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- (Part)ir : o território sonoro e a voz como diferença e articulaçãoPublication . Vicente, Sara Braz, 1990-; Taveira, Rogério, 1966-This dissertation entitled (Part)ir: o território sonoro e a voz como diferença e articulação (the sound territory and the voice as difference and articulation) is a theoretical and practical work included in the Master’s in Multimedia Art (Audiovisuals specialization). This investigation aims to answer the following question: is the voice capable of creating a sound territory? The research has as one of its objectives the characterization of a territory defined by sound and uses, as its first core concept, the term territorialization coined by Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari. The second core concept of this study, devised by Brandon Labelle, is hinge. This term considers voice as a sound element with inherent contradictions. Besides, it highlights the associative ability of sound, which enables a relationship between this concept and the process of forming a territory. The artistic creation included in this research is a sound installation entitled (Part)ir. This work allows for an adequate response to the intended theoretical standpoint and explores the voice’s ability to create territory, using the discourses and the materials of the installation. Finally, it is important to mention that Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller, the colectivo 3.14, the pianist Brad Mehldau and the Portuguese writer Daniel Faria are the main artistic references that support the premises of this dissertation
- Processo automático de identificação de termos MeSH em falta: caso prático de FarmáciaPublication . Minguet, Fernando; van den Boogerd, Lucienne; Lopes, Sílvia Costa; Salgado, Teresa M.; Correr, Cassyano J.; Fernandez-Llimos, Fernando
- Os museus eclesiásticos e a sua missão pastoral : obstáculos e necessidades no Patriarcado de LisboaPublication . Afonso, André das Neves; Pereira, Fernando António Baptista, 1953-Catholic Church museums have their own very particular characteristics that distinguish, or should distinguish them, from other museological institutions managed by other entities, even if they share collections with similar characteristics. These elements of differentiation may be summarized and centralized on the intrinsic pastoral mission of any ecclesiastical museum, so that this very dimension should shape the strategic definition of their mission, vocation, goals and objectives, and, consequently, direct and influence the museological functions, based on indispensable quality standards. Based on the large and creative potentialities of ecclesiastical museums serving the fundamental Church mission – evangelization purposes –, this work aims to analyze the way this pastoral dimension is developed in the museological context of the Patriarchate of Lisbon, investigating the obstacles and needs that arise in the operationalization of that important vector. As a way of answering the investigation problem, we will focus, in an evolutional way and in an initial approach, on some of the problems associated with the cultural goods and museums of Church, trying to theoretically and conceptually frame these themes, connecting them with Church mission and action, and also with some aspects of museological theory and practice. On a second approach we will perform a diagnosis of the museological reality of the Patriarchate of Lisbon, identifying the existing museological units, making an individualized critical analysis as well as analyzing the entire diocesan tissue. At last, and considering identified obstacles and needs, it will be formulated a sector qualification proposal, consubstantiated through the construction of a ‘Network of Museums and visitable Collections of the Patriarchate of Lisbon’
- Decreasing incidence and changes in serotype distribution of invasive pneumococcal disease in persons aged under 18 years since introduction of 10-valent and 13-valent conjugate vaccines in Portugal, July 2008 to June 2012Publication . Aguiar, Sandra I; Brito, M. J.; Horacio, A. N.; Lopes, J. P.; Ramirez, Mário; Cristino, José MeloThe 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV10) became available in Portugal in mid-2009 and the 13-valent vaccine (PCV13) in early 2010. The incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in patients aged under 18 years decreased from 8.19 cases per 100,000 in 2008–09 to 4.52/100,000 in 2011–12. However, IPD incidence due to the serotypes included in the 7-valent conjugate vaccine (PCV7) in children aged under two years remained constant. This fall resulted from significant decreases in the number of cases due to: (i) the additional serotypes included in PCV10 and PCV13 (1, 5, 7F; from 37.6% to 20.6%), particularly serotype 1 in older children; and (ii) the additional serotypes included in PCV13 (3, 6A, 19A; from 31.6% to 16.2%), particularly serotype 19A in younger children. The decrease in serotype 19A before vaccination indicates that it was not triggered by PCV13 administration. The decrease of serotype 1 in all groups, concomitant with the introduction of PCV10, is also unlikely to have been triggered by vaccination, although PCVs may have intensified and supported these trends. PCV13 serotypes remain major causes of IPD, accounting for 63.2% of isolates recovered in Portugal in 2011–12, highlighting the potential role of enhanced vaccination in reducing paediatric IPD in Portugal.
- Antimicrobial resistance of the upper respiratory tract commensal microbiota in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), under human carePublication . Machado, Catarina Augusta Bôto; Flanagan, Carla Anne; Pomba, Maria Constança Matias FerreiraRespiratory affections, especially bacterial pneumonia, are a major cause of death in dolphins, both free-range individuals and those under human care. Animals affected by stress, immunocompromised or with underlying affections are more likely to be infected by opportunistic agents, usually present in the host in the commensal microbiota. Several colonizing microorganisms were recovered from the upper respiratory tract of nine healthy bottlenose dolphins, living under human care at the entertainment and educational oceanographic park Zoomarine - Mundo Aquático, S.A., Portugal. The isolated bacteria belonged to the species Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis, Morganella morganii, Klebsiella oxytoca, Staphylococcus hominis, Staphylococcus haemolyticus, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus simulans e Staphylococcus delphini group A. Disk diffusion method and genotypic characterization through PCR were the techniques performed in order to evaluate the antimicrobial resistance of these strains, regarding different families of antibiotics. The presence of resistance genes to β-lactams was investigated in the E. coli isolates through PCR, in order to identify β-lactamases’ producing strains (TEM, SHV, OXA-1, CTX-M, AmpC), as well as the resistance genes to aminoglycosides (aaC(3’)-IV and aaC(6’)-Ib). The mecA and mecC genes were investigated in the Staphylococcus spp. isolates. The results demonstrated that the majority of the isolates were multidrug-resistant, 76% of the isolates were considered clinically resistant to more than three antibiotic families (R>3), followed by 17% of resistant strains (1≤R≤3) and a small representation of 7% of fully susceptible bacteria (R=0). Resistance genes were detected in all the E. coli isolates, most frequently the blaTEM, followed by blaOXA-1, blaCTX-M-15 and aaC(6’)-Ib and less frequently the blaDHA-1.. The mecA gene was identified in one S. aureus and in the S. hominis isolates. The isolation of multidrug-resistant bacteria from the commensal microbiota is relevant in that these microorganisms are capable of inactivating a wide spectrum of antibiotics, limiting the therapeutic options. Associated with the colonization of the respiratory tract of dolphins by these organisms, the question arises of the potential risk of colonization and transmission between these animals and humans.