RESUMO O mesotelioma epitelioide multicístico é um tumor benigno raro que surge a partir de modificações nas células mesoteliais peritoneais. Relatamos um caso de um grande mesotelioma epitelioide multicístico em paciente do sexo feminino com infiltração em parede abdominal e coxa. Foi realizada a ressecção ampla do tumor e reconstrução com múltiplos retalhos fasciocutâneos randomizados em região do abdome, flancos, retalhos de coxa direita e esquerda e retalho de vulva. Segue há 9 meses com cicatrização completa sem recidiva e sem queixas.

Abstract Multicystic epithelioid mesothelioma is a rare benign tumor that arises from changes in peritoneal mesothelial cells. We report a large multicystic epithelioid mesothelioma case in a female patient with infiltration into the abdominal wall and thigh. Extensive tumor resection and reconstruction were performed with multiple fasciocutaneous flaps randomized in the abdominal region, flanks, right and left thigh flaps and vulva flap. It has been in full healing for nine months without recurrence and complaints.

Abstract Isotonic repositories are specially designed to promote rehydration during or after physical exercise. These beverages are processed for commercialization from synthetic flavorings and dyes with sensorial characteristics similar to those of fruits, in order to attenuate their natural acidity. The aim of the present study was to develop two formulations of isotonic drinks without synthetic dyes and with functional attributes based on concentrated hydroethanolic extracts of peel and pulp of Myrciaria jaboticaba. Determination of chemical (sodium, potassium and calcium, total phenolics, total anthocyanins, total flavonoids, total condensed tannins), physical (objective color analysis), and physical-chemical characteristics (pH, acidity, total soluble solids), as well as sensory evaluation through preference testing was carried out. In addition, the drinks presented dark red coloration, according to the chromaticity diagram. The sensory evaluation results revealed that the beverage formulated with 12% pulp extract stood out as the preferred beverage among the judges.

Abstract Brazil’s involvement in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) since 2011 has allowed for a direct participation as part of international peace and security efforts in the Middle East, strengthening the country’s credentials as it presents itself as a ‘peace provider’. Informed by academic contributions on issues of responsibility and recognition, the article discusses Brazil’s engagement with particular reference to UNIFIL’s Maritime Task Force, and the implications of such participation for its broader foreign and defence policy agenda.

Cocoa honey is considered as the liquid portion of cocoa pulp that is released from the fruit soon after it is cut open and can be used before fermentation by simple extraction due to its nutritional characteristics. The objective of the present study is to determine the biochemical characteristics of a cocoa by-product, "cocoa honey" (CH), produced in the State of Bahia-Brazil. The biochemical characterization was conducted to determine reducing sugars, total sugars, vitamin C, total dietary fiber, flavonoids, and total antioxidant activity using an EC50. It was observed that cocoa honey can be considered a source of bioactive compounds, can be consumed in natura or processed, and used as an ingredient in the chocolate industry and in other food products. However, it is necessary to use complementary methods, such as HPLC, to quantify the phenolic compounds of this by-product.

O artigo analisa a cooperação que o Brasil vem desenvolvendo ao longo do Atlântico Sul, mostrando que o País vem desempenhando o papel de region-builder na construção de uma identidade sul-atlântica com posição de destaque para si. Tais esforços começam a ser contestados por outros atores de dentro e fora da região.

This article analyzes the cooperation that Brazil has been developing across the South Atlantic, showing that Brazil has adopted the role of region-builder, working to construct a South Atlantic identity while it secures for itself a position of preeminence. Such efforts begin to be contested by other actors from within and outside the region.

O descobrimento do Novo Mundo é um dos fatores fundamentais de ruptura com a tradição, na inauguração do pensamento moderno. A descoberta de povos no novo continente com culturas radicalmente diferentes da europeia leva a um questionamento cético sobre a universalidade da natureza humana, o que denominamos "argumento antropológico". Montaigne é o mais importante pensador deste contexto a discutir esta questão nos Ensaios. Examinamos aqui alguns dos aspectos centrais de sua reflexão a este respeito.

The Discovery of the New World is one of the central causes of the breakdown with tradition that opens the way to modern thought. The first contact of the Europeans with the native peoples of the New World shows radically different cultures giving rise to doubts about the universality of human nature, what might be called an "anthropological argument" in a skeptic sense. Michel de Montaigne is the major philosopher in this context to discuss these issues in his Essays and I shall examine some of the more relevant aspects of this discussion.

Processos industriais em bateladas são empregados com frequência na produção de certos itens. Tais processos disponibilizam uma estrutura de dados peculiar; diante disso, existe um crescente interesse no desenvolvimento de gráficos de controle multivariados mais apropriados para seu monitoramento. Investiga-se aqui uma abordagem recente que utiliza gráficos de controle baseados no método Statis. O Statis constitui-se em uma técnica exploratória que permite avaliar similaridade entre matrizes de dados. Entretanto, essa técnica considera a similaridade em um contexto linear, investigando estruturas de correlação lineares nos dados. Propõe-se neste artigo a utilização de gráficos de controle baseados no Statis em conjunto com kernels para monitoramento de processos com presença de não linearidades fortes. Através dos kernels, definem-se funções não lineares dos dados para melhor representação da estrutura a ser caracterizada pelo método Statis. Essa nova abordagem, denominada kernel-Statis, é desenvolvida e avaliada utilizando dados de um processo simulado.

Industrial batch processes are widely used in the production of certain items. Such processes provide a peculiar data structure; therefore there is a growing interest in the development of customized multivariate control charts for their monitoring. We investigate a recent approach that uses control charts based on the Statis method. Statis is an exploratory technique for measuring similarities between data matrices. However, the technique only assesses similarities in a linear context, i.e. investigating structures of linear correlation in the data. In this paper we propose control charts based on the Statis method in conjunction with a kernel for monitoring processes in the presence of strong nonlinearities. Through kernels we define nonlinear functions of data for better representing the structure to be characterized by the Statis method. The new approach, named kernel-Statis, is developed and illustrated using simulated data.

Pode-se verificar, desde o final da década de 1990, uma tendência de institucionalização da condicionalidade política em diversas instituições internacionais. Estas instituições têm tornado explícita a importância do respeito, por parte dos Estados participantes, ao Estado de direito, aos direitos humanos e à democracia; têm também criado mecanismos de controle, supervisão e promoção destes princípios. A forma como tais princípios têm sido institucionalizados, os instrumentos disponíveis para garantir sua aquiescência, a aquiescência efetiva e seu efeito sobre os Estados-membros variam de acordo com cada instituição. Este artigo analisa o caso da União Européia. Apesar do consenso sobre os valores democráticos entre seus membros fundadores, foi somente em 1997, com o Tratado de Amsterdã, que eles se tornaram uma condição formal para a participação no processo de integração. O presente artigo procura responder, primeiramente, como, e por que, a condicionalidade política tem sido institucionalizada na União Européia, explorando dois fatores em particular: 1) o processo de ampliação do processo de integração e 2) crises políticas específicas que ocorreram nos Estados-membros. Adicionalmente, o artigo indaga se a condicionalidade pode ser considerada um instrumento efetivo de promoção da democracia. Busca-se analisar se a intervenção a favor da democracia tem um efeito qualitativo sobre os regimes domésticos, ou seja, explora-se os limites do uso da condicionalidade política como um instrumento de promoção e defesa da democracia.

Promotion Political conditionality has been institutionalized in many international institutions since the end of the 1990s. These institutions have been making it more explicit the importance of the respect, on the part of its participants, of the Rule of Law, Human Rights and Democracy, and have been creating mechanisms of control and promotion of these principles. The form how these principles have been institutionalized, and the available instruments to guarantee their compliance, the effective compliance, and its effects upon Member-States varies with each institution. The present article analyses the case of the European Union. Despite the consensus about democratic values among its founding members, it was only in 1997, with the Treaty of Amsterdam, that they became a formal condition to participate in the process of integration. This article addresses firstly, how, and why political conditionality has been institutionalized in the European Union, exploring two factors in particular: the process of enlargement, and specific political crises. In addition, the article inquires whether political conditionality can be considered an effective instrument of democracy promotion. It analyses whether interventions in favor of democracy have a qualitative effect upon domestic governments, in other words, it explores the limits of the use of the political conditionality as an instrument of defense and promotion of democracy.