Ecologismo dos pobres, Colonialismo e Metabolismo Social

InSURgência: revista de direitos e movimentos sociais. Brasília: IPDMS; PPGDH/UnB; Lumen Juris, vol. 1, n. 2, julho-dezembro de 2015, p. 8-1

Epistemological Justice: Decoloniality, Climate Change, and Ecological Conditions for Future Generations

In this article, we reflect on the work of contemporary Brazilian indigenous artists and philosophers who have developed an Amerindian critique of the Anthropocene and the climate emergency. Based on research co-produced by the Another Sky research project, poetry, performance, and orality are discussed as routes of an emergent epistemological turn in the face of the inevitable challenges that lie ahead. Through indigenous thought expressed in aesthetic manifestations, we discuss critical analysis of the current situation, as well as imaginaries of future social and ecological conditions needed for climate justice, epistemiological justice, and protection of life in the broadest sense.IDS Strategic Research Initiative on Climate and Environmental Justic

Índice antropométrico para Pectus excavatum

BACKGROUND: Pectus excavatum (PEX) is a depression of the sternum in relation to the costal cartilages. Clinical and objective measures for classifying the defect are rare and difficult to apply. The present study aimed to create an anthropometric index (AI) for PEX as a method for diagnosis and for preoperative and postoperative assessment by comparing it to the Haller index (HI) and to the lower vertebral index (LVI). METHODS: From December 2001 to February 2004, 2 groups of patients were studied at our institution: a) 30 patients with normal configuration of the thoracic cage, upon physical examination; b) 20 patients with PEX. The latter underwent surgery according to the Ravitch technique modified by Robicsek, and they were evaluated in the postoperative period. All patients were assessed by means of the AI (clinical), HI (tomographic), and LVI (radiographic) measures at the level of deepest deformity in the case of the PEX patients, and in the distal third of the sternum in the normal patients. The patients who had undergone surgery were once again measured between the 60th and the 80th postoperative days. RESULTS: There was a high correlation between the AI and the HI (80% P < .001) and between the AI and the LVI (79% P < .001). The accuracy of the 3 indices was similar, in that the following cut points were established: AI = 0.12, HI = 3.10, and LVI = 0.25. Upon analyzing the preoperative results, we verified that for the 3 indices, over 75% of the patients with pectus excavatum were above the cut points and were confirmed as having the defect. In the postoperative results, the value of the indices found below the cut point was considered within the normal standard, and this occurred in 100% for the AI, in over 50% for the HI, and in 50% for the LVI. CONCLUSIONS: The AI allowed adequate measurement of the defect, maintaining a) a high correlation with the HI and the LVI and a high accuracy, similar to the already acknowledged and published indices and b) an efficient comparison between the preoperative measurement and the postoperative results.INTRODUÇÃO: O pectus excavatum (PEX) caracteriza-se por depressão do esterno em relação ao gradeado costal. Medidas clínicas e objetivas para classificar esse defeito são raras e de difícil aplicação. Este trabalho tem por objetivo criar um índice antropométrico para PEX (IA) como método diagnóstico e de avaliação pré e pós-operatória, comparando-o ao índice de Haller (IH) e ao índice vertebral inferior (IV). MÉTODOS: No período de dezembro de 2001 a fevereiro de 2004 foram estudados dois grupos de pacientes no Serviço de Cirurgia Torácica do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HC-FMUSP): a) 30 pacientes com a caixa torácica com configuração normal ao exame físico; b) 20 pacientes portadores de PEX. Estes últimos foram operados pela técnica de Ravitch modificada por Robicsek e pelo Serviço de Cirurgia Torácica do HC-FMUSP, sendo estudados no pós-operatório. Todos os pacientes foram avaliados a partir do IA (medidas clínicas), do IH (medidas tomográficas) e do IV (medidas radiográficas) no nível da maior deformidade (MD), no caso dos PEX e no terço distal do esterno (TD), nos normais. Os pacientes operados foram novamente medidos entre o 60º e o 80º dia do pós-operatório. RESULTADOS: Houve elevada correlação entre o IA e o IH (80% p< 0,001) e entre o IA e o IV (79% p< 0,001). A acurácia dos três índices foi similar, sendo que se estabeleceram os seguintes pontos de corte: IA= 0,12; IH= 3,10; e IV= 0,25. Ao ser analisado o pré-operatório, foi verificado para os três índices, que mais de 75% dos portadores de PEX encontravam-se acima dos pontos de corte e foram confirmados como portadores do defeito. No pós-operatório os valores dos índices encontrados abaixo do ponto de corte foram considerados dentro do padrão normal e isso ocorreu em 100% para o IA, em mais de 50% para o IH, e em 50% para o IV. CONCLUSÕES: O IA permitiu mensurar adequadamente o defeito, mantendo: a) alta correlação com o IH e o IV e elevada acurácia, semelhante à desses índices já consagrados; b) eficaz comparação entre o pré e pós-operatório

Variation of the Anthropometric Index for pectus excavatum relative to age, race, and sex

OBJECTIVES: To determine possible variations in the Anthropometric Index for pectus excavatum relative to age, race, and sex in individuals free of thoracic wall deformities. METHODS: Between 2002 and 2012, 166 individuals with morphologically normal thoracic walls consented to have their chests and the perimeter of the lower third of the thorax measured according to the Anthropometric Index for pectus excavatum. The participant characteristics are presented (114 men and 52 women; 118 Caucasians and 48 people of African descent). RESULTS: Measurements of the Anthropometric Index for pectus excavatum were statistically significantly different between men and women (11-40 years old); however, no significant difference was found between Caucasians and people of African descent. For men, the index measurements were not significantly different across all of the age groups. For women, the index measurements were significantly lower for individuals aged 3 to 10 years old than for individuals aged 11 to 20 years old and 21 to 40 years old; however, no such difference was observed between women aged 11 to 20 years old and those aged 21 to 40 years old. CONCLUSION: In the sample, significant differences were observed between women aged 11 to 40 years old and the other age groups; however, there was no difference between Caucasian and people of African descent

Existence and difference : racism against indigenous peoples

Este artigo discute um dos aspetos mais invisibilizados do racismo no Brasil: o caso do racismo contra os povos indígenas. Na primeira parte, discute-se o vazio na literatura sobre o racismo contra indígenas. Em seguida, são apresentados depoimentos e reflexões de caráter prático e teórico sobre racismo por parte de de autores indígenas. A pesquisa se baseia em dois encontros com intelectuais, artistas e lideranças indígenas para discutir o tema do racismo.This article discusses one of the most invisible aspects of racism in Brazil: racism against indigenous peoples. The first part focuses on the gaps about the topic in the literature about racism in Brazil. The following sections present some personal experiences and discussions on the topic of racism from the point of view indigenous persons. The research is based on two meetings with indigenous intellectuals, artists, and leaders from various parts of Brazil focused on discussing the topic of racism

Territórios e alianças políticas do pós-ambientalismo

The objective of this paper is to analyze the driving forces of deforestation in the context of the evolution of land use and land management policies, emphasizing their role in the recognition of political rights of minority social groups. The underlying causes of deforestation in the Amazon have always been correlated with social problems and the use of labor in conditions similar to slavery. Such dynamics involves different agents and causative factors embedded in a complex web of historical factors, political forces and economic cycles. This paper emphasizes some of the leading institutional factors that contribute to understanding the achievements of the social-environmental model by means of a case study in the rural settlement “Projeto Agroextrativista Praialta-Piranheira”, in Pará, Brazil. This analysis allowed us to conclude that the lack of institutional coherence is a structural aspect that hinders a better context-driven understanding of the territorial dynamics of Amazonia.O objetivo deste artigo é contribuir com o debate acerca do desmatamento no contexto da evolução das políticas de gestão fundiária e territorial na Amazônia, destacando seu papel relevante para o reconhecimento de direitos políticos de categorias sociais minoritárias. A associação do desmatamento na Amazônia sempre esteve correlacionada a problemas sociais e envolve diferentes agentes e fatores causadores conforme a área de abrangência e o momento de sua realização. Procuram-se evidenciar alguns dos principais fatores institucionais que contribuem para pôr em xeque as conquistas do modelo socioambiental por meio de um estudo de caso no assentamento rural categoria Projeto Agroextrativista Praialta-Piranheira, Pará. Essa análise permite concluir que a falta de coerência institucional representa um aspecto estrutural cujo desconhecimento incapacita a compreensão das dinâmicas territoriais da Amazônia

Sistema de conferencia chat e audio para a área médica

Orientadora:Jeroniza Nunes MarchaukoskiMonografia (graduaçao) - Universidade Federal do Paraná, Escola Técnica, Curso de Graduaçao em Tecnologia em InformáticaInclui bibliografi