A revolução energética do século XXI

Sachs, Ignacy

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“…In Recife, the capital of Pernambuco State, Brazil, the extent of civilian GWH has reached epidemic proportions, in the absence of any declared military conflict [13,34,35]. In 2004, 48,374 homicides were reported in Brazil, and this year, Pernambuco State occupied the first place in the tragic ranking for homicides in Brazil, with a rate of 50.7, higher than Rio de Janeiro (49.2, third place) and Sao Paulo (28.6, tenth place) among the 26 Brazilian states [34].…”

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Prognostic factors in civilian gunshot wounds to the head: a series of 110 surgical patients and brief literature review

2012

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This study was carried out to evaluate the early results and the prognostic factors affecting the outcome during the in-hospital stay of 110 patients with civilian gunshot wounds to the head admitted at the Hospital of Restauração, Recife, Brazil. Penetrating injury (66%) was the most prevalent type of wound encountered in the present series. Twelve of the 110 (10.9%) patients presented a unilateral dilated pupil at the admission. Motor impairment was present in 24/110 (21.8%) patients. Intracerebral hematoma was present in 36/110 (32.7%) and there were 15/110 (13%) patients with cerebrospinal fluid fistula. Eleven of 110 patients developed meningitis and in 9/110 intracranial abscesses occurred. Nine of 110 patients developed deep venous thrombosis, 11/110 had urinary infection, and coagulopathy was detected in 8/110. Following the surgical procedure, 27/110 (24.5%) patients died during their hospital stay. When the two groups, survivors and non-survivors, were compared, there were significant statistical differences and the univariate analysis identified five preoperative predictors of a poor outcome following surgery: age over 40 years (odds ratios (OR) 5.4, 95% CI 1.73-16.82); presence of unilateral pupil dilatation (OR 5.5, 95% CI 1.641-18.13); low (≤8) Glasgow coma score on admission (OR 6.50, 95% CI 2.27-18.60), presence of intracranial hematoma (OR 3.0, 95% CI 1.21-7.34), and respiratory infection (OR 4.8, 95% CI 1.75-13.47). Thus, (a) age of the patient (juvenile/young age), (b) high preoperative Glasgow coma score, (c) lack of pupil abnormalities, and (d) absence of intracerebral hematoma are predictors of a good prognosis.

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Prognostic factors in civilian gunshot wounds to the head: a series of 110 surgical patients and brief literature review

2012

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“…Eliminating environmental liabilities from those companies, restoring ecosystem services (mainly the maintenance of water supply), and increasing biodiversity persistence in those altered landscapes mean increasing gain with the biofuel wave. To reach this result and increase the scale of BMP, it is advisable that these programs exceed the simple mitigation of impacts associated with the production chain of companies [39][40]. It is necessary that these programs incorporate conservation-oriented technologies developed by universities and research institutes and, mainly, adopt really effective long-term biodiversity conservation measures.…”

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Challenges and Opportunities for Biodiversity Conservation in the Atlantic Forest in Face of Bioethanol Expansion

Bernard

Melo

Pinto

2011

Tropical Conservation Science

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Brazil is the world largest producer of sugarcane ethanol, an alternative to gasoline. Large players, including international oil companies, are aware of the potential of Brazilian ethanol and are investing in the production and expansion of sugarcane plantations in the country. The growing ethanol market imposes some conservation challenges on Brazil to meet the increasing demand. The market points out to an expansion of sugarcane crops, but this can be extremely harmful to the remaining biodiversity of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. The impact of such expansion will be more severe in the states of Alagoas, Pernambuco, Paraíba and Rio Grande do Norte, the second largest sugar-ethanol production region, and one of the most globally threatened areas of tropical forest (only 12% left, ~ 1% legally protected). There, most forest fragments are smaller than 100 ha and several endemic species are on the verge of extinction. Here we advocate that instead of expanding plantations, increasing crop productivity should be the more logical and environment-friendly solution for that region. Further, we indicate that the current challenge is to increase the number of sugar and ethanol companies following best management practices and to turn these programs into a real opportunity to restore the biodiversity and environmental services of an ecosystems in eminent collapse. We urge that companies should move one step further and, at least, guarantee the protection of the habitats that go beyond the protection area imposed by the current environmental law.Keywords: Best management practices, biodiversity hotspot, conservation dilemmas, forest fragmentation, sugarcane.Resumo O Brasil é o maior produtor mundial de etanol de cana de açúcar, uma alternativa à gasolina. Grandes empresas, incluindo companhias petrolíferas internacionais, estão atentas ao potencial do etanol brasileiro e estão investindo na produção e expansão das plantações de cana no país. O crescimento do mercado de etanol e o atendimento da sua demanda impõem alguns desafios conservacionistas ao Brasil. O mercado aponta para a expansão da área plantada com cana, mas isto poderá ser extremamente prejudicial à conservação do restante da biodiversidade da Floresta Atlântica brasileira. O impacto desta expansão será ainda mais severo nos estados de Alagoas, Pernambuco, Paraíba e Rio Grande do Norte, a segunda maior região produtora de açúcar e etanol do país, e uma das porções mais ameaçadas de florestas tropicais do planeta (apenas 12% restante, ~ 1% legalmente protegido), com a maior parte dos fragmentos florestais menores que 100 ha e várias espécies endêmicas na iminência da extinção. Defendemos aqui que ao invés de expandir a área plantada, o aumento da produtividade deveria ser a solução mais lógica e ambientalmente correta para a região. Mais além, indicamos que o desafio atual é aumentar o número de empresas sucro-alcooleiras que adotem melhores práticas de gerenciamento ambiental e transformar estes programas em oportunidades reais para a restauração da...

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“…Encontramos, na sugestão teórica de Sachs (2007) (SACHS, 2007, p. 25 (HOBSBAWN, 2006, p. 547). Essa é uma preocupação, como vimos, presente em diferentes campos do conhecimento e que nos causa apreensão pela sua relevância e pela perspectiva brasileira de, a cada dia, colocar milhares de novos veículos nas ruas, com incentivo público de renúncia de impostos, sem haver previsão de mobilidade nas grandes cidades.…”

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The threshold of sustainable withdrawal and redemption of the bicycle

Filho¹,

Heméritas²

2009

Boletim Do Observatório Ambiental Alberto Ribeiro Lamego

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A revolução energética do século XXI

Cited by 40 publications

References 4 publications

Prognostic factors in civilian gunshot wounds to the head: a series of 110 surgical patients and brief literature review

Prognostic factors in civilian gunshot wounds to the head: a series of 110 surgical patients and brief literature review

Challenges and Opportunities for Biodiversity Conservation in the Atlantic Forest in Face of Bioethanol Expansion

The threshold of sustainable withdrawal and redemption of the bicycle

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