jazz, mobility, and identity in Europe

UID/EAT/00472/2013Jazz in Europe is largely shaped by the mobility of its actors, and informed by both the experiences ofactors on the ground and their projection of what European identity is or should be. The mobility provided forEuropean Union Member States by the Schengen Area has exploded the ways in which Europeans perceive andcollaborate with each other. Jazz musicians and promoters identify mobility as part of their practices. Contextualfactors – such as easier accessibility to communication and mobility –contribute to reshaping the European jazzscene, by creating a new generation of jazz actors who seem more integrated within Europe and who more naturallydevelop collaborations with their counterparts from different countries. The official discourse of the EU oftenstresses the notion of ‘Europeanness’ as a set of fundamental abilities. Promoting mobility of its citizens is a keyaspect to ultimately inform the notion of a Pan-European ideal. However, contrasts between European counties,such as geographical and economic peripherality and centrality, and differentiated cultural and education policies,still stand as significant challenges to those who operate in the field. The fact that mobility opportunities for artistsacross Europe are still irregular raises a number of questions around music practices, identity, aesthetics, and therole of the different actors within the ecology of jazz in Europepublishersversionpublishe

Development of a mobile solution for spatial data collection using open source technologies

Information technologies (ITs), and sports resources and services aid the potential to transform governmental organizations, and play an important role in contributing to sustainable communities development, respectively. Spatial data is a crucial source to support sports planning and management. Low-cost mobile geospatial tools bring productive and accurate data collection, and their use combining a handy and customized graphical user interface (GUI) (forms, mapping, media support) is still in an early stage. Recognizing the benefits — efficiency, effectiveness, proximity to citizens — that Mozambican Minister of Youth and Sports (MJD) can achieve with information resulted from the employment of a low-cost data collection platform, this project presents the development of a mobile mapping application (app) — m-SportGIS — under Open Source (OS) technologies and a customized evolutionary software methodology. The app development embraced the combination of mobile web technologies and Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) (e.g. Sencha Touch (ST), Apache Cordova, OpenLayers) to deploy a native-to-the-device (Android operating system) product, taking advantage of device’s capabilities (e.g. File system, Geolocation, Camera). In addition to an integrated Web Map Service (WMS), was created a local and customized Tile Map Service (TMS) to serve up cached data, regarding the IT infrastructures limitations in several Mozambican regions. m-SportGIS is currently being exploited by Mozambican Government staff to inventory all kind of sports facilities, which resulted and stored data feeds a WebGIS platform to manage Mozambican sports resources

A time-series ecological study protocol to analyze trends of incidence, mortality, lethality of COVID-19 in Brazil

Introduction: Since the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in February 2020, Brazil has reported more than 20 million cases and more than 600,000 deaths on October 31, 2021. The behavior of the pandemic was also different in the various regions of the country, from those with less economic development to those with greater economic development, such as the state of São Paulo. Objective: to describe step-by-step time series for analyzing trends in mortality, lethality and incidence of COVID-19 in Brazil. Methods: a protocol for an ecological study of time series, covering the 26 states and the federal district (Brasilia). Results: The descriptions have the potential to provide information for the government and society in decision-making, about knowledge and conduct, clinical, epidemiological and research investments in health care for the Brazilian people. It is focused on fully understanding the spread of SARS-COV-2 infection in the Brazilian territory, and developing a database for public and universal access for comparative studies between countries and continents. Conclusion: database built from ecological studies are essential for a full understanding of the virus behavior, its transmissibility, lethality and mortality, and a repository for data that’s been collected and integrated from multiple sources. It is a relevant tool for the search of information and decision-making in global health

Os fatores que contribuem para que os jornalistas da redação central da SIC editem em vídeo conteúdos informativos

No âmbito do programa doutoral em Informação e Comunicação em Plataformas Digitais das Universidades de Aveiro e Porto, foi desenvolvida uma tese de doutoramento com o título «O Binómio Jornalistas-Editor de Imagem na Produção Noticiosa Televisiva: causas e consequências». Neste artigo apresentam-se e discutem-se os fatores que contribuem para que os jornalistas da redação central da SIC editem em vídeo conteúdos informativos

Risk of cardiovascular disease in soccer referees: a cross sectional study

Introducrion: although the mortality rate among soccer players is low, it causes much impact on the entire community and is a fascinating conundrum. Objetive: to evaluate the cardiovascular risk of soccer referees, to describe the frequency of cardiovascular risk considering age groups younger and older than 35 years old and to relate the Framingham and PROCAM indices for the comparison of cardiovascular risk in soccer referees. Methods: We analyzed 50 referees of Paulista Soccer Federation subjected to clinical and laboratory based evaluations at the Center for Sports Health at the Faculty of Medicine of ABC, and were divided into two groups: lower and higher than 35 years of age. For analysis involving all variables of the study it was initially carried out as a descriptive evaluation of the entire group, and then the Framingham and PROCAM methods were applied in a two-dimensional way. Finally, the logistic regression analysis was applied. Anthropometric statistics, blood pressure, laboratory tests and ergospirometric values were within normal limits. Results: referees older than 35 years old presented significant increased values of waist circumference, body mass index, glucose blood levels, lower VO2max and higher cardiovascular risk according to Framingham and PROCAM. Conclusion: the risk for coronary heart disease was higher in referees older than 35 years old

Nuclear Plants and Emergency Virtual Simulations based on a Low-cost Engine Reuse

Our industrialised society comprises many industrial processes that are very important for everyone, in a wide range of fields. Activities related to these industrial processes, though, involve, in higher or lower degrees, some risk for personnel,  besides risk for the general public in some cases. Therefore, efficient training programs and simulations are highly required, to improve the processes involved, increasing safety for people. To cite an example, nuclear plants pose high safety requirements in operational and maintenance routines, to keep plants in safe operation conditions and reduce personnel exposure to radiation dose. Besides operational and maintenance in nuclear plants, there are also other situations where efficient training is required, as in evacuation planning from buildings in emergency situations. Also, rescue tasks play similar role. These apply specially for nuclear sites. Another situation that requires efficient training is security, what has special meaning for plants that involve dangerous materials, such as nuclear plants. Nuclear materials must be kept under high security level, to avoid any misuse

Unidades litoestratigráficas do Ordovícico da região de trás-os-Montes (Zona Centro-Ibérica, Portugal)

A recente realizacão de trabalhos, centrados no estabelecimento da bioestratigrafia do Ordovícico do nordeste de Portugal (Zona Centro Ibérica), conduziu a uma profunda revisão litoestratigráfica destes materiais, à luz dos requerimentos litoestratigráficos estabelecidos pelo Guia Estratigráfico Internacional e justificada pela grande proliferação de unidades informais e divisões operativas existentes na região. Esta nova proposta, unificada para a região transmontana, contempla a definição formal de um total de 19 unidades litoestratigráficas, a maioria das quais de natureza sili-ciclástica, repartidas por um grupo, oito formações, sete membros e três camadas. Este estudo permitiu caracterizar e contextualizar diversas unidades atribuídas ao Ordovícico Superior, até agora praticamente ignoradas na região, assim como a detecção de lacunas estratigráficas de grande interesse paleogeográfico. O novo esquema litoestratigráfico, agora apresentado, permite correlacionar de forma precisa e nivelar o conhecimento relativamente à restante Zona Centro Ibérica Portuguesa (Valongo, Buçaco, Amêndoa Mação) e ao restante Ordovícico do sudoeste da Europa

Efectos de la exposición al humo lateral del cigarrillo sobre el barorreflejo en ratones adultos

BACKGROUND: It has been evidenced in the literature that exposure to cigarette smoke causes hypertension in rats; however, it has not been demonstrated if the baroreflex function is impaired before the animal becomes hypertensive. OBJECTIVE: We evaluated short-term effects of sidestream cigarette smoke (SSCS) exposure on baroreflex function in Wistar normotensive rats. METHODS: Rats were exposed to SSCS during three weeks, 180 minutes, five days per week, at a concentration of monoxide carbon between 100-300 ppm. Mean arterial pressure (MAP) and heart rate (HR) were evaluated through cannulation of the femoral vein and artery. RESULTS: There was no significant difference between control and SSCS groups regarding basal mean arterial pressure and heart rate, sympathetic and parasympathetic components of the baroreflex function. CONCLUSION: Our data suggest that three weeks of exposure to SSCS is not enough to significantly impair cardiovascular parameters and baroreflex sensitivity in normotensive Wistar rats.FUNDAMENTO: Ha sido demostrado en la literatura que la exposición al humo del cigarrillo causa hipertensión en ratones; entre tanto, aun no fue demostrado si la función barorreflexa está perjudicada antes que el animal se vuelva hipertenso. OBJETIVO: Evaluamos los efectos de corto plazo de la exposición al humo lateral del cigarrillo (HLC) sobre la función barorreflexa en ratones Wistar normotensos. MÉTODOS: Los ratones fueron expuestos al HLC durante tres semanas, 180 minutos, cinco días por semana, a una concentración de monóxido de carbono entre 100-300 ppm. La presión arterial media (PAM) y la frecuencia cardíaca (FC) fueron evaluadas a través de canulación de la vena y arteria femoral. RESULTADOS: No hubo diferencia significativa entre los grupos control y HLC en relación a la MAP y FC, componentes simpáticos y parasimpáticos de la función barorreflexa. CONCLUSIÓN: Nuestros datos sugieren que tres semanas de exposición a la HLC no son suficientes para causar daño significativo a los parámetros cardiovasculares y sensibilidad barorreflexa en ratones Wistar normotensos.FUNDAMENTO: Tem sido demonstrado na literatura que a exposição à fumaça do cigarro causa hipertensão em ratos; entretanto, ainda não foi demonstrado se a função barorreflexa está prejudicada antes do animal se tornar hipertenso. OBJETIVO: Avaliamos os efeitos de curto prazo da exposição à fumaça lateral do cigarro (FLC) sobre a função barorreflexa em ratos Wistar normotensos. MÉTODOS: Os ratos foram expostos à FLC durante três semanas, 180 minutos, cinco dias por semana, a uma concentração de monóxido de carbono entre 100-300 ppm. A pressão arterial média (PAM) e a freqüência cardíaca (FC) foram avaliadas através de canulação da veia e artéria femoral. RESULTADOS: Não houve diferença significante entre os grupos controle e FLC em relação à MAP e FC, componentes simpáticos e parassimpáticos da função barorreflexa. CONCLUSÃO: Nossos dados sugerem que três semanas de exposição à FLC não são suficientes para causar dano significante aos parâmetros cardiovasculares e sensibilidade barorreflexa em ratos Wistar normotensos.Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)UNIFESP Departamento de MedicinaFaculdade de Medicina do ABC Departamento de Morfologia e FisiologiaFaculdade de Medicina do ABC Departamento de Clínica MédicaUNIFESP, Depto. de MedicinaSciEL