The Political Is Personal: The Importance of Affective Narratives in the Rise of Poly-activism

© The Author(s) 2019. There is a considerable gap on how social movements that center around non/monogamies decide to organize and articulate their strategies, as well as how they manage their tensions with other activist groups and ideologies or even the State. In addition to this, the fact that much of the literature that circulates is written in English and in an Anglophone context, hampers the ability of researchers to come into contact with other experiences of non/monogamies. This article gives a situated account of the rise of the Portuguese polyamorous social movement and shows how interpersonal relationships fundamentally shape the way activism is performed, and how archives are also important in establishing the identity of activists and activist groups. Using data from the Portuguese polyamorous group PolyPortugal, and interviews with high-profile activists, I argue that the idea of a politics of relating (the politicized analysis of how we connect and perform a given ethics of connection) is a conceptually useful tool to think about the transformations of contemporary intimacies, but it is also fundamental to think about how activism is done by people and for people – people who relate to one another, who exist in tension

Modeling Drying Isotherms Using a Structure Transition Model

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)Drying introduces structural changes in the target material that modify its interaction with water. In this work, we developed a model based on star fruit drying that considered two forms of interaction with water. This model provided a very good fit to the experimental data and was applicable to drying of other products such as apple, barley, and coffee. This model yielded better fits for data reported in the literature than other models. These findings suggest that the model is applicable to a wide range of systems.31910081019Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado da Bahia (FAPESB)Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES

The deep plantar arch in humans: constitution and topography

The integrity of the various structures within the feet depends on their blood supply. Lesions of the feet often require revascularization, which if successful avoids the need for amputation. To provide greater anatomical detail to aid vascular surgery and imaging, the anatomy and constitution of the deep plantar arch was studied in 50 adult cadaveric feet. the arteries of the foot were injected with red neoprene latex and dissected under magnification. the deep plantar arch, present in all feet, was the result of anastomosis between the deep plantar artery and the deep branch of the lateral plantar artery. the deep plantar artery was predominant in 72% of specimens (Type I arches) and the lateral plantar artery in 22% (Type II), with the contribution being equal in 6% (Type III). the medial plantar artery contributed to the medial segment of the deep plantar arch by its deep branch in 12% of specimens. the distance between the deep plantar arch and each interdigital commissure was generally constant, averaging 29% of total foot length. the deep plantar arch was located in the middle third of the foot in all specimens. being in the distal part of this third in 90%. the deep plantar arch is, therefore formed mainly by the deep plantar artery, a branch of the dorsal artery of foot: its location can be estimated if foot length is known.Univ Fed Santa Catarina, Dept Morphol Sci, BR-88040900 Florianopolis, SC, BrazilUniv La Frontera, Fac Med, Frontera, ChileUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Dept Morphol, São Paulo, BrazilUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Dept Morphol, São Paulo, BrazilWeb of Scienc