Avaliação agronômica da rebrota, dinâmica de decomposição e liberação de nutrientes de flemingia (Flemingia macrophylla (Willd.) Kuntze ex Merr.)

Flemingia macrophylla é uma leguminosa arbustiva, de origem asiática, pouco explorada no Brasil. Em vista disso, este estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a biomassa da rebrota da espécie, a acumulação de nitrogênio na parte aérea e a decomposição e liberação de nutrientes de folhas e caules de flemingia. Para ambos os experimentos, o delineamento adotado foi em blocos casualizados, com quatro repetições. A espécie apresenta excelente capacidade de rebrotar, sendo que os cortes executados a 1,2 m do nível do solo produziram mais de 34 Mg de matéria seca em nove cortes, realizados durante o experimento, equivalendo a 804 kg N ha-1, superando os demais tratamentos, que consistiam em cortes a 0,6 m de altura que produziram 29 Mg MS ha-1, acumulando 691 kg N ha-1, seguido dos cortes a 0,3 m com 18 Mg MS ha-1 , acumulando 329 kg N ha-1 e por fim o corte a 0,0 m, ou seja, ao nível do solo, que produziu 16 Mg MS ha-1, com acúmulo de 211 kg N ha-1. O tempo de meia vida (T1/2) da decomposição foi de 91, 95 e 97 dias para folha, caule, e, caule mais folha, respectivamente. A liberação de N, P, Ca e Mg seguiu o mesmo padrão da decomposição; já o K foi liberado em taxa mais acelerada.

Perceptions of residents of hosting the “Guimarães 2012 European Capital of Culture”: an ex-ante approach

The European Capital of Culture is an annual mega-event, which can provide a good forum though which to challenge and engage local citizens, thus generating feelings of common citizenship. In addition, it presents an ideal opportunity to promote the restructuring of the hosting urban space. However, the success of both the organization and the city that hosts the cultural event depends on the residents’ commitment towards it, the consistency of the tourism attractions and activities supplied, and the capacity of anticipating and monitoring the evolution of tourists’ preferences. The present study aims to assess the intention to participate and the impacts perceived by residents of Guimarães from hosting one of the 2012 European Capitals of Culture (2012 ECOC) in the ex-ante period (2011). Through a convenience sample of 471 usable surveys applied to the local population, conducted between October and December 2011, we tried to identify some of these potential impacts. According to the results received, 40% of residents had a low or very low knowledge of the cultural program, although only 11% demonstrated no intention of attending any activity during the event. The comparison of the mean scores of the expected 2012 ECOC impacts by gender reveals that the most valued and least valued factors are common to female and male respondents. With regard to the differences between those that intended to attend the event and the ones that did not, expected participants rated positive and negative impact factors more than did the ones that did not intend to attend.

Ex-ante evaluation by the media of the Guimarães 2012 European Capital of Culture

The nomination of Guimarães to host the 2012 European Capital of Culture (ECC) has put on the agenda of the city the need of measuring the effects that the implementation of this mega event could have in it and in the municipality a whole. The balance of the benefits and costs and an extended community involvement tend to reduce negative impacts and enhance positive ones. This chapter analyzes the involvement of population and local associations in the planning and organization of the 2012 Guimarães European Capital of Culture, using the coverage made during 2011 by local and national press of the mega event. A content analysis of the news published covering the period between January and December 2011 and using three newspapers was conducted. From those, two were local and weekly newspapers and one was a national daily one. Looking to data results, it can be concluded that it was poor the community involvement and, also, the one of the cultural associations in the organizations of the 2012 ECC. A strong negative reaction to the model choose to plan the mega event conducted by official organizers was found, which has cast doubts on the desirable participation of the residents and, consequently, on the success of the mega event, especially in a perspective of a medium and long term effects.

Partidos políticos e direito de oposição a Pirro

Art. 114º da Constituição da República Portuguesa: “1. Os partidos políticos participam nos órgãos baseados no sufrágio universal e directo, de acordo com a sua representatividade eleitoral. 2. É reconhecido às minorias o direito de oposição democrática, nos termos da Constituição e da lei. 3. Os partidos políticos representados na Assembleia da República e que não façam parte do Governo gozam, designadamente, do direito de serem informados regular e directamente pelo Governo sobre o andamento dos principais assuntos de interesse público, de igual direito gozando os partidos políticos representados nas Assembleias Legislativas das regiões autónomas e em quaisquer outras assembleias designadas por eleição directa relativamente aos correspondentes executivos de que não façam parte.”. § Article 114 of the Constitution of the Portuguese Republic. "1. Political parties shall participate in organs based on direct and universal suffrage, according to their electoral representation. 2. It is recognized minorities the right to democratic opposition, under the Constitution and the law. 3. Political parties represented in Parliament and not forming part of the Government shall, in particular, the right to be informed regularly and directly by the Government on the progress of the main matters of public interest, equal rights enjoying the political parties represented in Legislative Assemblies of the autonomous regions and any other assemblies formed through direct elections with respect to the corresponding executives who are not part. ".