Descontinuidades culturais das bolseiras angolanas em Cuba nas décadas de 1970 a 1990

Com a necessidade urgente de formar a nova geração na aquisição de conhecimentos científicos, culturais, habilidades e valores, Angola com a sua forte relação com o governo cubano apostou na formação de quadros a longo prazo. Provenientes das 18 províncias de Angola, com idades muito tenras, enraizadas com as suas culturas de origem, jovens angolanas foram literalmente sujeitas a desvincular-se precocemente dos seus rituais, hábitos e costumes. O presente estudo tem como objetivo determinar as principais causas que levaram a uma decadência total ou parcial das descontinuidades culturais destas bolseiras angolanas em Cuba, num determinado período histórico (de 1970 a 1990). Pretende, ainda, trazer ao conhecimento público esta situação educacional específica através, não só de um conhecimento do contexto angolano da época, como da voz de quem o viveu. Com este trabalho pretendemos, assim, contribuir para uma reflexão sobre as questões da cultura e da importância da mesma na educação dos jovens.

Safety and occlusion rates of surgical treatment of unruptured intracranial aneurysms: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature from 1990 to 2011.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Surgical clipping of unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UIAs) has recently been challenged by the emergence of endovascular treatment. We performed an updated systematic review and meta-analysis on the surgical treatment of UIAs, in an attempt to determine the aneurysm occlusion rates and safety of surgery in the modern era. METHODS: A detailed protocol was developed prior to conducting the review according to the Cochrane Collaboration guidelines. Electronic databases spanning January 1990-April 2011 were searched, complemented by hand searching. Heterogeneity was assessed using I(2), and publication bias with funnel plots. Surgical mortality and morbidity were analysed with weighted random effect models. RESULTS: 60 studies with 9845 patients harbouring 10 845 aneurysms were included. Mortality occurred in 157 patients (1.7%; 99% CI 0.9% to 3.0%; I(2)=82%). Unfavourable outcomes, including death, occurred in 692 patients (6.7%; 99% CI 4.9% to 9.0%; I(2)=85%). Morbidity rates were significantly greater in higher quality studies, and with large or posterior circulation aneurysms. Reported morbidity rates decreased over time. Studies were generally of poor quality; funnel plots showed heterogeneous results and publication bias, and data on aneurysm occlusion rates were scant. CONCLUSIONS: In studies published between 1990 and 2011, clipping of UIAs was associated with 1.7% mortality and 6.7% overall morbidity. The reputed durability of clipping has not been rigorously documented. Due to the quality of the included studies, the available literature cannot properly guide clinical decisions.

Abortion trends 1990-1999 in a Swiss region and determinants of abortion recurrence.

OBJECTIVE: To assess age- and nationality-specific trends in abortion rates over the last decade, and to describe women's characteristics, identifying risk factors for repeated abortion. METHODS: From 1990-1999, the Health Department of Canton Vaud (Switzerland) received 13'857 abortion requests from residents aged 14-49. Population data were obtained to compute rates. RESULTS: Both the number of abortions (1400 annually) as well as their rate (8.9 per thousand women [95% confidence interval (CI) 7.3-10.5]) were stable over the decade in question. The rate of abortion for foreign women, especially from ex-Yugoslavia and Africa, was twice that for Swiss women. Half of the requests came from single women, 43% had a low education level, and half were childless. The main reason for requesting termination of pregnancy was psychosocial (93%). The mean gestational age was 7.7 weeks (SD +/- 2.3), but 96% of requests were submitted before 12 weeks. Sixty-three percent of women reported that they had used no contraception, 36% the condom and 17% the pill. Among requests, the adjusted risk of repeated abortion (22% of abortion candidates) was greater among divorced/separated/widowed women (odds ratio [OR] 1.9 [95% CI 1.5-2.4]), unemployed women (OR 1.8 [95% CI 1.5-2.1]), and those who had not attended university (OR 1.6 [95% CI 1.1-2.2]). CONCLUSIONS: Although Swiss law only permitted abortion under strict conditions, this procedure was widely available in Vaud, which nevertheless has one of the lowest rates worldwide. Efforts must be intensified to ensure universal access to family planning services, especially for foreign women and adolescents. Professionals should also target "repeaters" to provide personalised counselling.

Situación de los stocks de peces demersales en el otoño de 1990 : Crucero BIC SNP-l 9005-06 (19 de mayo - 08 de junio 1990) (Huarmey - Puerto Pizarro)

Analiza los resultados del crucero de evaluación de peces demersales con especial referencia a la merluza, para la plataforma continental comprendida entre la frontera con el Ecuador y 10º S, a profundidades entre 20 y 200 bz, totalizando 13542,27 millas náuticas cuadradas.

Investigación del recurso potencial langostino rojo de profundidad a bordo del BIC Fridtjof Nansen (25 de abril - 25 de mayo, 1990)

Describe las actividades desplegadas en el crucero 9004-05 del BIC "Fridtjof Nansen", se realizaron 24 arrastres en el área comprendida entre 03°41,8 '-03°49,4´S y 81°24,7 'W, en profundidades de 540 a 880 m, con la finalidad de seleccionar las especies de crustáceos con posibilidades de explotación a nivel comercial, así como determinar sus índices de abundancia, biomasa, proporción sexual, relación longitud-ancho del cefalotórax, relación longitud-peso y algunas variaciones morfométricas. Se analizaron también, las condiciones oceanográficas del hábitat.

Corrientes geostróficas frente al Perú durante la primavera de 1990

Estudio de los flujos geostróficos en octubre de 1990 frente a la costa peruana, en base a datos obtenidos en el crucero 9010 a bordo del BIC Fridtjov Nansen de la ex -Unión Soviética. Se utilizó el método dinámico para determinar el campo de movimiento relativo sobre un horizonte particular a partir de la distribución de densidades del agua de mar. Los flujos hacia el sur están asociados a la Corriente Submarina Peruana y a la Extensión Sur de la Corriente de Cromwell, la que observamos frente a Punta Falsa con velocidades de 17,8 cm*s-1 y frente a Cabo Blanco, con velocidades mayores de 100 cm*s-1. Los flujos al norte son generados por la Corriente Costera Peruana, notándose su influencia hasta Cabo Blanco donde ocurre con intensidades mayores de 30 cm*s-1.

Informe técnico sobre la situación de la merluza. Paita: 1990 - 1995

Da a conocer la real recuperación del recurso merluza tanto en niveles extractivos como en tallas, por tanto, establece que no existe indicios de explotación intensa y que, por el contrario, la pesca de la merluza ha sido sostenida en el período de 1994 - 1995. El estudio recomienda intensificar el seguimiento de la pesquería del recurso en el área de Chimbote, mediante un sistema de observación periódica.

Caracterización del Área Costera de Tumbes por organismos del fitoplancton durante 1990-1991

De un total de 80 muestras de red, se determinó un máximo de 133 especies en agosto y un mínimo de 60 durante noviembre, ambos en 1991. En todo el período de estudio los grupos que aportaron mayor número de especies fueron dinoflagelados y diatomeas; silicoflagelados, fitoflagelados y cocolitofóridos fueron muy escasos o estuvieron ausentes. Dentro de los dinoflagelados resaltaron diferentes especies del género Ceratium, entre las diatomeas lo hicieron aquellas considerados de agua cálidas y cosmopolitas, y entre los silicoflagelados lo hizo Distyocha fibula. Se analizaron 70 muestras de agua, en donde se determinó 111 diatomeas, 89 dinoflagelados, 8 cocolitofóridos, 4 silicoflagelados y 4 fitoflagelados, dando un total de 216 especies de fitoplancton. En superficie el fitoplancton total alcanzó su máximo valor en agosto con 494 963 cel/l y el mínimo en febrero con 11 400 cel/l, ambos durante 1991. A 10 m el máximo fue de 122 690 cel/l durante setiembre y el mínimo de 3 165 cel/l en octubre, ambos en 1991. Tanto en superficie como a 10 m el mayor aporte lo dieron el nanoplancton y diatomeas. Los organismos que alcanzaron mayores cantidades celulares fueron Emiliana huxleyi y monadas. Los análisis de red reportan organismos del microplancton, principalmente diatomeas y dinoflagelados, encontrándose raramente organismos del nanoplancton, mientras que en los análisis de agua, se determinan principalmente diatomeas y nanoplancton.

Junta Directiva 1990

Archivo Fotográfico

Resolución No. 200: Que el 4 Septiembre de 1990, el señor GONZALO GUTIERREZ SILVA se matriculó en la Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá

Servicios registrales

1990 Aerial View

Aerial view of Brock University from around 1990.

Niagara Parks Commision Records 1947-1990, n.d. (non-inclusive)

Ontario Editorial Bureau (O.E.B.)

Frank Reynolds fonds, 1967-1975, 1988-1990, 2007, n.d.

Frank Reynolds graduated from Brock University in 1970. While a student at Brock Mr. Reynolds was active in student life, as editor of the student newspaper and as president of the student union. He also produced other student publications, including yearbooks. In 1970 he organized the Rock at Brock, which brought various rock groups to the university campus.

The Welland Canals Foundation, Honourable William Hamilton Merritt and the St. Catharines Historical Society and Museum, 1971-1990, n.d.

‘The Father of Canadian Transportation’ is a term commonly associated with William Hamilton Merritt. Although he is most known for being one of the driving forces behind the building of the first Welland Canal, he was many things throughout his life; a soldier, merchant, promoter, entrepreneur and politician to name a few. Born on July 3, 1793 at Bedford, Westchester County, N.Y. to Thomas Merritt and Mary Hamilton, Merritt’s family relocated to Canada shortly after in 1796. The move came after Merritt’s father petitioned John Graves Simcoe for land in Upper Canada after serving under him in the Queen’s Rangers during the American Revolution. The family quickly settled into their life at Twelve Mile Creek in St. Catharines. Merritt’s father became sheriff of Lincoln County in 1803 while Merritt began his education in mathematics and surveying. After some brief travel and further education Merritt returned to Lincoln County, in 1809 to help farm his father’s land and open a general store. While a farmer and merchant, Merritt turned his attention to military endeavours. A short time after being commissioned as a Lieutenant in the Lincoln militia, the War of 1812 broke out. Fulfilling his duty, Merritt fought in the Battle of Queenston Heights in October of 1812, and numerous small battles until the Battle of Lundy’s Lane in July 1814. It was here that Merritt was captured and held in Cheshire, Massachusetts until the war ended. Arriving back in the St. Catharines area upon his release, Merritt returned to being a merchant, as well as becoming a surveyor and mill owner. Some historians hypothesize that the need to draw water to his mill was how the idea of the Welland Canals was born. Beginning with a plan to connect the Welland River with the Twelve mile creek quickly developed into a connection between the Lakes Erie and Ontario. Its main purpose was to improve the St. Lawrence transportation system and provide a convenient way to transport goods without having to go through the Niagara Falls portage. The plan was set in motion in 1818, but most living in Queenston and Niagara were not happy with it as it would drive business away from them. Along with the opposition came financial and political restraints. Despite these factors Merritt pushed on and the Welland Canal Company was chartered by the Upper Canadian Assembly on January 19, 1824. The first sod was turned on November 30, 1824 almost a year after the initial chartering. Many difficulties arose during the building of the canal including financial, physical, and geographic restrictions. Despite the difficulties two schooners passed through the canal on November 30, 1829. Throughout the next four years continual work was done on the canal as it expended and was modified to better accommodate large ships. After his canal was underway Merritt took a more active role in the political arena, where he served in various positions throughout Upper Canada. In 1851, Merritt withdrew from the Executive Council for numerous reasons, one of which being that pubic interest had diverted from the canals to railways. Merritt tried his hand at other public works outside transportation and trade. He looked into building a lunatic asylum, worked on behalf of War of 1812 veterans, aided in building Brock’s monument, established schools, aided refugee slaves from the U.S. and tried to establish a National Archives among many other feats. He was described by some as having “policy too liberal – conceptions too vast – views too comprehensive to be comprehensible by all”, but he still made a great difference in the society in which he lived. After his great contributions, Merritt died aboard a ship in the Cornwall canal on July 5, 1862. Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online http://www.biographi.ca/EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=38719 retrieved October 2006 Today numerous groups carry on the legacy of Merritt and the canals both in the past and present. One such group is the Welland Canals Foundation. They describe themselves as: “. . . a volunteer organization which strives to promote the importance of the present and past Welland Canals, and to preserve their history and heritage. The Foundation began in 1980 and carries on events like William Hamilton Merritt Day. The group has strongly supported the Welland Canals Parkway initiative and numerous other activities”. The Welland Canals Foundation does not work alone. They have help from other local groups such as the St. Catharines Historical Society. The Society’s main objective is to increase knowledge and appreciation of the historical aspects of St. Catharines and vicinity, such as the Welland Canals. http://www.niagara.com/~dmdorey/hssc/dec2000.html - retrieved Oct. 2006 http://www.niagara.com/~dmdorey/hssc/feb2000.html - retrieved Oct. 2006

Upper Lakes Shipping Ltd. fonds 1955-1990, n.d. (non-inclusive)

In March 1931, Captain Bruce Angus was sent to Sarnia by Gordon C. Leitch, general manager of Toronto Elevators. He was sent to inspect the Sarnian to ensure it was still seaworthy. Leitch was a savvy business man, who had been active in the business community for a number of years. Leitch began his career with a partner in the lumber business. When that went under he moved into graineries and worked for the Winnipeg Wheat Pool for 12 years. After Winnipeg he moved to Toronto, which was closer to his home town of Ridgetown, Ontario. In Toronto Leitch became manager of the Toronto branch of the Canadian Wheat Pool. While managing the wheat pools in Toronto Leitch became aware of huge costs associated with shipping the grains from the praries into the Toronto area. He felt that there was no need for such costs and decided to do something to make them better and cheaper for the business. Originally the grain was loaded onto Lakers that would bring the grain from the praries to Lake Huron and Georgian Bay. It was stored there until needed by the Toronto graineries and then hauled across land by either truck or train. The land journey was the most expensive and the one which Leitch wanted to eliminate. This was a fine plan except for 2 obstacles that were quickly overcome. First of all the Welland canals were not large enough to accommodate the large carriers that were bringing in the grain. This was changing as the expansion and widening of the canals was already underway. The second issue was the lack of storage in Toronto for the grain. The grain elevators had been destroyed by fire in the late 1880s and never replaced. Leitch propsed his company built its own storage elevators along the water front to allow not only for easier access to the grain, and more timely production of products. The elevators would aslo create a reduction in shipping costs and an overall more competitoive price for the customers of the grainery. The company refused, so Leitch went elsewhere to friends and contacts within the grain industry. The elevators were built and Leitch quit his job with the Canadian Wheat Pool and became the general manager of the elevators. Although the elevators were built and ready for storage the next issue was filling them. None of the carriers wanted to do business with Leitch because the competition in Georgian Bay threatened to cancel their contracts if they did. Leitch saw no way around this, but to provide his own transportation. This is when he sent Captain Bruce Angus to scout out potential ships. The ship was purchased for $37,000 and after another $30,000 was spent to fix it up, it was ready for business. The need for transportation and the finding of a seaworthy ship, lead to the beginnings of the Northland Steamship Company. The Sarnian proved to not be enough for the business underway. Leitch decided another ship was necessary. He joined forces with James Norris the owner of the Norris Grain Company. He proposed they join forces to create a more economical means of transportating their products.