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CLOFFAR - update 1 - supplement to Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of Argentina
No full textDespite the fact that this first update of CLOFFAR contains 15 changes, the number of species has increased by only 4. The main driver for the recent changes is the paper of Thomaz et al., proposing 8 new combinations for stevardiine characiforms. In addition, 2 new Crenicichla and first records for a tachuela, a pejerrey, and a heptapterid have been published. The latter also resulted in the negative account for another heptapterid, erroneously determined before, increasing the number of freshwater fish species known from Argentina to 519.Fil: Koerber, Stefan.Fil: Litz, Thomas O..Fil: Mirande, Juan Marcos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fundación Miguel Lillo; Argentin
O contrato social de Thomas Hobbes: alcances e limites
No full textTese (doutorado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas. Programa de Pós-Graduação em FilosofiaO problema em questão diz respeito ao contrato que funda e legitima o Estado em Thomas Hobbes. Tendo como escopo questionar a possibilidade e/ou impossibilidade de nulidade do contrato social e assim verificar as implicações disto para o conceito de soberania hobbesiana. A leitura que impera na tradição de estudiosos da obra política de Hobbes, em especial do Leviathan, é a de um Estado no qual a soberania é absoluta e irrevogável. A interpretação do contrato firmado entre e, somente, entre os homens, deixando, portanto, o soberano de fora, ofereceria legitimidade a este para agir de forma absoluta e obrigaria ao súdito a obedecer de forma irrestrita. A hipótese que se busca sustentar remete à possibilidade de rompimento, desobediência e mais centralmente da nulidade contratual a partir do vício e/ou desrespeito de determinadas cláusulas fundamentais do contrato, visto se oporem às condições de validade do contrato social. Se isso puder ser sustentado desse modo, isto é, se Hobbes compartilhar mesmo de uma teoria forte da nulidade contratual e pela razão, como declinado acima, que achamos ser a correta, então, tal formulação implicaria em sua teoria uma reconsideração do conceito de soberania e obediência, haja vista o estabelecimento de certos vínculos fortes que condicionam as possibilidades de exigência, autoridade e poder da soberania. Portanto, concentra-se em encontrar uma explicação e/ou teorização da nulidade do contrato social e da sua consequência para a teoria da soberania e obediência hobbesiana
FIGURE 4. Ectrepopterus uruguayensis, MCP 31907, 38.5 in Revalidation of the genus Ectrepopterus Fowler (Teleostei: Characiformes), with the redescription of its type species, E. uruguayensis
No full textFIGURE 4. Ectrepopterus uruguayensis, MCP 31907, 38.5 mm SL, male. Scanning electronic micrograph of lower and upper jaws, right side. Scale bars = 0.5 mm.Published as part of Malabarba, Luiz R., Bertaco, Vinicius A., Carvalho, Fernando R. & Litz, Thomas O., 2012, Revalidation of the genus Ectrepopterus Fowler (Teleostei: Characiformes), with the redescription of its type species, E. uruguayensis, pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 3204 on page 53, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21006
FIGURE 5. Ectrepopterus uruguayensis, UFRGS 8073, 42.9 in Revalidation of the genus Ectrepopterus Fowler (Teleostei: Characiformes), with the redescription of its type species, E. uruguayensis
No full textFIGURE 5. Ectrepopterus uruguayensis, UFRGS 8073, 42.9 mm SL, arroyo de las Tunas on road 31, tributary of río Arapey Grande, Salto, Salto, Uruguay. The same specimen photographed alive (above) and six years after fixation in formalin and preservation in ethanol 70%.Published as part of Malabarba, Luiz R., Bertaco, Vinicius A., Carvalho, Fernando R. & Litz, Thomas O., 2012, Revalidation of the genus Ectrepopterus Fowler (Teleostei: Characiformes), with the redescription of its type species, E. uruguayensis, pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 3204 on page 54, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21006
CLOFFAR - update 3 - supplement to Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of Argentina
No full textIn May 2016 we have published the second update to CLOFFAR and in these few months a total of 22 changes have summed up. The total number of fishes known from the freshwaters of Argentina has increased to 538, caused by one new Hoplias and 13 first records. Four new combinations and four synonymizations do not have influence on the total count. The paper of most importance in quantity without doubt is the one of Casciotta et al. on their findings in the Iguazú National Park, unfortunately also including two first records of exotic introduced species, Clarias gariepinus and Geophagus brasiliensis. Clarias gariepinus was included in this update against our standard to only recognize records which have been published based on voucher material. In this case the determination could undoubtfully be done based on a photo and this invasive species has been reported before from the lower Iguazú river in Brazil in 2012 already. The confirmation of Crenicichla iguassuensis has undergone some see-saw development in the past and the respective remarks can be found when following the link. Also another publication needs to be commented on: The synonymyzations of four rivulids by Calviño has been published as an isolated statement beyond any systematical context. Nevertheless, it has been formally published and in some of these cases the probability of being synonyms had been stated previously by other authors. Future will show the resilience and acceptance of those synonymizations. The paper of Ortí et al. dates from 2008 and was simply not known to us before and thus, the new combination of Myloplus tiete from Myleus is only included now, eigth years later.Fil: Koerber, Stefan. Gesellschaft für Ichthyolgie; AlemaniaFil: Litz, Thomas O.. Gesellschaft für Ichthyolgie; AlemaniaFil: Mirande, Juan Marcos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico - Tucumán. Unidad Ejecutora Lillo; Argentin
The Gospel of Thomas and the earliest texts of the synoptic gospels
No full textResearch on the Gospel of Thomas in the last quarter of a
century has made it clear that the origins of this apocryphal gospel
cannot
be
satisfactorily explained from a single point of view. The
author thus suggests that Thomas
be
understood as a growing collection
of sayings which originated in various places and languages, with some
logia being added to the collection after its inception. While this
suggestion is by no means new, there have been few extensive attempts
to study Thomas from such a presupposition.
Due to the need for a control group, only the logia which have
rather close parallels to the Synoptic gospels are investigated. Verbal and textual affinities are noted between these logia and the earliest texts of the Gospels (the Coptic versions, the Diatessaron, the
Old Syriac version, and other early versions and Christian writings).
Various degrees of probable contact between each logion and these
texts are assigned.
The results of this study give some idea as to the place of
origin, the original language, and the approximate date at which certain logia were added to the collection. Those sayings which show a
closer affinity to the Diatessaron, the Old Syriac version, or other
Syrian writings may
be
considered as having been added to the sayings
collection as it circulated in its earliest form, possibly in a Semitic language. Other logia which show no signs of awareness of a
Syrian reading, but which are similar to variants found in the Coptic
versions or other Egyptian texts, may well have originated in Egypt
and been added to the collection at a later stage. These results,
however, must await verification by those who might approach Thomas
from related, but different, perspectives
"The Economics of Outsourcing: How Should Policy Respond?"
No full textAccording to Research Associate Thomas A. Palley, global outsourcing represents a new economic challenge that calls for a new set of institutions. In this brief, he expands upon the problems of offshore outsourcing as outlined in Public Policy Brief no. 86 and focuses on the microeconomic foundations. He argues that outsourcing is a central element of globalization that is best understood as a new form of competition. Palley urges policymakers to understand the economic basis of outsourcing in order to develop effective policies, and suggests that they focus on enhancing national competitiveness and establishing new rules that govern the nature of global competition.
Truman v. Thomas: The Rise of Informed Refusal
No full textTruman v. Thomas addresses the issue of whether or not a physician must inform a patient of the possible consequences of her refusal to submit to a diagnostic test. The California Supreme Court has determined that a physician has such a duty, and the author provides an examination of this decision and a view of previous case law in the area of informed consent. Although increasing the physician\u27s burden of disclosure, the decision can be seen as a continuation of the trend of cases allowing patients more control over the care of their own bodies
Thomas – o primeiro blanchotiano
No full textThis paper analyzes Maurice Blanchot’s Thomas l’obscur, considering the configuration of Blanchotian the other night, the one that presents the lack and the absence of the word in which it has its most aggressive, its most excessive and its most absurdly wonderful. In this paper, I have as the theoretical interlocutor the writings on literature by the author himself. The interest in this dialog consists in presenting the passionate fusion of the author’s fictional and theoretical writings. In Maurice Blanchot, there are not any isolation points or divergence between his two writing poles, but rather a complement, a convergence, between what we call fiction and theory.Este artigo analisa a narrativa Thomas l’obscur, de Maurice Blanchot, a partir da configuração da outra noite blanchotiana, noite que apresenta a falta e a ausência da palavra no que ela tem de mais agressiva, de mais excessiva e de mais absurdamente maravilhosa. Neste artigo, tenho como interlocutor teórico os escritos sobre literatura do próprio autor. O interesse nesse diálogo consiste em apresentar a fusão apaixonada de seus escritos ficcionais e teóricos. Em Maurice Blanchot, não há pontos de isolamento e nem de divergência entre seus dois pólos de escritura, mas sim uma complementação, uma convergência, entre o que denominamos de ficção e de teoria
"Closing the R&D Gap, Evaluating the Sources of R&D Spending"
No full textBoth spending and tax policies have been implemented in the United States with the goal of stimulating private sector research and development (R&D). Karier questions whether current R&D policy, especially the research and experimentation tax credit, can contribute to closing the gap between nondefense expenditures on R&D in the United States and such expenditures in other countries, such as Japan and Germany. He also explores possible changes to our current R&D policy to make it more effective.
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