Um projeto de formação litúrgico-musical para aspirantes ao Ministério Ordenado

O presente artigo descreve um projeto em funcionamento desde 2009, vinculado à pastoral da Faculdades EST, em São Leopoldo, sul do Brasil, denominado Projeto Pedagógico Litúrgico-Musical (PPLM). É um grupo formado especialmente por alunos do Bacharelado em Teologia, mas participam também discentes da Licenciatura em Música ou da Musicoterapia, ou mesmo dos cursos técnicos oferecidos pela instituição. O objetivo central e primário deste projeto é qualificar a música nos cultos semanais da instituição. Ou seja, sua atuação converge para o culto, de acordo com o planejamento realizado pelos liturgistas. Esta organização é coordenada pela pastoral. A equipe litúrgica repassa seu planejamento à coordenadora do grupo, que a partir disso prepara o material e o encaminha ao grupo, em um ensaio semanal

Youth, Music and Worship: places where meetings happen!

Há uma pergunta contemporânea, que corresponde ao desafio da Igreja por continuidade: como trazer (para) e manter os jovens no convívio comunitário? Partindo da percepção de que juventudes se constituem a partir de suas pertenças musicais, este artigo fala sobre o fazer musical com e dos jovens no culto contemporâneo, analisando pertinências, desafios e possibilidades práticas. O texto tem como base a tese doutoral da autora e apresenta os grupos de músicas como espaço para o envolvimento comunitário e litúrgico dos jovens.There is a contemporary question, which corresponds to the challenge of the Church of continuing to exist: how can we bring and keep young people in the community? Starting from the perception that youth are constituted by their musical belongings, this article has as subject the musical making with young people in contemporary worship, analyzing pertinence, challenges and practical possibilities. The article is based on a thesis which presents the musical groups as a place for liturgical and community involvement of young people

COMPUCEA 2nd generation performance evaluation

COMPUCEA (Combined Procedure for Uranium Concentration and Enrichment Assay) is used for on-site analytical measurements in support of joint Euratom-IAEA inspections during physical inventory verification (PIV) campaigns in European Low-Enriched Uranium (LEU) fuel fabrication plants. The analyses provided on site during the PIV involve the accurate determination of the uranium element content and of the U-235 enrichment in verification samples (uranium product samples of solid form , i.e. powders, pellets) selected by the Safeguards inspectors. These samples are dissolved and then measured by energy-dispersive X-ray absorption edge spectrometry (L-edge densitometry) to obtain the uranium elemental content and gamma spectrometry with a Lanthanum-bromide detector for the U-235 abundance determination. The second generation of COMPUCEA equipment is compact, rugged and ready-to use directly after transport, no cooling of the detectors with liquid nitrogen is required. A software package for comfortable instrument control and data handling has been implemented. The paper describes the technique, setup and calibration procedure of the instrument. Results from PIV campaigns and comparisons between COMPUCEA results with data obtained by remote analysis with a qualified primary analytical method are presented, which demonstrate the performance of the technique. The achieved uncertainties are well within the international target values. First results obtained with a sandwich detector configuration for enhanced detection efficiency of the passive gamma spectrometry and a small separate X-ray fluorescence unit for the pre-screening of the samples for their Gd content are discussed.JRC.E.7-Nuclear Safeguards and Forensic

The Euratom Safeguards On-site Laboratories at the Reprocessing Plants of La Hague and Sellafield

In the European Union, nuclear material is reprocessed from irradiated power reactor fuel at two sites ¿ La Hague in France and Sellafield in the United Kingdom. These are the largest nuclear sites within the EU, processing many hundreds of tons of nuclear material in a year. Under the Euratom Treaty, the European Commission has the duty to assure that the nuclear material is only used for declared purposes. The Directorate General for Energy (DG ENER), acting for the Commission, assures itself that the terms of Article 77 of Chapter VII of the Treaty have been complied with. In contrast to the Non Proliferation Treaty, the Euratom Treaty requires to safeguard all civil nuclear material in all EU member states ¿ including the nuclear weapons states. The considerable amount of fissile material separated per year (several tonnes) calls for a stringent system of safeguards measures. The aim of safeguards is to deter diversion of nuclear material from peaceful use by maximizing the chance of early detection. At a broader level, it provides assurance to the public that the European nuclear industry, the EU member states and the European Union honour their legal duties under the Euratom Treaty and their commitments to the Non-Proliferation Treaty. Efficient and effective safeguards measures are essential for the public acceptance of nuclear activities.JRC.E.7-Nuclear Safeguards and Forensic

Genotyping and antibiotic resistance of thermophilic Campylobacter isolated from chicken and pig meat in Vietnam

Background Campylobacter species are recognized as the most common cause of foodborne bacterial gastroenteritis in humans. In this study nine Campylobacter strains isolated from chicken meat and pork in Hanoi, Vietnam, were characterized using molecular methods and tested for antibiotic resistance. Results The nine isolates (eight C. jejuni and one C. coli) were identified by multiplex PCR, and tested for the presence or absence of 29 gene loci associated with virulence, lipooligosaccharide (LOS) biosynthesis and further functions. flaA typing, multilocus sequence typing and microarray assay investigation showed a high degree of genetic diversity among these isolates. In all isolates motility genes (flaA, flaB, flhA, fliM), colonization associated genes (cadF, docB), toxin production genes (cdtA, cdtB, secD, secF), and the LOS biosynthesis gene pglB were detected. Eight gene loci (fliY, virB11, Cje1278, Cj1434c, Cj1138, Cj1438c, Cj1440c, Cj1136) could not be detected by PCR. A differing presence of the gene loci ciaB (22.2 %), Cje1280 (77.8 %), docC (66.7 %), and cgtB (55.6 %) was found. iamA, cdtC, and the type 6 secretion system were present in all C. jejuni isolates but not in C. coli. flaA typing resulted in five different genotypes within C. jejuni, MLST classified the isolates into seven sequence types (ST-5155, ST-6736, ST-2837, ST-4395, ST-5799, ST-4099 and ST-860). The microarray assay analysis showed a high genetic diversity within Vietnamese Campylobacter isolates which resulted in eight different types for C. jejuni. Antibiotic susceptibility profiles showed that all isolates were sensitive to gentamicin and most isolates (88.8 %) were sensitive to chloramphenicol, erythromycin and streptomycin. Resistance rates to nalidixic acid, tetracycline and ciprofloxacin were 88.9, 77.8 and 66.7 %, respectively. Conclusions To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first report that shows high genetic diversity and remarkable antibiotic resistance of Campylobacter strains isolated from meat in Vietnam which can be considered of high public health significance. These preliminary data show that large scale screenings are justified to assess the relevance of Campylobacter infections on human health in Vietnam

Design of COMPUCEA 2nd Generation for Simplified In-field Uranium Inventory Verification Measurements

The equipment for COMPUCEA, a measurement technique for combined uranium element and 235U enrichment assay, has been re-designed with the goal of simplifying in-field applications. Specifically, radioactive sources and detectors requiring cooling with liquid nitrogen have been eliminated from the existing COMPUCEA equipment without sacrifice of measurement performance. The revised measurement approach and instrumentation is described in this paper.JRC.E.5-Nuclear chemistr