Abstract Aim: The objective of this study was to verify whether the match winners in the semifinals and finals of the FIFA World Cup 2014 were those who presented the highest frequency of pressing and intense behaviors in the recovery of ball possession. Methods: The sample was composed of 533 defensive tactical sequences performed by the four finalist teams in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The independent t-test was used to compare tactical indicators between winning and losing teams and the chi-square test (X2) was applied to assess the association between the variables. Results: In the first (X2 = 48.47; P < 0.01) and second halves of regular matches (X2 = 64.10; P < 0.01), the evaluated teams recovered the ball in the defensive zone. However, during the first and second periods of extra time, the highest frequencies of ball recovery were found in the middle defensive zone (P < 0.01). Conclusion: It is concluded that the semi-finalist and finalist teams from the 2014 FIFA World Cup sought to recover the ball in the defensive zone, and pressing opponent movements when they were losing the matches.

Considerando-se a região Centro-Sul do Brasil e com base nos dados do Ministério do Trabalho e Emprego e do Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento, comparou-se a evoluçãoda produção sucroalcooleira comonúmero e tipos de pessoas formalmente ocupadas em empresas do setor, de 2007 a 2009. Nas empresas dedicadas ao cultivo da cana-de-açúcar, o número de pessoas ocupadas caiu nesses três anos, enquanto aumentava nas empresas dedicadas à produção de açúcareetanol.Quantoàscategoriasdeocupação,constatou-seaumentononúmero de pessoas ocupadas em atividades industriais, administrativas, de apoio ou não sucroalcooleiras, enquanto diminuíam as pessoas ocupadas na agricultura. Neste caso, houve redução dos trabalhadores canavieiros não qualificados e crescimento dos trabalhadores da mecanização agrícola, fatos associados à intensificação da adoção da colheita mecânica de cana-de-açúcar. Não ocorreu mudança expressiva na sazonalidade de emprego dos trabalhadores canavieiros não qualificados, que permaneceu muito alta. O aumento mais intenso da produção do que do número de pessoas ocupadas refletiu em indicadores de produtividade, com crescimento da relação da produção de cana-de-açúcar, tanto com o total de pessoas ocupadas, quanto com o número de trabalhadores canavieiros não qualificados. Também foi constatada redução significativa na relação desse grupo de trabalhadores com a área colhida com cana-de-açúcar.

Considering the Central-Southern region in Brazil and based on data from the Ministry of Labor and Employment and the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply, the development of sugar and ethanol production has been compared with the number and types of people formally employed by companies in that sector, from 2007 to 2009. In the companies dedicated to the sugarcane planting, the number of employed persons fell in those three years, while it was increasing in companies dedicated to the production of sugar and ethanol. Concerning the occupation category, an increase in the number of persons employed in industrial, administrative, support or not sugar and ethanol activities was found, while the number of persons employed in agriculture was decreasing. In this case, there was a reduction in not qualified sugarcane workers and growth of workers of the agricultural mechanization, facts related to the increase of the adoption of mechanized harvesting of sugarcane. No significant change occurred in seasonal employment of not qualified sugarcane workers, which remained very high. The most expressive increase of the production compared to the number of employed persons reflected in indicators of yield, with growth of the production ratio of the sugarcane as to the total of employed people as to the number of non-qualified sugarcane workers. Moreover, a significant reduction in the ratio of this group of workers with the area harvested with sugarcane was revealed.

Objetivou-se, neste trabalho, avaliar a estabilidade físico-química e microbiológica da pré-mistura de bolo elaborada com 60% de farinha de banana em substituição à farinha de trigo, durante 120 dias de armazenamento. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi o inteiramente casualizado, com cinco tratamentos (tempo de armazenamento - 0, 30, 60, 90 e 120 dias) e cinco repetições. Durante o armazenamento, a cada 30 dias foram realizadas as determinações de umidade, pH, acidez total titulável (ATT), vitamina C, coliformes a 45ºC, Bacillus cereus, Salmonella sp., fungos filamentosos e leveduras. A avaliação físico-química da pré-mistura manteve suas características com pequenas variações durante o armazenamento em temperatura ambiente. A variação mais expressiva foi observada quanto aos parâmetros pH e ATT. A pré-mistura não apresentou alterações durante o armazenamento com relação ao desenvolvimento dos patógenos: coliformes a 45ºC, Bacillus cereus, Salmonella sp., fungos filamentosos e leveduras.

The objective of work was to evaluate the physicochemical and microbiological stability of a cake pre-mixture made with 60% of green banana flour instead of wheat flour during a storage period of 120 days. The experimental delineation utilized was entirely randomized, with 5 treatments (time of storage - 0, 30, 60, 90 and 120 days) and 5 repetitions. During storage, the following determinations were made for each 30-day period: moisture, pH, total titratable acidity (TTA), vitamin C, coliforms at 45ºC, Bacillus cereus, Salmonella sp., filamentous fungi and yeasts. The physical-chemical evaluation showed that the pre-mixture kept its characteristics with small variations during storage at room temperature. The most expressive variation was observed in the pH and TTA parameters. The pre-mixture remained without alterations during the storage with regard to the growth of the pathogens: coliforms at 45ºC, Bacillus cereus, Salmonella sp., filamentary fungus and yeasts.