On the Welfare Properties of the Lucas and Romer Endogenous Growth Models

We present results from quantitative exercises using the Lucas and Romer endogenous growth models, from which we calculate welfare losses from the distortions presented in the Romer model. Moreover, comparing the models to data, we show that an economy governed by the Romer model would attain a higher welfare than one governed by the Lucas model, contrary to what can be interpreted from some previous theoretical contributions.Endogenous Growth, Human Capital, R&D, Welfare.

A Interpretação Fenomenológica de Aristóteles Segundo o Jovem Heidegger (1919-1923)

Pretende-se identificar como se delineou a leitura fenomenológica de Heidegger sobre a filosofia de Aristóteles. A presente investigação gira em torno de responder: em que medida o projeto da fenomenologia hermenêutica de Heidegger se relaciona com a sua leitura de Aristóteles? A fim de alcançar o objetivo proposto, será realizado um percurso analítico descritivo: um corte sincrônico – correspondente às preleções dos anos 1919 a 1923 – do projeto filosófico de Heidegger. Busca-se, principalmente, articular o projeto filosófico a partir da sua leitura aristotélica com base no relatório enviado a Natorp, que data de 1922. Pode-se verificar que a partir da leitura originária e fenomenológica de Aristóteles, Heidegger fundamenta a sua fenomenologia hermenêutica da vida fática, na medida em que o filósofo alemão projeta na filosofia aristotélica o questionamento sobre o sentido do ser. Assim, Heidegger apresenta um conjunto temático em que se articulam os conceitos práticos de Aristóteles com o projeto de uma hermenêutica da factidade: a kínesis da vida fáctica, a phrónesis e sua relação com o cuidado, a urgência da prâxis frente ao teorético

Centro de dia e lar: saúde mental de idosos e capacidade para o trabalho dos seus cuidadores formais

Mestrado em Psicologia da Saúde e Reabilitação NeuropsicológicaO Envelhecimento da população é uma realidade cada vez mais presente na nossa sociedade. A investigação junto da população idosa e dos seus cuidadores requer que sejam criadas condições para que, estes grupos, possam usufruir de uma boa qualidade de vida. Propõe-se analisar a capacidade de trabalho dos cuidadores formais de idosos em contexto institucional mas com modalidades de trabalho distintas, no Centro de Dia, onde praticam um horário diurno e fixo, em paralelo com o horário por turnos rotativos diurnos/noturnos praticados no Lar. Foi proposto também analisar o estado mental dos idosos dessas mesmas instituições. A amostra deste estudo contou com 90 participantes dos quais 50 idoso e 40 cuidadores formais. Utilizou-se para a recolha de dados com os idosos o MMSE – Mini-Mental State Examination e a GDS-30 – Escala de Depressão Geriátrica, com os cuidadores a Escala de Graffar e o ICT – Índice de Capacidade para o Trabalho. Os resultados demonstraram não existirem diferenças significativas ao nível da demência e da depressão entre os idosos do Lar e do Centro de Dia. Outros resultados refletiram, para os cuidadores formais, uma capacidade para o trabalho excelente, ligeiramente superior aos dados de referência. Não foi conseguida uma relação entre a saúde mental dos idosos e a capacidade de trabalho dos seus cuidadores formais o que pode retratar o sucesso das medidas de apoio e educação desenvolvidas nesta área.The aging of the population is a reality more and more present in our society. The research done among the elderly and their caregivers requires that conditions are created so that these groups can enjoy a good life quality. It is proposed to analyse the working ability of elderly caregivers in institutional context but with different working arrangements on the Day Center, where is practiced a daily fixed schedule, in contrast with the time of full time rotating shifts practiced at the Nursing Home . It was also proposed examination of mental state of the elderly of those institutions. The sample included 90 participants, 50 of which elderly and 40 formal caregivers. In order to collect data, among the elderly there was made use of the MMSE - Mini Mental State Examination and the GDS-30 – The Geriatric Depression Scale. For the caregivers it was applied the Graffar Social Scale and WAI – Work Ability Index. The results showed no significant differences at the level of dementia and depression among the elderly of Nursing Home and Day Centre. Other results reflected, for formal caregivers, a capacity for excellent work, slightly higher than the reference data. It was unable to achieve a relationship between the mental health of the elderly and the working capacity of the formal caregivers which can portray the success of the support and education measures developed in this area

‘Painting a Western musical score with Chinese ink’: exploring Chinese cultural concepts and sonorities to develop a cross-cultural performance

This research paper is an outcome of my ongoing Ph.D. project in which I intend to create a performance whose scenic dimension is explored to suggest a pre-reflective, embodied and interactive layer of awareness of Macao's mystical atmosphere to the audience. The performance will comprise the piano solo works of Áureo Castro, a Portuguese composer who lived in the 20th century in Macao and was an enthusiastic of Chinese music. His “Chinese Style” piano works merge Western composition techniques with melodies and rhythms inspired by Chinese folk music, thus revealing traces of Sino-Western interculturality. This paper addresses the second piano sonata of Áureo Castro and describes how performative choices are explored having as reference Chinese culture concepts and Chinese instrumental sonorities and gestures. These choices most likely are influenced by the performer´s imagery and poetic narrative from her own living experiences in Macao. Concepts such as non-sound, virtues, Chinese metaphors and musical gestures were experimented in order to create a compelling musical narrative. Moreover, piano playing and affordances were explored not only emulating and integrating the gestures and sonorities of traditional Chinese instrumentalists but also experimenting accordingly with musical parameters such as agogic, meter and phrasing to create sonorities that resemble or were inspired by Chinese music. From my perspective as performer, a conventional interpretation of piano works (i.e. one that follows traditional Western performance practices) would fail to be representative of Áureo Castro’s intentions as a composer who had a fondness for Chinese music and aimed to express feelings concerning the exotic atmosphere of Macao and its communities, but would miss as well to explore essential affordances of this music. As revealed by Áureo Castro about one of his most prominent compositions – “Macao Scenes” – the composer seeks to express the music as a “painting with ink that breathes Chinese atmosphere”. I hope this paper contributes for a better understanding on how exploring performative practices can enrich approaches and perspectives to cross-cultural music works and to contribute to the development of intercultural artistic research in the domain of music performance, where intercultural exchanges and hybridization are, on one hand, increasing and continuously reassessing cultural identities and, on other hand, have the potential to inspire future artistic works.publishe

Impacts of a liberalization in the USA market for Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice: why Florida´s producers are so afraid?

This study aims at examining the resource allocation and welfare implications of the reduction of barriers in the United States market for Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice (FCOJ) imported from Brazil. The present paper is organized as follows: section 2 presents an overview of the main features of the market and current trade regime for orange juice, as well as the possible impacts of liberalization within FTAA and with the European Union; section 3 describes the partial equilibrium model of imperfect substitute goods used to estimate the impact of trade liberalization in the United States, on prices and quantities and on welfare; in section 4 two possible scenarios for liberalization are designed using the large country model. The last section summarizes the main conclusions.Commercial liberalization, reduction of trade barriers, partial equilibrium models, frozen concentrated orange juice (FCOJ)., Agribusiness, F13,

Caso Clínico ARP Nº17: Arterite de Takayasu

39 year old female, presenting at ER with aphasia and right hemiparesis. A few hours later, develops mild hemoptysis. Thoracic CT performed to exclude pulmonary embolism. Patient taking immunosupressants for suspected demyelinating disease (multiple sclerosis?), due to relapsing-remitting but progressive episodes of limb weakness and numbness and impaired and blurred vision

ARP Caso ARP Nº 17

39 year old female, presenting at ER with aphasia and right hemiparesis. A few hours later, develops mild hemoptysis. Thoracic CT performed to exclude pulmonary embolism. Patient taking immunosupressants for suspected demyelinating disease (multiple sclerosis?), due to relapsing-remitting but progressive episodes of limb weakness and numbness and impaired and blurred vision