Electroanalytical determination of paroxetine in pharmaceuticals

Electroanalytical methods based on square-wave adsorptive-stripping voltammetry (SWAdSV) and flow-injection analysis with SWAdSV detection (FIA-SWAdSV) were developed for the determination of paroxetine (PRX). The methods were based on the reduction of PRX at a mercury drop electrode at −1.55V versus Ag/AgCl, in a borate buffer of pH 8.8, and the possibility of accumulating the compound at the electrode surface. Because the presence of dissolved oxygen did not interfere significantly with the analysis, it was also possible to determine PRX using FIASWAdSV. This method enables analysis of up to 120 samples per hour at reduced costs. Both methods developed were validated and successfully applied to the quantification of PRX in pharmaceutical products.

Electroanalytical study of the pesticide asulam

The electrochemical behaviour of the herbicide Asulam was studied by cyclic and square wave voltammetry. Asulam may be irreversibly oxidised at a glassy carbon electrode. Maximum currents were obtained at pH=1.9 in aqueous electrolyte solution. Based on the electrochemical behaviour of Asulam, two analytical methodologies were developed for its determination in water samples, using square wave voltammetry (SWV) and flow injection analysis (FIA) coupled with an amperometric detector. Limits of detection of 7.1x10-6 mol L-1 and 1.2x10-8 mol L-1 for SWV and FIA respectively, were achieved. Repeatability was calculated by assessing the relative standard deviation (%) for 10 consecutive determinations of one sample. The found values were 2.1% for SWV and 5.0% for FIA. Validation of the results provided by SWV and FIA methodologies was performed by comparison with results from an HPLC-DAD technique. Good relative deviations were found (<5%). Recovery trials were performed to assess the accuracy of the results and the obtained values were between 84% and 107% for both methods.

Ação e reação: a catalogação de uma nova técnica de mãos, suas vertentes e possibilidades

O estudo aqui apresentado não detém caráter exaustivo pelo fato de que novos dados poderão surgir daqui para frente, principalmente por se tratar de uma espécie de “feeling” relacionado à execução das semicolcheias do samba, que pode ser interpretado de maneiras diferentes. Trata-se de uma pesquisa empírica que se fundamentou em entrevistas juntamente do profissional responsável pela criação de Ação e Reação: o músico Brasileiro Kiko Freitas, nas suas experiências e conhecimento pessoal. Em decorrência das falas buscou-se apoio em Bardin e sua Análise de Conteúdo, base científica para a falta de bibliografia sobre o assunto específico, também manuais e métodos sobre técnicas de baquetas existentes, além da consulta em vídeo-aulas e sites online. A trajetória perseguida buscou encontrar a interface entre as respostas do entrevistado e os pressupostos teóricos de Bardin, naquilo que tem relação ao assunto-foco do estudo: Uma nova técnica de mãos com estilo, economia de movimentos e que seja uma alternativa para a execução do samba na bateria.