Art, Reform and Female Agency in the Portuguese Dominican Nunneries: Nuns as Producers and Patrons of Illuminated Manuscripts (c. 1460-1560)

This thesis aims to address the nuns‘ agency in the production and patronage of illuminated manuscripts in the Portuguese Dominican nunneries in the period 1460-1560, which was marked by the expansion of the Observant movements. Through this concrete case, it is my goal to contribute to the current knowledge on the role of nuns on the production and patronage of art for their convents, a field that, besides benefiting from a great development in regions such as the German speaking lands, the Italian Peninsula or the Hispanic Kingdoms in the last three decades, is still practically unexplored in Portuguese territory. By linking the contexts and agents behind the development and history of the Portuguese Dominican nunneries with the information provided by the surviving books produced and commissioned by the nuns, I will try to bring to light new hypothesis on matters connected not only to the dynamics of production and commission of books in and for these religious houses, but also in other matters such as the functionality and usage of these books; nuns‘ temporal and spiritual autonomy; their level of literacy; and the connections between illumination and communal memory and devotion. In order to tackle the hurdles imposed by the meager number of surviving documental sources, and present a contextualized analysis of the Portuguese scenario, I will also provide examples of other Dominican provinces and religious orders in which the use of art was also marked by the reformative environment of the Observant movements from the Late-Middle Ages to the Early-Modern period

Traffic control mechanisms with cell rate simulation for ATM networks.

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Geoquímica das águas subterrâneas. Parte II - Cinética das reações e transporte reativo de massa: conceitos teóricos e exercícios de aplicação

Apontamentos para a unidade curricular de Geoquímica Ambiental - Módulo de Hidrogeoquímic

Geoquímica das águas subterrâneas. Parte I - Reacções de equilíbrio: conceitos teóricos e exercícios de aplicação

Apontamentos para a unidade cirricular de Geoquímica Ambiental - Módulo de Hidrogeoquímic

Factor VIII deficiency inhibition or abnormal contact

Poster presented at the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis 2015 Congress, 20-25 June 2015, Toronto

Rivaroxabano e actividade anti-Factor X activado

Poster apresentado no 5º Simpósio de Tromboembolismo: Progressos na Profilaxia e Terapêutica do Tromboembolismo, Janeiro 2015, Lisboa

A securitização de políticas ambientais o caso do Darfur

Face à identificação política do Darfur como o primeiro conflito violento resultante de alterações climáticas, este artigo analisa o caso do Darfur no quadro do processo de securitização ambiental, discutindo as dinâmicas que lhe estão subjacentes na situação actual. O artigo argumenta que a relação ambiente-segurança deve ser analisada na fronteira entre a esfera doméstica e internacional e que a não securitização das políticas ambientais em relação ao Darfur tem sido um obstáculo conceptual e operacional fundamental à paz. Deste modo, a internalização desta relação dialéctica na política e na acção é aqui considerada um passo essencial para responder às causas mais profundas do confl ito violento no Darfur

Seasonal mortality patterns due to diseases of the circulatory system in Portugal

Exposure to cold weather has negative consequences on human health. Studies have been showing that the seasonality of mortality has an evident peak during winter months in European countries. However, the highest increases in mortality are registered in countries with mild winters. According to several studies winter deaths seem to be associated with low socioeconomic conditions. The main aims of this study are to identify the trends of mortality due to diseases of the circulatory system and excess winter deaths in Portugal and to assess the geographical pattern of seasonal mortality. In the 20 years under analyses, mortality due to diseases of the circulatory system increased 38% during winter months when compared to the non-winter period. Important regional disparities were found, the Excess Winter Death index ranged from 21% to 48%, the central regions tend to have better results. Our results indicate that although circulatory mortality is significantly decreasing in Portugal, the vulnerability to seasonal cold weather remains as an important public health issue. These findings suggest that the exposure to cold weather is an important determinant of cardiovascular diseases that is still neglected in Portugal.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Seasonal mortality patterns and regional contrasts in Portugal

The main aim of this study is to identify the geographical seasonal mortality patterns in Portugal and, for the first time, to assess the relationship between seasonal and overall mortality. Monthly data from the Portuguese mortality database (2000-2009) by major cause of death were analysed and standardized to 30 days with adjustments for leap years. The chi-square goodness-of-fit test was used to compare the observed monthly deaths with deaths that could be expected if mortality were randomly distributed throughout the year. The seasonal burden was measured using the excess winter deaths (EWD) rate and the seasonal impact of winter on mortality was assessed through the EWD Index. The regions were clustered according to the overall mortality rate and the seasonal impact: 1–low seasonality and high values of overall mortality; 2–high seasonality and high values of overall mortality; 3–low values of seasonality and low overall mortality; 4–high seasonality and low overall mortality. Significant seasonal mortality increases were found in all causes of death. There were 86,000 EWDs, mostly through circulatory and respiratory diseases. 73% of the population lives in regions with high winter vulnerability to respiratory mortality and 60% in regions with high winter vulnerability to circulatory mortality. This study reinforces the idea that vulnerability to cold weather may play an important role in the public health in Portugal. This knowledge may be used to construct a set of regulations or policies designed to implement better health planning procedures and more effective warning systems.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio