A construção e estruturação do território comercial no bairro Alecrim Natal/RN

The study done has as objective the comprehension of the constructed territorial spaces through the commercial perspective, because it is a social practice which enables the dynamic of the space and the appearing of territories. Related to the territory, we emphasized the interest for the idea of used territory treated by Milton Santos, because we agreed with him believing that is the use of the territory which warrants its legitimacy. Then, the spatial dimension chose concentrates itself into the district of Alecrim, localized at the east zone of Natal/RN, where it is recognized by its strong commercial dynamic which was built during years, facing some events which happened in the context of the city. However, this dynamic counts with a hard dichotomy which involves as the considered by the State formal activities, as the informal one. About the commerce of the district, it has characteristics into its activities whose make him to be considered popular, as by the existing products, as by the strong presence of informal workers that constitutes the district s landscape. The informal workers practice expresses one of the multiples constructed alternative territorialities. We believe that this fact has direct relation with the growing process of the exclusion from the formal jobs market. Still talking about the spatial dimension, this real example of the Alecrim district shows how the techniques changes, together with the capitalism process, may influence one entire spatial dynamic across years, involving many agents, since the transient people from somewhere, until the State. Shall the Geography understand the multiple forms from the space, face to the relations that occur into it and also how new territories have been built

A reestruturação do território da região fumageira de Alagoas (1890-2013)

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior

Cafeicultura científica globalizada e as montanhas capixabas: a produção de caféarábica nas regiões do Caparaó e Serrana do Espírito Santo

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

Processos excludentes no espaço intra-urbano: condição de vida, saúde e redes sociais dos chefes de família desempregados Presidente Prudente-SP

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

O processo recente de atualização do território no sudoeste da Amazônia: lógicas exógenas e dialéticas endógenas em Rondônia e Acre

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Território, política e infraestruturas: a influência do governo federal na política urbana dos municípios brasileiros

The evolution of Brazilian federalism (result of the influence and power of oligarchic elites, the different constitutional texts made and policies designed to collect taxes) shows one of the forms of how the Brazilian government uses the territory to effect the exercise of power. In the country, this use takes place by the imposition of rules that regulate and create tension among the entities, and mechanisms of distribution and redistribution of resources among federal agencies acquire great importance because they allow a bigger or lesser autonomy in public administration. The text aims to analyze the voluntary transfers of resources from the Federal Government to the municipalities. These Covenants act as a mechanism that can be configured in promoter of new selectivity and hierarchies between places. With the aim to understand the materialization of public resources in the territory, our analysis intends to identify how the Brazilian government makes use of constitutional mechanisms to enlarge and improve the urban infrastructure in the municipal scale.

Los territorios corporativos de la globalización

Cada período histórico puede ser visto como un orden socio-espacial, un momento de la formación socio-espacial, que requiere un esfuerzo de análisis -más complejo cada día- sobre dos importantes dimensiones. En primer lugar, podemos analizar lo que está ahí, las existencias del territorio usado, el territorio tal como es hoy utilizado a partir de una articulación de variables clave de la época; esto es, el complejo de la llamada tecnociencia, pero también con los contenidos de información y, ciertamente, los contenidos financieros. Éstas son las variables que revelan el rostro hegemónico del espacio y cuyo análisis muestra el funcionamiento de los territorios. En segundo lugar, deberíamos estar atentos al movimiento; es decir, cómo el territorio está siendo usado y cómo podría ser usado. En otras palabras, una mirada sobre las posibilidades del período histórico que vivimos, que pueden o no volverse existencias. El espacio actual, dominado por la ciencia y la técnica, cuya dinámica responde a los totalitarismos de la información y de las finanzas, podría también ser resultado de otras posibilidades y combinaciones, que comienzan tímidamente a surgir como formas de vida y de trabajo.

Los territorios corporativos de la globalización

Cada período histórico puede ser visto como un orden socio-espacial, un momento de la formación socio-espacial, que requiere un esfuerzo de análisis -más complejo cada día- sobre dos importantes dimensiones. En primer lugar, podemos analizar lo que está ahí, las existencias del territorio usado, el territorio tal como es hoy utilizado a partir de una articulación de variables clave de la época; esto es, el complejo de la llamada tecnociencia, pero también con los contenidos de información y, ciertamente, los contenidos financieros. Éstas son las variables que revelan el rostro hegemónico del espacio y cuyo análisis muestra el funcionamiento de los territorios. En segundo lugar, deberíamos estar atentos al movimiento; es decir, cómo el territorio está siendo usado y cómo podría ser usado. En otras palabras, una mirada sobre las posibilidades del período histórico que vivimos, que pueden o no volverse existencias. El espacio actual, dominado por la ciencia y la técnica, cuya dinámica responde a los totalitarismos de la información y de las finanzas, podría también ser resultado de otras posibilidades y combinaciones, que comienzan tímidamente a surgir como formas de vida y de trabajo.

Los territorios corporativos de la globalización

Cada período histórico puede ser visto como un orden socio-espacial, un momento de la formación socio-espacial, que requiere un esfuerzo de análisis -más complejo cada día- sobre dos importantes dimensiones. En primer lugar, podemos analizar lo que está ahí, las existencias del territorio usado, el territorio tal como es hoy utilizado a partir de una articulación de variables clave de la época; esto es, el complejo de la llamada tecnociencia, pero también con los contenidos de información y, ciertamente, los contenidos financieros. Éstas son las variables que revelan el rostro hegemónico del espacio y cuyo análisis muestra el funcionamiento de los territorios. En segundo lugar, deberíamos estar atentos al movimiento; es decir, cómo el territorio está siendo usado y cómo podría ser usado. En otras palabras, una mirada sobre las posibilidades del período histórico que vivimos, que pueden o no volverse existencias. El espacio actual, dominado por la ciencia y la técnica, cuya dinámica responde a los totalitarismos de la información y de las finanzas, podría también ser resultado de otras posibilidades y combinaciones, que comienzan tímidamente a surgir como formas de vida y de trabajo.

Immunological response mounted by Aboriginal Australians living in the Northern Territory of Australia against Streptococcus pyogenes serum opacity factor

Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A streptococcus) interacts with host fibronectin via a number of distinct surface components. The streptococcal serum opacity factor (SOF) is a cell-surface protein of S. pyogenes which opalescence of human serum and mediates bacterial binding to fibronectin. In this study, hexahistidyl-tagged fusion proteins encompassing full-length SOF, and domains of SOF encompassing opacity factor activity and fibronectin-binding regions, were used in the characterization of the Aboriginal immune response to SOF. Anti-SOF serum IgG responses were found to be significantly higher (P

A study on metallurgy and corrosion of ancient copper-based artefacts from the portuguese territory

Dissertação apresentada para a obtenção do Grau de Doutor em Conservação e Restauro, especialidade Ciências da Conservação, pela Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia

Piranha attacks in dammed streams used for human recreation in the State of São Paulo, Brazil

In recent years, attacks by piranhas have become a common problem in dammed portions of rivers and streams in the State of Sao Paulo, Southeastern Brazil. In two outbreaks recorded in two neighboring counties in the Northwest region of the state, 74 bathers were bitten. Only one bite per person was recorded during a short period of the year. The bites were related to parental care and/or defense of spawning territory, which confirms previous studies and demystify the attacks by these legendary fish, as they are perceived by most people. Placement of fine mesh nets and removal of aquatic vegetation stopped the attacks.

New pteridophyte records for the territory of Amapá, Brazil.

Eighteen Pteridophyte taxa in 15 genera are reported as new for the Territory of Amapá, Brazil. The collections area a result of a recent Projeto Flora Amazônica/Programa Flora expedition to that region, and update previous lists of taxa for Amapá.In 1975, Tryon and Conant publised a checklist of the ferns of the Brazilian Amazônia reporting 84 taxa for the Territory of Amapá. The paucity of records for Amapá reflects, at least in part, the amount of botanical exploration. The most complete list of taxa occurring in the Territory is an unpublished list of collection compiled by J. M. Pires. This compilation reports 118 taxas for the Territory of Amapá. The following list is intended to update both the Pires compilation an the Tryon and Conant checklist for the Territor. These records are the result of a Projeto Flora Amazônica/Programa Flora expedition to the region in the latter part of 1979. Species were included in this list is not reportes in the compilation of colections for Amapá, or listed as specifically occurrin in Amapá in the monographs and revisions consulted for listed as specifically occurring in Amapá in the monograohs and revisions consulted for identification (Evans, 1969; Kramer, 1957, 1978; de la Sota, 1960; Lellinger, 1972; Maxon & Morton, 1938; Scamman, 1960, Smith, 1971; Tryon, 1941, 1964).This list reports 18 taxa in 15 genera, increasing the number of taxa in Amapá from the 118 listed by Pires to 136. Most of the taxa reported here might have been predicted to occur in Amapá on the basis of their distribution records for surrounding regions.Each species is followed by a collection number. The collection number is that of D. F. Austin, C. E. Nauman, R. S. Secco, C. Rosario, and M. R. Santos except for four collections in which R. S. Secco was absent and B. V. Rabelo was present, and these are indicated after the collection number. Specimens are deposited in the herbaria of the Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Belém, Brazil and the United States. The family system is essentially that used by Tyron and Conant.

Blood Pressure Control in Hypertensive Patients in the "Hiperdia Program": A Territory-Based Study

Background:Systemic hypertension is highly prevalent and an important risk factor for cardiovascular events. Blood pressure control in hypertensive patients enrolled in the Hiperdia Program, a program of the Single Health System for the follow-up and monitoring of hypertensive patients, is still far below the desired level.Objective:To describe the epidemiological profile and to assess blood pressure control of patients enrolled in Hiperdia, in the city of Novo Hamburgo (State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil).Methods:Cross-sectional study with a stratified cluster random sample, including 383 adults enrolled in the Hiperdia Program of the 15 Basic Health Units of the city of Porto Alegre, conducted between 2010 and 2011. Controlled blood pressure was defined as ≤140 mmHg × 90 mmHg. The hypertensive patients were interviewed and their blood pressure was measured using a calibrated aneroid device. Prevalence ratios (PR) with 95% confidence interval, Wald's χ2 test, and simple and multiple Poisson regression were used in the statistical analysis.Results:The mean age was 63 ± 10 years, and most of the patients were females belonging to social class C, with a low level of education, a sedentary lifestyle, and family history positive for systemic hypertension. Diabetes mellitus (DM) was observed in 31%; adherence to the antihypertensive treatment in 54.3%; and 33.7% had their blood pressure controlled. DM was strongly associated with inadequate BP control, with only 15.7% of the diabetics showing BP considered as controlled.Conclusion:Even for hypertensive patients enrolled in the Hiperdia Program, BP control is not satisfactorily reached or sustained. Diabetic hypertensive patients show the most inappropriate BP control.

Melanin-based colour polymorphism signals aggressive personality in nest and territory defence in the tawny owl (Strix aluco)

Nest and territory defence are risky and potentially dangerous behaviours. If the resolution of life history trade-offs differs between individuals, the level of defence may also vary among individuals. Because melanin-based colour traits can be associated with life history strategies, differently coloured individuals may display different nest and territory defence strategies. We investigated this issue in the colour polymorphic tawny owl (Strix aluco) for which plumage varies from dark to light reddish melanic. Accordingly, we found that (1) our presence induced a greater response (flying around) from dark-coloured than light-coloured females and (2) dark reddish males suffered lower nest predation rates than light-coloured males. In experimentally enlarged broods, the probability that females reacted after we played back the hoot calls of a stranger male was higher if these females were lighter reddish; the opposite pattern was found in experimentally reduced broods with dark parents being more reactive than light parents. Finally, darker females alarmed more frequently when paired with a light than with a dark male, suggesting that partners adjust their behaviour to each other. We also tested whether colouration is used as a signal by conspecifics to adjust the level of their defensive behaviour. Accordingly, breeding females responded more vigorously to a dark than a light reddish stuffed tawny owl placed beside their nest. We conclude that melanin-based colouration is a signal of alternative nest and territory defence behaviour that depends on ecological factors.