No final do arco-íris: leprechauns e potes de ouro. A parada LGBT de São Paulo: a visibilidade e a contrapartida para uma igualdade de gênero

Desde 1997, todos os anos muitas pessoas se reúnem na famosa Avenida Paulista, cartão postal da grande cidade de São Paulo, para uma manifestação contra o preconceito e pelo direito civil dos homossexuais. Em todo o mundo essas manifestações se tornaram figura importante do movimento ativista homossexual na luta pelo respeito à diversidade, para abertura de discussões sobre os direitos políticos dos gays, tendo em vista que elas dão maior visibilidade às suas atuações na sociedade. Com o passar dos anos a Parada do Orgulho dos Gays, Lésbicas, Bissexuais e Transgêneros - GLBT de São Paulo tornou-se um fenômeno de público, que desde 2004 ostenta o título de maior parada gay do mundo. Este estudo se utilizará de levantamento de pesquisas e documentos teóricos que tratam da questão, dentro de uma perspectiva qualitativa a respeito da parada, elencando sua importância, seu objetivo, seu interesse e sua militância, na construção de uma educação voltada ao entendimento da diversidade sexual.

O controle da exposição em câmeras digitais e o sistema de zonas

Neste trabalho será comprovado que esta técnica utilizada na fotografia impressa, pode ser utilizada na prática na filmagem. Se utilizando apenas de termos técnicos utilizados em Direção de Fotografia, no seu nível avançado, aqui serão explicadas as relações matemáticas que irão clarear o funcionamento, relacionados a exposição, das ferramentas que uma câmera possui, como íris, o shutter, o ISO e o Filtro ND exemplificando suas relações com a medida de luz denominada Stop. Posteriormente, serão apresentadas ferramentas que auxiliam a monitoração da captação da imagem, como Waveform, cartão cinza 18% e Fotômetro. Todas estas informações serão utilizadas para a construção do conhecimento do Sistema de Zonas, criado por Ansel Adams, que será comprovado por exemplos reais na última parte do terceiro capítulo

Parasitismo de Trichogramma pretiosum Riley, 1879 (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) em diferentes hospedeiros e cores de cartelas

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Fatores maternos associados à realização de cesárea eletiva e resultado perinatal segundo tipo de parto: estudo populacional desenvolvido em município de médio porte do interior paulista

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Análise do pré-mix de breu esterificado e policloreto de alumínio como agente de colagem interna em sistemas alcalinos

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Modelo de processo de interação do telespectador em programas da TV Cultura

From a conceptual and contextual review of the phenomenon of convergence between TV and internet, demonstrated by the increasing use of so-called social media as tools for audience participation in television programs, the article examines the incorporation of information from social media programs in TV Cultura, a public television station in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The work tries to characterize a model of the interaction process, in order to describe how is the audience participation in three selected programs: Green Card, JC Debate and Roda Viva.

Novo espaço para a cartografia histórica

A Biblioteca Digital de Cartografia Histórica da Universidade de São Paulo disponibiliza uma série de versões em alta resolução de mapas impressos entre os séculos XV e XIX, acompanhados de referências biográficas, cartobibliográficas, editoriais e históricas. Concebida para rastrear dados de outros sites similares, ela se constitui também em uma útil ferramenta de pesquisa

Studio e sviluppo di un metodo per il monitoraggio della posizione dell'esofago durante l'ablazione transcatetere

Lo scopo del presente lavoro di tesi è l’implementazione di un metodo per la detezione automatica dei contorni dell’esofago in immagini ecografiche intracardiache acquisite durante procedure di ablazione transcatetere per il trattamento della fibrillazione atriale. Il progetto si è svolto in collaborazione con il laboratorio di elettrofisiologia, Unità Operativa di Cardiologia, Dipartimento Cardiovascolare, dell’ospedale ‘’ S. Maria delle Croci ’’ di Ravenna, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale della Romagna e si inserisce in un progetto di ricerca più ampio in cui sono stati sviluppati due differenti metodi per il tracciamento automatico della parete posteriore dell’atrio sinistro. L’obiettivo è consentire al clinico il monitoraggio della posizione dell’esofago rispetto all’atrio sinistro per ridurre il rischio di lesioni della parete esofagea. L’idea di base dell’algoritmo è di lavorare sull’immagine per linee di scansione orizzontali, valutando la distribuzione dei livelli di intensità di grigio. Una volta individuati i punti appartenenti alle pareti anteriore e posteriore dell’esofago, sono stati utilizzati dei polinomi rispettivamente del quarto e secondo ordine per interpolare i dati. Per assicurarsi che la detezione sia corretta è stato introdotto un check aggiuntivo che consente la correzione del risultato qualora il clinico non sia soddisfatto, basandosi su input manuale di due punti richiesto all’operatore. L’algoritmo è stato testato su 15 immagini, una per ogni paziente, e i contorni ottenuti sono stati confrontati con i tracciamenti manuali effettuati da un cardiologo per valutare la bontà del metodo. Le metriche di performance e l’analisi statistica attestano l’accuratezza del metodo. Infine sono state calcolate delle misure di interesse clinico, quali la distanza tra parete posteriore dell’atrio sinistro e parete anteriore dell’esofago e la larghezza media di quest’ultimo che risulta comparabile con quanto riportato in letteratura.

Radiofrequency ablation in children and adolescents: results in 154 consecutive patients

AIMS: The experience of using radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for the treatment of arrhythmias in children and adolescents is still limited. This study aimed to review the most recent results of RF ablation in children and adolescents in a highly experienced centre with access to both conventional techniques and non-fluoroscopic electroanatomic mapping (CARTO). METHODS AND RESULTS: A total of 154 consecutive patients younger than 19 years treated with RFA during the period 2000-04 were included. Numbers (%) or median (quartiles) are reported. Age was 15 (12-17) years, 70 (45%) were males. Five patients (3%) had congenital heart disease. RFA was successful in 147/154 patients (95%). Arrhythmia recurrence occurred in 11 patients (7%). Procedure time was 55 (35-90) min and fluoroscopy time was 8.8 (4-19) min. Number of RF applications was 4 (2-10) and number of RF applications >20 s was 2 (1-7). One patient (0.7%) had complicating high-grade atrioventricular block. CARTO was used in 18 RF ablation procedures (11%) performed in 15 patients. CONCLUSION: RF ablation can be undertaken in children and adolescents with a high success rate, few recurrences and complications, very short procedure times, and acceptable fluoroscopy times. Non-fluoroscopic electroanatomic mapping is helpful in selected patients.

Electroanatomic reconstruction of the left atrium, pulmonary veins, and esophagus compared with the "true anatomy" on multislice computed tomography in patients undergoing catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation

BACKGROUND: Current concepts of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) commonly use three-dimensional (3D) reconstructions of the left atrium (LA) for orientation, catheter navigation, and ablation line placement. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to compare the 3D electroanatomic reconstruction (Carto) of the LA, pulmonary veins (PVs), and esophagus with the true anatomy displayed on multislice computed tomography (CT). METHODS: In this prospective study, 100 patients undergoing AF catheter ablation underwent contrast-enhanced spiral CT scan with barium swallow and subsequent multiplanar and 3D reconstructions. Using Carto, circumferential plus linear LA lesions were placed. The esophagus was tagged and integrated into the Carto map. RESULTS: Compared with the true anatomy on CT, the electroanatomic reconstruction accurately displayed the true distance between the lower PVs; the distances between left upper PV, left lower PV, right lower PV, and center of the esophagus; the longitudinal diameter of the encircling line around the funnel of the left PVs; and the length of the mitral isthmus line. Only the distances between the upper PVs, the distance between the right upper PV and esophagus, and the diameter of the right encircling line were significantly shorter on the electroanatomic reconstructions. Furthermore, electroanatomic tagging of the esophagus reliably visualized the true anatomic relationship to the LA. On multiple tagging and repeated CT scans, the LA and esophagus showed a stable anatomic relationship, without relevant sideward shifting of the esophagus. CONCLUSION: Electroanatomic reconstruction can display with high accuracy the true 3D anatomy of the LA and PVs in most of the regions of interest for AF catheter ablation. In addition, Carto was able to visualize the true anatomic relationship between the esophagus and LA. Both structures showed a stable anatomic relationship on Carto and CT without relevant sideward shifting of the esophagus.

Noninvasive electrocardiographic mapping for prediction of tachycardia mechanism and origin of atrial tachycardia following bilateral pulmonary transplantation

This is a case of atrial tachycardia 2 years after pulmonary transplantation. After excluding right atrial involvement, tachycardia origin was located in a scar region medial to the anastomosis of the left inferior pulmonary donor vein. Tachycardia mechanism was microreentry. Noninvasive electrocardiographic mapping performed before the ablation procedure matched with results of invasive Carto mapping and predicted both tachycardia mechanism and origin. We discuss arrhythmia mechanism found after pulmonary transplantation and benefit of noninvasive electrocardiographic mapping for procedure planning.

Perception of atrial fibrillation before and after radiofrequency catheter ablation: relevance of asymptomatic arrhythmia recurrence.

BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to assess the incidence and impact of asymptomatic arrhythmia in patients with highly symptomatic atrial fibrillation (AF) who qualified for radiofrequency (RF) catheter ablation. METHODS AND RESULTS In this prospective study, 114 patients with at least 3 documented AF episodes together with corresponding symptoms and an ineffective trial of at least 1 antiarrhythmic drug were selected for RF ablation. With the use of CARTO, circumferential lesions around the pulmonary veins and linear lesions at the roof of the left atrium and along the left atrial isthmus were placed. A continuous, 7-day, Holter session was recorded before ablation, right after ablation, and after 3, 6, and 12 months of follow-up. During each 7-day Holter monitoring, the patients recorded quality and duration of any complaints by using a detailed symptom log. More than 70,000 hours of ECG recording were analyzed. In the 7-day Holter records before ablation, 92 of 114 patients (81%) had documented AF episodes. All episodes were symptomatic in 35 patients (38%). In 52 patients (57%), both symptomatic and asymptomatic episodes were recorded, whereas in 5 patients (5%), all documented AF episodes were asymptomatic. After ablation, the percentage of patients with only asymptomatic AF recurrences increased to 37% (P<0.05) at the 6-month follow-up. An analysis of patient characteristics and arrhythmia patterns failed to identify a specific subset who were at high risk for the development of asymptomatic AF. CONCLUSIONS Even in patients presenting with highly symptomatic AF, asymptomatic episodes may occur and significantly increase after catheter ablation. A symptom-only-based follow-up would substantially overestimate the success rate. Objective measures such as long-term Holter monitoring are needed to identify asymptomatic AF recurrences after ablation.

Irrigated-tip catheter ablation of intraatrial reentrant tachycardia in patients late after surgery of congenital heart disease.

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate irrigated-tip catheter for ablation of intraatrial reentrant tachycardias late after surgical repair of congenital heart disease. BACKGROUND In congenital heart disease patients, the right atrium can be markedly enlarged with areas of low blood flow. Radiofrequency (RF) lesion creation may be hampered by insufficient electrode cooling at sites with low blood flow. METHODS Thirty-six consecutive patients with intraatrial reentrant tachycardia refractory to antiarrhythmic therapy from two centers were included in the study. Entrainment pacing and electroanatomic mapping (CARTO) were used to delineate reentrant circuits and critical isthmus sites. RF ablation was performed using an irrigated-tip catheter (Navistar Thermocool). RESULTS Fifty-two intraatrial reentrant tachycardia circuits were identified, and 48 were targeted with RF ablation. RF ablation was performed using a mean of 13 +/- 11 irrigated RF applications per tachycardia isthmus with a mean power of 36 +/- 8 W. In a historical control group of congenital heart disease patients managed with conventional catheter ablation, the number of lesions per isthmus was higher (23 +/- 11) and mean power was lower (27 +/- 14 W). Acute success was achieved in 45 intraatrial reentrant tachycardias (94% of targeted tachycardias and 87% of all tachycardias). After a mean follow-up of 17 +/- 7 months, 33 (92%) of 36 patients were free of recurrence. Five patients (14%) developed paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. CONCLUSIONS The combination of modern techniques including electroanatomic mapping and catheter irrigation allows safe and highly effective ablation of intraatrial reentrant tachycardia in patients with surgically repaired congenital heart disease.

Electroanatomic mapping of the endocardium. Implication for catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia.

The electroanatomic mapping system Carto((R)) with its combination of anatomic and electrophysiologic information has substantially improved our understanding of arrhythmia mechanisms and substrates in patients with ventricular tachycardia (VT) and structural heart disease. Identification of the individual arrhythmogenic substrate and successful ablation guided by the combination of sinus rhythm voltage mapping and conventional electrophysiologic techniques like pace and activation/entrainment mapping are best described for patients with recurrent VT in remote myocardial infarction. In about 75-90% of the patients, the target VT can be ablated with acute success and the patients remain free of any VT recurrence in up to 75%. First results of electroanatomically guided ablation in patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia are promising. Data on ablation of VT in other structural heart diseases are very limited, since the arrhythmogenic substrate is very diffuse, e. g., in dilated cardiomyopathy, or there are only small patient numbers, e. g., for cardiac sarcoidosis or monomorphic VT after repair of congenital heart disease. In this article, the current status of electroanatomically guided endocardial mapping and ablation of VT in patients with structural heart disease is described.