O DIREITO TRANSNACIONAL E A FORMAÇÃO DE NOVAS FORMAS DE PODER EM UMA SOCIEDADE DE CONTROLE INFORMACIONAL

 O presente trabalho analisa as implicações das tecnologias digitais na constituição de uma nova sociedade de controle e seus efeitos na formação de um direito supranacional. Passamos de uma sociedade disciplinar hermética, fechada para uma sociedade de controle fluídica e aberta, mas continuamos com a mesma sistemática, utilizando outros instrumentos. Esse modelo impõe através de uma relação hierárquica um comportamento a uma multiplicidade de indivíduos, criando um encarceramento perfeito através do exercício do biopoder. Tais papéis são reforçados pela cultura consumista e a sociedade do espetáculo que transforma o indivíduo em uma mercadoria, levantando perfis de usuários conectados em rede propiciando uma categorização dos consumidores e trabalhadores com o objetivo de otimizar o lucro. Esta nova ordem permeia toda a civilização em um espaço ilimitado, universal com a apresentação de uma noção de direito atemporal, unitário com um centro de comando absoluto, que vise à paz perpétua e a justiça para todos. Essa utopia, que se propõe a ocupar todo o espaço sistêmico de maneira totalizante tem seu contraponto na  formação de um proletariado que aparece como um novo poder, podendo através da linguagem e da comunicação interativa constituir uma estrutura corporativa necessária para a sua libertação. Com um novo uso da ligação maquinal em rede como ferramenta biopolítica, atua como um agente autônomo da produção. Nesta sociedade de controle informatizada criadora de condutas discriminatórias, a ‘multidão’ resgata sua identidade própria e toma de seus controladores o direito de fazer sua própria história coletiva. 

Endoscopic balloon dilation of Crohn’s disease strictures-safety, efficacy and clinical impact

To evaluate the incidence of anastomotic strictures after intestinal resection in Crohn’s disease (CD), demonstrate long-term efficacy and safety of endoscopic balloon dilation (EBD) in CD strictures and its impact on the diagnosis of subclinical postoperative endoscopic recurrence

IMPACT OF WEATHER CONDITIONS ON THE ENERGETIC QUALITY OF ACICULATED DRY BRANCHES OF Araucaria angustifolia (Bertol.) Kuntze PRODUCED THROUGHOUT A YEAR

The aciculated dry branches of Araucaria angustifolia, which fall throughout the year by the natural pruning of the species, can be a renewable and sustainable alternative for energy generation and income for rural producers inserted in the Mixed Ombrophilous Forest. This research aimed to energetically characterize these dry branches produced by free-growing trees throughout the year in the Santa Catarina's Plateau Region. Also, it aimed to determine the influence of weather conditions on the energetic quality of the aciculated dry branches. To that end, we demarcated 37 trees by choosing a quadrant according to the radius of the crowns in which the dry branches were collected. Collections happened monthly between June 2018 and May 2019. Subsequently, the biomass's physical, chemical, and energetic properties were determined. A simple correlation between climatic variables and properties was obtained. The main advantage of aciculated dry branches as an energy resource was their low moisture content (18%) and the disadvantages were the high ash content and the low basic density (220 kg.m-3). Except for the moisture content, all the properties of the aciculated dry branches varied throughout the year, and they were influenced by the weather variables. The correlations between the climatic variables and the properties analyzed indicated that the energetic quality of the dry branches was better in the months with the highest values of average temperatures and solar radiation

RISCOS E DANOS AMBIENTAIS ASSOCIADOS ÀS ATIVIDADES DA CADEIA PRODUTIVA DO PETRÓLEO: INSTRUMENTOS DE COMANDO E CONTROLE PARA MITIGAÇÃO DOS IMPACTOS DE VAZAMENTOS DE ÓLEO

 A matriz energética baseada no uso de combustíveis fósseis é uma realidade global. Com relação à indústria do petróleo, das operações para explorar novos campos petrolíferos, refino e distribuição de combustíveis, passando pela produção e transporte de óleo e derivados, existe o risco de vazamento de óleo ou derivados para o meio ambiente com consequências negativas para os ecossistemas e atividades humanas. A prevenção e a mitigação dos impactos relacionados com vazamentos de óleo ajudam a minimizar os potenciais perigos à saúde humana e ao meio ambiente. Cada derramamento fornece a oportunidade de aprendizado e de estabelecimento de métodos inovadores a título de preparação para futuros incidentes. Assim, objetiva-se com este artigo apresentar instrumentos de comando e controle formulados a partir de incidentes com vazamentos de óleo que contribuíram para a proteção do meio ambiente, prevenindo e mitigando futuros impactos ambientais associados à cadeia produtiva do petróleo

Segmentation of Lung Tomographic Images Using U-Net Deep Neural Networks

Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) are among the best methods of Artificial Intelligence, especially in computer vision, where convolutional neural networks play an important role. There are numerous architectures of DNNs, but for image processing, U-Net offers great performance in digital processing tasks such as segmentation of organs, tumors, and cells for supporting medical diagnoses. In the present work, an assessment of U-Net models is proposed, for the segmentation of computed tomography of the lung, aiming at comparing networks with different parameters. In this study, the models scored 96% Dice Similarity Coefficient on average, corroborating the high accuracy of the U-Net for segmentation of tomographic images

Poor disability outcomes in the management of Low Back Pain patients in Portugal

Trabalho apresentado em 10th Interdisciplinary World Congress on Low Back & Pelvic Girdle Pain, 28-31 de outubro 2019, Antuérpia, BélgicaN/

Complexities of Diagnosing and Treating a Mesenteric Cyst in a Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia Patient

Mesenteric cysts are a rare nosologic entity, the diagnosis of which is complex due to their nonspecific presentation. They may emerge from any part of the mesentery and grow to any size, thus conditioning a wide range of clinical manifestations that renders them easily mistaken for different gastrointestinal pathologies. Diagnosis encompasses a mixture of clinical suspicion, imaging techniques and sometimes surgery, and curative treatment is based on complete surgical resection of the cyst. We hereby present a case of a mesenteric cyst that developed on the anterior abdominal wall of a 59-year-old man awaiting allogeneic bone marrow transplantation after being diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia. He was admitted to the emergency room with complaints of an increased abdominal perimeter and increased weight, not associated with alterations to his dietary or physical exercise habits. Suspecting ascites in the context of leukaemic progression, the patient was admitted to the medical ward; however, subsequent study identified a mesenteric cyst as the most probable diagnosis and the patient was proposed to undergo surgery. He underwent laparotomic cyst excision without complications and the histological evaluation of the surgical specimen confirmed the diagnosis

The protective effect of Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm matrix against phage predation

Staphylococcus epidermidis is a major causative agent of nosocomial infections, mainly associated with the use of indwelling devices, on which this bacterium forms structures known as biofilms. Due to biofilms’ high tolerance to antibiotics, virulent bacteriophages were previously tested as novel therapeutic agents. However, several staphylococcal bacteriophages were shown to be inefficient against biofilms. In this study, the previously characterized S. epidermidis-specific Sepunavirus phiIBB-SEP1 (SEP1), which has a broad spectrum and high activity against planktonic cells, was evaluated concerning its efficacy against S. epidermidis biofilms. The in vitro biofilm killing assays demonstrated a reduced activity of the phage. To understand the underlying factors impairing SEP1 inefficacy against biofilms, this phage was tested against distinct planktonic and biofilm-derived bacterial populations. Interestingly, SEP1 was able to lyse planktonic cells in different physiological states, suggesting that the inefficacy for biofilm control resulted from the biofilm 3D structure and the protective effect of the matrix. To assess the impact of the biofilm architecture on phage predation, SEP1 was tested in disrupted biofilms resulting in a 2 orders-of-magnitude reduction in the number of viable cells after 6 h of infection. The interaction between SEP1 and the biofilm matrix was further assessed by the addition of matrix to phage particles. Results showed that the matrix did not inactivate phages nor affected phage adsorption. Moreover, confocal laser scanning microscopy data demonstrated that phage infected cells were less predominant in the biofilm regions where the matrix was more abundant. Our results provide compelling evidence indicating that the biofilm matrix can work as a barrier, allowing the bacteria to be hindered from phage infection.This study was supported by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT)under the scope of the strategic funding of UIDB/04469/2020 unit, and Project PTDC/SAU-PUB/29182/2017 [POCI-01-0145-FEDER-029182]. This project received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 researchand innovation programme under grant agreement No. 713640info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio