Estética, técnica e ética: guiados por António Branco

Esta página tem tido poucos artigos sobre obras de não-ficção, mas hoje reequilibro um pouco, ao escrever sobre o livro que António Branco (professor da Universidade do Algarve e seu atual reitor) publicou recentemente, intitulado Visita Guiada ao Ofício do Ator: um Método (Grácio Editor). Esta obra tem duas partes distintas: uma primeira, em que contextualiza a sua experiência teatral, a criação de um mestrado nessa área e consequente criação de um grupo de teatro, a assunção de pertença a uma determinada linhagem, da qual é um dos seus elos, estruturada sob a figura tutelar de Fernando Amado, através da atriz Manuela de Freitas. Aí se apresentam e discutem conceitos fundamentais, como os de genealogia, linhagem, autenticidade, ética, estética, técnica, mas também descrições de exercícios e outros aspetos práticos do ofício de ator, próprios de uma visita guiada (algo diferente de um manual). A segunda parte é composta por todos os documentos possíveis de obter sobre a atriz Manuela de Freitas, desde entrevistas que deu na televisão ou em encontros vários e que aqui são transcritas pela primeira vez, a textos por ela escritos e dispersos. Ficamos a saber muito sobre a sua vida como atriz e quais os valores sobre os quais fundou a sua postura no teatro.

Estudo da bioecologia de Rhombacus eucalypti Ghosh & Chakrabarti, um ácaro eriofídeo do eucalipto em Portugal

Mestrado em Engenharia Agronómica - Instituto Superior de Agronomia - UL

A configuração urbana do território do Vale do Neiva, Viana do Castelo

A dissertação tem como foco a pesquisa sobre a configuração urbana do estudo de caso, a Unidade Territorial de Vale do Neiva em Viana do Castelo. É um território que contem potencial locativo capaz de promover internamente a fixação industrial, as actividades terciárias e a capacidade em fixar e atrair população. Por outro lado, apresenta dinâmicas e valências económicas em contexto concelhio e regional. A análise configuracional abordada na investigação, através do recurso a técnicas e métodos da Sintaxe Espacial, apura características morfológicas do território permitindo a melhor compreensão do funcionamento e da relação entre forma urbana e relações sociais que a envolvem. Foi abordada a dimensão económica-espacial, nomeadamente, no que diz respeito aos seus componentes e interdependências, visando compreender como se processa a apropriação espacial na malha urbana. A correlação desta abordagem com a metodologia da Sintaxe Espacial possibilitou aumentar conhecimento sobre níveis de acessibilidade das actividade presentes no território. Permitem, adicionalmente, a obtenção de análises mais estruturadas que poderão apoiar decisões tecnicamente mais robustas. Por fim, foi diagnosticado o impacto de algumas acções previstas no Plano Director Municipal de Viana do Castelo, designadamente, as que recaem sobre a rede viária da Unidade Territorial do Vale do Neiva. A análise assentou na simulação e previsão dos efeitos das transformações sobre a configuração urbana. Informa, fundamentadamente, sobre estratégias de planeamento e gestão urbana previstas.

Efeito de indutores de florescimento nas cultivares de abacaxizeiro RBR-1, SNG-2 e SNG-3 em Rio Branco-Acre.

Este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar o efeito de indutores de florescimento em três cultivares de abacaxizeiro em Rio Branco-Acre. O delineamento experimental foi em blocos ao acaso, em esquema fatorial 3 x 2 x 2, com quatro repetições, sendo combinadas três cultivares de abacaxi (RBR-1, SNG-2 e SNG-3), dois indutores de florescimento (carbureto de cálcio-CaC2 e etefon-ácido 2-cloroetilfosfônico) e duas épocas de aplicação (aos 10 e 12 meses do plantio). As plantas induzidas com etefon aos 10 meses apresentaram maior percentagem de florescimento (96,25%) quando com CaC2 (85,42%) quando comparadas com as induzidas aos 10 meses (62,92%).

O ouro branco abre caminho: o algodão e a modernização do espaço urbano da Cidade da Parahyba (1850-1924)

The present research deals with the modernization process of the Cidade da Parahyba2, between 1850 and 1924, and its relation with the cotton economy, which represented the main source of wealth accumulation for both the private and the public sectors throughout the First Republic. This study on urban history was developed by focusing on the understanding of the city s spatial formation, and despite its emphasis on the economic aspects involved, other factors that also contribute to the development of the social life were not put aside. The modernization process of the Cidade da Parahyba was also analyzed during the period established for the study according to a chronological and thematic approach that established comparisons with the financial situation of the State, whenever this was necessary, with special attention to the contribution of the cotton economy to the State´s revenues. It was possible to detect a lack of financial help and loans from the federal and municipal administrations for finishing several public works already underway in the capital, since the federal funds allocated to the State of Parahyba do Norte were rather employed in emergency works against droughts and in agricultural development. One can then conclude that the financial resources required for the urban interventions were withdrawn from the State s treasury itself, resources that were collected mainly from activities such as cotton exportation and cotton trading. Another factor shows the interdependence between the urban remodeling and the cotton economy: during the years marked by great droughts or by hard plagues on the cotton plantations, cotton production decreased, as well as the State s finances. The first measures taken by the State s administrators were to halt all projects of urban remodeling in progress in the Cidade da Parahyba, which was, clearly, the most privileged city by the State s presidents during the period analyzed. 2 The city of João Pessoa was named Cidade da Parahyba, a designation that remained until September 1930, when it received its present-day name in order to pay homage to the president of the State, João Pessoa Cavalcanti de Albuquerque, murdered in the city of Recife in August of that same year. At that time, the State of Paraíba was known as Parahyba do Norte. Since this work is limited to a period of time comprised within the First Republic, the names employed respect the terms used in those days

Taxi-Branco: espécie florestal para energia na Amazônia.

2015

Descrição do ciclo gametogênico do ouriço-branco, Tripneustes ventricosus (Lamarck, 1816), no Arquipélago de Fernando de Noronha PE, Brasil

Sea urchins are common benthic organisms on coastal ecosystems of tropical and temperate shallow waters. The impact of sea urchins populations in shore communities is density-dependent, and therefore, knowledge of the life history of these animals is important to understand these interactions. Between 2000 and 2005 a population boom of Tripneustes ventricosus was observed in the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago. In 2004 a research program was started to monitor the population dynamics of T. ventricosus in the archipelago, when it noted a lack of basic information on the biology and reproduction of this species, despite its broad geographic distribution and economic importance in parts of its occurrence. In this context, this work focuses on the reproductive biology of T. ventricosus with emphasis on the description of the gametogenic stages. Between December 2006 and July 2007, ten urchins were collected by snorkeling in two sites of the archipelago, totaling 120 individuals. Gametogenic stages were described for both sexes through microscopic analysis, and were defined as: Recovery, Growing, Premature, Mature and Spawning. Results showed increasing in Gonad index throughout of months of sampling and suggest that the reproductive cycle of the species in the archipelago is annual

Dieta do ouriço-branco, Tripneustes ventricosus (Lamarck, 1816), no Arquipélago de Fernando de Noronha, PE

Sea urchins are benthic macroinvertebrates that inhabit shallow coastal waters in tropical and temperate zones. Urchins are usually classified as generalists or omnivores as they can adjust their diet according to the food resources available in the environment. Due to the strong grazing pressure they may exert, urchins have an important role in marine ecosystems, occupying different trophic levels and stimulating the intensification of the dynamics of communities where they occur. In 2004, a monitoring program focused on the population dynamics of the white sea urchin, Tripneustes ventricosus, has been initiated in the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago. At the same time, a surprisingly lack of information on the species biology has been noted, despite their wide geographical distribution and economic importance in many parts of its range. Hence, this work was developed to provide information on the feeding habits of T. ventricosus in the archipelago. Ten specimens were collected between December 2006 and July 2007 at two sites of the archipelago, Air France and Sueste Bay for biometrics and analysis of gut contents. Test diameters ranged from 9.19 cm (± 1.1) to 10.08 cm (± 0.58). Calculated stomach repletion index (IRE) was higher (p <0.05) in the Air France site and also during January and July. The IRE was not correlated to the gonad index. Fifteen different species of algae were detected in a total of 120 stomachs examined: 4 Chlorophytas, 4 Phaeophytas and 6 Rhodophytas. Food diversity (p <0.05) was higher in December 2006 and January 2007. Although several items had a high frequency of occurrence, they were low represented in terms of weight, and consequently, had a low level of relative importance. The brown algae Dictyopteris spp and Dictyota spp, followed by the green algae Caulerpa verticillata accounted for the greatest importance in T. ventricosus diet, comprising about 90% of the consumed items

Análise do comportamento e crescimento do camarão branco Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone, 1931) em diferentes substratos inconsolidados

The aim of this study was to test the sediment preference of L. vannamei shrimp. It was observed shrimp visit frequency, swimming and burying behaviour at different sediment compositions for 24h. Juvenile (0.93 ± 0.29g) and sub-adult shrimps (10.0 ± 1.18g) were obtained from the aquaculture station at Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido UFERSA, and held in a plastic tank (water volume 500 L) supplied with aerated water and kept at constant temperature, pH, and salinity. Shrimp was fed by commercial shrimp dry food. The experimental substrates were composed by A: medium sand + thick sand + very thick sand + gravel; B: very fine sand + fine sand; and C: silt + clay. Thus, six different substrate combinations were tested: A, B, C, A+B, A+C, B+C. To test preference, it was used a cylindrical tank (40 l) divided into six differently substrate compartments. A single shrimp was introduced each tank and the frequency at which this shrimp visited each compartment was recorded over a 24h study period. It was tested 54 shrimp (18 sub-adult males, 18 subadult females and 18 juveniles). For each trial, sediment and water were changed to avoid pheromones and residues influence. Shrimp were weighted and sub-adults were divided by sex: males present petasma and females present thelycum. Data were collected on the experimental day at 19:30; 20:30; 00:30; 1:30; 05:30; 06:30; 13:30 and 14:30 h. At each time point, shrimp were observed for 20-min periods, in which we noted down which compartment the shrimp was occupying at 2-min intervals. Thus, for each period we had eleven observations (88 observations per day). For observations at night, it was used dim red light that did not affect shrimp behaviour. At each 20-min period, it was observed visit frequency in each substrate, if shrimp was burred or not or if it was swimming. There was not significant difference between light and dark burry activity for females. Swimming activity was significantly higher at night, mainly at 00:30 and 01:30 h. All L. vannamei shrimp showed preference for sediment B. This animal presents cyclic activity, spends the day light period buried and swims at night

Efeitos de manipulações ascendentes e descendentes sobre a comunidade fitoplanctônica em um reservatório eutrófico no semi-árido brasileiro

Top-down (grazing) and bottom-up (nutrient, light) controls are important in freshwater ecosystems regulation. Relative importance of these factors could change in space and time, but in tropical lakes bottom-up regulation has to been appointed as more influent. Present study aimed to test the hypothesis that phytoplankton growths rate in Armando Ribeiro reservoir, a huge eutrophic reservoir in semi-arid region of Rio Grande do Norte state, is more limited by nutrient available then zooplankton grazing pressure. Bioassay was conduced monthly from September (2008) to August (2009) manipulating two levels of nutrients (with/without addition) and two level of grazers (with/without removal). Experimental design was factorial 2X2 with four treatments (X5), (i) control with water and zooplankton from natural spot ( C ), (ii) with nutrient addition ( +NP ), (iii) with zooplankton remove ( -Z ) and (iv) with zooplankton remove and nutrient addition ( -Z+NP ). For bioassay confection transparent plastic bottles (500ml) was incubate for 4 or 5 days in two different depths, Secchi`s depth (high luminosity) and 3 times Secchi`s depth (low luminosity). Water samples were collected from each bottle in begins and after incubates period for chlorophyll a concentration analysis and zoopalnktonic organisms density. Phytoplankton growths rates were calculated. Bifactorial ANOVA was performance to test if had a significant effect (p<0,005) of nutrient addition and grazers remove as well a significant interaction between factors on phytoplankton growths rates. Effect magnitude was calculated the relative importance of each process. Results show that phytoplankton growth was in generally stimulated by nutrient addition, as while zooplankton remove rarely stimulated phytoplankton growth. Some significant interactions happening between nutrient additions and grazers remove on phytoplankton growth. In conclusion this study suggests that in studied reservoir phytoplankton growth is more controlled by ascendent factors than descendent

Recomendações para o enraizamento de estacas de acerola (Malpiguia glabra L.) nas condições climáticas de Rio Branco-Acre.

Com o objetivo de se avaliar métodos alternativos para a produção de mudas de acerola, nas condições climáticas de Rio Branco-AC, o Centro de Pesquisa Agroflorestal do Acre (CPAF-Acre) desenvolveu estudos sobre o desempenho da espécie quanto ao enraizamento de estacas, em função da posição de retirada das mesmas no ramo.

Comportamento produtivo de cultivares de sorgo sacarino em Rio Branco-AC.

Visando avaliar a potencialidade da cultura, bem como estudar o comportamento produtivo de cultivares de sorgo na microrregião do Alto Purus, conduziu-se, no ano agrícola de 1983/84, na Fazenda Experimental da Embrapa, em Rio Branco, um experimento envolvendo quatro cultivares de sorgo procedentes do CNPMS, em Minas Gerais.

Efectividade do programa de planeamento urbano saudável da cidade de Viana do Castelo

Esta dissertação debruça-se sobre a perspectiva Epidemiológica da Efectividade aplicada ao Programa de Planeamento Urbano Saudável (PPUS) - um programa interdisciplinar e transectorial dado os vários campos e matérias neste envolvido, concebido pelo município de Viana do Castelo e enquadrado no conceito de Cidade Saudável desenvolvido pela Organização Mundial de Saúde. O estudo centrou-se concretamente na acção do Plano Estratégico que previa a alteração do arruamento e circulação rodoviária no centro da cidade, com implicações ao nível do Plano Director Municipal (PDM), cujo objectivo era o de diminuir os níveis de Poluição Atmosférica através da aplicação do Projecto Ambiente Urbano, desenvolvido a partir do referido PPUS. O nosso objectivo foi o de identificar a Acessibilidade, Viabilidade e Conteúdo do Programa como valores inerentes à verificação da pertinência programática para alcançar a sua Efectividade. Para tal definimos a verificação de alguns aspectos estruturais programáticos, nomeadamente os objectivos, as metas, a génese, a acção e o conteúdo do PPUS. Isto tendo em consideração os seus antecedentes, apesar de os sabermos enquadrados em dimensões políticas diferentes, tanto ao nível internacional, como ao nacional e local. Como resultado, concluímos pela não pertinência deste Programa, não excluindo, no entanto, o facto de novos e mais profundos estudos poderem fornecer dados diferentes daqueles que aqui apresentamos. ABSTRACT: This master thesis deals with the Effectiveness of the Epidemiologist perspective applied to the Healthy Urban Planning Program (PPUS) - an interdisciplary and transectorial program involving several fields and subjects - conceived by the city of Viana do Castelo and framed into the concept of Healthy Cities developed by the WHO. The study was based on the action of the Strategic Plan that foresaw the alteration of the streets adjustment and cars circulation in the city centre, with implications on the Urban Environment Project, in order to reduce the atmospheric pollution levels. Our aim was to recognize the Program Accessibility, Viability and Contents as intrinsic values for the verification of its programmatic relevance in terms of effectiveness. ln order to achieve this, we defined the verification of some structural aspects of Program, such as the aims, the goals, the concepts and the contents. This having in mind the previous political dimensions either at international level as well as national and local. As final result, we concluded that the Viana do Castelo's Urban Planning Program was irrelevant. However, this doesn't exclude the possibility of further studies provide different elements from the ones we present here.

Brotação de clones da cultivar Moscato Branco (Vitis vinifera) submetidas a diferentes períodos de frio durante a endodormência.

A videira é uma planta caducifólia, perde suas folhas e inicia a endodormência com as primeiras horas de frio (HF, horas em temperatura <7,2°C) no outono. Portanto, suprindo a exigência de HF, que pode ser distinta entre genótipos, a planta tende a uma brotação plena e uniforme e pode ser um parâmetro de seleção para as condições locais de cultivo. O trabalho tem por objetivo caracterizar a evolução do potencial de brotação de clones de Moscato Branco ao longo do período da endodormência.