Os gêneros de discurso, cenografia e ethos em discursos da obra O templo e a forca de Luiz Guilherme Santos Neves

A pesquisa busca mostrar como o discurso religioso do gênero sermão, na voz do enunciador Frei Gregório José Maria de Bene, pode influir na estratégia de adesão e convencimento dos escravos da região de Serra, província do Espírito Santo, para a construção da igreja do Queimado. O sermão citado é o recorte fundamental do discurso literário O Templo e a Forca (1999), recriado por Luiz Guilherme Santos Neves, analisado a partir de cena englobante legitimadora. O trabalho insere-se nos estudos da Analise do Discurso (AD) de linha francesa, pelo referencial teórico de Dominique Maingueneau, que nos orientará quanto às cenografias do padre, sua imagem de enunciador, as condições de produção do sermão, ressaltando elementos que interagem no embate, visando à sociedade da época e às questões culturais dos envolvidos na eclosão da revolta. O principal objetivo é examinar as cenas de enunciação e como se constrói o ethos religioso em cada cena e suas variadas funções. É elementar dizer que o religioso se reconstrói a cada momento a partir do comprometimento com as situações de comunicação. Para maior entendi-mento, dizemos que essas diversas reconstruções apresentam nos discursos diferentes encenações desse tão fomentado religioso com suas estratégias de adesão, apresentando-se ora com a imagem daquele que fala em nome de Deus, preza a docilidade da vida do campo à sombra das andirobeiras gigantes onde se pode sentir o silêncio que convida à contemplação e à prece; ora aquele comprometido com seus propósitos interesseiros e pessoais. Fala para não ser entendido, e o que vale é erguer a casa de São José sem poupar a carne e o sangue das mortes que virão. Importa ressaltar que sempre há possibilidade de olhar ingênuo sobre texto religioso, que, conforme Main-gueneau (2010), só é legível relacionado a vasto intertexto que contribuirá para estruturar o discurso. Para enriquecer ainda mais este estudo, afora o gênero sermão usamos recortes que estruturam o discurso de Neves e sinalizam as variadas cenografias e a forma como se constituem enquanto gêneros: Diálogo interior – momentos solitários do frade – Visão do frade e Monólogo; Diálogo Compartilhado – segmenta diálogos entre o enunciador e seus vários co-enunciadores, que estruturam os acontecimentos do discurso; e o gênero exortação, do padre aos escravos. Os recortes são momentos de grandes embates recriados pelo autor, em discurso leve fazendo seu leitor transitar prazerosamente junto ao frade entre as suas variadas imagens nos discursos. Levando o leitor a acreditar tratar-se de cenas relacionadas ao gênero cômico. E talvez o fosse, se não terminasse em revolta.

Ler em tempo livre durante o Estado Novo: A função do suplemento infantil Pim-Pam-Pum na formação da criança

RESUMO: Esta dissertação tem como objectivo compreender a influência da ideologia do Estado Novo nos conteúdos inseridos no suplemento infantil Pim-Pam-Pum. Visa ainda relacionar, num determinado momento temporal o suplemento infantil de um dos jornais mais lidos da época O Século, com a ideologia do Estado Novo. Procura identificar os valores incutidos nos números a analisar no Pim-Pam-Pum num período de dois anos. O período histórico em análise do suplemento infantil Pim-Pam-Pum compreende os exemplares entre 1953 a 1955. Como principais conclusões do estudo retira-se que o suplemento infantil procurava educar o seu público de forma lúdica. Por outro lado, transmitia e incutia em colaboração com a família os principais valores salazaristas. A imprensa escrita passa a ser uma arma de propaganda ideológica do Estado Novo numa tentativa de conter informação desfavorável ao regime perante as pressões internas e externas. Com a institucionalização da censura após a segunda Guerra Mundial, a vigilância e o exame das publicações dos organismos competentes em colaboração com a própria auto-censura dos jornalistas, simplificou-se. No entanto a imprensa procurou cumprir com a sua missão de divulgação cultural e lúdica através de jornais diários, revistas e suplementos infantis. ABSTRACT:The aim of this dissertation is to understand the influence of the ideology of the "Estado Novo" in the contents inserted in the children's supplement Pim-Pam-Pum. It also aims to relate, in a certain historical period, the children’s supplement of one of the most important newspapers of the time, "O Século", with the ideology of the "Estado Novo". In addition, it intends to identify the values ingrained in the numbers to be analysed in Pim-Pam-Pum in a period of two years. The period under analysis of the children's supplement Pim-Pam-Pum includes the numbers from 1953 to 1955. One of the main conclusions of this study is that the children's aforementioned supplement aimed to educate its audience in a joyful manner. On the other hand, it transmitted as well as inculcated with the families’ collaboration the main Salazarist values. The press becomes a weapon of ideological propaganda of the "Estado Novo" in an attempt to keep harmful information to the regime from the internal and external pressures. With the institucionalization of censorship after the Second World War, the careful surveillance of publications by the competent and relevant organisms in collaboration with the censorship made by the journalists themselves, was simplified. However, the press tried to accomplish its mission of cultural and playful diffusion by means of newspapers, magazines and children's supplements.

Multidimensional aspects related to shiftworkers' health and well-being

The impact of shift and night work on health shows a high inter- and intra-individual variability, both in terms of kind of troubles and temporal occurrence, related to various intervening factors dealing with individual characteristics, lifestyles, work demands, company organisation, family relations and social conditions. The way we define "health" and "well-being" can significantly influence appraisals, outcomes and interventions. As the goal is the optimisation of shiftworkers' health, it is necessary to go beyond the health protection and to act for health promotion. In this perspective, not only people related to medical sciences, but many other actors (ergonomists, psychologists, sociologists, educators, legislators), as well as shiftworkers themselves. Many models have been proposed aimed at describing the intervening variables mediating and/or moderating the effects; they try to define the interactions and the pathways connecting risk factors and outcomes through several human dimensions, which refer to physiology, psychology, pathology, sociology, ergonomics, economics, politics, and ethics. So, different criteria can be used to evaluate shiftworkers' health and well-being, starting from biological rhythms and ending in severe health disorders, passing through psychological strain, job dissatisfaction, family perturbation and social dis-adaptation, both in the short- and long-term. Consequently, it appears rather arbitrary to focus the problem of shiftworkers' health and tolerance only on specific aspects (e.g. individual characteristics), but a systemic approach appears more appropriate, able to match as many variables as possible, and aimed at defining which factors are the most relevant for those specific work and social conditions. This can support a more effective and profitable (for individuals, companies, and society) adoption of preventive and compensative measures, that must refer more to "countervalues" rather than to "counterweights".

Impact of socioeconomic status on Brazilian elderly health

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the impact of socioeconomic status on elderly health. METHODS: The study was based on cross-sectional data from Survey on Health, Well-Being, and Aging in Latin America and the Caribbean. The sample comprised 2,143 non-institutionalized elderly aged 60 years and older living in the urban area of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil. Linear regression models estimated the effect of socioeconomic status indicators (years of schooling completed, occupation and purchasing power) on each one of the following health indicators: depression, self-rated health, morbidity and memory capacity. A 5% significance level was set. RESULTS: There was a significant effect of years of education and purchasing power on self-rated health and memory capacity when controlled for the variables number of diseases during childhood, bed rest for at least a month due to health problems during childhood, self-rated health during childhood, living arrangements, sex, age, marital status, category of health insurance, intake of medicines. Only purchasing power had an effect on depression. Despite the bivariate association between socioeconomic status indicators and number of diseases (morbidity), this effect was no longer seen after including the controls in the model. CONCLUSIONS: The study results confirm the association between socioeconomic status indicators and health among Brazilian elderly, but only for some dimensions of socioeconomic status and certain health outcomes.

(Re)construindo valores com as crianças em Educação Pré-escolar e 1.º Ciclo do Ensino Básico

Mestrado (PES II), Educação Pré-Escolar e Ensino do 1.º Ciclo do Ensino Básico, 18 de Junho de 2015, Universidade dos Açores.

The epidemiologic paradox of low birth weight in Brazil

OBJECTIVE: To examine whether the low birth weight (LBW) paradox exists in Brazil. METHODS: LBW and cesarean section rates between 1995 and 2007 were estimated based on data from SINASC (Brazilian Live Births Database). Infant mortality rates (IMRs) were obtained using an indirect method that correct for underreporting. Schooling information was obtained from census data. Trends in LBW rate were assessed using joinpoint regression models. The correlations between LBW rate and other indicators were graphically assessed by lowess regression and tested using Spearman's rank correlation. RESULTS: In Brazil, LBW rate trends were non-linear and non-significant: the rate dropped from 7.9% in 1995 to 7.7% in 2000, then increased to 8.2% in 2003 and remained nearly steady thereafter at 8.2% in 2007. However, trends varied among Brazilian regions: there were significant increases in the North from 1999 to 2003 (2.7% per year), and in the South (1.0% per year) and Central-West regions (0.6% per year) from 1995 to 2007. For the entire period studied, higher LBW and lower IMRs were seen in more developed compared to less developed regions. In Brazilian States, in 2005, the higher the IMR rate, the lower the LBW rate (p=0.009); the lower the low schooling rate, the lower the LBW rate (p=0.007); the higher the number of neonatal intensive care beds per 1,000 live births, the higher the LBW rate (p=0.036). CONCLUSIONS: The low birth weight paradox was seen in Brazil. LBW rate is increasing in some Brazilian regions. Regional differences in LBW rate seem to be more associated to availability of perinatal care services than underlying social conditions.

Cognitive models for the concept of angle

Tese de doutoramento em Filosofia

Determinants of the use of health care services: multilevel analysis in the Metropolitan Region of Sao Paulo

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the individual and contextual determinants of the use of health care services in the metropolitan region of Sao Paulo.METHODS Data from the Sao Paulo Megacity study – the Brazilian version of the World Mental Health Survey multicenter study – were used. A total of 3,588 adults living in 69 neighborhoods in the metropolitan region of Sao Paulo, SP, Southeastern Brazil, including 38 municipalities and 31 neighboring districts, were selected using multistratified sampling of the non-institutionalized population. Multilevel Bayesian logistic models were adjusted to identify the individual and contextual determinants of the use of health care services in the past 12 months and presence of a regular physician for routine care.RESULTS The contextual characteristics of the place of residence (income inequality, violence, and median income) showed no significant correlation (p > 0.05) with the use of health care services or with the presence of a regular physician for routine care. The only exception was the negative correlation between living in areas with high income inequality and presence of a regular physician (OR: 0.77; 95%CI 0.60;0.99) after controlling for individual characteristics. The study revealed a strong and consistent correlation between individual characteristics (mainly education and possession of health insurance), use of health care services, and presence of a regular physician. Presence of chronic and mental illnesses was strongly correlated with the use of health care services in the past year (regardless of the individual characteristics) but not with the presence of a regular physician.CONCLUSIONS Individual characteristics including higher education and possession of health insurance were important determinants of the use of health care services in the metropolitan area of Sao Paulo. A better understanding of these determinants is essential for the development of public policies that promote equitable use of health care services.

Controlo da tuberculose em Portugal : papel e qualidade da detecção de casos

RESUMO - A impressionante evolução da incidência notificada desde 1950 evidencia o quanto o sistema de informação é sensível ao esforço de notificação, reflectindo ainda o impacte das medidas de controlo que foram sendo introduzidas, bem como alguma melhoria nas condições sociais com efeito favorável sobre a doença (Briz, 2005). Sendo a tuberculose uma doença de notificação obrigatória, nos termos da Portaria n.º 766/86, de 26 de Dezembro, os casos deverão ser sempre comunicados à Autoridade de Saúde, em impresso aprovado. O facto de a tuberculose ter um sistema de informação próprio tem permitido um conhecimento relativamente completo da situação epidemiológica. (DGS, 1995) Pretende-se caracterizar o perfil de distribuição da incidência notificada da tuberculose pulmonar, em Portugal Continental, nomeadamente a nível distrital, no período compreendido entre 2000 e 2008, inclusive, partindo-se depois para um estudo mais pormenorizado, relacionado com a sensibilidade do sistema de notificação da tuberculose, no sentido de se quantificarem os problemas de subnotificação. Para validação da notificação, serão utilizados os dados de 2007 e 2008. Procurar-se-á depois obter o perfil da incidência ajustada para a detecção em cada um desses anos, avançando-se de seguida para a identificação e caracterização de parâmetros complementares e de acesso fácil que contribuam para interpretar a distribuição geográfica da incidência notificada, em função da sua provável validade. Perante o eventual confronto com o problema da subnotificação, a identificação das razões da menor adesão à notificação de casos de tuberculose pulmonar apresenta-se quase como inevitável, sendo feita através do recurso a entrevistas a informadores-chave. --------------------------------------ABSTRACT - The impressive development of the incidence reported since 1950 shows how the system is sensitive to the effort of notification, still reflects the impact of control measures have been introduced, and some improvement in social conditions with favorable effect on the disease ( Briz, 2005). As tuberculosis a notifiable disease, according to Ordinance No. 766/86, December 26, cases should be reported to the Health Authority, approved in print. The fact that tuberculosis have an information system itself has allowed a relatively complete knowledge of the epidemiological situation. (DGS, 1995) The aim is to characterize the distribution profile of the reported incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis, in Portugal, particularly at district level in the period between 2000 and 2008, starting from then to a more detailed study, related to the sensitivity of the system notification of tuberculosis, in order to quantify the problems of underreporting. For validation of the notification, we used the data from 2007 and 2008. Search will then obtain the profile of the adjusted incidence for detection in each of those years, advancing is then for the identification and characterization of additional parameters and easy access to contribute to interpret the geographical distribution of reported incidence in according to their likely validity. Given the eventual confrontation with the problem of underreporting, the identification of reasons for the lower adherence to reporting cases of pulmonary tuberculosis has become almost as inevitable, being made through the use of interviews with key informants.

Cases distribution of leptospirosis in City of Manaus, State of Amazonas, Brazil, 2000-2010

INTRODUCTION: Leptospirosis is an infectious disease caused by microorganisms of the genus Leptospira that affects several species of animals, including the human beings. The study described the confirmed cases of leptospirosis in Manaus, from 2000 to 2010. METHODS: A descriptive study based on secondary data analysis of Secretaria Municipal de Saúde (SEMSA), Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação SINAN and Sistema de Informação sobre Mortalidade (SIM) analyzing the variables: age group, gender, clinical aspects and geographic area and lethality. RESULTS: Were reported 665 cases of leptospirosis, 339 were confirmed and 35 (10.3%) died. The largest number of cases occurred in May (16.8%), March (13.3%) and April (11.4%), a period of intense rainfall. The city areas with the greatest occurrence of the disease were South (26.6%), West (23.5%) and East (19.7%), areas of the greatest precariousness socio-environment. The largest number of cases, including deaths, occurred in the age group from 14 to 44.9 years (74%), being that 291 (85.8%) were male and 48 (14.1%) females. The most frequent symptoms were fever, myalgia, headache and jaundice. In relation to the social conditions were identified low education, poor housing, absence of sanitation and low income. CONCLUSIONS: In Manaus, despite the implementation of the Social and Environmental Program of Igarapés of Manaus (PROSAMIM), there are still areas that need a proper urbanization and improvements in socio-environmental conditions, reducing the level of exposure of the human beings that living in these locations.

Towards an integrated technology management across the rail supply chain extended to society: building the case study on high-speed trains

The present paper was prepared for the course “Project III”, with the supervision of Prof. António Moniz, reporting on the author speaking notes at the Winter School on Technology Assessment, 6-7 December 2010, as part of the Doctoral Programme on Technology Assessment at FCT-UNL.

Measuring male infertility: epidemiological aspects

Evidence suggests that human semen quality may have been deteriorating in recent years. Most of the evidence is retrospective, based on analysis of data sets collected for other purposes. Measures of male infertility are needed if we want to monitor the biological capacity for males to reproduce over time or between different populations. We also need these measures in analytical epidemiology if we want to identify risk indicators, risk factors, or even causes of an impaired male fecundity-that is, the male component in the biological ability to reproduce. The most direct evaluation of fecundity is to measure the time it takes to conceive. Since the time of conception may be missed in the case of an early abortion, time to get pregnant is often measured as the time it takes to obtain a conception that survives until a clinically recognized pregnancy or even a pregnancy that ends with a live born child occurs. A prolonged time required to produce pregnancy may therefore be due to a failure to conceive or a failure to maintain a pregnancy until clinical recognition. Studies that focus on quantitative changes in fecundity (that does not cause sterility) should in principle be possible in a pregnancy sample. The most important limitation in fertility studies is that the design requires equal persistency in trying to become pregnant and rather similar fertility desires and family planning methods in the groups to be compared. This design is probably achievable in exposure studies that make comparisons with reasonable comparable groups concerning social conditions and use of contraceptive methods.

'Como seiva viva em tronco forte'. A agência noticiosa Lusitânia e o projeto imperial do Estado Novo

O presente estudo pretende descrever as condições políticas e sociais em que foi criada e se desenvolveu a Lusitânia, uma agência noticiosa portuguesa, destinada a contribuir para o fortalecimento do Império português através da difusão do noticiário colonial na metrópole e deste nas colónias. Apesar da escassez de estudos existentes e de não ser conhecido o paradeiro dos arquivos da agência, é possível ainda, através de fontes indiretas, avaliar da importância e do papel ideológico desta agência na construção de um Portugal uno do Minho a Timor, como pretendiam o regime e o fundador da agência, Luís Lupi.

O testamento vital: considerações gerais sobre as diretivas antecipadas de vontade

Dissertação de mestrado em Direito das Crianças, Família e Sucessões