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This paper presents an analysis about agroecological alternative food networks and new producer-consumer relationships in France and Brazil. The investigation method is based on descriptive and qualitative research about 20 cases (qualitative interviews), selected with stakeholders (farmers, traders, consumers and food experts) in France and Southern Brazil. A typology about the characteristics and organization to short circuits trade is provided. The results show that alternative food networks are very diverse and dynamic, being a social, economic and environmental option to family farming, strengthening local markets and reconnecting producers and consumers. In these countries, the successful initiatives of alternative networks occur in places where there is coordination between food networks stakholders such as the government, NGOs, private enterprises, farmers and consumers' organizations.

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Background: This study evaluated the effectiveness of adjunctive cognitive behavioral group therapy (CBGT) to prevent recurrence of episodes in euthymic patients with bipolar disorder. Methods: A randomized controlled single-blind trial was conducted with 50 patients with bipolar disorder types I and II followed up for at least 12 months in an outpatient service and whose disease was in remission. An experimental CBGT manual was developed and added to treatment as usual (TAU), and results were compared with TAU alone. Results: Intention-to-treat analysis showed that there was no difference between groups in terms of time until any relapse (Wilcoxon = 0.667; p = 0.414). When considering type of relapse, there was still no difference in either depressive (Wilcoxon = 3.328; p = 0.068) or manic episodes (Wilcoxon = 1.498; p = 0.221). Although occurrence of episodes also did not differ between groups (χ² = 0.28; p = 0.59), median time to relapse was longer for patients treated with CBGT compared to TAU (Mann-Whitney = –2.554; p = 0.011). Conclusions: Time to recurrence and number of episodes were not different in the group of patients treated with CBGT. However, median time to relapse was shorter in the TAU group. Studies with larger samples may help to clarify whether our CBGT approach prevents new episodes of bipolar disorder. Our findings also indicated that CBGT is feasible in euthymic patients with bipolar disorder and should be investigated in future studies. To our knowledge, this is the first publication of a controlled trial of CBGT for euthymic patients with bipolar disorder.

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RESUMONeste artigo, exploramos a relação entre Agroecologia e Agricultura Orgânica. O debate na comunidade científica em alguns países e a análise das posições ou discursos de pesquisadores e artigos apontam para distintas combinações, trocas e interações entre a Agricultura Orgânica e Agroecologia. Nesse sentido, primeiramente, com base na revisão de literatura, mostramos distintas interações entre esses estilos de agricultura. Além disto, analisamos as controvérsias das agriculturas em foco, bem como apresentamos uma síntese de dois estudos de caso para ilustrar a aplicação prática de princípios da agroecologia, avaliando práticas e valores éticos, relacionando-as com as lógicas familiares ou patronais de funcionamento da produção. Concluímos que as relações entre os estilos de agricultura não podem ser reduzidas a uma simples oposição entre um campo científico e um domínio prático. Diversos elementos devem ser tomados em conta, entre os quais o grau de integração sociocultural (valores) à sociedade, as práticas e a inserção no mercado. Estudos no território brasileiro exemplificam a diversidade de relações existentes, seja inclusiva ou exclusiva, observando-se uma fluidez entre conceitos de agroecologia e agricultura orgânica.Palavras-chave: agricultura orgânica; agroecologia; transição agroecológica. * Este texto é resultante do intercâmbio entre pesquisadores e estudantes que participam do Projeto "Agroecologia na França e no Brasil: entre redes científicas, movimentos sociais e políticas publicas", que sustenta o acordo CAPES/COFECUB 716/2011.