Estudio y edición de las Tragedias de amor de Arze Solórzeno

El género pastoril tuvo un éxito considerable en España en la segunda mitad del siglo XVI y no dejó de cultivarsee hasta principios del XVII. Durante un tiempo, quizás por su artificiosidad y su característica mezcla de lírica y prosa, no fue una literatura muy bien comprendida y valorada. Afortunadamente en la actualidad está obteniendo el justo reconocimiento que merece. Sin embargo, observamos que los estudios de los eruditos se centran en aquellas obras del género más reconocidas o en las que fueron escritas por los escritores de más prestigio. Obras menores y de autores menos conocidos permanecen relativamente olvidadas a la espera de estudios más detallados. Tal es el caso de las Tragedias de Amor, obra temprana del joven licenciado Arze Solórzeno. No abundan en los tratados de historia de la literatura española las referencias a las Tragedias de Amor. Bien es verdad que figura en diversos estudios puntuales y en varias obras recopilatorias a las que no faltan brillantez y seriedad, pero carecen de la extensión y el detalle de los estudios monográficos. Así pues, la presente tesis doctoral se plantea hacer una edición moderna basada en la edición princeps de las Tragedias de Amor, publicada en 1607, y realizar un estudio de la obra, en la confianza de que esta labor aportará luz para la necesaria comprensión global del género. Muy pocas son las noticias que se hallan sobre el autor de nuestra novela. Las fuentes principales de datos biográficos son sobre todo los prólogos y dedicatorias de sus propias obras. Probablemente se puede fechar su nacimiento en el año 1579 o 1580, pero ni siquiera es fácil afirmar dónde nació o la fecha de su fallecimiento. Fue una persona culta y viajada...

Amor e criação: A universalidade das cartas portuguesas

Dissertação de Mestrado apresentada no ISPA – Instituto Universitário para obtenção do grau de Mestre em Psicologia especialidade de Psicologia Clínica.

“Afinal de que se fala quando se fala de amor? Uma perspectiva filosófica”

O amor é um conceito polissémico ligado a um fenómeno complexo, que une aspectos fisiológicos, psicológicos e culturais, se orienta para diferentes objectos e cumpre diversas funções. Ao longo da história, são muitos os filósofos que prestaram atenção a este fenómeno e lhe deram um lugar de relevo nas suas concepções, desde Platão até aos nossos dias. O presente trabalho pretende introduzir alguns aspectos dessa atenção histórica, privilegiando concepções não redutoras nem simplistas, desde a sua compreensão grega como força cósmica até à mais actual duma mudança de paradigma social, nele assente.

Comentário à Conferência: “Amor à vida”, por António Coimbra de Matos

Quero antes de mais agradecer à minha colega e amiga Isabel Mesquita o convite para comentar esta conferência. Uma tarefa desafiante que resolvi aceitar; é com enorme gosto que o faço! Tomarei apenas alguns minutos, antes de vos passar a palavra para questões e comentários. Não serei exaustivo!

"Que saudades eu tenho daquilo que eu não tive": Reflectindo sobre depressão e amor

Neste trabalho enquadramos o funcionamento depressivo da personalidade à luz de um tipo particular de relação de objecto e de um estilo de relação primária, relação esta que marca o percurso desenvolvimental do sujeito e vai condicionar o tipo e a qualidade da relação amorosa na vida adulta. A compulsão à repetição e a negação da malevolência do objecto são aspectos analisados, bem como a falha narcísica, a carência sentida e as necessidades insatisfeitas. As consequências da relação primária e da história de vida que a falha inicial condiciona, facilitam a busca de uma relação amorosa que possa colmatar o que faltou. Depressividade e depressão, saudade e carência; relação amorosa que dê ao sujeito o que ela precisa - relação de tipo narcísico. Mas nada é estático em Psicopatologia - as relações posteriores podem provocar mudanças. Só que o indivíduo de personalidade depressiva aproveita mal a experiência relacional posterior, tende a escolher mal os objectos e interpreta mal os acontecimentos no interior da relação amorosa. O amor transforma, mas o depressivo aceita-o mal. E o amor que oferece não será um verdadeiro amor genital adulto. Na depressão pode assistir-se à desistência dos interesses próprios em favor do objecto, mas não se trata de um amor desinteressado; o depressivo poderá antes anular-se e submeter-se para ser amado e admirado. O sujeito não foi amado, mas também amou e ama pouco - é a dimensão esquizoide, mais ou menos presente em qualquer depressão. O depressivo acaba por aceitar viver com demasiado pouco, apesar da necessidade, apesar da permanente exigência, sempre em perda.

Imaginar metáforas de amor, sexo e fé: uma leitura literária de Breaking the Waves (1996) de Lars von Trier

Either with words or images, the expression of feelings results, in a work of art, in communication. If this was not the case, the work would not require a spectator or a reader. And if words suggest images from what its author refers to and a countless number of figurations may happen, the images from a film reveal what you can see. We are often left with "just" the space for those facts to shape up as possible meanings to which we react with emotion or with a particular intellectualization, finding exactly what we call readings or interpretations. Starting from a definition of literature that we see spilled in the work prospected from the polysystem theory by Itamar Even-Zohar from the Porter Institute for Poetics and Semiotics (University of Tel-Aviv), we consider the dynamic character of every cultural moment/object. This is how a literary reading, that is to apply some of the methodologies in the interpretation of a literary work, is allowed to extend to other cultural objects. This is what we are going to do with Lars von Trier's Breaking the Waves, a landmark in cinema for what the movement and manifest Dogma 95 represents, but that for a literature reader particularly focused on the narration of love in its different manifestations - in which sex and faith are included - a corpus is revealed, filled with interpretative possibilities and emotional reactions, important condiments particularly to the spectator and/or interested reader.

Amor que vai, desamor que vem. Maus tratos nas relações de intimidade: aleatoriedade ou prévia (de)limitação da herança parental?

A presente investigação visa apurar se existem esquemas parentais (EPs) ou mal-adaptativos precoces (EMPs) que predisponham à escolha, por parte de mulheres vítimas de violência na intimidade, de parceiros potencialmente agressores. Adicionalmente pretende identificar como se manifesta a vitimação com os tipos de relacionamento amoroso de reparação narcísica. O estudo, de cariz quantitativo, recorre a três instrumentos (QEP, QE e ITRA) preenchidos por 27 mulheres com idades compreendidas entre os 23- 67 anos, das quais 10 sofreram algum tipo de violência numa relação de intimidade. Este estudo concluiu que existem EPs e EMPs que parecem predispor à escolha de parceiros amorosos abusivos. Estas escolhas amorosas parecem estar relacionadas com a tendência para enveredar por tipos de relacionamento amoroso mais patológico, nomeadamente, os tipos evitante-desnarcisante e eufórico-idealizante. Posto isto, criou-se um modelo que caracteriza vítimas e não-vítimas de violência nas relações de intimidade com uma precisão de 96,3% com base nos resultados dos instrumentos anteriores; When sorrow replaces love Violence in intimate relationships: Randomness or effects of parental heritage? Abstract: This research aims at determining whether there are schemas originated by parenting styles (PSs) or early maladaptive schemas (EMSs) that predispose women, who were victims of violence in their intimate relationships, to choose abusive romantic partners. Additionally it intends to identify how victimization reveals itself through romantic relationship types that are due to repair the Self narcissistic vulnerabilities. This quantitative study relies on three instruments (PSQ, SQ, ITRA) filled by 27 women with ages between 23-67, 10 of which were victims of violence in their intimate relationships. This study concludes that there are PSs and EMSs that seem to predispose to the choice of abusive romantic partners. These romantic choices seem to be related with the predisposition to more pathological romantic relationship types, namely, the avoidant-devaluate and euphoricidealizing types. Following this, a model was created to characterize individuals as victims or non-victims of violence in their intimate relationships with a precision of 96.3%, based on the results of the instruments above.

Hacia una visión holística de la educación universitaria: el amor y el caos un proceso creativo para el aprendizaje

In this essay it is stated that for superior education to transcend, it must develop from within the idea that love is the fundamental reference of life, and it must potentiate this essence, beyond what is external and apparent and beyond the isolated subjects of the curricula, which many times are no more than words and proposals on paper, which far from germinating humanity, lead to its extinction. It involves a vision of Universal Love that considers art as a way of expression and encounter.

A Essência Infantil Resgatada: Uma Leitura do Conto “Mentira De Amor”, de Ronaldo Correia de Brito

O artigo faz uma análise do conto “Mentira de amor”, do escritor Ronaldo Correia de Brito, publicado no livro Faca (2003). Baseando-se na concepção de Piglia (2004) de que todo conto engendra duas histórias, o estudo visa mostrar como ambas se imbricam e como diferentes elementos são manejados para construir a história cifrada que tem como protagonista a personagem Delmira. Narra-se a história de uma mãe desolada pela morte da filha que, pela manipulação do marido, torna-se prisioneira domiciliar, juntamente com suas outras três filhas. A protagonista parece buscar mais do que o retorno da filha, busca o resgate de sua criança interior, símbolo da consciência de sua própria individualidade. Com a chegada do circo na cidade, a personagem passa a rememorar experiências infantis e ao revivê-las, toma coragem para mudar sua vida. Tem-se, aí, a história cifrada de que nos fala Piglia: delineando o processo construtivo do conto à luz de concepções cunhadas por Carl Jung e pela Psicologia Analítica, temos o arquétipo da criança interior que simbolicamente é apresentado pela figura da filha morta. A narrativa se constrói por um tempo de espera, típico do universo infantil, acentuado pela ansiedade por momentos de prazer. Por meio de uma narrativa breve, que acentua a dicotomia entre liberdade e prisão, público e privado, passado e presente, e de um tempo que se repete em uma rotina infindável, a angústia dessa mulher em retomar o controle da sua vida passa pela imaginação para então desenhar-se como promessa de morte e libertação.

Investigation into the introduction of clonal strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to the cystic fibrosis population by consumption of raw salad vegetables

Most salad vegetables are eaten fresh by consumers. However, raw vegetables may pose a risk of transmitting opportunistic bacteria to immunocompromised people, including cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. In particular, CF patients are vulnerable to chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa lung infections and this organism is the primary cause of morbidity and mortality in this group. Clonal variants of P. aeruginosa have been identified as emerging threats to people afflicted with CF; however it has not yet been proven from where these clones originate or how they are transmitted. Due to the organisms‟ aquatic environmental niche, it was hypothesised that vegetables may be a source of these clones. To test this hypothesis, lettuce, tomatoes, mushrooms and bean sprout packages (n = 150) were analysed from a green grocer, supermarket and farmers‟ market within the Brisbane region, availability permitting. The internal and external surfaces of the vegetables were separately analysed for the presence of clonal strains of P. aeruginosa using washings and homogenisation techniques, respectively. This separation was in an attempt to establish which surface was contaminated, so that recommendations could be made to decrease or eliminate P. aeruginosa from these foods prior to consumption. Soil and water samples (n = 17) from local farms were also analysed for the presence of P. aeruginosa. Presumptive identification of isolates recovered from these environmental samples was made based on growth on Cetrimide agar at 42°C, presence of the cytochrome-oxidase enzyme and inability to ferment lactose. P. aeruginosa duplex real-time polymerase chain reaction assay (PAduplex) was performed on all bacterial isolates presumptively identified as P. aeruginosa. Enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus strain typing PCR (ERIC-PCR) was subsequently performed on confirmed bacterial isolates. Although 72 P. aeruginosa were isolated, none of these proved to be clonal strains. The significance of these findings is that vegetables may pose a risk of transmitting sporadic strains of P. aeruginosa to people afflicted with CF and possibly, other immunocompromised people.

Research roadmap summary - Integrated Design and Delivery Solutions (IDDS)

Changes in the construction sector are creating opportunities in research to maximise the benefits of those changes and to continue the exciting developments in improved people skills, new processes and developing technologies. Many research centres around the world are investigating aspects of the current changes to drive their particular expertise forward. However, the CIB Integrated Design and Delivery Solutions (IDDS) priority research theme takes a higher-level view of the changes and then focuses down on a prioritised set of research targets. These targets have been investigated, re-focussed and validated over a period of four years through many workshops, conferences and meetings by a wide ranging group of representatives from approximately 90 industry and research organisations. The outcomes of such research, once put into practice should be significantly shortened timespans from conception of need to occupation of new or revised structures. As time is money, the owners will get their investments into productive use sooner, which means a shorter payback time. In addition, there will inevitably be a reduction in construction costs as productivity increases. The improvements in reliable delivery and improved quality currently being seen in relatively simplistic use of Building information Modelling (BIM) (compared to full IDDS) will inevitably continue its on-going trajectory of improvement. We should also consider the wider economic contribution to society that will stem from such improvements and, finally, and by no means unimportantly, the reliable modelling and delivery of sustainability at both the building and estate/ area scale will significantly improve carbon footprints and other sustainable outcomes. Whilst there are huge opportunities for early adopters, the primary risk will be the expansion of the gap between those working in this way and those who are not so advanced or who even refuse to progress . The opportunities to address the significant and widely varying wastes within the structure of the construction sector and within and across projects are huge and timely and industry is encouraged to become involved.

Beyond BIM: It’s not the end of the road!

Over several decades, academics around the world have investigated the necessary tools, techniques, and conditions which would allow BIM (building information modeling) to become a positive force in the world of construction. As the research results matured, BIM started to become commercially available. Researchers and many in industry soon realized that BIM, as a technological innovation, was, in and of itself, not the end point in the journey. The technical adoption of BIM has to be supported by process and culture change within organizations to make a real impact on a project (for example, see AECbytes Viewpoint #35 by Chuck Eastman, Paul Teicholz, Rafael Sacks and Kathleen Liston). Current academic research aims to understand the steps beyond BIM, which will help chart the future of our industry over the coming decades. This article describes an international research effort in this area, coordinated by the Integrated Design and Delivery Solutions (IDDS) initiative of the CIB (International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction). We hope that it responds to and extends the discussion initiated by Brian Lighthart in AECbytes Viewpoint #56, which asked about who is charting future BIM directions.

Challenges for integrated design and delivery solutions

A new approach of integrated design and delivery solutions (IDDS) aims to radically improve the performance of the construction industries. IDDS builds upon recent trends in the construction industries that have seen the widespread adoption of technologies such as building information modelling (BIM) and innovative processes such as integrated project delivery. However, these innovations are seen to develop in isolation, with little consideration of the overarching interactions between people, process and technology. The IDDS approach is holistic in that it recognizes that it is only through a combination of initiatives such as skill development, process re-engineering, responsive information technology, enhanced interoperability and integrating knowledge management, among others, that radical change can be achieved. To implement IDDS requires step changes in many project aspects, and this gap between current performance and that required for IDDS is highlighted. The research required to bridge the gaps is identified in four major aspects of collaborative processes, workforce skills, integrated information and knowledge management.

CIB White Paper on IDDS Integrated Design & Delivery Solutions

CIB is developing a priority theme, now termed Improving Construction and Use through Integrated Design & Delivery Solutions (IDDS). The IDDS working group for this theme adopted the following definition: Integrated Design and Delivery Solutions use collaborative work processes and enhanced skills, with integrated data, information, and knowledge management to minimize structural and process inefficiencies and to enhance the value delivered during design, build, and operation, and across projects. The design, construction, and commissioning sectors have been repeatedly analysed as inefficient and may or may not be quite as bad as portrayed; however, there is unquestionably significant scope for IDDS to improve the delivery of value to clients, stakeholders (including occupants), and society in general, simultaneously driving down cost and time to deliver operational constructed facilities. Although various initiatives developed from computer‐aided design and manufacturing technologies, lean construction, modularization, prefabrication and integrated project delivery are currently being adopted by some sectors and specialisations in construction; IDDS provides the vision for a more holistic future transformation. Successful use of IDDS requires improvements in work processes, technology, and people’s capabilities to span the entire construction lifecycle from conception through design, construction, commissioning, operation, refurbishment/ retrofit and recycling, and considering the building’s interaction with its environment. This vision extends beyond new buildings to encompass modifications and upgrades, particularly those aimed at improved local and area sustainability goals. IDDS will facilitate greater flexibility of design options, work packaging strategies and collaboration with suppliers and trades, which will be essential to meet evolving sustainability targets. As knowledge capture and reuse become prevalent, IDDS best practice should become the norm, rather than the exception.