ABSTRACT. Mosquito community composition in dynamic landscapes from the Atlantic Forest biome (Diptera, Culicidae). Considering that some species of Culicidae are vectors of pathogens, both the knowledge of the diversity of the mosquito fauna and how some environment factors influence in it, are important subjects. In order to address the composition of Culicidae species in a forest reserve in southern Atlantic Forest, we compared biotic and abiotic environmental determinants and how they were associated with the occurrence of species between sunset and sunrise. The level of conservation of the area was also considered. The investigation was carried out at Reserva Natural do Morro da Mina, in Antonina, state of Paraná, Brazil. We performed sixteen mosquito collections employing Shannon traps at three-hour intervals, from July 2008 to June 2009. The characterization of the area was determined using ecological indices of diversity, evenness, dominance and similarity. We compared the frequency of specimens with abiotic variables, i.e., temperature, relative humidity and pluviosity. Seven thousand four hundred ten mosquito females were captured. They belong to 48 species of 12 genera. The most abundant genera were Anopheles, Culex, Coquillettidia, Aedes and Runchomyia. Among the species, the most abundant was Anopheles cruzii, the primary vector of Plasmodium spp. in the Atlantic Forest. Results of the analyses showed that the abiotic variables we tested did not influence the occurrence of species, although certain values suggested that there was an optimum range for the occurrence of culicid species. It was possible to detect the presence of species of Culicidae with different epidemiologic profiles and habitat preference.
Resumo-Este artigo reporta a evolução do processo de gestão de listas de espera cirúrgicas na rede hospitalar pública portuguesa, pela perspetiva do trabalho de desenvolvimento e instalação de software desenvolvido pela UTAD, enquanto parceira do Ministério da Saúde, para a criação de um sistema de informação para gestão de programas de recuperação dessas listas. Descrevem-se a situação e trabalhos iniciais, quando a obtenção de dados era o maior desafio, até à situação automatizada atual. Este artigo abrange os programas PERLE, PPMA, PECLEC e SIGIC, concluindo com lições aprendidas sobre o processo e sugestões para a sua evolução.
La perspective de l'entrée dans le Marché commun européen a conduit (1983) à reprendre diverses dispositions anciennes d'amélioration et d'encadrement de l'agriculture en Espagne pour la rendre plus efficace et plus complémentaire que concurrentielle. L'analyse des composantes de cette nouvelle politique révèle que des problèmes anciens — manque d'eau, dégradation des sols, surabondance de très petites exploitations, taux de chômage croissant — continuent de se poser. Il apparaît que ni le développement de l'irrigation, poursuivi à grands frais, ni le remembrement n'ont augmenté les emplois dans l'agriculture. Par ailleurs les investissements espagnols et étrangers dans le secteur agricole sont importants et la productivité du travail a augmenté. Si la politique poursuivie paraît conduire dans une bonne direction, ses résultats sont encore mesurés.
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