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The complexity of determining which law applies to supply contracts has not, to our knowledge, been sufficiently addressed by Portuguese academic opinion or case law. But this is now an extremely important issue in practice, as it is increasingly more common for shareholders of Portuguese companies to be foreign individuals or legal persons, which means that their interactions are no longer just subject to Portuguese law and take on an international dimension. This articles tries to fill this gap by briefly clarifying the issue. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This article explores the characteristics and contexts for use of the shirt in Portugal between the end of the 14th century and beginnings of the 15th century. The shirt's use as nightwear is discussed, as well as its relationship with the body and nudity. Formats and materials for the shirt are also analysed through the lens of the different social statuses of the wearers, and with regard to the more general social context of Portugal and the Portuguese at that time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This text analyzes videos that have erotized situations linked to COVID-19, in which the use of gloves, masks, alcohol gel, or protective gear have represented the context of the pandemic, and that are referred to here as "pornography of confinement." The aim of this article is to explore the characteristics of this type of pornography and analyze the links between such videos and demands upon the biopolitical subject, who is to be responsible for their own health. Approximately twenty-seven videos from the website Pornhub were reviewed, with special attention to ten that were entitled The Cleanest Porn Ever. All these materials aim to promote "safe sex" based on social distancing, viewing pornography, or learning hygienic techniques to avoid infection. Diverse theories, news stories, and data on this topic were used in the analysis. Among the key findings, pornography of confinement reflects the liberal subjectivity, as the individuals represented are not interested in strengthening social ties or participating in cultural change but rather in attending to their own immediate and individual needs. Finally, it is concluded that reality is simplified in this type of pornography by connecting people with "positive" emotions, discarding the potential for change that entails ties to the collective. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The expansion and intensification of horticultural systems in the peri-urban area of Mar del Plata derived in economic benefits, but also in environmental problems. It is hypothesized that the management of these systems under a conventional approach led to less sustainable systems compared to the alternative ones, increasing environmental impacts due to the incorporation of greenhouses. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the environmental sustainability of horticultural systems in Mar del Plata, considering different cases associated to representative typologies. Methodologically, a Horticultural Environmental Sustainability Index was elaborated, composed of indicators associated with the ecological, social, and economic dimensions of sustainability. Based on semi-structured interviews, the index was applied to seven systems with a conventional approach and greenhouse production (SCBC), seven systems with a conventional approach and open field production (SCAC), three systems with alternative approaches and greenhouse production (SABC), and other three systems with alternative approaches and open field production (SAAC). The systems that applied alternative approaches (SABC and SAAC) showed greater environmental sustainability, with a wide gap between these and the conventional systems (SCBC and SCAC). Finally, it is necessary to deepen the study and highlight the contribution that each system can make to the environmental sustainability of horticultural production. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The agricultural soils of the Argentinean Pampean Region (RPArg) have exhibited nutritional imbalances and low crop diversity (DC) due to the predominance of monocultures and low fertilization. The purpose of the study is to understand the relationship between nutrient conservation and agriculture in the Southern Pampas (PA), one of the most important agro-productive regions of the RPArg. The objectives are: a) to analyse the spatial and temporal distribution (1989-90, 2002-03 and 2019-20) of the balances of N, P, K and S in agricultural soils of the PA; and b) to design and apply a Nutrient Conservation Index (ICN), as an indicator of the sustainability of agroecosystems, considering nutrient balances and DC. Methodologically, previous information were used, interviews were developed and a geographical information system was used to map and analyse the distribution of the results. Within the PA, the ICN increased over time, as a result of improvements in fertilization from the second campaign onwards, and the increase in DC in the last campaign. The prevalence of nutritional imbalances and the need to strengthen the DC, motivate to deepen the study to contribute to the development of strategies to achieve a sustainable agriculture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Acoustic monitoring is used to assess biodiversity across large spatial and temporal scales. However, extracting meaningful information from large data sets might be exceedingly time consuming. For this reason, acoustic indices have been proposed as proxies for biodiversity monitoring. Although acoustic indices hold great promise for standardizing acoustic data analysis, the complexity of acoustic conditions requires careful examination of the relationship between an index and the underlying process of interest. We evaluated 11 acoustic indices at two operational levels: (1) acoustic community level (an aggregation of species that produces sound), using birds as an example to assess how well acoustic indices predict bird indices (abundance, richness, evenness and diversity); and (2) soundscape level (the collection of biological, geophysical and anthropogenic sounds from a landscape), using acoustic indices to classify the study sites according to their ecological condition. To study the relationship among these variables, we selected two study sites with different ecological conditions (in terms of vegetation structure and traffic noise) within the Braulio Carrillo National Park (BCNP), Costa Rica. We sampled the soundscape and bird community using 12 sampling points and four visits to each study site from June 2017 to August 2018. We continuously recorded sounds at sunrise and sunset, and for 10 minutes every hour, during two consecutive days per visit. In addition, we performed four bird counts per visit (sunrise and sunset). We performed a correlation analysis between 11 acoustic indices and 4 community bird indices. We analyzed the ability of acoustic indices to predict bird indices. Furthermore, we used acoustic indices to classify the two sites according to their ecological condition. Bird abundance and richness were positively correlated with acoustic evenness indices and negatively correlated with the acoustic diversity index, but the whole set of acoustic indices predicted bird indices weakly. However, the classification of the sites using acoustic indices was conducted with a high average precision of 0.93 (sd = 0.08). Acoustic indices appear to be more promising for evaluating the ecological condition of a site than abundance, richness or diversity of specific animal groups, in this case birds, in tropical rainforests. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Through a methodology based on the Protest Event Analysis (pea), the purpose of this work is to investigate the configuration and characteristics of the labor protest in the Costa Rican public sector during the period between 2013 and 2019. It is particularly interested in identify and characterize the behavior of this sector in terms of its actors, repertoires and demands. A discussion related to the defendants is also introduced. The work concludes that, in the case of Costa Rica, public sector labor protest occupies a central place in the general panorama of social protest in the country. Likewise, it postulates that the workers of the public sector resort predominantly to repertoires of institutional action to present their demands, although this trend is modified in periods of intensification of the political contest. Lastly, the demands show a double character inasmuch as the union / sectoral claims related to the defense of labor conditions persist as the main ones, but added to general demands related to campaigns against neoliberal policies and in defense of public institutionality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the Argentinean Pampas there is a remarkable process of agriculturalisation, whose distribution and environmental impacts are not homogeneous. Benito Juárez county is a clear example of this scenario. The objectives of the present work were to complete an agro-ecological zoning (AEZ) of Benito Juarez county for the periods covered by the agro-productive campaigns of 1989/90-2002/03 and 2002/03- 2014/15. The aim was to define several agro-ecological units (AEUs) and estimate some of the potential negative environmental impacts of this process based on the calculation of three sustainability indicators (SI). Methodologically, the AEZ was carried out within the framework of a geographic information system, based on background data about the ecological characteristics of the area and the variations of the agricultural surface in the periods addressed. The pesticide contamination risk, the habitat intervention risk, and the apparent nitrogen and phosphorus balance (adapted from the AgroEcoIndex software) were used for the SI. The results show the presence of five AEU for each period, which demonstrates different levels of agriculturalisation and reveal a deepening of negative environmental impacts over time. This situation requires planning to achieve an environmental sustainability for agricultural production systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Water erosion is one of the most significant soil degradation phenomena worldwide. This work estimates the current and potential rate of water erosion and the variation of the total loss of agricultural soils of the ecological units of the Benito Juárez county, for the 1989/90, 2002/03 and 2014/15 campaigns, establishing a relationship between these values and the agricultural advance. Methodologically, layers of previous information were superimposed to analyze the transformation of the agricultural area in each ecological unit. Then, the rates of erosion and the total loss of soils were estimated; analyzing their variation in the same time lapse and comparing these values with the tolerance levels of loss of soils in the region. For the 3 campaigns, the highest erosion rates correspond to the "Mountain ranges" unit; and the highest soil losses to the "Wavy, gently wavy and depressed plains" unit. It is proposed that there is a direct relationship between the results obtained and the increase in the area destined to the advance of agriculture. Finally, the data reached contribute to the diagnosis about the sustainability of the productive model of the County, in pursuit of a correct environmental territorial ordering. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The availability and quality of recreation spaces is a topic of work within the Territorial Planning projects, in tourist areas, in addition to the population, it is necessary to consider the tourists within the users of these sites. This article presents the project: Regulatory Plan of Chira Island, Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica and how the methodology was developed to incorporate the aspect of recreational areas as a line of research within the territorial ordering process. The study focuses on the design of recreational areas on islands with tourist potential, following the laws of Costa Rica. It is necessary to adapt the cases according to the law of each country. .The results show the importance of having the participation of the community as a basis for decision-making and also concluded the great relevance that has to design the proposals of sites for recreation thinking the inclusion of these sites as a complement to the tourist attractions Of an area, having to take into account the needs of the visitor in the designs that are made of the spaces destined to the recreation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

BACKGROUND: Onychomycosis caused by F. solani are difficult to treat since this fungus presents high levels of resistance against commonly prescribed antifungal agents. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the in vitro activity of itraconazole, terbinafine, ciclopirox and amorolfine against clinical isolates of F. solani. MATERIAL AND METHOD: A study was done in which the in vitro susceptibility of 29 clinical isolates of F. solani was determined using the microdilution method M38-A, as described by the Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute. The final dilutions were: 0.03-16 μg/mL for itraconazole, 0.13-64 μg/mL for terbinafine and amorolfine and 0.06-32 μg/mL for ciclopirox. RESULTS: The MIC50 and MIC90 for itraconazole were ≥16 μg/mL and ≥16 μg/mL, for terbinafine ≥64 μg/mL and ≥64 μg/mL, for amorolfine 1.25 μg/mL and ≥64 μg/mL and for ciclopirox 16 μg/mL and 20 μg/mL, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Amorolfine exhibited the highest antifungal activity against clinical isolates of F. solani. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The aim of this research was to understand the perception about the tuberculosis of the press in the city of Barranquilla (Atlántico, Colombia) during the period from 1938 - creation of the Ministry of Labor, Hygiene and Social prevision- to 1946 -creation of Ministry of Hygiene- by using a documentary analysis of "La Prensa" newspaper. The emergent categories include the perception about the disease, the tuberculous patient, prevention, anti-tuberculosis treatments and institutionalization. The results, appoints that "La prensa" newspaper perceived the tuberculous patient as poor, resident of unhygienic houses and poor personal hygiene, making a clear exculpation of the State and invisibility of cases of illness in people who formed part of the elite of the time. By assuming the role of researcher and news releases from institutions, public employees and social organization representatives that defend their actions in the "Lucha Antituberculosa" institution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Currently, between the Pharmaceutical industry and healthcare professionals there is a very close and delicate relationship that may lead either party to conflicts of interest in which the party that results affected in the end may be the patient. The purpose of this analysis is to pose potential situations in which economic, scientific, academic, and medical interests that are a usual cause for controversy interact. It also identifies the diverse areas in which it would be desirable to generate improvement strategies for the practices and behavior by the involved parties in order to make clear the relationship between doctors and drug production companies without letting aside the need to establish new normalized criteria for the country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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