Masculinidades em tempos de incerteza e mudanças

This text introduces the articles in the dossier considering the contributions of studies of gender and masculinities for anthropological theory in the last two decades. Taking into account the scholarship of authors that marked these studies in the mid-1990s, we explore continuities and advances in the field. We show how current debates on gender and masculinity suggest that the main insights developed during this period are still relevant. The methods of anthropology are considered particularly suited for the study of masculinities, given their potential to destabilize “conventional” categories of analysis. The comparative nature of anthropology is seen as extremely productive in that it enables to challenge universal categories and raises key questions on the social contexts in which these categories are employed. At the same time, such variety of contexts, especially in situations of radical change and/or crisis, brings new questions to the fore for the analysis of masculinities. Among them the question of the analytical fruitfulness of the notion of hegemonic masculinity in situations in which force, rather than consensus, appears to acquire more salience19229329

Masculinities in times of uncertainty and change: introduction

This text introduces the articles in the dossier considering the contributions of studies of gender and masculinities for anthropological theory in the last two decades. Taking into account the scholarship of authors that marked these studies in the mid-1990s, we explore continuities and advances in the field. We show how current debates on gender and masculinity suggest that the main insights developed during this period are still relevant. The methods of anthropology are considered particularly suited for the study of masculinities, given their potential to destabilize “conventional” categories of analysis. The comparative nature of anthropology is seen as extremely productive in that it enables to challenge universal categories and raises key questions on the social contexts in which these categories are employed. At the same time, such variety of contexts, especially in situations of radical change and/or crisis, brings new questions to the fore for the analysis of masculinities. Among them the question of the analytical fruitfulness of the notion of hegemonic masculinity in situations in which force, rather than consensus, appears to acquire more salience.Neste texto apresentamos os artigos que compõem o dossiê, considerando as contribuições dos estudos sobre gênero e masculinidades para a teoria antropológica durante as duas últimas décadas. Levando em conta as formulações de diversos autores que marcaram esses estudos na metade da década de 1990, exploramos as permanências e os avanços nesse campo. Mostramos como o debate sobre essa problemática sugere que os principais insights antropológicos alcançados nesse período ainda são significativos. Os métodos da antropologia continuam sendo considerados privilegiados para o estudo das masculinidades, por seu potencial para desestabilizar categorias “convencionais” de análise. A natureza comparativa da antropologia ainda é percebida como altamente produtiva por possibilitar desafiar a ideia da existência de categorias universais e levantar questões chave sobre os contextos sociais nos quais são utilizadas. No entanto, a variedade de novos contextos, particularmente em situações de mudança radical e/ou de crises, coloca novas perguntas em termos das análises das masculinidades. Entre elas adquire destaque a questão da fertilidade analítica da noção de masculinidade hegemônica em situações nas quais a força, no lugar do consenso, se torna particularmente relevante

Electrochemical synthesis of C-glycosides as non-natural mimetics of biologically active oligosaccharides

Natural oligosaccharides inhibitors of heparanase and selectins are emerging as promising drugs for cancer therapy. As an alternative tool to the natural ones, sulfated tri maltose C-C-linked dimers (alfa,alfa alfa,beta and beta,beta STMCs) were prepared by bromo-maltotriose electroreduction on silver cathode,1 followed by sulfation. The presence of an interglycosidic C-C bond makes STMCs less vulnerable to metabolic processing then their O-analogues. For this reason, STMCs have been studied as drug candidates and inhibitors of carbohydrate processing enzymes. Their activity as inhibitor of Pselectin in vivo and in the attenuation of metastasis both on B16-BL6 melanoma cells and on MC- 38 carcinoma cells2 prompted to the optimization of their synthetic process. Therefore, the electrochemical process for the C-C coupling of the model molecule acetobromoglucose has been investigated by changing various reaction conditions such as solvent and arrangement of the electrolytic cell, aiming at the final scale-up of the reaction

The Bible and Women: An Encyclopaedia of Exegesis and Cultural Histor

En otoño de 2006, la biblista austriaca Irmtraud Fischer y la historiadora italiana Adriana Valerio, que del 2001 al 2007 fueron respectivamente presidentas de la ESWTR (European Society of Women for Theological Research), reflexionaron sobre la posibilidad de poner en marcha un proyecto en el que participaran teólogas europeas

Aplicación de la NIC 2 en la determinacion del costo de los inventarios de "citricos" en la empresa Agricola Norsur SAC

Actualmente el mundo viene atravesando por cambios constantes, como el proceso de globalización de la economía e inversiones en el mundo, esto ha conllevado a mejorar, armonizar y homogenizar los informes financieros, para ser comprendidos por todos los usuarios desde inversionistas, accionistas, proveedores y entre otros. En este sentido el IASB - International Accounting Standards Board (Junta de Normas Internacionales de Contabilidad) desarrolla y aprueba las normas internacionales de información Financiera que son de carácter Global, de alta calidad, comprensibles y de cumplimiento obligatorio, que tiene por objetivo promover su uso y aplicación rigurosa. La presente investigación tiene como objetivo analizar la aplicación de la NIC 02 en la determinación de los costos de inventario de productos perecibles de exportación de la Empresa “Agrícola NORSUR” Ubicada en la ciudad de Lima – Distrito San Isidro. Analizando el tratamiento actual que aplica al determinar el costo unitario, costo total de los inventarios para su comercialización, de acuerdo a la contabilidad de Costos y el uso adecuado de las Normas Internacionales de Contabilidad, es decir la NIC 02. Por lo tanto, la presente investigación tiene por objetivo medir la influencia, analizando la adecuada aplicación de la NIC 02 en el tratamiento contable de los inventarios, lo cual permitirá revelar si existe un adecuado procedimiento, registro, control y valorización de estos, los cuales se verán reflejados en la presentación de los Estados Financieros.Trabajo de suficiencia profesionalCampus Lima Centr

Relationship between severe obesity and gut inflammation in children: what's next?

Background: Preliminary evidence suggests an association between obesity and gut inflammation. Aims: To evaluate the frequency of glucose abnormalities and their correlation with systemic and intestinal inflammation in severely obese children. Patients and Methods: Thirty-four children (25 males; median age 10.8 ± 3.4 yrs) with severe obesity (BMI >95%) were screened for diabetes with oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), systemic inflammation with C-reactive protein (CRP) and gut inflammation with rectal nitric oxide (NO) and faecal calprotectin. Results: BMI ranged from 23 to 44 kg/m2, and BMI z-score between 2.08 e 4.93 (median 2.69 ± 0.53). Glucose abnormalities were documented in 71% of patients: type 2 diabetes in 29%, impaired fasting glucose (IFG) in 58%, and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) in 37.5%. Thirty-one patients (91%) were hyperinsulinemic. CRP was increased in 73.5% with a correlation between BMI z-score and CRP (p 0.03). Faecal calprotectin was increased in 47% patients (mean 77 ± 68), and in 50% of children with abnormal glucose metabolism (mean 76 ± 68 ìg/g), with a correlation with increasing BMI z-score. NO was pathological in 88%, and in 87.5% of glucose impairment (mean 6.8 ± 5 ìM). Conclusions: In this study, the prevalence of glucose abnormalities in obese children is higher than in other series; furthermore, a correlation is present between markers of systemic and intestinal inflammation and glucose abnormalities