18 research outputs found

    Photography-based taxonomy is inadequate, unnecessary, and potentially harmful for biological sciences

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    The question whether taxonomic descriptions naming new animal species without type specimen(s) deposited in collections should be accepted for publication by scientific journals and allowed by the Code has already been discussed in Zootaxa (Dubois & NemĂ©sio 2007; Donegan 2008, 2009; NemĂ©sio 2009a–b; Dubois 2009; Gentile & Snell 2009; Minelli 2009; Cianferoni & Bartolozzi 2016; Amorim et al. 2016). This question was again raised in a letter supported by 35 signatories published in the journal Nature (Pape et al. 2016) on 15 September 2016. On 25 September 2016, the following rebuttal (strictly limited to 300 words as per the editorial rules of Nature) was submitted to Nature, which on 18 October 2016 refused to publish it. As we think this problem is a very important one for zoological taxonomy, this text is published here exactly as submitted to Nature, followed by the list of the 493 taxonomists and collection-based researchers who signed it in the short time span from 20 September to 6 October 2016

    RelatĂłrio de EstĂĄgio na Grant Thornton Consultores

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    Mestrado em CiĂȘncias EmpresariaisTrabalhar em Consultoria Ă© uma das melhores formas de adquirir e consolidar conhecimentos, uma vez que permite o contacto com inĂșmeras empresas com problemas diversos. De forma a melhor entender o funcionamento das empresas, abordei duas ĂĄreas essenciais, a Financeira e a Fiscal. Foi atravĂ©s da envolvĂȘncia com projectos reais que tive a oportunidade de adquirir novos conhecimentos e sedimentar outros adquiridos durante o meu percurso acadĂ©mico. O estĂĄgio assumiu uma vertente essencialmente prĂĄtica, no qual desempenhei tarefas contabilĂ­sticas e fiscais, anĂĄlises de situaçÔes financeiras de empresas e reestruturaçÔes. A presente conjuntura internacional remete para uma reorganização e adaptação das empresas, pondo Ă  prova a capacidade de mudança das organizaçÔes.Working in Consulting is one of the best ways to acquire and consolidate knowledge, because it allows contact with many companies with different problems. In order to better understand the operation of businesses, I focused on two key areas, the Finance and Taxation. It was through the surroundings with real projects that I had the opportunity to acquire new knowledge and also reinforce the one acquired during my academic journey. The internship took a key practice in which duties and tax accounting, analysis of financial positions of companies and restructuring. The present international conjuncture requires an adaptation and reorganization of businesses, testing the ability to change the organizations

    Ten years of marine evolutionary biology:Challenges and achievements of a multidisciplinary research initiative

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    The Centre for Marine Evolutionary Biology (CeMEB) at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, was established in 2008 through a 10-year research grant of 8.7 m€ to a team of senior researchers. Today, CeMEB members have contributed &gt;500 scientific publications, 30 PhD theses and have organised 75 meetings and courses, including 18 three-day meetings and four conferences. What are the footprints of CeMEB, and how will the centre continue to play a national and international role as an important node of marine evolutionary research? In this perspective article, we first look back over the 10 years of CeMEB activities and briefly survey some of the many achievements of CeMEB. We furthermore compare the initial goals, as formulated in the grant application, with what has been achieved, and discuss challenges and milestones along the way. Finally, we bring forward some general lessons that can be learnt from a research funding of this type, and we also look ahead, discussing how CeMEB’s achievements and lessons can be used as a springboard to the future of marine evolutionary biology.</p
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