Abortion, Criminal Law and the Ten Thousand Women: Portraits of the Inquisition in Contemporary Brazil

The deleterious effects of the criminal law, which deals with abortion in Brazil, the restriction of reproductive rights and their impact on women’s health will be the subject discussed in this chapter from an analysis of the “case of the ten thousand,” as it became known the emblematic reproductive rights violation of a universe of almost ten thousand, women, occurred in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul (MS), in 2007, when a doctor’s office was invaded by the police after a television report denouncing the establishment for abortion practices. This chapter discusses this paradigmatic case of violation of privacy and disrespect to reproductive health by making critical considerations about the implications of the criminalization of abortion on the physical and emotional integrity of women, highlighting the discursive contradictions between the Brazilian law and the United Nations Documents that deal with the consequences of unsafe abortion in the female population worldwide

Contributos ciganos para o povoamento do Brasil (séculos XVI-XIX)

[...]. O povo que é comum ser denominado cigano (se bem que hoje em dia seja designado, em geral, como Povo Rom) migrou em vagas distintas, em épocas diversas e por motivos ainda pouco explicados, desde a Índia até à Europa e terá alcançado o extremo ocidental europeu, com bastante probabilidade, por finais do século XV. E, dele bem se pode afirmar que a viagem continua a correr-lhe nas veias até aos nossos dias e, por certo, assim será no futuro. Os grupos de nómadas que chegavam eram constituídos por gente ligada entre si por laços sociais e culturais bastante fortes. Dominando uma língua desconhecida da população já instalada, trajavam de maneira característica, logo distinta, e tinham comportamentos peculiares, diferentes dos demais, não passando tais diferenças despercebidas. Acresce que também os ciganos nada faziam para disfarçar, ou mesmo mitigar, essa diversidade. [...

A planície alentejana : um destino migratório de famílias açorianas em finais do século XVIII

Se bem que num outro contexto e referindo-se a um espaço geográfico distinto do que constitui o nosso escopo, Braudel, “um mestre da história mediterrânea” na feliz asserção do saudoso professor Orlando Ribeiro, escreveu há alguns anos que “o processo mais comum de relacionação das ilhas com o mundo é o da emigração”. Aqui, migrar no sentido de mudar de uma região para outra ou, numa das definições possíveis, como traduzindo “«a passagem de um espaço de vida para outro espaço de vida», cujas características evoluem com o tempo”. A mobilidade transoceânica dos açorenses vem sendo estudada por diversos investigadores e, com o correr do tempo, novas informações vão surgindo. Porém, outro tanto não pode ser afirmado, sem que se incorra em erro grosseiro, no que diz respeito à transmigração que nos interessa, realizada no último quartel de Setecentos. Tal não é estranhável dado que, por um lado o século XVIII português permanece pouco investigado, pese embora alguns esforços que visam inverter a situação e, por outro lado, a maior parte das fontes respeitantes a este assunto específico continuam inéditas. Estamos a referir-nos à deslocação, na época da governação de D. Maria I (mais precisamente nos anos oitenta), do arquipélago para a metrópole e com incidência especial na província trastagana, de alguns contingentes de pessoas para servirem de povoadores, podendo mesmo falar-se num tipo de colonização familiar. [...

Valorisation of lignocellulosic biomass with ionic liquids in the frame of green chemistry and biorefinery concepts

The current need to move from a fossil-derived economy to sustainable bio-based and circular economy is highly demanding. The utilisation of lignocellulosic biomass, as a renewable carbon source, for the production of fuels, chemicals and materials is a promising solution that has been widely explored in recent years. In this framework, the present thesis discloses the development of novel technologies using ionic liquids (ILs) for biomass valorisation following the green chemistry and biorefinery concepts. Two different approaches, on the basis of the chemical character of examined ILs, i.e. acidity and basicity, paved the way for a fractionation of wheat straw into main components, namely cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin, either in their polymeric or hydrolysed forms. A first strategy relied on the development of a three-step fractionation process using alkaline 1-ethyl-3-methyimidazolim acetate ([emim][OAc]) allowing selective separation of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin as high purity fractions. The recovered IL demonstrated the presence of soluble phenolic compounds, which were extracted and purified by means of polymeric resin and supercritical CO2 extraction methods. The second strategy integrated a pre-treatment, hydrolysis and conversion of biomass in a single step process through the employment of acidic imidazolium ILs containing HSO4 anion. These ILs revealed the ability to selectively hydrolyse and convert the hemicellulosic fraction of wheat straw into pentoses and/or furfural, in which the formation of pentoses are favoured in presence of water. The resulting solid composed mainly of cellulose and lignin was fractionated and processed towards the production of glucose, highly pure lignin and also phenolic compounds. Both types of ILs were recovered and reused without losing their performances in biomass valorisation, showcasing efficient and sustainable processes for implementation in biorefineries

John Dewey: the search for a rhetoric pedagogy

The starting point of this paper is a controversy that has involved the philosopher and educator John Dewey (1859-1952) since the last century: both authors contrary and favorable to his theses consider his educational conceptions associated with skepticism, a philosophical movement created by Pirro de Élis (360-270 BC). This controversy is investigated in this paper through the rhetorical analysis proposed by Perelman and Olbrechts-Tyteca, comparing Dewey’s discourse with the pyrrhonic formulations. This investigation results in the discovery of some similarities and an important difference between the discourses examined. This difference, in turn, leads to the examination of a philosophical movement prior to Pyrrhonism, the sophistry, with Protagoras of Abdera (490-421 B.C.) as its main representative. Sophistry is analyzed in this work according to contemporary authors who diverge from the traditional characterization instituted by Plato. The conclusions identify important coincidences between the Deweyan discourse and the Sophistic discourse, which allows Dewey to be associated with the rhetorical discursive tradition and to position his educational proposals within the scope of rhetorical pedagogy. This pedagogy proposes to lead students to compose and express their personal inclinations, not in the narrow space of individual life, but in the broader horizon of the community, through methods that aim to project the student in the public space of deliberation and action.O ponto de partida deste artigo é uma polêmica que envolve o filósofo e educador John Dewey (1859-1952) desde século passado: tanto autores contrários quanto autores favoráveis às suas teses consideram as suas concepções educacionais associadas ao ceticismo, corrente filosófica criada por Pirro de Élis (360-270 a.C.). Essa polêmica é investigada neste artigo por meio da análise retórica proposta por Perelman e Olbrechts-Tyteca, comparando o discurso de Dewey com as formulações pirrônicas. Dessa investigação resulta a descoberta de algumas semelhanças e uma importante diferença entre os discursos examinados. Essa diferença, por sua vez, conduz ao exame de uma corrente filosófica anterior ao pirronismo, a sofística, cujo principal representante é Protágoras de Abdera (490-421 a.C.). A sofística é analisada neste trabalho segundo autores contemporâneos que divergem da caracterização tradicional instituída por Platão. As conclusões identificam importantes coincidências entre o discurso deweyano e o discurso sofístico, o que permite associar Dewey à tradição discursiva retórica e posicionar as suas propostas educacionais no âmbito da pedagogia retórica. Essa pedagogia propõe levar os estudantes a compor e expressar as suas inclinações pessoais, não no estreito espaço da vida individual, mas no horizonte mais amplo da coletividade, por meio de métodos que visam projetar o aluno no espaço público da deliberação e da ação

The “outsourcing” and management consulting in a dimensional systemic model

In an era of particularly intense competition, the consulting services are becoming an increasingly important source of aid for strategic making and an important way to increase efficiency and quality in the various business activities. Many managers consider the consulting services as an influential and powerful tool for organizational change, bringing new life to the organization. The purpose of this article is to study this situation. We will carry out a study in one of the biggest Portuguese private bank, in order to show the real value of management consultancy when it combines, a broad view of business, to study a set of skills closely linked to the relationship between service and market, and when it is focusing on "core" competencies, resources and offers increasingly facilitating the well being of the client, that is, showing how a company can foster creativity and dynamism in the activities of companies when operated through the potentials of TIG (information technology management).info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Atmospheric flow over forested and non-forested complex terrain

Tese de doutoramento. Engenharia Mecânica. Faculdade de Engenharia. Universidade do Porto. 200

Restructuring Biotecnol

A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Finance from the NOVA – School of Business and EconomicsThis paper is a case-based essay on a biotechnology company – Biotecnol – which is undergoing a period of crucial decisions regarding its activity: to maintain its business as it is, meaning it will continue to provide services together with the development of proprietary products; or to decide to focus on only one area giving up on the other. In order to perform this project, I had several meetings at Biotecnol’s headquarters with both the CEO and the CFO. During these encounters we had long conversations where I had the opportunity to discuss and place all the questions and doubts regarding the history of the company in order to fully understand its background and business

The “outsourcing” as an instrument of competitiveness in the business consulting industry

In an era of particularly intense competition, the consulting services are becoming an increasingly important source of aid for strategic making and an important way to increase efficiency and quality in the various business activities, being seen by many managers as an influential and powerful tool for organizational change, bringing new life to the organization and procedural chain of the company. The purpose of this article is to emphasize exactly this situation, showing from a case study carried out in one of the biggest Portuguese private banks the real value of professional advice when you combine a broad view of business to study a set of skills closely linked to the relationship between service / market, focusing on "core" competencies, resources and offers increasingly facilitating the well being of the client, fostering creativity and dynamism in the activities of companies operating through the potentials of TIG (information technology management)