O afro entre os imigrantes em Buenos Aires: reflexões sobre as diferenças

Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Antropologia Social.Neste estudo se analisam os discursos e atividades de trabalhadores culturais (Ribeiro, 1998) imigrantes na cidade de Buenos Aires, Argentina, na atualidade, que qualificam as suas atividades culturais e a categoria social a qual pertencem como 'afro'. Através deste recorte visamos compreender as formas de demarcação de fronteiras étnicas e culturais e a variedade de posicionamentos que informam o trabalho cultural neste circuito (Magnani, 1996). Se examinam o processo de invisibilização (Leite, 1996) dos negros na Argentina e as valorizações ligadas à categoria de negros no contexto em questão para compreender o trato específico que recebem esses imigrantes na atualidade e as iniciativas por eles desenvolvidas. Com apoio em conceitualizações sobre relações interétnicas, se exploram as formas de nomeação adotadas pelos agentes, os processos de articulação da identidade pessoal na categoria social 'afro', o estabelecimento de alianças e demarcação de diferenças. Mostramos como imigrantes de diferentes procedências elaboram uma memória social (Santos, 2003) que vincula o grupo social dos 'afro' no qual se incluem, com o passado dos afro-descendentes na região

Suena el Río: Entre tangos, milongas, murgas e condombes: músicos e gêneros rio-platenses em Buenos Aires

Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Antropologia Social.Esta tese trata das práticas de músicos que na cidade de Buenos Aires, Argentina, se dedicam aos gêneros rio-platenses. Ela resulta de uma pesquisa etnográfica entre grupos que interpretam canções associadas ao tango, à milonga, ao candombe argentino e uruguaio, à murga argentina e à murga uruguaia. Os músicos que constituem a musicalidade rio-platense atuam fundamentalmente na cena #independente#, embora explorem formas variadas de gestão da atividade musical, de articulação com as políticas públicas para o setor, e de participação no mercado. As trajetórias dos músicos descrevem um trânsito por projetos nos diferentes gêneros rioplatenses, às vezes pelos estilos uruguaio e argentino dos mesmos, atravessando os limites entre as categorias musicais e sociais. Na tese se descrevem os efeitos musicais da grande imigração de uruguaios que se registra na Argentina a partir da última ditadura militar, entre eles a proliferação de blocos de candombe afro-uruguaio e de murgas uruguaias em Buenos Aires, e a adoção de pautas desses gêneros no universo da canção popular da cidade. Por sua vez, A pesquisa etnográfica registrou a existência de uma rede de artistas cujos trabalhos dialogam com as concepções dominantes da música popular local, especialmente no que diz respeito à música negra da Argentina. No mesmo universo, os músicos introduziram a murga argentina e a murga uruguaia - que até há pouco se limitavam às atuações no carnaval- entre os recursos para compor novas canções. Embora tendo por base uma visão retrospectiva que valoriza a tradicionalização, as práticas elaboram novas relações para os gêneros rioplatenses, permitindo compreender como #suena el rio# nessa região. Esta tesis trata de las prácticas de un conjunto de músicos que, en la ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina, se dedican a los géneros rioplatenses. Ella resulta de una investigación etnográfica entre grupos que interpretan canciones asociadas al tango, a la milonga, al candombe argentino y uruguayo, a la murga argentina y a la murga uruguaya. Los músicos que integran este universo actúan fundamentalmente en el sector #independiente# de la industria musical, por más que desplieguen una variedad de formas de gestionar la actividad musical, de relacionarse con las políticas públicas orientadas al sector, y de participar en el mercado. Las trayectorias de los artistas describen un tránsito por proyectos en los diferentes géneros rioplatenses, a veces, por los estilos uruguayos y argentinos de los mismos, atravesando los límites entre las categorías musicales y sociales. A lo largo de la tesis se describen los efectos musicales de la gran inmigración de uruguayos que se registra en la Argentina desde la última dictadura militar, entre ellos la proliferación de comparsas de candombe afrouruguayo y de murgas uruguayas en Buenos Aires, y la adopción de pautas de esos géneros en el universo de la canción popular de la ciudad. A su vez, la investigación etnográfica me permitió registrar la existencia de una red de artistas cuyos trabajos dialogan con las concepciones dominantes de la música popular local, especialmente especto de la música negra de la Argentina. En esa misma esfera los músicos introdujeron a la murga argentina -que hasta hace poco tiempo atrás se limitaba a la actuaciones en el carnaval-, entre los recursos para componer nuevas canciones. Más allá de estar basadas en visiones retrospectivas que valorizan la tradicionalización, estas prácticas elaboran nuevas relaciones entre los géneros rioplatenses. Ellas nos permiten comprender cómo hoy #suena el río# en esa región

La investigación con cuidadores de personas dependientes: revisión de publicaciones en dos revistas españolas

En este artículo se integran la revisión y clasificación descriptiva de las principales investigaciones encontradas en los últimos años, sobre los/as cuidadores/as de personas dependientes y con algún tipo de demencia, en dos revistas científicas españolas dedicadas al sector de la gerontología. Se ofrece una breve reseña de cada estudio hallado

Programas intergeneracionales: reflexiones generales a través del análisis DAFO

Actualmente los programas intergeneracionales están teniendo un gran auge como forma de intervención psicosocial en el colectivo de personas mayores y/o dependientes, asumiendo el principio de la solidaridad entre generaciones. En este artículo se ofrece un análisis crítico a cerca de las posibilidades de mejora en la planificación, diseño, implementación y evaluación de este tipo de intervención de carácter psicosocial

Sugar Cane Products as a Sustainable Construction Material. Case Study: Thermophysical Properties of a Corncob and Cane Bagasse Ash Panel

Climate change is currently an issue that worries governments and society due to its threat. It is essential to implement efficient materials with low energy consumption in construction. This work shows the use of sugarcane products in the Mexican construction sector, aiming to mitigate the impact of energy wasting. As a case study, the analysis of thermophysical properties of a light mortar panel based on cane bagasse ash and corncob is presented. The experimental thermal properties of a hybrid panel system composed of cane bagasse ash, corncob, and lime were characterized. A sandwich-type construction component was made with two outer panels of reinforced mortar and between the panel of cane and corncob bagasse ash. Measurements of the surface temperatures of the system were conducted to determine the decrement factor and thermal lag, and the results were compared to other construction systems. The decremental factor and thermal lag were 0.19 (a reduction of 82%) and 6:03 h (an increment of 2400%) compared to the control panel of ferrocement only. These results are significant because the panel prepared limits the heat flow in peak hours when high temperatures reach their maximum values. This composite panel can provide an ecological alternative for energy-saving and thermal comfort and help fight climate change

Global study of social odor awareness

Olfaction plays an important role in human social communication, including multiple domains in which people often rely on their sense of smell in the social context. The importance of the sense of smell and its role can however vary inter-individually and culturally. Despite the growing body of literature on differences in olfactory performance or hedonic preferences across the globe, the aspects of a given culture as well as culturally universal individual differences affecting odor awareness in human social life remain unknown. Here, we conducted a large-scale analysis of data collected from 10,794 participants from 52 study sites from 44 countries all over the world. The aim of our research was to explore the potential individual and country-level correlates of odor awareness in the social context. The results show that the individual characteristics were more strongly related than country-level factors to self-reported odor awareness in different social contexts. A model including individual-level predictors (gender, age, material situation, education and preferred social distance) provided a relatively good fit to the data, but adding country-level predictors (Human Development Index, population density and average temperature) did not improve model parameters. Although there were some cross-cultural differences in social odor awareness, the main differentiating role was played by the individual differences. This suggests that people living in different cultures and different climate conditions may still share some similar patterns of odor awareness if they share other individual-level characteristics

Preferred interpersonal distances: a global comparison

Human spatial behavior has been the focus of hundreds of previous research studies. However, the conclusions and generalizability of previous studies on interpersonal distance preferences were limited by some important methodological and sampling issues. The objective of the present study was to compare preferred interpersonal distances across the world and to overcome the problems observed in previous studies. We present an extensive analysis of interpersonal distances over a large data set (N = 8,943 participants from 42 countries). We attempted to relate the preferred social, personal, and intimate distances observed in each country to a set of individual characteristics of the participants, and some attributes of their cultures. Our study indicates that individual characteristics (age and gender) influence interpersonal space preferences and that some variation in results can be explained by temperature in a given region. We also present objective values of preferred interpersonal distances in different regions, which might be used as a reference data point in future studies.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Natural History of MYH7-Related Dilated Cardiomyopathy

BACKGROUND Variants in myosin heavy chain 7 (MYH7) are responsible for disease in 1% to 5% of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM); however, the clinical characteristics and natural history of MYH7-related DCM are poorly described. OBJECTIVES We sought to determine the phenotype and prognosis of MYH7-related DCM. We also evaluated the influence of variant location on phenotypic expression. METHODS We studied clinical data from 147 individuals with DCM-causing MYH7 variants (47.6% female; 35.6 +/- 19.2 years) recruited from 29 international centers. RESULTS At initial evaluation, 106 (72.1%) patients had DCM (left ventricular ejection fraction: 34.5% +/- 11.7%). Median follow-up was 4.5 years (IQR: 1.7-8.0 years), and 23.7% of carriers who were initially phenotype-negative developed DCM. Phenotypic expression by 40 and 60 years was 46% and 88%, respectively, with 18 patients (16%) first diagnosed at <18 years of age. Thirty-six percent of patients with DCM met imaging criteria for LV noncompaction. During follow-up, 28% showed left ventricular reverse remodeling. Incidence of adverse cardiac events among patients with DCM at 5 years was 11.6%, with 5 (4.6%) deaths caused by end-stage heart failure (ESHF) and 5 patients (4.6%) requiring heart transplantation. The major ventricular arrhythmia rate was low (1.0% and 2.1% at 5 years in patients with DCM and in those with LVEF of <= 35%, respectively). ESHF and major ventricular arrhythmia were significantly lower compared with LMNA-related DCM and similar to DCM caused by TTN truncating variants. CONCLUSIONS MYH7-related DCM is characterized by early age of onset, high phenotypic expression, low left ventricular reverse remodeling, and frequent progression to ESHF. Heart failure complications predominate over ventricular arrhythmias, which are rare. (C) 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier on behalf of the American College of Cardiology Foundation