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Seguidilles, fandangos i boleros a les sonates ibèriques per tecla dels compositors Domenico Scarlatti, José de Nebra i Antoni Soler

Aquest projecte neix amb la finalitat d’oferir una perspectiva sobre les sonates ibèriques de les dècades centrals del segle XVIII, i en concret dels cèlebres compositors Domenico Scarlatti, José de Nebra i Antoni Soler, centrada en alguns dels balls de major popularitat a l’època com són les seguidilles, els fandangos i els boleros. Algunes de les sonates ibèriques d’aquests compositors es corresponen amb molts dels paràmetres que condicionen aquests balls i com a conseqüència són sonates que poden ser ballades, tot i que desconeixem si a l’època s’interpretaven amb ballarins. Al voltant d’aquest tema se’ns formulen algunes preguntes referents al gènere i l’estil de les sonates o a la relació dels seus compositors amb els moviments culturals de la ciutat de Madrid que podien haver propiciat aquesta connexió.

Crassostrea patagonica (d'Orbigny, 1842) shell concentrations from the late Miocene Rio Negro province, NE Patagonia, Argentina

The Río Negro Formation (late Miocene-early Pliocene) mainly consists of continental deposits, but it contains a middle member of marine origin. It represents a transgressive-regressive sequence that can be seen at several outcrops along the N Patagonian coast. The taphonomical approach to the El Espigón marine deposits permits the identification of four main layers containing different kinds of skeletal accumulation, which mainly consist of oyster shells [Crassostrea patagonica (D'Orbigny, 1842)]. These concentrations display three different morphologies (pouches, pavements and bouquets) with a different taphonomic signature. These deposits were formed in shallow marine environments influenced by wave activity that produced valve concentrations of different entities. They contain several shell beds that represent event, composite, hiatal to lag skeletal concentrations. Traces of bioturbation in the sediment (Thalassinoides, Teichichnus) and bioerosion on the shells (Entobia, Gastrochaeonolites, Caulostrepsis), and encrusters (cirripeds, bryozoans), are also abundant in the outcrop and consititue common components of these Miocene materials. Layers 1 and 2 of the sequence were deposited in shoreface/foreshore environments at the beginning of a highstand systems tract, while layers 3 and 4 were deposited at the end, or at the beginning of a forced regression, in foreshore environments. A final erosional episode cut the top of the layer 4, which truncated the abundant bioturbaation developed there.

”Se olin näin, se ei ollut näin, kaikki on niin kuin sanomme sen olleen” – Postmoderni uudelleenkirjoitus historian ja fiktion suhteiden problematisoijana José Saramagon romaanissa Jeesuksen Kristuksen evankeliumi

Portugalilaisen Nobel-kirjailija José Saramagon romaani Jeesuksen Kristuksen evankeliumi (O Evangelho segundo Jesus Cristo, 1991) herätti ilmestyessään niin suuren kohun, että Saramago muutti pois synnyinmaastaan Portugalista. Teoksen saama kiihkeä vastustus johtui lähinnä sen aiheesta ja kriittisestä sisällöstä; Jeesuksen Kristuksen evankeliumi on postmoderni, kriittinen Raamatun evankeliumien uudelleenkirjoitus. Romaani kertoo kokonaisuudessaan uudestaan kanonisista evankeliumeista tutun Jeesuksen tarinan, mutta antaa useille Jeesuksen elämän vaiheille, sanoille ja teoille täysin päinvastaisen tulkinnan kuin kristinuskon perinteisessä tulkintatraditiossa. Pro gradu -työssäni tutkin paitsi sitä, miten Jeesuksen Kristuksen evankeliumi eroaa Raamatun evankeliumeista, ennen kaikkea sitä, miksi Saramagon romaani kertoo evankeliumeista tutun tarinan uudestaan. Tutkimukseni pääasiallisena teoreettisena viitekehyksenä käytän Linda Hutcheonin teoriaa historiografisesta metafiktiosta ja postmodernista taiteesta. Hutcheon kutsuu postmoderneja historiallisia aiheita käsitteleviä kaunokirjallisia teoksia historiografisiksi metafiktioiksi. Historiografinen metafiktio on kriittistä, poliittista, ironista, parodista, paradoksaalista ja intertekstuaalista. Historiografisessa metafiktiossa pääpaino ei ole menneisyyden kuvaamisessa, vaan menneisyyden kuvaamiseen liittyvissä kysymyksissä ja ongelmissa. Historiografinen metafiktio osoittaa, että menneisyyteen ei ole suoraa pääsyä eikä sitä voi kuvata ”sellaisenaan”. Menneisyyden voi tavoittaa ainoastaan aiempien representaatioiden kautta. Hutcheonin mukaan kaikki representaatiot ovat subjektiivisia, ja sen vuoksi ne pitävät aina sisällään myös tietyn ideologian. Tutkimuksessani päädyn siihen, että Saramagon kanonisten evankeliumien postmodernin uudelleentulkinnan tarkoitus on historiografisen metafiktion tapaan problematisoida historian(kirjoituksen) ja fiktion suhteet. Historian ja fiktion suhteet problematisoidessaan Jeesuksen Kristuksen evankeliumi kommentoi kanonisia evankeliumeja, moderneja Jeesus-romaaneja ja näiden perinteisiä tulkintatraditioita, sekä ilmentää postmodernille filosofialle ominaisia ajattelunvirtauksia. Saramagon kanonisten evankeliumien uudelleenkirjoitus kyseenalaistaa niin kanonisten evankeliumien kuin Jeesus-romaanien tulkintaperinteessä tyypillisen ajatuksen historiallisen totuuden olemassaolosta ja kiistää menneisyyden objektiivisen kuvauksen mahdollisuuden. Jeesuksen Kristuksen evankeliumi osoittaa historiankirjoituksen fiktiivisyyden, mutta nostaa toisaalta esiin ajatuksen fiktion mahdollisuuksista kuvata tekstin ulkopuolista todellisuutta.

Perfil espacial e temporal de poluentes nas águas da represa municipal de São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brasil

In this manuscript, seasonal and spatial trends of water collected from two sampling places in the Preto River in the Turvo-Grande watershed were evaluated. Water samples were collected during June/07 to July/08 and parameters sulphate, total organic carbon, ammonia, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, temperature, dissolved total solids and nitrate were quantified. Seasonal trend indicated sanitary effluents as a point source of contamination in both sampling points. Vertical trends demonstrated that the Municipal Dam was not stratified and received a diffuse source of pollutants from flooding and agriculture runoffs. It was also verified that there is relatively fast ammonia consumption kinetics having a half-life time of 1.43 h which can explain the low ammonia concentrations found in these aquatic bodies.

Caracterização do material particulado fino e grosso e composição da fração inorgânica solúvel em água em São José dos Campos (SP)

Air samples of fine (PM2,5) and coarse (PM2,5-10) particulate matter were collected in São José dos Campos from February 2004 to February 2005. Average PM10 mass concentrations was 31.2 ± 14.0 μg m-3, half of which belonging to the PM2.5 fraction. Ammonium and SO4(2-) were predominantly found in the fine fraction. Average (NH4)2SO4 concentration was estimated to be about 2.9 μg m-3. Chloride, Na+ and NO3- were mostly associated with PM2,5-10. Chloride deficits with respect to sea-salt Cl/Na ratio were found in both size fractions.

Inhalable particulate matter characterization in a medium-sized urban region in Brazil (São José dos Campos Town) - Part I: Morphology

In this study, the concentration and morphological characteristics of inhalable particulate material (PM10) were evaluated and associated with climatic conditions. The mean annual concentration was 11.0 µg m−3, varying between 0,647 µg m−3 and 36.8 µg m−3. Wind speed has a higher influence on PM10 dispersion, but direction was associated with particle source. During the wet period, wind speed is the main dispersion factor, while speed and direction both are important during the dry period. Based on the morphological characteristics, it is concluded that biogenic particles prevail during the rainy season and terrigenous particles during the dry period, depending on the wind direction and intensity.

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The Brazilian and patagonian fishes of the wilkes expedition: 1838-1842

Na viagem efetuada à volta do mundo pela U. S. Exploring Expedition mais conhecida pelo nome de Expedição Wilkes e durante o período em que a mesma operava no Atlântico Ocidental, foram visitadas as regiões do Rio de Janeiro e da Patagônia. Por ocasião da festa comemorativa do centenário da The American Philosophical Society, de Filadélfia, ocorrida a 23 de Fevereiro de 1930, o autor teve a oportunidade de apresentar uma nota prévia da qual constava uma lista de peixes capturados durante o cruzeiro da Expedição. Teve, então, o ensejo de examinar o diário redigido pelo Dr. Charles Pickering, botânico da Expedição, nele encontrando anotações valiosas para a História Natural, considerada em seu sentido amplo, detalhes a respeito das localidades percorridas e relações extensas de animais e plantas, além de diversos representantes pertencentes a outros grupos. Sob o ponto de vista histórico, os comentários aí constantes são de importância significativa. Em muitos casos, essas apreciações fornecem base sólida para a efetivação de estudos faunísticos, de caráter comparativo, muito instrutivos e úteis. O autor examinou a coleção de peixes da Expedição Wilkes que se encontra no Museu Nacional dos Estados Unidos, em Washington, acervo esse gentilmente posto à sua disposição para estudo. Dessa maneira, no presente trabalho, fornece matéria de amplo interesse histórico, visando com isso lançar alguma luz sobre a imensa fauna do Brasil e da Argentina. Baseando-se nos dados fornecidos por Pickering, o autor divulga dados curiosos a respeito da baía do Rio de Janeiro e adjacências, no ano de 1838. Segue-se uma lista contendo a diagnose de 82 espécimes de água doce, salobra e salgada, estudados e comparados com outros de várias procedências. Referindo-se ao Rio Negro, descreve o autor o aspeto da região patagônica, durante certo período de 1839, fazendo comentários a respeito de 7 espécies de peixes nela, encontradas.