SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI IN THE "BAIXADA OCIDENTAL MARANHENSE", STATE OF MARANHÃO, BRAZIL: CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES PERFORMED IN 1987 AND 1993

A cross-sectional study on the prevalence of schistosomiasis mansoni in three sites of the "Baixada Ocidental Maranhense" was carried out in 1993 in: Alegre (in the municipality of São Bento), Aliança (in Cururupu) and Coroatá II (in the municipality of São João Batista). Results were compared to those of another study performed at the same sites and in similar conditions, in 1987. The entire population of the three sites, with few exceptions, was submitted to fecal tests using the Kato-Katz method and immediate intradermal tests for schistosomiasis in both studies. Subjects with positive results in one of these tests were clinically evaluated by a physical examination. In 1993, the total of 827 subjects were submitted to fecal examination and 826 to intradermal test. Schistosoma mansoni eggs were found in the feces of 154 (18.6%) subjects, while 478 (57.9%) subjects presented a positive intradermal test. Stool examination was carried out in 367 subjects in Alegre with a positivity rate of 14.9%; the intradermal test, performed in 366 subjects, was positive in 47.5% of the cases. In Aliança, 277 subjects had their feces examined and were submitted to an intradermal test, with a positivity rate of 34.4% and 70.7%, respectively. Finally in Coroatá II, 183 inhabitants submitted to fecal and intradermal tests had positivity rates of 2.2% and 59.0%, respectively. When the present data were compared to those obtained in the survey performed in 1987, a significant decrease in the prevalence of infection by S. mansoni was observed in Alegre and Coroatá II, and a prevalence increase in Aliança.

Normas laborais e liberdade de prática religiosa : o caso dos crentes do Islão em Portugal

Dissertação de Mestrado em Migrações, Inter-Etnicidades e Transnacionalismo

A experiência do lugar: novos espaços culturais na cidade. Atelier real,um centro de residênciais artísticas em Lisboa

Trabalho de Projecto apresentado para cumprimento dos requisitos necessários à obtenção do grau de Mestre em Práticas Culturais para Municípios

Inês Pedrosa

Inês Pedrosa nasceu em Coimbra, em 15 de Agosto de 1962. Da sua professora primária, Virgínia Rodrigues, veio o amor pelos livros e do avô materno, Domingos Pereira, o grande incentivo literário: “contava-me a história de Portugal e declamava Camões, enquanto me passeava de barco a remos no rio Nabão. Ele é o avô Matias no meu primeiro romance A Instrução dos Amantes “ (JL, 2004: p.44). Em 1984, licencia-se em Ciências da Comunicação, na Universidade Nova de Lisboa; No Jornal de Letras, adquire pela prática o “curso de jornalismo, de literatura, de cultura, de vida” (JL, Agosto, 2002), convivendo com António Mega Ferreira, Augusto Abelaira, Eduardo Prado Coelho, Jorge Listopad e Fernando Assis Pacheco. Passaria depois pelo Independente, pelo Expresso, pela revista Ler e, finalmente, pela revista Marie Claire (entre 1993 e 1996), além de ter tido algumas experiências em rádio e televisão. Inês Pedrosa tem sido uma animadora constante de laços nacionais e internacionais, promovendo autores, através de col

Use of selective medium for Burkholderia cepacia isolation in respiratory samples from cystic fibrosis patients

Burkholderia cepacia colonizes cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. We evaluated the impact of the use of a selective medium in the rate of B. cepacia recovery from respiratory samples of CF patients. During a 6-month period, respiratory samples were collected from 106 CF patients and cultivated on selective media including a B. cepacia selective medium. Confirmation of the identity of B. cepacia isolates was carried out by species specific PCR and determination of genomovar status performed by a sequential PCR approach. Results of B. cepacia isolation during this period were compared to the preceding two years, when the sample processing was identical except for the lack of the B. cepacia selective medium. B. cepacia was isolated in 11/257 (4.2%) of the samples using the selective medium, in contrast with the preceding two years, when it was isolated in 6/1029 samples (0.58%), p < 0.0001. Identity of all 11 isolates was confirmed by PCR and genomovar determination was accomplished in all but one isolate. These results suggest that the use of a selective medium increases recovery rate of B. cepacia from respiratory samples.

Piedade popular. Um repertório bibliográfico, um projecto de investigação

pp. 135-173

Frei Luis de Sousa em dresden : um pequeno enigma de recepção

pp. 235-245

O romance histórico

A estrutura desta dissertação divide-se em duas partes. A primeira reside numa reflexão sobre o percurso profissional do investigador, centrada em aspectos relevantes da carreira docente no que concerne à Literatura e ao estudo da Língua. A narrativa autobiográfica produzida permitiu-nos revisitar episódios da vida profissional e as trajectórias e práticas lectivas utilizadas no ensino da poesia, do texto narrativo e dramático, e na exploração do funcionamento da língua ao longo dos anos. Recuperámos e aprofundámos conhecimentos sobre diversos autores do espaço lusófono – Trindade Coelho, Miguel Torga, Jorge Amado, Almeida Garrett, Manuel Lopes, Germano de Almeida, Érico Veríssimo, Jorge Barbosa, Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen, Almada Negreiros, José Rodrigues Miguéis, Maria Alberta Menéres, Vergílio Ferreira, Luís de Camões, Fernando Pessoa, Gil Vicente e Padre António Vieira - e respectivas periodizações literárias, sempre que possível. Na segunda parte, procurámos reflectir com maior profundidade sobre outra temática do nosso percurso profissional, neste caso, o romance histórico. Para o efeito, necessitámos de pôr em evidência a controversa dicotomia entre modo e género literário, bem como de abordar o binómio História versus Literatura, dado que, o romance histórico, apesar de privilegiar modos de expressão ficcionais, mantem a sua ligação com a História e com a representação de valores e cenários de uma determinada época e sociedade. Tentámos contribuir para a construção de uma definição de romance histórico, distinguindo a narrativa oitocentista e a metaficção histórica pós-moderna. Terminámos o nosso trabalho discorrendo sobre Alexandre Herculano, centrando a nossa focalização nos conceitos de religiosidade, pátria e organização social no romance histórico Eurico, o Presbítero.

Rotura de Aneurisma do Seio de Valsalva para a Aurícula Direita

Os autores apresentam um caso de rotura de aneurisma do seio de Valsalva, para a aurícula direita, com um quadro clínico atípico que levou a dificuldades de diagnóstico diferencial com insuficiência aórtica. Após confirmação hemodinâmica, atendendo à rápida deterioração do estado geral, procedeu-se a correcção cirúrgica de urgência. A propósito deste caso os autores procederam a uma revisão de patologia, etiopatogenia e clínica da entidade em causa.

Permanência e inovação no teatro português do séc. XVI: a comédia eufrosina

pp. 261-268

Gil Vicente e as artes plásticas

pp.281-297

Cardiac Hydatid Cyst in a Child

Cardiac hydatid cyst is a rare disease, especially in children. An 11-year-old boy with a previous anaphylactic reaction and episodes of abdominal pain was admitted for workup of an acquired long systolic murmur. Echocardiographic investigation disclosed a tumor of the right ventricular anterior wall, with multiple loculations. Magnetic resonance imaging characterized it as a multilobular tumor with cyst formation and disclosed another cyst in the right pulmonary artery. With a positive ELISA reaction the child was admitted for surgery with the diagnosis of cardiac and pulmonary hydatid cysts. Cardiac surgery was performed with good results, followed by medical treatment with albendazole.

Forest fire detection with a small fixed wing autonomous aerial vehicle

In this work a forest fire detection solution using small autonomous aerial vehicles is proposed. The FALCOS unmanned aerial vehicle developed for remote-monitoring purposes is described. This is a small size UAV with onboard vision processing and autonomous flight capabilities. A set of custom developed navigation sensors was developed for the vehicle. Fire detection is performed through the use of low cost digital cameras and near-infrared sensors. Test results for navigation and ignition detection in real scenario are presented.

Praticar a cultura fortalecendo a comunidade: um estudo de caso entre o associativismo cultural e o índice de qualidade de vida

Trabalho de projecto apresentado para cumprimento dos requisitos necessários à obtenção do grau de Mestre em Práticas Culturais para Municípios.

Persistence of Vectobac WDG and Metoprag S-2G against Aedes aegypti larvae using a semi-field bioassay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Persistence of Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (Vectobac WDG) and methoprene (Metoprag S-2G) was evaluated against Aedes aegypti late third instar larvae of the Rockefeller strain in a semi-field bioassay. Tests were performed in Rio de Janeiro, using containers made of plastic, iron, concrete and asbestos, placed in a shaded area. The formulations used were 0.2 g of Vectobac-WDG and 1g of Metoprag S-2G per 100 liters of water in house storage containers. Vectobac WDG was tested twice, in March and in April/May, 2002. In March (temperature ranging from 21.5 to 39.3 ºC), 70-100% mortality was observed by the 7th day and declined abruptly thereafter. No significant differences were observed among the container types. In April/May (18.6 to 34.8 ºC) mortality was higher than 70% to 30-36 days in all cases, except in the iron container (40% mortality on the 12th day). Metoprag S-2G was evaluated in April/May, 2002, and induced mortality higher than 70% up to 15 days in the plastic and iron containers and only seven days in the concrete container. In the asbestos container, maximal mortality was achieved on day one post-treatment (66%). Our results point to a low persistence of both formulations in the weather conditions of Rio de Janeiro.