Hospital of Porto Alegre-Brazil

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Lorenzini, F.; Rizzati, M.R. [Emergency Hospital of Porto Alegre, HPS (Brazil)

1998-12-31

The Emergency Hospital of Porto Alegre (HPS) is one of the main reference centers for the population in the attendance of medical emergencies/urgencies. The Section of Radiology, which informs the patients clinical conditions based on radiological images, is the most demanded section of the hospital (81.43 % of the medical cases request radiological exams) in the aid of the diagnosis, in which excels for the search of the quality in the health branch. In this work are presented the procedures to have been implemented about radiological protection according to effective norm, methods, ways and conditions to satisfy the radiation workers and the internal and external patients. (Author)

Implementation of procedures of radiological protection in the section of Radiology of the emergency Hospital of Porto Alegre-Brazil

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Lorenzini, F.; Rizzati, M.R.

1998-01-01

The Emergency Hospital of Porto Alegre (HPS) is one of the main reference centers for the population in the attendance of medical emergencies/urgencies. The Section of Radiology, which informs the patients clinical conditions based on radiological images, is the most demanded section of the hospital (81.43 % of the medical cases request radiological exams) in the aid of the diagnosis, in which excels for the search of the quality in the health branch. In this work are presented the procedures to have been implemented about radiological protection according to effective norm, methods, ways and conditions to satisfy the radiation workers and the internal and external patients. (Author)

Constructing 5d orbifold grand unified theories from heterotic strings

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Kobayashi, Tatsuo; Raby, Stuart; Zhang Renjie

2004-01-01

A three-generation Pati-Salam model is constructed by compactifying the heterotic string on a particular T 6 /Z 6 Abelian symmetric orbifold with two discrete Wilson lines. The compactified space is taken to be the Lie algebra lattice G 2 -bar SU(3)-bar SO(4). When one dimension of the SO(4) lattice is large compared to the string scale, this model reproduces many features of a 5d SO(10) grand unified theory compactified on an S 1 /Z 2 orbifold. (Of course, with two large extra dimensions we can obtain a 6d SO(10) grand unified theory.) We identify the orbifold parities and other ingredients of the orbifold grand unified theories in the string model. Our construction provides a UV completion of orbifold grand unified theories, and gives new insights into both field theoretical and string theoretical constructions

Micetomas actinomicóticos no Rio Grande do Sul: relato de quatro casos Actinomycotic mycetomas in Rio Grande do Sul: report of 4 cases

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Alberto T. Londero

1986-03-01

Full Text Available São relatados quatro casos de micetoma causados por Nocardia brasiliensis, ocorridos no Rio Grande do Sul. É revista a literatura rio-grandense-do-sul.Four cases of mycetoma caused by N. brasiliensis, occurring in Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil, are reported.

Saturn's Internal Magnetic Field Revealed by Cassini Grand Finale

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Cao, H.; Dougherty, M. K.; Khurana, K. K.; Hunt, G. J.; Provan, G.; Kellock, S.; Burton, M. E.; Burk, T. A.

2017-12-01

Saturn's internal magnetic field has been puzzling since the first in-situ measurements during the Pioneer 11 Saturn flyby. Cassini magnetometer measurements prior to the Grand Finale phase established 1) the highly axisymmetric nature of Saturn's internal magnetic field with a dipole tilt smaller than 0.06 degrees, 2) at least an order of magnitude slower secular variation rate compared to that of the current geomagnetic field, and 3) expulsion of magnetic fluxes from the equatorial region towards high latitude. The highly axisymmetric nature of Saturn's intrinsic magnetic field not only challenges dynamo theory but also makes an accurate determination of the interior rotation rate of Saturn extremely difficult. The Cassini spacecraft entered the Grand Finale phase in April 2017, during which time the spacecraft dived through the gap between Saturn's atmosphere and the inner edge of the D-ring 22 times before descending into the deep atmosphere of Saturn. The unprecedented proximity to Saturn (reaching 2500 km above the cloud deck) and the highly inclined nature of the Grand Finale orbits provided an ideal opportunity to decode Saturn's internal magnetic field. The fluxgate magnetometer onboard Cassini made precise vector measurements during the Grand Finale phase. Magnetic signals from the interior of the planet, the magnetospheric ring current, the high-latitude field-aligned current (FAC) modulated by the 10.7 hour planetary period oscillation, and low-latitude FACs were observed during the Grand Finale phase. Here we report the magnetometer measurements during the Cassini Grand Finale phase, new features of Saturn's internal magnetic field revealed by these measurements (e.g., the high degree magnetic moments of Saturn, the level of axisymmetry beyond dipole), and implications for the deep interior of Saturn.

Pulmonary tuberculosis treatment regimen recommended by the Brazilian National Ministry of Health: predictors of treatment noncompliance in the city of Porto Alegre, Brazil.

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Campani, Simone Teresinha Aloise; Moreira, José da Silva; Tietbohel, Carlos Nunes

2011-01-01

To determine the predictors of noncompliance with the pulmonary tuberculosis treatment regimen recommended by the Brazilian National Ministry of Health, in previously treatment-naïve patients with active tuberculosis treated in the city of Porto Alegre, Brazil. This was a case-control study involving six referral primary health care clinics for tuberculosis in Porto Alegre. We reviewed the medical charts of all previously treatment-naïve patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis who were noncompliant with the treatment between 2004 and 2006. Those were paired with other patients having similar characteristics and having been cured. We conducted univariate and multivariate analyses. Of the 2,098 patients included, 218 (10.4%) became noncompliant with the treatment. In the multivariate analysis, the factors most strongly associated with treatment noncompliance were being an alcoholic (with or without concomitant use of illicit drugs), being HIV-infected, not residing with family members, and having a low level of education. In the univariate analysis, treatment noncompliance was also significantly associated with being younger and with being non-White. Gender was not significantly associated with treatment noncompliance; nor was the occurrence of adverse effects of the drugs included in the regimen. In the population studied, being an alcoholic, being HIV-infected, and not residing with family members were the major predictors of noncompliance with treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis among previously treatment-naïve patients.

Assessment of future extreme climate events over the Porto wine Region

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Viceto, Carolina; Cardoso, Susana; Marta-Almeida, Martinho; Gorodetskaya, Irina; Rocha, Alfredo

2017-04-01

The Douro Demarcated Region (DDR) is a wine region, in the northern Portugal, recognized for the Porto wine, which is responsible for more than 60% of the total value of national wine exportations. Since the viticulture is highly dependent on weather/climate patterns, the global warming is expected to affect the areas suitable to the growth of a certain variety of grape, its production and quality. This highlights the need of regional studies that assess the future climate changes effects in the vineyard, which might allow an early adjustment. We explore future climate change in the DDR region using a high-resolution regional climate model for Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) forced by the Max Planck Institute Earth System Model - low resolution (MPI-ESM-LR). Two future periods have been simulated using the emission scenario RCP8.5 - for the mid- (2046-2065) and late 21st century (2081-2100) - and compared to a reference period (1986-2005). The RCP8.5 is a "baseline" scenario without any climate mitigation and corresponds to the pathway with the highest greenhouse gas emissions compared to other scenarios developed by the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change. Our regional WRF implementation uses three online-nested domains with increasing resolution at a downscaling ratio of three. The coarser domain of 81-km resolution covers part of the North Atlantic Ocean and most of the Europe. The innermost 9-km horizontal resolution domain includes the Iberian Peninsula, a portion of Northern Africa and the adjacent part of the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Our study uses this 9-km resolution domain and focuses on a confined area, which comprises the DDR. Such dynamical downscaling approach gives an advantage to assess climate effects on the DDR region, where the high horizontal resolution allows including effects of the oceanic coastline, local riverbeds and complex topography. The climatology of the DDR region determines the more suitable wine variety

Minimally invasive aesthetic procedures in young adults

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Wollina, Uwe; Goldman, Alberto

2011-01-01

Uwe Wollina1, Alberto Goldman21Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Academic Teaching Hospital Dresden-Friedrichstadt, Dresden, Germany; 2Clinica Goldman, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande du Sul, BrazilAbstract: Age is a significant factor in modifying specific needs when it comes to medical aesthetic procedures. In this review we will focus on young adults in their third decade of life and review minimally invasive aesthetic procedures other than cosmetics and cosmeceuticals. Correction of asy...

Non-invasive measuring instrument of kVp, R/M and exposure time

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Laan, Flavio T. van der; Elbern, Alwin W.

1996-01-01

The development of an instrument for fast measurement of essential parameters related to quality control of X-ray equipment is described. The unit is designed with a 80 C31 micro controller, a function keyboard, an αnumeric display and a probe with PV diodes. Testing and calibration in this non-invasive instrument has been done at the X-rays equipment for the Santa Rita Hospital in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil

Living the adversities of the combination of pregnancy with HIV/AIDS

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Inchauspe Preussler, Gisele Maria; Rosaria Eidt, Olga

2008-01-01

This qualitative-descriptive study aimed at identifying the problems that 10 women experienced when simultaneously facing pregnancy and HIV/AIDS. These women participated in the antenatal program of the Serviço de Assistência Especializada em DST/AIDS (Service of Specialized Care in STD/AIDS) of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Data were collected in 2004, through semi-structured interviews, and submitted to content analyses. The following topics emerged: experiencing the vulnerabilit...

Estrutura latitudinal e temporal de assembleias de cnidários bentônicos em placas de recrutamento em dois portos da costa brasileira

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Marina de Oliveira Fernandez

2013-01-01

Diferentes escalas espaciais, nas quais diferentes fatores variam, podem ser importantes em estudos da biodiversidade. Estrutura e dinâmica de comunidades marinhas epifaunais variam com a latitude, mas como essa variação muda ao longo do tempo é pouco estudada. Investigamos como a estrutura de assembleias de cnidários bentônicos em portos varia temporalmente em uma latitude tropical e uma subtropical e devido a fatores locais. No Brasil, estudamos recrutamento ao longo de quatro trimestres em...

Futebol no Sul: história da organização e resistência étnica Football in the south: a history of ethnic organization and resistance Fútbol en el Sur: historia de la organización y resistencia étnica

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2007-03-01

Full Text Available Este estudo propõe abordar e analisar, à luz dos conceitos antropológicos, as relações sociais ocorridas sobre o tema futebol, com o intuito de ampliar as discussões que permitam novos olhares para os fenômenos sociais futebolísticos. O escopo deste estudo é o futebol na Região Sul, mais precisamente no Rio Grande do Sul, onde, desde as décadas iniciais do século XX, é possível identificar o futebol criando e promovendo relações na Capital e no interior do Estado. Esse recorte se limita às “associações de futebol”, cuja fonte são documentos e estudos de autores da historiografia de Porto Alegre que tratam do tema. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: futebol – associações de futebol – Tesourinha – representação social This research study aims at using anthropology concepts to approach and analyze social relations based on football, in order to broaden the discussions that will allow for new ways to look into social phenomena linked to football. This research study focuses on football as it is practiced in the Brazilian South - in Rio Grande do Sul state to be more specific – where, since the early decades of the 20th century, it is possible to identify how football creates and promotes relationships both in Porto Alegre - the capital city - and in the countryside. This research work is limited to the “football associations” and the study sources are documents and other studies on the historiography of Porto Alegre that deal with this topic. KEYWORDS: football – football as sociations – tesourinha – social representations Este estudio propone abordar y analizar, a la luz de los conceptos antropológicos, las relaciones sociales que ocurren en el fútbol con la intensión de ampliar las discusiones que permitan nuevos puntos de vista para los fenómenos sociales futbolísticos. El blanco de este estudio es es fútbol en la Región Sur, exactamente en Río Grande do Sul, en donde, desde las décadas iniciales del siglo XX

Assessing Grand Strategies: How the EU and NATO Rock the Strategic Boat

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2015-05-01

part to constitute the embryos of the European Union and NATO grand strategies briefly illustrated in the extracts presented in the epigraph. These... embryos gestated over time becoming de facto grand strategies for these institutions. Applying the characterization of grand strategy elaborated in...6. Michio Kaku, Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily

Grand Challenges for Environmental Magnetism

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Verosub, K. L.

2009-05-01

The development of new, inexpensive, and rapid geochemical methods for determining the ages of geologic materials, their elemental composition, and their isotopic ratios over a broad array of elements puts into sharp focus the question: What information can environmental magnetic methods provide that can't be obtained using these other methods? Because iron is ubiquitous in the Earth's crust and because it exists in so many different forms, a discipline that looks in detail at iron-bearing minerals does have the potential to make significant contributions to the study of surficial processes. However, to reach that potential requires the development of new environmental magnetic methods. I would like to put forward three Grand Challenges for environmental magnetism that have the potential to move the field forward to a new level of scientific sophistication and that will allow environmental magnetists to compete successfully in a world increasingly dominated by geochemists. The first Grand Challenge is the development of new techniques that lead to the direct and unambiguous identification of the full suite of magnetic minerals. For many environmental magnetic applications, the key magnetic minerals are not just magnetite and hematite but also iron oxy-hydroxides (goethite, lepidocrocite, akaganeite, ferrihydrite), carbonates (siderite) and sulfides (pyrrhotite and greigite) as well as compounds involving iron and other transition metals (cobalt and nickel). The second Grand Challenge is the development of new analytical methods that provide specific quantitative values for the amount of each magnetic mineral present in a sample. One promising approach to this problem is the application of two- or three-component multivariate analysis to arrays of downcore environmental magnetic parameters. The third Grand Challenge is the development of new ways of determining, not just the average values, but the actual distributions of grain sizes and coercivities of each mineral

Competência social infantil: análise discriminante entre crianças imigrantes e não imigrantes no contexto escolar de Porto Alegre Children’s social competence: discriminant analysis among immigrant and nonimmigrant children at the educational context of Porto Alegre (Brazil

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Adolfo Pizzinato

2003-12-01

Full Text Available O presente estudo visa identificar como crianças imigrantes são diferenciadas de seus pares não imigrantes, no tocante à competência social, em escolas públicas e privadas de Porto Alegre. Após tradução, adaptação e análises de fidedignidade e validade do instrumento Revised Class Play, foi aplicado em 32 crianças imigrantes de diferentes países residentes e estudando em classes regulares, assim como em seus colegas de classe (543, perfazendo um total de 575 crianças participantes. Ao instrumento foram adicionadas perguntas de cunho sociodemográfico, a fim de melhor descrever o perfil dos grupos. Os dados da análise indicam haver uma percepção do grupo imigrante como mais isolado; menos agressivo e menos sociável, por parte de seus pares não imigrantes. Tais dados contrastam com a percepção de sociabilidade por parte dos próprios imigrantes.The present study aims to identify how immigrant children differ from their non-immigrant peers, concerning social competence, on public and private schools of Porto Alegre (Brazil. After translation, adaptation and reliability analysis of the instrument Revised Class Play, was applied on 32 immigrant children from different countries, who were living and studying on regular classes, as well as their classmates (a total of 575 participant children. At the instrument social-demographical questions were added, with the objective of better describe the group’s profile. The data indicates a perception that the immigrant children were more isolated, less aggressive and less sociable than their nonimmigrant peers. Such data contrasts with the perception of sociability that the immigrant children had about themselves.

Selected topics in grand unification

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Seckel, D.

1983-01-01

This dissertation is a collection of four pieces of research dealing with grand unification. The topics are neutron oscillation, CP violation, magnetic monopole abundance and distribution in neutron stars, and a proposal for an inflationary cosmology driven by stress-energy in domain walls

Coordinated Exploration for Grand Challenges

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Ørding Olsen, Anders; Sofka, Wolfgang; Grimpe, Christoph

2016-01-01

Grand challenges are among the most complex problems for modern societies. Many governments and foundations provide substantial resources to encourage the search for solutions. Due to the significance of these problems, organizations often form partnerships in what we call search consortia to eng...

Water Environment Evolution along the China Grand Canal

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Mao, F; Wu, Y X; Yang, B F; Li, X J

2014-01-01

The China Grand Canal is one of the earliest canals in the world, having lasted for nearly 3000 years. Even its section canals have a rich history, such as the North-South Grand Canal that was established during the Sui Dynasty, whereas the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal was excavated during the Yuan Dynasty and the east line of the South-to-North Water Diversion. As one of the longest in the world, the China Grand Canal's total length is over 3500 kilometers. This length includes the navigable, unnavigable, and underground sections. Making the best use of situations and according to local conditions, the Chinese people harmoniously constructed the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal with nature. Tens of millions of workers took nearly 3000 years to complete the great shipping system. Navigable sections still exist for up to 900 kilometers and the volume of freight traffic is approximately 300 million tons. The canal remains the main logistical channel of the North-to-South Coal Transportation, South-to-North Water Diversion, and resources circulation. To date, China is promoting the success of heritage application. Part of these efforts is the declaration of the China Grand Canal as a World Cultural Heritage by 2014. In addition, the east route of the South-to-North Water Transfer project is planned to be navigable by 2016. The ancient Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal will usher in the new ecological civilization and cultural revival along the canal. This paper presents technical methods of water environment evolution research on the river system, river, and water quality along the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal through the integration of historical literature and modern remote sensing image data. The study carried out water environment investigation and analysis along the Beijing-Hangzhou canal by using ETM, SPOT image data, and GPS measurement data. Spatial and temporal evolution characteristics and regulations of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal regional water environment in the span of

Grand Narrative Pemberantasan Korupsi dalam Wacana Konflik Sepak Bola di Media Cetak

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Afdal Makkuraga Putra

2017-05-01

Full Text Available Eradication of corruption has been a grand narrative since the early of reformation era. Mass media became part of the preservation of the grand narrative. Grand narrative is the main narration which becomes basis and universal character since it can be used as standard to measure and assess other narratives. This study analyzes grand narrative of corruption eradication in Indonesia soccer conflict in print media by using critical discourse by Norman Fairclough as research method. The result shows that media preserved grand narrative of corruption eradication through image projection of corruptors as common enemy. The spread of anti-corruption information through mass media carried out continuously and sustainably is a manifestation of the commitment to fight corruption. Information provided by media does not only explains the state’s loss but up to the development of its completion.

Phase transitions at finite chemical potential in grand unified theories

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Bailin, D.; Love, A.

1984-01-01

We discuss the circumstances in which non-zero chemical potentials might prevent symmetry restoration in phase transitions in the early universe at grand unification or partial unification scales. The general arguments are illustrated by consideration of SO(10) and SU(5) grand unified theories. (orig.)

A Grande Reportagem em Televisão

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Teixeira, Clara Manuela Araújo

2009-01-01

Monografia apresentada à Universidade Fernando Pessoa como parte dos requisitos para obtenção do grau de Licenciada em Ciências da Comunicação Este projecto de graduação é dedicado ao estudo da elaboração de uma grande reportagem em televisão. As próximas páginas procuram dar a conhecer ao leitor as diferentes fases do processo de realização de uma grande reportagem audiovisual: desde a preparação à investigação feita pelo jornalista, passando pela recolha de informação no terr...

Numerical modeling of the late Cenozoic geomorphic evolution of Grand Canyon, Arizona

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Pelletier, J. D.

2008-12-01

The late Cenozoic geomorphic evolution of Grand Canyon has been influenced by three primary tectonic and drainage adjustment events. First, incision into the Paleozoic strata of the southwestern margin of the Colorado Plateau began at 16 Ma in response to relief production along the Grand Wash Fault. Second, the ancestral Upper Colorado River reversed drainage and became integrated with the Lower Colorado River basin through Grand Canyon between 5.5 and 6 Ma. Third, the Colorado River was influenced by Plio- Quaternary normal faulting along the Hurricane and Toroweap Faults. Despite the relatively firm constraints available on the timing of these events, the geomorphic evolution of Grand Canyon is still not well constrained and many questions remain. For example, was there a deeply-incised gorge in western Grand Canyon before Colorado River integration? How and where was the Colorado River integrated? How have incision rates varied in space and time? In this paper, I describe the results of a numerical modeling study designed to address these questions. The model integrates the stream power model for bedrock channel erosion with cliff retreat and the flexural-isostatic response to erosion. The model honors the structural geology of the Grand Canyon region, including the variable erodibility of rocks in the Colorado Plateau and the occurrence of Plio-Quaternary normal faulting along the Hurricane-Toroweap Fault system. We present the results of two models designed to bracket the possible drainage architectures of the southwestern margin of the Colorado Plateau in Miocene time. In the first model, we assume a 13,000 km2 drainage basin primarily sourced from the Hualapai and Coconino Plateaux. The results of this model indicate that relief production along the Grand Wash fault initiated the formation of a large (700 m) knickpoint that migrated headward at a rate of 15 km/Myr prior to drainage integration at 6 Ma to form a deep gorge in western Grand Canyon. This model

The geology of Piz Pian Grand

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Huber, M.; Staeuble, J.

1987-01-01

Nagra has identified four potential sites for a repository for low- and intermediate-level waste. Exploration work is already underway at Oberbauenstock (UR) and Piz Pian Grand (GR). As part of the investigations in the Piz Pian Grand area, geological surface mapping was carried out between 1984 and 1987. Since the data obtained is still being evaluated, it would be premature to draw any interpretative conclusions at this stage. On the other hand, some of the most significant observations of this work can be summarised here. As a first step, the geological framework in which these investigations are to be seen should be defined. Observations will then be made on the rock content (lithology) and geometric structure (structural geology) of the area. (author) 6 figs

Cosmological implications of grand unified theories

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Nanopoulos, D.V.

1982-01-01

These lectures, mainly devoted to the cosmological implications of GUTs, also include the essential ingredients of GUTs and some of their important applications to particle physics. Section 1 contains some basic points concerning the structure of the standard strong and electroweak interactions prior to grand unification. A detailed expose of GUTs is attempted in sect. 2, including their basci principles and their consequences for particle physics. The minimal, simplest GUT, SU 5 is analysed in some detail and it will be used throughout these lectures as the GUT prototype. Finally, sect. 3 contains the most important cosmological implications of GUTs, including baryon number generation in the early Universe (in rather lengthy detail), dissipative processes in the very early Universe, grand unified monopoles, etc. (orig./HSI)

Grandes números primos

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Bang, Thöger

2012-01-01

En las escuelas danesas la teoría de los números se ha ido restringiendo gradualmente hasta no incluir sino la demostración de la descomposición univoca de los números enteros en números primos y la demostración del teorema clásico de EUCLIDES sobre la existencia de un número primo arbitrariamente grande.

Os grandes consumidores de consultas medicas: um estudo de familia

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M. Pereira Graça

2002-01-01

Full Text Available Este artículo describe un estudio sobre algunas características familiares de sujetos grandes consumidores de servicios de salud. Por un lado, se compara un grupo de grandes consumidores de servicios de salud, a nivel de número de consultas, con un grupo control en términos de funcionamiento familiar y actitudes hacia los médicos y la Medicina; por otro lado, se estudia la relación entre la dinámica familiar y las actitudes hacia la Medicina y los médicos en el grupo de los grandes consumidores. Los resultados muestran que los dos grupos de usuarios son significativamente diferentes; además, en el grupo de grandes consumidores el funcionamiento familiar problemático parece ser un factor intermediario en el desarrollo de actitudes menos negativas hacia los médicos y la Medicina. Se discuten las implicaciones que los resultados tienen a nivel de intervención terapéutica.

Sentido das mudanças: economia criativa e implicações sociais em Porto Alegre

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Sandro Ruduit Garcia

2017-01-01

Full Text Available Creative economy has been the subject of a recent and successful academic production of different specialties in different countries, recording social, political and cultural changes involved in it. This article addresses the sense of the changes, recognized in international experience, in our context, centrally inquiring about: what kind of social implications takes place due to the growth of activities in companies in the sectors of creative economy? It starts from the recognition that economic action finds itself immersed in a set of mechanisms of social mediation. Data were obtained on a purposeful sample of fourteen small enterprises belonging to this economy in the city of Porto Alegre, complementing with documentary sources. The study suggests that this type of business tends to be guided by the pursuit of novelty, complementarity of knowledge, professional autonomy and responsibility with the environment, within the limits of the social and institutional conditions in which they take part.

Restrictions on SU(5) as a grand unified theory

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Shellard, R.C.

1984-01-01

Some restrictions imposed upon Grand Unified Theories by dynamical symetry breakdown are examined. They are shown that, in particular, theories SU(5) as symmetry group, with 3 or more fermion families undergo dynamical symmetry breakdown, and some of the fermions will acquire mass at the Grand Unified scale. On the other hand, the SO(10) group, with 3 families is free from this problem. (Author) [pt

Plants, arthropods, and birds of the Rio Grande [chapter 7

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Deborah M. Finch; Gale L. Wolters; Wang Yong; Mary Jean Mund

1995-01-01

Human populations have increased dramatically along the Rio Grande since European settlement. Human use of water for irrigation and consumption, and human use of land for agriculture, urban centers, livestock grazing, and recreation have changed Rio Grande ecosystems by altering flood cycles, channel geomorphology, upslope processes, and water quality and quantity....

Descriptive summary of the Grande Ronde Basalt type section, Columbia River Basalt Group

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Camp, V.E.; Price, S.M.; Reidel, S.P.

1978-10-01

The Grande Ronde Basalt type section, located in extreme southeastern Washington, was measured, sampled, and characterized. The section is 800 meters thick and is comprised of 35 Grande Ronde Basalt flows. These flows are divisible into 3 magnetostratiographic units termed, in ascending order, the R 1 , the N 1 , and the R 2 . The R 1 unit is represented by 13 reversely polarized flows; the N 1 unit, by 13 normally polarized flows; and the R 2 , by 9 reversely polarized flows. Chemically, the Grande Ronde Basalt flows are divided into 2 major groups, termed A and B. The compositions of the lower 9 flows, members of Group A, are similar to either the high-Mg Grande Ronde chemical type, the high-Ti Grande Ronde chemical type, or the Pomona chemical type. The compositions of the upper 25 flows, members of Group B, are predominantly similar to the low-Mg Grande Ronde chemical type. Petrographically, the Grande Ronde Basalt flows are generally fine grained and aphyric, and have a intergranular or intersertal micro-texture. Major mineral phases include plagioclase (An/sub 40-60/) and augite; minor mineral phases include pigeonite, orthopyroxene, ilmenite, titanomagnetite, and olivine. Group A flows generally contain more olivine and less pigeonite than do Group B flows. 6 figures, 6 tables

O “Novo” profissional da rede estadual do Rio Grande do Sul e as tecnologias na educação

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Patrícia B. Scherer Bassani

2013-04-01

Full Text Available Education in the Information Society is not just about training for the use of information and communication technologies (ICT, but involves the development of skills that allow the subject to engage effectively in a society permeated by digital technologies. It is understood that experiencing new forms of teaching and learning mediated by ICT refers to a (rethinking about the processes of teacher training. Method: The research “The ‘new ‘professional of education in the public schools of the state of Rio Grande do Sul (RS and the technologies in education” was conducted in two stages: first, quantitative, was responsible for the characterization of the professional who were hired between the years 2008 to 2010. The second, qualitative, involved the study of the use of technology in the teacher's activity, from the methodology of self-confrontation. Results: It was possible to draw a profile of the professionals of public education especially in relation to their entrance in the public service as well as the technological appropriation of teachers hired to work in a school in Porto Alegre. The article highlights the relevance of the methodology of self-confrontation as a space for teacher training in relation to technology in education. Conclusions: The technological appropriation is not due to existing training undergraduate and is not coming from the in-service training, although the government provides this type of qualification by the state policy of digital inclusion. Are the experiences of daily life that give the support for the work in this type of activity.

Pequena monografia sobre o Rio Grande do Sul

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Ana Maria Pinho

2014-05-01

Full Text Available Pequena monografia desenvolvida por membros do Colégio Sevigne, que versa sobre diversos assuntos a respeito do Rio Grande do Sul, divididos em histórico, fronteiras, organização política administrativa, características geográficas, formação geomorfológica, economia, aspectos históricos e geográficos da capital do Estado, generalidades étnicas, e sobre o gaúcho em si. Grande quantidade de ilustrações e poemas enriquecem o artigo.

Chemical stratigraphy of Grande Ronde Basalt, Pasco Basin, south-central Washington

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Long, P.E.; Ledgerwood, R.K.; Myers, C.W.; Reidel, S.P.; Landon, R.D.; Hooper, P.R.

1980-02-01

Grande Ronde Basalt in the Pasco Basin, south-central Washington, can be subdivided into three chemical types and two chemical subtypes based on x-ray fluorescence major element analysis of samples from seven deep core holes and three surface sections. These chemical types are: (1) high-Mg Grande Ronde chemical type; (2) low-Mg Grande Ronde chemical type; (3) low-K (very high-Mg.) Grande Ronde chemical type; and (4) Umtanum Grande Ronde chemical subtype. A possible fifth subdivision is the McCoy Canyon Grande Ronde chemical subtype. The Umtanum and the McCoy Canyon subtypes are both single flows which belong to the low Mg and high-Mg chemical types, respectively. These subdivisions are all distinguished on a plot of MgO versus TiO 2 and/or MgO versus P 2 O 5 , but other major and minor elements, as well as trace elements, also reflect consistent chemical differences between the chemical types. Identification of these chemical types in the Pasco Basin subsurface shows that the high-Mg and low-Mg chemical types are ubiquitous, but the low-K chemical type is limited to the central, southern, and eastern parts of the basin. The Umtanum chemical subtype is present throughout the Pasco Basin subsurface, although it thins in the northeastern part of the basin and is apparently absent from surface exposures 40 kilometers (25 miles) north of the basin. The McCoy Canyon chemical subtype is also present throughout the basin

Zonas de influência portuárias - hinterlands: conceituação e metodologias para sua delimitação Ports influence zones - hinterlands: concepts and methodologies for their delimitation

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Nélio Domingues Pizzolato

2010-01-01

Full Text Available O processo de desenvolvimento de contêineres e o desenvolvimento de redes de transporte intermodal têm provocado crescente competição no setor portuário e vêm, no mundo inteiro, interferindo nas zonas de influência dos portos (hinterlands. Essas hinterlands estão deixando de ser cativas de um determinado porto para serem de múltipla influência de dois ou mais portos. O presente trabalho apresenta um estudo cujo objetivo é caracterizar a dinâmica portuária à luz da desenvolvimento de contêineres, mapear a discussão acerca do conceito de hinterlands e apresentar metodologias para sua delimitação. Essa contextualização conceitual e metodológica encontra-se ilustrada com sua aplicação ao caso do terminal de contêineres do porto de Rio Grande com apoio de Sistemas de Informação Geográfica (SIG. Como resultado, os autores concluem que a delimitação de hinterlands é essencial para auxiliar o planejamento do desenvolvimento portuário por parte de Autoridades Portuárias e Terminais Privativos num cenário de crescente competição.The containerization process and the development of intermodal transport networks have lead to a competitive scenario in the port sector and have modified their hinterlands all over the world. Those hinterlands are no longer captive areas of one port but competitive areas among two or more ports. The objectives of the present study are to characterize the port development due to the containerization process, to map the discussion on the concept of ports' hinterlands, and to present methodologies for their delimitation. Using Geographical Information Systems (GIS, this conceptual and methodological context allows the application of a methodology in a case study that embraces the container terminal of the port of Rio Grande. As a result, the authors conclude that the delimitation of hinterlands, in a growing competitive scenario, is essential to assist the port planning and development by Port

First-Year Students' Attitudes towards the Grand Challenges and Nanotechnology

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Lakin, Joni M.; Han, Yi; Davis, Edward

2016-01-01

The "Grand Challenges" for Engineering are an effort to portray engineering as a field that has profound impacts on society. This study explores the level of interest first-year engineering students had in various "Grand Challenges" and in nanotechnology topics. We administered a survey to a large sample of students enrolled in…

First report of Phytophthora ramorum infecting grand fir in California

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K.L. Riley; G.A. Chastagner

2011-01-01

Phytophthora ramorum was detected on grand fir in 2003 and 2005 in a Christmas tree plantation near Los Gatos, CA, in association with infected California bay laurel. Isolates derived from stem lesions were used to inoculate grand fir seedlings in two tests. Isolations from lesions on inoculated plants were positive for P. ramorum...

Climatologia Sazonal dos Jatos de Baixos Níveis na Região Metropolitana de Porto Alegre, no Período de 1989 a 2003, Utilizando Dados de Radiossondagens.

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Cláudia Rejane Jacondino de Campos

2007-08-01

Full Text Available The aim of this work was to develop a climatology observational study of the Low-Level Jet (LLJ, observed atPorto Alegre-RS-Brazil metropolitan region, using 1989-2003 at 00:00 and 12:00 UTC upper-air observations, from PortoAlegre International Airpot station. The LLJ classification criteria proposed by Bonner (1968 and modified by Whitemanet al. (1997 were applied to determine the LLJ occurrence. Afterwards the LLJ selected were separated by season (autumn,winter, spring and summer and then were classified according to: i LLJ intensity, ii more frequent height of LLJoccurrence and iii LLJ predominant direction. The results showed that the LLJ have been more frequent in spring (12:00UTC and in summer (00:00 UTC. Mostly of them presented velocity between 10 and 16 m s-1, and seems to occur indistinct heights depending on the time (at 00:00UTC in 600 m and at 12:00 UTC in 900 m. The LLJ predominant directionshowed that at 00:00 UTC, the LLJ were more frequent in the east quadrant, while at 12:00 UTC, this predominancewas verified in the west and north quadrants.

Using Grand Challenges to Teach Science: A Biology-Geology Collaboration

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Lyford, M.; Myers, J. D.

2012-12-01

Three science courses at the University of Wyoming explore the inextricable connections between science and society by centering on grand challenges. Two of these courses are introductory integrated science courses for non-majors while the third is an upper level course for majors and non-majors. Through collaboration, the authors have developed these courses to explore the grand challenges of energy, water and climate. Each course focuses on the fundamental STEM principles required for a citizen to understand each grand challenge. However, the courses also emphasize the non-STEM perspectives (e.g., economics, politics, human well-being, externalities) that underlie each grand challenge and argue that creating equitable, sustainable and just solutions to the grand challenges hinges on an understanding of STEM and non-STEM perspectives. Moreover, the authors also consider the multitude of personal perspectives individuals bring to the classroom (e.g., values, beliefs, empathy misconceptions) that influence any stakeholder's ability to engage in fruitful discussions about grand challenge solutions. Discovering Science (LIFE 1002) focuses on the grand challenges of energy and climate. Students attend three one-hour lectures, one two-hour lab and a one-hour discussion each week. Lectures emphasize the STEM and non-STEM principles underlying each grand challenge. Laboratory activities are designed to be interdisciplinary and engage students in inquiry-driven activities to reinforce concepts from lecture and to model how science is conducted. Labs also expose students to the difficulties often associated with scientific studies, the limits of science, and the inherent uncertainties associated with scientific findings. Discussion sessions provide an opportunity for students to explore the complexity of the grand challenges from STEM and non-STEM perspectives, and expose the multitude of personal perspectives an individual might harbor related to each grand challenge

Different impacts of hypertension and diabetes mellitus on all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in community-dwelling older adults: the Rancho Bernardo Study.

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Oh, Jee-Young; Allison, Matthew A; Barrett-Connor, Elizabeth

2017-01-01

Although the prevalence rates of hypertension (HTN) and diabetes mellitus are slowing in some high-income countries, HTN and diabetes mellitus remain as the two major risk factors for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD), the leading cause of death in the United States and worldwide. We aimed to observe the association of HTN and diabetes mellitus with all-cause and CVD mortality in older white adults. All community-dwelling Rancho Bernardo Study participants who were at least 55 years old and had carefully measured blood pressure and plasma glucose from 75-g oral glucose tolerance test at the baseline visit (1984-1987, n = 2186) were followed up until death or the last clinic visit in 2013 (median 14.3 years, interquartile range 8.4-21.3). In unadjusted analyses, diabetes mellitus was associated with all-cause mortality [hazard ratio 1.40, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.23-1.60] and CVD mortality (hazard ratio 1.67, 95% CI 1.39-2.00); HTN with all-cause mortality [hazard ratio 1.93 (1.73-2.15)] and CVD mortality [hazard ratio 2.45 (2.10-2.93)]. After adjustment for cardiovascular risk factors, including age, BMI, triglycerides, HDL-cholesterol, smoking, exercise, and alcohol consumption, diabetes mellitus was associated with CVD mortality only (hazard ratio 1.25, P = 0.0213). Conversely, HTN was associated with both all-cause (hazard ratio 1.34, P diabetes mellitus and HTN was associated with all-cause (hazard ratio 1.38, P = 0.0002) and CVD mortality (hazard ratio 1.70, P diabetes mellitus. Having both confers a modest increase in the hazards for these types of mortality.

Educação ambiental: bairro da balsa e os conflitos socioambientais na criação do campus porto da UFPEL/RS

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Karpinski, Lila Fátima; Adomili, Gianpaolo Knoller

2012-01-01

Este artigo trata de uma leitura do modo de vida e das percepções dos moradores do Bairro da Balsa, Pelotas/RS, em um contexto de conflitos socioambientais desencadeados pela criação do novo Campus Porto da Universidade Federal de Pelotas. Esses conflitos, como os problemas de infraestrutura social e urbana, elucidam-nos acerca das mazelas deixadas pela ausência do poder público local, apontando para uma situação de periferia, envolvendo as condições de vida e territorialidade dos moradores. ...

Anticoncepcionais orais e pressão arterial: pesquisa epidemiológica de hipertensão arterial no Rio Grande do Sul

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Célia L. Szwarcwald

1985-06-01

Full Text Available O presente trabalho teve por objetivo descrever a relação entre o uso de anticoncepcionais orais e a pressão arterial em mulheres residentes nas áreas urbana, rural e metropolitana no Rio Grande do Sul situado no extremo sul do Brasil Os dados utilizados nesta análise provêm de um inquérito de hipertensão arterial conduzido neste Estado, em 1978. Através de uma análise de covariâncias, controlando-se idade e índice de Quetelet, as médias de pressão sistólica e diastólica das mulheres usuárias e ex-usuárias de pílulas, foram comparadas com as médias de pressão das mulheres que nunca tomaram anticoncepcionais. Observou-se que, para a pressão sistólica, houve, sistematicamente, nos quatro estratos considerados na pesquisa (Interior Rural, Interior Urbano, Cinturão Metropolitano e Porto Alegre, uma diferença positiva para as mulheres que estão tomando pílula atualmente. Esta diferença mostrou-se significativa (p The present paper describes the relationship between the use of oral contraceptives and arterial blood pressure among women residing in rural, urban and metropolitan areas of Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state of Brazil. The analysis is based on data from a cross-sectional survey of blood pressure carried out in Rio Grande do Sul, in 1978. In an analysis ofcovariance, controlling forage and Quetelet Index, the average systolic and diastolic pressures of oral contraceptive users or ex-users were compared to the average pressure of never-users. A positive difference in systolic pressure was observed systematically for all four study strata (Rural Interior, Urban Interior, Capital and its Metropolitan Belt, among women using oral contraceptives at the time of interview. The difference was found to be significant (p < 1% for women residing in the Metropolitan Belt using oral contraceptives for more than 2 y ears. The effect on diastolic pressure, although generally positive, were smaller and not significant

Liberating methodological thinking in human sciences from grand theories

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Kharlamov, Nikita; Baldursson, Einar Baldvin

2016-01-01

focus on the necessity of a “grand unified theory” at the expense of any and all alternative perspectives. Properties of grand theories are discussed on the examples of Giddens and Bourdieu. It is argued that grand theories hamper a more productive focus on concrete phenomena. Robert Merton’s focus......Many humanistic and social disciplines are naturally inclined to seek for human-, person-, self- centered focus, and develop a holistic theory of such. Such disciplines continually engage with philosophical, metaphysical and meta-theoretical perspectives. This engagement often leads to a singular...... on “middle range” theories is revisited and its continuing relevance is highlighted. The level of abstraction characteristic of such theories, as well as the way they engage with the empirical social reality, are discussed. The article concludes by considering the paradoxical reductionism that can...

Escavações arqueológicas no Sobrado dos Azulejos, Rio Grande, RS, Brasil

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Pedro Augusto Mentz Ribeiro

2004-10-01

Full Text Available O projeto “Escavações Arqueológicas no Sobrado dos Azulejos” procurou recuperar, através da cultura material, aspectos socioeconômicos e culturais que fizeram parte do cotidiano das pessoas que ocuparam aquele espaço. O “Sobrado dos Azulejos”, construído em 1864, está localizado na esquina das ruas Marechal Floriano e Francisco Marques, área antiga da cidade, próxima ao porto velho, representando um alto valor cultural e turístico para a cidade do Rio Grande. As escavações foram em duas etapas: junho – julho de 1998 e dezembro de 2000 – janeiro de 2001. Os resultados foram os seguintes: 1 Perfil estratigráfico visualizando três momentos: a. piso de tijolos referente a uma construção anterior ao Sobrado dos Azulejos; b. contrapiso, onde deveria estar assentado o piso de madeira (primeiro momento do Sobrado; c. piso de cimento com o respectivo entulho e/ou técnica de construção (segundo ou último momento. 2 Material arqueológico: fragmentos de vasilhas e de cachimbos de cerâmica Neobrasileira, cerâmica colonial, cerâmica colonial vidrada, tijolos, telhas, louça (faiança, faiança fina, ironstone, Salt-glazed, cachimbos (biscuit, peças de jogo (fragmentos de cerâmica vidrada e de louça; vidro (garrafas, plano de vidraças, frascos de perfume, vidros de remédio, copo, taça, etc.; pedras de pederneira e afiadores-polidores em arenito; metal (moedas, facas, botões, cravos, pregos, dedais, fivelas, ferraduras, colher; osso (contas-de-colar, pente, restos de alimentação, botões, cabos de faca; outros materiais. O material arqueológico foi classificado, restaurado, analisado, fotografado, desenhado, confeccionadas tabelas, gráficos e acondicionado. Em gabinete, realizaram-se os estudos comparativos, a arte final e a redação do presente artigo.

Levantamento etnobotânico de espécies arbóreas no assentamento Tabuleiro Grande, Apodi, Rio Grande do Norte

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Mônica Costa Cordeiro

2017-02-01

Full Text Available Objetivou-se realizar um levantamento etnobotânico no Projeto de Assentamento Tabuleiro Grande, localizado em Apodi, Rio Grande do Norte, contribuindo para o resgate do conhecimento popular discutindo as implicações do uso da vegetação arbórea na conservação dos recursos florestais. A condução do estudo foi por meio da observação direta e entrevistas semiestruturadas (21 entrevistas. Para análise dos dados foram feitas abordagens qualitativas (acesso a informações subjetivas e quantitativas (Valor de Uso; índices de diversidade de Shannon e de equabilidade de Pielou. Foram mencionadas no levantamento 57 espécies arbóreas, entre nativas e exóticas, distribuídas em 26 famílias e enquadradas nas seguintes categorias de uso: Madeira (móveis e construção, Medicina/Higiene, Apicultura, Lenha, Veterinária Popular, Forragem, Alimentação Humana e Outros. Com os resultados obtidos, conclui-se que a comunidade estudada possui conhecimento sobre um grande número de espécies arbóreas. No entanto, no que diz respeito a “uso”, poucas espécies são, de fato, utilizadas. De forma geral, o conhecimento popular na comunidade está mantido com uma pequena parcela dos entrevistados e não é repassado, tendendo a tornar-se cada vez mais escasso.Ethnobotanical survey of tree species in the Tabuleiro Grande settlement, Apodi, Rio Grande do NorteAbstract: The aim this study was to realize ethnobotanical survey in Settlement Tabuleiro Grande Project, located in Apodi - RN, to contribute to the rescue of popular knowledge and discuss the implications of the use of trees in the conservation of forest resources. The conduct of the study was through direct observation and semi-structured interviews (21 interviews. Data analysis were made qualitative approaches (access to subjective information and quantitative (use value -VU, Shannon diversity and Pielou evenness indexes. Were mentioned in the survey 57 tree species native and exotic

Afetividade e poder entre os imigrantes brasileiros no Porto Affection and power among brazilian immigrants in Oporto

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Igor José de Renó Machado

2004-12-01

Full Text Available O artigo trata da relação entre imigração brasileira na cidade do Porto e a constituição de relações de poder através do controle de ofertas de possíveis relacionamentos afetivos por alguns imigrantes brasileiros em condições de atuar como intermediários entre as redes familiares portuguesas a que têm acesso e os imigrantes homens e pobres sobre os quais têm alguma influência.The article deals with the relation between Brazilian immigration in the city of Oporto, Portugal, and the constitution of power relations through the control of affective relationships. Such control is conducted by some Brazilian immigrants in conditions to act as brokers between Portuguese family nets and the poor immigrants on which they have some influence.

Groundwater contamination in relation with the increasing urbanization rate in Africa. Case of Cotonou and Porto Novo (Benin).

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Odeloui, Diane; Celle-Jeanton, Hélène; Huneau, Frédéric; Boukari, Moussa; Alassane, Abdelkarim; Garel, Emilie; Lavastre, Véronique; Bertrand, Guillaume

2016-04-01

More than one billion people in the world still have no access to sufficient resources in drinking water (United Nation, 2014). In particular, large cities in Africa have to face several problems: 1) population growth associated with the strongest urbanization rate increase (5% per year) of the world leading to a dramatic increase in good-quality water needs, 2) low levels of solid waste management and sanitation services, 3) insufficient or disconnected water supply services, 4) low knowledge of water resources availabilities. The situation in Benin is a relevant illustration of the problems that Africa has to face to. As many other coastal urban areas in Africa (Showers, 2002; Re et al., 2011), Cotonou and Porto Novo cities have seen a rapid increase of their population as these towns constitute a corridor of transit for the imports and the exports in the nearby countries. Hence, they are very attractive for job hunters, and constitute the administrative centers for the whole country. This rapid population growth amplifies the problem of water supply and may generate serious impacts on groundwater resources: depletion due to overexploitation, salinization due to seawater intrusion and pollution linked to human activities. In order to insure a safe water supply in the context of increasing urbanization and population in the coastal area of Cotonou and Porto Novo, the identification of the main sources of pollution is essential for the implementation of long-term water management procedures. Based on two field campaigns carried out in January-2012 (dry season) and August-2012 (rainy season), hydrochemical analysis have been realized on groundwater sampled from boreholes drilled in the CTA (Continental Terminal Aquifer) and wells dug in the QCA (Quaternary Coastal Aquifer) in order to investigate the origin of salinization and the present time extension of the nitrate contamination. Historical data have also been collected from previous studies in order to

Landscape Evolution Comparison between Sacra Mensa, Mars and the Grand Mesa, Colorado, USA

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Chesnutt, J. M.; Wegmann, K. W.; Cole, R. D.; Byrne, P. K.

2017-12-01

The Grand Mesa in Colorado is one of the largest and highest flat-topped mountains on Earth, and as such provides a compelling analog for Mars' Sacra Mensa. Both basalt-capped landforms are morphologically similar, enabling a landscape evolution comparison between the two that considers key differences in locale, composition, and environmental conditions. Sacra Mensa is nearly 50 times the area of Grand Mesa and towers 3 km above the surrounding area. The 1,300 km2 Grand Mesa rises 2 km above Grand Valley, and is bracketed by the Colorado and Gunnison Rivers in much the same way as Sacra Mensa is bounded by braided channels of Kasei Valles. The sustained incision by the Gunnison and Colorado was a key erosive force in the creation of the Grand Mesa, whereas punctuated but voluminous Hesperian glacio-fluvial floods are thought to have carved the Sacra Mensa. The Grand Mesa is undergoing extensive mass wasting, ranging from deadly landslides like the 2014 West Salt Creek rock avalanche to hundreds of slower-moving retrogressive slump blocks calving off the Miocene basalt cap. The genesis and modification of both landforms includes volcanic and fluvial activity, albeit in an inverted sequence. The Grand Mesa basalt cap has preserved the landform during the incision around its sides, whereas Sacra Mensa was likely carved by floods, with those flood channels later modified by lava flows. Recent (2015-2017) LiDAR surveys revealed massive and possible ancient landslides in many stream valleys and extensive earthflows on all sides of the Grand Mesa. In the case of the Grand Mesa, the large landslides are mainly occurring in one stratigraphic unit. In comparison, the western half of Sacra Mensa contains substantial slumping accompanied by landslides and debris flows, whereas the eastern half has relatively few such phenomena. Here, we report on the first Mesa-Mensa landscape evolution analog study. The surficial and bedrock mapping and 14C dating of key features of the

Estudo da degradação de óleos secativos, em tintas de Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso, Silva Porto e Gustave Courbet

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Pedroso, Joana Cristina Vaz

2009-01-01

Dissertação apresentada na Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa para obtenção do grau de Mestre em Conservação e Restauro Neste trabalho foi feito o estudo da degradação de tintas de óleo e da influência dos pigmentos e cargas na sua degradação. Os casos de estudo são tintas envelhecidas naturalmente, recolhidas da paleta de Silva Porto, da tela “Floresta Fechada” do pintor Gustave Courbet, e ainda dos tubos de tinta de Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso. Dado a cronol...

DOE-Grand Junction logging model data synopsis

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Mathews, M.A.; Koizumi, C.J.; Evans, H.B.

1978-05-01

This synopsis provides the available data concerning the logging models at the DoE-Grand Junction facility, to date (1976). Because gamma-ray logs are used in uranium exploration to estimate the grade (percent U 3 O 8 ) and the thickness of uranium ore zones in exploration drill holes, logging models are required to calibrate the gamma-ray logging equipment in order to obtain accuracy, uniformity, standardization, and repeatability during logging. This quality control is essential for accurate ore reserve calculations and for estimates of ore potential. The logging models at the DoE-Grand Junction facility are available for use by private industry in calibrating their gamma-ray logging equipment. 21 figures, 26 tables

Formulación participativa del presupuesto en el municipio Caroní: comparación con la experiencia de Porto Alegre

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María Pilar GARCÍA-GUADILLA

2009-11-01

Full Text Available RESUMEN: El presente artículo evalúa la experiencia de descentralización local que se lleva a cabo desde 1990 hasta la fecha en el Municipio Caroní de Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela. Focalizándose en la elaboración del presupuesto participativo, se identifican los alcances y limitaciones de algunas prácticas de democracia participativa tales como la participación ciudadana en la gestión local. Finalmente, se hace una comparación con la experiencia de elaboración del presupuesto en forma participativa del municipio de Porto Alegre (Brasil estableciéndose las semejanzas y diferencias entre ambos procesos en lo que se refiere a los siguientes aspectos: la apertura de nuevos espacios de participación, el acceso a la información, la satisfacción de las demandas sociales en consonancia con los criterios de equidad y eficiencia, la existencia y utilización de mecanismos de control de la gestión y la posibilidad de trascender desde la participación local hacia la cultura política de ciudadanos o ciudadanía activa.ABSTRACT: This article evaluates the experience with local decentralization of the Municipio Caroní, in Venezuela since 1990 from the point of view of participatory democracy. It analyzes the decision making process around the elaboration of the socalled "Participatory Budgeting" and compares it with the case of the Municipio Porto Alegre in Brazil in order to draw some conclussión about: the opening of new spaces for participation, access to vital information, residente" satisfacction of their demands according to the criteria of efficiency and equity, mechanisms of control over the representatives and the possibility to trascend from a culture of local participatión to a citizens and active culture.

Blaise Cendrars et ses 'Grands Fétiches'

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Doubinsky, Sebastien

2016-01-01

Quand l’écrivain Blaise Cendrars fait paraître sa série de poèmes réunis sous le titre Les Grands Fétiches dans la revue bruxelloise Le Disque vert en 1922, il semble participer de la grande mode « Nègre » qui secoue la France en cette période. Co-découvreur des arts dits « primitives » dès 1916...... avec Guillaume Apollinaire, l’écrivain va les insérer dans son travail poétique comme miroirs inversés de la modernité occidentale. Cependant, même s'il utilise certains des clichés racistes de son époque, il se place lui-même dans le camp des « mélanophiles », et va se servir de cet Art Nègre pour...... repousser à l'extrême les frontières de la modernité. La série des Grands Fétiches participe directement de ce désir, et nous tenterons de montrer dans cet article comment ces objets dits primitifs deviennent des objets « instables » qui remettent en question la définition même du poétique....

Diagnosis of balance between Heritage, housing and tourism in historic centers: case studies from Porto (Portugal and Salvador (Brazil

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Alice Tavares

2018-01-01

Full Text Available The sustainability of cultural values of historic centers depends, to a great extent, on the balance achieved between maintaining the resident population, preventing housing abandonment, and reconciling the new functions installed in those centers. Nowadays, tourism is seen as a solution to reactivate historic centers, often neglecting the original resident population. This study analyzes two examples of urban rehabilitation in historic centers, one in Portugal and another in Brazil, respectively, Porto and Salvador da Bahia, with 1996 and 1985 UNESCO classifications, respectively. The present study analyses the interaction between the evolution of building stock, renting and tourism, focusing on aspects that result in positive and negative actions for the preservation of the built heritage of these centers, their identity and exclusion of traditional residents.

Biomechanical analysis technique choreographic movements (for example, "grand battman jete"

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Batieieva N.P.

2015-04-01

Full Text Available Purpose : biomechanical analysis of the execution of choreographic movement "grand battman jete". Material : the study involved students (n = 7 of the department of classical choreography faculty of choreography. Results : biomechanical analysis of choreographic movement "grand battman jete" (classic exercise, obtained kinematic characteristics (path, velocity, acceleration, force of the center of mass (CM bio parts of the body artist (foot, shin, thigh. Built bio kinematic model (phase. The energy characteristics - mechanical work and kinetic energy units legs when performing choreographic movement "grand battman jete". Conclusions : It was found that the ability of an athlete and coach-choreographer analyze the biomechanics of movement has a positive effect on the improvement of choreographic training of qualified athletes in gymnastics (sport, art, figure skating and dance sports.

"Teine" võitis Prantsusmaal Grand Prix'

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2006-01-01

Prantsusmaal Essonne'is toimuval 8. Euroopa filmifestivalil Cinessonne sai üliõpilaste žürii grand prix rahvusvahelises ühistöös valminud tantsufilm "Teine" ("Another") : režissöör Rene Vilbre. Ka teistest festivalidest, kus film osalenud

Estão nossos jovens doentes? Percepções de adolescentes em relação à saúde em dois municípios gaúchos Adolescents' health perceptions in two cities of Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil

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Fabiana de Oliveira Chaise

2008-01-01

Full Text Available O artigo procurou compreender os significados atribuídos à saúde por adolescentes, na faixa etária entre 11 a 13 anos, e quem eles consideram seu cuidador de saúde. O estudo foi realizado com estudantes de escolas pública e privada, dos municípios de Sapucaia do Sul/RS e Porto Alegre/RS. As informações foram obtidas por meio de um questionário semi-estruturado. Os depoimentos indicaram que os jovens da escola pública consideram a família como o agente de cuidado à saúde, enquanto que os da escola privada consideram apenas a mãe. Observou-se, também, que para os estudantes da escola pública, saúde está relacionada com bem-estar físico e mental, enquanto que para os da instituição privada é somente ausência de doenças. Estes achados auxiliam a um melhor entendimento dos conceitos de saúde dos adolescentes, identificando seus cuidadores e servindo para subsidiar as práticas educativas e sanitárias.In this paper we tried to understand the meaning adolescents, ages 11 to 13 years, attribute to health and who they consider their health care agent. The study was carried out among students from public and private schools, in the cities of Sapucaia do Sul and Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul State. Information was collected through a semi-structured questionnaire. The answers indicated that the youngsters from the public school consider the family their health care agent, while in the private school they said it was their mothers. It was also noticed that for public school students, health is related with mental and physical welfare, while for students from the private institution it is the absence of illness only. Such findings help better understand the adolescents' health perceptions, identifying their health care agent and subsidizing educational and sanitary practices.

Influence of urban resilience measures in the magnitude and behaviour of energy fluxes in the city of Porto (Portugal) under a climate change scenario.

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Rafael, S; Martins, H; Sá, E; Carvalho, D; Borrego, C; Lopes, M

2016-10-01

Different urban resilience measures, such as the increase of urban green areas and the application of white roofs, were evaluated with the WRF-SUEWS modelling system. The case study consists of five heat waves occurring in Porto (Portugal) urban area in a future climate scenario. Meteorological forcing and boundary data were downscaled for Porto urban area from the CMIP5 earth system model MPI-ESM, for the Representative Concentration Pathway RCP8.5 scenario. The influence of different resilience measures on the energy balance components was quantified and compared between each other. Results show that the inclusion of green urban areas increases the evaporation and the availability of surface moisture, redirecting the energy to the form of latent heat flux (maximum increase of +200Wm(-2)) rather than to sensible heat. The application of white roofs increases the solar radiation reflection, due to the higher albedo of such surfaces, reducing both sensible and storage heat flux (maximum reductions of -62.8 and -35Wm(-2), respectively). The conjugations of the individual benefits related to each resilience measure shows that this measure is the most effective one in terms of improving the thermal comfort of the urban population, particularly due to the reduction of both sensible and storage heat flux. The obtained results contribute to the knowledge of the surface-atmosphere exchanges and can be of great importance for stakeholders and decision-makers. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Implementing trials of complex interventions in community settings: the USC-Rancho Los Amigos pressure ulcer prevention study (PUPS).

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Clark, Florence; Pyatak, Elizabeth A; Carlson, Mike; Blanche, Erna Imperatore; Vigen, Cheryl; Hay, Joel; Mallinson, Trudy; Blanchard, Jeanine; Unger, Jennifer B; Garber, Susan L; Diaz, Jesus; Florindez, Lucia I; Atkins, Michal; Rubayi, Salah; Azen, Stanley Paul

2014-04-01

Randomized trials of complex, non-pharmacologic interventions implemented in home and community settings, such as the University of Southern California (USC)-Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center (RLANRC) Pressure Ulcer Prevention Study (PUPS), present unique challenges with respect to (1) participant recruitment and retention, (2) intervention delivery and fidelity, (3) randomization and assessment, and (4) potential inadvertent treatment effects. We describe the methods employed to address the challenges confronted in implementing PUPS. In this randomized controlled trial, we are assessing the efficacy of a complex, preventive intervention in reducing the incidence of, and costs associated with, the development of medically serious pressure ulcers in people with spinal cord injury. Individuals with spinal cord injury recruited from RLANRC were assigned to either a 12-month preventive intervention group or a standard care control group. The primary outcome is the incidence of serious pressure ulcers with secondary endpoints including ulcer-related surgeries, medical treatment costs, and quality of life. These outcomes are assessed at 12 and 24 months after randomization. Additionally, we are studying the mediating mechanisms that account for intervention outcomes. PUPS has been successfully implemented, including recruitment of the target sample size of 170 participants, assurance of the integrity of intervention protocol delivery with an average 90% treatment adherence rate, and enactment of the assessment plan. However, implementation has been replete with challenges. To meet recruitment goals, we instituted a five-pronged approach customized for an underserved, ethnically diverse population. In intervention delivery, we increased staff time to overcome economic and cultural barriers to retention and adherence. To ensure treatment fidelity and replicability, we monitored intervention protocol delivery in accordance with a rigorous plan. Finally, we

Mesohabitats, fish assemblage composition, and mesohabitat use of the Rio Grande silvery minnow over a range of seasonal flow regimes in the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo del Norte, in and near Big Bend National Park, Texas, 2010-11

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Moring, J. Bruce; Braun, Christopher L.; Pearson, Daniel K.

2014-01-01

In 2010–11, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, evaluated the physical characteristics and fish assemblage composition of mapped river mesohabitats at four sites on the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo del Norte (hereinafter Rio Grande) in and near Big Bend National Park, Texas. The four sites used for the river habitat study were colocated with sites where the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has implemented an experimental reintroduction of the Rio Grande silvery minnow (Hybognathus amarus), a federally listed endangered species, into part of the historical range of this species. The four sites from upstream to downstream are USGS station 08374340 Rio Grande at Contrabando Canyon near Lajitas, Tex. (hereinafter the Contrabando site), USGS station 290956103363600 Rio Grande at Santa Elena Canyon, Big Bend National Park, Tex. (hereinafter the Santa Elena site), USGS station 291046102573900 Rio Grande near Ranger Station at Rio Grande Village, Tex. (hereinafter the Rio Grande Village site), and USGS station 292354102491100 Rio Grande above Stillwell Crossing near Big Bend National Park, Tex. (hereinafter the Stillwell Crossing site).

Workshop and conference on Grand Challenges applications and software technology

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1993-12-31

On May 4--7, 1993, nine federal agencies sponsored a four-day meeting on Grand Challenge applications and software technology. The objective was to bring High-Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC) Grand Challenge applications research groups supported under the federal HPCC program together with HPCC software technologists to: discuss multidisciplinary computational science research issues and approaches, identify major technology challenges facing users and providers, and refine software technology requirements for Grand Challenge applications research. The first day and a half focused on applications. Presentations were given by speakers from universities, national laboratories, and government agencies actively involved in Grand Challenge research. Five areas of research were covered: environmental and earth sciences; computational physics; computational biology, chemistry, and materials sciences; computational fluid and plasma dynamics; and applications of artificial intelligence. The next day and a half was spent in working groups in which the applications researchers were joined by software technologists. Nine breakout sessions took place: I/0, Data, and File Systems; Parallel Programming Paradigms; Performance Characterization and Evaluation of Massively Parallel Processing Applications; Program Development Tools; Building Multidisciplinary Applications; Algorithm and Libraries I; Algorithms and Libraries II; Graphics and Visualization; and National HPCC Infrastructure.

A report upon the Grand Coulee Fish Maintenance Project 1939-1947

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Fish, F.F.; Hanavan, Mitchell G.

1948-01-01

The construction or Grand Coulee Dam, on the upper Columbia River, involved the loss of 1,140 lineal miles of spawning and rearing stream to the production of anadromous fishes. The fact that the annual value of these fish runs to the nation was estimated at $250,000 justified reasonable expenditures to assure their perpetuation. It was found economically infeasible to safely collect and pass adult fish upstream and fingerling fish downstream at the dam because of the tremendous flow of the river and the 320 foot vertical difference in elevation between forebay and tailrace.The Grand Coulee Fish-Maintenance Project, undertaken by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in 1939, consisted in relocating the anadroumous runs of the upper Columbia River to four major tributaries entering below the Grand Coulee damsite. These streams were believed capable of supporting several times their existing, badly depleted, run. The plan was predicated upon the assumption that the relocated runs, in conformity with their "homing tendency", would return to the lower tributaries rather than attempt to reach their ancestral spawning grounds above Grand Coulee Dam. This interim report covers the history and accomplishments of the Grand Coulee Fish-Maintenance Project through the initial period of relocating the rune as well as the first four years of the permanent program. Results obtained to date indicate conclusive success in diverting the upper Columbia fish runs into the accessible lower tributaries. The results also indicate, less conclusively, that - in spite of many existing handicaps - the upper Columbia salmon and steelhead runs may be rehabilitated through the integrated program of natural and artificial propagation incorporated in the Grand Coulee Fish-Maintenance Project.

Introduction to grand unification theories

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Kang, Kyungsik

1980-01-01

We introduce the Georgi-Glashow model based on the minimal gauge group SU(5) as a prototype grand unification theory of the electroweak and strong interactions. Simple estimation of sin 2 thetasub(W) in the symmetry limit and the renormalization corrections at the energy scale of Msub(W) are given along wich other successes of the SU(5) model

The Grand Duchy on the Grand Tour: A Historical Study of Student Migration in Luxembourg

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Rohstock, Anne; Schreiber, Catherina

2013-01-01

Since Luxembourg became independent in 1839, practically the entire political, economic and intellectual elite of the country has been socialised abroad. It was only in 2003 that the Grand Duchy set up its own university; before then, young Luxembourgers had to study in foreign countries. Over the past 150 years, Luxembourg has thus experienced…

Il Canal Grande a Venezia in scansione 3D da natante

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Caterina Balletti

2012-04-01

Full Text Available L’Università Iuav di Venezia ha testato sul Canal Grande le più innovative tecniche di rilevamento, in collaborazione con Riegl e Microgeo, realizzando la scansione di tutti i prospetti attraverso un sistema di acquisizione integrato da natante. The Grand Canal in Venice by boat 3d laser scanningThe  Iuav  University  in  Venice  realized  a  test  on  the  Canal Grande with the most advanced detection techniques, in col-laboration with Riegl and Microgeo, making the laser scanning of all the elevation  through an acquisition system integrated on a ship.

Il Canal Grande a Venezia in scansione 3D da natante

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Caterina Balletti

2012-04-01

Full Text Available L’Università Iuav di Venezia ha testato sul Canal Grande le più innovative tecniche di rilevamento, in collaborazione con Riegl e Microgeo, realizzando la scansione di tutti i prospetti attraverso un sistema di acquisizione integrato da natante.   The Grand Canal in Venice by boat 3d laser scanning The  Iuav  University  in  Venice  realized  a  test  on  the  Canal Grande with the most advanced detection techniques, in col-laboration with Riegl and Microgeo, making the laser scanning of all the elevation  through an acquisition system integrated on a ship.

Antimicrobial susceptibility among Enterococcus isolates from the city of Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil Sensibilidade aos antimicrobianos entre amostras de Enterococcus isolados na cidade de Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil

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Pedro Alves d'Azevedo

2004-09-01

Full Text Available Resistance to several classes of antimicrobial agents is a remarkable characteristic of enterococcal strains increasingly reported worldwide. Information about strains isolated in the southern region of Brazil is still limited. In this study, a total of 455 consecutive enterococcal isolates recovered from patients living in Porto Alegre, Brazil, were identified at species level and evaluated for their antimicrobial susceptibilities by agar diffusion testing. The most frequent species was E. faecalis (92.8%, followed by E. faecium (2.9%, E. gallinarum (1.5%, E. avium (1.1%, E. hirae (0.7%, E. casseliflavus (0.4%, E. durans (0.4%, and E. raffinosus (0.2%. According to the results of disk tests 62.0% of the strains were resistant to tetracycline, 42.6% to erythromycin, 24.8% to chloramphenicol, 22.6% to ciprofloxacin, 22.0% to norfloxacin, 3.5% to ampicillin, 3.5% to nitrofurantoin. High level resistance to aminoglycosides was found in 37.8% of the isolates, with 23.5% being resistant to gentamicin, 14.3% to streptomycin, and 2.8% to both gentamicin and streptomycin. No vancomycin resistant or b-lactamase producing isolates were found. The results indicate that a significant percentage of isolates are resistant to different antimicrobials, pointing out the need for control strategies to avoid dissemination of resistant isolates and for continuous surveillance for the detection of emerging resistance traits.A resistência a várias classes de agentes antimicrobianos é uma característica marcante dos enterococos observada em diferentes regiões geográficas. Informações sobre amostras isoladas na região sul do Brasil ainda são limitadas. No presente estudo, 455 enterococos isolados consecutivamente de pacientes moradores na cidade de Porto Alegre, Brasil, foram identificados ao nível de espécie e testados em relação a sua sensibilidade aos antimicrobianos através de testes de difusão em agar. As espécies mais freqüentes foram E

Cassini's Grand Finale Overview

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Spilker, L. J.

2017-12-01

After 13 years in orbit, the Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn ended in a science-rich blaze of glory. Cassini sent back its final bits of unique science data on September 15, 2017, as it plunged into Saturn's atmosphere, vaporizing and satisfying planetary protection requirements. Cassini's final phase covered roughly ten months and ended with the first time exploration of the region between the rings and planet. In late 2016 Cassini transitioned to a series of 20 Ring Grazing orbits with peripases just outside Saturn's F ring, providing close flybys of tiny ring moons, including Pan, Daphnis and Atlas, and high-resolution views of Saturn's A and F rings. A final Titan flyby in late April 2017 propelled Cassini across Saturn's main rings and into its Grand Finale orbits. Comprised of 22 orbits, Cassini repeatedly dove between Saturn's innermost rings and upper atmosphere to answer fundamental questions unattainable earlier in the mission. The last orbit turned the spacecraft into the first Saturn atmosphere probe. The Grand Finale orbits provided highest resolution observations of both the rings and Saturn, and in-situ sampling of the ring particle composition, Saturn's atmosphere, plasma, and innermost radiation belts. The gravitational field was measured to unprecedented accuracy, providing information on the interior structure of the planet, winds in the deeper atmosphere, and mass of the rings. The magnetic field provided insight into the physical nature of the magnetic dynamo and structure of the internal magnetic field. The ion and neutral mass spectrometer sampled the upper atmosphere for molecules that escape the atmosphere in addition to molecules originating from the rings. The cosmic dust analyzer directly sampled the composition from different parts of the main rings for the first time. Fields and particles instruments directly measured the plasma environment between the rings and planet. Science highlights and new mysteries collected in the Grand

Albuquerque/Middle Rio Grande Urban Waters Viewer

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — These data have been compiled in support of the Middle Rio Grande/Albuquerque Urban Waters Partnership for the region including Albuquerque, New Mexico.The Middle...

Desvendando o fenômeno bullying nas escolas públicas de Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

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Patrícia Krieger Grossi

2009-01-01

Full Text Available Bullying es una palabra inglesa que fue adoptada en diversos países para referirse a intimidación. Peleas, ofensas, comentarios maldosos, agresiones físicas y sicológicas, represión son tipos de violencia generalmente asociados a infancia. Estudios indican que juegos de mal gusto pueden generar consecuencias serias como baja auto-estima, nuevas fuentes de violencia e, incluso, casos de suicidio. Este estudio viene siendo desarrollado desde julio de 2007 en cuatro colegios públicos de la ciudad de Porto Alegre - RS, totalizando 192 alumnos participantes. A través de cuestionario y grupos focales se observó que mas de 70% de los alumnos perciben la existencia de perjurios en el ambiente escolar y casi 40% consideran regular/ malo/ pésimo las relaciones en la colegio, reflejando el mal-estar del estudiante en relación a la colegio. Esta dinámica viene llevando cada vez más jóvenes al aislamiento y a la exclusión

Porto Tolle thermoelectric power station and aquatic environment of Po Delta (Italy): Synthesis of data

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Ambrogi, R.

1990-01-01

The 2400 MW, oil-fueled power station of Porto Tolle (Italy) potentially affects riverine, lagoon and marine sectors of the Po Delta. A synthesis is provided of the data gathered by several research lines, which studied different aspects of the environment during the pre-operational and operational period. Comparisons are made between the two periods and between stations more or less influenced by cooling water discharge. When river water is used for cooling (the majority of cases), some effects on water quality characteristics and on plankton community abundances are evident in the immediate vicinity of the outlet. In the lagoon (Sacca del Canarin) and in the stretch of sea in front of it, effects directly connected with the thermal effluent could not be detected. The geomorphological evolution of the lagoon, however, was influenced by the hydraulic modification brought about by the cooling circuit. This resulted in an enhancement of the biological production of the lagoon. The sea area is not affected in a significant way, but concern is raised about the interaction of cooling discharge and the eutrophic load from the Po River

Diversity of Braconidae (Insecta, Hymenoptera of the Parque Natural Municipal de Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil

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Sian de Souza Gadelha

2012-12-01

Full Text Available Braconidae is a highly diversified family of Hymenoptera and usually known by their role in biological control both in agricultural and natural ecosystems. Despite of that, little is known about its diversity in the Amazon region. The present work inventoried the braconid fauna of an Open Ombrophylous Forest with Palm Trees of the Parque Natural Municipal de Porto Velho, RO. Insects were collect from June/2008 to May/2009 using six Malaise traps in different parts of the reserve. A total of 377 wasps were captured, 17 subfamilies and 56 genera identified. Braconinae, Microgastrinae, Doryctinae and Rogadinae subfamilies were very abundant, and also the genera Aleiodes, Bracon, Capitonius, Compsobracon, Heterospilus, Hymenochaonia, Opius, Pedinotus, Rogas and Stantonia. The calculated Shannon diversity index was 2.15 and 3.3 for subfamily and genera, respectively, which were, generally, higher than the values found for other regions in Brazil. Generally, parasitoids were more abundant during the rainy season. The present work contributes with new genera records and faunistic data of Braconidae in Rondonia State, western Amazon.

Viabilidade econômica e tecnológica para a reciclagem das embalagens cartonadas longa vida pós-consumo de Porto Alegre

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Rafael Batista Zortea

2001-01-01

O trabalho em questão tem como tema verificar a possibilidade do processo de reciclagem das embalagens longa vida pós-consumo geradas em Porto Alegre, baseando-se na infra-estrutura de gestão de resíduos existente na cidade e, em dados e informações de empresas de outras cidades que já começam a incorporar este tipo de resíduo como matériaprima em seus processos de reciclagem. A análise de alternativas, a fim de verificar a possibilidade da criação de recicladoras com o intuito de reaproveita...

Caracterização micropedológica de solos reabilitados após exploração de bauxita em Porto Trombetas (PA)

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Ruivo, M. L. P.; Schaefer, C. E. G. R.; Barros, N. F.; Albuquerque, M. A.; Ribeiro, L. M.

2002-01-01

Foi realizado um estudo micromorfológico em solos alterados após a exploração de bauxita, em sítios recuperados entre 1981 e 1987, em comparação ao Latossolo Amarelo inalterado (LA), como referência, para subsidiar indicadores de recuperação dos solos. O estudo foi desenvolvido no Platô Saracá, na mina de bauxita de Porto Trombetas, município de Oriximiná, no estado do Pará. Técnicas micromorfológicas e uso de microssonda de EDS, microscopia ótica e eletrônica de varredura foram avaliadas em ...

A complexidade comunicacional nos espaços de relação do Shopping Center Iguatemi de Porto Alegre: um estudo de caso

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Soster, Ana Regina de Moraes

2007-01-01

O surgimento e, expansão do urbano vincula-se a um conjunto de relações socioeconômicas e culturais em diferentes espaços ao longo do tempo. Nesse contexto os fluxos populacionais, econômicos e tecnológicos, entre outros, organizaram e (re)organizaram estes espaços fazendo surgir novos processos e formas. Dessa maneira, os Shopping Centers de modo geral e o Shopping Center Iguatemi de Porto Alegre, em particular, representa a (re)organização espacial, polarização capaz de ir além da condição ...

Raptor Use of the Rio Grande Gorge

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Ponton, David A. [Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

2015-03-20

The Rio Grande Gorge is a 115 km long river canyon located in Southern Colorado (15 km) and Northern New Mexico (100 km). The majority of the canyon is under the administration of the Bureau of Land Management {BLM), and 77 km of the canyon south of the Colorado/New Mexico border are designated Wild River under the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968. Visits I have made to the Rio Grande Gorge over the past 15 .years disclosed some raptor utilization. As the Snake River Birds of Prey Natural Area gained publicity, its similarity to the Rio Grande Gorge became obvious, and I was intrigued by the possibility of a high raptor nesting density in the Gorge. A survey in 1979 of 20 km of the northern end of the canyon revealed a moderately high density of red-tailed hawks and prairie falcons. With the encouragement of that partial survey, and a need to assess the impact of river-running on nesting birds of prey, I made a more comprehensive survey in 1980. The results of my surveys, along with those of a 1978 helicopter survey by the BLM, are presented in this report, as well as general characterization of the area, winter use by raptors, and an assessment of factors influencing the raptor population.

Estudo retrospectivo dos transplantes penetrantes de córnea da Santa Casa de Porto Alegre Retrospective study of penetrating keratoplasty at the Santa Casa of Porto Alegre

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Caroline Fabris

2001-10-01

Full Text Available Objetivos: Traçar o perfil clínico e social dos pacientes submetidos a transplante de córnea e avaliar as principais indicações desses transplantes, tempo de espera para doação e os índices de sucesso, rejeição e falência dos transplantes penetrantes de córnea. Métodos: Foram analisados retrospectivamente os prontuários de 87 pacientes submetidos a transplante penetrante de córnea no Serviço de Oftalmologia da Santa Casa de Porto Alegre entre janeiro de 1990 e dezembro de 1998, totalizando 91 olhos. Destes, 56 pacientes foram chamados para avaliação clínica do enxerto durante o levantamento de dados para este estudo. Resultados: Considerando-se os 91 transplantes (87 pacientes, 53 (60,9% foram realizados em pacientes do sexo masculino e 34 (39%, do sexo feminino. A idade variou de 3 a 89 anos, com média de 42,3 ± 19,8 anos. As principais indicações para transplante de córnea foram ceratocone em 32 (35% olhos, ceratopatia bolhosa (pós-facectomia, distrofia de Fuchs e outros em 24 (26,4%, trauma mecânico em 9 (9,9%, causas infecciosas em 9 (9,9%, queimadura química em 2 (2,2%, queimadura térmica em 1 (1,1% e outras causas em 14 (15,4% olhos. O tempo médio de espera por doação de córnea foi de 17,3 ± 9,9 meses. Do total de 91 olhos transplantados, 25 (27,5% apresentaram rejeição e 12 (13,2% olhos apresentaram falência do transplante. Conclusões: Este estudo mostrou a epidemiologia dos pacientes transplantados. A falta de dados seriados devido à alta precoce e perda de acompanhamento dos pacientes tornou impossível a análise e a comparação dos resultados pós-operatórios com outros estudos.Purpose: To describe the clinical and social profile of recipient patients of transplanted corneas, and to evaluate main indications for corneal transplants, waiting time for donor tissue, and percentages of success, rejection and failure of penetrating keratoplasty. Methods: Retrospective chart review of 87 patients

Grand Minima: Is The Sun Going To Sleep?

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Mcintosh, S. W.; Leamon, R. J.

2014-12-01

We explore recent observational work which indicate that the energetics of the sun's outer atmosphere have been on a steady decline for the past decade and perhaps longer. Futher, we show that new investigations into evolution of the Sun's global magnetic activity appear to demonstrate a path through which the Sun can go into, and exit from, a grand activity minimum without great difficulty while retaining an activity cycle - only losing sunspots. Are we at the begining of a new grand(-ish) minimum? Naturally, only time will tell, but the observational evidence hint that one may not be far off to what impact on the Sun-Earth Connection.

Guidebook to Rio Grande rift in New Mexico

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Hawley, J.W.

1978-01-01

Discusses the details of geologic features along the rift zone. Included are short papers on topics relative to the overall region. These papers and the road logs are of special interest to any one pursuing further study of the rift. This book is a comprehensive guide to the middle and late Cenozoic geology of the Rio Grande region of Colorado and New Mexico. Though initially used on field trips for the International Symposium on Tectonics and Magmatism of the Rio Grande rift, the guidebook will be useful to anyone interested in the Cenozoic history of the 600-mi-long area extending from central Colorado to El Paso, Texas.

Arboreous vegetation of an alluvial riparian forest and their soil relations: Porto Rico island, Paraná river, Brazil

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Campos João Batista

2002-01-01

Full Text Available The dynamics of alluvial deposits in floodplains forms islands and sandbanks. Deposits frequently accumulate at the river margins and on islands with consequent side growths. One of these sandbanks which started to form in 1952 annexed an area of 12.4ha to the Porto Rico island (53masculine15?W and 22masculine45?S. At present a forest fragment of approximately 2.0 ha exists in this place. The structural analysis of arboreous vegetation of this fragment showed a floristic gradient related to the physical and chemical variations of the substratum. High density of pioneer species associated to the absence of recruitment of new individuals of these and other successional categories indicated that the forest was impaired in its succession process. This fact could be associated with constant disturbances caused by cattle in the area.

O lugar da medicina tropical nas dissertações da escola médica portuense, 1875-1923

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Rui Manuel Pinto Costa

2014-06-01

Full Text Available Desde 1827 a Escola Médico-Cirúrgica do Porto publicou centenas de teses inaugurais dedicadas a uma grande variedade de temas de natureza médica. Tendo em atenção a predominância da escola de Lisboa na elaboração de um conhecimento científico próprio na área da medicina tropical, o contributo do estabelecimento portuense pode ser considerado residual em termos comparativos. No entanto, entre 1875 e 1923, existem fontes documentais que versam a temática das doenças tropicais, em particular do paludismo/sezonismo. Com este trabalho, pretende-se mostrar os contributos aportados pela Escola Médico-Cirúrgica do Porto a um tema que à partida não despertou um particular interesse dos médicos nortenhos, analisando e enquadrando a produção científica em redor da medicina tropical.

Odontogenic cysts: analysis of 680 cases in Brazil.

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Prockt, Anderson P; Schebela, Clarissa R; Maito, Fábio D M; Sant'Ana-Filho, Manoel; Rados, Pantelis V

2008-09-01

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of 680 odontogenic cysts diagnosed in Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, and to compare results with findings in the literature. Data of odontogenic cysts diagnosed from 1985 to 2005 were collected from the files of the Oral Pathology Laboratory of Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, and entered in a standardized form for later comparisons. The most prevalent odontogenic cysts were radicular (72.50%), dentigerous (22.20%) and residual (4.26%) cysts. The mandible of white patients was the anatomic site and ethnic group most frequently affected by this disease. Four of the six types of cysts were more frequent in the second and fourth decades of life, and no significant differences were found between sexes in the diagnosis of odontogenic cysts. In conclusion, the prevalence of odontogenic cysts was similar to that reported in the literature, which shows that inflammatory cysts are the most frequent.

Estratificação dos tipos de violência notificados pelo SINAN, no município de Porto Nacional, TO, em 2014

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Sousa, Grazielly Mendes de; Damasceno, Kamilla Chrystina Ferreira; Borges, Lívia de Carvalho Farias

2016-01-01

A violência pode ser percebida como o intencional uso da força física, em ameaça ou real, contra si próprio ou a outra pessoa. O objetivo do estudo foi identificar os tipos de violência mais notificados no ano de 2014 no município de Porto Nacional. Trata se de um estudo epidemiológico, descritivo e exploratório com abordagem quantitativa. A população da pesquisa foi constituída de N=130 notificações de violência. A análise ocorreu de forma descritiva simples e analisada através de estatístic...

Metamorfoses da cidade portuária: transformações da relação entre o porto e a cidade de Lisboa

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Sousa, João Figueira de; Fernandes, André

2012-01-01

O processo de evolução dos portos no período moderno tem sido determinado pela mutabilidade das funções portuárias, induzida por factores como as evoluções tecnológicas nos navios, nos equipamentos de apoio à movimentação de mercadorias ou nas técnicas de armazenagem, transformações nos padrões do comércio internacional, modificações na organização dos transportes marítimos ou alargamento e complexificação das cadeias logísticas globais. Como resultado destas mutações, assiste-se a uma concom...

Fog in the coastal region of southern Brazil: seasonal variations

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Krusche, N.; Gomes, C.

2009-05-01

Fog forecasting, especially advection fog, is important because a large port is located at Rio Grande, 32° S and 52° W. Fogs discontinue the cargo transport and prevent entrance of ships in the port, causing great financial loss. Atmospheric and oceanographic conditions associated to fog formation are been investigated, especially those that happen during advection fog. The result of this characterization will facilitate the forecast using mesoscale numerical models. The research started with a climatology of fog in the region, in two locations which are 2° of latitude apart, with an average temperature difference of 3°C. The observation of fog is a standard record at conventional meteorological stations. Data from this study was obtained from the Meteorological Station of Rio Grande, which belongs to the Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia network, and from the Meteorological Station operated by the Division of Meteorology of Department of Airspace Control in Porto Alegre. The period of this study is from January 1990 to December 2005. The distribution of the monthly total of fog observations shows that they occur mainly between May and August, with maximum in June. In all seasons of the year the total number of fogs is greater than in Porto Alegre in Rio Grande. There was a decrease in the average annual number of fogs from the 90s to the last five years of research, which can be attributed to urbanization around the places of observation. It increases the temperature in the layers closer to the soil and decreases the available moisture, making the occurrence of radiation fog. Atmospheric and oceanographic conditions, prevalent during these occurrences, will be examined next. The another goal is to compare the data of advection fog in Rio Grande, obtained from images of the type ARGUS in Cassino beach, with those recorded by Meteorological Station. This work is partially financed by FINEP and CAPES.

Carbonaceous aerosol particles from common vegetation in the Grand Canyon

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Hallock, K.A.; Mazurek, M.A.; Cass, G.R.

1992-05-01

The problem of visibility reduction in the Grand Canyon due to fine organic aerosol particles in the atmosphere has become an area of increased environmental concern. Aerosol particles can be derived from many emission sources. In this report, we focus on identifying organic aerosols derived from common vegetation in the Grand Canyon. These aerosols are expected to be significant contributors to the total atmospheric organic aerosol content. Aerosol samples from living vegetation were collected by resuspension of surface wax and resin components liberated from the leaves of vegetation common to areas of the Grand Canyon. The samples were analyzed using high-resolution gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). Probable identification of compounds was made by comparison of sample spectra with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) mass spectral references and positive identification of compounds was made when possible by comparison with authentic standards as well as NIST references. Using these references, we have been able to positively identify the presence of n-alkane and n-alkanoic acid homolog series in the surface waxes of the vegetation sampled. Several monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes, and diterpenes were identified also as possible biogenic aerosols which may contribute to the total organic aerosol abundance leading to visibility reduction in the Grand Canyon