Absolute Poverty and Sound public Finance in the Eurozone

The respect of fiscal parameters is supposed to be – according to the official position of the European institutions – the best recipe for granting stability and growth. This optimistic view appears to be in contrast with the recent increase in poverty. The aim of this paper is to individuate the existence of a relation between governments’ decisions about fiscal policy and absolute poverty in 19 Eurozone countries from 2005 to 2017. The attempt is to answer the question as to whether the effect on growth generated by fiscal policy measures can account for the objective of poverty alleviation. The results support the conclusion that absolute poverty increases in the presence of a restrictive fiscal policy, while it decreases in the opposite case. During declining macroeconomic conditions, national governments belonging to the Eurozone appear to be unable to reconcile the objective of sound public finance with that of poverty alleviatio

Exploring disorganized attachment style among Malay mothers in Malaysia: a study using the Attachment Style Interview

This article explores emerging themes involving disorganized attachment style among Malay Muslim mothers using the Attachment Style Interview (ASI). Analysis of the 18 mothers with disorganized attachment style (those with combined anxious and avoidant styles) utilized themes deemed important from the attachment research literature and selected based on a careful reading of the narrative cases. These include more extreme negative interpersonal experiences than found in other insecure attachment style descriptors, and included partner violence and related isolation/social exclusion. It also indicated more complex cognitive-affective disturbance including mixed or contradictory dependency patterns and both angry and fearful attitudes to others. We discuss the concept of disorganized attachment style in relation to abuse, social exclusion, and its implication for psychopathology, intervention, and treatment

Monitoramento do fluxo de gases de efeito estufa em remanecente urbano de Floresta Ombrófila Mista, em condomínio residencial de Curitiba, PR.

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Endophytic fungi of Paullinia cupana and its antimicrobial potential.

The objective of this study is to characterize P. cupana endophytic fungi and evaluate their antibiotic potential by agar diffusion test. Fruits and root fragments from 6 individuals were collected and sterilized with 70% ethanol and 2% sodium hypochlorite

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The mechanism of Fe-rich intermetallic compound formation and growth on inoculants revealed by electron backscattered diffraction and X-ray imaging

Fe-rich intermetallics affect critically the mechanical properties and recyclability of aluminium alloys. Increasing effort has been spent on the inoculation of these intermetallics, hoping to promote a finer distribution. Recently Al-5Ti-1B (wt.%), originally developed to refine -Al, has been shown to refine Al13Fe4, an intermetallic phase present in a variety of Al alloys. However, mechanisms of the formation and growth of the intermetallics on the inoculants are unclear. In this paper, Ti is added to Fe-containing Al alloys to produce a large number of potent Al3Ti particles, the active inoculant in Al-5Ti-1B. We use a combination of electron backscattered diffraction, in situ synchrotron X-ray radiography and post-solidification X-ray computed tomography to investigate the formation and growth of primary Al13Fe4 on Al3Ti inoculants, first in a model Al-Fe alloy, with key insights then confirmed in a high Fe-containing, recycled 6xxx alloy. Crystallographic orientation relationships between Al13Fe4 and Al3Ti are analysed comprehensively, and the formation and growth dynamics of Al13Fe4 on Al3Ti is also unveiled. A strong link is revealed between the formation of Al13Fe4 on Al3Ti and a twinning-related pseudo-symmetry of Al13Fe4. Finally, a potential strategy to refine both intermetallics and -Al in recycled alloys with elevated Fe concentration is proposed

Standardization of electroencephalography for multi-site, multi-platform and multi-investigator studies: Insights from the canadian biomarker integration network in depression

Subsequent to global initiatives in mapping the human brain and investigations of neurobiological markers for brain disorders, the number of multi-site studies involving the collection and sharing of large volumes of brain data, including electroencephalography (EEG), has been increasing. Among the complexities of conducting multi-site studies and increasing the shelf life of biological data beyond the original study are timely standardization and documentation of relevant study parameters. We presentthe insights gained and guidelines established within the EEG working group of the Canadian Biomarker Integration Network in Depression (CAN-BIND). CAN-BIND is a multi-site, multi-investigator, and multiproject network supported by the Ontario Brain Institute with access to Brain-CODE, an informatics platform that hosts a multitude of biological data across a growing list of brain pathologies. We describe our approaches and insights on documenting and standardizing parameters across the study design, data collection, monitoring, analysis, integration, knowledge-translation, and data archiving phases of CAN-BIND projects. We introduce a custom-built EEG toolbox to track data preprocessing with open-access for the scientific community. We also evaluate the impact of variation in equipment setup on the accuracy of acquired data. Collectively, this work is intended to inspire establishing comprehensive and standardized guidelines for multi-site studies

Resistante to mercury of endophytic bacteria obtained in contaminated sites.

Strategies for remediation of soils contaminated with mercury (Hg) are important and necessary. Several bacterial species interfere with biogeochemical cycle of mercury and are potential tools in bioremediation and/or phytoremediation programs. These bacteria are resistant to mercury and the main mechanism of resistance is mediated by proteins codificated by operon mer. This study aims to determine the level of resistance to mercury of endophytic bacteria and detect the presence of merA gene

Endophytic bacterium isolated of hosts present in contaminated areas by mercury in Pantanal mato-grossense.

The mercury is a contaminant in gold mining in the city of Poconé. This heavy metal is a toxic in different organisms and affect the human by bioaccumulation process causing a serie of cronic diseases. Mercury can be easily absorbed by plants and be accumulated in the human body through the food chain. The hypothesis is microorganism that is in association with plants, that survive in contaminated areas with mercury, provide greater resistance to contaminant and possibly an increased frequency of colonization. In this way, the aim of this study was to isolate endophytic bacterium that exhibit resistance to mercury