Literatura e rap na/da prisão

Among the books of literary content about prision released in Brazil in the last decade, there are some that relate to rap music. In these narratives, such as Diário de um detento (2001), by Jocenir, and Sobrevivente André du Rap (2002), by André du Rap, rap appears as an element of identification with the reader. On the other hand, rap groups like Comunidade Carcerária, 509-E and Detentos do Rap have written songs about the experience of detention. Racionais MCs, one of the best Brazilian rap groups, although its members have never been arrested, have important songs on the subject, like “Diário de um detento” (1997), a narrative about the terrible historic event known as “Massacre do Carandiru” (1992). This article analyses literary texts and rap songs where jail, crime and rap music itself are elements of formal construction and literary strategy of attracting cultivated readers and a more general public that is intended to be achieved.Dentre os livros de teor literário sobre a prisão lançados no Brasil na última década, destacam-se alguns que se relacionam com a música rap. Nesses livros, como Diário de um detento (2001), de Jocenir, e Sobrevivente André du Rap (2002), de André du Rap, o rap aparece como elemento de identificação e recurso de comunicação com o leitor. Em situação análoga, grupos de rap como Comunidade Carcerária, Detentos do Rap e 509-E produziram composições sobre a cadeia. Os Racionais MCs, apesar de não terem passado pela experiência do cárcere, têm importantes músicas sobre o tema, como “Diário de um detento” (1997), sobre o Massacre do Carandiru (1992). Analisam-se neste artigo textos da literatura prisional recente e composições de rap em que a cadeia, o crime e o próprio rap são elementos de caracterização de personagens e de estabelecimento de um público, leitor ou ouvinte, que se pretende atingir

Identification of miRNAs regulating MAPT expression and their analysis in plasma of patients with dementia

Background: Dementia is one of the most common diseases in elderly people and hundreds of thousand new cases per year of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are estimated. While the recent decade has seen significant advances in the development of novel biomarkers to identify dementias at their early stage, a great effort has been recently made to identify biomarkers able to improve differential diagnosis. However, only few potential candidates, mainly detectable in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), have been described so far. Methods: We searched for miRNAs regulating MAPT translation. We employed a capture technology able to find the miRNAs directly bound to the MAPT transcript in cell lines. Afterwards, we evaluated the levels of these miRNAs in plasma samples from FTD (n = 42) and AD patients (n = 33) and relative healthy controls (HCs) (n = 42) by using qRT-PCR. Results: Firstly, we found all miRNAs that interact with the MAPT transcript. Ten miRNAs have been selected to verify their effect on Tau levels increasing or reducing miRNA levels by using cell transfections with plasmids expressing the miRNAs genes or LNA antagomiRs. Following the results obtained, miR-92a-3p, miR-320a and miR-320b were selected to analyse their levels in plasma samples of patients with FTD and AD respect to HCs. The analysis showed that the miR-92a-1-3p was under-expressed in both AD and FTD compared to HCs. Moreover, miR-320a was upregulated in FTD vs. AD patients, particularly in men when we stratified by sex. Respect to HC, the only difference is showed in men with AD who have reduced levels of this miRNA. Instead, miR-320b is up-regulated in both dementias, but only patients with FTD maintain this trend in both genders. Conclusions: Our results seem to identify miR-92a-3p and miR-320a as possible good biomarkers to discriminate AD from HC, while miR-320b to discriminate FTD from HC, particularly in males. Combining three miRNAs improves the accuracy only in females, particularly for differential diagnosis (FTD vs. AD) and to distinguish FTD from H

Aborto interno pós-traumático em gata: relato de caso

As perdas gestacionais nas espécies canina e felina podem resultar em reabsorção embrionária; aborto, caracterizado pela expulsão de fetos vivos ou mortos, morte fetal com mumificação ou maceração. O trauma é considerado uma das causas não-infecciosas de mortalidade fetal e neonatal felina, podendo ocorrer de forma acidental. O objetivo deste trabalho foi relatar um caso de autólise fetal ectópica pós-traumática em gata. Foi atendida no Hospital Veterinário Universitário UFPI/CPCE um felino, fêmea, sem padrão de raça definida (SPRD), 2 anos de idade, pensando 3,0 kg com histórico de gestação e que havia sofrido um trauma na região abdominal há 15 dias. Após a realização da anamnese, exame físico, clínico e exames complementares a paciente foi encaminhada ao setor de cirurgia e submetida a celiotomia, na qual constatou-se a presença de um feto em processo de autólise na cavidade abdominal, além de uma lesão em processo de cicatrização no corno uterino esquerdo. Realizou-se a retirada do feto, seguida da ovariosalpingohisterectomia. Conclui-se que a morte fetal ocorreu posteriormente ao processo de ruptura uterina com a passagem do feto para a cavidade abdominal e subsequente autólise, tendo o fator traumático como causa da ruptura

Search for large missing transverse momentum in association with one top-quark in proton-proton collisions at √s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector

This paper describes a search for events with one top-quark and large missing transverse momentum in the final state. Data collected during 2015 and 2016 by the ATLAS experiment from 13 TeV proton–proton collisions at the LHC corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 36.1 fb−1 are used. Two channels are considered, depending on the leptonic or the hadronic decays of the W boson from the top quark. The obtained results are interpreted in the context of simplified models for dark-matter production and for the single production of a vector-like T quark. In the absence of significant deviations from the Standard Model background expectation, 95% confidence-level upper limits on the corresponding production cross-sections are obtained and these limits are translated into constraints on the parameter space of the models considered