Portuguese Diplomatic Correspondence and Information Channels during the War of the Spanish Succession

During the War of the Spanish Succession, Portugal joined the Grand Alliance in 1703. It made it involved, from that year on, in the conflict that included most of the major European Powers in a dispute for the Spanish throne, which, ultimately, represented a contest for dominance in Europe. Under these circumstances, several diplomats were in charge of representing Portugal at the main European courts, protecting its interests and communicating regularly with the court of Lisbon.This paper addresses an understudied set of the correspondence written in this period by Francisco de Sousa Pacheco, the Portuguese envoy to The Hague, to João de Almeida Portugal, Portuguese ambassador to the court of Archduke Charles of Habsburg, one of the pretenders to the Spanish throne, in Barcelona. The main objective of this article is to study the information network established in Europe, mainly in the Grand Alliance side, and the different routes letters followed from The Hague to Barcelona, either using the existing postal system or known intermediaries. Letters were not the only means diplomats had to convey information to their addressees. They also sent other sources of information, like periodicals, accounts of events and pieces of information gathered from different sources, including propaganda in its various forms. It also analyses the developments of the war, the structure and evolution of these letters and the struggle of these diplomats with the other states to make sure their commitments to send military and financial support to the troops were fulfilled. He also wrote about the espionage within the various courts, and the interception diplomatic letters suffered from the opposite side.Ultimately, we’ll see the efforts of these ambassadors as a means for Portugal to gain recognition within Europe, although it ended up with an increasing dependency on foreign states support

A importância da direcção de fotografia na construção da narrativa cinematográfica ficcional

A presente dissertação é um documento que pode ser dividido em três momentos estruturais: a apresentação do Projecto Final, a revisão do estado da Arte no domínio da Cinematografia e o registo e justificação de opções no caso prático e específico de uma curta-metragem, A Mudança. A génese do documento é de cariz académico e gira em torno dos aspectos artísticos e conceptuais da Direcção de Fotografia e da concretização técnica. O projecto A Mudança tem especial relevo, uma vez que foi um projecto no qual o autor desta dissertação foi Director de Fotografia

Fotografias e Monstros: enquadramentos queer e crip nas obras de Diane Arbus

This paper analyzes Diane Arbus photographs, specifically those referring to (dis)framings of freak or monstrous bodies. To do so, it first problematizes the ethics in photography and its use as a disciplinary device that reifies the norm, especially when it comes to the control and surveillance of bodies. It then analyzes the life and some of DianeArbus’ works and the relationship she established with the photographed individuals. Arbus’ photographs mobilize anaesthetic of the “Other” which opens epistemological fissures for the Queer and Crip, breaking with the historicalphotographic framings used to capture images of freak or monstrous bodies from the lens of spectacle and/or tragedy.Diane Arbus’ photographs allow us to see bodies that cannot be imprisoned by portraying existences that reject the norm, monstrous desiring bodies, and livable lives.Este artículo tiene como objetivo analizar las fotografías de Diane Arbus en lo que se refiere al (des)encuadre de los cuerpos freaks/monstruosos. Para ello, inicialmente discutimos la ética en la fotografía y su uso como dispositivo disciplinario que concretiza la norma, enfocando particularmente la atención en el control y vigilancia de los cuerpos. Posteriormente, analizamos la vida y algunas de las obras de Diane, así como la relación que la fotógrafa estableció con las personas fotografiadas. En las fotos de la artista se identificó un “otro” estético, que abre fisuras epistemológicas al queer y crip y rompe con los encuadres fotográficos históricos de captura de los cuerpos freaks/monstruosos a partir del lente de la espectacularización y/o la tragedia. Las fotografías de Arbus nos permitenver cuerpos que no son pasivos al encarcelamiento y que retratan existencias que rechazan la norma, cuerpos monstruosos deseantes, vidas vivibles.Este artigo tem como objetivo analisar as fotografias de Diane Arbus, especificamente os (des)enquadramentos dos corpos freaks/monstruosos. Para isso, inicialmente, problematizamos a ética na fotografia e sua utilização como um dispositivo disciplinar que reifica a norma, principalmente quando se trata do controle e da vigilância dos corpos. Posteriormente, analisamos a vida e algumas obras de Diane, além da relação que a fotógrafa estabelecia com as pessoas fotografadas. Foi possível identificar nas fotos desta artista uma “outra” estética que abre fissuras epistemológicas ao queer e crip e rompe com enquadramentos fotográficos históricos de captura dos corpos freaks/monstruosos a partir das lentes da espetacularização e/ou da tragédia. As fotografias de Arbus permitem que vejamos corpos não passíveis de serem aprisionados e retratam existências que rechaçam a norma; corpos monstruosos desejantes, vidas vivíveis

Hábitos de consumo y satisfacción con las revistas electrónicas de los investigadores de las Universidades de Coimbra, León y Porto

Estudio del comportamiento, preferencias y nivel de satisfacción de las comunidades académicas de las Universidades de Coimbra, Porto y León con respecto al uso de las revistas electrónicas. Con la finalidad indicada, se analizan los datos y opiniones de los investigadores de diferentes áreas de conocimiento, recogidas en encuestas realizadas en 2012. Se constata una frecuencia de uso intensa orientada, fundamentalmente, hacia las tareas investigadoras. La media de artículos anuales consultados es considerable, manifestándose diferencias claras entre las áreas de humanidades, ciencias sociales y ciencias de la naturaleza y la salud. El número de títulos de revistas consultados de modo regular por los investigadores se sitúa en una media cercana a 10, resultado que supera el umbral hallado en otros trabajos

Investigating the relation between self-assessment and patients' assessments of physicians-in-training empathy: a multicentric, observational, cross-sectional study in three teaching hospitals in Brazil

This study investigated the associations between self-assessed empathy levels by physicians in training and empathy levels as perceived by their patients after clinical encounters. The authors also examined whether patient assessments were valid and reliable tools to measure empathy in physicians in training. Objectives This study investigated the associations between self-assessed empathy levels by physicians in training and empathy levels as perceived by their patients after clinical encounters. The authors also examined whether patient assessments were valid and reliable tools to measure empathy in physicians in training. Design A multicentric, observational, cross-sectional study. Setting This study was conducted in three public teaching hospitals in Brazil. Participants From the 668 patients invited to participate in this research, 566 (84.7%) agreed. Of these, 238 (42%) were male and 328 (58%) were female. From the invited 112 physicians in training, 86 (76.8%) agreed. Of the 86 physicians in training, 35 (41%) were final-year medical students and 51 (59%) were residents from clinical and surgical specialties. The gender distribution was 39 (45%) males and 47 (51%) females. Primary and secondary outcome measures Physicians in training filled the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy (JSE) and the Interpersonal Reactivity Index. Patients answered the Jefferson Scale of Patient’s Perceptions of Physician Empathy (JSPPPE) and the Consultation and Relational Empathy Scale (CARE). Results This study found non-significant correlations between patient and physicians-in-training self-assessments, except for a weak correlation (0.241, p<0.01) between the JSPPPE score and the JSE compassionate care subscore. CARE and JSPPPE scales proved to be valid and reliable instruments. Conclusions Physicians-in-training self-assessments of empathy differ from patient assessments. Knowledge about empathy derived from self-assessment studies probably does not capture the perspective of the patients, who are key stakeholders in patient-centred care. Future research on the development of physician empathy or on outcomes of educational interventions to foster empathy should include patient perspectives.Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo - FAPESP' (grant number: 2016/11908-1) and by the ’Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq' (grant number: 202319/2017-2

Estimating harvested rainwater at greenhouses in south Portugal aquifer Campina de Faro for potential infiltration in Managed Aquifer Recharge

The Campina de Faro (CF) aquifer system, located on the south coast of Portugal, is an important source of groundwater, mostly used for agriculture purposes. In some areas, this multi-layered aquifer is contaminated with high concentration of nitrates, possibly arising from excessive usage of fertilizers, reaching to values as high as 300 mg/L.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Metallogenetic potencial of the Paleoproterozoic mafic-ultramafic Hamutenha intrusion (SW Angola). New data from PLANAGEO project [Abstract]

ABSTRACT: In the SW sector of the Angolan shield occur the Kunene Anorthositic Complex (KAC), one of the most remarkable magmatic anorthositic suites worldwide. The KAC is considered a long-lived magmatic system that operated in the area intermittently during the Mesoproterozoic (1450 ± 2 Ma to 1371 ± 2.5 Ma). Smaller mafic-ultramafic intrusive bodies ranging in composition from dunite to harzbugite, pyroxenite, troctolite and gabbro are located in the KAC periphery (e.g. Epupa, Ombuku, Hamutenha, Oncócua). The Hamutenha body is a 3 km long oriented NW-SE, banded intrusion with internal zonation hosted in the Paleoproterozoic granitic rocks (1970 ± 2 Ma). The internal zone is composed by rocks with ultramafic nature, mostly harzburgites and dunites with diorites in the external zone.N/

Modelling contributions of the local and regional groundwater flow of managed aquifer recharge activities at Querença-Silves Aquifer System

The Querença-Silves (QS) aquifer system is one of the most important natural groundwater reservoirs in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. With a surface area of 324 km2, this karst aquifer system is the main source of supply for irrigation as well as an important source of water for the urban supply.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Interpretation of an injection test in a large diameter well in south Portugal and contribution to the understanding of the local hydrogeology

This paper refers to the interpretation of an injection test in a traditional large diameter well in Querença-Silves aquifer, south Portugal, under the scope of the project FP7-ENV-2013-WATER-INNO-DEMO MARSOL. Hydraulic parameter estimates were found within a high level of uncertainty regarding aquifer and well configuration. Given the injection test results together with the knowledge acquired on the field and from previous well logs and pumping tests on this aquifer section, it seems plausible to assume that the water injected in the well is locally flowing to an opposite direction to the regional aquifer flow. This forcing could possibly be caused by the existence of a local confinement or aquitard separating the injection well from the regional aquifer, or simply due to local scale heterogeneities and fracturation patterns.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio