Cordão Umbelical
Aloyzio Achutti, AMICOR - 3 minutes ago
*Em homenagem à minha mulher - Dra. Valderês, às AMICOR e a todas as mulheres vai um texto do século passado, quando minha mãe faleceu *Cordão Umbelical* *Aloyzio Achutti. * Em tempos quando a genética parece tudo explicar e quem sabe resolver, no caminho do genoma humano, quando um dos cromossomas já se encontra totalmente mapeado, e as maravilhas da engenharia genética já se acumulam a cada dia que passa, poderia parecer que o papel da mãe fosse o de uma simples estação de troca, num processo em que tudo já viesse predeterminado. Não é bem assim. O pesquisador Inglês P. Barker ensina ser o útero ma...
Dos and Don’ts of Gift-Giving
Aloyzio Achutti, AMICOR - 7 hours ago
The Dos and Don’ts of Gift-Giving Around the WorldWhat should you do when someone refuses a gift in Japan? And what colors should you use when wrapping a gift in Italy? We’ve got the answers. Afar| - Chris Ciolli - - - - *Photo from Unsplash*. If you think the art of giving gifts is tricky at home, try making it work abroad. While you must carefully choose the item itself, the gift’s wrapping is surprisingly important, too, as is the timing. In fact, in many cultures, gift-giving is like a traditional dance—you have to do the steps in order, in time to the mu...
Coronavirus
Aloyzio Achutti, AMICOR - 12 hours ago
Flu shot has an unexpected benefit in combating the new coronavirus By Yasemin Saplakoglu - Staff Writer an hour ago The flu vaccine won't prevent you from getting a coronavirus, but it can help officials better respond to the outbreak of COVID-19
“Portrait of a Lady on Fire”
Aloyzio Achutti, AMICOR - 12 hours ago
[image: A still from “Portrait of a Lady on Fire.”]Cultural Comment“Portrait of a Lady on Fire” Is More Than a “Manifesto on the Female Gaze” Céline Sciamma builds her finespun romance out of glances and stares, while also thoroughly exploring the entanglements between artistic creation and burgeoning love. By Rachel Syme
From JAMA
Aloyzio Achutti, AMICOR - 12 hours ago
From JAMA *JAMA Internal Medicine* *Wide QRS Complex Tachycardia in an Apparently Healthy Man * Daniel Liauw, MPH; Anthony Dang, MD; Laszlo Littmann, MD, PhD *Assessment of an Algorithm for Prescription of Oral Anticoagulation for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation in Emergency Departments * Clare L. Atzema, MD, MSc; Jiming Fang, PhD; Jafna L. Cox, MD; et al *Association of Maternal Psychological Distress With In Utero Brain Development in Fetuses With Congenital Heart Disease * Yao Wu, PhD; Kushal Kapse, MS; Marni Jacobs, PhD; et al *Association of QT-Prolonging Medications With Ri...
On this day - Britannica
Aloyzio Achutti, AMICOR - 13 hours ago
159 BIOGRAPHIES ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: MARCH 7 NEVER MISS A DAY IN HISTORY Sign up for Britannica’s On This Day Newsletter Intriguing Biographies Important History Infamous Events Enter your email here... Sign Up By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica. Click here to view our Privacy Notice. Easy unsubscribe links are provided in every email. [image: Aquinas, St. Thomas][image: Sir John Herschel.] [image: Nicéphore Niépce][image: Anna Magnani, 1958.] [image: Alessandro Manzoni, oil painting by Francesco Hayez; in the...
Joseph-Maurice Ravel
Aloyzio Achutti, AMICOR - 13 hours ago
Maurice Ravel [image: Ravel]FRENCH COMPOSER WRITTEN BY: - Rollo H. Myers LAST UPDATED: Mar 3, 2020 See Article History *Maurice Ravel*, in full *Joseph-Maurice Ravel*, (born March 7, 1875, Ciboure, France—died December 28, 1937, Paris), French composer of Swiss-Basque descent, noted for his musical craftsmanship and perfection of form and style in such works as *Boléro* (1928), *Pavane pour une infante défunte* (1899; *Pavane for a Dead Princess*)*, Rapsodie espagnole* (1907), the ballet *Daphnis et Chloé* (first performed 1912), and the opera *L’Enfant et les sortilèges* (19...
Bad Mood
Aloyzio Achutti, AMICOR - 13 hours ago
A Psychologist’s Formula for Shaking Off a Bad Mood Remember the three Ms [image: Nick Wignall] Nick Wignall Follow Jan 10 · 3 min read Photo: Tom Werner/Getty Images [image: We]Weall get stuck in bad moods from time to time — from a lack of energy to inexplicable agitation to full-blown rage. What’s frustrating is that our best efforts to change the way we’re feeling can often backfire, kicking us into an even worse mood that lasts longer. This is why I typically hesitate to endorse emotional quick fixes or mood hacks — in most cases, the best way to get out of a bad mood is to walk s...
Narcissit married life
Aloyzio Achutti, AMICOR - 14 hours ago
How can married life to a covert narcissist best be described ? A life made of sand that can be washed away at any moment. Cat Diggs[image: Member only content]4 min read
Kurt Gödel
Aloyzio Achutti, AMICOR - 14 hours ago
Kurt Gödel & the Limits of Mathematics I think that Kurt Gödel, though perhaps not as famous as many of the big thinkers who such as Darwin, Newton… Waldo Otis in However, Mathematics[image: Member only content]23 min read Understanding Cantor’s Mathematical Infinity Galileo is often considered the father of modern science. He was the one who put together the principles of… Waldo Otis in However, Mathematics[image: Member only content]7 min read
TIME's 100 Women
Aloyzio Achutti, AMICOR - 14 hours ago
[image: The Brief - Special Edition] *A special feature from The Brief* *TIME's 100 Women of the Year* [image: woy2020] See the list TIME may receive compensation for some links to products and services in this email. Offers may be subject to change without notice. *Connect with TIME *via Facebook | Twitter | Newsletters
Te Universe in verse
Aloyzio Achutti, AMICOR - 16 hours ago
The Universe in Verse: Western Horizon (April 18, CA) [image: TheUniverseInVerse_2020.jpg?resize=680%2C680] “We, this people on this mote of matter,” Maya Angelou wrote in her stunning poem “A Brave and Startling Truth” that flew to space aboard NASA’s *Orion* spacecraft — a poem inspired by Carl Sagan, a poem in which she traces our traversal of space, “past aloof stars, across the way of indifferent suns,” to invite the elemental question: What are we, “this people,” and what is life itself, by measures both human and cosmic?
Language
Aloyzio Achutti, AMICOR - 16 hours ago
[image: GettyImages-1029427920.jpg] Dreams And Duty: How Speaking Different Languages Keeps Me In Touch With My Past Finding a way through sentiment and vocabulary. NYLON| - Shamira Ibrahim For 12 years of my life, I awoke to the same routine. A gentle knock on my door, followed by a more urgent one, quickly followed by the hinges creaking open and my mother exclaiming in harried frustration, “Bo Shami! *Reveille-toi*!” I would wipe the crust off my eyes, step into my slippers, and sleepily reply, “*Bonjour, maman*” with an obligatory kiss on the cheek. If a guest was visiting f...
'Narcisists'
Aloyzio Achutti, AMICOR - 1 day ago
I’m A Professor of Human Behavior, And I Have News About The ‘Narcissists’ In… Dealing with a difficult boss or coworker can test your patience and be a drag on your productivity. But… Melody Wilding, LMSW in The Ascent[image: Member only content]4 min read
Gender Inequalities
Aloyzio Achutti, AMICOR - 1 day ago
*2020* HUMAN DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVES TACKLING SOCIAL NORMS: a game changer for gender inequalities DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION >READ MORE > Gender disparities are a persistent form of inequality in every country. Despite remarkable progress in some areas, no country in the world—rich or poor—has achieved gender equality. All too often, women and girls are discriminated against in health, in education, at home and in the labour market—with negative repercussions for their freedoms. This is the time for a reality check. The commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Beijin...
Freeman Dyson
Aloyzio Achutti, AMICOR - 1 day ago
[image: Freeman Dyson] Annals of TechnologyFreeman Dyson’s Letters Offer A Glimpse of Genius The renowned physicist revealed himself as a different sort of thinker—wise, earnest, and always attuned to the multiple layers of our human existence. By David Kaiser
Flu
Aloyzio Achutti, AMICOR - 2 days ago
Banyan Japan may have to cancel the Olympics Covid-19 could scupper Prime Minister Abe Shinzo’s pet project AsiaMar 7th 2020 edition ------------------------------ Mar 7th 2020 - - - - If banyan had to choose one country in which to ride out a pandemic, it would surely be Japan. Early 19th-century woodblock prints of bathing testify to Japan’s old and admirable cult of cleanliness. Modern Japanese have for years been quick to don a face mask at the first sniffle, out of consideration for others. And the population responds swiftly to public messaging. Hygiene measures...
12 deadliest viruses
Aloyzio Achutti, AMICOR - 2 days ago
The 12 deadliest viruses on Earth By Anne Harding - Contributing Writer, Nicoletta Lanese - Staff Writer 18 hours ago - - - - - - Comments (0) [image: 3D illustration of an influenza virus.] (Image: © Shutterstock) Humans have been battling viruses since before our species had even evolved into its modern form. For some viral diseases, vaccines and antiviral drugs have allowed us to keep infections from spreading widely, and have helped sick people recover. For one disease — smallpox — we've been able to eradicate it, ridding the world of new cases.
30 anos da Academia SR Medicina - 08 de maio
Aloyzio Achutti, AMICOR - 3 days ago
*ACADEMIA SUL-RIO-GRANDENSE DE MEDICINA* *SAVE THE DATE! Não percam* Festa comemorativa do 30º aniversário da ASRM Data: 08/05/20 Horário: 19:30 horas Local: Instituto Ling – Av. João Caetano, 440 - Três Figueiras – Porto Alegre À Diretoria
Henry David Thoreau
Aloyzio Achutti, AMICOR - 3 days ago
*March with Henry David Thoreau* *Our monthly foray into Henry David Thoreau's *The Journal: 1837–1861*. This time, we have an entry from March 1855. Thoreau was thirty-seven and had just caught a flying squirrel.*MARCH 23. P.M.—To Fair Haven Pond. Carried my flying squirrel back to the woods in my handkerchief. I placed it, about 3.30 P.M., on the very stump I had taken it from. It immediately ran about a rod over the leaves and up a slender maple sapling about ten feet, then after a moment's pause sprang off and skimmed downward toward a large maple nine feet distant, whose trunk it...
On this day: March 4
Aloyzio Achutti, AMICOR - 3 days ago
156 BIOGRAPHIES ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: MARCH 4[image: Saladin.][image: Gogol, Nikolay] [image: Makeba, Miriam][image: Rosetta Stone]
Henrique o Navegador
Aloyzio Achutti, AMICOR - 3 days ago
[image: Henry the Navigator]*Henry the Navigator*, Portuguese *Henrique o Navegador*, byname of *Henrique, infante (prince) de Portugal, duque (duke) de Viseu, senhor (lord) da Covilhã*, (born March 4, 1394, Porto, Portugal—died November 13, 1460, Vila do Infante, near Sagres), Portuguese prince noted for his patronage of voyages of discovery among the Madeira Islands and along the western coast of Africa. The epithet Navigator, applied to him by the English (though seldom by Portuguese writers), is a misnomer, as he himself never embarked on any exploratory voyages.
Antonio Vivaldi
Aloyzio Achutti, AMICOR - 3 days ago
[image: Vivaldi, Antonio] 1678: Italian composer and violinist Antonio Vivaldi, who left a decisive mark on the form of the concerto and the style of late Baroque instrumental music, was born. *[ Test your knowledge of classical composers .]*
Quakers
Aloyzio Achutti, AMICOR - 3 days ago
[image: Ferris, Jean Leon Gerome: The Landing of William Penn] 1681: William Penn secured from King Charles II of England the colonial province of Pennsylvania in North America, hoping to provide a refuge in the New World for *Quakers* and other persecuted people and to build an ideal Christian commonwealth.
Democracy
Aloyzio Achutti, AMICOR - 4 days ago
[image: melting statue of liberty] he Future of Democracy The Last Time Democracy Almost Died From our series on democracy in America: learning from the upheaval of the nineteen-thirties. By Jill Lepore View in browser | Update your preferences [image: THE NEW YORKER | THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY NEWSLETTER] Dear reader, Thank you for signing up for Future of Democracy e-mail alerts! You will be among the first to know when *The New Yorker* publishes new pieces on the crisis facing American democracy. This limited series will run through November and the Presidential election. Many i...
The art of seeing
Aloyzio Achutti, AMICOR - 4 days ago
Maria Popova @brainpicker · 16m “The art of seeing has to be learned.” The great French novelist, playwright, essayist, and filmmaker Marguerite Duras died on this day in 1996, leaving us her trailblazing art and her beautiful reflections on the art of seeing and the essence of life Marguerite Duras on the Art of Seeing and the Essence of Life, Illustrated “The art of seeing has to be learned.” brainpickings.org
Quantum Teleporter
Aloyzio Achutti, AMICOR - 4 days ago
Scientists Are Building a Quantum Teleporter Based on Black Holes A team of physicists has a plan to build a functional wormhole that could work like a bridge across two points in space. And all it’ll take are… two quantum entangled black holes. Conventional wisdom tells us that nothing ever escapes from a black hole’s immense gravitational pull. But according to theoretical research from a few years back, two fully-entangled black holes should be able to transmit quantum information between them — rather than destroying it — after it passes one’s event horizon READ MORE →
Dance
Aloyzio Achutti, AMICOR - 4 days ago
Aeon @aeonmag · 7m Nietzsche’s fascination with dance was connected to his enduring motivation to teach readers how to affirm life here and now on Earth http:// ow.ly/sNEc50yB7oe @kimererlamothe For Nietzsche, life’s ultimate question was: ‘Does it dance?’ – Kimerer LaMothe | Aeon Ideas For Friedrich Nietzsche, dance was the way to teach his readers to affirm life here and now, with our human bodily selves aeon.co
Mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs)
Aloyzio Achutti, AMICOR - 4 days ago
[image: Wiley] [image: Wiley] Mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs) have moved to the forefront of translational medicine given their potential therapeutic applications. With evidence suggesting that MSCs exert their therapeutic impact through the release of extracellular vesicles such as microvesicles and exosomes, MSC-derived exosomes have received substantial interest for their potential use as cell-free therapeutics. In this new wallchart produced by Wiley's Current Protocols in partnership with STEMCELL Technologies, titled “Mesenchymal Stromal Cell-Derived Exosomes: Biogenesis...
COVID-19
Aloyzio Achutti, AMICOR - 4 days ago
Conselhos da AMICOR Berenice Goelzer Para as amigas/amigos que não viram meu post no Facebook, Copio abaixo o que escrevi no Facebook e peço às amigas e aos amigos médicos que me digam se exagero, ou que melhorem meus conselhos (adicionais, porque os básicos todo mundo já sabe). Grande beijo (VIRTUAL) Berenice ________________________________________________________________________________________ *Prevenção coronavirus (COVID-19) – dando minha opinião (por favor leiam).* Todos sabemos das medidas anunciadas – lavar bem as mãos, etc. etc., entretanto, uma pequena mudança de c...
BEHEMOTH
Aloyzio Achutti, AMICOR - 4 days ago
behemoth [ bih-hee-muh th, bee-uh- ]SHOW IPA SEE SYNONYMS FOR behemoth ON THESAURUS.COM noun an animal, perhaps the hippopotamus, mentioned in Job 40:15–24. any creature or thing of monstrous size or power:The army's new tank is a behemoth.The cartel is a behemoth that small business owners fear. VIDEO FOR BEHEMOTH WATCH NOW: What Is The Origin Of The Word "Behemoth"?HISTORICAL USAGE OF BEHEMOTH The original behemoth is found in the Bible. Job 40:15-24 describes a land-dwelling beast having mythic proportions (a tail like a cedar tree) and supernatural characteristics (bones like bars o...
Earth at 3 billion-years.
Aloyzio Achutti, AMICOR - 5 days ago
3 billion-year-old Earth had water everywhere, but not one continent, study suggests By Mindy Weisberger - Senior Writer 3 hours ago Chemicals in rocks hinted at a world without continents. What did *Earth* look like 3.2 billion years ago? New evidence suggests the planet was covered by a vast ocean and had no continents at all. [image: Water, water, everywhere.]Continents appeared later, as *plate tectonics* thrust enormous, rocky land masses upward to breach the sea surfaces, scientists recently reported./.../
10/março 19 h. Histórias da Saúde
Aloyzio Achutti, AMICOR - 5 days ago
*CICLO DE PALESTRAS / HISTÓRIAS DA SAÚDE* Local: CHC Santa Casa - AV. Independência, 75 10 de março – às 19hs Palestrante: Carlos Henrique Menke ENTRE EROS E THANATOS: a mama através dos tempos ... [Mensagem cortada] Exibir toda a mensagem Área de anexos
Coronav x Flu
Aloyzio Achutti, AMICOR - 5 days ago
How does the new coronavirus compare with the flu? By Rachael Rettner - Senior Writer an hour ago Which one is more worrisome? - - - - - - Comments (17) [image: The coronavirus particle has a crown of spikes on its surface.] The coronavirus particle has a crown of spikes on its surface. (Image: © Alfred Pasieka/Science Photo Library via Getty Images) *Editor's note: Updated March 2 with the latest information on COVID-19. * The *new coronavirus outbreak* has made headlines in recent weeks, but there's another viral epidemic hitting countries around the ...
Narcissistic Word Salad
Aloyzio Achutti, AMICOR - 5 days ago
How to Deal With Narcissistic Word Salad When I was a kid, we used to sing “the salad song.” It was one song made up of random phrases from several… Cherilyn Christen Clough in Little Red Survivor[image: Member only content]4 min read
Modern English Speaker
Aloyzio Achutti, AMICOR - 5 days ago
How Far Back in Time Could a Modern English Speaker Go and Still Communicate? The transition from Old English to Middle English to Modern English was a process rather than an event. Kathy Copeland Padden[image: Member only content]5 min read
Fascinating Fascism by Susan Sontag
Aloyzio Achutti, AMICOR - 6 days ago
“Fascist art displays a utopian aesthetics—that of physical perfection. Painters and sculptors under the Nazis often depicted the nude, but they were forbidden to show any bodily imperfections,” wrote Susan Sontag. We published her essay *Fascinating Fascism* in our February 6th, 1975 issue. This month we unlocked seven pieces from our 56 year archive for both subscribers and non-subscribers to revisit: [image: Leni Riefenstahl]* “In contrast to the asexual chasteness of official communist art, Nazi art is both prurient and idealizing. A utopian aesthetics (identity as a biologi...
Universe
Aloyzio Achutti, AMICOR - 6 days ago
Best of Starts With A Bang! for you Ask Ethan: Could Gravitational Waves Ever Cause Damage On Earth? Black hole mergers are some of the most energetic events in the Universe. Could the gravitational waves they produce ever harm us? Ethan Siegel[image: Member only content]9 min read These 4 Pieces Of Evidence Have Already Taken Us Beyond The Big Bang Sure, cosmic inflation has its detractors. But it also has something no alternative possesses: predictions and tests. Ethan Siegel[image: Member only content]9 min read These 22 Pictures Are The Perfect Farewell To NASA’s Spitzer Space Telesco...
on this day
Aloyzio Achutti, AMICOR - 6 days ago
184 BIOGRAPHIES ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: MARCH 1[image: Frédéric Chopin, detail of a photo by L.A. Bisson, 1849, taken in the home of his Parisian publisher.][image: Glenn Miller, c. 1940.] [image: Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach, detail of an oil painting after a portrait by Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1716; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.][image: Goulart, João] [image: Francisco Solano López.]
Black Hole
Aloyzio Achutti, AMICOR - 6 days ago
A black hole eruption marks the most powerful explosion ever spotted Hundreds of millions of years ago, a black hole blasted out roughly 100 billion times as much energy as the sun is expected to emit in its lifetime. This fundamental constant of nature remains the same even near a black hole A number that sets the strength of electromagnetic interactions isn’t altered by the extreme gravity around the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole. Read More
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