João Pedro Rodrigues: o fundamental é o festival onde o filme é apresentado

O projecto “Principais tendências no cinema português contemporâneo” nasceu no Departamento de Cinema da ESTC, com o objectivo de desenvolver investigação especializada a partir de um núcleo formado por alunos da Licenciatura em Cinema e do Mestrado em Desenvolvimento de Projecto Cinematográfico, a que se juntaram professores-investigadores membros do CIAC e convidados. O que agora se divulga corresponde a dois anos e meio de trabalho desenvolvido pela equipa de investigação, entre Abril de 2009 e Novembro de 2011. Dada a forma que ele foi adquirindo, preferimos renomeá-lo, para efeitos de divulgação, “Novas & velhas tendências no cinema português contemporâneo”.QUAIS SÃO, hoje, as principais características do desenvolvimento de projectos para cinema em Portugal? O que pensam realizadores cinematográficos, produtores, distribuidores e exibidores sobre o cinema português? Que conclusões tirar das suas opiniões, relatos de experiências e análises da situação contemporânea? Que novas tendências surgiram no cinema português, nos primeiros anos do séc. XXI?Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, Centro de Investigação em Artes e Comunicação, Instituto do Cinema e do Audiovisual, Ministério da Cultura, Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema

Use of a Chloraminated Drinking Water System to Develop Accurate Predictive Patterns of Exposure to Disinfection-By-Products by Consumers

In an attempt to provide more accurate exposure levels to disinfection by-products (DBPs) in drinking water by consumers, the levels of trihalomethanes (THMs), haloacetic acids (HAAs), and total organic halogen (TOX) were measured and correlated between the point of entry (POE) from an ozone-chloramination plant and those measured throughout the distribution system (DS). Samples collected every four hours during five consecutive days showed that temporal variability in the DBP levels at the POE can be expected. However, this variability appeared to be dampened in the distribution system with the average levels of DBPs measured over an extended period very similar at all sample points. A single grab sample collected from a representative DS point would therefore be a good indication of DBP exposure to consumers of that drinking water. This study will demonstrate how a monitoring program was evolved that provides for a reasonable exposure level of DBPs to consumers of drinking water using a minimum number of sampling points and events in a chloraminated distribution system.Master of Science in Environmental Engineerin

Occurrence and Treatment of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Present in Surface Water

Funding Information: This research was funded by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia through the grants PTDC/EAM-AMB/30989/2017 and CEECIND/02912/2018, the Associate Laboratory for Green Chemistry—LAQV (UIDB/50006/2020 and UIDP/50006/2020). iNOVA4Health (UIDB/04462/2020, UIDP/04462/2020) and LS4FUTURE Associated Laboratory (LA/P/0087/2020), a program financially supported by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia/Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior through national funds, is also acknowledged. Publisher Copyright: © 2023 by the authors.According to the World Health Organization, antibiotic resistance is one of the main threats to global health. The excessive use of several antibiotics has led to the widespread distribution of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes in various environment matrices, including surface water. In this study, total coliforms, Escherichia coli and enterococci, as well as total coliforms and Escherichia coli resistant to ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, ampicillin, streptomycin, and imipenem, were monitored in several surface water sampling events. A hybrid reactor was used to test the efficiency of membrane filtration, direct photolysis (using UV-C light emitting diodes that emit light at 265 nm and UV-C low pressure mercury lamps that emit light at 254 nm), and the combination of both processes to ensure the retention and inactivation of total coliforms and Escherichia coli as well as antibiotic-resistant bacteria (total coliforms and Escherichia coli) present in river water at occurrence levels. The membranes used (unmodified silicon carbide membranes and the same membrane modified with a photocatalytic layer) effectively retained the target bacteria. Direct photolysis using low-pressure mercury lamps and light-emitting diode panels (emitting at 265 nm) achieved extremely high levels of inactivation of the target bacteria. The combined treatment (unmodified and modified photocatalytic surfaces in combination with UV-C and UV-A light sources) successfully retained the bacteria and treated the feed after 1 h of treatment. The hybrid treatment proposed is a promising approach to use as point-of-use treatment by isolated populations or when conventional systems and electricity fail due to natural disasters or war. Furthermore, the effective treatment obtained when the combined system was used with UV-A light sources indicates that the process may be a promising approach to guarantee water disinfection using natural sunlight.publishersversionpublishe

Treinamento dos músculos do assoalho pélvico diminui o pico de torque isométrico de adutores de quadril em mulheres incontinentes: estudo exploratório

INTRODUCTION: The pelvic floor muscle (PFM) training is the most common treatment for urinary incontinence (UI), however many women performed the contraction of PFM with associated contraction of abdominal, gluteus and hip adductors muscles. OBJECTIVE: To assess the effects of pelvic floor muscle (PFM) training on isometric and isokinetic hip adductors peak torque (PT) among women suffering from urinary incontinence (UI). MATERIALS AND METHODS: It is a longitudinal and prospective exploratory study. This study included 15 physically active women aged 45 years old and over, who presented complaints of UI. The PFM function (digital evaluation and perineometry), isometric and isokinetic hip adductors PT and one hour pad test were performed before and after treatment. The PFM training was performed in group, one hour once a week for 12 sessions. RESULTS: Significant improvement of PFM function and pressure level (p = 0.003), and significant decrease of hip adductors isometric PT and one-hour pad test, were found post-treatment. Moderate negative correlations between PFM contraction pressure and hip adductors isokinetic PT for dominant side (DS) (r = -0.62; p = 0.03) and non-dominant side (NDS) (r = -0.64; p = 0.02); and between PFM fast fibers contraction and hip adductors isometric PT for DS (r = -0.60; p = 0.03) and NDS (r = -0.59; p = 0.04) were also found. CONCLUSIONS: The PFM training decreased hip adductors PT and improved PFM functions and UI.INTRODUÇÃO: O treinamento dos músculos do assoalho pélvico (MAP) é o tratamento mais comum para incontinência urinária (IU), entretanto a maioria das mulheres realiza a contração dos MAP associada com a contração do abdominal, glúteos e adutores de quadril. OBJETIVOS: Avaliar os efeitos do treinamento dos MAP no pico de torque (PT) isométrico e isocinético de adutores de quadril em mulheres com incontinência urinária (IU). MATERIAIS E MÉTODOS: Estudo longitudinal, exploratório e prospectivo. Foram incluídas 15 mulheres com IU, fisicamente ativas, com idade superior a 45 anos. A função dos MAP (avaliação digital e perineometria), o PT isométrico e isocinético de adutores de quadril e oteste do absorvente de uma hora foram realizadas antes e após o tratamento. O treinamento dos MAP foi em grupo, com duração de 12 sessões, uma hora por semana. RESULTADOS: Houve aumento significativo da função e da pressão de contração (p = 0,003) dos MAP, e diminuição significativa do PT de adutores de quadril e do teste do absorvente de uma hora após o tratamento. Houve correlação negativa moderada entre a pressão de contração dos MAP e o PT isocinético de adutores de quadril do lado dominante (LD) (r = -0,62; p = 0,03) e não dominante (LND) (r = -0,64; p = 0,02); e entre contração de fibras rápidas dos MAP e o PT isométrico de adutores de quadril do LD (r = -0,60; p = 0,03) e LND (r = -0,59; p = 0,04). CONCLUSÃO: O treinamento dos MAP diminuiu o PT de adutores de quadril, melhorou a função dos MAP e da IU.Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)University of São Paulo Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto Department of Biomechanics, Medicine and Rehabilitation of Locomotor SystemFederal University of São Paulo Human Movement Sciences DepartmentFederal University of São CarlosUNIFESP, Human Movement Sciences DepartmentSciEL

O NEGÓCIO JURÍDICO PROCESSUAL ATÍPICO E SUA EFETIVIDADE APÓS UM ANO DE VIGÊNCIA DO NOVO CÓDIGO DE PROCESSO CIVIL

RESUMO  O negócio jurídico processual atípico possibilita aos litigantes, plenamente capazes, maior autonomia na busca da solução de conflitos sobre direitos que admitem autocomposição. O Novo Código de Processo Civil estabelece a possibilidade de as partes estipularem mudanças no procedimento para adequá-lo a especificidades do caso concreto. Podem ainda, convencionar sobre ônus, poderes, faculdades e deveres processuais, antes ou durante o processo. Nesse contexto, o intuito desse artigo é trazer reflexão sobre as nuances de tal negócio, bem como de sua efetividade, após mais de ano da vigência do novo diploma, por meio de pesquisa nas Varas Cíveis da Comarca de Fortaleza/Ce. Para a concretização desse estudo foi utilizada pesquisa bibliográfica e empírica. Empregou-se método descritivo-analítico, desenvolvido por meio de pesquisa teórica e prática, com objetivo de demonstrar que o conhecimento das peculiaridades do negócio processual é imprescindível para garantir a segurança do que ajustar, e possibilitar a efetiva realização de transações processuais pelas partes litigantes. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Negócio Jurídico Processual; Negócio atípico; Particularidades; Efetividade. ABSTRACTThe atypical Procedural Legal Transaction allows the fully capable parties greater freedom and autonomy in the search for the solution to their conflicts that deal with rights that admit self-composition. The New Civil Procedure Code establishes that the parties may stipulate changes in the procedure to suit the specificities of the concrete case, agreeing upon their responsibilities, powers, faculties and procedural duties, before or during the process. In this context, the purpose of this article is to reflect on the nuances of this transaction, as well as its practical effectiveness a year after the new code came into force, through a research in the Civil Courts of Fortaleza / Ce. In order to accomplish this article a bibliographical and empirical research was used, descriptive-analytical method was used, and developed through a theoretical and practical research, whose goal was to demonstrate that the knowledge of the nuances of such transaction is essential to ensure the security of what to negotiate, enabling the effective performance of such transactions by the litigants.  KEYWORDS: Atypical Procedural Transaction Law; Nuances; Practical effectiveness

SOCIOLOGIA PÚBLICA E AS PRAIAS CARIOCAS: A PRAIA É DE TODOS?

Many of the issues raised by Burawoy (2005a, 2005b, 2006, 2007) and Braga and Burawoy (2009) concern the new collective modalities of regulation in times of rapid change brought on by neoliberalism. In this article we analyze how the regulation of the use of public spaces for sport and leisure has developed, having as its object of analysis the public spaces and equipment at the beaches of Rio de Janeiro. The qualitative methodology employed is descriptive and uses a strategy of document analysis (Ruiz, 2006). We focus our analysis on official documents issued by municipal government agencies in the city of Rio de Janeiro. In conclusion, we demonstrate a) that there is an increasing commercialization of sport and leisure practices in the beaches of Rio de Janeiro, with the consent of sectors of the city government; and b) that the control and regulation of commercial activities involving sport and leisure is not on the political agenda at the municipal level.Analizamos en este artículo, ya que tiene la ocupación de espacios públicos y de los deportes y el ocio, con el objeto de análisis y las instalaciones públicas extensión de playas de arena del Río. La metodología es de carácter cualitativo, descriptivo, utilizando una estrategia de análisis de documentos. Nos centramos nuestro análisis en los documentos oficiales publicados por los organismos gubernamentales locales en la ciudad de Río de Janeiro. En conclusión, hemos demostrado que existe una creciente comercialización del deporte y las arenas de ocio del gobierno de Río, con el consentimiento de los sectores público y que la cuestión del control y la inspección de las actividades comerciales relacionadas con actividades deportivas no está en la agenda política de esta esfera de poder.Analisamos neste artigo como tem ocorrido a concessão de uso dos espaços públicos esportivos e de lazer, tendo como objeto de análise os equipamentos públicos e a faixa de areia das praias cariocas. A metodologia é de natureza qualitativa, do tipo descritivo, utilizando como estratégia a análise documental. Centramos nossa análise em documentos oficiais emitidos pelos órgãos públicos municipais da cidade do Rio de Janeiro. Como conclusão, demonstramos que há uma crescente mercantilização das práticas esportivas e de lazer das areias cariocas sob o consentimento dos setores públicos governamentais e que a questão das atividades de controle e fiscalização das atividades comerciais envolvendo o esporte não está na agenda política desta esfera de poder.  

Susceptibility of Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis to erythrosine- and LED-mediated photodynamic therapy

AbstractThe effect of erythrosine- and LED-mediated photodynamic therapy (PDT) on planktonic cultures and biofilms of Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis was evaluated. Planktonic cultures of standardized suspensions (106cells/mL) of C. albicans and C. dubliniensis were treated with erythrosine concentrations of 0.39–200μM and LEDs in a 96-well microtiter plate. Biofilms formed by C. albicans and C. dubliniensis in the bottom of a 96-well microtiter plate were treated with 400μM erythrosine and LEDs. After PDT, the biofilms were analysed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The antimicrobial effect of PDT against planktonic cultures and biofilms was verified by counting colony-forming units (CFU/mL), and the data were submitted to analysis of variance and the Tukey test (P<0.05). C. albicans and C. dubliniensis were not detectable after PDT of planktonic cultures with erythrosine concentrations of 3.12μM or higher. The CFU/mL values obtained from biofilms were reduced 0.74 log10 for C. albicans and 0.21 log10 for C. dubliniensis. SEM revealed a decrease in the quantity of yeasts and hyphae in the biofilm after PDT. In conclusion, C. albicans and C. dubliniensis were susceptible to erythrosine- and LED-mediated PDT, but the biofilms of both Candida species were more resistant than their planktonic counterparts

Cardiac Angiosarcoma: From Cardiac Tamponade to Ischaemic Stroke – A Diagnostic Challenge

Cardiac angiosarcoma (CA) is the most common primary malignant heart tumour. Its atypical symptoms and rapidly progressive nature contribute to delayed diagnosis and poor outcome. We report the case of a 52-year-old woman admitted with a large pericardial effusion. An extensive study of the aetiology of the pericardial effusion was inconclusive. Two months later the patient returned with ischaemic stroke. An echocardiogram revealed a probable right atrium contained rupture. The patient was submitted to surgical correction but died 9 days later. Histology revealed an angiosarcoma. This case exemplifies the atypical presentation of CA and highlights the importance of a multimodal diagnostic work-up in patients with idiopathic pericardial effusion

Occurrence of antibiotics, antibiotic resistance genes and viral genomes in wastewater effluents and their treatment by a pilot scale nanofiltration unit

Funding Information: Funding: This research was funded by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia through the project PTDC/CTA-AMB/29586/2017. We also acknowledge the financial support from Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia and Portugal 2020 to the Portuguese Mass Spectrometry Network (LISBOA-01-0145-FEDER-402-022125). iNOVA4Health-UIDB/04462/2020, a program financially supported by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia/Ministério da Educação e Ciência, through national funds, is gratefully acknowledged. Associate Laboratory for Green Chemistry-LAQV, which is financed by national funds from FCT/MCTES (UID/QUI/50006/2019), is gratefully acknowledged. Funding from INTERFACE Program, through the Innovation, Technology and Circular Economy Fund (FITEC), is gratefully acknowledged. Funding Information: This research was funded by Funda??o para a Ci?ncia e a Tecnologia through the project PTDC/CTA-AMB/29586/2017. We also acknowledge the financial support from Funda??o para a Ci?ncia e Tecnologia and Portugal 2020 to the Portuguese Mass Spectrometry Network (LISBOA-01-0145-FEDER-402-022125). iNOVA4Health-UIDB/04462/2020, a program financially supported by Funda??o para a Ci?ncia e Tecnologia/Minist?rio da Educa??o e Ci?ncia, through national funds, is gratefully acknowledged. Associate Laboratory for Green Chemistry-LAQV, which is financed by national funds from FCT/MCTES (UID/QUI/50006/2019), is gratefully acknowledged. Funding from INTERFACE Program, through the Innovation, Technology and Circular Economy Fund (FITEC), is gratefully acknowledged. Publisher Copyright: © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.Broad-spectrum fluoroquinolone antibiotics (ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin), carbapenem and fluoroquinolone resistance genes, as well as viral genomes, were detected in grab samples of wastewater effluents. Passive samplers, which are simpler and easier to use and provide information about the concentrations and combination of contaminants present in a certain fluid matrix over time, proved to be extremely promising devices to monitor the presence of the target antibiotics in wastewater effluents. Nanofiltration was tested with a pilot-scale unit installed at a domestic wastewater treatment facility, using a Desal 5DK membrane operated at a constant transmembrane pressure of 6 bar and 70% recovery rate. In a 24 h experimental assay, the variation of the membrane permeance was low (6.3%). High rejections of the target contaminants from the wastewater effluent were obtained by the pilot-scale treatment. Hence, nanofiltration using the Desal 5DK membrane is considered to be a promising treatment to cope with chemical and biological contaminants present in wastewater effluents.publishersversionpublishe