Consumer myopia: uma análise do gap entre atitude e comportamento sustentável

The aim of this research was analyzing attitude and behavior of the public workers of a Federal University, in relation to sustainability issues, through a case study at Federal University of Ceará (UFC). In order to achieve this, in a sample of 298 workers from UFC, we analyzed the variables attitude, behavior at workplace and outside the workplace, as well as a possible gap among these variables, conducted by descriptive and factorial analysis, and Pearson’s correlation. The results showed that there is green marketing myopia in attitudes and behavior of the individuals, but the level of myopia was considered low at all scales. While paper consumption was the item with greater impact on behavior at work, outside the workplace, disposal of waste showed greater influence on behavior. Also it was found that attitude is positively correlated to environmental behavior, both inside and outside the workplace with moderate effect, and between those two types of behavior, there is correlation with strong effect. Furthermore, it was noticed that correlation between attitude and environmental behavior is stronger among professors, and between federal workers with higher education.O objetivo desta pesquisa foi analisar a atitude e o comportamento do servidor público de uma Instituição Federal de Ensino Superior (IFES) em relação às questões de sustentabilidade, por intermédio de um estudo de caso na Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC). Para isso, em uma amostra de 298 servidores da UFC, averiguaram-se as variáveis atitude e comportamento no trabalho e fora dele, assim como um possível gap entre essas variáveis, por meio de análise descritiva, fatorial e de correlação. Os resultados permitiram verificar que há miopia de marketing verde nas atitudes e nos comportamentos dos servidores, mesmo que o nível de miopia tenha sido considerado baixo em todas as escalas. Enquanto que o consumo de papel foi o item com maior impacto nos comportamentos no trabalho, fora do local de trabalho, o descarte de resíduos mostrou possuir maior influência no comportamento. Verificou-se, também, que a atitude está positivamente correlacionada aos comportamentos ambientais, tanto dentro quanto fora do ambiente de trabalho, ainda que essa correlação tenha apresentado efeito moderado, e que entre os dois tipos de comportamento há uma forte correlação. Percebeu-se, além disso, que a correlação entre atitudes e comportamentos ambientais é mais forte entre servidores docentes, assim como entre os servidores com maior escolaridade

A DISCIPLINA DE CONTROLADORIA NA PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO STRICTO SENSU: MOTIVAÇÕES PRÉ-EXISTENTES E HABILIDADES DESENVOLVIDAS

Este estudo objetiva analisar as percepções de discentes da pós-graduação stricto sensu sobre as motivações pré-existentes e habilidades desenvolvidas na disciplina de controladoria. Para tanto, realizou-se uma pesquisa de natureza quantitativa, conduzida por meio de survey, em que foram aplicados questionários com 41 estudantes de uma Instituição de Ensino Superior Pública e aplicou-se análise fatorial. Os resultados foram estruturados em três fatores: habilidades de gestão, motivacionais, e habilidades contábeis e financeiras. Os itens mais relevantes para cada um dos fatores foram, respectivamente, capacidade de influenciar os gerentes para a tomada de decisões, melhorar minha autoestima e conhecimentos sobre contabilidade geral. Por meio do teste t, verificou-se que os homens percebem de forma mais elevada às habilidades desenvolvidas que as mulheres, assim como os profissionais de áreas distintas à administração e contabilidade têm uma maior percepção sobre as habilidades contábeis e financeiras desenvolvidas na disciplina. Por fim, os modelos de regressão linear múltipla revelaram que os fatores motivacionais exercem efeito positivo sobre as habilidades de gestão e habilidades contábeis e financeiras

Lutzomyia longipalpis Saliva Induces Heme Oxygenase-1 Expression at Bite Sites

Sand flies bite mammalian hosts to obtain a blood meal, driving changes in the host inflammatory response that support the establishment of Leishmania infection. This effect is partially attributed to components of sand fly saliva, which are able to recruit and activate leukocytes. Our group has shown that heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) favors Leishmania survival in infected cells by reducing inflammatory responses. Here, we show that exposure to sand fly bites is associated with induction of HO-1 in vivo. Histopathological analyses of skin specimens from human volunteers experimentally exposed to sand fly bites revealed that HO-1 and Nrf2 are produced at bite sites in the skin. These results were recapitulated in mice ears injected with a salivary gland sonicate (SGS) or exposed to sand fly bites, indicating that vector saliva may be a key factor in triggering HO-1 expression. Resident skin macrophages were the main source HO-1 at 24–48 h after bites. Additionally, assays in vivo after bites and in vitro after stimulation with saliva both demonstrated that HO-1 production by macrophages was Nrf2-dependent. Collectively, our data demonstrates that vector saliva induces early HO-1 production at the bite sites, representing a major event associated with establishment of naturally-transmitted Leishmania infections

Sensitivity of South American tropical forests to an extreme climate anomaly

This is the final version. Available on open access from Nature Research via the DOI in this recordData availability: Publicly available climate data used in this paper are available from ERA5 (ref. 64), CRU ts.4.03 (ref. 65), WorldClim v2 (ref. 66), TRMM product 3B43 V7 (ref. 67) and GPCC, Version 7 (ref. 68). The input data are available on ForestPlots42.Code availability R code for graphics and analyses is available on ForestPlots42.The tropical forest carbon sink is known to be drought sensitive, but it is unclear which forests are the most vulnerable to extreme events. Forests with hotter and drier baseline conditions may be protected by prior adaptation, or more vulnerable because they operate closer to physiological limits. Here we report that forests in drier South American climates experienced the greatest impacts of the 2015–2016 El Niño, indicating greater vulnerability to extreme temperatures and drought. The long-term, ground-measured tree-by-tree responses of 123 forest plots across tropical South America show that the biomass carbon sink ceased during the event with carbon balance becoming indistinguishable from zero (−0.02 ± 0.37 Mg C ha−1 per year). However, intact tropical South American forests overall were no more sensitive to the extreme 2015–2016 El Niño than to previous less intense events, remaining a key defence against climate change as long as they are protected

Sensitivity of South American tropical forests to an extreme climate anomaly

The tropical forest carbon sink is known to be drought sensitive, but it is unclear which forests are the most vulnerable to extreme events. Forests with hotter and drier baseline conditions may be protected by prior adaptation, or more vulnerable because they operate closer to physiological limits. Here we report that forests in drier South American climates experienced the greatest impacts of the 2015–2016 El Niño, indicating greater vulnerability to extreme temperatures and drought. The long-term, ground-measured tree-by-tree responses of 123 forest plots across tropical South America show that the biomass carbon sink ceased during the event with carbon balance becoming indistinguishable from zero (−0.02 ± 0.37 Mg C ha −1 per year). However, intact tropical South American forests overall were no more sensitive to the extreme 2015–2016 El Niño than to previous less intense events, remaining a key defence against climate change as long as they are protected

Determination of quantum numbers for several excited charmed mesons observed in B- -> D*(+)pi(-) pi(-) decays

A four-body amplitude analysis of the B − → D * + π − π − decay is performed, where fractions and relative phases of the various resonances contributing to the decay are measured. Several quasi-model-independent analyses are performed aimed at searching for the presence of new states and establishing the quantum numbers of previously observed charmed meson resonances. In particular the resonance parameters and quantum numbers are determined for the D 1 ( 2420 ) , D 1 ( 2430 ) , D 0 ( 2550 ) , D ∗ 1 ( 2600 ) , D 2 ( 2740 ) and D ∗ 3 ( 2750 ) states. The mixing between the D 1 ( 2420 ) and D 1 ( 2430 ) resonances is studied and the mixing parameters are measured. The dataset corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 4.7     fb − 1 , collected in proton-proton collisions at center-of-mass energies of 7, 8 and 13 TeV with the LHCb detector

Updated measurement of decay-time-dependent CP asymmetries in D-0 -> K+ K- and D-0 -> pi(+)pi(-) decays

A search for decay-time-dependent charge-parity (CP) asymmetry in D0 \u2192 K+ K 12 and D0 \u2192 \u3c0+ \u3c0 12 decays is performed at the LHCb experiment using proton-proton collision data recorded at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV, and corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 5.4 fb^ 121. The D0 mesons are required to originate from semileptonic decays of b hadrons, such that the charge of the muon identifies the flavor of the neutral D meson at production. The asymmetries in the effective decay widths of D0 and anti-D0 mesons are determined to be A_\u393(K+ K 12) = ( 124.3 \ub1 3.6 \ub1 0.5) 7 10^ 124 and A_\u393(\u3c0+ \u3c0 12) = (2.2 \ub1 7.0 \ub1 0.8) 7 10^ 124 , where the uncertainties are statistical and systematic, respectively. The results are consistent with CP symmetry and, when combined with previous LHCb results, yield A_\u393(K+ K 12) = ( 124.4 \ub1 2.3 \ub1 0.6) 7 10^ 124 and A_\u393(\u3c0+ \u3c0 12) = (2.5 \ub1 4.3 \ub1 0.7) 7 10^ 124

Updated measurement of decay-time-dependent CP asymmetries in D-0 -> K+ K- and D-0 -> pi(+)pi(-) decays

A search for decay-time-dependent charge-parity (CP) asymmetry in D-0 -> K+ K- and D-0 -> pi(+)pi(-) eff decays is performed at the LHCb experiment using proton-proton collision data recorded at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV, and corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 5.4 fb(-1). The D-0 mesons are required to originate from semileptonic decays of b hadrons, such that the charge of the muon identifies the flavor of the neutral D meson at production. The asymmetries in the effective decay widths of D-0 and (D) over bar (0) mesons are determined to be A(Gamma)(K+ K-) = (-4.3 +/- 3.6 +/- 0.5) x 10(-4) and A(Gamma) (K+ K- ) = (2.2 +/- 7.0 +/- 0.8) x 10(-4), where the uncertainties are statistical and systematic, respectively. The results are consistent with CP symmetry and, when combined with previous LHCb results, yield A(Gamma) (K+ K-) = (-4.4 +/- 2.3 +/- 0.6) x 10(-4) and A(Gamma) (pi(+)pi(-))= (2.5 +/- 4.3 +/- 0.7) x 10(-4)

Lutzomyia longipalpis Saliva Induces Heme Oxygenase-1 Expression at Bite Sites

Submitted by Ana Maria Fiscina Sampaio ([email protected]) on 2018-12-19T16:23:43Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Luz NF. Lutzomyia longipalpis saliva...2018.pdf: 1955626 bytes, checksum: f84660a8c004e77cec0bb334c37bb074 (MD5)Approved for entry into archive by Ana Maria Fiscina Sampaio ([email protected]) on 2018-12-19T16:46:42Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Luz NF. Lutzomyia longipalpis saliva...2018.pdf: 1955626 bytes, checksum: f84660a8c004e77cec0bb334c37bb074 (MD5)Made available in DSpace on 2018-12-19T16:46:42Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Luz NF. Lutzomyia longipalpis saliva...2018.pdf: 1955626 bytes, checksum: f84660a8c004e77cec0bb334c37bb074 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado da Bahia (FAPESB) e Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), and by the Intramural Research Program of the NIH, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. This study was financed in part by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - Brasil (CAPES) - Finance Code 001. NL is a fellowship recipient from CAPES Brazil; PM is a fellowship recipient from FAPESB; AV is a fellowship recipient from Programa Nacional de Pós-Doutorado/CAPES; CdO, UL, CB and VMB are senior investigators of CNPq.Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil.National Institutes of Health. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research. Vector Molecular Biology Section. Rockville, MD, United States.National Institutes of Health. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research. Vector Molecular Biology Section. Rockville, MD, USA.Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Carlos Chagas Filho Biophysics Institute. Laboratory of Molecular Parasitology, Center of Health Science. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.National Institutes of Health. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research. Vector Molecular Biology Section. Rockville, MD, USA.Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Universidade Federal da Bahia. Faculdade de Medicina. Salvador, BA, Brasil.Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Universidade Federal da Bahia. Faculdade de Medicina. Salvador, BA, Brasil.National Institutes of Health. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, Immunobiology Section. Bethesda, MD, USA.Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Teresina, PI, Brasil.National Institutes of Health. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research. Vector Molecular Biology Section. Rockville, MD, USA.Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Universidade Federal da Bahia. Faculdade de Medicina. Salvador, BA, Brasil.Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Universidade Federal da Bahia. Faculdade de Medicina. Salvador, BA, Brasil.Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Carlos Chagas Filho Biophysics Institute. Laboratory of Molecular Parasitology, Center of Health Science. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Infectious Diseases Division. Bethesda, MD, USA.Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Universidade Federal da Bahia. Faculdade de Medicina. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Fundação José Silveira, Bahia. Multinational Organization Network Sponsoring Translational and Epidemiological Research. Salvador, BA, Brasil.Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Universidade Federal da Bahia. Faculdade de Medicina. Salvador, BA, Brasil.National Institutes of Health. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research. Vector Molecular Biology Section. Rockville, MD, USA.National Institutes of Health. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research. Vector Molecular Biology Section. Rockville, MD, United States.Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Universidade Federal da Bahia. Faculdade de Medicina. Salvador, BA, Brasil.Sand flies bite mammalian hosts to obtain a blood meal, driving changes in the host inflammatory response that support the establishment of Leishmania infection. This effect is partially attributed to components of sand fly saliva, which are able to recruit and activate leukocytes. Our group has shown that heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) favors Leishmania survival in infected cells by reducing inflammatory responses. Here, we show that exposure to sand fly bites is associated with induction of HO-1 in vivo. Histopathological analyses of skin specimens from human volunteers experimentally exposed to sand fly bites revealed that HO-1 and Nrf2 are produced at bite sites in the skin. These results were recapitulated in mice ears injected with a salivary gland sonicate (SGS) or exposed to sand fly bites, indicating that vector saliva may be a key factor in triggering HO-1 expression. Resident skin macrophages were the main source HO-1 at 24-48 h after bites. Additionally, assays in vivo after bites and in vitro after stimulation with saliva both demonstrated that HO-1 production by macrophages was Nrf2-dependent. Collectively, our data demonstrates that vector saliva induces early HO-1 production at the bite sites, representing a major event associated with establishment of naturally-transmitted Leishmania infections

Ações extensionistas e o diálogo com as comunidades contemporâneas.

As possibilidades que o tema desta segunda edição da Coleção Extensão e Sociedade oportuniza são muitas, porque o diálogo é a condição essencial da Extensão Universitária, a ponto de ser um princípio determinante. Portanto, quando a chamada foi lançada para que os autores submetessem textos oriundos de ações extensionistas, já se esperava que as submissões desenhassem um quadro de diversidade ampla. A expectativa foi cumprida. O que se poderá observar nesta coletânea é como o princípio do diálogo ocorre em campos diversos. Sobre tal aspecto, há de se observar que para a extensão, o diálogo deve ocorrer entre diferentes grupos. A Universidade é, de modo geral, um grupo e a sociedade, abarca todos os demais. Isto, diga-se logo, sob um ponto de vista amplo, porque quanto mais o olhar se aproxima dos fatos, encontram-se no primeiro grupo, muitos outros, tão diversos entre si quanto o são aqueles que se resolveu reunir em uma categoria imensa: a sociedade. Portanto, os influxos desejáveis no processo dialógico são esperados dentro e entre os grupos e é, possivelmente, a maior energia que uma atividade extensionista possa gerar: a ebulição de ideias (nem sempre convergentes) que o diálogo entre os diversos, internos e externos, acaba gerando no processo de interação. E como não há extensão sem interação, vamos aceitar que quando os dois universos, o acadêmico e a sociedade, aproximam-se, nem sempre é possível saber quais os planetas, de cada dimensão, que orbitarão no processo interativo