Representações do lugar periférico no cinema contemporâneo brasileiro

Fora dos grandes polos nacionais, o cinema brasileiro busca muitas vezes, para marcar sua identidade, a representação regionalista. Porém a produção recente de alguns estados tem indicado um caminho diferente: a desconstrução da cultura local e temáticas mais universais. Este trabalho aborda dois desses casos: Pernambuco, com larga tradição de filmes focados na cultura popular e que vem, através da obra de cineastas como Kleber Mendonça Filho, construindo narrativas urbanas cosmopolitas; e o Tocantins, com uma História de pouco mais de duas décadas e escassa definição identitária, mas que igualmente produz um cinema desmitificante e universalista. Para esta discussão, buscamos um caminho eminentemente descritivo, auxiliado pelos conceitos semióticos de objeto dinâmico e imediato para analisar o recorte do lugar geográfico nos filmes, o papel desse recorte na narrativa e como ele contribui para uma mudança no imaginário sobre o Brasil periférico que brota desse audiovisual contemporâneo

OS CORREDORES EXCLUSIVOS DE ÔNIBUS: QUAL SUA IMPORTÂNCIA E SEU IMPACTO NA CIDADE DE CURITIBA

A crescente procura por meios de transporte público que sejam eficientes e de qualidade nos centros urbanos reitera a necessidade de novos e maiores investimentos pela iniciativa pública no setor da mobilidade urbana. Dado exposto, o presente estudo consiste em analisar quais os possíveis impactos que a implantação de faixas exclusivas causa na cidade de Curitiba (PR). Em primeiro momento o estudo utiliza-se de revisão bibliográfica que permite verificar aspectos técnicos, baseando-se em obras que visam dar melhor entendimento sobre o tema da forma em que são apresentados no contexto histórico. Na sequência buscou-se realizar um estudo quali-quantitativo que visam dar sustentação ao tema proposto por meio de estudos bibliográficos e levantamento de dados. O estudo buscou analisar se houve ganho de tempo em duas faixas exclusivas que foram implantadas na cidade de Curitiba, sendo elas nas ruas XV de Novembro e Rua Marechal Deodoro, trecho entre Rua João Negrão e Alameda Doutor Muricy. A análise permitiu identificar se houve um impacto em linhas do transporte coletivo que utilizam os trechos mencionados. Fora possível evidenciar que os trechos ainda carecem de novas intervenções para que haja um impacto melhor na mobilidade urbana da cidade.

Dynamics of forage production in annual ryegrass cultivars / Dinâmica da produção de forragem de cultivares de azevém anual

Annual ryegrass is one of the species that best meets the needs of the farmers in south Brazil during the winter. Many of these cultivars can be found in the market. However, in some cases information on their actual adaptation to each climate situation or production system is unavailable. The present study aimed to evaluate the productive performance of diploid and tetraploid cultivars of annual ryegrass under grazing. The experiment was carried out in the municipality of Pato Branco, State of Paraná (PR), Brazil. The experimental design was a randomized complete block design with 4 replications. The following were the cultivars observed in this study: LE 284, Camaro, Bakarat, Estações, Ponteio and Nibbio (diploids; 2n), Winter Star, KLM 138, Scorpio, Titan, Barjumbo, and Potro (tetraploids; 4n). Mob grazing was used with an entry height of 25 cm and an exit height of 10 cm. It was noted that the cultivars that presented the longest period of pasture use were those that produced the greatest amount of forage. For all cultivars evaluated, the greatest accumulations of forage occurred between August, September, and October. Cultivars Winter Star (4n) and Escórpio (4n) stood out as they yielded the largest forage production. On average, tetraploid cultivars are more productive than diploid cultivars

Characterization of a new anellovirus species infecting an ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) in Brazil

Abstract A complete genome of the first anellovirus infecting the wild felid Leopardus pardalis (ocelot) and a partial genome were assembled and annotated through high-throughput sequencing protocols followed by Sanger sequencing validation. The full-length virus obtained comprises 2,003 bp, while the partial genome comprises 1,224 bp. Phylogenetic analysis grouped these two sequences in two distinct clusters related to previously described Felidae anelloviruses. The ORF1 of the partial genome was identified as a new species provisionally called Torque teno ocelot virus, with 53.6% identity with its sister lineage. The complete genome was inferred as a new representative of the Torque teno felid virus 3 species, with 73.28% identity to the closest reference. This study expands known virus diversity and the host span of anelloviruses

New insights into the distribution and conservation status of the Golden-White Tassel-Ear Marmoset Mico chrysoleucos (Primates, Callitrichidae)

Among the 13 Mico species recognized by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, six are listed as "Data Deficient". The geographic range of most of the Mico species has been estimated from only a few records. We report new localities and the geographic extension of Mico chrysoleucos. In addition, we confirmed the presence of the species in two distinct protected areas. We modeled the habitat suitability of M. chrysoleucos using the maximum entropy method and including new records obtained by the authors in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. From the total area of occurrence calculated for the species, 22.8% is covered by protected areas and indigenous lands. The annual mean deforestation rate estimated between 2000 and 2015 was 2.95%, and the total area deforested by 2015 was 3354 km2 or 8.6% of the total distribution limits of the species. The habitat lost between 2000 and 2015 was 3.2% (1131 km2 ) of the total potential distribution, while the habitat loss area legally protected was 31 km2, and the habitat loss in settlements was equal to 691 km2. Our results extend the geographic distribution of the species about 100 km farther south, with the Maracanã River being a possible geographic barrier for the species. The significantly low rate of habitat loss inside protected areas and indigenous land, when compared to unprotected areas, points out the importance of these areas to M. chrysoleucos conservation. The species is relatively wide-ranging, legally protected, and resilient to regional anthropic threats. However, the hydroelectric schemes and the improvement of the road system in southern Amazonia pose an imminent threat to the species

Desempenho operacional no desdobro de espécies nativas em serrarias na Amazônia

Nas últimas décadas, a demanda crescente por madeiras tropicais no mundo tem levado ao surgimento de práticas desenvolvidas à Gestão da Qualidade no setor florestal, em que a amostragem do trabalho tem se destacado entre os métodos de medição das atividades produtivas capazes de promover formas de padronização das operações que visam à eficiência da mão de obra e maquinário. Portanto, este trabalho tem o objetivo de avaliar o desempenho operacional no desdobro de espécies nativas, por meio da amostragem do trabalho realizada nas operações de serra de fita em duas serrarias de pequeno porte situadas no município de Pacajá, Pará. Os dados foram obtidos através da observação direta e sistemática, cronometrados em intervalos intermitentes de três minutos nas atividades de desdobro de toras, totalizando 480 amostras para cada processadora, durante seis dias de levantamento. A serraria I desdobrou somente a espécie Ipê Amarelo (Handroanthusserratifolius (Vahl) S.O. Grose), e obteve 68,23% de tempo médio produtivo. A serraria II utilizou a Maçaranduba (Manilkara amazônica (Huber) Standl.) como principal espécie, e alcançou 74,39% de produtividade do trabalho. Tal resultado, justificou-se pela maior frequência e duração dos intervalos para alívio da fadiga e necessidades pessoais dos operadores da serraria II, o que possibilitou a recuperação física e maior disposição ao trabalho

Risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection in dogs and cats: a case-control study

Risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection in dogs and cats were investigated in an unmatched case-control study. A total of 197 animals from 150 veterinary practices across the United Kingdom was enrolled, including 105 MRSA cases and 92 controls with methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) infection. The association of owners and veterinarian staff with the human healthcare sector (HCS) and animal-related characteristics such as signalment, antimicrobial and immunosuppressive therapy, and surgery were evaluated as putative risk factors using logistic regression. We found that significant risk factors for MRSA infection were the number of antimicrobial courses (p = 0.005), number of days admitted to veterinary clinics (p = 0.003) and having received surgical implants (p = 0.001). In addition, the odds of contact with humans which had been ill and admitted to hospital (p = 0.062) were higher in MRSA infected pets than in MSSA controls. The risk factors identified in this study highlight the need to increase vigilance towards identification of companion animal groups at risk and to advocate responsible and judicious use of antimicrobials in small animal practice

Constraints on the χ_(c1) versus χ_(c2) polarizations in proton-proton collisions at √s = 8 TeV

The polarizations of promptly produced χ_(c1) and χ_(c2) mesons are studied using data collected by the CMS experiment at the LHC, in proton-proton collisions at √s=8  TeV. The χ_c states are reconstructed via their radiative decays χ_c → J/ψγ, with the photons being measured through conversions to e⁺e⁻, which allows the two states to be well resolved. The polarizations are measured in the helicity frame, through the analysis of the χ_(c2) to χ_(c1) yield ratio as a function of the polar or azimuthal angle of the positive muon emitted in the J/ψ → μ⁺μ⁻ decay, in three bins of J/ψ transverse momentum. While no differences are seen between the two states in terms of azimuthal decay angle distributions, they are observed to have significantly different polar anisotropies. The measurement favors a scenario where at least one of the two states is strongly polarized along the helicity quantization axis, in agreement with nonrelativistic quantum chromodynamics predictions. This is the first measurement of significantly polarized quarkonia produced at high transverse momentum