Príncipes encobertos e princesas enamoradas: do disfarce por amor no teatro de Gil Vicente

Maria João Pais do Amaral 한국 포르투갈-브라질 학회 2008 포르투갈-브라질 연구 Vol.5 No.1

The main object of this essay is love disguise in two plays of Gil Vicente, Portuguese dramatist who developed his theatrical activity between 1502 and 1536 under the patronage of the monarchs Manuel I and João III. Widely spread in 16th century European literature, the motif of love disguise has its origins in chivalry romances, which are one of the many diverse sources of Gil Vicente's court theatre and also one of the dramatist's first spectators' favourite kind of books. I analyse it in Comédia do Viúvo and Tragicomédia de D. Duardos, where the protagonists, princes Rosvel and Duardos, hide their true identity and social rank from their beloved in order to prove the authenticity of their affection. In a first moment, I compare the way each of these two princes uses love disguise, reflecting on the function and meaning of the obvious differences this comparative analysis brings into light. In a second moment, I relate those differences with both the dramatic genre each of these two plays belongs and the conception of love that is on the basis of the stories enacted in Viúvo and Duardos, which, although originating in courtly love conventions, goes far beyond it. Finally, and because Gil Vicente's theatre is an art that strongly depends on circumstances, the date on which these spectacles were presented for the first time before the Portuguese king and court, as well as the purposes they were meant to fulfil, are also taken into consideration in this reflection on the innovative use of love disguise motif by one of the most important Portuguese dramatists of all times. The main object of this essay is love disguise in two plays of Gil Vicente, Portuguese dramatist who developed his theatrical activity between 1502 and 1536 under the patronage of the monarchs Manuel I and João III. Widely spread in 16th century European literature, the motif of love disguise has its origins in chivalry romances, which are one of the many diverse sources of Gil Vicente's court theatre and also one of the dramatist's first spectators' favourite kind of books. I analyse it in Comédia do Viúvo and Tragicomédia de D. Duardos, where the protagonists, princes Rosvel and Duardos, hide their true identity and social rank from their beloved in order to prove the authenticity of their affection. In a first moment, I compare the way each of these two princes uses love disguise, reflecting on the function and meaning of the obvious differences this comparative analysis brings into light. In a second moment, I relate those differences with both the dramatic genre each of these two plays belongs and the conception of love that is on the basis of the stories enacted in Viúvo and Duardos, which, although originating in courtly love conventions, goes far beyond it. Finally, and because Gil Vicente's theatre is an art that strongly depends on circumstances, the date on which these spectacles were presented for the first time before the Portuguese king and court, as well as the purposes they were meant to fulfil, are also taken into consideration in this reflection on the innovative use of love disguise motif by one of the most important Portuguese dramatists of all times.

Molecular characterization of Escherichia coli O157:H7 strains isolated from different sources and geographic regions

Adriana Hamond Regua-Mangia,Alice Gonçalves M. Gonzalez,Aloysio M. F. Cerqueira,João Ramos C.Andrade 대한수의학회 2012 Journal of Veterinary Science Vol.13 No.2

Escherichia (E.) coli serotype O157:H7 is a globally distributed human enteropathogen and is comprised of microorganisms with closely related genotypes. The main reservoir for this group is bovine bowels, and infection mainly occurs after ingestion of contaminated water and food. Virulence genetic markers of 28 O157:H7 strains were investigated and multilocus enzyme electrophoresis (MLEE) was used to evaluate the clonal structure. O157:H7 strains from several countries were isolated from food, human and bovine feces. According to MLEE, O157:H7 strains clustered into two main clonal groups designated A and B. Subcluster A1 included 82% of the O157:H7 strains exhibiting identical MLEE pattern. Most enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) O157:H7 strains from Brazil and Argentina were in the same MLEE subgroup. Bovine and food strains carried virulence genes associated with EHEC pathogenicity in humans.

Antifungal Activity of Silver Salts of Keggin-Type Heteropolyacids Against Sporothrix spp.

Luciana Da Silva Mathias,João Carlos De Aquino Almeida,Luis César Passoni,Cristiani Miranda David Gossani,Gabriel Bonan Taveira,Valdirene Moreira Gomes,Olney Vieira-Da-Motta 한국미생물·생명공학회 2020 Journal of microbiology and biotechnology Vol.30 No.4

Sporotrichosis is a chronic and subacute mycosis causing epidemiological outbreaks involving sick cats and humans in southeastern Brazil. The systemic disease prevails in cats and in humans, with the symptoms restricted to the skin of immunocompetent individuals. Under these conditions, the prolonged treatment of animals and cases of recurrence justify the discovery of new treatments for sporotrichosis. This work addresses the antifungal activity of silver salts of Keggin-type heteropolyacid salts (Ag-HPA salts) such as Ag3[PW12O40], Ag6[SiW10V2O40], Ag4[SiW12O40] and Ag3[PMo12O40] and interactions with the antifungal drugs itraconazole (ITC), terbinafine (TBF) and amphotericin B (AMB) on the yeast and mycelia forms of Sporothrix spp. Sporothrix spp. yeast cells were susceptible to Ag-HPA salts at minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values ranging from 8 to 128 μg/ml. Interactions between Ag3[PW12O40] and Ag3[PMo12O40] with itraconazole and amphotericin B resulted in higher antifungal activity with a reduction in growth and melanization. Treated cells showed changes in cell membrane integrity, vacuolization, cytoplasm disorder, and membrane detachment. Promising antifungal activity for treating sporotrichosis was observed for the Ag-HPA salts Ag3[PMo12O40] and Ag3[PW12O40], which have a low cost, high yield and activity at low concentrations. However, further evaluation of in vivo tests is still required.

Two clinical isolates of Mycoplasma hyosynoviae showed differing pattern of lameness and pathogen detection in experimentally challenged pigs

João Carlos Gomes Neto,Matthew Raymond,Leslie Bower,Alejandro Ramirez,Darin M. Madson,Erin L. Strait,Everett L. Rosey,Vicki J. Rapp-Gabrielson 대한수의학회 2016 Journal of Veterinary Science Vol.17 No.4

Mycoplasma (M.) hyosynoviae is known to colonize and cause disease in growing-finishing pigs. In this study, two clinical isolates of M. hyosynoviae were compared by inoculating cesarean-derived colostrum-deprived and specific-pathogen-free growing pigs. After intranasalor intravenous inoculation, the proportion and distribution pattern of clinical cases was compared in addition to the severity of lameness. Tonsils were found to be the primary site of colonization, while bacteremia was rarely detected prior to the observation of clinical signs. Regardless of the clinical isolate, route of inoculation, or volume of inocula, histopathological alterations and tissue invasion were detectedin multiple joints, indicating an apparent lack of specific joint tropism. Acute disease was primarily observed 7 to 10 days post-inoculation. The variability in the severity of synovial microscopic lesions and pathogen detection in joint cavities suggests that the duration of jointinfection may influence the diagnostic accuracy. In summary, these findings demonstrate that diagnosis of M. hyosynoviae-associated arthritiscan be influenced by the clinical isolate, and provides a study platform to investigate the colonization and virulence potential of field isolates. This approach can be particularly relevant to auxiliate in surveillance and testing of therapeutic and/or vaccine candidates.

Impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution on the Health Sector: A Qualitative Study

João António Gomes de Melo e Castro e Melo,Nuno Miguel Faria Araújo 대한의료정보학회 2020 Healthcare Informatics Research Vol.26 No.4

Objectives: The Fourth Industrial Revolution is changing the way health is understood, transforming the methods of treatmentand diagnosis as well as the relationship between health professionals and patients and altering the management andorganization of health systems. The main objective of this study was to explore the impact that the Fourth Industrial Revolutionis having on the health sector. Methods: Conducting interviews consisting of four questions with 10 professionals whohad experience working in the health sector to gain their insights and to obtain information to meet the general objective ofthe study as well as its specific objectives. Results: From the analysis of the respondents’ responses, it was possible to createfive dimensions developed by the topics most addressed by respondents, namely, impact on healthcare efficiency and effectiveness,impact on government action, impact on human resources, impact on health system organization, and financialimpact on the health sector. Conclusions: Although the Fourth Industrial Revolution is still at an early stage, it has been concludedthat it is having a major positive impact on the health sector. For the effective and efficient implementation of thesedisruptive technologies, a global interaction between governments, health professionals, stakeholders, and society is essentialto make this change possible.

The Transfiguration of Violence: On the Meta‐Ontological Dimension of the Way of Peace

Joào J. Vila-Chà 서강대학교 생명문화연구소 2011 생명연구 Vol.22 No.-

This paper considers violence as a multifaceted problem, whereby at its core is not only a political but also an ontological dimension. After all, even when considered as a political act, violence represents a direct participation in the mystery of evil. The phenomenon of violence always refers to both an attitude in the agent that perpetrates it as well as to the evil consequences that such attitude produces on the part of whoever suffers it. Hence the importance of distinguishing between violence and power, a distinction that as such presupposes that the presence of violence means that true and authentic power is missing. In order to explain the nature of violence, hence, we defend that power presupposes plurality and, as such, can be established only through non‐violent means. At the center of the analysis is the notion of discourse and the demonstration (with Levinas) of the ethical nature of any authentic act of human language.

UbiGDSS : A Theoretical Model to Predict Decision-Makers’ Sat-isfaction

João Carneiro,Ricardo Santos,Goreti Marreiros,Paulo Novais 보안공학연구지원센터 2015 International Journal of Multimedia and Ubiquitous Vol.10 No.7

The market globalization and the firms’ internationalization hinder the matching of the top managers’ agenda, making it difficult to meet in the same space or time. On the one hand, the appearance of Ubiquitous Group Decision Support Systems (UbiGDSS) ena-bled individuals to gather and make decisions in different spaces at different times, but on the other hand, originated problems related to the lack of human interaction. To under-stand how the arguments used can influence each of the decision-makers, what is their satisfaction regarding the decision made, and other affective issues such as emotions and mood, are some examples of that lack. In order to try to overcome this lack, we propose a theoretical model that is specially designed for agents, helping to understand the interac-tions impact on each agent and their satisfaction with the decision made.

Erector spinae plane block and altered hemostasis: is it a safe option? -a case series-

João Galacho,Mariano Veiga,Lucindo Ormonde 대한마취통증의학회 2020 Korean Journal of Anesthesiology Vol.73 No.5

Background: We described 5 cases of uneventful administration of the erector spinae plane (ESP) block to patients with altered hemostasis. Case: Five patients were admitted to the intensive care unit with altered hemostasis, defined by the activated partial thromboplastin time ratio or internatinal normalized ratio exceeding 1.5 times the normal value; platelet count equal to or below 80000/μl; or use of anticoagulation therapy. A multimodal analgesic regimen was used for all patients, which proved unsatisfactory and limited successful ventilator weaning, until the administration of the ESP block. Effective analgesia was observed in all patients, with at least 70% reduction in numeric pain scale scores and 83% reduction in opioid consumption, which enabled successful ventilator weaning. No neurologic or hemorrhagic complications were recorded during daily surveillance over 5 days. Conclusions: The ESP block may be a suitable regional analgesia technique for patients with altered hemostasis. Further studies are needed to support this finding.

On the rate of convergence of uniform approximations for sequences of distribution functions

João Lita da Silva,Luís Pedro Ramos 한국통계학회 2014 Journal of the Korean Statistical Society Vol.43 No.1

In this paper, we develop uniform bounds for the sequence of distribution functions ofg(Vn + μn), where g is some smooth function, {Vn, n ≥ 1} is a sequence of identicallydistributed random variables with common distribution having a bounded derivative and{μn} are constants such that μn → ∞. These bounds allow us to identify a suitablesequence of random variables which is asymptotically of the same type of g(Vn + μn)showing that the rate of convergence for these uniform approximations depends on theratio of the second derivative to the first derivative of g. The corresponding generalizationto the multivariate case is also analyzed. An application of our results to the STATIS-ACTmethod is provided in the final section.

Monetary Aggregates and Macroeconomic Performance: The Portuguese Escudo, 1911–1999

João Tovar Jalles 한국국제경제학회 2019 International Economic Journal Vol.33 No.4

This paper provided a full characterization of several monetary aggregates over Portuguese’s historical economic business cycles. By focusing on the 1911–1999 period, the paper also revisits the issue of the role of money on real macroeconomic outcomes, inspired from the monetarists versus Keynesians debate on quest for validity of money (non-)neutrality. By means of descriptive statistics we first uncover that money changes were associated with changes in real economic activity. Most monetary aggregates are more volatile than GDP, display high serial autocorrelation, are generally countercyclical and lead the economic cycle. Then, through econometric analysis, our results show that our monetary series were characterized by unit roots and were cointegrated with real GDP. Evidence also suggested that money supply Granger-caused real GDP. Finally, both variance decomposition and impulse response function analyses from an estimated BVAR, uncovered a persistent and mutual effect running from a shock in real GDP to monetary aggregates and vice versa, therefore supporting the money non-neutrality hypothesis in the case of Portugal.