Response to ‘Assessing the carbon footprint of beef cattle in Brazil: a case study with 22 farms in the State of Mato Grosso’

Introduction: This study is justified since very little is known of the relationship between Leishmaniasis and the spatial transformation process. In the past, the municipality of Teodoro Sampaio has spread ACL and recently cases of visceral Leishmaniasis have been found in dogs in the urban area, making the municipality a likely area for the convergence of both manifestations of the disease. The overall aim is to relate recent spatial transformations with the pattern of spatial distribution of the infection’s vectors and hosts, keeping in mind the integrated geographic distribution of ACL and AVL. Methods: The study has two levels of aggregation: (a) a population-based case study of the municipality of Teodoro Sampaio, Pontal do Paranapanema, in the state of São Paulo, designed to be quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional, and (b) population-based across the municipalities of São Paulo state, designed to be retrospective, quantitative, observational and descriptive. The choice of two approaches to the study is justified by a consideration of the articulations which enable the formation of production circuits for Leishmaniasis in the region. The gathering of data for the Teodoro Sampaio case study underwent two phases: field study and by means of secondary official data sources. Data concerning the state of São Paulo comes from secondary sources. Conclusion: As it is a focal disease, the data presented allows us to infer that AVL spreads from Sector 1 of the urban area to Sector 3, because the vector relevant to transmission is within the former. The ACL pattern in Teodoro Sampaio is thought to be based in the woodlands surrounding the urban area, in general terms, based in the Parque Estadual do Morro do Diabo (PEMD), the edge of which is five kilometres from the centre of the district. Exchanges take place between the urban area of the municipality, the PEMD, the settlement of Ribeirão Bonito, which forms part of the transect making up the geosystem of Teodoro Sampaio, and Pontal do Paranapanema. Human intervention can be seen as the main agent in promoting these exchanges between environments due to the transit of people between subgeosystems and the interrelationship with other municipalities encouraging the spread of the disease. The only municipalities to be among those with a high incidence of AVL are Araçatuba and Presidente Prudente, although the number of cases is growing and becoming more concentrated. The state presents a circumscribed hub of AVL cases in the region of Campinas and Piracicaba, and another in Pontal do Paranapanema. This interaction borders on Mato Grosso do Sul, giving rise to the main circuit AVL instances of the Southeast. ACL has a hub at Itapetininga, which is next to Vale do Paraiba Paulista, also leading to interactions across the border with the state of Rio de Janeiro and its principal circumscribed centres of transmission of ACL. This will be Brazil’s next ACL production circuit. It was possible to identify areas in the state of São Paulo particularly vulnerable to Leishmaniasis with particular distributions for each of the two types of the disease, sometimes existing together. Outbreaks of canine VL do not depend on distribution rules on a small scale, although the effect of many outbreaks together clarifies a spatial pattern, as seen in the state of São Paulo. Patterns of transmission of Leishmaniasis are established in the state of São Paulo and the data analyzed helps to verify these patterns.

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Thermal comfort of beef cattle in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Ciência e Agrotecnologia ◽

10.1590/1413-7054202145008321 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 45 ◽

Author(s):

Rafaela Silva Cesca ◽

Rodrigo Couto Santos ◽

Rafael Henrique de Tonissi e Buschinelli de Goes ◽

Ana Paula Cassaro Favarim ◽

Mario Sergio Garutti de Oliveira ◽

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Keyword(s):

Beef Cattle ◽

Thermal Comfort ◽

Environmental Conditions ◽

The State ◽

Spline Method ◽

State Of Emergency ◽

Mato Grosso ◽

Comfort Index ◽

Weather Stations ◽

Mato Grosso Do Sul

ABSTRACT Evaluation of the comfort and animal welfare parameters enables determining the best environmental conditions for livestock creation. The present study was aimed to determine the thermal comfort index for beef cattle using interpolation techniques for the State of Mato Grosso do Sul during extreme summer and winter seasons for a period of 10 years. The analysis was performed on the climatic variables data provided by the National Institute of Meteorology, Brazil. The maximum (THImax) and minimum (THImin) temperature and humidity indices (THIs) of 28 weather stations distributed across the state were calculated, and the thematic maps of the THIs (maximum and minimum) calculated for the summer and winter seasons were prepared. The results revealed a state of emergency in the two largest animal-producing cities in the state; namely, Corumbá and Ribas do Rio Pardo, while two other cities, Chapadão do Sul and Costa Rica emerged as favorable regions for the production of beef cattle. The Spline method used in the present study, therefore, proved to be a suitable tool for analyzing a small number of weather stations distributed over a large territorial area.

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Desenvolvimento Regional e a Expansão do Ensino Superior Público: o Caso da Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso

Revista de Ensino Educação e Ciências Humanas ◽

10.17921/2447-8733.2018v19n1p52-58 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

pp. 52 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Julio Cezar De Lara ◽

Monica Franchi Carniello

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Regional Growth ◽

Study Data ◽

The State ◽

Exploratory Research ◽

State University ◽

Mato Grosso ◽

Accelerated Growth ◽

The University

Sabe-se que a educação é uma das circunstâncias necessárias para que haja transformação na vida e no ambiente das pessoas e com a educação superior, em expansão e crescimento acelerado no Brasil, vivencia-se um novo aspecto, o crescimento local e regional das cidades. Partindo destes pressupostos, este artigo procurou verifcar qual foi a expansão do Ensino Superior no Estado de Mato Grosso, analisando os dados da Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso (Unemat) e de que forma a expansão proporcionou o desenvolvimento dos municípios. A pesquisa se caracteriza como uma pesquisa exploratória, de abordagem quantitativa, com a realização de um estudo de caso. Foram analisados dados de dois censos do Instituto Brasileiro de Geografa e Estatística (IBGE): 2000 e 2010 e constatou-se, com os dados coletados, que a Unemat aumentou o número de cursos e o número de vagas no decorrer da década, demonstrando indícios de contribuição no aumento do PIB e do IDHM dos municípios em que a universidade atua.Palavras-chave: Educação. Universidade. Desenvolvimento Regional.AbstractIt is known that education is one of the conditions necessary for any change in peoples’ life and environment and with higher education in expansion and accelerated growth, Brazil has been experiencing a new aspect , the cities ‘local and regional growth. Based on these assumptions, this article aimed to fnd what the expansion of higher education in the state of Mato Grosso was, analyzing the data of the State University of Mato Grosso (Unemat) and how the expansion enabled the municipalities’ development. The research is characterized as an exploratory research with a quantitative approach, with the completion of a case study. Data were analyzed from two censuses of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE): 2000 and 2010 and found out with the data collected that Unemat increased the number of courses and the number of jobs during the decade demonstrating evidence of contribution to increases in GDP and IDHM of the municipalities in which the university operates.Keywords: Education. University. Regional Development.

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Regulamentação de barragens em projetos para geração de energia elétrica e a gestão de risco

Revista da Faculdade de Direito da UFG ◽

10.5216/rfd.v42i3.52205 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 42 (3) ◽

pp. 202-224

Author(s):

Luciana Stephani Silva Iocca

Keyword(s):

Environmental Impact ◽

Average Rate ◽

Electric Energy ◽

Hydroelectric Power Plant ◽

The State ◽

Hydroelectric Power ◽

State Legislation ◽

Mato Grosso ◽

Water Courses

A população brasileira tem crescido a uma taxa média de 4% ao ano (IBGE, 2017) e com ela a demanda por geração de energia elétrica. No contexto brasileiro, a produção de energia de origem hidrelétrica vem sendo ampliada, diante de seu menor potencial poluidor e tendo em vista o melhor aproveitamento da capacidade hídrica do país, destacando-se o estado de Mato Grosso, reconhecido como o “estado das águas”, tendo em vista que possui em seu território as nascentes de cursos d’agua que compõem importantes bacias hidrográficas. Neste contexto, o presente estudo teve por objetivo analisar como os fatores de risco, associados as barragens em projetos para geração de energia elétrica de matriz hídrica, vêm sendo avaliados no estado de Mato Grosso e qual a legislação disposta para a gestão dos riscos e segurança de barragens. A metodologia centra-se na análise da legislação nacional e estadual e no estudo de caso, essencialmente dirigida a análise do Estudo de Impacto Ambiental e do parecer técnico a respeito do Relatório de Impacto Ambiental da Usina Hidrelétrica – UHE Sinop. O estudo permite concluir que é ainda recente a regulamentação de barragens no estado de Mato Grosso, havendo insuficiência de recursos materiais e humanos para a fiscalização e monitoramento da implementação dos Planos de Barragem, impactando na efetiva gestão dos riscos provenientes destes empreendimentos. Abstract The Brazilian population has grown at an average rate of 4% per year (IBGE, 2017) and with the demand for electricity generation. In the Brazilian context, hydroelectric power generation has been expanded due to lower polluting potential and with a view to better utilization of the country's water capacity, especially the state of Mato Grosso, recognized as the "state of the water ", Considering that it has in its territory springs of water courses that compose an important hydrographic basins. In this context, the present study had as objective to analyze how the risk factors, associated to the dams in projects for generation of electric energy of hydric matrix, have been evaluated in the state of Mato Grosso and what the legislation is prepared for the management of risks and security of dams. The methodology focuses on the analysis of the national and state legislation and the case study, essentially directed to the analysis of the Environmental Impact Study and the technical opinion regarding the Environmental Impact Report of the HPP Sinop Hydroelectric Power Plant. The study concludes that the regulation of dams in the state of Mato Grosso is still recent, with insufficient material and human resources for monitoring and monitoring the implementation of the Dam Plans, impacting on the effective management of the risks arising from these projects.

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Environmental conceptions and the ideological commitments that guide the management of the environmental organizations

Revista de Administração da UFSM ◽

10.5902/1983465927820 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 20

Author(s):

José Kennedy Lopes Silva ◽

Osmar Siena

Keyword(s):

Participant Observation ◽

The State ◽

Environmental Organizations ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Mato Grosso ◽

Environmental Practices ◽

Documentary Analysis ◽

Multiple Case ◽

The One

Environmental organizations actively take part in the proposition of strategies, studies and environmental practices that aim at reducing the environmental degradation of the planet. These organizations have conceptions and commitments that guide their actions. The objective of the research that led to this article was to understand the environmental conceptions and the ideological commitments that guide the actions and the management of the environmental organizations. The research focused on three environmental organizations, two located in the state of Mato Grosso and one in the state of Rondônia, all of them belonging to the Brazilian Legal Amazon region. A qualitative research with multiple case study was carried out. Participant observation, semi-structured interviews and documentary analysis were used as strategies. Several environmental conceptions that influence the performance and management of organizations were identified, with a greater presence of the socio-environmentalist and of the environmental justice conceptions. However, the latter is not discussed strategically. Regarding the ideological commitments, the eco-socialist vision is the one that seems to have more influence over organizations.

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Varied Responses to Human-Induced Seismicity in the City of Azle, Texas

Case Studies in the Environment ◽

10.1525/cse.2019.002196 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

Sarmistha R. Majumdar

Keyword(s):

State Government ◽

Induced Seismicity ◽

Oil And Gas ◽

The United States ◽

The State ◽

Prior History ◽

Small Community ◽

Regulatory Policies ◽

The Status

Fracking has helped to usher in an era of energy abundance in the United States. This advanced drilling procedure has helped the nation to attain the status of the largest producer of crude oil and natural gas in the world, but some of its negative externalities, such as human-induced seismicity, can no longer be ignored. The occurrence of earthquakes in communities located at proximity to disposal wells with no prior history of seismicity has shocked residents and have caused damages to properties. It has evoked individuals’ resentment against the practice of injection of fracking’s wastewater under pressure into underground disposal wells. Though the oil and gas companies have denied the existence of a link between such a practice and earthquakes and the local and state governments have delayed their responses to the unforeseen seismic events, the issue has gained in prominence among researchers, affected community residents, and the media. This case study has offered a glimpse into the varied responses of stakeholders to human-induced seismicity in a small city in the state of Texas. It is evident from this case study that although individuals’ complaints and protests from a small community may not be successful in bringing about statewide changes in regulatory policies on disposal of fracking’s wastewater, they can add to the public pressure on the state government to do something to address the problem in a state that supports fracking.

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Islamic and Jewish Religious Feminists Tackle Islamic and Jewish Oral Law: Maintenance and Rebellion of Wives

Comparative Islamic Studies ◽

10.1558/cis.31497 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 35-63

Author(s):

Ruth Roded

Keyword(s):

State Policy ◽

Political System ◽

Daily Life ◽

The State ◽

The Political ◽

Jewish Law ◽

Modern Times ◽

Parallel Case ◽

First Time

Beginning in the early 1970s, Jewish and Muslim feminists, tackled “oral law”—Mishna and Talmud, in Judaism, and the parallel Hadith and Fiqh in Islam, and several analogous methodologies were devised. A parallel case study of maintenance and rebellion of wives —mezonoteha, moredet al ba?ala; nafaqa al-mar?a and nush?z—in classical Jewish and Islamic oral law demonstrates similarities in content and discourse. Differences between the two, however, were found in the application of oral law to daily life, as reflected in “responsa”—piskei halacha and fatwas. In modern times, as the state became more involved in regulating maintenance and disobedience, and Jewish law was backed for the first time in history by a state, state policy and implementation were influenced by the political system and socioeconomic circumstances of the country. Despite their similar origin in oral law, maintenance and rebellion have divergent relevance to modern Jews and Muslims.

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A Synopsis of Dicliptera (Acanthaceae) in Brazil, with the Description of Two New Species

Systematic Botany ◽

10.1600/036364420x15862837791186 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 45 (2) ◽

pp. 340-348

Author(s):

James Lucas da Costa-Lima ◽

Earl Celestino de Oliveira Chagas

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

South America ◽

The State ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Mato Grosso ◽

The North ◽

New Synonyms ◽

Two New Species ◽

Mato Grosso Do Sul ◽

A New Species

Abstract—A synopsis of Dicliptera (Acanthaceae) for Brazil is presented. Six species are recognized: Dicliptera ciliaris, D. sexangularis, and D. squarrosa, widely distributed in South America; D. purpurascens, which ranges from the North Region of Brazil (in the state of Acre) to eastern Bolivia; D. gracilirama, a new species from the Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil; and D. granchaquenha, a new species recorded in dry and semideciduous forests in Bolivia and western Brazil, in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Furthermore, we propose new synonyms and designate lectotypes for eleven names. An identification key to the six accepted Dicliptera species in Brazil is provided.

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