The ichthyofauna of upper rio Capivari: defining conservation strategies based on the composition and distribution of fish species

Although the rio Capivari basin is recognized as an area of great importance for the ichthyofauna, it lacks virtually every basic requirement for the definition of appropriate conservation strategies, since not even its species composition is known. The objective of this work is to determine the composition and distribution of fish species in the upper rio Capivari basin, relating them to the local physical features, and to evaluate the effectiveness of proposed conservations units, delimited based on areas of native vegetation remains, on the conservation of local ichthyofauna. During 2007, 50 different watercourses were sampled with gillnets, cast nets and kick nets. A total of 1308 individuals belonging to 41 species were captured. Degree of conservation, altitude and width were the parameters that best explained fish species richness. Considering the recently proposed boundaries for potential conservation units in the region only 15 or 20 out of 41 species would be found in the State Park and Environmental Protection Area respectively. In practice, the proposed conservation units would not be effective tools for fish conservation, since it would be located in mountainous areas of high altitude, of headwaters streams and where few species are found. In such context, the conservation of specific stretches of larger rivers is critical.

New species of the genus Leporinus Agassiz (Characiformes: Anostomidae) from the rio Curuá, rio Xingu basin, Serra do Cachimbo, Brazil, with comments on Leporinus reticulatus

A new species of Leporinus Agassiz is described from the rio Curuá, a tributary of the rio Iriri, rio Xingu basin, Serra do Cachimbo, Pará State, Brazil. The new species is diagnosed by the color pattern, which consists of eight to ten midlateral round dark blotches plus 20 to 40 smaller ones scattered over the body, dental formula 3/4, subinferior to inferior mouth, 37 to 38 lateral line scales, 4/3-4 transversal series of scales, and 12 circumpeduncular scale series. The new species most closely resembles L. octomaculatus and L. reticulatus from the upper Tapajós basin, and L. marcgravii and L. microphthalmus from the rio São Francisco and the rio Paranaíba, respectively. Based on recently collected specimens, L. reticulatus is re-diagnosed as having an allometric elongation of the snout.

Vigilância de fatores de risco para doenças não transmissíveis entre adolescentes: a experiência da cidade do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Este trabalho apresenta métodos e resultados da implantação de sistema de vigilância de fatores de risco para doenças não transmissíveis entre adolescentes. Uma amostra (n = 1.699) probabilística de alunos de oitava série do ensino fundamental da rede pública municipal de ensino do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, respondeu a questionário autopreenchido anônimo sobre consumo alimentar, atividade física, atividades sedentárias de lazer e consumo de cigarro. Estimativas de prevalência dos fatores de risco foram calculadas para o total da amostra e segundo sexo. Taxas de não resposta variaram de 0,2% a 13,4%. Foram observados: baixo consumo de frutas (45,8%) e hortaliças (20% e 16,5% para saladas e legumes cozidos), consumo freqüente de refrigerantes (36,7%), balas e doces (46,7%), grande quantidade de horas alocadas em frente à TV, computador ou videogame (71,7% alocam pelo menos 4h/dia nestas atividades), baixa freqüência de prática regular de atividade física (40%) e prevalência de 6,4% de fumantes. Meninas apresentaram menores índices de atividade física e maiores de consumo de cigarro. O sistema testado mostrou-se factível e indicou prevalências relevantes de fatores de risco para doenças não transmissíveis.

Coleópteros coletados com armadilhas luminosas e etanólicas em plantio de Eucalyptus spp. no sul do Rio Grande do Sul

The objective of this study was to collect, identify and study population fluctuation of Coleoptera species in a forest of Eucalyptus spp., on a farm in the municipality of Pinheiro Machado, Rio Grande do Sul State. Insects were collected with light traps and ethanol traps, once every fifteen days, in the period of February 2006 to October 2007. The insects, after selection procedures, were identified based on entomological collections and specialized literature. A total of 6172 individuals were collected and distributed among 40 families and 249 species, of which 130 were identified at the species level and 119 at the family level, representing 4498 and 1674 of total individuals collected, respectively. Cyclocephala sp. 1, Cyclocephala sp. 2, Dyscinetus sp. 1, Euetheola humilis (Scarabaeidae) and Neoclytus curvatus (Cerambycidae) were the most abundant species, representing 49.28% of the individuals identified in genus and/or species. Scarabaeidae presented the highest number of individuals (2588), distributed in 37 species. The families Cerambycidae (47) and Scolytidae (40) presented the largest number of species. Individuals of Coleoptera were trapped at all collections but the largest number of individuals was trapped in December 2006 and March 2007.

Rare canopy species in communities within the Atlantic Coastal Forest in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

Rare species are one of the principal components of the species richness and diversity encountered in Dense Ombrophilous Tropical Forests. This study sought to analyze the rare canopy species within the Atlantic Coastal Forest in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. Six different communities were examined: Dense Ombrophilous alluvial Forest; Dense sub-montane Ombrophilous Forest; Dense Montane Ombrophilous in Serra do Mar and Serra da Mantiqueira. In each area the vegetation was sampled within forty 10 x 25 m plots alternately distributed along a linear transect. All trees with DBH (1.3 m above ground level) a parts per thousand yen5 cm were sampled. The canopy was characterized using the allometric relationship between diameter and height, and included all trees with BDH a parts per thousand yen10 cm and height a parts per thousand yen10 m. A total of 64 families, 206 genera, and 542 species were sampled, of which 297 (54.8%) represented rare species (less than one individual per hectare). The percentage of rare species varied from 34 to 50% in each of the different communities sampled. A majority of these rare trees belonged to the Rosidae, and a smaller proportion to the Dilleniidae. It was concluded that there was no apparent pattern to rarity among families, that rarity was probably derived from a number of processes (such as gap formation), and that a great majority of the rare species sampled were consistently rare. This indicates that the restricted geographic distribution and high degree of endemism of many arboreal taxa justifies the conservation of even small fragments of Atlantic Forest.

Letters that construct limits: intellectual and political projects in the letters of Capistrano de Abreu to Barao do Rio Branco (1886-1903)

The intention of this paper is to analyze the letters from Capistrano de Abreu to Barao do Rio Branco in the years between 1886 and 1903. The focus will be given to the divergences around the notion of territorial formation, a basic concept for these authors who were thinking about the construction of a historical narrative at the end of the 19(th) and beginning of the 20(th) century. Later, the question is the construction of the craft of the historian in the letters of Capistrano de Abreu and his distinction and proximity to the ideas of the Barao do Rio Branco.

Drug-resistant tuberculosis in six hospitals in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

SETTING: Tuberculosis (TB) drug resistance survey in six hospitals in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. OBJECTIVE: To estimate resistance to at least one drug (DR) and multidrug resistance (MDR) and identify associated factors. DESIGN: One-year cross-sectional survey. Hospitals were included as a convenience sample. RESULTS: Of 595 patients investigated, 156 (26.2%) had previously undergone anti-tuberculosis treatment, 433 (72.8%) were not previously treated and information on the remaining 6 was not available. Overall, DR and MDR rates were high, at respectively 102 (17.1%, 95%CI 14.3-20.5) and 44 (7.4%, 95%CI 5.5-9.9) cases. Among individuals not previously treated, 17 had MDR (3.9%, 95%CI 2.4-6.3) and diagnosis in a TB reference hospital was independently associated with MDR (prevalence ratio [PR] 3.3, 95%CI 1.2-8.7) after multivariate analysis. Among previously treated individuals, 27 had MDR (17.3%, 95%CI 11.7-24.2). MDR-TB was independently associated with diagnosis in a TB reference hospital (PR 3.6, 95%CI 1.5-8.7), male sex (PR 2.3,95%CI 1.2-4.4) and dyspnoea (PR 0.3, 95%CI 0.1-0.7). CONCLUSION: We found high levels of DR- and MDR-TB. Our study design did not permit us to determine the contribution of community versus nosocomial transmission. Further studies are needed to establish this. Nevertheless, hospitals should be recognised as a potential source of transmission of resistant TB strains and urgent measures to avoid nosocomial TB transmission should be taken.

Prevalence of anti-Toxoplasma gondii and anti-Neospora caninum antibodies in sheep from Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular parasite with a variety of hosts, responsible for reproductive problems and economic losses in sheep flocks. Neospora caninum was recently identified and its clinical presentation in sheep is similar to that of toxoplasmosis, which can cause repeated abortions, though less frequently in this species. In order to confirm the prevalence of these agents in the city of Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, 409 serum samples from adult sheep (364 females and 45 males) were tested by the indirect immunofluorescence antibody test, using cut-off point at a dilution of 1:64 and 1:50 for T. gondii and N. caninum, respectively. From the 35 properties examined, 23 (65.7%)had at least one seropositive animal for T gondii and six (17.1%) for N. caninum. The prevalence of seropositive animals for T. gondii was 20.7% and for N. caninum 1.8%. There was no association between the presence of the agent`s antibody and gender, reports of reproductive problems and presence of dogs and/or cats in the properties. T. gondii is well distributed and N. caninum has low prevalence in sheep and in the properties of the studied region. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

A trag??dia da regi??o serrana do Rio de Janeiro em 2011: procurando respostas

O estudo de caso trata do desastre natural ocorrido na regi??o serrana do Rio de Janeiro nos dias 11 e 12 de janeiro de 2011, considerado a maior cat??strofe clim??tica e geot??cnica do pa??s, causado por fortes chuvas que provocaram enchentes e deslizamentos em sete munic??pios. O caso tem por finalidade despertar a discuss??o sobre as vari??veis e atores que influenciaram o processo de gest??o da crise, contextualizando o desastre no cen??rio da regi??o e reconstituindo, especialmente, o processo de resposta imediata dada ?? trag??dia pelos ??rg??os envolvidos. O estudo pode ser utilizado em cursos que abordem, entre outros, os seguintes t??picos: gest??o de crise e gest??o de riscos, negocia????o, comunica????o e planejamento estrat??gico

Relat??rio de gest??o 2006

Apresenta a necessidade de vincular a capacita????o de servidores p??blicos aos objetivos estrat??gicos do governo e das institui????es, bem como formar quadros para carreiras do servi??o p??blico, a ENAP estabeleceu como diretrizes ser escola com padr??o de qualidade, espa??o de reflex??o e debate e centro de refer??ncia em gest??o das pol??ticas p??blicas. Desta forma, s??o apresentadas as atividades realizadas pela Escola no ano de 2006

ENAP 20 anos: caminhos de uma escola de governo

Apresenta????o da trajet??ria da ENAP Escola Nacional de Administra????o P??blica desde sua funda????o, em 1996. Pe??a importante na forma????o de um servi??o p??blico competente, a ENAP tem sua atua????o focada no desenvolvimento de compet??ncias dos servidores para aumentar a capacidade de governo na gest??o de pol??ticas p??blicas

Programa de melhoria do atendimento aos usu??rios do ambulat??rio Maria da Gl??ria

Este projeto refere-se ?? implementa????o de um conjunto de a????es destinadas ?? melhoria do atendimento e do ambiente f??sico do ambulat??rio Maria da Gl??ria, no Hospital Escola da Faculdade de Medicina do Tri??ngulo Mineiro, onde s??o atendidos diariamente mais de 1000 usu??rios. Neste mesmo ambiente convivem, aproximadamente, 600 pessoas entre professores, m??dicos, servidores e alunos. Foram realizados treinamentos espec??ficos para a humaniza????o do atendimento ao p??blico, e efetuadas mudan??as no padr??o de cor do Hospital, visando a cria????o de um ambiente mais agrad??vel. Pesquisa realizada junto aos usu??rios constata que o ??ndice de reclama????es do p??blico caiu em torno de 89%

Relat??rio de atividades 2008

Em 2008 a Escola Nacional de Administra????o P??blica - ENAP ratificou sua miss??o de desenvolver compet??ncias de servidores p??blicos para aumentar a capacidade de governo na gest??o das pol??ticas p??blicas, buscando o enfrentamento dos desafios previstos at?? 2010, quais sejam: consolidar-se como refer??ncia na forma????o de dirigentes; implementar de forma estrat??gica e inovadora a Pol??tica Nacional de Desenvolvimento de Pessoal - PNDP; prospectar e disseminar conceitos e tecnologias inovadoras de gest??o de pol??ticas p??blicas; prospectar, construir e disseminar, interna e externamente, tecnologias educacionais inovadoras; tornar-se escola de governo refer??ncia nacional e internacional;e consolidar-se como uma organiza????o de aprendizagem.