Palaeomagnetism, rock magnetism and AMS of the Cabo Magmatic Province, NE Brazil, and the opening of South Atlantic

P>Reconstruction of the South Atlantic opening has long been a matter of debate and several models have been proposed. One problem in tracing properly the Atlantic history arises from the existence of a long interval without geomagnetic reversals, the Cretaceous Normal Superchron, for which ages are difficult to assign. Palaeomagnetism may help in addressing this issue if high-quality palaeomagnetic poles are available for the two drifting continental blocks, and if precise absolute ages are available. In this work we have investigated the Cabo Magmatic Province, northeastern Brazil, recently dated at 102 +/- 1 Ma (zircon fission tracks, Ar39/Ar40). All volcanic and plutonic rocks showed stable thermal and AF demagnetization patterns, and exhibit primary magnetic signatures. AMS data also support a primary origin for the magnetic fabric and is interpreted to be contemporaneous of the rock formation. The obtained pole is located at 335.9 degrees E/87.9 degrees S (N = 24; A(95) = 2.5; K = 138) and satisfies modern quality criteria, resulting in a reference pole for South America at similar to 100 Ma. This new pole also gives an insight to test and discuss the kinematic models currently proposed for the South Atlantic opening during mid-Cretaceous.

Activos inmateriales y su normalización contable

La aprobación de las NICs, en octubre de 2003, orienta un tratamiento contable a ser adoptado por las empresas. El entendimiento de las normativas se constituí en una responsabilidad académica. Así que el objetivo de este trabajo es estudiar la normalización del Activo Inmaterial: intangibles, considerando las normas del: International Accounting Standard Comité – IASC – la NIC 38 (de modo detallado), y el Financial Accounting Standards Board – FASB. Además se hará reflexiones con el propósito de contextualizar el tema sobre intangibles. El desarrollo de este estudio se establece a través de la investigación de datos secundarios, la propia normativa contable: NIC 38 del IASC, considerando publicaciones más recientes de autores como: Baruch Lev, Leif Edvinsson y Michael Malone, Kart Sveiby y Goodacre para citar algunos.

La edición y la literatura como campos sobrepuestos: breve apunte sobre su estudio

La edición literaria ha constituido un objeto privilegiado en el ámbito de la producción sociológica e historiográfica de las prácticas editoriales. Pensar el libro editado tiende, a menudo, a la reducción de pensarlo en el presupuesto del género literario, forma históricamente naturalizada de su asimilación al soporte impreso. En este sentido, no pocas veces la investigación parece funcionar como un espejo de la correlación de fuerzas existente en el marco valorativo del campo editorial, que corona la sobrelegitimidad del libro literario frente a los restantes géneros. Este atributo de la representación editorial dificulta sobremanera la ambición de pensar el universo de la edición de libros a partir de generalizaciones acuñadas científicamente. El volumen colectivo dirigido por Olivier Bessard-Banquy (2006) es un excelente ejemplo de cómo el discurso académico puede no solamente reproducir las percepciones vigentes en amplios sectores del mundo editorial, que propugnan una ligazón automática y garante de respetabilidad entre edición y literatura, sino también reforzar su legitimidad. La obra citada basa toda su construcción analítica en la importancia simbólica de la edición literaria en relación a la mayor parte de los otros dominios de género editorial. La posición cimera de la literatura en el espacio simbólico del mercado del libro, que tiene su correlato en el primer lugar que ocupa en el número de títulos publicados, no corresponde sin embargo a su relevancia económica en el sector editorial, inferior a otros géneros, como el libro escolar o técnico, cuyas cifras de ventas superan significativamente las del segmento literario.

SU(5) x SU(5) unification revisited

The idea of grand unification in a minimal supersymmetric SU(5) x SU(5) framework is revisited. It is shown that the unification of gauge couplings into a unique coupling constant can be achieved at a high-energy scale compatible with proton decay constraints. This requires the addition of minimal particle content at intermediate energy scales. In particular, the introduction of the SU(2)(L) triplets belonging to the (15, 1)+((15) over bar, 1) representations, as well as of the scalar triplet Sigma(3) and octet Sigma(8) in the (24, 1) representation, turns out to be crucial for unification. The masses of these intermediate particles can vary over a wide range, and even lie in the TeV region. In contrast, the exotic vector-like fermions must be heavy enough and have masses above 10(10) GeV. We also show that, if the SU(5) x SU(5) theory is embedded into a heterotic string scenario, it is not possible to achieve gauge coupling unification with gravity at the perturbative string scale.

Effect of deworming on hemoglobin concentration in children from 2 to 15 years from the Bengo Province, Angola

The most common causes of anemia are micronutrient deficiencies, but other factors may influence namely inflammation, parasitic infections and inherited disorders. One strategy to combat micronutrient deficiencies is supplementation, yet, in zones with high prevalence of Schistosomiasis or Soil Transmitted Helminthes (STH), supplementation could be not sufficient. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of deworming, on hemoglobin concentration, in children from 2 to 15 years, from Bengo.

CardioBengo study protocol: a population based cardiovascular longitudinal study in Bengo Province, Angola

Background: Cardiovascular diseases and other non-communicable diseases are major causes of morbidity and mortality, responsible for 38 million deaths in 2012, 75 % occurring in low- and middle-income countries. Most of these countries are facing a period of epidemiological transition, being confronted with an increased burden of non-communicable diseases, which challenge health systems mainly designed to deal with infectious diseases. With the adoption of the World Health Organization “Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of non-communicable diseases, 2013–2020”, the national dimension of risk factors for non-communicable diseases must be reported on a regular basis. Angola has no national surveillance system for non-communicable diseases, and periodic population-based studies can help to overcome this lack of information. CardioBengo will collect information on risk factors, awareness rates and prevalence of symptoms relevant to cardiovascular diseases, to assist decision makers in the implementation of prevention and treatment policies and programs. Methods: CardioBengo is designed as a research structure that comprises a cross-sectional component, providing baseline information and the assembling of a cohort to follow-up the dynamics of cardiovascular diseases risk factors in the catchment area of the Dande Health and Demographic Surveillance System of the Health Research Centre of Angola, in Bengo Province, Angola. The World Health Organization STEPwise approach to surveillance questionnaires and procedures will be used to collect information on a representative sex-age stratified sample, aged between 15 and 64 years old. Discussion: CardioBengo will recruit the first population cohort in Angola designed to evaluate cardiovascular diseases risk factors. Using the structures in place of the Dande Health and Demographic Surveillance System and a reliable methodology that generates comparable results with other regions and countries, this study will constitute a useful tool for the surveillance of cardiovascular diseases. Like all longitudinal studies, a strong concern exists regarding dropouts, but strategies like regular visits to selected participants and a strong community involvement are in place to minimize these occurrences.