“ONDE O HOMEM JAMAIS ESTEVE”.A ÚLTIMA SAGA DO FILME STAR TREK 2009:

This article investigates by using the research method through non-systematic observation, the impact of cyberculture throughout the social networks, in this particular instance the ORKUT, and by adopting as a discussion topic the opinions of fans of the “Star Trek” movie in cinephile communities. The new movie of the series was released on May 09, 2009 and the foundation for the research was the online behavior of the members of the Star Trek community in Brazil. During the debate forum on the topic, launched on May 12, 2009, an evaluation was performed on the matters related to the temporality, assiduity, motivation, ethics and seriousness of the participation of the members of the community in the following question: “What happens to the Canon after the new movie?” Taking as a starting point the new social arrangements allowed by technology and by the virtualization of the social space, an analysis on the degree of interest and seriousness during the dialogs and debates was performed in order to verify whether such events corroborate the continuity of one of the Star Trek franchise’s fan clubs.  Este artigo investiga, utilizando o método de pesquisa por observação assistemática, o impacto da cibercultura através de redes sociais, neste caso o ORKUT , tomando como tema de discussão  a opinião de comunidades de cinéfilos fãs do  filme: “ Star Trek”. O novo filme da série foi lançado no dia 09 de maio de 2009 e a base da pesquisa foi o comportamento online dos membros da comunidade Star Trek Brasil. No fórum de debates sobre o tópico lançado no dia 12 de maio de 2009, avaliou-se questões de temporalidade, assiduidade, motivação, ética e seriedade na participação dos membros da comunidade na seguinte questão “Como fica o Cânone após o novo filme?” Tomando como ponto de partida os novos arranjos sociais permitidos pela tecnologia e pela virtualização do espaço social, procedeu-se a análise do grau de interesse e seriedade nos diálogos e nos debates, para verificar se tais eventos corroboram para a continuidade de um dos fãs clubes da franquia Star Trek

Spatio-temporal six-year retrospective study on dermatophytosis in Rio de Janeiro, Southeast Brazil: A tropical tourist locality tale.

Trichophyton, Microsporum, Nannizzia and Epidermophyton genera cause dermatophytosis, the most common and highly contagious infectious skin disease. Rio de Janeiro is one of the most visited cities in the Southern Hemisphere, located in the most visited state of Brazil. This retrospective study investigated epidemiological and laboratorial aspects of dermatophytosis in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, by using spatiotemporal analysis. More than half of all individuals were infected by one or more dermatophytes. A variation between 18 and 106 years-old of the studied population was verified, and women more frequently affected. Patients were more frequently infected by Trichophyton spp., most of them T. rubrum, followed by T. mentagrophytes. M. canis and N. gypsea were more frequently isolated in the age group between 40 and 60 years old, while T. rubrum predominates among younger patients. All species presented homogeneous distribution while T. tonsurans appears to be restricted to the Rio de Janeiro capital and E. floccosum to the municipality of Macaé (190 Km apart from RJ). Rio de Janeiro state presented spatial clusters of dermatophytosis with high density in Guanabara Bay (E. floccosum, M. canis, N. gypsea, T. tonsurans) and Niterói (T. rubrum, T. mentagrophytes) but low density in Macaé (E. floccosum). Significant spatiotemporal clusters on dermatophytosis cases were detected in distinct municipalities (p-value ≤ 0.05). The Vulnerability Index (r = 0.293) and Demographic Density (r = 0.652) distributed according to neighborhoods in Niterói were direct related with dermatophytosis cases whereas Income (r = -0.306) was inversely correlated (p-value ≤ 0.05). The dermatophytosis spatiotemporal distinct distribution after two major international events in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, highlight the pressing need for specific measures of its prevention and controlling. This is particularly relevant in touristic tropical localities which must consider both socio-economical and traveler's medicine variables

Spatio-temporal six-year retrospective study on dermatophytosis in Rio de Janeiro, Southeast Brazil: a tropical tourist locality tale

Institutional Qualification Program of the Fluminense Federal University (PQI/UFF – 2021 to SCPB) and Carlos Chagas Filho Research Foundation of the State of Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ grant E-26/211.300/2022 to ARSB). This research was also partially financed by the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) –Finance Code 001 (MSc student supported: LMA; NFR). RLDM and ARSB are research fellows of Council for Scientific and Technological Development (grants PQ-CNPq 302722/2022-0 and PQ-CNPq 308986/2022-9, respectively).Fluminense Federal University. Department of Microbiology and Parasitology. Biomedical Institute. Center for Microorganisms Investigation. Niterói, RJ, Brazil.Fluminense Federal University. Department of Microbiology and Parasitology. Biomedical Institute. Center for Microorganisms Investigation. Laboratory of Biochemitry and Immunology of Mycoses. Niterói, RJ, Brazil.Fluminense Federal University. Department of Microbiology and Parasitology. Biomedical Institute. Center for Microorganisms Investigation. Niterói, RJ, Brazil.Fluminense Federal University. Department of Microbiology and Parasitology. Biomedical Institute. Center for Microorganisms Investigation. Niterói, RJ, Brazil.Diagnostic Medicine. Bittar Laboratory. Niterói, RJ, Brazil.Diagnostic Medicine. Bittar Laboratory. Niterói, RJ, Brazil.Santa Casa de Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro. Gamboa Hospital. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.Fluminense Federal University. Department of Microbiology and Parasitology. Biomedical Institute. Center for Microorganisms Investigation. Niterói, RJ, Brazil.Fluminense Federal University. Department of Microbiology and Parasitology. Biomedical Institute. Center for Microorganisms Investigation. Niterói, RJ, Brazil.Ministério da Saúde. Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde e Ambiente. Instituto Evandro Chagas. Laboratório de Geoprocessamento. Ananindeua, PA, Brasil.Fluminense Federal University. Department of Microbiology and Parasitology. Biomedical Institute. Center for Microorganisms Investigation. Niterói, RJ, Brazil / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Rede Micologia RJ. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.Trichophyton, Microsporum, Nannizzia and Epidermophyton genera cause dermatophytosis, the most common and highly contagious infectious skin disease. Rio de Janeiro is one of the most visited cities in the Southern Hemisphere, located in the most visited state of Brazil. This retrospective study investigated epidemiological and laboratorial aspects of dermatophytosis in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, by using spatiotemporal analysis. More than half of all individuals were infected by one or more dermatophytes. A variation between 18 and 106 years-old of the studied population was verified, and women more frequently affected. Patients were more frequently infected by Trichophyton spp., most of them T. rubrum, followed by T. mentagrophytes. M. canis and N. gypsea were more frequently isolated in the age group between 40 and 60 years old, while T. rubrum predominates among younger patients. All species presented homogeneous distribution while T. tonsurans appears to be restricted to the Rio de Janeiro capital and E. floccosum to the municipality of Macaé (190 Km apart from RJ). Rio de Janeiro state presented spatial clusters of dermatophytosis with high density in Guanabara Bay (E. floccosum, M. canis, N. gypsea, T. tonsurans) and Niterói (T. rubrum, T. mentagrophytes) but low density in Macaé (E. floccosum). Significant spatiotemporal clusters on dermatophytosis cases were detected in distinct municipalities (p-value ≤ 0.05). The Vulnerability Index (r = 0.293) and Demographic Density (r = 0.652) distributed according to neighborhoods in Niterói were direct related with dermatophytosis cases whereas Income (r = -0.306) was inversely correlated (p-value ≤ 0.05). The dermatophytosis spatiotemporal distinct distribution after two major international events in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, highlight the pressing need for specific measures of its prevention and controlling. This is particularly relevant in touristic tropical localities which must consider both socio-economical and traveler's medicine variables