Poblaciones urbanas de anfibios y reptiles de Bilbao: inventario y estudio del estado de salud de Podarcis muralis

Se realizó un inventariado de las poblaciones urbanas de reptiles y anfibios de la ciudad de Bilbao. Posteriormente, se eligió una especie adecuada ("Podarcis muralis") para analizar su estado de salud y compararlo con el de poblaciones no urbanas. El trabajo está escrito en castellano.

Bullying e Saúde Mental

Introdução: O Bullying é um tema que tem despertado a atenção da comunidade científica e pedagógica. Os estudos desenvolvidos nas últimas 3 décadas, têm associado o Bullying a sofrimento psíquico dos seus intervenientes e como precursor de delinquência e criminalidade na idade adulta. Não existe consenso quanto à especificidade do tema, no entanto o conceito pretende caracterizar um tipo particular de violência e agressividade entre pares. A definição do fenómeno implica, segundo alguns autores, a intencionalidade e repetição do comportamento com desequilíbrio de poder entre os intervenientes, provocador e vítima. Existe uma grande variabilidade nas taxas de prevalência, esta diminui com a idade, é mais frequente nos rapazes, acontece no perímetro escolar, principalmente no recreio e alguns estudos sugerem uma diminuição nos últimos 15 anos. Os estudos têm permitido delinear os perfis social e psicológico dos diferentes intervenientes no Bullying, provocador, vítima, vítima-provocador e audiência, assim como das suas famílias, o que pode ter um impacto na prevenção, detecção e intervenção precoces. Casos Clínicos: As autoras expõem dois casos de crianças do sexo masculino, ambas com 11 anos de idade, residentes em distritos diferentes, uma vítima e a outra vítima-provocador de Bullying, em que se observam consequências ao nível da psicopatologia das crianças. Os perfis sócio-psicológicos das crianças e das suas famílias são ilustrativos dos apresentados nos estudos. Conclusão: A compreensão e maior conhecimento por parte dos clínicos e professores sobre o Bullying permitem uma maior protecção das crianças em idade escolar contra algumas formas de violência e agressividade, evitando situações de reactividade excessiva, como as medidas punitivas, geradoras de mais violência.

O Coro-Alto da Sé de Braga

Dissertação de Mestrado em História da Arte Moderna Departamento de História da Arte

Salvador da Bahia: retratos de uma cidade atlântica

Porto admirável desde o final do século XVI, a cidade da Bahia esteve intensamente envolvida no comércio atlântico e no tráfico negreiro. Sendo conjuntamente capital do Brasil colonial e empório universal, metrópole eclesiástica, e, quase à sua revelia, cidade cosmopolita, ela foi, desde então, o lugar de influências diversas e de reconfigurações profundas. Propõe-se, neste volume, uma série de retratos focados nas instituições, bem como nas práticas e representações de atores sociais envolvidos nesta urbe atlântica entre os séculos XVII e XIX.

Cadena humana a la Costa de la Mort. 'Cadena humana en la Costa de la Muerte'.

Resumen de las autoras en catalán

Educación general y profesionalismo.

Análisis sobre la relación entre educación y la profesionalización. Se considera que las profesiones nacen con la sistematización del trabajo. Ello conllevó la realización de acciones comunes y acciones disímiles. Por acciones comunes se entiende aquellas en las que nadie puede ser sustituido por otro, y que son indispensables para la propia conservación; en ellas no ha cabido profesionalismo. Pero en todas las demás, lentamente, fue dándose el perfeccionamiento técnico a medida que progresaba la especialización, sobre la base de un axioma implícito: a más exiguo campo de acción especializada, mayor eficiencia en la realización de la acción. Más adelante surge la necesidad de una dirección. El trabajo de dirigir el trabajo se mostró como un paso decisivo en la intensificación de la eficacia, ya que las formas especializadas de trabajo se mostraron pronto tan variadas, que se precisaba de su coordinación para funcionarizarlas en un sentido útil. La conciencia de la libertad psicológica vino a configurarse como el estrato básico de la auto configuración de un hombre en el mundo. Este descubrimiento trajo consigo dos proyecciones decisivas: una, el aceptar ante uno mismo las consecuencias de lo hecho; otra, el proyectar sobre los demás hombres la conciencia de la posesión. Para concluir se señala que con la educación, los hombres han intentado superar la soledad del individualismo, ayudando a cada uno a adoptar su papel y a desempeñarlo.

Cadena humana en a Costa da Morte.

El artículo forma parte de un monográfico de la revista dedicado a educación ambiental en tiempos de catástrofes.- El resumen está tomado de la revista

Objetivos de desarrollo del milenio: una mirada desde América Latina y el Caribe

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Worldwide evidence of a unimodal relationship between productivity and plant species richness

The search for predictions of species diversity across environmental gradients has challenged ecologists for decades. The humped-back model (HBM) suggests that plant diversity peaks at intermediate productivity; at low productivity few species can tolerate the environmental stresses, and at high productivity a few highly competitive species dominate. Over time the HBM has become increasingly controversial, and recent studies claim to have refuted it. Here, by using data from coordinated surveys conducted throughout grasslands worldwide and comprising a wide range of site productivities, we provide evidence in support of the HBM pattern at both global and regional extents. The relationships described here provide a foundation for further research into the local, landscape, and historical factors that maintain biodiversity.

Stress amplifies lung tissue mechanics, inflammation and oxidative stress induced by chronic inflammation

Background: Mechanisms linking behavioral stress and inflammation are poorly understood, mainly in distal lung tissue. Objective: We have investigated whether the forced swim stress (FS) could modulate lung tissue mechanics, iNOS, cytokines, oxidative stress activation, eosinophilic recruitment, and remodeling in guinea pigs (GP) with chronic pulmonary inflammation. Methods: The GP were exposed to ovalbumin or saline aerosols (2x/wk/4wks, OVA, and SAL). Twenty-four hours after the 4th inhalation, the GP were submitted to the FS protocol (5x/wk/2wks, SAL-S, and OVA-S). Seventy-two hours after the 7th inhalation, lung strips were cut and tissue resistance (Rt) and elastance (Et) were obtained (at baseline and after OVA and Ach challenge). Strips were submitted to histopathological evaluation. Results: The adrenals' weight, the serum cortisol, and the catecholamines were measured. There was an increase in IL-2, IL-5, IL-13, IFN-gamma, iNOS, 8-iso-PGF2 alpha, and in %Rt and %Et after Ach challenge in the SAL-S group compared to the SAL one. The OVA-S group has had an increase in %Rt and %Et after the OVA challenge, in %Et after the Ach and in IL-4, 8-iso-PGF2 alpha, and actin compared to the OVA. Adrenal weight and cortisol serum were increased in stressed animals compared to nonstressed ones, and the catecholamines were unaltered. Conclusion & clinical relevance: Repeated stress has increased distal lung constriction, which was associated with an increase of actin, IL-4, and 8-iso-PGF2 alpha levels. Stress has also induced an activation of iNOS, cytokines, and oxidative stress pathways.

Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibition Attenuates Physical Stress-Induced Lung Hyper-Responsiveness and Oxidative Stress in Animals with Lung Inflammation

Mechanisms involved in stress-induced asthmatic alterations have been poorly characterised. We assessed whether inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) inhibition modulates the stress-amplified lung parenchyma responsiveness, oxidative stress and extracellular matrix remodelling that was previously increased by chronic lung inflammation. Guinea pigs were subjected to 7 exposures to ovalbumin (1-5 mg/ml) or saline (OVA and SAL groups) over 4 weeks. To induce behavioural stress, animals were subjected to a forced swimming protocol (5 times/week, over 2 weeks; SAL-Stress and OVA-Stress groups) 24 h after the 4th inhalation. 1400W (iNOS-specific inhibitor) was administered intraperitoneally in the last 4 days of the protocol (SAL-1400W, OVA-1400W, SAL-Stress+1400W and OVA-Stress+1400W groups). Seventy-two hours after the last inhalation, animals were anaesthetised and exsanguinated, and adrenal glands were removed. Lung tissue resistance and elastance were evaluated by oscillatory mechanics and submitted for histopathological evaluation. Stressed animals had higher adrenal weights compared to non-stressed groups, which were reduced by 1400W treatment. Behavioural stress in sensitised animals amplified the resistance and elastance responses after antigen challenge, numbers of eosinophils and iNOS+ cells, actin content and 8-iso-PGF2 alpha density in the distal lung compared to the OVA group. 1400W treatment in ovalbumin-exposed and stressed animals reduced lung mechanics, iNOS+ cell numbers and 8-iso-PGF2a density compared to sensitised and stressed animals that received vehicle treatment. We concluded that stress amplifies the distal lung constriction, eosinophilic inflammation, iNOS expression, actin content and oxidative stress previously induced by chronic lung inflammation. iNOS-derived NO contributes to stress-augmented lung tissue functional alterations in this animal model and is at least partially due to activation of the oxidative stress pathway. copyright (C) 2012S. Karger AG, Basel

Worldwide evidence of a unimodal relationship between productivity and plant species richness

The search for predictions of species diversity across environmental gradients has challenged ecologists for decades. The humped-back model (HBM) suggests that plant diversity peaks at intermediate productivity; at low productivity few species can tolerate the environmental stresses, and at high productivity a few highly competitive species dominate. Over time the HBM has become increasingly controversial, and recent studies claim to have refuted it. Here, by using data from coordinated surveys conducted throughout grasslands worldwide and comprising a wide range of site productivities, we provide evidence in support of the HBM pattern at both global and regional extents. The relationships described here provide a foundation for further research into the local, landscape, and historical factors that maintain biodiversity.