O carcinoma de célula renal (RCC) subtipo célula clara é o câncer mais letal e prevalente do sistema urinário. O diagnóstico deste tipo de câncer frequentemente é tardio em conseqüência da falta de sintomas perceptíveis aos pacientes. Um dos objetivos deste trabalho é a identificação de novos marcadores moleculares para diagnóstico precoce, o que ajudaria a diminuir a mortalidade em função de complicações resultantes do avanço da doença. Outro objetivo é a identificação de um conjunto de marcadores moleculares de prognóstico, de modo à prever com acurácia a evolução clínica da doença e, por conseqüência, o tempo de sobrevida do paciente. As modificações transcricionais associadas à carcinogênese e à progressão do câncer de rim ainda não foram completamente elucidadas. Além dos oncogenes e genes supressores de tumor, RNAs não-codificadores (ncRNAs) recentemente foram apontados como importantes reguladores da expressão gênica em humanos, e podem ter um papel importante na transformação maligna do câncer de rim. Para analisar a expressão gênica de ncRNAs e de genes codificadores para proteína foram utilizados dois microarranjos desenvolvidos por nosso grupo, enriquecidos em sondas para ncRNAs. Uma das plataformas possui 4 mil sondas de cDNA, das quais 822 sondas são para ncRNAs mapeando em regiões intrônicas. Outra possui 44 mil elementos e combina sondas de oligonucleotídeos (60-mer) intrônicas e exônicas de um mesmo locus genômico. Análises estatísticas foram feitas com a ferramenta Significance Analysis of Microarrays (q &#8804; 0,05) combinadas ou com a técnica de \"patient leave-one-out\" (genes com presença em 8 100% dos subconjuntos), ou alternativamente com o teste discriminante de Golub (p &#8804; 0,01 ou p < 0,05). Com a plataforma de 4 mil sondas foram estudadas 30 amostras de tecido renal de 18 pacientes com RCC subtipo célula clara. Um conjunto de 36 ncRNAs foi identificado como diferencialmente expresso entre amostras tumorais e não-tumorais. Uma assinatura adicional de 265 genes codificadores de proteínas foi identificada, indicando possíveis novos marcadores moleculares. Uma análise estatística supervisionada com dados de 16 pacientes identificou uma assinatura de ncRNAs correlacionada com sobrevida de 5 anos, formada por 27 ncRNAs com significativa expressão alterada em pacientes livres da doença em comparação com pacientes que morreram em função da doença. Uma assinatura adicional de 64 genes codificadores de proteínas também foi identificada como significativamente correlacionada com o acompanhamento clínico dos pacientes. Com a plataforma de 44 mil sondas foram analisados 17 pacientes, com amostras pareadas de tecido renal tumoral e não-tumoral agrupadas em 8 pools, sendo 4 de amostras tumorais e 4 de não-tumorais. Um conjunto de 66 ncRNAs parcialmente intrônicos antisenso e outro de 52 ncRNAs totalmente intrônicos antisenso foram identificados como diferencialmente expressos. Identificamos um subconjunto de 28 ncRNAs totalmente intrônicos antisenso e senso cuja expressão do gene codificador de proteína do mesmo locus estava simultaneamente alterada. Estes dados apontam para possíveis redes de regulação da expressão gênica dos ncRNAs em câncer. A extensa lista de ncRNAs e de genes codificadores para proteína identificados neste estudo podem ser promissores marcadores moleculares de carcinoma renal subtipo célula clara. / Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common malignancy of the adult kidney, and the clear cell subtype is the most prevalent and lethal cancer of the urinary system. Late diagnosis for this type of cancer is frequent, usually as a consequence of the lack of symptoms. One of the objectives of the present work is the identification of new molecular markers for the early diagnosis, which would help decrease mortality that develops as a function of disease progression. Another objective is the identification of a set of prognosis molecular markers, so as to accurately predict the clinical outcome of the disease, and consequently, patient survival. Transcriptional changes associated to carcinogenesis and to kidney cancer progression have not been entirely elucidated. Besides oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes, non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) have been recently indicated as important regulators of gene expression in humans, and could have an important role in the malignant transformation in renal cancer. In order to measure ncRNA and protein-coding gene expression we have used two microarray platforms developed by our group, which are enriched in ncRNA probes. One of the platforms has 4 thousand cDNA probes, of which 822 are for ncRNAs that map to intronic regions. Another has 44 thousand elements and combines 60-mer oligonucleotide probes for intronic and exonic regions from the same genomic locus. Statistical analyses have been performed with the Significance Analysis of Microarrays tool (q &#8804; 0.05) combined with a patient leave-one-out approach (genes present in 100% of the sub-sets), or alternatively with Golubs discriminant test (p &#8804; 0.01 or p < 0.05). 11 With the 4-thousand probes platform we studied 30 samples from renal tissue of 18 RCC patients with clear cell subtype. A set of 36 ncRNAs has been identified as differentially expressed between tumor and non-tumor tissue. An additional signature of 265 protein-coding genes has been identified, indicating possible new molecular markers. A supervised statistical analysis with data from 16 patients has identified a ncRNA signature correlated to 5-year survival outcome, comprised of 27 ncRNAs with significantly altered expression in diseasefree patients compared to patients who died from cancer within the 5-year follow-up. An additional 64-gene signature of protein-coding genes has been identified as significantly correlated to clinical outcome. With the 44-thousand probes platform we have analyzed 17 patients, with paired tumor and non-tumor samples grouped into 8 pools, of which 4 were from tumor and 4 from nontumor samples. A set of 66 partially intronic antisense ncRNAs and another of 52 totally intronic antisense ncRNAs have been identified as differentially expressed between tumor and non-tumor tissue. A sub-set of 28 totally intronic antisense or sense ncRNAs were identified as having a simultaneous change in expression of the protein-coding gene from the same locus. Overall, the data point to a possible ncRNA regulatory network in cancer. The extensive lists of ncRNAs and of protein-coding genes identified in the present study can be seen as promising molecular markers of RCC from the clear-cell subtype.

The objective of this dissertation is to review the discrepancies between Concert Sans Orchestre and Grande Sonate edited by Ernst Herttrich, Grosse Sonate No.3 Op.14 Erste and Zweite Ausgabe edited by Clara Schumann of Robert Schumann's No.3 Op.14, providing assistance for performers by clarifying inconsistencies between the three editions. Information in reference to major aspects such as notes, rhythms, metronome marking and expression signs is presented. Examples of discrepancies found throughout the first movement are discussed in Chapter 3. Suggested solutions are followed by each example.

Frauenbewegungen in Deutschland stehen für kollektive Bestrebungen von vornehmlich Frauen für die Gleichstellung der Geschlechter auf sozialer, kultureller, rechtlicher, wirtschaftlicher und politischer Ebene unter Berücksichtigung der Differenz der Geschlechter seit der Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts. Zentrale Themen waren und sind u. a. das Recht auf höhere Bildung, das Recht auf Arbeit, Lohngleichheit, Sexualität, Verhütung, Abtreibung, Homosexualität und das Wahlrecht.

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Made available in DSpace on 2015-04-17T14:49:32Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 parte1.pdf: 3805618 bytes, checksum: c5283752b1a8775c6dd8cef062f7c370 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-11-06 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / The objective of this research was to evaluate the physical, physical-chemical, bioactive, and sensorial attributes of the first Brazilian seedless grapes (Vitis vinifera L.) varieties 'BRS Clara', 'BRS Linda', 'BRS Morena', and Advanced Selection 8, compared with the North American 'Crimson Seedless'. Three experiments had been carried out. For the first one, taking into account the Normative Brazilian/2002 and the requirements for exportations, it was determined that Advanced Selection 8 develops large cluster, inserted in class 2, with dark reddish berry, caliber 20, and ellipsoid format; 'BRS Morena' presents cluster of medium size, in class 2, with berry colored of black nuance, caliber 20, and format between ellipsoid and globoid; 'BRS Linda' with large cluster, in class 2, light-green color, and 'Crimson Seedless' with pink colored and small cluster inserted in class 1, offer berries in caliber 18 with ellipsoid formats; 'BRS Clara' develops medium size cluster in class 2, berry with caliber, green yellowish green color and a format elongated ellipsoid. All of these grapes meet the standards for national market that demands a minimum of 12 millimeters of diameter. On the other hand, 'BRS Clara' does not meet the minimum diameter demanded for exportations. The red grapes ' BRS Morena' e 'Crimson Seedless' develop the firmest berries. The hydrogenionic potential, titratable acidity and soluble solids content meet the official standard values. The largest clusters are significantly less acid and present higher soluble solid/titratable acidity ratio, inferring to be the sweetest when mature. For the second experiment, it was determined and correlated the content of acid Lascorbic, total phenolic composites, trans-resveratrol, and the total antioxidative capacity of the studied grapes. All grape samples presented low acid L-ascorbic contents. The white 'BRS Clara' presents marked content of total phenolic compounds, followed by the white 'BRS Linda', in third position are the red ones: Advanced Selection 8, 'BRS Morena', and 'Crimson Seedless'. 5 Grapes presented distinct contents of trans-resveratrol in this following order of superiority: 'BRS Morena', 'Crimson', Advanced Selection 8, 'BRS Linda', and 'BRS Clara'. Trans-resveratrol seems to provide varietal identity. Red grapes presented higher contents of trans-resveratrol. 'BRS Clara', ' Crimson Seedless', and 'BRS Linda', similarly, presented the highest antioxidative capacity and the color of the grape did not influence on that. The contents of total extractable phenolic compounds influenced positively on the antioxidative capacity. Grapes presenting larger contents of total extractable phenolic compounds presented lower content of transresveratrol. For the third experiment it was used the Quantitative Descriptive Sensorial Analysis, by means of selected and trained judges. On the global quality, 'BRS Morena' was superior than others grapes evaluated, while Advanced Selection 8 was in second position, and 'BRS Linda' and 'Crimson Seedless' occupied the third position, while 'BRS Clara' showed the most inferior sensorial quality. The general characteristics flavor, with large superiority, followed, in this order, by the strongest tonality, the red color, the most spherical format, the highest firmness, succulence, crispness, and sweetness contributed positively with the global quality. The bitter taste and the sensorial acidity, in this sequence of intensity, were the attributes of larger negative influence. The results for physical and physical-chemical evaluations, together, reflect significantly the sensorial perceptions. Therefore, once inserted in the official standards of identity and quality, beside the varietal characteristic flavor, producers must prefer to produce grapes of stronger tone, larger sizes, and more spherical or globular formats. / O objetivo desta pesquisa foi avaliar os atributos físicos, físico-químicos, bioativos e sensoriais das primeiras variedades de uvas (Vitis vinifera L.) sem sementes brasileiras, 'BRS Clara', 'BRS Linda' e 'BRS Morena', mais a Seleção Avançada 8, comparadas com a norte-americana 'Crimson Seedless'. Foram conduzidos três experimentos. Assim, com o primeiro considerando as Normativas brasileiras/2002 e as exigências para exportações, determinou-se que a Seleção Avançada 8 possui cacho grande na classe 2 com baga avermelhada escura, calibre 20 e formato elipsóide; A 'BRS Morena' apresenta cacho médio na classe 2, com baga colorida de nuança preta, calibre 20 e de formato elipsóide a quase globoso; a 'BRS Linda' com cacho grande, classe 2, de cor verde clara e a 'Crimson' com cacho róseo, pequeno na classe 1 oferecem bagas de calibre 18 e com formatos elipsóides; a 'BRS Clara' possui cacho médio e de classe 2, com baga de calibre 14, tom verde amarelado e de formato elipsóide alongado. Todas atendem o mercado nacional quanto aos diâmetros mínimos de 12 milímetros. A 'BRS Clara' não atende os diâmetros exigidos para exportações. As uvas tintas 'BRS Morena' e 'Crimson Seedless' dispõem das bagas mais firmes. O potencial hidrogeniônico, a acidez titulável e os teores de açúcares solúveis atendem aos padrões oficiais. Os cachos maiores são os menos ácidos e apresentam a melhor relação de sólidos solúveis/acidez titulável, inferindo serem os mais doces, quando maduros. O segundo experimento determinou e correlacionou os teores de ácido L-ascórbico, compostos fenólicos totais extraíveis, trans-resveratrol e a capacidade antioxidante total das uvas estudadas. Todas as amostras apresentaram baixos conteúdos de ácido L-ascórbico. A branca 'BRS Clara' apresenta destacado teor de compostos fenólicos totais extraíveis, seguida pela branca 'BRS Linda', em terceiro lugar encontram-se as tintas Seleção 8, 'BRS Morena' e 3 'Crimson'. As uvas apresentaram conteúdos distintos do trans-resveratrol e nessa ordem de superioridade: 'BRS Morena', 'Crimson', Seleção Avançada 8, 'BRS Linda' e 'BRS Clara'. O trans-resveratrol parece conferir identidade varietal. As tintas apresentaram maiores conteúdos de trans-resveratrol. A 'BRS Clara', 'Crimson' e 'BRS Linda', igualmente, apresentaram a maior capacidade antioxidante. A cor não interferiu na capacidade antioxidante. Os compostos fenólicos totais influenciaram positivamente na capacidade antioxidante. Uvas com maiores quantidades de compostos fenólicos totais extraíveis, apresentam menores teores de transresveratrol. No terceiro experimento utilizou-se a Análise Sensorial Descritiva Quantitativa, mediante julgadores selecionados e treinados. Quanto à qualidade global, a 'BRS Morena' apresentou-se superior, a Seleção Avançada 8 destacou-se em segundo lugar, enquanto, a 'BRS Linda' e 'Crimson Seedless' ocuparam o terceiro lugar e a BRS Clara' foi de qualidade inferior, sensorialmente. O sabor geral característico, com ampla superioridade, seguido na ordem, pela tonalidade mais forte, a cor tinta, o formato mais esférico, a maior firmeza, suculência, crocância e doçura contribuíram positivamente com a qualidade global. O amargor e a acidez sensorial, nesta seqüência de intensidade, foram os atributos de maior influência negativa. Os resultados das avaliações físicas e físico-químicas, em conjunto, refletem com significância as percepções sensoriais. Uma vez, dentro dos padrões de identidade e qualidade oficiais, além do sabor varietal característico, os produtores devem preferir produzir uvas de tons mais fortes, tamanhos maiores e de formatos mais esféricos ou globosos.

80 percent of Clara Schumann‘s playbills in her complete collection of concert programmes (Robert-Schumann-Haus Zwickau) include vocal participation of solo singers, choirs or actors. The question is to which extent Clara Schumann used to accompany these vocal contributions herself on the piano. Only rarely are other accompanists named on the concert playbills, but evidence from concert reviews suggests that these vocal contributions normally served as rests for the solo pianist. Sometimes separate accompanists are named in the concert reviews. In orchestral concerts it was usually the conductor who accompanied solo songs on the piano, not the solo pianist. The Popular Concerts in St. James’s Hall in London were chamber concerts, which had a regular accompanist who was labelled as „conductor“ though there was no orchestra participating. These accompanists sometimes also performed with instrumentalists, e. g. basso continuo music from the 18th century or piano reductions of orchestral concerts.

In the following essay, I examine the ecocritical aspects of the writings of Thomas Tidholm, Swedish poet and children’s author. I argue for the existence of “green threads” that permeate the authorship, and analyse them through three thematic chapters where several of Tidholm’s texts, for children and adults, are juxtaposed in order to expand, contrast and deepen one another. The themes are: approaching the other, language and humanity and parts and unity. In my analysis I show that Tidholm continues to return to these themes throughout many different texts, exploring the difficulties and possibilities in human relationships to each otherand to nature. I conclude that even though Tidholm questions whether we truly can come close to, communicate with and fully understand others (humans or otherwise), he seems to hold the conviction that it is vitally important that we try. While the essay belongs in the field of ecocriticism, my working approach has been that of ordinary language philosophy as defined by literary scholar Toril Moi, following the works of Wittgenstein, Austin and Cavell. Thus, the essay is written in a spirit of acklowledgement rather than scepticism – my aim has been to bring out important aspects of the texts and show that, when read together, those aspects are enhanced. I find this especially important since the readerships of poetry and picture books do not always overlap. Furthermore, I suggest that Thomas Tidholm can be seen as a contemporary thinker whose ideas question and seek alternatives to the individualism of capitalist modern society. Keywords: ecocritisism, Thomas Tidholm, nature, environment, language

La presente tesis analiza las prácticas desarrollados por las abadesas fundadoras del monasterio de Santa Catalina en Lima para que dicho recinto goce de autonomía en el manejo de su economía. La base de esta libertad fue el control directo de los bienes y rentas conventuales. Pese a la disposición eclesiástica que no permitía a las abadesas participar en las transacciones económicas de sus conventos, desde la fundación del monasterio, en 1624, las abadesas de Santa Catalina encaminaron sus esfuerzos para contravenir dicha prohibición. Para ello contaron con el apoyo de una amplia red social, compuesta en su mayoría por comerciantes, situación que les permitió aprender los mecanismos de negociación y diversas prácticas económicas. El endeudamiento fue uno de ellos y lo aplicaron con su entorno familiar. Esto les facultó a controlar la economía familiar y subordinó los miembros familiares a sus intereses. De esta manera, el crédito y los bienes conventuales les sirvieron, no solo para premiar a sus allegados y construir relaciones sociales, sino también para castigar cuando se contravenía sus decisiones. Finalmente, el análisis de su relación con la caja real y el arzobispo de Lima demuestra cómo el condicionamiento de la venta de juros les permitió consolidar su autonomía económica.