Alteridade, diferença e o laço social contemporâneo.

O artigo discorre sobre o tema da alteridade em psicanálise definido como um tipo de diferença absoluta, lugar da causa, da exceção, do impossível de ser simbolizado que orienta todo ato de fala. Freud o situou a partir do estado original humano de desamparo; Lacan, através da linguagem. A alteridade é apresentada em três modalidades: imaginária, simbólica e real. Na imaginária, é encontrada no que não adquire imagem na relação especular; na simbólica, na própria Ordem Simbólica, incapaz de tudo nomear; na real, comparece como o que insiste sempre como obstáculo à simbolização. A modernidade produziu um sujeito prisioneiro do sentimento inconsciente de culpa em decorrência do recalque da dívida simbólica com o Outro. A contemporaneidade é fruto de importantes modificações na estrutura discursiva que fazem obstáculo à supremacia do recalque como tratamento da economia libidinal. Isso não produz necessariamente a psicose. Freud situou a neurose como o negativo da perversão

Quando um aplicativo ocupa o lugar do Outro

How is an app capable of altering a subject's perception of himself and allowing him to see himself in a different way than he imagined? When the familiar Other is absent from the function of helping a subject to manage his daily life and to build a narrative that places him inside his family and in the external world, who is responsible for exercising this function? A clinical case demonstrates how two apps were being used by a young man as a substitute for emptying the Other's place, because they provided him with quantified and graphic data about his daily activities and the quality of his mood. Machine knowledge is speculative; does not include the jouissance. Through interpretation, the analyst's desire connects the subject to his cause because it interrogates the truth at stake in the symptom. It legitimizes it from the recourse to the hypothesis of the existence of an Other knowledge. Thus, it reinserts a more primitive app in the egoic consideration: the transgenerational and constitutive dimension of desire.¿Cómo un app es capaz de alterar la percepción que un sujeto tiene de sí y permitirle verse a sí mismo de una forma diferente a la que imaginaba? Cuando el Otro familiar está ausente del rol de ayudar a un sujeto a administrar su vida cotidiana y construir una narrativa que lo ubica dentro de su familia y en el mundo externo, ¿quién es el responsable de realizar esta función? Un caso clínico demuestra cómo dos apps estaban siendo utilizadas por un joven como sustituto de vaciar el lugar del Otro, porque le proporcionaban datos cuantificados y gráficos sobre sus actividades diarias y la calidad de su estado de ánimo. El conocimiento de la máquina es especulativo; no incluye el goce. A través de la interpretación, el deseo del analista vincula al sujeto con su causa porque interroga la verdad que está en juego en el síntoma. Lo legitima a partir del recurso a la hipótesis de la existencia de un Otro saber. Así, reinserta en la consideración egoica una aplicación más primitiva: la dimensión transgeneracional y constitutiva del deseo.Comment une app est-elle capable de modifier la perception qu'un sujet a de lui-même et de lui permettre de se voir d'une manière différente de celle qu'il imaginait ? Lorsque l'Autre familier est absent du rôle d'aider un sujet à gérer son quotidien et à construire un récit qui le situe dans sa famille et dans le monde extérieur, qui est chargé d'exercer cette fonction ? Un cas clinique montre comment deux apps ont été utilisées par un jeune homme comme substitut pour vider la place de l'Autre, car elles lui ont fourni des données chiffrées et graphiques sur ses activités quotidiennes et la qualité de son humeur. La connaissance des machines est spéculative ; n'inclut pas la jouissance. Par l'interprétation, le désir de l'analyste relie le sujet à sa cause parce qu'il interroge la vérité en jeu dans le symptôme. Elle le légitime du recours à l'hypothèse de l'existence d'un Autre savoir. Ainsi, elle réinsère dans la considération égoïque une app plus primitive : la dimension transgénérationnelle et constitutive du désir.Como um aplicativo é capaz de alterar a percepção que um sujeito tem dele mesmo e permitir que ele se veja de um modo diferente daquele que imaginava? Quando o Outro familiar se ausenta da função de ajudar um sujeito a administrar o cotidiano da sua vida e a construir uma narrativa que o situe no interior de sua família e no mundo externo, a quem cabe exercer esta função? Um caso clínico demonstra como dois apps vinham sendo usados por um jovem como suplência ao esvaziamento do lugar do Outro porque lhe forneciam dados quantificados e gráficos sobre suas atividades cotidianas e a qualidade do seu humor. O saber da máquina é especulativo; não inclui o gozo. Através da interpretação, o desejo do analista conecta o sujeito à sua causa porque interroga a verdade em jogo no sintoma. Legitima-a partir do recurso à hipótese da existência de um Outro saber. Assim, reinsere na consideração egoica um app mais primitivo: a dimensão transgeracional e constitutiva do desej

The Sérgio Buarque de Holandas Weberian thought as an Explanation for Corruption in Brazilian Society

The present article aims to expose more precisely the influences of Max Weber s thinking on S rgio Buarque de Holanda s main work Ra zes do Brasil Considering that the work of Holanda represents a fundamental contribution to the sociological studies on corruption in Brazil it is necessary in order to reduce recurring misunderstandings a detailed presentation of the Weberian theoretical basis and its incorporation along Ra zes do Brasil Holanda s perspective on the constitutive elements of Brazilian culture and institutions is in constant dialogue with Weberian notions of traditional domination affective social action patrimonialism and traditional social action Such conceptions are circumscribed in the great theory of social rationalization produced by the german sociologist and in the work of the Brazilian historian result in the diagnosis of a society deeply oriented by personalism traditionalism patrimonialism and cordiality Finally we tried to demonstrate how these characteristics of Brazilian society still benefit the practice of corruption insofar as they do not produce the formally rationalized culture guided by the valorisation of the legal norms compliance and do not create rigid and impersonal institutions to limit the relations between the public sphere and the private spher

Oral Kaposi sarcoma development is associated with HIV viral load, CD4+ count and CD4+/CD8+ ratio

Kaposi?s sarcoma (KS) is an uncommon, multifocal and angioproliferative lesion, which demonstrates a poor prognosis. The aim of the present research was to explore the association of HIV viral load, CD4+ and CD8+ counts and the CD4+/CD8+ ratio on the risk of oral Kaposi?s sarcoma (KS) development. A total of 62 patients were retrieved from March 2008 to October 2020 from the files of two oral pathology centres. Clinical, laboratory and follow-up data were retrieved from their medical files. Poisson regression was used to explore the role of history of immunosuppression and its association with oral KS development. A P-value <0.05 was considered significant. Sixty-two patients were included in the present study (32 with oral KS and 30 with no presentation of lesions anywhere on the body). Patients with oral KS presented a mean age of 32.6 years, and male patients were more affected. The hard palate (15 cases; 46.8%) was the main anatomical site affected. The lesions were mostly presented as swellings (13 cases; 40.6%) and nodules (12 cases; 37.5%). Systemic manifestations were also observed, including candidiasis (4 cases; 12.5%), bacterial infection (3 cases; 9.3%), tuberculosis (3 cases; 9.3%), herpes simplex (3 cases; 9.3%) and pneumonia (3 cases; 9.3%). A significant correlation was observed between HIV viral load, CD4+ count and the CD4+/CD8+ ratio with oral KS development. HIV viral load, CD4+ count and the CD4+/CD8+ ratio are associated with oral KS development

Viabilidade na reutilização da ardósia em substituição do agregado graúdo na dosagem do concreto/ Study of the reuse of slate replacing the coarse aggregate in dosing concrete

O objetivo desta pesquisa é analisar a influência da reutilização da ardósia ao substituí-la como agregado graúdo na dosagem do concreto para demonstrar suas variações na trabalhabilidade, abrasão superficial, massa específica, absorção de água e resistência à compressão demonstrando se é viável ou não utilizá-lo. Para isso foram reaproveitados a ardósia que é uma rocha metamórfica geralmente com característica  muito resistente, que são utilizadas na fabricação de tampas de sinucas e que dificilmente são reaproveitadas. O método utilizado nesta pesquisa foi apresentar comparativos por meio de ensaios de consistência, abrasão superficial, massa específica, absorção de água e resistências à compressão das dosagens do concreto com utilização de brita 2 em comparação com dosagens com a rocha ardósia nos percentuais de 25%, 50%, 75% e 100% em relação a quantidade de agregado graúdo utilizado no concreto convencional. Os ensaios realizados para tal fim, foram: Determinação da Abrasão “Los Angeles” (NBR MN 51/01), Massa específica e Absorção de água (NBR NM 53/09), Slump test (NBR NM 67/98) e Compressão de corpos-de-prova cilíndricos (NBR 5739/18). Os resultados dos ensaios foram satisfatórios para a dosagem de 50% de brita e 50% de ardósia, obtendo uma resistência média para 3 corpos de prova de 32,61MPa em comparação com o concreto convencional que obteve uma resistência média para mesma quantidade de 31,97MPa, um aumento na resistência relativamente pequena, mas que demonstra que é possível utilizá-lo nesse percentual. Nos demais ensaios notou-se uma a proximidade de resultados, isso nos leva a concluir que a ardósia pode ser usada em conjunto com a brita para assim garantir a estabilidade em sua resistência e dando um destino sustentável a esse material, podendo até mesmo influenciar no preço final do concreto. Como sugestão para trabalhos futuros pode-se incluir a esta pesquisa a caracterização dos tipos de pedra ardósias existentes na região a fim de verificar possíveis diferenças, preço de região em região, podendo incluir sua aplicabilidade na construção civil

Virulence in Murine Model Shows the Existence of Two Distinct Populations of Brazilian Vaccinia virus Strains

Brazilian Vaccinia virus had been isolated from sentinel mice, rodents and recently from humans, cows and calves during outbreaks on dairy farms in several rural areas in Brazil, leading to high economic and social impact. Some phylogenetic studies have demonstrated the existence of two different populations of Brazilian Vaccinia virus strains circulating in nature, but little is known about their biological characteristics. Therefore, our goal was to study the virulence pattern of seven Brazilian Vaccinia virus strains. Infected BALB/c mice were monitored for morbidity, mortality and viral replication in organs as trachea, lungs, heart, kidneys, liver, brain and spleen. Based on the virulence potential, the Brazilian Vaccinia virus strains were grouped into two groups. One group contained GP1V, VBH, SAV and BAV which caused disease and death in infected mice and the second one included ARAV, GP2V and PSTV which did not cause any clinical signals or death in infected BALB/c mice. The subdivision of Brazilian Vaccinia virus strains into two groups is in agreement with previous genetic studies. Those data reinforce the existence of different populations circulating in Brazil regarding the genetic and virulence characteristics

MAMMALS IN PORTUGAL : A data set of terrestrial, volant, and marine mammal occurrences in P ortugal

Mammals are threatened worldwide, with 26% of all species being includedin the IUCN threatened categories. This overall pattern is primarily associatedwith habitat loss or degradation, and human persecution for terrestrial mam-mals, and pollution, open net fishing, climate change, and prey depletion formarine mammals. Mammals play a key role in maintaining ecosystems func-tionality and resilience, and therefore information on their distribution is cru-cial to delineate and support conservation actions. MAMMALS INPORTUGAL is a publicly available data set compiling unpublishedgeoreferenced occurrence records of 92 terrestrial, volant, and marine mam-mals in mainland Portugal and archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira thatincludes 105,026 data entries between 1873 and 2021 (72% of the data occur-ring in 2000 and 2021). The methods used to collect the data were: live obser-vations/captures (43%), sign surveys (35%), camera trapping (16%),bioacoustics surveys (4%) and radiotracking, and inquiries that represent lessthan 1% of the records. The data set includes 13 types of records: (1) burrowsjsoil moundsjtunnel, (2) capture, (3) colony, (4) dead animaljhairjskullsjjaws, (5) genetic confirmation, (6) inquiries, (7) observation of live animal (8),observation in shelters, (9) photo trappingjvideo, (10) predators dietjpelletsjpine cones/nuts, (11) scatjtrackjditch, (12) telemetry and (13) vocalizationjecholocation. The spatial uncertainty of most records ranges between 0 and100 m (76%). Rodentia (n=31,573) has the highest number of records followedby Chiroptera (n=18,857), Carnivora (n=18,594), Lagomorpha (n=17,496),Cetartiodactyla (n=11,568) and Eulipotyphla (n=7008). The data setincludes records of species classified by the IUCN as threatened(e.g.,Oryctolagus cuniculus[n=12,159],Monachus monachus[n=1,512],andLynx pardinus[n=197]). We believe that this data set may stimulate thepublication of other European countries data sets that would certainly contrib-ute to ecology and conservation-related research, and therefore assisting onthe development of more accurate and tailored conservation managementstrategies for each species. There are no copyright restrictions; please cite thisdata paper when the data are used in publications.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

NEOTROPICAL XENARTHRANS: a data set of occurrence of xenarthran species in the Neotropics

Xenarthrans – anteaters, sloths, and armadillos – have essential functions for ecosystem maintenance, such as insect control and nutrient cycling, playing key roles as ecosystem engineers. Because of habitat loss and fragmentation, hunting pressure, and conflicts with 24 domestic dogs, these species have been threatened locally, regionally, or even across their full distribution ranges. The Neotropics harbor 21 species of armadillos, ten anteaters, and six sloths. Our dataset includes the families Chlamyphoridae (13), Dasypodidae (7), Myrmecophagidae (3), Bradypodidae (4), and Megalonychidae (2). We have no occurrence data on Dasypus pilosus (Dasypodidae). Regarding Cyclopedidae, until recently, only one species was recognized, but new genetic studies have revealed that the group is represented by seven species. In this data-paper, we compiled a total of 42,528 records of 31 species, represented by occurrence and quantitative data, totaling 24,847 unique georeferenced records. The geographic range is from the south of the USA, Mexico, and Caribbean countries at the northern portion of the Neotropics, to its austral distribution in Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, and Uruguay. Regarding anteaters, Myrmecophaga tridactyla has the most records (n=5,941), and Cyclopes sp. has the fewest (n=240). The armadillo species with the most data is Dasypus novemcinctus (n=11,588), and the least recorded for Calyptophractus retusus (n=33). With regards to sloth species, Bradypus variegatus has the most records (n=962), and Bradypus pygmaeus has the fewest (n=12). Our main objective with Neotropical Xenarthrans is to make occurrence and quantitative data available to facilitate more ecological research, particularly if we integrate the xenarthran data with other datasets of Neotropical Series which will become available very soon (i.e. Neotropical Carnivores, Neotropical Invasive Mammals, and Neotropical Hunters and Dogs). Therefore, studies on trophic cascades, hunting pressure, habitat loss, fragmentation effects, species invasion, and climate change effects will be possible with the Neotropical Xenarthrans dataset

Pervasive gaps in Amazonian ecological research

Biodiversity loss is one of the main challenges of our time,1,2 and attempts to address it require a clear un derstanding of how ecological communities respond to environmental change across time and space.3,4 While the increasing availability of global databases on ecological communities has advanced our knowledge of biodiversity sensitivity to environmental changes,5–7 vast areas of the tropics remain understudied.8–11 In the American tropics, Amazonia stands out as the world’s most diverse rainforest and the primary source of Neotropical biodiversity,12 but it remains among the least known forests in America and is often underrepre sented in biodiversity databases.13–15 To worsen this situation, human-induced modifications16,17 may elim inate pieces of the Amazon’s biodiversity puzzle before we can use them to understand how ecological com munities are responding. To increase generalization and applicability of biodiversity knowledge,18,19 it is thus crucial to reduce biases in ecological research, particularly in regions projected to face the most pronounced environmental changes. We integrate ecological community metadata of 7,694 sampling sites for multiple or ganism groups in a machine learning model framework to map the research probability across the Brazilian Amazonia, while identifying the region’s vulnerability to environmental change. 15%–18% of the most ne glected areas in ecological research are expected to experience severe climate or land use changes by 2050. This means that unless we take immediate action, we will not be able to establish their current status, much less monitor how it is changing and what is being lostinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio