The Whole World as Strange Place

In The Whole World as Strange Place, an essay-like work, Canclini approachesmany cultural aspects of the contemporaneity in times of social decomposition. The structures that we believed to be stable and the theories we considered to explain the social realities no longer stand in a world in which actors are connected to socio technical networks and are creating and recreating their forms of association. In the book, the author crosses the world like a strange place, throwing itself in a "fly down" on subjects like: being foreign; the democracy, that in his concern gains the adjective "scoundrel"; forms of hacktivism; ways of writing science and literature; in addition to talking about academic congresses, always from a critical point of view regarding dominant Western culture and magisterial certainties.Em O Mundo Inteiro Como Lugar Estranho, livro de caráter ensaístico, Cancliniaborda diversos aspectos culturais da contemporaneidade em tempos de decomposição social. As estruturas que acreditávamos estáveis e as teorias que considerávamos como explicativas das realidades sociais já não se sustentam num mundo em que os atores ligados às redes sociotécnicas criam e recriam a todo instante suas formas de associação. No livro, o autor percorre este mundo como um lugar estranho, lançando-se num “voo baixo” sobre temas como: ser estrangeiro; a democracia que, a seus olhos, ganha o adjetivo de “canalha”; formas de hacktivismo; maneiras de escrever ciência e literatura; além de falar sobre os congressos acadêmicos, sempre de um ponto de vista crítico em relação a cultura ocidental dominante e às certezas magistrais

The opportunity cost of preserving the Brazilian Amazon forest.

We estimate the trade-off between forest preservation and agricultural production for the Legal Amazon region, using census and deforestation data for municipalities in 2006.We use a directional distance function to represent the production possibility frontier, and then calculate the shadow price of reducing deforestation in terms of agricultural income foregone. Results indicate that, on average, to preserve 1 ha of forest, $797 in annual agricultural GDP must be foregone. Using a discount rate of 10average shadow price of$16 per ton of CO2 permanently sequestered

The Cost of Forest Preservation in the Brazilian Amazon: The “Arc of Deforestation”

We estimate the trade-off between agricultural production and forest preservation for the municipalities in Brazil’s agricultural frontier, the so-called “arc of deforestation,” using census and deforestation data for 2006. We use a nonparametric directional output distance function that allows us to identify the gradients of the production possibility frontier, which are the trade-offs of interest. We found that, on average, $979 is forgone in annual livestock, timber, and grain revenues to conserve 1 hectare of forest. This translates, ceteris paribus, to an average present value of costs to permanently sequester CO2 of$16.36/t, higher than most previous estimates

THE EFFECT OF THE EARLY ENTRANCE TO JOB MARKET ON THE HEALTH STATUS OF THE BRAZILIANS IN 2008

The early entrance to the job market has, among other consequences, a negative effect on the health status of the individual. In 2008, nearly a sixth of the Brazilian population claimed to have started working before the age of 10 and over a third reported to have started working between 10 and 15 years old. This paper aims to investigate the effect of early entrance to the job market on the current health status of the individual. The database provided by the National Survey by Household Sampling (PNAD) for 2008 was used to reach the objective of this paper. The analysis was conducted at national and regional extent using Ordered Logit method. It was evident that delaying entrance to the job market impacts positively on the current state of health. Moreover, it was found that the educational level and personal income increase the likelihood of the individual presenting a better state of health. Distinct effects of these variables on health status were also found when we took into account the regional context. The Southeast and South showed the most severe impacts of child labor on health, as well as the best results in terms of the impact of education and personal income on health status. In contrast, the North and Northeast regions showed the greatest gender disparities related to health status

Agricultural Production and Forest Preservation in the Brazilian Amazon

Brazil has become a strong competitor in world soybean production. In 2014, Brazil produced 28% of the world’s soybeans, while the United States produced 34%. Brazil increased its production sharply during the 1990s and 2000s, partly due to the expansion into the Amazon forest region. Soybean was one of the main commodities that led to this expansion. In 2016, the Legal Amazon region produced 33% of the Brazilian soybean production compared to 15% in 1990 (Figure 1)

Link between R&D intensity and market concentration: analysis of Brazilian corn and soybean seed markets

Innovation in the Brazilian seed markets is one of the main driver of the Brazilian agricultural expansion during the last decades. However, these markets also experienced a market reconsolidation in the form of a market concentration. In this paper, we test the hypothesis that there is an inverse relationship between innovations and market structure at the seed market. We use a Generalized Method of Moments model applied to a theoretical framework that allowed us to determine the direction of this relationship. Our results suggested that this link depends on market characteristics, such as the introduction of genetically modified organisms (GMO). For corn (soybean), we find a positive (negative) relationship between these factors that has become negative (positive) in the period post-GMO introduction

Conhecimento nutricional de praticantes de treinamento de força

Objetivou-se identificar o conhecimento que praticantes de treinamento de força têm sobre aspectos nutricionais. Dois questionários foram utilizados na coleta dos dados. Constatou-se que 85% dos sujeitos participantes nunca obtiveram recomendações nutricionais amparadas por nutricionistas e 67% suplementam sem acompanhamento. Os sujeitos manifestaram conhecimento nutricional moderado. Os resultados apontam para uma provável correlação entre o nível de conhecimento e o nível de escolaridade. É conveniente que se atinja o público específico com ações que visem qualidade de informações e ações para discutir o papel da educação física, em relação à nutrição, nos cursos de graduação. ABSTRACT Nutritional knowledge of strength training practitionersThe study identifies the knowledge that strength training practitioners have on nutritional aspects. Two questionnaires were used to collect data. It was found that 85% of participating subjects never got nutritional recommendations supported by nutritionists and 67% supplement without accompaniment. The subjects showed moderate nutritional knowledge. The results point to a likely correlation between the level of knowledge and level of education. It is advisable to reach the specific audience with actions aimed at quality of information and actions to discuss the role of physical education in relation to nutrition in graduate courses

THE EFFECT OF THE EARLY ENTRANCE TO JOB MARKET ON THE HEALTH STATUS OF THE BRAZILIANS IN 2008

The early entrance to the job market has, among other consequences, a negative effect on the health status of the individual. In 2008, nearly a sixth of the Brazilian population claimed to have started working before the age of 10 and over a third reported to have started working between 10 and 15 years old. This paper aims to investigate the effect of early entrance to the job market on the current health status of the individual. The database provided by the National Survey by Household Sampling (PNAD) for 2008 was used to reach the objective of this paper. The analysis was conducted at national and regional extent using Ordered Logit method. It was evident that delaying entrance to the job market impacts positively on the current state of health. Moreover, it was found that the educational level and personal income increase the likelihood of the individual presenting a better state of health. Distinct effects of these variables on health status were also found when we took into account the regional context. The Southeast and South showed the most severe impacts of child labor on health, as well as the best results in terms of the impact of education and personal income on health status. In contrast, the North and Northeast regions showed the greatest gender disparities related to health status