Arte e política à revelia do patrimônio: fagulhas de uma cartografia (fugidia) das manadas de dissidentes sexuais e desobedientes de gênero do Brasil

Tomando como aporte teórico, poético e político uma certa ciência social minoritária, o pensamento negro-travesti radical e a filosofia da diferença, busco mais compartilhar sussurros e fagulhas do que oferecer respostas neste texto. Trata-se de um estudo (precário) acerca da pesquisa que tenho desenvolvido em direção à tese de doutoramento. Primeiramente, compartilho brevemente meu argumento de que o sexo/gênero moderno/colonial é um circuito de afetos que reduz a subjetividade à experiência do sujeito identitário. Em seguida, argumento em favor da pesquisa do que chamo de manadas dissidentes sexuais e desobedientes de gênero, e como suas estratégias poético-políticas de sobrevivência se dão à revelia do Entendimento, fugindo de toda captura. Concluo compartilhando algumas pistas para tal pesquisa e sobre os limites da captura representacional e da política patrimonialista

Client Factors that Influence Outcome in Problem Gambling Treatment

This study examined various client related factors that may predict problem gambling (PG) treatment outcomes (i.e., treatment completion and continued abstinence). Specifically, factors that may facilitate treatment (i.e., social support, self-efficacy, motivation, readiness for change, and emotion-focused coping) or hinder treatment (i.e., depression and life stress) were examined. The 50 participants were followed for four months after entering treatment for PG and were assessed at baseline, one month into treatment, two months into treatment, and during a follow-up four months after treatment began. Of the 50 participants, 20 dropped-out of treatment and 24 completed the follow-up measure. The results suggest that self-efficacy and depression, measured at baseline, are good predictors of one and two month outcomes, whereas depression and life stress, measured after two months of treatment, are good at predicting four month outcomes. The results also suggest that younger individuals have different predictors for dropout than do older individuals. The treatment implications of the findings are discussed

Delirium ambulatorium: ex/orbitâncias, opacidade e estudo radical para dissolver o Mundo Ordenado

If the city is a territorialized space, marked by diagrams of forces that relegate dissident lives to social and subjective death, exceeding its logic is a fundamental condition for the production and sustenance of more open, fractal ways of life. This text is the precarious attempt to record experiments and escapes carried out by me to ex/orbit not only the modern/colonial city, but the world that sustains it. I argue that ex/orbitance functions as a radical ancestral technology. I then engage in sharing how my wanderings allow me to study the Ordered World and some of its sustaining matrices. I conclude the text by locating visibility as a tool of the Understanding that marks the world as we know it, and by advocating for opacity as a war machine to dissolve the Ordered World and to contemplate the Implicated World. My reflections are composed of radical black-transvestite thought, a certain critical anthropology, and the philosophy of difference.Si la ciudad es un espacio territorializado, marcado por diagramas de fuerzas que relegan las vidas disidentes a la muerte social y subjetiva, la superación de su lógica es una condición fundamental para la producción y el sostenimiento de formas de vida más abiertas y fractales. Este texto es el precario intento de registrar los experimentos y las fugas que he llevado a cabo para ex/orbitar no sólo la ciudad moderna/colonial, sino el mundo que la sustenta. Sostengo que la ex/orbitancia funciona como una tecnología ancestral radical. A continuación, me dedico a compartir cómo mis andanzas me permiten estudiar el Mundo Ordenado y algunas de sus matrices de sustentación. Concluyo el texto situando la visibilidad como herramienta del Entendimiento que marca el mundo como lo conocemos, y abogando por la opacidad como máquina de guerra para disolver el Mundo Ordenado y contemplar el Mundo Implicado. Mis reflexiones se componen del pensamiento negro-transvestido radical, una cierta antropología crítica y la filosofía de la diferencia.Se a cidade é um espaço territorializado, marcado por diagramas de forças que relegam vidas dissidentes para a morte social e subjetiva, exceder sua lógica é condição fundamental para a produção e sustentação de modos de vida mais abertos, fractais. Este texto é a tentava precária de registrar experimentos e fugas realizadas por mim para ex/orbitar não apenas a cidade moderno/colonial, mas o mundo que a sustenta. Argumento que a ex/orbitância funciona como uma tecnologia ancestral radical. Em seguida, me dedico a compartilhar como minhas deambulações me permitem estudar o Mundo Ordenado e algumas de suas matrizes de sustentação. Finalizo o texto localizando a visibilidade como uma ferramenta do Entendimento que marca o mundo como o conhecemos, e advogando pela opacidade como máquina de guerra para dissolver o Mundo Ordenado e para contemplar o Mundo Implicado. Compõem minhas reflexões o pensamento negro-travesti radical, uma certa antropologia crítica e a filosofia da diferença

The Matthew Effect in Running: An Analysis of Elite Endurance Athletes Over 23 Years

Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the frequency of countries represented in the TOP20 long-distance elite runners ranking during 1997–2020, taking into account the countries’ Human Development Index (HDI), and to verify if the Matthew effect can be observed regarding countries’ representativeness in the raking alongside the years. Methods The sample comprised 1852 professional runner athletes, ranked in the Senior World TOP20 half-marathon (403 female and 487 male) and marathon (480 female and 482 male) races, between the years 1997–2020. Information about the countries’ HDI was included, and categorized as “low HDI”, “medium HDI”, “high HDI”, and “very-high HDI”. Athletes were categorized according to their ranking positions (1st–3rd; 4th–10th; > 10th), and the number of athletes per country/year was summed and categorized as “total number of athletes 1997–2000”; “total number of athletes 2001–2010”; and “total number of athletes 2011–2020”. The Chi-square test and Spearman correlation were used to verify potential associations and relationships between variables. Results Most of the athletes were from countries with medium HDI, followed by low HDI and very-high HDI. Chi-square test results showed significant differences among females (χ2 = 15.52; P = 0.017) and males (χ2 = 9.03; P = 0.014), in half-marathon and marathon, respectively. No significant association was verified between HDI and the total number of athletes, but the association was found for the number of athletes alongside the years (1997–2000 to 2001–2010: r = 0.60; P < 0.001; 2001–2010 to –2011–2020: r = 0.29; P < 0.001). Conclusion Most of the athletes were from countries with medium HDI, followed by those with low HDI and very-high HDI. The Matthew effect was observed, but a generalization of the results should not be done

Easterly wave disturbances over Northeast Brazil: an observational analysis

This paper aims to identify the circulation associated with Easterly Wave Disturbances (EWDs) that propagate toward the Eastern Northeast Brazil (ENEB) and their impact on the rainfall over ENEB during 2006 and 2007 rainy seasons (April–July). The EWDs identification and trajectory are analyzed using an automatic tracking technique (TracKH). The EWDs circulation patterns and their main features were obtained using the composite technique. To evaluate the TracKH efficiency, a validation was done by comparing the EWDs number tracked against observed cases obtained from an observational analysis. The mean characteristics of EWDs are 5.5-day period, propagation speed of ~9.5 m·s−1, and a 4500 km wavelength. A synoptic analysis shows that between days −2 d and 0 d, the low level winds presented cyclonic relative vorticity and convergence anomalies both in 2006 and 2007. The EWDs signals are strongest at low levels. The EWDs propagation is associated with relative humidity and precipitation positive anomalies and OLR and omega negative anomalies. The EWDs tracks are seen over all ENEB and their lysis occurs between the ENEB and marginally inside the continent. The tracking captured 71% of EWDs in all periods, indicating that an objective analysis is a promising method for EWDs detection

Are heat shock proteins an important link between type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer disease?

© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are growing in prevalence worldwide. The development of T2D increases the risk of AD disease, while AD patients can show glucose imbalance due to an increased insulin resistance. T2D and AD share similar pathological features and underlying mechanisms, including the deposition of amyloidogenic peptides in pancreatic islets (i.e., islet amyloid polypeptide; IAPP) and brain (β-Amyloid; Aβ). Both IAPP and Aβ can undergo misfolding and aggregation and accumulate in the extracellular space of their respective tissues of origin. As a main response to protein misfolding, there is evidence of the role of heat shock proteins (HSPs) in moderating T2D and AD. HSPs play a pivotal role in cell homeostasis by providing cytoprotection during acute and chronic metabolic stresses. In T2D and AD, intracellular HSP (iHSP) levels are reduced, potentially due to the ability of the cell to export HSPs to the extracellular space (eHSP). The increase in eHSPs can contribute to oxidative damage and is associated with various pro-inflammatory pathways in T2D and AD. Here, we review the role of HSP in moderating T2D and AD, as well as propose that these chaperone proteins are an important link in the relationship between T2D and AD

The frequency and performance trends of European countries in the U18 and U20 rankings for 1500 m and 3000 m between 2009-2020

We purpose to determine the nationality of the European middle-distance athletes under 18 years (U18) and under 20 years (U20) during the last decade, to verify the participation trend for each country, and to assess whether the place of competition can be associated with the athletes ranking position. The sample comprised 902 European male runners, ranked among the best finishers from 2009 to 2020. The athletes were divided into two categories (n$_{U18}$ ​= ​266; and n$_{U20}$ ​= ​636) of two distances (n$_{1 500 ​m}$ ​= ​397; n$_{3 000 ​m}$ ​= ​505). The Mantel test was used for participation trend and the Chi-square test (χ$^{2}$) was used to verify differences between the ranking position and the place of competition. For both distances, the highest number of athletes were from Spain (n = 127), followed by Turkey (n = 62) and Great Britain (n = 50). No significant trends were shown for most of the countries, in both distances. A positive trend was shown for Slovenia (i.e., 3000 ​m) over the years. A non-significant association was verified between the countries and the ranking position, as non-significant differences were proved for the place of competition. This information may be useful to guide athlete development programs in each country

Iodinated contrast material impact in arterial blood pressure and cardiac frequency

The purpose of this research was to evaluate the effect of iodinated contrast material (ICM) in arterial blood pressure (ABP) and cardiac frequency (CF) during the several scans of the computerized tomography (CT), and relate these changes to sociodemographic factors and administration conditions.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio