Zone of Proscription and Confinement of Evils

UIDB/00657/2020 UIDP/00657/2020The sea is present in the collection of Popular Medicine collected by Michel Giacometti and published in Artes de Cura e Espanta-Males (2009). In many of the recipes and incantations belonging to various medical specialties, the sea – like the mountain or the high pine forest – is an area where evils are thrown / exorcised. From a close reading of the most explicit part of the collection regarding the relationship between the therapeutic ritual and the sea, we find that there is a clear border between humanized spaces – symptomatically, where roosters and chickens are singing and, by extension, other domesticated animals – and the so-called outlawed, non-humanized zones. Necessarily, a boundary to be veiled and maintained for the benefit of (fragile) human and non-human bodies. The person who throws the material remains of a therapeutic ritual into the sea often does so with his back to the sea. The evils are sent to the curdled, salty, sacred sea, or to the very bottom of the sea. Precisely, where they are believed to be no longer harmful and can never return. It is well known that in terms of a landscape history, the sea – as well as the mountain and the desert – was / is, because it is an area of incalculable risk and danger, a hostile landscape. And, only in modern times, the sea (as well as the seaside and the beach) is a landscape and a place of leisure. The aforementioned collection of folk medicine is atestament to this premodern mentality.publishersversionpublishe

Establishment of a somatic embryogenesis protocol for in vitro olive plant propagation – a focus on the valorization of the Portuguese cv. 'Galega vulgar'.

Due to its capacity to regenerate plants from a single cell, in vitro somatic embryogenesis, apart from being an efficient plant propagation system is also fundamental to assist plant breeding by genetic transformation, and fundamental research for validation of data coming from different omics. The establishment of efficient protocols for plant regeneration through somatic embryogenesis must be taken as the first achievement on the successful regeneration of a transgenic plant. Focused on the validation of transcriptomic data, achieved in the frame of a running project (OLEAVALOR) and in the potential use of genetic engineering methodologies to further assist olive breeding programs, a research work has been carried out to establish an efficient somatic embryogenesis protocol for the Portuguese olive cv. 'Galega vulgar'. This cultivar is characterized by high quality olive oils and is still today the most representative of the traditional Portuguese olive orchards. However, it also presents several agronomic problems that highly limit its use in modern high density olive orchards, being mandatory the establishment of a breeding line for its valorisation. This study aimed on taking a first step in this direction, seeking to obtain an efficient somatic embryogenesis protocol that could later be used in breeding programs using genetic engineering approaches (e.g. cisgenesis, CRISPR/Cas9). Leaf petioles, taken from in vitro growing plantlets, as well as radicles and cotyledons, taken from mature seeds, were used as initial explants. The culture media composition and culture conditions were adapted from available reports (Rugini and Caricato 1995; Rugini and Silvestri 2016; Cerezo et al. 2011). A protocol for plant regeneration via somatic embryogenesis was achieved when mature zygotic embryos were used as initial explants. From the same initial explants, repetitive somatic embryogenesis was also successfully established, making available plant material for genetic transformation experiments. Regarding the use of leaf petioles from mature tissues, despite the formation of calli and the neoformation of leaf structures, it was not possible to obtain somatic embryos. Nevertheless, the results allow to foresee encouraging perspectives for further development of a protocol based on the use of adult plant material as initial explant

HUMERAL RETROVERSION IN OVERHEAD THROWING ATHLETES

The purpose of this study was to compare the dominant shoulder humeral retroversion of handball and volleyball players and a control group to understand if throwers show the same behaviour concerning humeral torsion. The dominant shoulder of 33 subjects (11 volleyball players, 11 handball players and 11 non-athletes) was submitted to a shoulder semiaxial radiograph in order to identify the humeral retroversion angle. Handball players showed significantly (p=0.03) less humeral retroversion than volleyball players which could be related with less external rotation range-of-motion found on previous studies. Volleyball players presented more retroversion angle, so more external rotation, allowing the correct alignment of the articular surfaces and glenohumeral stability, being able to have a cocking phase with more amplitude achieving maximal performance

Analysis of Growth Parameters for Crop Vegetables Under Broad and Narrow LED Spectra and Fluorescent Light Tubes at Different PPFs

Several physiological and yield parameters were evaluated in lettuce plants, cv. ‘Trocadero’, while growing at four different photosynthetic photon flux (PPF) (70, 120, 250 and 400 ± 10 µmol m-2 s-1), under four light spectra, white (W), red (R) and blue (B) Light-Emitting Diode (LED) lamps and cool white fluorescent tubes (FL). Yield parameters were also evaluated on spinach, turnip and radish, growing under identical light spectra but using a single PPF (340 ± 10 µmol m-2 s-1). Lettuce development was impaired at PPFs below 250 µmol m-2 s-1 for all tested spectra. At higher PPFs (250 and 400 ± 10 µmol m-2 s-1), for the two broad spectra tested (W LEDs and FL light), no significant differences were registered on all physiological and yield parameters evaluated. On all situations W LEDs performed, at least, as good as the FL light, indicating that actual W LEDs can efficiently replace traditional light sources, with all the inherent benefits, which include significant lower power consumption. For all species, narrow light spectra (R and B LEDs) proved not being able to provide normal plant development. Plants under R LEDs, although presenting, in some situations, a fresh weight higher than those achieved with the broad light spectra, always led to abnormal plant morphology, characterized by expanded petioles and leaf curling. B LEDs, in spite of promoting plant growth with normal morphology, frequently led to a lower number of leaves and consequently to a lower fresh weight

The dialogic relationship between master and disciples: apology for the fraternal well live

Este artigo discute à luz do “bem-viver” a relação dialógica, que se pretende fraternal, entre o Mestre e o discípulo numa aceção ampla à luz do valor pedagógico do discurso falado e do lugar do Mestre na formação do discípulo e da própria humanidade. Trata-se de valorizar uma pedagogia que faz do diálogo comprometido o leitmotiv fundante cuja pedra angular é a palavra iniciática, enquanto trans-formação (um-bildung) e enfatiza a importância de Olhar o Outro não como um “menor”, não como o “estrangeiro”, mas na qualidade do meu próximo à semelhança da parábola evangélica do “Bom Samaritano”. Assim, afirma a condição itinerante do ser humano (homo viator), realça a simbólica do gesto fraternal, mostra a importância do diálogo realizado ao longo do caminho e as repercussões pedagógicas desta perspetiva. O tema da iniciação e da palavra assumem um papel relevante no processo de conscientização e crescimento em humanidade, onde não pode ser esquecida a dimensão renovadora da pedagogia e a necessidade da presença iniciática de um Mestre ao longo da vida do educando.In this article the author discusses in the light of the idea of “good living” the dialogic relationship, that is intended to be fraternal, between the Master and the Disciple in a broad sense in the light of the pedagogical value of the spoken word and the place of the Master in the formation of the disciple and of humanity itself. It’s about enhancing pedagogy that makes the committed dialogue the founding leitmotiv whose cornerstone is the initiatory word as trans-formation (um-bildung) and emphasizes the importance of the Gaze of Others not as "minor", not as "foreigner", but in the quality of my "neighbour" like the Gospel parable of the "Good Samaritan". Thus it asserts the traveling condition of the human being (homo viator), it highlights the symbolism of the brotherly gesture, it shows the importance of dialogue carried out along the way and the pedagogical implications of this perspective. The theme of initiation and word play an important role in the process of awareness and growth in humanness, in which it cannot be forgotten the renewing dimension of pedagogy and the need for the initiatory presence of a Master over the life course of the disciple.Esta publicação teve o apoio financeiro da FCT (Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia - Lisboa - Portugal) e do programa de financiamento POCH (Programa Operacional Capital Humano): financiamento comparticipado pelo Fundo Social Europeu e por fundos nacionais do MEC (Ministério da Educação e da Ciência - Lisboa - Portugal) (2015-2016).info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Frost-bitten foot: dialogues we live by

Ao comparar versões portuguesas e brasileiras de “A Formiguinha e a Neve” (Thompson motivo Z.42: “Stronger and Strongest”: frost-bitten foot” / tipo AaTh 2031, Stronger and Strongest) e inserindo nos nossos passos um texto do Panchatantra (“A história da ratinha”), rumo à interpretação desta história aparentemente simples e infantil, propusémo-nos avançar algumas notas sobre dois tópicos particulares: um relacionado com a linguagem (o quarto passo do nosso artigo); e outro com a filosofia do ambiente (o sétimo passo do nosso artigo)

Service-Oriented Architecture Adoption In A Portuguese Company: A case Study

Organizations are constantly facing new challenges that require increasing response and adaptation capabilities. Seeking for agility and flexibility, companies have found in Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) an alternative to integrate legacy systems with emerging technologies and put back the focus on the business by aligning processes and technology. In this article, we present a study about the adoption of SOA in the medium company of North Portugal, more specifically in a manufacturing company. This company is characterized by a number of difficulties for the adoption of SOA, like organizational, cultural and technological factors. However, the use of Business Process Management initiated by the implementation of the ISO 9001 (Quality of Service) it will facilitate in one hand the definition of processes and therefore the services of the future SOA architecture and in other hand, alert the company\u27s administration for the potential adoption of SOA. We conclude that in spite of the difficulties encountered in the diagnostic phase and according to the business context of this company, the adoption of SOA can be a challenge for organizations but they have to ensure a set of structural and organizational requirements