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    Variations on the Author

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    “Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship

    The effect of training and competition on the endocrine-metabolic response to stress in trotters.

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    Since iti is possible that additional stressors may exacerbate the agonistic related stress response in athletic horses, we investigated and compared the endocrine-metabolic changes elicited by training and sporting competition in trotters. A group of 8 trotters were randomly subjected to two different treatments: a standard training and a sporting competition. Higher plasma beta-endorphin , cortisol, PCV, total proteins, LDH and Ca concentration were recorded after competition (P<0.001). Within 12o minall parameters returned within their normal reest values

    Glutathione peroxidase activity and its relationships with cortisol and oppioid responses to training in trotters.

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    Aim of the study was to assess how physical exercise influenced Gluthatione Peroxidase (GPx) activity in trotter athletic horses. The experiment was carried out on October-November 2004, on a group of 7 trotters, aged 2-3 years, after the beginning of their training period. Each trotter was subject to a standard training (ST) (20 minutes): after a warm up of 3 laps horses went at a steady trot for two laps. Blood samples were taken just before beginning the ST (T1), soon after (T2), and after 60 (T3), 120 (T4), 180 (T5) and 240 minutes (T6) the end of the ST. Blood -endorphin, cortisol, PCV, SOD and GPx were determined. Data were statistically analysed using GLM and correlation analysis. Training induced significant increases (P<0,001) of cortisol, PCV and HR at T2 (P<0,05), with values returning to baseline within 1 hour after ST (T3). Plasma beta-endorphin concentrations showed a similar trend but differences were not significant. GPx activity also significantly (P<0,001) increased after the ST, but peak values were observed at T4 and values remained still elevated to T6. Non significant variations of GPx activities were recorded for age, sex, and individuals

    Imparare le lingue per abbracciare il mondo

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    L’autrice che si colloca, come Daniela Zorzi, tra i fautori di una linguistica “impegnata”, propone in ricordo della studiosa amica, una riflessione sul ruolo cruciale del multilinguismo e delle lingue- culture, per il successo professionale e il benessere sociale, nella società contemporanea. Il multilinguismo appare come un’urgenza educativa che interpella studiosi e formatori a tutti i livelli al fine di promuovere nei giovani un apprendimento consapevole efficace ed autonomo.Multilingualism constitutes an urgent objective for education, which needs to involve teachers and researchers at all levels if we are to promote effective and autonomous learning in the young. Like Daniela Zorzi, the author considers herself a socially engaged linguist, and in memory of her friend’s work, offers a reflection on the key roles of languages and cultures and of multilingualism for professional success and social welfare today

    Reclamações ambientais em Aveiro, Portugal: atores, preocupações, padrão territorial e resoluções

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    This paper presents an environmental diagnosis based on public complaints on environmental issues submitted to the Environmental Department of the Aveiro City Council, Portugal, between 2000 and 2005. It discusses the potential influences of these in local environmental planning and governance. The paper has been organised into five sections. The first of these introduces the study. The second section focuses on the conceptual approaches relating to environmental grassroots movements, the main actors involved in these movements and the role played by local government. It also contains a brief review of the most recent urban environmental quality challenges in the European context together with a description of the main features of the associated political and legal framework in Portugal. The third section describes the case study and the methodology used. The results of the empirical study are detailed in the fourth section. The final section critically analyses these results with emphases on the temporal evolution of the submission of complaints, the actors involved, the local environmental problems and their associated spatial pattern as well as the responses given by the City Council. This information may then be used to provide a useful indicator for the perception of environmental quality as well as a credible instrument for the visualisation and evaluation of local performance in terms of environmental planning and management.AlBan Programme - n. E05M053040B

    Jak rozumieć „historyczność” biblijnego Daniela? Różne kierunki wyjaśniania orędzia Księgi Daniela

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    The subject of this article is the issue of the historicity of the figure of Daniel, who is the main character of the biblical book bearing his name. The question of whether Daniel is a historical or just a literary figure is important because it influences the exegesis of the text of the Book of Daniel. First, the author will indicate the reasons for questioning the historicity of Daniel, and then he will present different approaches to interpreting the content of the Book of Daniel.Przedmiotem artykułu jest kwestia historyczności postaci Daniela, który jest głównym bohaterem księgi biblijnej noszącej jego imię. Pytanie o to, czy Daniel jest postacią historyczną, czy tylko literacką, jest ważne z tego powodu, że ma wpływ na egzegezę tekstu Księgi Daniela. Najpierw autor wskaże powody, na podstawie których podważa się historyczność Daniela, a następnie przedstawi różne podejścia w interpretacji treści Księgi Daniela

    Blood constituents and clinical findings in captured fallow deer (Dama dama)

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    In Italy, fallow deer is the most commonly farmed cervid and it is increasing in number. However, in farming conditions, some managment practices, commonly used in domestic animals, have been shown to be stressful for deer. Therefore, to safeguard and optimized deer welfare and managment it is necessary to gain a good knowledge of the deer stress response to routinary farm operations. For this purpose, a study to determine the impact of various components of capture managment on the physiological and clinical state of a group of extensively farmed fallow deer was carried out

    Selected Works of Daniela Krolupperová in Leisure Education for Reading

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    This thesis is concerned with usage of selected works of contemporary Czech author Daniela Krolupperová in leisure time education to reading. The thesis is divided into two parts - theoretical and practical. In theoretical part the curriculum vitae and literary creation of the crucial author of publishing houses Albatros, Mladá fronta and Portál Daniela Kroulupperová is presented. Further, literary genre preferred by the author, target groups and selected methods of her work incl. texts used in practical parts, are described. There are also working sheets, their verification in practice and reflection in practical part

    Achievement of complete molecular responses in late chronic phase chronic myeloid leukaemia patients treated with pulsed imatinib while in minimal residual disease

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    Chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) patients in chronic phase (CP) are currently treated with a standard dose of imatinib of 400 mg/daily. However, once in complete cytogenetic remission (CCR) it is possible that some patients maintain this status with reduced dose of the drug. Here, we describe five cases of CML in late CP, which were switched to imatinib while in CCR after interferon alpha (IFN alpha) and reached complete and stable molecular remission with intermittent drug administration at 400 mg/every 20 days/month. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved

    Interactions between Reflection and Praxis in the History of Economic Thought. The case of the Franciscan Cicles from XIII Century Assisi to the Present

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    Resumen: Daniela Parisi analiza el impacto de la vida de San F rancisco de Asís desde la perspectiva de la historia del pensamiento económico. Haciendo referencia particularmente a la atención otorgada en los círculos franciscanos a los signos de los tiempos, la autora traza el camino desde la vida de San Francisco, pasando por la vida de la Orden hasta el presente, y revela los orígenes del movimiento franciscano como un intento de reforma social y religiosa. En primer lugar, el artículo presenta la vida que llevó San Francisco como una “pobreza material voluntaria” en el contexto de los cambios socio-económicos que tuvieron lugar en el siglo XIII, con el advenimiento de la sociedad comercial. Luego, explica cómo la propuesta de San Francisco creció hasta convertirse en una orden religiosa. Finalmente, el artículo intenta iluminar aquellos aspectos en que la Orden Franciscana puede todavía considerarse un signo de los tiempos a través de una existencia comprometida con la pobreza, eliminando lo superfluo de nuestra vida y viviendo en consonancia con el Evangelio.Abstract: Daniela Parisi analyses the impact of the life of Saint Francis of Assisi, from the perspective of the history of economic thought. By referring in particular to the attention given in Franciscan circles to the signs of times, the author draws the path from Saint Francis’s life to the life of the Order until the present, and reveals the origins of the Franciscan movement as an attempt for social and religious reformation. First, the article presents St. Francis’s life of a “voluntary material poverty” in the context of the social and economic changes that took place in the XIII century, with the rise of the commercial society. Then, the author explains how St. Francis’ proposal grew into an Order. Finally, the article aims at illuminating the aspects in which the Franciscan Order can be still considered a sign of the times by living the commitment to poverty and minority, eliminating the superfluous from our lives and living close to the Gospel
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