Representationof lesbianity inthe maranhensenovel Uma sombrana parede, by Josué Montello

O artigo analisou a lesbianidade no romance maranhense Uma sombra na parede (1995),de Josué Montello. A pesquisa foi do tipo bibliográfica, exploratória e explicativa. Fundamentado emBeauvoir (1980), Foucault (2007) e outros. Portanto, o narrador demonstrou, no romance, a visãoultraconservadora com que a sociedade maranhense notava a mulher lésbica, baseada nosdiscursos de poder e controle sobre os corpos, inclusive o bíblico/ religioso.The paper analyzed the lesbianism in the maranhense novel Uma Sombra na Parede(1995), by Josué Montello. The research was bibliographic, exploratory and explanatory. It was basedon Beauvoir (1980), Foucault (2007) and others. Therefore, the narrator demonstrated, in the novel,the ultra-conservative view with which maranhense society perceived lesbian women, based ondiscourses of power and control over bodies, including the biblical/religious

Caracterização dos profissionais da atenção primária à saúde de um município pernambucano durante a pandemia da COVID-19

Este trabalho teve como objetivo caracterizar o perfil do profissional de saúde de Unidades Básicas de Saúde de Olinda-PE. Trata-se de uma pesquisa quantitativa, observacional do tipo transversal. Os participantes voluntários foram 33 profissionais de saúde das equipes de Estratégias de Saúde da Família do município de Olinda-PE. Os dados foram coletados pelo Google formulário para os participantes da pesquisa, após os mesmos aceitarem participar da pesquisa e terem assinado o Termo de Consentimento Livre e Esclarecido (TCLE). As variáveis foram expressas como frequência absoluta. Este projeto foi analisado e aprovado pelo CEP da FMO. A maioria dos profissionais eram os Agentes Comunitário de Saúde (ACS), os técnicos (enfermagem e farmácia) e os enfermeiros. Destes profissionais, 84,8% eram do sexo feminino, idade variando entre 31 a 50 anos, e o grau de escolaridade reflete os profissionais que eram técnicos ou com formação superior. Houve uma prevalência de 50% testarem positivo, destes 60% diagnosticados pelo PCR e apenas 14,3% não relataram afastamento do trabalho. Apesar que todos os entrevistados relataram utilizar EPI, o que não surtiu efeito na prevenção completa. Percebe-se que os profissionais da atenção primária à saúde também estiveram susceptíveis ao coronavírus, apesar de não serem das equipes de linha de frente no combate à pandemia. Isto refletiu também no afastamento destes profissionais nas suas atividades de trabalho

Photosynthetic Responses, Growth, Production, and Tolerance of Traditional Varieties of Cowpea under Salt Stress

Cowpea is the main subsistence crop—protein source—for the Brazilian semi-arid region. The use of salt-stress-tolerant varieties can improve crop yields. We evaluated the effect of irrigation with brackish water on the growth, photosynthetic responses, production, and tolerance of fifteen traditional varieties of cowpea. The experiment was conducted in randomized blocks, in a 15 × 2 factorial scheme, composed of 15 traditional varieties of cowpea and two salinity levels of irrigation water (0.5 and 4.5 dS m−1), with five replicates. Plants were grown in pots containing 10 dm3 of soil for 80 days. The reduction in the photosynthetic rate of cowpea varieties occurs mainly due to the decrease in stomatal conductance caused by salt stress. Salt stress increased the electron transport rate and photochemical quenching of cowpea varieties, but stress-tolerant varieties increased the CO2 assimilation rate and instantaneous carboxylation efficiency. The Ceará, Costela de Vaca, Pingo de Ouro, Ovo de Peru, and Sempre Verde varieties are tolerant to salt stress. Salt stress decreases 26% of the production of tolerant varieties to salt stress and 54% of susceptible varieties. The present findings show the existence of variability for saline stress tolerance in traditional varieties of cowpea and that Ceará, Costela de Vaca, Pingo de Ouro, and Ovo de Peru varieties are more suitable for crops irrigated with saline water

<span style="mso-bidi-font-size:15.0pt;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold" lang="EN-US">Evaluation<span style="mso-bidi-font-size:15.0pt;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold" lang="EN-US"> <span style="mso-bidi-font-size:15.0pt; font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold" lang="EN-US">of<span style="mso-bidi-font-size:15.0pt;font-weight: normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold" lang="EN-US"> <span style="mso-bidi-font-size:15.0pt;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold" lang="EN-US">Antimicrobial and Modulatory activity<span style="mso-bidi-font-size:15.0pt;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold" lang="EN-US"> of the extract of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Richardia brasiliensis</i> Gomes </span></span></span></span></span></span>

619-622The emergence of resistant microorganisms and also the toxicity associated with antimicrobial drugs increase the need of research for new active principles. Richardia brasiliensis, a weed used popularly as an expectorant, antiemetic, and diaphoretic. The extracts have coumarins, flavonoids, steroids, triterpenoids, alkaloids and resin, as secondary metabolites. The present study aimed to test the potential antimicrobial and modulator of the ethanolic and hexanic extracts of R. brasiliensis. The ethanolic and hexanic extracts were tested for their antimicrobial effect and in combination with aminoglycosides and antifungal against standard and multi-resistant microorganisms by the broth microdilution method with culture medium Brain Heart Infusion (BHI). It was observed that the association between antibiotics and ethanolic and hexanic extracts showed clinically relevant results on the tests with multi-resistant bacteria. The natural products from R. brasiliensis demonstrated a modulating action against the microorganisms used. These results can represent a new effort to combat antibiotic resistant bacteria. </span

NEOTROPICAL CARNIVORES: a data set on carnivore distribution in the Neotropics

Mammalian carnivores are considered a key group in maintaining ecological health and can indicate potential ecological integrity in landscapes where they occur. Carnivores also hold high conservation value and their habitat requirements can guide management and conservation plans. The order Carnivora has 84 species from 8 families in the Neotropical region: Canidae; Felidae; Mephitidae; Mustelidae; Otariidae; Phocidae; Procyonidae; and Ursidae. Herein, we include published and unpublished data on native terrestrial Neotropical carnivores (Canidae; Felidae; Mephitidae; Mustelidae; Procyonidae; and Ursidae). NEOTROPICAL CARNIVORES is a publicly available data set that includes 99,605 data entries from 35,511 unique georeferenced coordinates. Detection/non-detection and quantitative data were obtained from 1818 to 2018 by researchers, governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations, and private consultants. Data were collected using several methods including camera trapping, museum collections, roadkill, line transect, and opportunistic records. Literature (peer-reviewed and grey literature) from Portuguese, Spanish and English were incorporated in this compilation. Most of the data set consists of detection data entries (n = 79,343; 79.7%) but also includes non-detection data (n = 20,262; 20.3%). Of those, 43.3% also include count data (n = 43,151). The information available in NEOTROPICAL CARNIVORES will contribute to macroecological, ecological, and conservation questions in multiple spatio-temporal perspectives. As carnivores play key roles in trophic interactions, a better understanding of their distribution and habitat requirements are essential to establish conservation management plans and safeguard the future ecological health of Neotropical ecosystems. Our data paper, combined with other large-scale data sets, has great potential to clarify species distribution and related ecological processes within the Neotropics. There are no copyright restrictions and no restriction for using data from this data paper, as long as the data paper is cited as the source of the information used. We also request that users inform us of how they intend to use the data

NEOTROPICAL XENARTHRANS: a data set of occurrence of xenarthran species in the Neotropics

Xenarthrans—anteaters, sloths, and armadillos—have essential functions for ecosystem maintenance, such as insect control and nutrient cycling, playing key roles as ecosystem engineers. Because of habitat loss and fragmentation, hunting pressure, and conflicts with domestic dogs, these species have been threatened locally, regionally, or even across their full distribution ranges. The Neotropics harbor 21 species of armadillos, 10 anteaters, and 6 sloths. Our data set includes the families Chlamyphoridae (13), Dasypodidae (7), Myrmecophagidae (3), Bradypodidae (4), and Megalonychidae (2). We have no occurrence data on Dasypus pilosus (Dasypodidae). Regarding Cyclopedidae, until recently, only one species was recognized, but new genetic studies have revealed that the group is represented by seven species. In this data paper, we compiled a total of 42,528 records of 31 species, represented by occurrence and quantitative data, totaling 24,847 unique georeferenced records. The geographic range is from the southern United States, Mexico, and Caribbean countries at the northern portion of the Neotropics, to the austral distribution in Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, and Uruguay. Regarding anteaters, Myrmecophaga tridactyla has the most records (n = 5,941), and Cyclopes sp. have the fewest (n = 240). The armadillo species with the most data is Dasypus novemcinctus (n = 11,588), and the fewest data are recorded for Calyptophractus retusus (n = 33). With regard to sloth species, Bradypus variegatus has the most records (n = 962), and Bradypus pygmaeus has the fewest (n = 12). Our main objective with Neotropical Xenarthrans is to make occurrence and quantitative data available to facilitate more ecological research, particularly if we integrate the xenarthran data with other data sets of Neotropical Series that will become available very soon (i.e., Neotropical Carnivores, Neotropical Invasive Mammals, and Neotropical Hunters and Dogs). Therefore, studies on trophic cascades, hunting pressure, habitat loss, fragmentation effects, species invasion, and climate change effects will be possible with the Neotropical Xenarthrans data set. Please cite this data paper when using its data in publications. We also request that researchers and teachers inform us of how they are using these data