Feeding Habits and Trophic Niche Overlap of Aquatic Orthoptera Associated with Macrophytes

Fil: Capello, Soledad. Instituto Nacional de Limnología (INALI-CONICET-UNL). Santa Fé; ArgentinaFil: Marchese, Mercedes. Instituto Nacional de Limnología (INALI-CONICET-UNL). Santa Fé; ArgentinaFil: De Wysiecki, María Laura. Centro de Estudios en Parasitología y Vectores (CEPAVE). Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Universidad Nacional de La Plata; Argentin

Imigração em Santa Catarina: analisando os desafios do atendimento ao imigrante na rede socioassistencial

TCC (Graduação) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Centro Socioeconômico. Serviço Social.O presente estudo objetiva conceituar os fluxos migratórios na atualidade no território catarinense e analisar as condições e desafios para o atendimento ao imigrante na rede socioassistencial em Santa Catarina. Na pesquisa o instrumento utilizado foi a aplicação de questionários online. O estudo foi dividido em três sessões. Na primeira sessão é traçado um breve panorama da migração contemporânea no Brasil, conceituando os fluxos e analisando o papel do Estado brasileiro na garantia e efetivação de direitos da população migrante no país. Na segunda sessão são apresentadas algumas particularidades do estado de Santa Catarina, abordando tanto os fluxos quanto a questão da abertura e do encerramento do Centro de Referência de Atendimento ao Imigrante (CRAI). Na terceira sessão foram apresentados e analisados os dados resultantes da pesquisa realizada. Por fim, nas considerações finais são destacados alguns elementos observados na pesquisa e ressalta-se a necessidade do Serviço Social em se apropriar da temática migratória e se inserir no debate.The present study aimed to conceptualize the current migration flows in Santa Catarina, Brazil and analyze the conditions and challenges on assistance to immigrants on the social-assistance network at the state. The instrument used on the research was the application of online questionnaires. The study is divided in three sessions. The first session shows a brief overview of contemporary migration in Brazil, conceptualizing its flows and analyzing the role of Brazilian State in ensuring and implementation of migrant’s rights. The second session presents some particularities of Santa Catarina state, addressing the migration flows, the opening and closing of Immigrant Assistance Reference Center (CRAI). The third session shows and analyzes the data resulting of the research conducted. Finally, the final considerations highlight some elements observed at the research and enhances the need of Social Work appropriating on migration topic and joining the debate

THE CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR AND NEW BRAND MANAGEMENT POLICIES OF ORGANIC FOOD IN ITALY: THE CASE STUDY OF “VIVI VERDE COOP”

Due to economic growth, social, cultural and demographic changes lead to changes on food production patterns. Increased instruction levels, strong urbanization and consequent depopulation of rural areas, increased number of working women, increased wealth of families, growth and differentiation of food demand led to deep innovations in consumers priorities and choices. It means that consumption behaviors are now more focused on food safety (search for secure, healthy and even biological food) rather than food security (the problem of food scarcity no longer affects the developed countries). Food producers and distributors, in particular large scale distribution, gradually adapted their strategies to meet the emerging consumers’ preferences. In this paper we analyze the brand management strategy “ViviVerde” pursued by Coop and, also we perfom an analysis of the demand elasticity of the food products sold with the ViviVerde label (eggs, milk, fresh cheese, pasta, fruit juices) from de period of January 2010 to May 2012 in the Italian Province of Bologna. The conclusions are that economic performance of a line of products of the ViviVerde Coop, that clearly pursues the Corporate Social Responsibility objectives, is positive and increasing. It demonstrates that those kinds of brand management strategies can be successful.http://dx.doi.org/10.5902/2179460X11269Due to economic growth, social, cultural and demographic changes lead to changes on food production patterns. Increased instruction levels, strong urbanization and consequent depopulation of rural areas, increased number of working women, increased wealth of families, growth and differentiation of food demand led to deep innovations in consumers priorities and choices. It means that consumption behaviors are now more focused on food safety (search for secure, healthy and even biological food) rather than food security (the problem of food scarcity no longer affects the developed countries). Food producers and distributors, in particular large scale distribution, gradually adapted their strategies to meet the emerging consumers’ preferences. In this paper we analyze the brand management strategy “ViviVerde” pursued by Coop and, also we perfom an analysis of the demand elasticity of the food products sold with the ViviVerde label (eggs, milk, fresh cheese, pasta, fruit juices) from de period of January 2010 to May 2012 in the Italian Province of Bologna. The conclusions are that economic performance of a line of products of the ViviVerde Coop, that clearly pursues the Corporate Social Responsibility objectives, is positive and increasing. It demonstrates that those kinds of brand management strategies can be successful

Implementation of Nature-Based Solutions for Hydro-Meteorological Risk Reduction in Small Mediterranean Catchments: The Case of Portofino Natural Regional Park, Italy

Nature-based solutions (NBS) are usually defined as complementary or alternative solutions to \u201cgrey infrastructures\u201d (traditionally made with cement) aimed at conserving and regenerating the functionality of natural and semi-natural ecosystems. The research to date shows a considerable potential of NBS to address the current challenges related to climate change and geo-hydrological risks. Despite significant interest in NBS by researchers and practitioners, knowledge concerning their practical implementation, monitoring, and evaluation is still lacking. This is particularly true for large-scale NBS. The present paper discusses how such solutions can be implemented in the context of hydro-meteorological risk reduction in small Mediterranean catchments with a strong tourist vocation. The work presented here is situated within the RECONECT Project (Regenerating ECOsystems with Nature-based solutions for hydro-meteorological risk rEduCTion), which aims to contribute to a European reference framework on NBS by demonstrating, upscaling, and replicating large-scale NBS in rural and natural areas. The Italian case study of RECONECT is the Portofino Natural Regional Park, which represents a unique natural landscape element with high ecologic, social, and economic (touristic) value, which is threatened by a range of geo-hydrological hazards, such as flash floods, hyper-concentrated floods, shallow landslides, rockfalls, and storm surges. This paper also presents details of NBS interventions in two pilot catchments (San Fruttuoso and Paraggi) visited by thousands of tourists throughout the year. It addresses some of the key aspects related to monitoring meteorological and hydrological processes, as well as remote sensing activities (i.e., LiDAR surveys), which are necessary for the identification of critical-instability areas along waterways and the reconstruction of dry stone walls. Lastly, a discussion of relevant mitigation and adaptation strategies that are potentially replicable at national and international levels is also provide

The Synchronic-Diachronic Method for the Linguistic Analysis of Texts and its extensions: A methodological proposal from Latin America

Con el ACD como marco teórico, en una de sus vertientes latinoamericanas (Resende y Ramalho 2006; Silva 2007; Pardo Abril 2007; Montecino 2010) y desde el paradigma interpretativista(Guba y Lincoln 1998) mediante una metodología cualitativa e inductiva (Pardo 2011, 2015), sepresentan tres perspectivas analíticas para: a) estudiar el lenguaje en uso y b) reflexionar sobre problemáticas sociales a partir de ese estudio. Estas perspectivas son el Método Sincrónico-Diacrónicode Análisis Lingüístico de Textos, desarrollado por María Laura Pardo y ampliado por Mariana C.Marchese con el Método de Abordajes Lingüísticos Convergentes para el ACD y por Matías Soich através de la Teoría de la Metáfora Conceptual. A partir del análisis de comentarios digitales, se ilustra cómo las tres perspectivas posibilitan un análisis capaz de categorizar los discursos y vincularlas categorías generadas con representaciones discursivas, con el fin de realizar reflexiones socialesbasadas en datos concretos.Partindo do paradigma interpretativista (Guba e Lincoln 1998), com a ADC em uma de suas correntes latino-americanas como marco teórico (Resende e Ramalho 2006; Silva 2007; Pardo Abril 2007; Montecino 2010) e aplicando uma metodologia qualitativa e indutiva (Pardo 2011, 2015), são apresentadas três perspectivas analíticas para: a) estudar a linguagem em uso e b) refletir sobre os problemas sociais a partir desse estudo. Essas perspectivas são o Método Sincrônico-Diacrônico de Análise Linguística de Textos, desenvolvido por María Laura Pardo e expandido por Mariana C. Marchese, com o Método de Abordagens Linguísticas Convergentes para a ADC, e por Matías Soich, através da Teoria da Metáfora Conceitual. A partir da análise de comentários digitais, ilustra-se como as três perspectivas possibilitam uma análise capaz de categorizar discursos e vincular as categorias geradas a representações discursivas, a fim de realizar reflexões sociais baseadas em dados concretos.From the interpretativist paradigm (Guba & Lincoln 1998), using CDA in one of its Latin American currents as a theoretical framework (Resende & Ramalho 2006; Silva 2007; Pardo Abril 2007; Montecino 2010) and applying a qualitative and inductive methodology (Pardo 2011, 2015), three analytical perspectives are presented to: a) study language in use, and b) reflect on social prob-lems based on this study. These perspectives are the Synchronic-Diachronic Method for the Linguistic Analysis of Texts, developed by María Laura Pardo and expanded by Mariana C. Marchese through the Method of Convergent Linguistic Approaches for CDA and by Matías Soich through the Theory of Conceptual Metaphor. From the analysis of digital comments, we illustrate how these three perspectives allow an analysis that can categorize discourses and connect the resulting categories with discursive representations, in order to make social reflections based on concrete data.Fil: Pardo, Maria Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro de Investigaciones en Antropología Filosófica y Cultural; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Departamento de Letras; ArgentinaFil: Marchese, Mariana Carolina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro de Investigaciones en Antropología Filosófica y Cultural; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Departamento de Letras; ArgentinaFil: Soich, Matías. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Departamento de Letras; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Instituto de Filosofía "Dr. Alejandro Korn"; Argentin

Nuevos aportes desde Latinoamérica para el desarrollo del “Método Sincrónico-Diacrónico de Análisis Lingüístico de Textos”

En el presente trabajo se presenta el Método Sincrónico-Diacrónico de Análisis Lingüístico de Textos desarrollado por uno de los autores y ampliado y profundizado por los otros, mediante el Método de Abordajes Lingüísticos Convergentes y la Teoría de la Metáfora Conceptual. Los tres métodos son de carácter cualitativo y permiten un análisis lingüístico capaz de categorizar los discursos y vincular las categorías generadas a representaciones socio-discursivas. El Método general funciona, además, como una teoría básica o una teoría de rango medio

New contributions from Latin America to the development of the “Synchronic-Diachronic Method of Linguistic Text Analysis”

En el presente trabajo se presenta el Método Sincrónico-Diacrónico de Análisis Lingüístico de Textos desarrollado por uno de los autores y ampliado y profundizado por los otros, mediante el Método de Abordajes Lingüísticos Convergentes y la Teoría de la Metáfora Conceptual. Los tres métodos son de carácter cualitativo y permiten un análisis lingüístico capaz de categorizar los discursos y vincular las categorías generadas a representaciones socio-discursivas. El Método general funciona, además, como una teoría básica o una teoría de rango medio.This work presents the Synchronic-Diachronic Method of Linguistic Text Analysis, developed by one of the authors, and extended and deepened by the others through the Converging Linguistic Approaches Method and the Theory of Conceptual Metaphor. These three methods are of qualitative nature and enable a linguistic analysis that is capable of categorizing discourses and linking the categories thus generated to socio-discursive representations. The general Method works also as a basic theory or a middle range theory.Neste artigo apresentamos o Método Sincrônico-Diacrônico de Análise Linguística de Textos desenvolvido por um dos autores e ampliado e aprofundado pelos demais, através do Método das Aproximações Linguísticas Convergentes e da Teoria da Metáfora Conceitual. Os três métodos são qualitativos e permitem uma análise linguística capaz de categorizar os discursos e vincular as categorias geradas às representações sócio-discursivas. O Método geral funciona, além disso, como uma teoria básica ou uma teoria intermediária.Fil: Pardo, Maria Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro de Investigaciones en Antropología Filosófica y Cultural; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Departamento de Letras; ArgentinaFil: Marchese, Mariana Carolina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro de Investigaciones en Antropología Filosófica y Cultural; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Departamento de Letras; ArgentinaFil: Soich, Matías. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Departamento de Letras; Argentin

Evaluation of the activity of natural phenolic antioxidants, extracted from industrial coffee residues, on the stability of poly(1,4‐butylene succinate) formulations

In this work, the evaluation of the antioxidant activity of natural phenolic compounds is performed and compared to that of a conventional antioxidative agent. Phenolic molecules, extracted from industrial processing coffee residues, are added to a matrix of poly(1,4-butylene succinate) (PBS). The apparent activation energy (Ea) of the thermo-oxidative degradation is calculated by employing different methods like Kissinger-Akahira-Sunose, Flynn-Wall-Ozawa and Friedman. The results are compared with the antioxidant activity evaluation obtained through the ABTS radical scavenging assay. From the average activation energies, it is observed that the addition of the natural antioxidants led to an increase in the activation energy of the degradation process as a function of the phenolic compound content. This trend is confirmed by the results of the ABTS assay. Hence, this study proves that the active molecules extracted from agri-food waste could be employed to improve the antioxidant capacity of the biopolymer, even if the composition of the extract must be evaluated in order to mitigate the effects of other components

Orthoptera assemblages associated with macrophytes of floodplain lakes of the Paraná River

Orthoptera assemblages associated with macrophytes of floodplain lakes of the Paraná River. The Orthoptera assemblage composition varies considerably, depending on habitat type. This study examines the spatiotemporal relationship between plant diversity, hydrometric level, environmental variables and the Orthoptera richness and abundance in floodplain lakes connected permanently or temporarily with the main channel of the Paraná River. The grasshoppers were collected fortnightly (April 2006-May 2007). A total of 17 species were recorded and classified according to their frequency of occurrence in constant (7), accessory (4), or accidental (6) species. In the two lakes, the greater species richness and abundance was recorded in summer, thereby coinciding with the highest water level of the Paraná River. The most significant correlation between the orthopteran richness and abundance was with the water level. The aquatic plant richness was significantly different between the lakes, but the vegetation was dominated by Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms. (Liliales, Pontederiaceae). The lake, which was connected permanently, presented the highest values of diversity and abundance, proving to be a more diverse assemblage. The beta diversity was higher in the temporary connected lake than in the permanently connected one. The orthopterans assemblages were different between the lakes, Cornops aquaticum and Tucayaca gracilis were the species that contributed more to the level of dissimilarity. C. aquaticum was more representative in the lake temporarily connected, while T. gracilis in the permanent connected one. The water level of the Paraná River and the connectivity of the floodplain lakes play an important role to explain the abundance and richness of their orthopteran assemblages.Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectore