Flexible labour markets, workers' protection and active labour market policies in the Caribbean

Includes bibliography

Diversidade de ácaros em Mabea fistulifera Mart.(Euphorbiaceae) e eficiência de seu pólen como alimento fitoseídeos (Acari, Phytoseiidae)

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

Belize: effects of climate change on agriculture

Incluye Bibliografía

Expressão de recptor de estrógeno, vimentina, TGFbeta, e marcador de macrófagos em tumor ósseo de células gigantes em gatos domésticos

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

As relações Brasil–Estados Unidos no governo Clinton: a intersecção entre o debate teórico e a análise de política externa nas relações internacionais

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

A política externa do presidente Lula da Silva no âmbito das mudanças climáticas (2003-2009)

Pós-graduação em Relações Internacionais (UNESP - UNICAMP - PUC-SP) - FFC

A study on energy issues in the Caribbean: potential for mitigating climate change

The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is seeking to provide support to the Governments of Guyana, Jamaica and Barbados in researching the potential for employing renewable energy technologies to mitigate climate change. This exercise involves the study of different types of renewable technologies and mitigative strategies, with the aim of making recommendations to the governments on the development of their renewable energy sector. The recommendations may also assist in achieving their long-term objectives of reducing poverty and promoting healthy economies and sustainable livelihoods in keeping with the Millennium Development Goals. Guyana, Jamaica and Barbados each face common and specific challenges in their efforts to adequately define and implement their energy and climate policies, in a way that allows them to contribute to the mitigation effort against climate change, while promoting sustainable development within their countries. Each country has demonstrated an understanding of the global and national challenges pertaining to climate change. They have attempted to address these challenges through policies and various programmes implemented by local and international agencies. Documented and undocumented policies have sought to outline the directions to be taken by each territory as they seek to deploy new technologies to address issues related to energy and the environment. While all territories have sought to deploy multiple alternate and renewable technologies simultaneously, it is clear that, given their sizes and resource limitations, no one territory can achieve excellence in all these areas. Guyana has demonstrated the greatest potential for hydro energy and should pursue it as their main area of expertise. The country also has an additional major strategy that includes forest credits and the Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) programme. This approach will be brought to the negotiation table in the upcoming climate change meeting in Copenhagen in December 2009. Of the three countries, Jamaica has the only active significant wind farm deployment, while Barbados has a long tradition in solar energy. Each country might then supplement their energy and fuel mix with other energy and fuel sources and draw from the experience of other countries. Given the synergies that might accrue from adopting a regional approach, the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) might be well positioned to play a coordinating role. This focus on renewable energy and biofuels should yield good, long-term results as it relates to mitigation against climate change, and good, short- and medium-term results as it relates to the development of sustainable economies. Each country might also achieve energy security, reduced oil dependence, significant reduction in harmful emissions and better foreign exchange management if they pursue good policies and implementation practices. Human and financial resources are critical to the success of planned interventions, and it will be necessary to successfully mobilize these resources in order to be effective in executing key plans.

Ocorrência sazonal da acarofauna em videira no município de Jales-SP e avaliação de resistência de variedades a Tetranychus urticae Koch (acari: tetranychidae)

Pós-graduação em Agronomia - FEIS

Estudos fisiológicos e moleculares durante a superação da dormência morfológica de sementes de Annona crassiflora

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Agricultura) - FCA

Diversidade de ácaros em cultivo orgânico de citros e na vegetação natural circundante, e perspectivas para a criação massal de Iphiseiodes zuluagai (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Frequência de anticorpos contra Leptospira spp. e Trypanosoma cruzy em primatas neotropicais mantidos em cativeiro

Faz um levantamento sorológico para anticorpos contra Leptospira spp e Trypanosoma cruzi em primatas neotropicais mantidos em cativeiro. Amostras de 94 primatas neotropicais adultos, machos e fêmeas de diferentes espécies pertencentes ao criatório do Centro Nacional de Primatas (CENP)-Ananindeua-PA, coletadas para a realização da Soroaglutinação Microscópica (SAM), na qual foram utilizadas 84 amostras sorológicas, em que 35 (41,67%) apresentaram anticorpos contra leptospira e 49 (58,33%) foram soronegativas. De 11 espécies utilizadas na pesquisa, as maiores positividades estavam nas espécies de Cebus apella 69.23% (9/13), Aotus infullatus 33,33% (5/15), Callithrix penicillata 28,57% (4/14) e Saimiri sciureus 22,73 (5/22). De 35 amostras positivas, 11 (31,42%) reagiram contra o sorovar Cynopteri, oito (22,85%) foram reagentes para Andamana, seis (17,14%) contra o sorovar Hebdomadis, quatro (11,42%) para Copenhageni, três (8,57%) contra o sorovar Patoc, duas (5,71%) para o sorovar Cuíca, e o restante reagiram para pelo menos um sorovar (2,85%) sorovar Hardjo, Icterohaemorrhagiae, Javanica, Grippotyphosa e Autumnalis. Para detecção de anticorpos contra o T. cruzi, foram utilizadas 94 amostras sorológicas de primatas neotropicais. As amostras de cada animal foram submetidas aos exames sorológicos de Hemaglutinação Indireta (HAI) e Ensaio Imunoenzimático (ELISA). Das amostras avaliadas pela HAI, apenas uma fêmea da espécie Saguinus niger revelou resultado positivo, porém todas as amostras revelaram resultado negativo quando submetidas ao ELISA-recombinante. Com relação aos parâmetros hematológicos e bioquímicos não foram observadas alterações que indicassem uma possível infecção. Conclui-se que a ocorrência de anticorpos contra as leptospiras nas espécies de primatas foi alta, mesmo não apresentando sintomas, e todos os parâmetros hematológicos e bioquímicos estarem normais indicando que apesar destes animais encontrarem-se em cativeiro, possivelmente tiveram contato em vida livre com a bactéria e a infecção pode estar sendo mantida entre eles e casos de leptospirose e doença de Chagas em primatas neotropicais são raros, porém deve-se lembrar que os mesmos atuam como reservatórios de Leptospira spp e Tripanosma cruzi no ambiente silvestre.

Abrasive wear on eroded root dentine after different periods of exposure to saliva in situ

The effect of salivary exposure time on the abrasive wear of acid-eroded dentine was evaluated in situ. One-hundred and twenty bovine root dentine slabs were randomly assigned into six groups (A-F) and placed in intraoral palatal devices, which were worn by 10 volunteers for 4 d. On the first day, no erosive/abrasive procedures were carried out. On the following 3 d, erosive challenges were performed extraorally, two times per day, by immersing the device for 90 s in a soft drink. Subsequently, the group A specimens were immediately brushed (40 strokes), and the others were brushed after the following times: B, 20 min; C, 40 min; and D, 60 min. Group E specimens were only acid-eroded and those of group F were only brushed. Dentine wear was measured with a profilometer. ANOVA and Dunnett's test showed that groups A-D did not differ statistically from the control group E but differed from the control group F. The lowest mean value was found for group F. Regression analysis was unable to show salivary effect on dentine wear reduction. The data suggest that the exposure time of saliva of up to 60 min has no effect on reducing the eroded dentine wear by toothbrushing.

Ginástica para idosos: relato de experiência sobre programa desenvolvido na Dinamarca

The increase in the elderly population has been significant in recent years in Brazil, with the growth in the relative share of the population aged 65 or more, which was 4.8% in 1991 and reaching 7.4% in 2010, this occurred mainly due to the growth of the adult population, especially also for the increased participation of the elderly population (IBGE, 2010). This situation has challenges of political, social, economic and mainly related to the health of the elderly population. The practice of physical activity, especially gymnastics, are offered to the population as a means of improving the health and quality of life (BURINI, 2005; MATSUDO, 2002; MAZO, 2003). From this context, this course conclusion work aims to report gymnastics programs developed in Denmark for the elderly population and reflect on the differences and similarities with the Brazilian fitness programs for seniors presented in the literature. The method used to develop this work of completion will review the literature on physical activity programs for seniors and, in particular, gymnastics, developed in Brazil and published in national Physical Education, minimum classification B2 (CAPES, 2012 ). Parallel to this, the description of fitness programs directed to older people in Denmark, as an account of personal experience of five months in Folk High School Gymnastik og Idraetshojskolen Viborg / Denmark. In the results of the study, were founded eight projects of physical activity of elderly people in the articles. Compared with the Brazilian projects studied, and observed Danish, they differ primarily the goals of the programs, which directly influences the activities conducted training. The frequency is similar but the Danish culture of physical exercise, makes Denmark people want to practice more activities off-hours programs. Another equally important aspect that emerges... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)

Amostragem diurna versus noturna de ácaros (Arachnida: Acari) associados a Genipa americana L. (Rubiaceae)

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Burnout in dental students: effectiveness of different methods

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)