Poética del bien y del mal. La narrativa de Álvaro Pombo

El tema del mal es sin duda alguna uno de los problemas que más ha ocupado y preocupado al hombre de todos los tiempos y en todos ellos. En consecuencia se ha convertido en un problema para la filosofía, psicología, teología y literatura. ¿Cuál es su naturaleza? En el ámbito de las Ciencias, en concreto, en la psicología y la psiquiatría, muchos investigadores clínicos se preguntan qué hay en determinadas personas para pensar si su comportamiento responde a una perturbación o son malvadas. Su crueldad desafía toda explicación psicológica. En el fondo, en el corazón humano hay cierta propensión al mal. Así lo entiende el profesor R. I. Simón, profesor de la Universidad de Georgetow (Begley, 2001). Si las neurociencias nos aportan tal visión del hombre, por su parte, la filosofía y la teología ven al ser humano como un ser incompleto. Un ser con “una de las tantas aristas que ofrece este complejo fenómeno” (Maya, 2006). Oportunamente, San Pablo ya lo advierte en la carta a los Romanos: “De hecho no hago el bien que quiero, sino que obro el mal que no quiero” (Rom 7,19). Por tanto, definir el mal resulta complejo. Un intento de aproximación a la reflexión sobre él resulta más llevadero. Este es el objetivo de esta investigación a través de la narrativa: novela y cuentos, de Pombo. Pombo no se propone expresamente, a través de sus novelas y cuentos, plantear una metafísica del mal a la manera de San Agustín, Stº Tomás, etc. No se pregunta por su naturaleza. Sí lo hace a través del lenguaje y por medio de sus personajes. Formas de ser del ser. Tampoco deja de lado la simbología del mal: la culpa, el pecado y toda su simbología. Hace, a su manera, una hermenéutica de los símbolos. El mal ha sido siempre, para el hombre de todos los tiempos, uno de los más desconcertantes problemas humano. Ya Ricoeur lo sitúa como uno de los problemas tan antiguo como el más antiguo de los seres. Por esta razón los estudios multidisciplinares hoy son abundantes. Consciente de esas contribuciones previas, este trabajo, investigación, pretende contribuir al estudio desde hoy del problema del mal en el mundo, en el hombre, desde la vertiente de un novelista, filósofo y poeta: Álvaro Pombo...

Um mal doméstico. Crítica do visco

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Drácula, o 'mal de arquivo' e a suspeita dos média. Ou uma leitura de Kittler, Derrida e Groys

O texto procura equacionar as relações entre as «redes discursivas de 1900» (Kittler), a sua natureza tecnológica e a medialidade do arquivo. Atento ao tríptico gramofone, filme, máquina de escrever com que se supera o monopólio Gutenberg de registo e transmissão de dados, encontro na análise de Drácula feita por Kittler sinais da emergência do arquivo (que Kittler justamente associa a Freud, Nietzsche e a dispositivos tecnológicos de armazenamento), num processo que nos situa entre a eternidade dos não-mortos e a promessa de eternidade dos meios de registo e reprodução tecnológicos. São também os espectros que interpelam os vivos na fantasmagoria dos média que Derrida propõe, com consequências fundas para uma leitura do arquivo e da sua condição pulsional. Boris Groys tem, em vários textos, provocatoriamente afrontado ideias feitas sobre o mercado da arte e o mercado das ideias. Situando o seu pensamento no exercício de uma metanoia, que ele baliza como uma heterotopia (heteronoia) e eu aqui procuro formular como medianoia, parto da sua concepção de ‘arquivos culturais’ e da fenomenologia dos média, que de forma crítica submete à condição de permanente suspeição, pois é tão importante interrogar o modo de funcionar do arquivo como interrogar o meio que o suporta.

Epidemiologia do mal das folhas da seringueira. 1. Ponte Nova-MG.

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Resistência de Hevea brasiliensis ao mal-das-folhas-da-seringueira no Acre, Brasil.

O cultivo de seringueira para a produção de borracha natural foi reiniciado no Acre. Para a avaliação de algumas tecnologias, um experimento com 14 clones de plantas bicompostas, foi implantado em 2008, no município de Bujari. Os dados de severidade da doença mal-das-folhas-da-seringueira, MFS, coletados, em 2014, foram analisados no SAS. Foram calculadas; a média, o desvio padrão, limite inferior e superior de severidade da doença para cada clone, em cada mês, nas 96 plantas.

LES FLEURS DU MAL AND EU: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS UNDER THE FINITENESS OF THE FLESH

The theme of death will be approached, relating the finiteness of the flesh and the fullness of the being as the main focus of the topic , analyzing aspects in the poetry of the canons of world literature, Baudelaire and Augusto dos Anjos, pointing the confluences between the authors and the points that they converge, related to the theme in question. To do so, poems taken from Les Fleurs du Mal ( 1857 ) and Eu (1912 ) related to the theme of death will serve as the basis for this essay. Many are the poems of both authors that address the theme of death, the finiteness of the flesh and the possible fullness of being. Thus, only a few compositions were selected for analysis, for the impossibility of extending the theme at this moment. The poems chosen for analysis are Une Charogne and Remords Posthume, by Charles Baudelaire, published in Les Fleurs Du Mal in 1857, and “Apóstrofe à carne” and “A pecadora”, by Augusto dos Anjos, published in “Eu” in 1912. One will try, then, in this essay, to make an interpretation of these compositions, as well as examine some figures of speech and aesthetic resources used by the poets over the poems.

Girl in the Shadows and resilience and coping strategies in contemporary young adult fiction

The novel manuscript Girl in the Shadows tells the story of two teenage girls whose friendship, safety and sanity are pushed to the limits when an unexplained phenomenon invades their lives. Sixteen-year-old Tash has everything a teenage girl could want: good looks, brains and freedom from her busy parents. But when she looks into her mirror, a stranger’s face stares back at her. Her best friend Mal believes it’s an evil spirit and enters the world of the supernatural to find answers. But spell books and ouija boards cannot fix a problem that comes from deep within the soul. It will take a journey to the edge of madness for Tash to face the truth inside her heart and see the evil that lurks in her home. And Mal’s love and courage to pull her back into life. The exegesis examines resilience and coping strategies in adolescence, in particular, the relationship of trauma to brain development in children and teenagers. It draws on recent discoveries in neuroscience and psychology to provide a framework to examine the role of coping strategies in building resilience. Within this broader context, it analyses two works of contemporary young adult fiction, Freaky Green Eyes by Joyce Carol Oates and Sonya Hartnett’s Surrender, their use of the split persona as a coping mechanism within young adult fiction and the potential of young adult literature as a tool to help build resilience in teen readers.

The challenges of meeting the needs of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) during out of hospital interactoins with Paramedics

This poster presents the results of a critical review of the literature on the intersection between paramedic practice with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and previews the clinical and communication challenges likely to be experienced with these patients. Paramedics in Australia provide 24/7 out-of-hospital care to the community. Although their core business is to provide emergency care, paramedics also provide care for vulnerable people as a consequence of the social, economic or domestic milieu. Little is known about the frequency of use of emergency out-of-hospital services by children with ASD and their families. Similarly, little is known about the attitudes and perceptions of paramedics to children with ASD and their emergency health care. However, individuals with ASD are likely to require paramedic services at some point across the life span and may be more frequent users of health services as a consequence of the challenges they face. The high rate of co-morbidities of people diagnosed with ASD is reported and includes seizure disorders, gastro-intestinal disorders, metabolic disorders, hormonal dysfunction, ear, nose and throat infections, hearing impairment, hypertension, allergies/anaphylaxis, immune disorders, migraine and diabetes, gross/fine motor skill dysfunction, premature birth, birth defects, obesity and mental illness. Individuals with ASD may frequently experience concurrent communication, behaviour and sensory challenges. Consequently, Paramedics can encounter difficulties gathering important patient information which may compromise sensitive care. These interactions occur often in high pressure and emotionally challenging environments, which add to the difficulties in communicating the treatment and transport needs of this population.

Effects of anticoagulants on outcome of femoral neck fracture surgery

PURPOSE To review records of 330 patients who underwent surgery for femoral neck fractures with or without preoperative anticoagulation therapy. METHODS Medical records of 235 women and 95 men aged 48 to 103 years (mean, 81.6; standard deviation [SD], 13.1) who underwent surgery for femoral neck fractures with or without preoperative anticoagulation therapy were reviewed. 30 patients were on warfarin, 105 on aspirin, 28 on clopidogrel, and 167 were controls. The latter 3 groups were combined as the non-warfarin group and compared with the warfarin group. Hospital mortality, time from admission to surgery, length of hospital stay, return to theatre, and postoperative complications (wound infection, deep vein thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism) were assessed. RESULTS The warfarin and control groups were significantly younger than the clopidogrel and aspirin groups (80.8 vs. 80.0 vs. 84.2 vs. 83.7 years, respectively, p<0.05). 81% of the patients underwent surgery within 48 hours of admission. The overall mean time from admission to surgery was 1.8 days; it was longer in the warfarin than the aspirin, clopidogrel, and control groups (3.3 vs. 1.8 vs. 1.6 vs. 1.6 days, respectively, p<0.001). The mean length of hospital stay was 17.5 (SD, 9.6; range, 3-54) days. The overall hospital mortality was 3.9%; it was 6.7% in the warfarin group, 3.8% in the aspirin group, 3.6% in the clopidogrel group, and 3.6% in the control group (p=0.80). Four patients returned to theatre for surgery: one in the warfarin group for washout of a haematoma, 2 in the aspirin group for repositioning of a mal-fixation and for debridement of wound infection, and one in the control group for debridement of wound infection. The warfarin group did not differ significantly from non-warfarin group in terms of postoperative complication rate (6.7% vs. 2.7%, p=0.228) and the rate of return to theatre (3.3% vs. 1%, p=0.318). CONCLUSION It is safe to continue aspirin and clopidogrel prior to surgical treatment for femoral neck fracture. The risk of delaying surgery outweighs the peri-operative bleeding risk.

High connectivity in rastrelliger kanagurta: Influence of historical signatures and migratory behaviour inferred from mtDNA Cytochrome b

Phylogeographic patterns and population structure of the pelagic Indian mackerel, Rastrelliger kanagurta were examined in 23 populations collected from the Indonesian-Malaysian Archipelago (IMA) and the West Indian Ocean (WIO). Despite the vast expanse of the IMA and neighbouring seas, no evidence for geographical structure was evident. An indication that R. kanagurta populations across this region are essentially panmictic. This study also revealed that historical isolation was insufficient for R. kanagurta to attain migration drift equilibrium. Two distinct subpopulations were detected between the WIO and the IMA (and adjacent populations); interpopulation genetic variation was high. A plausible explanation for the genetic differentiation observed between the IMA and WIO regions suggest historical isolation as a result of fluctuations in sea levels during the late Pleistocene. This occurrence resulted in the evolution of a phylogeographic break for this species to the north of the Andaman Sea.