Óleos essenciais: aspectos gerais e usos em terapias naturais

Traditional knowledge is now a source for research in the search for new biologically active compounds and how effective therapy that addresses the current health care. Health policies using these sources have been encouraged by international and national organizations like the World Health Organization and the Brazilian Ministry of Health. Aromatherapy and essential oils are one of these strands rising trade and as an object of study. This monograph aims to present general aspects about essential oils and their use in natural therapies such as aromatherapy.

Ocorrências e usos do Tucumã (astrocaryum vulgare mart) em comunidades ribeirinhas, quilombolas e de agricultores tradicionais no município de Irituia, Pará

The aim of the study is to demonstrate the occurrence and usage of the Tucumã (Astrocaryum vulgare Mart.) in rural areas of the Municipality of Irituia, in the State of Pará (Brazil), since the use of the palm part of the traditional culture of communities of farmers, riparian and quilombola, used in curing diseases in human and domestic animals, building shelters, obtaining fibers, production of tools and crafts, hunting and fishing. In addition to the uses reported by the population, tucumã has potential for the production of oil and biodiesel. In this sense, the Federal University of Pará – UFPA, in a partnership with the Irituia’s Municipal Government, is studying the implementation of an oleaginous processing plant in the municipality, among them, and includes the Tucumã as a potential source. Such proposal stipulates the production in the agroforestry system, as an alternative to the slash and burn agriculture in the region, reconciling environmental conservation with territorial rural development. Considering the results obtained in the field, it has been found an average of 9.4 stumps per hectare, each stump having 7.7 stipes and 4.7 racemes with up to 146 fruits. If all the Tucumã’s stumps were kept until they reached their average productivity capacity, it is estimated that the fruit production in the rural area of the municipality would be around 132.060 tons, which could produce up to 12.665,4 tons/year of pulp oil and 4.768,4 tons/year of nut oil, confirming the supply of raw material to move this productive chain.

A História segundo Xenofonte: Historiografia e usos do passado

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

A História segundo Xenofonte: Historiografia e usos do passado

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

Procesos y efectos marino-costeros y sus relaciones con obras marítimas y con usos turísticos del territorio. Análisis de impactos en el litoral venezolano

Descripción y justificación de los procesos y efectos sedimentarios en las playas arenosas.

Proyecto ModisBE: modelos de diagnóstico y seguimiento de la biblioteca escolar y sus usos

[ES] Proyecto financiado por el Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia presentado durante el curso 2008/2009. El proyecto pretende, en primier lugar, aportar una visión global de todos aquellos aspectos sobre los que habría que incidir para desarrollar la competencia lectora de los estudiantes y, en segundo lugar, facilitar materiales que permitan su evaluación, en es especial de la biblioteca escolar, con el fin de que puedan llegar a incidir realmente en el proceso de formación y en el éxito académico.

La lucha contra la selva. Percepciones y usos de la naturaleza entre los colonos misioneros. En: Avá, nº 15

En este artículo se presentan los esquemas generales en base a los que, los pequeños y medianos productores rurales de la provincia de Misiones, se relacionan con aquel ámbito que reconocen como “naturaleza”. El análisis de la lógica de la naturaleza se realiza distinguiendo espacios en que los productores se mueven en su vida cotidiana, y las distinciones de uso entre géneros. La lógica local de la naturaleza está directamente ligada al modelo de producción rural que predominó en la región durante todo el siglo XX, y comienza a tener transformaciones a partir de presencia local de discursos y propuestas ambientalistas.