Ban yue 半月 (The Half Moon Journal) Vol 4 No 1 (01 Dec, 1924)

A bimonthly literary magazine edited by Zhou Shoujuan 周瘦鵑, featuring fiction, topical articles, and entertainment features, published from September 1921 through November 1925.

Environmental and Individual Factors Associated with Nail Fluoride Concentration

Nails have been suggested as suitable biomarkers of exposure to F, with the advantage of being easily obtained. The effect of water F concentration, age, gender, nail growth rate and geographical area on the F concentration in the fingernail and toenail clippings were evaluated. Volunteers (n = 300) aged 3-7, 14-20, 30-40 and 50-60 years from five Brazilian communities (A-E) participated. Drinking water and nail samples were collected and F concentration was analyzed with the electrode. A reference mark was made on each nail and growth rates were calculated. Data were analyzed by ANOVA and linear regression (alpha = 0.05). Mean water F concentrations (8 SE, mg/l) were 0.09 +/- 0.01, 0.15 +/- 0.01, 0.66 +/- 0.01, 0.72 +/- 0.02, and 1.68 +/- 0.08 for A-E, respectively. Mean F concentrations (+/- SE, mg/kg) ranged between 1.38 +/- 0.14 (A, 50-60 years) and 10.20 +/- 2.35 (D, 50-60 years) for fingernails, and between 0.92 +/- 0.08 (A, 14-20 years) and 7.35 +/- 0.80 (E, 50-60 years) for toenails. Among the tested factors, geographical area and water F concentration exerted the most influence on finger- and toenail F concentrations. Subjects of older age groups (30-40 and 50-60 years) from D and E showed higher nail F concentrations than the others. Females presented higher nail F concentration than males. Water F concentration, age, gender and geographical area influenced the F concentration of finger- and toenails, and hence should be taken into account when using this biomarker of exposure to predict risk for dental fluorosis. Copyright (C) 2009 S. Karger AG, Basel

Disciplina 1.1: Estado contempor??neo e suas transforma????es

As transforma????es e tens??es do Estado contempor??neo: autonomia e permeabilidade, coer????o e coordena????o, coes??o e fragmenta????o. O debate contempor??neo acerca dos pap??is do Estado em rela????o a quest??es como: globaliza????o, democracia, conhecimento, desenvolvimento e crise

E agora, Shakti? : como formular uma nova lei ambiental em uma sociedade politicamente dividida?

O estudo de caso analisa o dilema enfrentado pela presidente de uma rep??blica fict??cia na elabora????o do Novo C??digo Florestal de seu pa??s. O enfoque est?? centrado na tarefa ??rdua de conciliar desenvolvimento econ??mico e prote????o ambiental numa ??nica legisla????o. O debate se d?? em torno da trama pol??tica que envolve a tomada de decis??o em momentos de crise e na necessidade de se discutir coletivamente temas sens??veis para a sociedade. Como conciliar direito ao desenvolvimento com prote????o ambiental num pa??s marcado por lutas? Como decidir em meio ?? press??o pol??tica de grupos divergentes? O estudo de caso centra os debates em torno da gest??o do meio ambiente num contexto de expans??o econ??mica baseada no agroneg??cio. O material did??tico pode ser utilizado em disciplinas relacionadas a Direito Ambiental, Direito Internacional P??blico, Direitos Humanos e Administra????o P??blica.

5?? Encontro Nacional das Escolas de Governo

Este ?? o relat??rio do V Encontro Nacional de Escolas de Governo, realizado nos dias 07 e 08 de novembro de 2007, nas depend??ncias da Escola Nacional de Administra????o P??blica ??? ENAP, contando com a presen??a de Escolas de Governo Federais, Estaduais e Municipais.

Teoria do departamento de administr????o geral

O autor no presente trabalho focaliza a evolu????o dos sistemas diferenciais das atividades de administra????o geral dos pa??ses democr??ticos mais avan??ados e termina por situar o D. A. S. P e a reforma administrativa brasileira de 1936 dentro do quadro mundial de progresso cient??fico que vem lastreando a moderna administra????o p??blica.

An??lise da aloca????o de investimentos de empresas privadas e p??blicas no setor el??trico brasileiro

Este trabalho analisa a aloca????o de recursos de empresas p??blicas e privadas do setor el??trico brasileiro no per??odo de 1995-2005 e a contribui????o das estrat??gias de investimentos dessas empresas para o crescimento sustentado do setor. Para tanto, primeiramente, avalia-se a evolu????o da tarifa m??dia de energia frente aos diferentes ??ndices de pre??os da economia e seus poss??veis reflexos sobre o consumo de energia e sobre os resultados financeiros das empresas. Em seguida, analisa-se o comportamento dos investimentos realizados pelas empresas p??blicas e privadas no setor el??trico ao longo do per??odo observado, tomando como refer??ncia dois modelos de determina????o de investimento, em diferentes contextos. O trabalho aponta a necessidade de continuidade da participa????o da empresa p??blica no novo modelo regulat??rio do setor el??trico brasileiro, que desempenha papel importante no ajustamento da aloca????o de recursos, com vistas a promover o desenvolvimento sustentado do setor el??trico brasileiro.

11?? concurso inova????o na gest??o p??blica federal

Criar um ambiente prop??cio para a pesquisa, o desenvolvimento e a inova????o, sair da estrutura hier??rquica de comando e- controle com a articula????o de a????es horizontais, estruturar redes de parcerias para a obten????o de informa????es qualificadas. Foi um pouco do que fizeram ??? e muito bem ??? as equipes vencedoras do 11?? Concurso Inova????o na Gest??o P??blica Federal, promovido pela ENAP e pelo Minist??rio do Planejamento, Or??amento e Gest??o.

A dimensão urbana da arquitetura : ambientes de transição

The present work aims to discuss the urban dimension of architecture and to investigate the role of the architectural spaces in the quality of life in between buildings and their environments. It investigates the transitional spaces between building and thoroughfare; building, thoroughfare and built environments located on the ground level of the buildings, and the potential they have to modify (individually or in groups) the environment where they are. For that, the research studies aspects of the architecture that urban buildings (individually or in groups) have and the inference of the morphology, building type and urban environment quality within the extended context of the Brazilian contemporary city. The analysis of the relation between building, thoroughfare and adjacent surroundings will be performed by the lights of, the evolution they have suffered since European urban spatial interventions that took place in the 19th Century; the morphological rupture on the traditional modern city of the 20th Century; the Brazilian experience focused on edifices, by showing analysis of a group of buildings, in their majority, iconic examples of Brazilian architecture from the 1930s onwards; and finally by an extensive investigation on the micro areas that have been selected in the Camburi region, in the city of Vitória-ES, focused on the characteristics of their architectural complex. As a preliminary conclusion, it can be stated that architecture cannot determine the quality in urban life and in its environments by itself, but because of its architectural and urban configuration of space, it may contribute to quality of environment in its surroundings

New challenges in mathematics for the european higher education

In this paper we will talk about a math project submitted to the Lifelong Learning Programme. European higher education needs a reform in order to play its full role in the Europe of Knowledge. Modernisation of higher education is necessary in the areas of curricula (Bologna process), funding and governance so that higher education institutions can face the challenges posed by globalisation and contribute more effectively to the training and retraining of the European workforce. On the other hand Mathematics is an essential component of all educational systems. Mathematical literacy is being scrutinized in assessment efforts such as the OCDE Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). This showed a low level in Europe. Due to the Bologna Process, which brought several didactical implications for Higher Education (HE) institutions, there is the need of lifelong learning. This evolution is in conflict with the earlier mentioned lack of competencies on basic sciences, such as Mathematics. Forced by this duality, efforts are combined to share expertise in the Math field and the integration of pedagogical methodologies becomes a necessity. Thus, several European countries have proposed an International Project to the Lifelong Learning Programme, Action ERASMUS Modernisation of Higher Education, to make institutions more attractive and more responsive to the needs of the labour market, citizens and society at large. One of the main goals of the project is to attract students to math through high-quality instructional units in an understandable, exciting and attractive way.

Imperfeito português e condicional francês: valores modais

O trabalho que se segue faz parte de um projecto mais vasto de descrição das categorias tempo e aspecto em português europeu.

Estratégias de oferta em leilões simétricos no âmbito dos mercados liberalizados de electricidade

Mestrado em Engenharia Electrotécnica – Sistemas Eléctricos de Energia

Bancada laboratorial remota para o ensino da electrónica

Mestrado em Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores

Layer-by-layer immobilization of carbon dots fluorescent nanomaterials on single optical fiber

We report within this paper the development of a fiber-optic based sensor for Hg(II) ions. Fluorescent carbon nanoparticles were synthesized by laser ablation and functionalized with PEG200 and N-acetyl-l-cysteine so they can be anionic in nature. This characteristic facilitated their deposition by the layer-by-layer assembly method into thin alternating films along with a cationic polyelectrolyte, poly(ethyleneimine). Such films could be immobilized onto the tip of a glass optical fiber, allowing the construction of an optical fluorescence sensor. When immobilized on the fiber-optic tip, the resultant sensor was capable of selectively detecting sub-micromolar concentrations of Hg(II) with an increased sensitivity compared to carbon dot solutions. The fluorescence of the carbon dots was quenched by up to 44% by Hg(II) ions and interference from other metal ions was minimal.

Prática de ensino supervisionado no 1.º e 2.º ciclo do ensino básico: práticas de promoção de competência sociais no 1.º ciclo do ensino básico

Relatório apresentado à Escola Superior de Educação de Lisboa para obtenção de grau de mestre em Ensino do 1º e do 2º Ciclos do Ensino Básico