Filmes infantis e a produção performativa da heterossexualidade

A heterossexualidade não é natural, ela é uma condição culturalmente construída que precisa ser constantemente reiterada de modo a ‘normalizar’ os sujeitos. Esta pesquisa assume tal premissa como seu fundamento. No que se refere à perspectiva analítica, alinho-me aos Estudos Culturais em sua vertente pós-estruturalista e recorro a formulações dos Estudos Feministas e da Teoria Queer. Entendo que, no processo contínuo de reiteração da heterossexualidade como norma, inúmeras estratégias e artefatos culturais são utilizados. Nesta tese, analiso os mecanismos postos em ação pelos filmes infantis de animação da Disney, quais sejam: A Pequena Sereia, Mulan, A Bela e a Fera e O Rei Leão. Esses artefatos culturais têm grande importância não apenas no cotidiano das crianças, como também no funcionamento da economia global, movimentando milhões de dólares. Eles certamente constituem-se em importante recurso pedagógico contemporâneo. Interessam-me, aqui, especialmente os enunciados performativos que são repetidos nos filmes infantis, de modo a produzir identidades de gênero e sexuais e garantir a heterossexualidade como norma Acredito que a identidade hegemônica não é perseguida apenas e tão somente através da constante apresentação do Mesmo, mas também (e, talvez, principalmente) é reafirmada através da produção do estranho, do monstro, do abjeto, que funcionam, nesse contexto, como parâmetros de normalidade, como modos de garantir o cumprimento das normas regulatórias. Para desenvolver esta análise, utilizo como ferramentas analíticas fundamentalmente os conceitos de identidade, performatividade, abjeção e normalização.

Análise de crescimento em amendoinzeiro (Arachis hypogaea L.) submetido à matocompetição

Foram verificados os efeitos de diferentes períodos de controle e convivência de plantas daninhas (0; 14; 28; 42; 56; 70; 84 e 98 dias) na cultura do amendoinzeiro (Arachis hypogaea L.) em Moji-Guaçu (SP). As principais espécies invasoras da área experimental foram: Acanthospermum australe (Loef.) O. Kuntz, Waltheria indica L., Borreria alata DC., Richardia scabra L., Rhynchelytrum repens (Nees) Stapf. et Hubb. e Diodia teres Walt. de maneira geral, durante quase todo o ciclo, a espécie de maior importância relativa foi A. australe, sendo suplantada por outras espécies apenas na colheita, quando já estava encerrando seu ciclo de desenvolvimento. O período inicial de controle das plantas daninhas, além de reduzir a densidade da comunidade infestante, diminuiu sua riqueza em espécies e alterou a importância relativa das populações. A matocompetição resultou na redução do crescimento do amendoinzeiro, principalmente a partir de 42 dias de convivência, afetando a altura das plantas, a área foliar, o índice de área foliar e o acúmulo epígeo de matéria seca. Não foram afetados os números de ramos e de folíolos por planta, nem a qualidade dos grãos e o vigor das sementes do amendoim. A produção de frutos foi reduzida ao redor de 31,5% em decorrência da interferência das plantas daninhas. O período total de prevenção da interferência na produção foi de 14 dias e o período anterior à interferência foi de 70 dias.

The kinetics of donor cell mtDNA in embryonic and somatic donor cell-derived bovine embryos

The mechanisms controlling the outcome of donor cell-derived mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in cloned animals remain largely unknown. This research was designed to investigate the kinetics of somatic and embryonic mtDNA in reconstructed bovine embryos during preimplantation development, as well as in cloned animals. The experiment involved two different procedures of embryo reconstruction and their evaluation at five distinct phases of embryo development to measure the proportion of donor cell mtDNA (Bos indicus), as well as the segregation of this mtDNA during cleavage. The ratio of donor cell (B. indicus) to host oocyte (B. taurus) mtDNA (heteroplasmy) from blastomere- (NT-B) and fibroblast- (NT-F) reconstructed embryos was estimated using an allele-specific PCR with fluorochrome-stained specific primers in each sampled blastomere, in whole blastocysts, and in the tissues of a fibroblast-derived newborn clone. NT-B zygotes and blastocysts show similar levels of heteroplasmy (11.0% and 14.0%, respectively), despite a significant decrease at the 9-16 cell stage (5.8%; p < 0.05). Heteroplasmy levels in NT-F reconstructed zygotes, however, increased from an initial low level (4.7%), to 12.9% (p < 0.05) at the 9-16 cell stage. The NT-F blastocysts contained low levels of heteroplasmy (2.2%) and no somatic-derived mtDNA was detected in the gametes or the tissues of the newborn calf cloned. These results suggest that, in contrast to the mtDNA of blastomeres, that of somatic cells either undergoes replication or escapes degradation during cleavage, although it is degraded later after the blastocyst stage or lost during somatic development, as revealed by the lack of donor cell mtDNA at birth.

Karyoplast exchange between strontium- and 6-DMAP-parthenogenetically activated zygotes of cattle

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Use of strontium for bovine oocyte activation

Strontium efficiently activates mouse oocytes, however, there is limited information on its use in cattle. Thus, the objective of this study was to establish a suitable protocol for activating bovine oocyte with strontium. For pronuclear development, the absence of calcium and magnesium in the activation medium (TALP) with 10 and 50mM strontium (34.4 and 53.1%, respectively) was superior to the complete TALP (6.5 and 19.4%, respectively). In all activation media, better results were observed with 25 and 50 mM strontium (21.9-53.1 and 19.4-53.1%, respectively). Incubation for 4 h promoted similar results in all strontium concentrations. However, strontium at 15, 20, and 25 mM for 6 and 8 h (40.7, 46.7, and 48.3%, and 29.3, 48.3, and 40.7%, respectively) were superior to control (15.5 and 10%, respectively). After in vitro maturation for 26 h, strontium (S; 20 mM in Ca2+ and Mg2+-free TALP for 6 h), ionomycin + strontium (IS), and strontium + ionomycin (SI) (60, 63.3, and 65%, respectively) were similar in pronuclear development and superior to ionomycin (I; 5 mu M for 5 min; 36.7%). In treatments S and I, only 1 PN zygotes were observed. In treatment S, most of them had 1 and 2 PB (35.7 and 60.7%, respectively), and in treatment I, 0, 1, and 2 PB (14.3, 57.1, and 28.6%, respectively). Most of the zygotes in treatment IS and SI were 1 PN 2 PB (77.4 and 61.6%, respectively). The number of oocytes with clusters of cortical granules was similar in all treated groups (11-29%). Cortical granule exocytosis in treatment IS (68%) was similar to S (54%) and superior to 1, SI, and control (27, 45, and 5.0%, respectively). Cleavage and blastocyst rates were similar for S, I, IS, and SI treatments (61.7-76.7, and 8.3-13.3%, respectively) and the same was observed for ICM, TE, and total cell number, and ICM/total cell ratio (22-25, 64-69, and 86-95, and 0.26-0.27). In conclusion, strontium may be efficiently applied for bovine oocyte activation at 20 mM in Ca2+-and Mg2+-free TALP medium for 6 h.

Desenvolvimento vegetativo de quatro espécies de grama irrigadas com efluente doméstico

This research aimed to compare the development of four grasses species irrigated by dripping with an effluent from a domestic wastewater station treatment in a small rural community, and supply water from Sabesp. For this purpose, an experiment was conducted in a greenhouse at the FCA/UNESP (Botucatu - SP) for 12 months in a completely randomized 4 × 3 factorial design, with four replications, totalizing 48 parcels. Grass species used in this experiment were: Santo Agostinho (Stenotaphrum secandatum (Walt.) Kuntze); Bermudas (Cynodum dactylon); Esmeralda (Zoysia japônica) and São Carlos (Axnopus sp). The treatments were: T1- Irrigation with re-use; T2- Irrigation with re-use + chemical fertilization and T3- Irrigation with supply water from Sabesp + chemical fertilization (control). Data were submitted to comparison of means by Tukey's test at 5 %. The results showed that nitrogen in the wastewater was enough for the good development of the grass species. However, its use caused higher potassium loss.

Desenvolvimento vegetativo de quatro espécies de grama irrigadas com efluente de estação de tratamento de esgoto doméstico

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O instinto de americanidade na poesia de Machado de Assis

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Mário Faustino e seus ciclos tradutórios: do arte-literatura ao poesia-experiência

O presente trabalho tem como objetivo geral analisar como ocorre a intertextualidade dos escritores T. S. Eliot, James Joyce, Robert Stock, Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman e Ezra Pound, na obra de Mário Faustino. De acordo com autores como Bosi (1994) e Benedito Nunes (1985), a poesia de Faustino resulta da soma de poetas que ele leu, em diferentes momentos, tais como: Mallarmé, Yeats, Rilke, cummings, Joyce e Pound, deste último se utilizou do lema “repetir para aprender, criar para renovar”. O lema de Pound remete direta ou indiretamente à presença de outros autores em alguns poemas de Faustino. Mas este fato sempre foi tratado com poucas comprovações práticas. Assim, estabelecemos alguns parâmetros para escolher quais autores seriam analisados: utilizaremos somente autores anglófonos e, dentre eles, apenas autores que Faustino traduziu em suplementos literários e em uma revista. Partindo desse princípio, os autores foram distribuídos em dois momentos que definimos como ciclos: o ciclo-norte, o qual abrangeu o suplemento Arte-Literatura e a revista Norte; e o ciclo-sudeste, o qual abrangeu o suplemento Poesia-Experiência. Em ambos os ciclos, procuramos meios que nos permitissem mostrar que determinados autores estão presentes na obra de Faustino, seja por meio da criação de novos poemas com base em um poema de um autor anglófono ou por meio da incorporação de elementos característicos de determinado escritor também anglófono. Para esta pesquisa utilizamos alguns autores como: Chaves (1986) Kristeva (1974) e Bakhtin (2003; 2006), Santiago (1978), Nunes (1985; 1986; 1997; 2009) e Campos (1977; 1992). Percebemos, de acordo com Compagnon (2007), como ocorre o trabalho de reconstrução da escrita, neste caso na análise entre as traduções realizadas por Mário Faustino e os poemas dele, no qual cada etapa é um liame de uma imensa trama que liga este texto a outros lidos e “recortados”, que é manipulado por um indivíduo, ao mesmo tempo, autor e leitor (Faustino). Assim, o autor/leitor, possuiu como prática a tarefa de citar, ou seja, redizer o que já havia sido dito por outros.

A discursivização em Wall.E: sociedade, tecnologia e poder

This article consists in a discourse analysis of the feature film in animation Wall.e produced by Pixar in association to Disney in 2008. Pixar has been known to produce films that contain various discursive levels, making its products appealing not only for children, but also for adults. However, Wall-e proves to be a masterpiece in Pixar carrier, because it is the one which focuses on the analysis and critique of contemporary society associated with technological development. For this, the plot has as its starting point the question of sustainability and unbridled consumerism. But the film expands the debate, tracing the relationship between technology and humanity, discussing how one affects the other. The project therefore aims to show how the animation works such concepts and constructs his discourse. To this end, the work seeks to identify the signs that make up the discourse and draw the intertextuality between WALL.E and other works that also discuss the same elements such as Stanley Kubrick‟s 2001 - A Space Odyssey (1968)

Os ídolos nas revistas teen: uma análise de Atrevida, Capricho e Todateen

This study aims to conduct a comparative analysis of the cover stories of magazines Atrevida, published by Escala, Capricho, published by Abril, and Todateen, published by AltoAstral, published between 2008 and 2012, which give prominence to the phenomena with more recurring presence on the covers. The objective of the research is to analyze the criteria for newsworthiness adopted by publications targeting a teenage audience, relating them to cover highlights involving idols of that audience. As object, we study the press coverage given to four magazines phenomena of cultural industry: the actors in the Twilight saga, the actors of the Disney Channel series, singer Justin Bieber and actors of Brazilian soap opera Rebelde. The work begins with a history of magazine journalism, from its origin to the journalism geared toward teenage readers, through the history of women's magazines and variety. Then, we present the theoretical concepts from the Theory News (Traquina) in confrontation with the notions of consumption (Canclini) and behavior (Featherstone). Finally, analysis of the corpus, which was defined by a cutout thematic within this period, divided into two major groups of news reports: those in which the idol is the news, and those in which he serves as a guide for the reader

O American Israel Public Affairs Office Committee (AIPAC) e sua influência na política externa dos Estados Unidos

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Effects of plant regulators on the growth and flowering of Saint Augustine grass plants

The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of three plant growth inhibitors on the development and emission of floral rachis of Saint Augustine grass [Stenotaphrum secundatum (Walt.) Kuntzel] plants. The study was carried out in a 15 month old lawn with the experimental plots being distributed in accordance with a complete randomized block design with four replications. The treatments consisted of sole application of trinexapac-ethyl (113, 226, 452, 678, and 904 g ai ha(-1)), prohexadione-calcium (100 and 200 g ai ha(-1)), and bispyribac-sodium (40 and 60 g ai ha(-1)) plus a check treatment in which the plants were not submitted to any of the plant growth inhibitors. The effects of those products were evaluated in terms of visual signs of plant intoxication, plant height, emission and height of floral rachises, and chip total dry matter production. All the plant growth inhibitors resulted in visible injury to the plants but these intoxication signs practically disappeared 28 days after the application. Trinexapac-ethyl at the dose of 904 g ai ha(-1) reduced plant height by 59.7%, the emission of floral rachis by 96.4%, and the amount of chip dry matter production by 87.7%. Plant growth inhibitors may reduce the number of times of lawn plants cutting up to 119 days after their application with no harmful effects on the plants visual aspect.

Block & Bridle Annual 1956-1957

Charles Adams (Faculty Advisor), Delbert Kuhlman, John Klingenberg, Ardyce Haring, Harvey Jorgensen, Roy Volzke, Billie Reed, Paul Yeutter Prof. Loeffel, Carolyn Hall, Byron Kort, Larry Paul, Elwin Mosier, Charles Corkle, Kay Robohm, Daniel Stilwell Duane Stokebrand, Gary Briggs, Walt Patterson, Wendell Mousel, Keith Smith, Darrel Zessin, Richard Bonne, Donald Kasbohm, Bruce Skinner Bob Discoe, Doyle Hulme, Jim Smith, Carl Lorenzen, Jay Cook, Gary Berke, Bob Volk, Roger Hild Donald Kuhl, Russell Person, Ray Cada, Ray DeBower, Bob Dannert, Phil Starck, Kay Knudsen, Jerry Brownfield, Allan McClure, Wally Bierman Morris Ochsner, Warren Mitchell, Ed McReynolds, Gerald Dart, Arza Snyder, Mervy Schliefert, Arley Waldo, Tom Hoffman, John Wink, Virgil Gellermann, Duane Neuman