A Doutrina Monroe Tropical: O visconde do Uruguai e a definição da América do Sul como circuanstãncia diplomática do Brasil

This essay analyses the role of the Viscount of Uruguai on the development of acertain vision of South America as the diplomatic circumstance of Brazil. Pursuing aforeign policy based on this assumption, the Viscount of Uruguai developed andapplied a sort of “Tropical Monroe Doctrine”, according to which South Americashould be guarded against any intervention from external powers

Fundamental parameters related to selenium kα and kβ emission x-ray spectra

This research was funded in part by FCT (Portugal) under research center grants UID/FIS/04559/2020 (LIBPhys) and UID/MULTI/04046/2020 (BioISI). This work was also funded through the project PTDC/FIS-AQM/31969/2017, "Ultra-high-accuracy x-ray spectroscopy of transition metal oxides and rare earths." J.M. and J.P.S acknowledge the support of EMPIR, under Contract No. 17FUN02MetroMMC. The EMPIR initiative is co-funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme and the EMPIR participating States.We present relativistic ab initio calculations of fundamental parameters for atomic selenium, based on the Multiconfiguration Dirac-Fock method. In detail, fluorescence yields and subshell linewidths, both of K shell, as well as Kβ to Kα intensity ratio are provided, showing overall agreement with previous theoretical calculations and experimental values. Relative intensities were evaluated assuming the same ionization cross-section for the K-shell hole states, leading to a statistical distribution of these initial states. A method for estimating theoretical linewidths of X-ray lines, where the lines are composed by a multiplet of fine-structure levels that are spread in energy, is proposed. This method provides results that are closer to Kα1,2 experimental width values than the usual method, although slightly higher discrepancies occur for the Kβ1,3 lines. This indicates some inaccuracies in the calculation of Auger rates that have a higher contribution for partial linewidths of the subshells involved in the Kβ1,3 profile. Apart from this, the calculated value of Kβ to Kα intensity ratio, which is less sensitive to Auger rates issues, is in excellent agreement with recommended values.publishersversionpublishe

K- and L-shell theoretical fluorescence yields for the Fe isonuclear sequence

Funding Information: This research was funded in part by FCT (Portugal) under research center grant UID/FIS/04559/2020 (LIBPhys). This work was also funded through the project PTDC/FIS-AQM/31969/2017, “Ultra-high-accuracy X-ray spectroscopy of transition metal oxides and rare earths”. F.G. acknowledges support from FCT, Portugal through contract UI/BD/151000/2021 . J. M and J.P.S acknowledge the support of EMPIR, Germany , under Contract No. 20FUN04 PrimA-LTD. The EMPIR initiative is co-funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme and the EMPIR, Germany participating States. Part of this work has been carried out under the High Performance Computing Chair - a R&D infrastructure (based at the University of Évora; PI: M. Avillez), endorsed by Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), and involving a consortium of higher education institutions (University of Algarve, University of Évora, NOVA University Lisbon, and University of Porto), research centres (CIAC, CIDEHUS, CHRC), enterprises (HPE, ANIET, ASSIMAGRA, Cluster Portugal Mineral Resources, DECSIS, FastCompChem, GeoSense, GEOtek, Health Tech, Starkdata), and public/private organizations (Alentejo Tourism-ERT, KIPT Colab). Funding Information: This research was funded in part by FCT (Portugal) under research center grant UID/FIS/04559/2020 (LIBPhys). This work was also funded through the project PTDC/FIS-AQM/31969/2017, “Ultra-high-accuracy X-ray spectroscopy of transition metal oxides and rare earths”. F.G. acknowledges support from FCT, Portugal through contract UI/BD/151000/2021. J. M and J.P.S acknowledge the support of EMPIR, Germany, under Contract No. 20FUN04 PrimA-LTD. The EMPIR initiative is co-funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme and the EMPIR, Germany participating States. Part of this work has been carried out under the High Performance Computing Chair - a R&D infrastructure (based at the University of Évora; PI: M. Avillez), endorsed by Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), and involving a consortium of higher education institutions (University of Algarve, University of Évora, NOVA University Lisbon, and University of Porto), research centres (CIAC, CIDEHUS, CHRC), enterprises (HPE, ANIET, ASSIMAGRA, Cluster Portugal Mineral Resources, DECSIS, FastCompChem, GeoSense, GEOtek, Health Tech, Starkdata), and public/private organizations (Alentejo Tourism-ERT, KIPT Colab). Publisher Copyright: © 2022 The Author(s)In this work, we present K- and L- shell fluorescence yield values of the full isonuclear sequence of Fe ions, using a state-of-the-art multiconfiguration Dirac–Fock approach. These results may be of importance for spectral fitting and plasma modeling, both in laboratory and astrophysical studies, where Fe is an important benchmark element. The K-shell fluorescence yields were found to be very similar up to the removal of 14 electrons.publishersversionpublishe

A questão ambiental na origem do problema agrário brasileiro e o caso da região Sul.

A especificidade do processo de apropriação privada de terras públicas no Brasil, após 1850, é o ponto de origem dos problemas ambientais atuais no espaço rural, isso porque foi desse período em diante que a ausência de limites ambientais se tornou a regra principal da aliança entre a concentração fundiária e o progresso técnico aplicado à agricultura, comprometendo dramaticamente outras formas de acesso, bem como o uso produtivo ou não produtivo das terras e seus recursos naturais. O estudo de caso realizado na região sudoeste do Paraná, no Sul do Brasil, no entanto, demonstra que, apesar de uma estrutura agrária mais democrática, a regra de ausência de limites ambientais também é reiterada. Naquela região, o impulso básico à degradação ambiental deve-se ao fato de as estratégias de reprodução da agricultura familiar estarem estreitamente associadas aos imperativos do mercado exportador de grãos

Arquitetura residencial verticalizada em São Paulo nas décadas de 1930 e 1940

O presente trabalho aborda o tema, ainda pouco estudado, da arquitetura residencial verticalizada em São Paulo, nas décadas de 1930 e 1940. A partir de alguns estudos de caso representativos, são apresentadas observações relativas a aspectos como: as estratégias de disseminação da nova forma de morar; as opções estéticas disponíveis; a definição dos programas das unidades e as soluções de planta desenvolvidas. Espera-se evidenciar a riqueza e complexidade do assunto, que se configura não apenas como importante tema da história da arquitetura paulistana, mas, principalmente, como significativo patrimônio cultural da cidade, a ser conhecido e protegido.The present work addresses the topic, as yet scarcely studied, of high-rise residential architecture in Sao Paulo during the 1940s and 50s. Supported by some representative case studies, observations were drawn on the following aspects: the strategies used to propagate this new dwelling form, the available aesthetical options for these buildings, the definition of these units' purposes and uses and the development of ground plan architectural solutions. This article aims to render evident the great value and complexity of its subject matter, which is not only extremely important as a theme of Sao Paulo's architectural history, but also, and foremostly, as a significant cultural heritage of this city, which should be acknowledged and safeguarded

SARS-CoV-2 introductions and early dynamics of the epidemic in Portugal

Genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in Portugal was rapidly implemented by the National Institute of Health in the early stages of the COVID-19 epidemic, in collaboration with more than 50 laboratories distributed nationwide. Methods By applying recent phylodynamic models that allow integration of individual-based travel history, we reconstructed and characterized the spatio-temporal dynamics of SARSCoV-2 introductions and early dissemination in Portugal. Results We detected at least 277 independent SARS-CoV-2 introductions, mostly from European countries (namely the United Kingdom, Spain, France, Italy, and Switzerland), which were consistent with the countries with the highest connectivity with Portugal. Although most introductions were estimated to have occurred during early March 2020, it is likely that SARS-CoV-2 was silently circulating in Portugal throughout February, before the first cases were confirmed. Conclusions Here we conclude that the earlier implementation of measures could have minimized the number of introductions and subsequent virus expansion in Portugal. This study lays the foundation for genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in Portugal, and highlights the need for systematic and geographically-representative genomic surveillance.We gratefully acknowledge to Sara Hill and Nuno Faria (University of Oxford) and Joshua Quick and Nick Loman (University of Birmingham) for kindly providing us with the initial sets of Artic Network primers for NGS; Rafael Mamede (MRamirez team, IMM, Lisbon) for developing and sharing a bioinformatics script for sequence curation (https://github.com/rfm-targa/BioinfUtils); Philippe Lemey (KU Leuven) for providing guidance on the implementation of the phylodynamic models; Joshua L. Cherry (National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health) for providing guidance with the subsampling strategies; and all authors, originating and submitting laboratories who have contributed genome data on GISAID (https://www.gisaid.org/) on which part of this research is based. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not reflect the view of the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Health and Human Services, or the United States government. This study is co-funded by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia and Agência de Investigação Clínica e Inovação Biomédica (234_596874175) on behalf of the Research 4 COVID-19 call. Some infrastructural resources used in this study come from the GenomePT project (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-022184), supported by COMPETE 2020 - Operational Programme for Competitiveness and Internationalisation (POCI), Lisboa Portugal Regional Operational Programme (Lisboa2020), Algarve Portugal Regional Operational Programme (CRESC Algarve2020), under the PORTUGAL 2020 Partnership Agreement, through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), and by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT).info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Statement of Second Brazilian Congress of Mechanical Ventilarion : part I

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Pervasive gaps in Amazonian ecological research

Biodiversity loss is one of the main challenges of our time,1,2 and attempts to address it require a clear un derstanding of how ecological communities respond to environmental change across time and space.3,4 While the increasing availability of global databases on ecological communities has advanced our knowledge of biodiversity sensitivity to environmental changes,5–7 vast areas of the tropics remain understudied.8–11 In the American tropics, Amazonia stands out as the world’s most diverse rainforest and the primary source of Neotropical biodiversity,12 but it remains among the least known forests in America and is often underrepre sented in biodiversity databases.13–15 To worsen this situation, human-induced modifications16,17 may elim inate pieces of the Amazon’s biodiversity puzzle before we can use them to understand how ecological com munities are responding. To increase generalization and applicability of biodiversity knowledge,18,19 it is thus crucial to reduce biases in ecological research, particularly in regions projected to face the most pronounced environmental changes. We integrate ecological community metadata of 7,694 sampling sites for multiple or ganism groups in a machine learning model framework to map the research probability across the Brazilian Amazonia, while identifying the region’s vulnerability to environmental change. 15%–18% of the most ne glected areas in ecological research are expected to experience severe climate or land use changes by 2050. This means that unless we take immediate action, we will not be able to establish their current status, much less monitor how it is changing and what is being lostinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio