A Court in the Backlands: A Nomadic Justice in Brazilian Literature

This paper explores a conception of justice through a reading of the Brazilian novel The Devil to Pay in the Backlands, written by João Guimarães Rosa. In this novel, the character of Zé Bebelo is tried by a group of jagunços, who were nomadic bandits that lived in the northeast of Brazil. What is analyzed in this scene is the spectral dimension of undecidability that involves a decision, and how a decision intervenes in a field of forces and reshapes the relationships and antagonisms of a conflict. I seek to show how this novel operates a counter-actualization of Brazilian history by updating and spotlighting the memory of violence and war that marks life in the peripheral regions of Brazil. Finally, I question how justice can be possible when war is a tendency internal to the functioning of societies. What concept of justice is possible when faced with this continuous tendency to disjoint the social body? I propose a concept of justice thought before the unbalanced, conflictive and differential relationships lived by the characters of this novel in the uncertain and contingent space of the Brazilian backlands

Pengaruh Motivasi Dan Persepsi Pelayanan Terhadap Keteraturan Antenatal Care Pada Ibu Hamil Di Puskesmas Ngemplak Simongan Kota Semarang Pada Tri Wulan I Tahun 2015

Maternal mortality became one of the important indicators in measuring the degree of public health. Maternal and perinatal health problem is also a problem that needs to get top priority, semarang city ranked fifth highest in Central Java after the town of Brebes, Tegal, Cilacap and Banyumas with maternal mortality of 109,2 per 100,000 live births or 29 cases of maternal deaths by 2013. This research aims to analyze the influence of motivation and perception of service to the regularity of antenatal care in pregnant women at Puskesmas Ngemplak Simongan Semarang city in the first quarter 2015. The method used was Explanatory Research with approach of Cross Sectional Study time. The sample used is 36 mother birthing in January – March 2015, out of a total population of 44 of the mother of the baby. Data analysis includes the univariate analysis and bivariat (descriptive and anlitik) using Correlation Product Moment and multiple linear regressions with α 5%. The results of the univariate motivational variables shows the values of r = 0,639 with significance (sig) for 0.000 (significance < 0.05), it means there is a strong relationship between postiif varibel the motivation with the regularity of antenatal care. On the variable perception of service indicating the value of r = 0,852 with significance (sig) for 0.000 (significance < 0.05), it means there is a strong relationship between postiif varibel perspesi service with the regularity of antenatal care. Multiple regression analysis on obtained results that the regularity of the ibu antenatal care in the conduct of 74,9% influenced by motivation and perceptions of service. Based on the results of the test t, then obtained a Ministry that perception is a free variable that has a value of highest influence (72.1%), motivational variables (23.4%). The granting of an understanding about the importance of health in antenatal care to improve perceptions of both pregnant women against the health service

Forecasting temporal dynamics of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Northeast Brazil.

IntroductionCutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a vector-borne disease of increasing importance in northeastern Brazil. It is known that sandflies, which spread the causative parasites, have weather-dependent population dynamics. Routinely-gathered weather data may be useful for anticipating disease risk and planning interventions.Methodology/principal findingsWe fit time series models using meteorological covariates to predict CL cases in a rural region of Bahía, Brazil from 1994 to 2004. We used the models to forecast CL cases for the period 2005 to 2008. Models accounting for meteorological predictors reduced mean squared error in one, two, and three month-ahead forecasts by up to 16% relative to forecasts from a null model accounting only for temporal autocorrelation.SignificanceThese outcomes suggest CL risk in northeastern Brazil might be partially dependent on weather. Responses to forecasted CL epidemics may include bolstering clinical capacity and disease surveillance in at-risk areas. Ecological mechanisms by which weather influences CL risk merit future research attention as public health intervention targets

Criteria for nonclassicality in the prepare-and-measure scenario

The authors derive a criteria to ascertain whether a quantum resource can lead to nonclassical behavior in a prepare and measure scenario, and use this result to show how nonclassicality can be activated by increasing the number of preparations or measurement