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From House to Home: Social Control and Emancipation in Portuguese Public Housing, 1926–76
No full textIn From House to Home: Social Control and Emancipation in Portuguese Public Housing, 1926–76, Nelson Mota considers public housing policies in Portugal under the dictatorship that ruled there from 1926 to 1974 and during the two years that followed the democratic revolution of April 1974. He reviews key legislative initiatives and projects to show how the dictatorship's policies effectively commodified housing, exerted government control over the working class, and largely excluded the urban poor from the housing market. By contrast, programs developed under the postrevolutionary Serviço de Apoio Ambulatório Local, or SAAL, promoted self-help initiatives that aimed to improve housing conditions for Portugal's poorest citizens, thus securing their economic and social independence and their right to occupy urban space. During the “SAAL spring,” Mota concludes, building homes became more important than selling houses.Space & Typ
THE USE of CONSORTIA for the INTERNATIONALIZATION of FIRMS – MOTA-ENGIL CASE STUDY
No full textInternationalization has been widely studied throughout the years. Broadly, it has been predicted as irrevocable and having increasing impact on firm-related strategy. Within entry modes, consortium, has not received as much attention as others. Hence, it seems important to understand how this specific entry mode allows the entrance of firms in the international markets. This study intends to answer the question of “how” to internationalize, anticipating the consortium as the most feasible way for construction firms to enter certain markets. The reasons that determine its choice concern the specificness of the projects, markets and of the firm. In the first part of the study, we review the existent literature on consortia as an entry mode and as a tool of internationalization used by construction firms. Through this review we build a framework that reveals the motivations that lead to this choice. In the second part, we present the case study of Mota-Engil, as a potential source of valuable information which may contribute to the understanding of the phenomenon under study. This case study corroborates the motivations found to create consortia. The paper closes with its contributions, limitations and suggestions for future researches.consortia, internationalization, cooperation, construction
Erratum: Mota et al (2016)
No full textIn the article by Mota J et al, Results From Portugal's 2016 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth, in J Phys Act Health, 13(11 Suppl), http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2016-0293, the second author was incorrectly listed as Manuel Joâo Coelho e Silva. The correct spelling is Manuel João Coelho-e-Silva. The online version of this article has been corrected.</jats:p
H.E. Mr. Ronaldo Mota Sardenberg, Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, Brazil
No full textPhoto 01: On the surface at the LHCb pit, H.E. Mr Ronaldo Mota Sardenberg, Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, Brazil (centre) with from left to right G. Carboni, C. Melo, J. Ellis, J.A. Rubio, T. Nakada, B. Maréchal, R. Lindner. Photo 02: On the surface at the LHCb pit, H.E. Mr Ronaldo Mota Sardenberg, Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, Brazil (left) with from left to right, C. Melo, B. Schmidt, B. Maréchal, G. Carboni. Photo 03: On the surface at the LHCb pit, H.E. Mr Ronaldo Mota Sardenberg, Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, Brazil inspecting an electronic sample. Photo 04: In the LHCb cavern H.E. Mr Ronaldo Mota Sardenberg, Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, Brazil (third from left) with from left to right C. Melo, B. Maréchal, T. Nakada, B. Schmidt, W. Riegler, G. Carboni, R. Lindner. Photo 05: In the LHCb cavern H.E. Mr Ronaldo Mota Sardenberg, Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, Brazil (third from left) with from left to right C. Melo, B. Maréchal, T. Nakada, B. Schmidt, W. Riegler, G. Carboni, R. Lindner. Photo 06: In the LHCb cavern H.E. Mr Ronaldo Mota Sardenberg, Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, Brazil (fourth from left) J.A. Rubio, B. Maréchal, C. Melo, T. Nakada, B. Schmidt, W. Riegler, G. Carboni, A. Santoro, R. Lindner, R. Salmeron, J.G. Kadri, O. Vieira
Assessing the societal adoptability of participatory water management: an application of the Motivation and Ability (MOTA) framework
No full textExploring whether society is sufficiently equipped and motivated to adopt planned interventions is vital for modern plan development trajectories. The Motivation and Ability (MOTA) framework offers a tool to assess the societal adoptability of plans by exploring stakeholders' motivations and abilities. It was originally developed to assess plan implementation feasibility for structural measures of flood management in the Mekong Delta. Further development is necessary before applying the tool in other contexts and for other types of planning interventions. Institutional measures like participatory water management (PWM) have long been recognized as essential elements for water management, but have so far also remained out of the reach of conventional planning assessment tools such as cost-benefit or cost-effectiveness analyses. This research, therefore, aims at extending the MOTA tool in the context of PWM reforms in Bangladesh. It does this by, first, further detailing the MOTA components and identifying indicators for quantification and, second, an expert validation and application of this framework for coastal communities in Bangladesh. Our results suggest that the MOTA framework is capable of informing policymakers and implementing agencies about how to enhance the stakeholders' motivation and ability to ensure an enduring implementation of PWM reforms.Policy Analysi
TINA as a virtual market place for telecommunication and information services: the VITAL experiment
No full textThe VITAL (Validation of Integrated Telecommunication Architectures for the Long-Term) project has defined, implemented and demonstrated an open distributed telecommunication architecture (ODTA) for deploying, managing and using a set of heterogeneous multimedia, multi-party, and mobility services. The architecture was based on the latest specifications released by TINA-C. The architecture was challenged in a set of trials by means of a heterogeneous set of applications. Some of the applications were developed within the project from scratch, while some others focused on integrating commercially available applications. The applications were selected in such a way as to assure full coverage of the architecture implementation and reflect a realistic use of it. The VITAL experience of refining and implementing TINA specifications and challenging the resulting platform by a heterogeneous set of services has proven the openness, flexibility and reusability of TINA. This paper describes the VITAL approach when choosing the different services and how they challenge and interact with the architecture, focusing especially on the service architecture and the Ret reference point definitions. The VITAL adjustments and enhancements to the TINA architecture are described. This paper contributes to proving that the TINA-based VITAL ODTA allows for easy and cost-effective development and deployment of advanced end-user and operator services, and can indeed act as the basis for a virtual market place for telecommunications service
H.E. Mr Ronaldo Mota Sardenberg, Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, Brazil, visits the CMS experiment.
No full textPhoto 01: At the CMS assembly hall (left to right): J.A. Rubio; T. Virdee; J. Ellis; H.E. Mr Ronaldo Mota Sardenberg, Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, Brazil; A. Hervé; B. Maréchal; C. Melo; A. Santoro; R. Salmeron; J. Varela; J.G. Kadri; O. Vieira. Photo 02: At the CMS assembly hall (left to right): J.A. Rubio; T. Virdee; J. Ellis; H.E. Mr Ronaldo Mota Sardenberg, Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, Brazil; A. Hervé; B. Maréchal; C. Melo; J.G. Kadri; A. Santoro; R. Salmeron; J. Varela; W. Korda; O. Vieira. Photo 03: H.E. Mr Ronaldo Mota Sardenberg, Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, Brazil (second from right) with, from left to right, J. Varela, J.G. Kadri, R. Salmeron, C. Melo and A. Hervé.<P
Dantas Mota e Mário de Andrade: entre a correspondência, as anotações marginais e a poesia
No full textBased on Pino & Zular's (2007) contributions to Genetic Criticism; on Sandra Nitrini's (2000) reflections concerning Comparative Literature, as well as in Michel Collot's (2013) studies on the poetics and philosophy of landscape, this paper focuses on the dialogue that is established between the writer José Dantas Mota, from Minas Gerais, and Mário de Andrade, from São Paulo, perceived through the correspondence between the two, the marginal notes present in the volume Surupango: ritmos caboclos (1932), by Dantas Mota, part of the São Paulo writer's library, as well as in poems by the Minas Gerais writer, marked by the relationship with the author of Pauliceia desvairada. Therefore, we aim to study the construction of Dantas Mota's poetry in Surupango and in some poems of Elegias do país das gerais (1988), identifying the influences that the poet from Minas Gerais received from Mário de Andrade in relation to the construction of poetic landscapes, music, and popular culture. Thus, we assume that the letters they both exchanged significantly influenced Dantas's artistic composition. The research is developed from the study of Dantas Mota's unpublished letters, located in Mário de Andrade's collection, available at the Institute of Brazilian Studies (IEB-USP), and the letters of the São Paulo writer published in the volume of complete poems Elegias do país das gerais, by Dantas Mota, as well as the notes of Mário de Andrade, in the 1932 copy, part of his personal library, which is part of his collection at the IEB-USP. In addition, comparative readings are made of poems by Dantas Mota and Mário de Andrade, chosen because they focus on themes relevant to both: landscapes, music and popular culture, since these elements bring them together.Com base nas contribuições de Pino & Zular (2007) acerca da Crítica Genética; nas reflexões de Sandra Nitrini (2000) concernentes à Literatura Comparada, bem como nos estudos de Michel Collot (2013) sobre a poética e a filosofia da paisagem, este trabalho focaliza o diálogo que se estabelece entre o escritor mineiro José Dantas Mota e o paulistano Mário de Andrade, percebido por meio da correspondência entre os dois, das anotações marginais presentes no volume Surupango: ritmos caboclos (1932), de Dantas Mota, parte da biblioteca do escritor paulistano, assim como em poemas do escritor mineiro, marcados pela relação com o autor de Pauliceia desvairada. Objetivamos, assim, estudar a construção da poesia de Dantas Mota em Surupango e em alguns poemas de Elegias do país das gerais (1988), identificando as influências que o poeta mineiro recebeu de Mário de Andrade em relação à construção de paisagens poéticas, música e cultura popular. Assim, partimos do pressuposto de que as cartas que ambos trocaram influenciaram significativamente a composição artística de Dantas. A pesquisa se desenvolve a partir do estudo das cartas inéditas de Dantas Mota, localizadas no acervo de Mário de Andrade, disponível no Instituto de Estudos Brasileiros (IEB-USP), e das cartas do escritor paulistano publicadas no volume de poesias completas Elegias do país das gerais, de Dantas Mota, bem como das anotações de Mário de Andrade, no exemplar de 1932, integrante de sua biblioteca pessoal, que compõe seu acervo no IEB-USP. Além disso, são feitas leituras comparativas de poemas de Dantas Mota e de Mário de Andrade, escolhidos por se aterem a temas relevantes para ambos: a paisagem, a música e a cultura popular já que esses elementos os aproximam
CD8+ T cells from a novel T cell receptor transgenic mouse induce liver-stage immunity that can be boosted by blood-stage infection in rodent malaria
No full textTo follow the fate of CD8 T cells responsive to Plasmodium berghei ANKA (PbA) infection, we generated an MHC I-restricted TCR transgenic mouse line against this pathogen. T cells from this line, termed PbT-I T cells, were able to respond to blood-stage infection by PbA and two other rodent malaria species, P. yoelii XNL and P. chabaudi AS. These PbT-I T cells were also able to respond to sporozoites and to protect mice from liver-stage infection. Examination of the requirements for priming after intravenous administration of irradiated sporozoites, an effective vaccination approach, showed that the spleen rather than the liver was the main site of priming and that responses depended on CD8α dendritic cells. Importantly, sequential exposure to irradiated sporozoites followed two days later by blood-stage infection led to augmented PbT-I T cell expansion. These findings indicate that PbT-I T cells are a highly versatile tool for studying multiple stages and species of rodent malaria and suggest that cross-stage reactive CD8 T cells may be utilized in liver-stage vaccine design to enable boosting by blood-stage infections
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