Tourism Master Plan For The Island Of Santiago, Cape Verde : 2020–2030 – Part 1

Cape Verde, a small insular development economy (SIDS), has been confronted and faces various economic, social and environmental constraints throughout its history that have been conditioning its growth strategy. In recent years, tourism has been growing and consolidating an important contribution to economic development, which is observable in the evolution of the number of nights spent in the country, revenue, number of guests, employment generation, and incentive to export among others. The gross added value of tourism currently has a weight that is already more than 20% of its GDP (excluding the COVID-19 pandemic period). Aware of this potential, the Government created conditions for a greater use of its effects as a mobilizing factor in the economy. Accordingly, various official supporting documents and strategic orientations have been approved, such as the Strategic Plan for Sustainable Development and the Main Options of the Strategic Plan for Sustainable Development for the Tourism Activity. It was also decided that each island or region should develop its own strategic tourism plan (Masterplan). This paper integrates the main strategic reflections regarding the Tourism Master Plan for the Island of Santiago. Revenue from tourism on the Island of Santiago, where the capital of Cape Verde is located, has been much less than the values of the main islands with a high volume of tourists – Sal and Boa Vista. However, the potential of Santiago is high, and therefore it is necessary to adopt the correct measures required to transform this potential into reality. Therefore, this paper presents a short, medium and long-term vision, with a proposal for strategic objectives that will constitute the anchor on which all operational strategic and objectives that will translate into specific lines of action will be based. In summary, this document proposes a strategy based on a diversified and differentiated touristic offer from the other islands of the country, which maximises its potential, counteracting regional asymmetries and preserving the historical and intangible heritage, as well as the natural resources, with the aim for the whole population to benefit from the resultant economic development, especially the most disadvantaged.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Tourism Master Plan For The Island Of Santiago, Cape Verde : 2020–2030 – Part 2

Cape Verde, a small insular development economy (SIDS), has been confronted and faces various economic, social and environmental constraints throughout its history that have been conditioning its growth strategy. In recent years, tourism has been growing and consolidating an important contribution to economic development, which is observable in the evolution of the number of nights spent in the country, revenue, number of guests, employment generation, and incentive to exports, among others. The gross added value of tourism currently has a weight that is already more than 20% of its GDP (excluding the COVID-19 pandemic period). Aware of this potential, the government created conditions for a greater use of its effects as a mobilizing factor in the economy, as reflected in various official supporting documents and strategic orientations, such as the Strategic Plan for Sustainable Development, and the Main Options of the Strategic Plan for Sustainable Development for the Tourism Activity. The Government decided that each island or region should develop its own strategic tourism plan (Masterplan). This paper proposes several main strategic reflections about the Tourism Master Plan for the Island of Santiago in order to improve its competitiveness.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Extraction methods and availability of micronutrients for wheat under a no-till system with a surface application of lime

A disponibilidade de micronutrientes pode ser alterada pelo aumento no pH do solo proporcionado pela calagem superficial. Os efeitos da calagem e da reaplicação de calcário na superfície sobre a disponibilidade de micronutrientes [cobre (Cu), ferro (Fe), manganês (Mn) e zinco (Zn)] para o trigo (Triticum aestivum L.) foram estudados em um Latossolo Vermelho textura média sob plantio direto, em Ponta Grossa (PR). O delineamento experimental empregado foi o de blocos completos ao acaso com parcelas subdivididas. As parcelas receberam calagem superficial (2, 4 e 6 Mg ha-1) em julho de 1993. O calcário (3 Mg ha-1) foi reaplicado nas subparcelas em junho de 2000. Antes da semeadura do trigo em 2003, retiraram-se amostras de solo nas camadas de 0-5, 5-10 e 10-20 cm e determinaram-se os micronutrientes catiônicos com diferentes extratores (DTPA-TEA, Mehlich-1, HCl e Mehlich-3) e relações solução/solo. A calagem aumentou o pH do solo nas camadas de 0-5, 5-10 e 10-20 cm, mas não alterou o carbono orgânico. O extrator Mehlich-3 apresentou maior capacidade de extração de micronutrientes catiônicos. O aumento da relação solução/solo dos extratores DTPA-TEA, Mehlich-1 e HCl geralmente aumentou a extração de Cu, Fe, Mn e Zn. A calagem e a reaplicação do calcário diminuíram a concentração de Mn nas folhas de trigo. Os teores foliares de Cu, Fe e Zn não foram alterados pela calagem. As soluções de DTPA-TEA, Mehlich-1, HCl e Mehlich-3 foram ineficientes para prever a disponibilidade de micronutrientes catiônicos para o trigo, após aplicação superficial de calcário.Micronutrient availability can be affected by the increase of the soil pH due to surface liming. A field trial was carried out on a loamy, kaolinitic, thermic Typic Hapludox at Ponta Grossa, Paraná State, Brazil. The main objective was to evaluate the effects of surface liming and re-liming on the availability of micronutrients [copper (Cu), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), and zinc (Zn)] for wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cropped under a no-till system. A randomized complete block design was used in a split-plot arrangement. The main plots received surface lime applications (2, 4, and 6 Mg ha-1) in July 1993. In the subplots, surface lime (3 Mg ha-1) was applied again in June 2000. In 2003, before the wheat sowing, soil samples were taken at 0-5, 5-10, and 10-20 cm layers. Soil cationic micronutrients concentrations using different extractants (DTPA-TEA, Mehlich-1, HCl, and Mehlich-3) and solution/soil ratios were determined. Application of lime increased soil pH at 0-5, 5-10, and 10-20 cm. The increase in soil pH by liming did not affect soil organic carbon content. The Mehlich-3 solution had a greater capacity in extracting soil micronutrients. Increasing solution/soil ratio of the DTPA-TEA, Mehlich-1, and HCl solutions generally increased the extraction of Cu, Fe, Mn, and Zn. Liming and re-liming caused a decrease in Mn concentration in the wheat leaves. Leaf concentrations of Cu, Fe and Zn were not affected by liming treatments. The solutions of DTPA-TEA, Mehlich-1, HCl, and Mehlich-3 were ineffective to predict the soil cationic micronutrients availability for a wheat crop after surface application of lime

Pipe refuge occupancy by herpetofauna in the Amazonia/Cerrado ecotone

We evaluated the usefulness of arboreal pipe refuges for studying Neotropical herpetofauna, by quantifying the effects of microhabitat variables and pipe colouration on pipe occupancy rates. We used fifty five sets of refuges that each comprised three pipes with different colours (white, grey and black). We recorded 122 occupancy events by four hylid and one scincid species. Refuge colour did not significantly affect occupancy rates. Environmental data explained a significant portion (10.6%) of the total variance of occupancy, with vegetation type and height of opening being most important.publishe

Estudo comparativo entre as tecnologias de informação e comunicação que auxiliam no controle de patrimônio em bibliotecas : uma análise da Biblioteca Acadêmico Luiz Viana Filho

Trabalho de conclusão de curso (graduação)—Universidade de Brasília, Faculdade de Ciência da Informação, Graduação em Biblioteconomia, 2019.O avanço das tecnologias gerou inúmeros benefícios para os diversos segmentos da sociedade, e as Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação (TIC) propiciaram uma importante forma de automatizar uma biblioteca. O objetivo deste trabalho é realizar uma análise comparativa entre as TIC que auxiliam no controle patrimonial da Biblioteca Acadêmico Luiz Viana Filho, localizada no Senado Federal (SF), em que se engloba a fita magnética, o código de barras e a Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) e apresentar suas características. Como metodologia é utilizada a pesquisa bibliográfica em conjunto com o estudo de caso da Biblioteca do Senado Federal. Desta forma coleta-se os dados referentes a cada tecnologia e a forma como são utilizadas no âmbito desta biblioteca. Conclui-se que cada tecnologia apresenta suas vantagens e peculiaridades, de tal forma que o RFID possui potencial para a substituir as funcionalidades da fita magnética e também do código de barras.The new technologies are bringing extensive benefits for each segment of the society. Information and communications technology (ICT) offered an important way to automatize libraries. The objective of this dissertation is to make a comparative study between the ICT which help the asset control of the Academy Library Luiz Viana Filho, located at the Federal Senate (FS), that embraces the magnetic tape, barcode and radio frequency identification (RFID) and show their characteristics. By using bibliography research in combination with the case study of the Library of Federal Senate. It can be concluded that each technology has benefits and singularities, such as the RFID which has the potential to substitute the magnetic tape and also barcodes

Initial growth of Piptadenia gonoacantha (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae) under flooding and different light conditions

Este estudo aborda aspectos ecológicos da inundação em plântulas de Piptadenia gonoacantha, uma espécie ocorrente em Matas de Galeria. O crescimento de plântulas com cinco meses de idade foi avaliado em duas condições de solo (capacidade de campo e inundado) combinados com três níveis de luz solar (100%, 70% e 40%). A inundação reduziu o crescimento aéreo e radicial das plântulas. Não houve interação entre luz e inundação, exceto para massa seca foliar aos 60 dias e razão parte aérea/raiz aos 20 dias. Plântulas inundadas a pleno sol apresentaram massa seca foliar aos 60 dias cerca de 67% menor que aquelas inundadas sombreadas. A razão parte aérea/raiz de plântulas inundadas foi significativamente maior aos 60 dias. Plântulas inundadas produziram lenticelas hipertrofiadas na base do caule, a partir dos 20 dias, em todos os níveis de luz. Além disso, a inundação induziu a decomposição das raízes e raízes adventícias não foram observadas. Após 60 dias de inundação, plântulas de P. gonoacantha apresentaram 100% de sobrevivência sem sintomas significantes de injúria na parte aérea.This study focus on ecological aspects of flooding on five month old seedlings of Piptadenia gonoacantha, a Gallery forest species. Seedling growth rates were evaluated on three levels of sun light (100%, 70% and 40%) and two soil moisture conditions (field capacity and flooded). Flooding reduced aerial and root growth. There was no interaction between light intensity and flooding, except for foliar dry matter (60 days) and top/root ratio (20 days). Full sun light seedlings under flooding had 67% lower foliar dry matter production than shaded ones, after 60 days. Flooded seedlings in all three light levels, had hypertrophic lenticels on submerged stems, after 20 days. In additon, flooding induced root decomposition but no adventicious roots were observed. After 60 days of flooding, seedlings of P. gonoacantha presented 100 % survival and no significant injury on the top portion

Science-based solutions to foster connectivity of wolf populations are limited by available data

European wolf populations are currently exposed to distinct sources of anthropogenic disturbance and mortality that can cause dispersal limitations and lead to isolation. The identification of factors that act as complete or partial barriers to movement, dispersal, or gene flow contribute to foster connectivity between populations. We reviewed the existing literature (N=32) on wolf population barriers to 1) identify main barriers to connectivity; 2) outline different methodologies; and 3) highlight knowledge gaps. Based on the reviewed studies that empirically tested barrier occurrence (N=14), we compiled data on wolf population structure, anthropogenic disturbance, land cover, ecological factors, geographical features, and prey availability, and tested them as predictors to explain barrier occurrence at continental scale. We report few studies directly addressing this subject for one of the most emblematic and thoroughly studied species, inhabiting one of the most modified landscapes in the world. Albeit our analysis suggested that anthropogenic features are the main drivers of barrier occurrence, we highlight that the absence of standardised data limits our understanding of this subject. Long-term, intensive monitoring programs, explicit hypothesis-driven research using empirical methodologies, and the integration of information on databases for collaborative science are needed to increase the conservation and management relevance of future scientific outcomes on this topic.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

A PCSK9 e sua relevância clínica com os novos alvos terapêuticos contra a dislipidemia

This is a remarkable progress; since the finding of statins, there was no new way of reducing, significantly, cholesterol and LDL fraction. It is also clear that this decrease, by statins, is related to future cardiovascular lesions, being useful in its primary and secondary prophylaxis. The authors presented studies on research to promote the falling of blood cholesterol by means of antibodies, which inhibit the pro-protein PCSK9, as well as agents that act performing the RNA interference. We had two advantages immediately: for patients with myopathy associated with statins, and the fact of being injected every 15 days, that may contribute to better treatment adherence.Este é um progresso sensível; desde a descoberta das estatinas, não havia novas maneiras de diminuir, de maneira significativa, o colesterol e a fração LDL. Também está claro que essa redução, pelas estatinas, tem relação com futuras lesões cardiovasculares, sendo útil na profilaxia primária e secundária destas. Os autores apresentaram estudos sobre pesquisas para promover a queda do colesterol sanguíneo por meio de anticorpos que inibem a pró-proteína PCSK9, bem como agentes que atuam realizando a interferência no RNA. Duas vantagens se afiguram imediatamente: para pacientes que têm a miopatia relacionada às estatinas e por ser droga injetável a cada 15 dias, o que pode colaborar para maior adesão ao tratamento.Hospital Israelita Albert EinsteinUniversidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)UNIFESPSciEL

Early predictors of career development: A 10-year follow-up study

This paper presents empirical findings from a 10-year longitudinal study of the educational and occupational socialization of 445 participants who were about 7 years old when first tested, and about 17 years old at the fourth time of measurement. In addition to collecting psychological measurements from the participants, behavioral reports were collected from significant others, specifically parents and teachers. Findings demonstrated that the life/career evolution of the participants can be understood only when taking into account the dynamic interaction between the unique personal characteristics of individuality of each person and the psychosocial theatre within which the person's development takes place. Using the life-span, life-space framework of Super, and the Developmental-Contextual model from Vondracek, different emerging early predictors with unique impact on the process of educational and occupational socialization were identified, especially with respect to the probability of dropping out of school. Results in terms of gender, parental influences, psychological characteristics, and social context are discussed with regard to their potential implications for psychological interventions in schools, families, and occupational settings, as well as with regard to personal counseling in what concerns the management of life circumstances and behavioral ecosystems.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6WMN-4K4WMXS-1/1/81776838ae5ea3c58ff98cf864f1d43