Recém-nascidos de muito baixo peso e famílias migrantes : maternidade Dr. Alfredo da Costa : uma janela sobre a sociedade contemporânea portuguesa…

RESUMO - A migração transnacional de pessoas tem-se afirmado como um fenómeno global e crescente, provocando, nos diversos contextos nacionais implicados, mudança social e desafios adaptativos das sociedades e instituições. O universo da saúde poderá contudo constituir uma esfera privilegiada de interacção senão de inclusão e coesão social, requestionando os conceitos de cidadania. A sustentação de bons indicadores de saúde, nomeadamente materna e infantil, decorre de estratégias abrangentes de saúde pública e de políticas visionárias que contemplem sempre e também os mais necessitados. Procurando conhecer melhor os contextos em que ocorre o nascimento de recém-nascidos de muito baixo peso, este projecto corresponde a um estudo exploratório na maior maternidade do país, procurando entender a eventual associação de factores de índole social e familiar, nomeadamente ser de origem migrante. --------------------------- ABSTRACT - Transnational migration of people has clearly become a global and growing issue causing, on different national grounds, social change and adaptative challenges to society and its institutions. The health universe may, however, be a privileged scenery for integration and social cohesion making one re-think the concept of citizenship. Keeping up good health statistics, including maternal and child health results from wide public health strategies and fore seeking health policies not disregarding the underprivileged or the less visible fringes of society. Aiming to clarify on what context very low birth weight happens this project consists mainly in an explorative study on the biggest maternity in Portugal. Social and familiar factors are screened for possible association with migrant origin in ve

Bryophytes of occurrences in São João do Sóter, Maranhao, Brazil

Bryophytes are small plants, lignified conducting vessels absent, predominantly terrestrial, being the second largest group of terrestrial plants. This study as objective to study of bryophytes occurring in the municipality of São João do Sóter, in Maranhão, elaborating the list of the species found, their types of substrates and their geographical distribution. The collects were carried out every two months, with  duration of three to five days, between august 2010 and august 2011 in pre-existing tracks, in the native vegetation. The collection of the botanical material was done following the usual methodology for the group. Were found 28 species of bryophytes distributed in 18 genera and 12 families. For Anthocerotophyta was recorded only one family, and one species. Bryophyta is represented by eight families and Marchantiophyta with three families. Syrrhopodon cryptocarpus Dozy & Molk, Fissidens goyazensis Broth, e Entodontopsis nitens Mitt. W.R. Buck, are new occurrences for the state of Maranhão. The results amplify knowledge on geographic distribution of the collected species