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Este artigo incide sobre os “silêncios no feminino” no Boletim da Agência Geral das Colónias, ou seja, sobre a ausência (ou quase) das mulheres como participantes na escrita de tão importante veículo da imprensa colonial. É aqui intenção pensar e avaliar sobre as razões disso, partindo-se do princípio de que os silêncios devem ser recuperados para uma melhor compreensão da história colonial portuguesa.

In this essay, I compare two narratives from different nations, Haiti and Mozambique, in order to analyze intersections between the postcolonial contexts in which each fiction is embedded. Two theoretical perspectives inform my reading of Nadine Pinede’s “Departure Lounge” (2011) and João Paulo Borges Coelho’s Campo de trânsito (2007). I draw first on Vivek Chibber’s argument that postcolonial studies fail to provide an adequate basis for a theory of human rights and a practice of global solidarity. I then introduce the Warwick Research Collective’s elaboration of a new theory of world literature constructed around the concept of “combined and uneven development”. My discussion of “Departure Lounge” and Campo de trânsito subsequently focuses on the fictional portrayal of emergent practices within traditional societies experiencing a process of modernization and the effects of the world capitalist system. I conclude by proposing a way out of the limitations of postcolonial studies.

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of young people's involvement in violence measured as participation in physical fights or being physically, sexually or emotionally abused. We also aimed to understand the role of social, demographic and other behavioural characteristics in violence. Methods: We evaluated 7511 adolescents (4243 girls and 3268 boys) aged 15 to 19 years old, enrolled in public schools. Information was obtained using an anonymous, self-administrated questionnaire. Results: The most frequently reported type of violence was emotional abuse (15.6%). Boys reported greater involvement in fights (3.6 vs. 13.6%, pObjetivo: Estimar la prevalencia de la participación de los jóvenes en peleas, y de ser físicamente, sexualmente o emocionalmente maltratados. Analizar la función de las características sociales, demográficas y de comportamiento sobre la violencia. Métodos: Se evaluaron 7.511 adolescentes (4.243 chicas y 3.268 chicos) de 15 a 19 años de edad, matriculados en escuelas públicas. La información se obtuvo por cuestionario anónimo auto-administrado. Resultados: La violencia emocional fue la más notificada (15,6%). Los chicos indicaron más peleas (3,6 frente a 13,6%, p

In the past thirty years GIS technology has progressed from computer mapping to spatial database management, and more recently, to quantitative map analysis and modeling. However, most applications still rely on visual analysis for determining similarity within and among maps. The aim of this study is to compare maps of homogenous areas computed from estuarine sediment characterization indicators, using different approaches. These maps were defined using three different interpolation methods. Different Kappa statistics, visual map overlays or components of agreement and disagreement due to chance, quantity and location were used for single cell and/or neighborhood (hard and soft) map comparison. Although the three methods were computed with different statistical techniques, their results are similar, supporting the choice of any of the methods as equivalent and thus of equal value to be used as management units of the estuary. Hence the significance of choosing one of the methods is reduced.

Neste artigo analisa-se a circulação de expectativas e racionalidades de decisores políticos e de casais em procriação medicamente assistida, em Portugal, em torno da decisão quanto à doação de embriões para investigação científica. As interpenetrações entre a esfera política e a leiga serão discutidas com base na análise de conteúdo das seguintes fontes de informação: discursos políticos que suportaram a proposta de criação de um sistema de informação para os dadores de embriões idêntico ao sistema dos dadores de órgãos biológicos; entrevistas conduzidas entre Agosto 2011 e Agosto 2012 a 221 casais e 93 mulheres envolvidos em fertilização in vitro ou injeção intracitoplasmática de espermatozoides, no Hospital de S. João, Porto, sobre doação de embriões para investigação. Decisores políticos e casais partilham uma elevada recetividade ao progresso científico e depositam elevadas expectativas e confiança no poder terapêutico da investigação científica em células estaminais embrionárias. Se os casais usam a ética da reciprocidade, responsabilidade social e altruísmo para justificar as suas decisões; os decisores políticos realçam os contributos dos avanços da ciência para a esfera económica e promoção da imagem do país. Estes resultados consolidam a necessidade de reforçar a participação de diversos públicos na construção de princípios éticos e de responsabilidade social na regulação das práticas de investigação em embriões de origem humana.

In the past thirty years GIS technology has progressed from computer mapping to spatial database management, and more recently, to quantitative map analysis and modeling. However, most applications still rely on visual analysis for determining similarity within and among maps. The aim of this study is to compare maps of homogenous areas computed from estuarine sediment characterization indicators, using different approaches. These maps were defined using three different interpolation methods. Different Kappa statistics, visual map overlays or components of agreement and disagreement due to chance, quantity and location were used for single cell and/or neighborhood (hard and soft) map comparison. Although the three methods were computed with different statistical techniques, their results are similar, supporting the choice of any of the methods as equivalent and thus of equal value to be used as management units of the estuary. Hence the significance of choosing one of the methods is reduced.