DEMOCRACY THAT DELIVERS: Uma análise da atuação do Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) na América Latina (2008-2012)

TCC (graduação) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas, Curso de Ciências Sociais.O Center for International Private Enterprise - CIPE é uma organização privada americana ligada à Câmara de Comércio dos Estados Unidos (USCC) que opera com recursos do governo americano. Foi criado com o intuito de operar no exterior e tem como missão a promoção da democracia e do Livre-Mercado. Sua atuação se dá através de projetos, em parcerias com organizações locais, ligadas ao empresariado. Na presente pesquisa, estudamos suas atividades na América Latina, em torno da Governança Democrática – quais dos seus valores são professados pelo Centro e suas implicações estratégicas e políticas. Esse estudo foi feito através de uma pesquisa documental e bibliográfica aprofundada, onde foram identificados os projetos e parcerias mantidos pelo CIPE no período, além dos recursos financeiros e os objetivos relativos a cada projeto. Recorreu-se a análise de documentos chave do CIPE, no período estudado, para identificar os valores de Governança Democrática presentes. Depois, foi empreendida uma análise comparativa, buscando compreender a interação estratégica desses valores nos projetos mantidos pelo Centro na América latina

Podemos e a hipótese populista na Espanha

Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociologia Política, Florianópolis, 2018.Analisamos a atuação do Podemos em torno da hipótese populista, professada por seus dirigentes. Essa hipótese tem como elementos a agregação de demandas, liderança carismática e polarização política. Tem como pré-condição a oportunidade de uma crise. Investigamos se a hipótese é apropriada para o contexto espanhol, levando em conta os protestos massivos do 15-M e suas práticas e discursos. Consideramos a avaliação dos intelectuais do partido dentro do contexto de uma teoria do populismo. Analisamos as operações político-discursivas próprias ao desenvolvimento de uma investidura populista. Concluímos que a hipótese populista levada a cabo contradisse os elementos ideológicos emergentes do protesto.Abstract : We analyze the performance of Podemos pertaining to the populist hypothesis, professed by its leaders. This hypothesis has as elements the aggregation of demands, charismatic leadership and political polarization. Its premise is the opportunity of a crisis. We investigate whether the hypothesis is appropriate for the Spanish context, taking into account the massive protests of 15-M and its practices and speeches. We consider the evaluation of party intellectuals within the context of a theory of populism. We analyze the political-discursive operations proper to the development of a populist investiture. We conclude that the populist hypothesis carried out contradicted the ideological elements emerging from the protest

ABC-SPH risk score for in-hospital mortality in COVID-19 patients : development, external validation and comparison with other available scores

The majority of available scores to assess mortality risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients in the emergency department have high risk of bias. Therefore, this cohort aimed to develop and validate a score at hospital admission for predicting in-hospital mortality in COVID-19 patients and to compare this score with other existing ones. Consecutive patients (≥ 18 years) with confirmed COVID-19 admitted to the participating hospitals were included. Logistic regression analysis was performed to develop a prediction model for in-hospital mortality, based on the 3978 patients admitted between March-July, 2020. The model was validated in the 1054 patients admitted during August-September, as well as in an external cohort of 474 Spanish patients. Median (25-75th percentile) age of the model-derivation cohort was 60 (48-72) years, and in-hospital mortality was 20.3%. The validation cohorts had similar age distribution and in-hospital mortality. Seven significant variables were included in the risk score: age, blood urea nitrogen, number of comorbidities, C-reactive protein, SpO/FiO ratio, platelet count, and heart rate. The model had high discriminatory value (AUROC 0.844, 95% CI 0.829-0.859), which was confirmed in the Brazilian (0.859 [95% CI 0.833-0.885]) and Spanish (0.894 [95% CI 0.870-0.919]) validation cohorts, and displayed better discrimination ability than other existing scores. It is implemented in a freely available online risk calculator (https://abc2sph.com/). An easy-to-use rapid scoring system based on characteristics of COVID-19 patients commonly available at hospital presentation was designed and validated for early stratification of in-hospital mortality risk of patients with COVID-19

ABC₂-SPH risk score for in-hospital mortality in COVID-19 patients

Objectives: The majority of available scores to assess mortality risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients in the emergency department have high risk of bias. Therefore, this cohort aimed to develop and validate a score at hospital admission for predicting in-hospital mortality in COVID-19 patients and to compare this score with other existing ones. Methods: Consecutive patients (≥ 18 years) with confirmed COVID-19 admitted to the participating hospitals were included. Logistic regression analysis was performed to develop a prediction model for in-hospital mortality, based on the 3978 patients admitted between March–July, 2020. The model was validated in the 1054 patients admitted during August–September, as well as in an external cohort of 474 Spanish patients. Results: Median (25–75th percentile) age of the model-derivation cohort was 60 (48–72) years, and in-hospital mortality was 20.3%. The validation cohorts had similar age distribution and in-hospital mortality. Seven significant variables were included in the risk score: age, blood urea nitrogen, number of comorbidities, C-reactive protein, SpO2/FiO2 ratio, platelet count, and heart rate. The model had high discriminatory value (AUROC 0.844, 95% CI 0.829–0.859), which was confirmed in the Brazilian (0.859 [95% CI 0.833–0.885]) and Spanish (0.894 [95% CI 0.870–0.919]) validation cohorts, and displayed better discrimination ability than other existing scores. It is implemented in a freely available online risk calculator (https://abc2sph.com/). Conclusions: An easy-to-use rapid scoring system based on characteristics of COVID-19 patients commonly available at hospital presentation was designed and validated for early stratification of in-hospital mortality risk of patients with COVID-19.</p