Projeto MET: saúde músculo-esquelética no trabalho

Introdução: O Projeto MET – Saúde Músculo-Esquelética no Trabalho refere-se ao estudo da condição de saúde músculo-esquelética dos trabalhadores da Câmara Municipal de Setúbal (CMS). Este visa a criação de um modelo de avaliação holístico que englobe as diferentes dimensões de fatores de risco da Saúde e Higiene no Trabalho. Objetivos: O principal objetivo do presente estudo é analisar a associação entre condições músculo-esqueléticas relacionadas com o trabalho (CMERT) e fatores individuais, hábitos e estilos de vida, fatores psicossociais e a perceção de saúde dos trabalhadores da CMS. Metodologia: Foram estudados 165 trabalhadores da CMS utilizando o modelo da EU- OSHA (2019). As CMERT foram avaliadas com base em variáveis sociodemográficas (género e idade), de estilos de vida (IMC, nível de atividade física, sono, hábitos tabágicos e alcoólicos) e psicossociais. A perceção de saúde foi avaliada em associação com as CMERT, ajustada ao género e idade. Foi feita uma regressão logística a fim de explorar associações e interações entre estas variáveis e a prevalência de CMERT. Resultados: A prevalência de CMERT entre os trabalhadores da CMS é de 56,4%. Perturbações do sono e fatores psicossociais, nomeadamente acordar com sensação de cansaço e fadiga e sentir pouco interesse ou prazer em fazer coisas, revelaram associações significativas com a prevalência de CMERT. Piores reportes da condição de saúde também revelaram uma associação significativa com a presença de CMERT. Conclusões: Este estudo destaca a importância de abordagens multidimensionais na gestão da saúde músculo-esquelética no trabalho. A influência negativa na perceção de saúde enfatiza a necessidade de estratégias preventivas personalizadas. É recomendado que futuras investigações utilizem métodos mais objetivos e dirigidos aos fatores de risco identificados. Apesar das suas limitações, este trabalho contribui para a compreensão das CMERT, visando melhorar a saúde ocupacional e a qualidade de vida dos trabalhadores da CMS.Background: The MSKW Project – Musculoskeletal Health at Work refers to the study of the musculoskeletal health condition of workers at the Setúbal City Council (SCC). This aims to create a holistic assessment model that encompasses the different dimensions of Occupational Health and Hygiene risk factors. Objectives: The main objective of the present study is to analyse the association between work-related musculoskeletal conditions (WRMSD) and individual factors, habits and lifestyles, psychosocial factors and the health perception of SCC workers. Methodology: 165 SCC workers were studied using the EU-OSHA (2019) model. The WRMSD were evaluated based on sociodemographic (gender and age), lifestyle (BMI, level of physical activity, sleep, smoking and alcohol habits) and psychosocial variables. Health perception was assessed in association with the WRMSD, adjusted for gender and age. A logistic regression was performed to explore associations and interactions between these variables and the prevalence of WRMSD. Results: The prevalence of WRMSD among SCC workers is 56.4%. Sleep disturbances and psychosocial factors, namely waking up feeling tired and fatigued and feeling little interest or pleasure in doing things, revealed significant associations with the prevalence of WRMSD. Worse reports of health status also revealed a significant association with the presence of WRMSD. Conclusions: This study highlights the importance of multidimensional approaches in managing musculoskeletal health at work. The negative influence on health perception emphasizes the need for personalized preventive strategies. It is recommended that future investigations use more objective methods aimed at the identified risk factors. Despite its limitations, this work contributes to the understanding of WRMSD, aiming to improve the occupational health and quality of life of SCC workers

Pervasive gaps in Amazonian ecological research

Biodiversity loss is one of the main challenges of our time,1,2 and attempts to address it require a clear un derstanding of how ecological communities respond to environmental change across time and space.3,4 While the increasing availability of global databases on ecological communities has advanced our knowledge of biodiversity sensitivity to environmental changes,5–7 vast areas of the tropics remain understudied.8–11 In the American tropics, Amazonia stands out as the world’s most diverse rainforest and the primary source of Neotropical biodiversity,12 but it remains among the least known forests in America and is often underrepre sented in biodiversity databases.13–15 To worsen this situation, human-induced modifications16,17 may elim inate pieces of the Amazon’s biodiversity puzzle before we can use them to understand how ecological com munities are responding. To increase generalization and applicability of biodiversity knowledge,18,19 it is thus crucial to reduce biases in ecological research, particularly in regions projected to face the most pronounced environmental changes. We integrate ecological community metadata of 7,694 sampling sites for multiple or ganism groups in a machine learning model framework to map the research probability across the Brazilian Amazonia, while identifying the region’s vulnerability to environmental change. 15%–18% of the most ne glected areas in ecological research are expected to experience severe climate or land use changes by 2050. This means that unless we take immediate action, we will not be able to establish their current status, much less monitor how it is changing and what is being lostinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

ATLANTIC EPIPHYTES: a data set of vascular and non-vascular epiphyte plants and lichens from the Atlantic Forest

Epiphytes are hyper-diverse and one of the frequently undervalued life forms in plant surveys and biodiversity inventories. Epiphytes of the Atlantic Forest, one of the most endangered ecosystems in the world, have high endemism and radiated recently in the Pliocene. We aimed to (1) compile an extensive Atlantic Forest data set on vascular, non-vascular plants (including hemiepiphytes), and lichen epiphyte species occurrence and abundance; (2) describe the epiphyte distribution in the Atlantic Forest, in order to indicate future sampling efforts. Our work presents the first epiphyte data set with information on abundance and occurrence of epiphyte phorophyte species. All data compiled here come from three main sources provided by the authors: published sources (comprising peer-reviewed articles, books, and theses), unpublished data, and herbarium data. We compiled a data set composed of 2,095 species, from 89,270 holo/hemiepiphyte records, in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay, recorded from 1824 to early 2018. Most of the records were from qualitative data (occurrence only, 88%), well distributed throughout the Atlantic Forest. For quantitative records, the most common sampling method was individual trees (71%), followed by plot sampling (19%), and transect sampling (10%). Angiosperms (81%) were the most frequently registered group, and Bromeliaceae and Orchidaceae were the families with the greatest number of records (27,272 and 21,945, respectively). Ferns and Lycophytes presented fewer records than Angiosperms, and Polypodiaceae were the most recorded family, and more concentrated in the Southern and Southeastern regions. Data on non-vascular plants and lichens were scarce, with a few disjunct records concentrated in the Northeastern region of the Atlantic Forest. For all non-vascular plant records, Lejeuneaceae, a family of liverworts, was the most recorded family. We hope that our effort to organize scattered epiphyte data help advance the knowledge of epiphyte ecology, as well as our understanding of macroecological and biogeographical patterns in the Atlantic Forest. No copyright restrictions are associated with the data set. Please cite this Ecology Data Paper if the data are used in publication and teaching events. © 2019 The Authors. Ecology © 2019 The Ecological Society of Americ

Pervasive gaps in Amazonian ecological research

Biodiversity loss is one of the main challenges of our time,1,2 and attempts to address it require a clear understanding of how ecological communities respond to environmental change across time and space.3,4 While the increasing availability of global databases on ecological communities has advanced our knowledge of biodiversity sensitivity to environmental changes,5,6,7 vast areas of the tropics remain understudied.8,9,10,11 In the American tropics, Amazonia stands out as the world's most diverse rainforest and the primary source of Neotropical biodiversity,12 but it remains among the least known forests in America and is often underrepresented in biodiversity databases.13,14,15 To worsen this situation, human-induced modifications16,17 may eliminate pieces of the Amazon's biodiversity puzzle before we can use them to understand how ecological communities are responding. To increase generalization and applicability of biodiversity knowledge,18,19 it is thus crucial to reduce biases in ecological research, particularly in regions projected to face the most pronounced environmental changes. We integrate ecological community metadata of 7,694 sampling sites for multiple organism groups in a machine learning model framework to map the research probability across the Brazilian Amazonia, while identifying the region's vulnerability to environmental change. 15%–18% of the most neglected areas in ecological research are expected to experience severe climate or land use changes by 2050. This means that unless we take immediate action, we will not be able to establish their current status, much less monitor how it is changing and what is being lost

O Compadre Governador: redes de compadrio em Vila Rica de fins do século XVIII

Analisamos neste artigo as relações políticas e sociais formalizadas no sacramento de batismo entre os membros da elite vilarriquenha, no período de 1777-1789. Para tanto, escolhemos os registros de batismo da paróquia de Nossa Senhora do Pilar do Ouro Preto e de suas capelas filiais, como testemunhos do estabelecimento e renovação dos laços de compadrio.<br>We analyze in this study the political and social hierarchic relations, recognized in the baptism sacrament established by Vila Rica de Ouro Preto (Minas Gerais, Brazil) society partners from 1770-1789. To do this we chose the baptism certificates of the Our Lady of Pilar Church and their branch Chapels as testimony of the godparentage relations established and renovated at the baptisms

Characterisation of microbial attack on archaeological bone

As part of an EU funded project to investigate the factors influencing bone preservation in the archaeological record, more than 250 bones from 41 archaeological sites in five countries spanning four climatic regions were studied for diagenetic alteration. Sites were selected to cover a range of environmental conditions and archaeological contexts. Microscopic and physical (mercury intrusion porosimetry) analyses of these bones revealed that the majority (68%) had suffered microbial attack. Furthermore, significant differences were found between animal and human bone in both the state of preservation and the type of microbial attack present. These differences in preservation might result from differences in early taphonomy of the bones. © 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved

Comenta&#769;rios a uma sentenc&#807;a anunciada : o processo Lula

“Comentários a uma sentença: o Caso Lula” é talvez o mais importante documento jurídico publicado no Brasil em décadas. A presente coletânea de artigos nasceu de um movimento espontâneo e bastante significativo de juristas brasileiros e estrangeiros que examinaram cuidadosamente a sentença proferida no âmbito do processo que tramitou na 13ª Vara Federal de Curitiba, no caso que ficou conhecido na mídia como o do “tríplex do Guarujá”. <br>De la presentación de Geraldo Prad