Can stigma become a resource? The mobilisation of aesthetic–corporal capital by female immigrant entrepreneurs from Brazil

The proportion and visibility of Brazilian women and particularly the specific images of Brazil and Brazilians in the Portuguese imaginary have contributed to the construction of new versions of stigma and stereotypes surrounding them. Mainstream images of Brazilian women have incorporated prejudices about the sensuality of Creole women who are reminiscent of the Portuguese colonial imaginary. Starting from this stigmatised image, we show how Brazilian women entrepreneurs in the ‘beauty’ business filière reinterpret and mobilise this perceived negative image, transforming it into an added value associated with an ‘aesthetic’ Brazilian body culture. This idea of ‘body’ aesthetics becomes a business resource transformed into aesthetic– corporal capital, a key component of the Brazilian beauty business filière. Empirically, this research is based on qualitative elements, in particular 25 interviews with Brazilian women entrepreneurs of the beauty filière working in Portugal, collected for the project BELTS-W (Brazilian Entrepreneurial Links and Transnational Strategies – Women).This article is an output of the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) sponsored project PIHM/GC/0111/2008 and Brazilian Entrepreneurial Links and Transnational Strategies-Women (BELTS-W)

Effect of crude protein levels and organic selenium supplementation in the diets fed during the breeding season on reproductive parameters of red-winged tinamous (Rhynchotus rufescens)

There is little information on the nutrition of red-winged tinamous (Rhynchotus rufescens) reared in captivity, and their nutritional requirements still need to be determined. This study aimed at determining dietary crude protein requirements and testing four organic selenium supplementation levels in the diet of red-winged tinamous during the breeding season. Birds were housed in a conventional broiler house divided in 16 boxes with one male and three females each. Iso-energy (2800kcal ME/kg) pelleted feeds, based on corn and soybean meal, were supplied in tube feeders. In the first experiment, treatments consisted of four different diets containing different crude protein (CP) contents (15, 18, 21, or 24%) and in the second experiment, the four diets contained equal protein level (22.5%) and four different organic selenium levels (0, 0.2, 0.4, or 0.8ppm). Data were analyzed by the least square method. The best egg weight and eggshell thickness were obtained with 22.5% dietary CP. Organic selenium did not influence the studied reproductive traits of red-winged tinamous (Rhynchotus rufescens) males or female

Respostas ecofisiológicas e morfológicas do pau-rosa (Aniba rosaeodora Ducke) aos diferentes níveis de sombreamento, em condição de viveiro.

Publicado também em: Boletim da Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias do Pará, Belém, PA, n. 30, p. 119-132, jul./dez. 1998

A methodology framework to access the impact of rural practices in the food-water-energy security nexus.

Considering all the scenarios about population growth and the increasing demand for food, water and energy, we highlight the potential of MFA to provide a range of benefits - beyond its primary function that is to produce food - through the promotion of conservationist practices in rural landscapes. We presented a feasible methodology framework to evaluate the impact of rural practices on the FWE security nexus in the Atlantic Forest biome. The basis of this methodology is the use of secondary data and a participatory approach. Thus, we ensure a bottom-up approach, promoting the stakeholder engagement and a low cost, promoting its applicability

Ruminal and feces metabolites associated with feed efciency, water intake and methane emission in Nelore bulls.

The objectives of this study were twofold: (1) to identify potential diferences in the ruminal and fecal metabolite profles of Nelore bulls under diferent nutritional interventions; and (2) to identify metabolites associated with cattle sustainability related-traits. We used diferent nutritional interventions in the feedlot: conventional (Conv; n= 26), and by-product (ByPr, n= 26). Thirty-eight ruminal fuid and 27 fecal metabolites were signifcantly diferent (P< 0.05) between the ByPr and Conv groups. Individual dry matter intake (DMI), residual feed intake (RFI), observed water intake (OWI), predicted water intake (WI), and residual water intake (RWI) phenotypes were lower (P< 0.05) in the Conv group, while the ByPr group exhibited lower methane emission (ME) (P< 0.05). Ruminal fuid dimethylamine was signifcantly associated (P< 0.05) with DMI, RFI, FE (feed efciency), OWI and WI. Aspartate was associated (P< 0.05) with DMI, RFI, FE and WI. Fecal C22:1n9 was signifcantly associated with OWI and RWI (P< 0.05). Fatty acid C14:0 and hypoxanthine were signifcantly associated with DMI and RFI (P< 0.05). The results demonstrated that diferent nutritional interventions alter ruminal and fecal metabolites and provided new insights into the relationship of these metabolites with feed efciency and water intake traits in Nelore bull

Differential allelic expression and co-expression revealed oxidative stress-dependent proteolysis as a key regulator of nelore beef tenderness.

These findings suggest the impact of cis-regulatory variants on both the gene expression and phenotypic variation of Nelore muscle. These results can guide the investigation of regulatory variants affecting the expression of candidate genes for animal breeding, focusing on the genomic regions that affect the phenotypes of interest.e-book. Na publicação: Adhemar Zerlotini

Echoes of time. The mobility of Brazilian researchers and students in Portugal

A investigação que apresentamos, de caráter exploratório, recaiu sobre histórias biográficas de brasileiros que escolhem Portugal para prosseguir formação e ou investigação. Procura-se encontrar na sua experiência elos de ligação explicativos sobre as motivações e os processos que os trazem para Portugal, assim como as expetativas e os projetos que comportam para os seus futuros e que incluem, ou não, este país. Temos em conta, especialmente, a forma como essa narrativa transporta sentidos identitários decorrentes das formas de relacionamento intercultural e político entre Portugal e Brasil e formas de cooperação implícitas, assim como mapas representacionais acerca dos lugares de eleição para desenvolvimento de carreiras científicas e académicas. A nossa pesquisa incide sobre as informações recolhidas através de um inquérito por questionário e entrevistas realizadas junto de estudantes e bolseiros brasileiros em Portugal.We present an exploratory study that investigated biographical stories of Brazilians who choose to continue their education or develop research in Portugal. We sought to find in their experiences explanatory links connecting the motivations and processes that bring them to Portugal, as well as the expectations and projects that they hold for the future, which may include, or not, this country. We take into account, particularly, the way this narrative carries senses of identity arising from the forms of intercultural and political relationship between Portugal and Brazil, as well as implicit forms of cooperation and representations about the places chosen for the development of scientific and academic careers. Our research draws on information collected through a survey based on questionnaires and interviews with Brazilian students and scholarship holders in Portugal.(undefined