Prevalence of feline leukemia virus infection in domestic cats in Rio de Janeiro

Peripheral blood smears of 1094 domestic cats were collected and tested by indirect immunofluorescence antibody assay for p27 antigen in cells to study the prevalence and risk factors for feline leukemia virus (FeLV) in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Sex, age, breed, outdoor access, neutering status, type of habitation (household, shelter, veterinary clinics and other places), number of household cats and clinical signs were registered on a form. Among the tested samples, 11.52% were positive. Risk factors for FeLV infection included outdoor access, age range between 1 and 5 years old, and cohabitation with numerous cats.

Ochratoxin A in wines from 2002 to 2008 harvest marketed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The occurrence of ochratoxin A (OTA) in wine from 2002 to 2008 harvest, traded in Rio de Janeiro State, was evaluated by analysing 43 national and 37 imported wines from Argentina (32) and Chile (5), adding up to 80 samples in total. OTA determination was performed using immunoaffinity columns and high-performance liquid chromatography. In 80 wine samples analysed, 25 (31.3%) were positive, presenting levels greater than 0.020 ng OTA mL(-1). It was not detected in imported wines. Within national wines, 58.1% of the samples were contaminated, with levels ranging from 0.020 to 0.050 ng mL(-1). The toxin was detected in 18 (69.2%) of 26 samples analysed of red table wine. Wines from 2008 harvest presented 84.6% of samples contaminated in 13 samples analysed. Despite the levels found in this study, they are below Brazilian tolerance limits. Nevertheless, the presence of OTA as found contributes to the human exposure to this toxin.

The Alliance for Progress and Housing Policy in Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires in the 1960s

This article explores the construction of publicly financed low-income housing complexes in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and Buenos Aires, Argentina, in the 1960s. These housing developments were possible thanks to the arrival of foreign economic and technical assistance from the Alliance for Progress. Urban scholars, politicians, diplomats and urbanists of the Americas sought to promote middle-class habits, mass consumption and moderate political behaviour, especially among the poor, by expanding access to homeownership and ‘decent’ living conditions for a burgeoning urban population. As a result, the history of low-income housing should be understood within broader transnational discourses and practices about the ‘modernization’ and ‘development’ of the urban poor.

Buarque, Cristovam. A desordem do progresso: o fim da era dos economistas e a construcao do futuro. Rio de Janeiro, Paz e Terra, 1990, 186 p.

Fil: Jalif de Bertranou, Clara Alicia.

Gravidez imprevista e aborto no Rio de Janeiro, Brasil: gênero e geração nos processos decisórios.

El artículo presenta resultados de la investigación HEXCA-Brasil que, por medio de entrevistas en profundidad, indagó la interrupción del embarazo en trayectorias biográficas de 31 mujeres y 28 hombres de camadas populares y medias, en diferentes franjas etarias (18 a 17 años y 40 a 49 años). Se abordan los procesos de negociación y toma de decisión acerca del aborto. Dichos procesos, condicionados por circunstancias sociales variadas, se han revalado portadores de temporalidades diversas, no lineales. Además del análisis de tales procesos de decisión se examinan las relaciones de género narradas por los informantes, así como las condiciones de la etapa vital en que tuvo lugar el evento de interrupción del embarazo. El contraste generacional ha permitido observar, en los estratos sociales indagados, cambios significativos en las relaciones familiares y de género; en las representaciones acerca de la maternidad, la paternidad y la reproducción; así como en los métodos abortivos y su accesibilidad en las últimas décadas. La perspectiva biográfica adoptada se mostró fecundidad al vincular del evento analizado con el trayecto de las experiencias sexuales, contraceptivas y reproductivas de los entrevistados.

Candido, Maria Regina (org). Práticas Alimentares no Mediterrâneo Antigo. Rio de Janeiro: NEA/UERJ, 2012. 333 p.

Resumen de la compilación a cargo de Maria Regina Candido (NEA-UERJ) en torno a las prácticas alimentares en el contexto del Mediterráneo Antiguo. La misma cuenta con la colaboración de dieciséis investigadores brasileños, portugueses y argentinos pertenecientes a universidades públicas y privadas de los respectivos países