Specific hygiene procedures and practices assessment : a cross-sectional study in fresh fishery product retailers of Lisbon’s traditional food markets

Research Areas: Food Science & TechnologyThis study aimed to assess the compliance of specific hand hygiene and food contact surfaces hygiene in fresh fishery product retailers (FFPR) and its relation to socio-demographic characteristics that might influence the observed procedures and practices. A cross-sectional study was conducted in traditional food markets’ FFPRs (N = 74) using interviews and audits for data collection purposes. Results revealed that women were overrepresented among FFPR managers; most were over 50 years of age and had a long working experience in fish retail activities, despite a low educational level. The majority had attended training courses in food hygiene, safety, and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points-based procedures. Both documental assessment and hand hygiene procedures and practices verification revealed a low level of compliance. Many documents supporting hygiene practices were lacking. Several non-conforming requisites were identified related to the handwashing procedure and equipment and to glove wearing practices. A higher level of compliance was obtained in food contact surfaces hygiene procedures and practices verification, with complete hygiene procedures applied and proper cleaning of utensils and chemical products management in several cases. These findings reflect an ambiguous understanding and misconceptions related to hygiene procedures and practices, suggesting the need to improve and update FFPR food handler training regarding basic food hygiene and safety.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Estrategias jurídicas y procesos políticos en el activismo de los Derechos Humanos: el caso de la morgue judicial

O presente artigo resulta da re-escrita de um dos capítulos da minha tese de doutorado “Etnografía das práticas e procedimentos justiça penal perante a última ditadura militar (1976-1983)” (2008). A pesquisa estruturou-se sobre a análise dos documentos de um processo judicial conhecido pelo nome de “Processo do Necrotério Judicial”. O processo judicial teve inicio no fim da ditadura militar, a partir de uma denúncia feita pelo Centro de Estudos Legais e Sociais (CELS). Nessa denúncia colocava-se que no período 1976-1980, o necrotério judicial tinha feito autópsias, certidões de óbito e ordenado inumações de vários cadáveres de pessoas detidas e desaparecidas pela ordem das forças militares sem a intervenção de um juiz competente. Na denúncia estavam envolvidos vários militares e membros do judiciário. O presente trabalho não procura expor o desenvolvimento do processo nem as suas implicações, mas analisar as diferentes marcas deixadas pela burocracia do judiciário através de escritos, notas, ordens, resoluções; tanto assim como as explicações sobre diferentes tipos de procedimentos –rotinários, excepcionais ou irregulares- oferecidas pelos funcionários e médicos do Necrotério Judicial e do Corpo Médico (CMF). São esses elementos todos os que possibilitaram reconstruir grande parte da história, e por sua vez foram os utilizados pelos advogados do CELS como provas para suster a sua denúncia no judiciário. No que faz a esse último assunto, pretendo indagar sobre as particulares características que apresentava a estratégia política desenvolvida pelo CELS, na qual a disputa em termos jurídicos foi a ponta-de-lança e eixo de discussão. Assunto esse último através do qual procura-se demonstrar que o judiciário funcionou como uma areia de disputa na qual livraram-se múltiples batalhas.: The present article is an edited version of one of the chapters of my doctoral dissertation Etnografía de las prácticas y procedimientos en la justicia penal durante la última dictadura militar (1976-1983) (An Ethnographical Account of the Practices and Procedures of the Criminal Justice System During the Last Military Dictatorship) (2008). My research was centered on the analysis of a judicial file known as the “Judicial Morgue Case”. This case was initially tried toward the end of the military dictatorship after a presentation made by the Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales (CELS) that denounced that, between 1976 and 1980, following the orders of military authorities and without the intervention of a judge, the judicial morgue had carried out autopsies, extended death certificates and ordered the burial of many corpses of persons detained or missing. My objective is not to show the case’s development and its many implications but to analyze the different marks left by the judicial bureaucracy through its diverse documents and resolutions, as well as the explanations on different types of procedure offered by the employees and physicians of the Judicial Morgue and the Cuerpo Médico Forense (Forensic Medicine Bureau). All these elements, which were also used as evidence by lawyers of CELS, allowed me to piece together most of the story. Concerning the work of CELS’s lawyers, my work also aimed to explain the particular characteristics of the political strategy developed by this human rights organization, whereby judicial disputes spearheaded its efforts and served as the main basis for action. By this, I would also like to show that the judicial system was an arena where multiple conflicts were fought.Fil: Sarrabayrouse Oliveira, Maria Jose. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Departamento de Ciencias Antropológicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentin

The ethnographic research with files in the field of judicial bureacracies

El objetivo de este artículo es reflexionar sobre el trabajo etnográfico con expedientes en el ámbito de las burocracias judiciales. Para ello, parto de dos situaciones de campo que refieren a dos momentos diferentes en mi trayectoria como investigadora y que son reconstruidos desde caminos opuestos: en un caso, un “hallazgo” fortuito y relatos familiares de mi infancia me llevan al encuentro con un expediente archivado en el Museo de la Morgue Judicial; en el otro, inversamente, el punto de origen es una causa judicial emblemática por crímenes de lesa humanidad que me conduce a algunos de los relatos, rumores y testimonios que le dieron origen. Propongo el análisis de ambas situaciones porque entiendo que las mismas permiten problematizar y discutir las dificultades y especificidades que presenta el trabajo con expedientes al tiempo que nos invita a pensar sobre el material con el que están “hechos” los mismos.This article aims to reflect about ethnographic work with court files in the realm of judicial bureaucracies. In order to achieve this, I start off by using two field situations that refer to two different moments in my career as a researcher and have been rebuilt from opposite paths: in one case, a fortuitous "finding" and family stories from my childhood bring me to the encounter of a filed proceeding in the Judicial Morgue Museum; in the second one, inversely, the starting point was an emblematic court case for crimes against humanity that lead me to some narrations, rumors and testimonials which originate it. I propose to analyze both situations because I understand that they allow us to problematize and discuss the difficulties and specificities that work with files introduces, at the same time that it invites us to think about the material used for its elaboration.Fil: Sarrabayrouse Oliveira, Maria Jose. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas. Sección de Antropología Social; Argentin

Potencial da logística ferroviária para exportação de açúcar em São Paulo: recomendações de localização para armazéns intermodais

This study analyzes the best warehousing location for sugar exportation in the state of Sao Paulo using the railway transportation. A mixed integer programming model was developed and its results indicate some trends for localization and capacity of these warehouses. Four scenarios were elaborated and they showed high competitiveness of the intermodal transport compared to the alternative of road transportation from the mill to the port. It was also confirmed that there is a possibility to increase the market share of the railway transportation for Sao Paulo’s sugar exports.intermodal transportation, railway transport, sugar market., Agribusiness, C61, Q13,

The role of an illiquidity factor in the Portuguese stock market

This study examines the role of illiquidity (proxied by the proportion of zero returns) as an additional risk factor in asset pricing. We use Portuguese monthly data, covering the period between January 1988 and December 2008. We compute an illiquidity factor using the Fama and French [Fama, E. F., and K. R. French (1993), "Common risk factors in the returns on stocks and bonds", Journal of Financial Economics, Vol. 33, Nº. 1, pp. 3-56] procedure and analyze the performance of CAPM, Fama-French three-factor model and illiquidity-augmented versions of these models in explaining both the time-series and the cross-section of returns. Our results reveal that the effect of characteristic liquidity is subsumed by the models considered, but the risk of illiquidity is not priced in the Portuguese stock market