Lusofonia e Projecção Estratégica. Portugal e a CPLP

A ideia de uma Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa (CPLP), inspiradora da génese da sua recente institucionalização, precedeu, de mais de um século, a realidade que traduz, actualmente, o resultado da vontade política de oito estados soberanos. Essa ideia surgiu da verificação da existência partilhada de factores de ordem cultural, designadamente, a utilização comum da língua portuguesa falada e escrita, que constitui o meio de expressão de mais de 230 milhões de pessoas. A percepção política dos estados sobre a importância da língua como factor de projecção estratégica, adquire expressão inequívoca nas políticas externas dos países europeus cuja história foi tecida através dos contactos com o resto do mundo. Os povos dos países da CPLP, bem como as comunidades de lusofalantes espalhadas pelo mundo, formam um espaço de expressão cultural, cujo significado transcende as fronteiras territoriais da lusofonia, definindo-se em termos de factor de projeccção estratégica potencial. Neste contexto, a CPLP constitui o enquadramento institucional que reúne as condições necessárias à defesa da lusofonia e ao desenvolvimento da língua portuguesa como património cultural, e factor de projecção estratégica, cujo desenvolvimento importa tanto a Portugal, como aos outros países da CPLP

Desempenho de algoritmos de ordenação em hardware e software implementados em SOC

Mestrado em Engenharia de Computadores e TelemáticaField Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) were invented by Xilinx in 1985. Their reconfigurable nature allows to use them in multiple areas of Information Technologies. This project aims to study this technology to be an alternative to traditional data processing methods, namely sorting. The proposed solution is based on the principle of reusing resources to counter this technology’s known resources limitations.As Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) foram inventadas em 1985 pela Xilinx. A sua natureza reconfiguratória permite que sejam utilizadas em várias áreas das tecnologias de informação. Este trabalho tem como objectivo estudar o uso desta tecnologia como alternativa aos métodos tradicionais de processamento de dados, nomeadamente a ordenação. A solução proposta baseia-se na reutilização de recursos para combater as conhecidas limitações deste tipo de tecnologia

Catálogo Taxonômico da Fauna do Brasil: setting the baseline knowledge on the animal diversity in Brazil

The limited temporal completeness and taxonomic accuracy of species lists, made available in a traditional manner in scientific publications, has always represented a problem. These lists are invariably limited to a few taxonomic groups and do not represent up-to-date knowledge of all species and classifications. In this context, the Brazilian megadiverse fauna is no exception, and the Catálogo Taxonômico da Fauna do Brasil (CTFB) (http://fauna.jbrj.gov.br/), made public in 2015, represents a database on biodiversity anchored on a list of valid and expertly recognized scientific names of animals in Brazil. The CTFB is updated in near real time by a team of more than 800 specialists. By January 1, 2024, the CTFB compiled 133,691 nominal species, with 125,138 that were considered valid. Most of the valid species were arthropods (82.3%, with more than 102,000 species) and chordates (7.69%, with over 11,000 species). These taxa were followed by a cluster composed of Mollusca (3,567 species), Platyhelminthes (2,292 species), Annelida (1,833 species), and Nematoda (1,447 species). All remaining groups had less than 1,000 species reported in Brazil, with Cnidaria (831 species), Porifera (628 species), Rotifera (606 species), and Bryozoa (520 species) representing those with more than 500 species. Analysis of the CTFB database can facilitate and direct efforts towards the discovery of new species in Brazil, but it is also fundamental in providing the best available list of valid nominal species to users, including those in science, health, conservation efforts, and any initiative involving animals. The importance of the CTFB is evidenced by the elevated number of citations in the scientific literature in diverse areas of biology, law, anthropology, education, forensic science, and veterinary science, among others

»LUTKE« PRI ŽENSKI ORODNI TELOVADBI: RAZMERJE VADITELJE-TELOVADKA SKOZI OČI PIERRA BOURDIEUJA

In Women\u27s Artistic Gymnastics (WAG), athletes can be coach dependent, becoming submissive and this scenario may reflect subordination, harassment and abuse. This is worrying, because gymnasts are usually children. However, we  argue that coach conduct depends on complex interactions. Thus, we analyzed how the coach-gymnast relationship is built. We used Pierre Bourdieu\u27s categories to argue our reflections. We identified that the domination forms in the coach-gymnast relationship are responsible for shaping long-lasting dispositions, triggered by a process marked by the inculcation and embodiment of certain practices. Thus, gymnasts develop a class habitus that reproduces and legitimates the logic of this field. Our appropriation of Bourdieu\u27s lens has shown that the gymnasts are at a disadvantage in relation to the coaches and to the system. Therefore, these structures should not demand early outcomes, but allow gymnasts to decide whether they want to continue in this “game of domination”.V ženski orodni telovadbi (WAG) so telovadke lahko odvisne od vaditelja, postanejo podrejene in ta scenarij lahko odraža podrejenost, nadlegovanje in zlorabe. To je zaskrbljujoče, saj so telovadke običajno otroci. Vendar trdimo, da je ravnanje vaditelja odvisno od zapletenih medsebojnih odnosov. Tako smo razčlenili, kako se gradi odnos vaditelj-telovadka. Za dokazovanje svojih razmišljanj smo uporabili kategorije Pierra Bourdieuja. Ugotovili smo, da so oblike prevlade v odnosu vaditelj-telovadka odgovorne za oblikovanje dolgotrajnih predpogojev, ki jih sproži postopek, zaznamovan z vključevanjem in utelešenjem nekaterih praks. Tako telovadke razvijejo razredno okolje, ki razmnožuje in legitimira logiko tega področja. Naša uporaba Bourdieujevega objektiva je pokazala, da so telovadke v slabšem položaju v primerjavi s vaditelji in okoljem. Zato te strukture ne bi smele zahtevati zgodnjih rezultatov, temveč omogočati telovadkam, da se odločijo, ali želijo nadaljevati v tej "igri prevlade"

Tratamento bem-sucedido de lesão cardíaca penetrante e não transfixante com miocardiorrafia e manuseio de eventos de fibrilação atrial e parada cardiorrespiratória: relato de caso

As lesões cardíacas penetrantes e não transfixantes são uma emergência médica que requer tratamento imediato e adequado. A miocardiorrafia é uma técnica cirúrgica utilizada no tratamento dessas lesões, mas pode estar associada a complicações, como fibrilação atrial (FA) e parada cardiorrespiratória (PCR). O presente artigo tem como objetivo relatar um caso de um tratamento bem-sucedido de lesão cardíaca penetrante e não transfixante com miocardiorrafia e manuseio de eventos de fibrilação atrial e parada cardiorrespiratória. Descrevemos o caso de um paciente de 21 anos do sexo masculino que foi admitido em estado grave em um hospital de referência após sofrer ferimento penetrante por projétil de arma de fogo. O paciente foi imediatamente encaminhado ao centro cirúrgico, onde foi constatada uma lesão pulmonar transfixante com perfuração de lobo superior, inferior e língula, além de um ferimento do miocárdio não transfixante no ventrículo esquerdo, que foi tratado com miocardiorrafia. Durante o procedimento cirúrgico, o paciente apresentou fibrilação atrial (FA) seguida de parada cardiorrespiratória (PCR), que foi revertida com ressuscitação cardiopulmonar (RCP) e desfibrilação. O paciente foi estabilizado com transfusão de hemocomponentes e recebeu suporte clínico completo na Unidade de Terapia Intensiva (UTI) após a cirurgia. O paciente evoluiu satisfatoriamente, sem complicações e recebeu alta hospitalar, sendo monitorado regularmente pela equipe de cardiologia. Este relato de caso destaca a importância do diagnóstico e tratamento imediato de lesões cardíacas penetrantes em pacientes politraumatizados, bem como o manejo adequado da FA e PCR intraoperatórias

First Report of the Hyper-IgM Syndrome Registry of the Latin American Society for Immunodeficiencies: Novel Mutations, Unique Infections, and Outcomes

Hyper-IgM (HIGM) syndrome is a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by normal or elevated serum IgM levels associated with absent or decreased IgG, IgA and IgE. Here we summarize data from the HIGM syndrome Registry of the Latin American Society for Immunodeficiencies (LASID). of the 58 patients from 51 families reported to the registry with the clinical phenotype of HIGM syndrome, molecular defects were identified in 37 patients thus far. We retrospectively analyzed the clinical, immunological and molecular data from these 37 patients. CD40 ligand (CD40L) deficiency was found in 35 patients from 25 families and activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID) deficiency in 2 unrelated patients. Five previously unreported mutations were identified in the CD40L gene (CD40LG). Respiratory tract infections, mainly pneumonia, were the most frequent clinical manifestation. Previously undescribed fungal and opportunistic infections were observed in CD40L-deficient patients but not in the two patients with AID deficiency. These include the first cases of pneumonia caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Serratia marcescens or Aspergillus sp. and diarrhea caused by Microsporidium sp. or Isospora belli. Except for four CD40L-deficient patients who died from complications of presumptive central nervous system infections or sepsis, all patients reported in this study are alive. Four CD40L-deficient patients underwent successful bone marrow transplantation. This report characterizes the clinical and genetic spectrum of HIGM syndrome in Latin America and expands the understanding of the genotype and phenotype of this syndrome in tropical areas.Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)Jeffrey Modell FoundationLatin American Advisory Board on Primary Immunodeficiencies initiativeUniv São Paulo, Inst Biomed Sci, Dept Immunol, BR-05508000 São Paulo, BrazilCtr Invest & Estudios, Dept Biomed Mol, Mexico City, DF, MexicoDr Ricardo Gutierrez Childrens Hosp, Buenos Aires, DF, ArgentinaHosp Nacl Ninos Dr Carlos Saenz Herrera, San Jose, Costa RicaPediat Allergy & Immunol Clin, Caxias Do Sul, RS, BrazilAlbert Sabin Hosp, Fortaleza, Ceara, BrazilHosp Base Dist Fed, Brasilia, DF, BrazilIntegrated Ctr Pediat Specialties, Curitiba, PR, BrazilHosp Ninos VJ Vilela, Rosario, ArgentinaHosp Ninos Luis Calvo Mackenna, Santiago, ChileUniv Fed Parana, Dept Pediat, BR-80060000 Curitiba, Parana, BrazilUniv Estadual Campinas, Sch Med, Dept Pediat, Campinas, SP, BrazilConceicao Childrens Hosp, Dept Pediat, Div Allergy & Immunol, Porto Alegre, RS, BrazilChildrens Hosp Lucidio Portela, Teresina, PI, BrazilPontificia Univ Catolica Chile, Div Pediat, Santiago, ChileUniv Estadual Campinas, Sch Med, Dept Med, Campinas, SP, BrazilUniv São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto Med Sch, BR-14049 Ribeirao Preto, SP, BrazilHosp Nacl Edgardo Rebagliati Martins Alergia & In, Lima, PeruUniv Fed Rio de Janeiro, Sch Med, Dept Pediat, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilInst Nacl Pediat, Unidad Invest Inmunodeficiencias, Mexico City, DF, MexicoIMSS, Unidad Med Alta Especialidad 25, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, MexicoClin Montefiori, Unidad Inmunol, Lima, PeruUNAL, Univ Hosp, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, MexicoFac Med ABC, Santo Andre, SP, BrazilChildrens Hosp, Dept Pediat, New Orleans, LA USAHop Necker Enfants Malad, INSERM, Unite U768, Paris, FranceUniv Washington, Sch Med, Dept Pediat, Seattle, WA 98195 USASeattle Childrens Res Inst, Seattle, WA USAUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Dept Pediat, Div Allergy Immunol & Rheumatol, São Paulo, BrazilUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Dept Pediat, Div Allergy Immunol & Rheumatol, São Paulo, BrazilFAPESP: 2012/50515-4FAPESP: 2006/57643-7FAPESP: 2012/51745-3Web of Scienc

Comentários a uma sentença anunciada : o processo Lula

“Comentários a uma sentença: o Caso Lula” é talvez o mais importante documento jurídico publicado no Brasil em décadas. A presente coletânea de artigos nasceu de um movimento espontâneo e bastante significativo de juristas brasileiros e estrangeiros que examinaram cuidadosamente a sentença proferida no âmbito do processo que tramitou na 13ª Vara Federal de Curitiba, no caso que ficou conhecido na mídia como o do “tríplex do Guarujá”. <br>De la presentación de Geraldo Prad

The surgical safety checklist and patient outcomes after surgery: a prospective observational cohort study, systematic review and meta-analysis

© 2017 British Journal of Anaesthesia Background: The surgical safety checklist is widely used to improve the quality of perioperative care. However, clinicians continue to debate the clinical effectiveness of this tool. Methods: Prospective analysis of data from the International Surgical Outcomes Study (ISOS), an international observational study of elective in-patient surgery, accompanied by a systematic review and meta-analysis of published literature. The exposure was surgical safety checklist use. The primary outcome was in-hospital mortality and the secondary outcome was postoperative complications. In the ISOS cohort, a multivariable multi-level generalized linear model was used to test associations. To further contextualise these findings, we included the results from the ISOS cohort in a meta-analysis. Results are reported as odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals. Results: We included 44 814 patients from 497 hospitals in 27 countries in the ISOS analysis. There were 40 245 (89.8%) patients exposed to the checklist, whilst 7508 (16.8%) sustained ≥1 postoperative complications and 207 (0.5%) died before hospital discharge. Checklist exposure was associated with reduced mortality [odds ratio (OR) 0.49 (0.32–0.77); P\u3c0.01], but no difference in complication rates [OR 1.02 (0.88–1.19); P=0.75]. In a systematic review, we screened 3732 records and identified 11 eligible studies of 453 292 patients including the ISOS cohort. Checklist exposure was associated with both reduced postoperative mortality [OR 0.75 (0.62–0.92); P\u3c0.01; I2=87%] and reduced complication rates [OR 0.73 (0.61–0.88); P\u3c0.01; I2=89%). Conclusions: Patients exposed to a surgical safety checklist experience better postoperative outcomes, but this could simply reflect wider quality of care in hospitals where checklist use is routine