Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2018-11-26T10:54:23Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Fernanda Cardoso Romão Freitas.pdf: 1820518 bytes, checksum: 8cb9d6a91d28616f499df295b084c5ab (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-11-26T10:54:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Fernanda Cardoso Romão Freitas.pdf: 1820518 bytes, checksum: 8cb9d6a91d28616f499df295b084c5ab (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-09-06 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / The Social Impact Business (NIS) is growing in different parts of the world and Social Innovation (IS) emerges as an alternative to create innovative solutions in an inclusive way. There is evidence that Social Innovation can become important to economic and social growth. Such is due to the fact that we are experiencing transformative challenges such as Longevity Revolution, which is occurring in Brazil and in different parts of the world and requires innovative initiatives to meet new needs resulting from this transformation. In the literature review, there were identified some gaps in the field, such as: few empirical studies about Social Impact Business and Social Innovation and inexistence of studies on NIS and IS for the challenge of longevity increase. Then, from this gap and knowing that in the near future a big part of the population will be elder, we come to the question of this research: How can Social Impact Business and Social Innovation propose solutions to overcome the challenge of increasing longevity? The proposal of this research is to illustrate how Social Impact Business and Social Innovations can bring solutions to this challenge. The methodological procedures followed a qualitative and exploratory approach with interviews to obtain of evidence source. The process of data analysis was done with the help of ATLAS.ti software, based on coding technique. The results of this research show that the main challenge of the Longevity Revolution is prejudice. Other fifteen challenges were evidenced in this research. The greatest contribution in social outcome by the companies participating in this research is the possibility of social existence. This social result contributes strongly to two of the four pillars of Active Aging, which are important elements in response to the Longevity Revolution / Os Negócios de Impacto Social (NIS) estão em crescimento em diferentes partes do globo e a Inovação Social (IS) surge como uma alternativa para criar soluções inovadoras de forma inclusiva. Hoje, há indícios de que a IS pode se tornar fundamental para o crescimento econômico e social. Isto se deve ao fato de estarmos vivenciando desafios transformadores como a Revolução da Longevidade, que está ocorrendo no Brasil e no mundo e requer iniciativas inovadoras para atender às novas necessidades decorrentes desta transformação. Foram identificadas, por meio da revisão de literatura, algumas lacunas no campo, tais como: poucos estudos empíricos sobre NIS e IS e ausência de estudos sobre NIS e IS para a questão Revolução da Longevidade. A partir destas lacunas, e tendo em vista que, em um futuro próximo, grande parte da população será idosa, chegamos à questão desta pesquisa: como os NISe as Inovações Sociais podem trazer soluções para superar o desafio da crescente longevidade da população? O objetivo desta pesquisa é, portanto, ilustrar como os NIS e as IS podem trazer soluções para o desafio da crescente longevidade da população. Os procedimentos metodológicos adotados seguiram uma abordagem qualitativa e exploratória, com aplicação de entrevistas em profundidade como fonte de dados e evidências. O processo de análise dos dados foi feito com auxílio do software ATLAS.ti e com base na técnica de codificação. Os resultados revelaram quinze principais desafios da Revolução da Longevidade, sendo o preconceito o maior entre eles. Já a maior contribuição em resultado social oferecido pelas empresas participantes desta pesquisa é a possibilidade de existência social. Tal resultado social contribui fortemente com dois dos quatro pilares do Envelhecimento Ativo, resposta da Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS) para a Revolução da Longevidade

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-27T18:47:10Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Isabella Bastos de Quadros.pdf: 525864 bytes, checksum: 3b2418c0bf5a7af2e07ce0ab5da4f6bc (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-06-01 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The history of Leide Moreira, with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and whose eye globe is the single voluntary muscle movement preserved, was used as a metaphor to discuss how inhospitable life conditions may suggest, besides extreme fragility, capacity to modify one‟s life. Although this is about a life experience not belonging exclusively to old age, it may be enhanced in this phase due to proximity to finitude. Reflection on a body beyond the physical body, deconstructing the mind-body dichotomy and, as a result, think old age and longevity without saying no to body changes and human finitude and, through each individual‟s journey, consider the last phase of life, just like all the others, must be vested in both individual and group purposes and meanings, constantly building a personal history together with the hero that lies inside us all.The reflection on the hero‟s journey is what this study is based upon because it emphasizes the fact that crisis need a lonely diving into personal and group unconsciousness which lead to changes, discoveries and, as a consequence, new perception towards the world by seeking a more conciliatory position between consciousness and unconsciousness. A wider horizon and the never seen before, always present throughout life, point out conflicts and inequalities, whose rejuvenated body cannot help to mitigate, on the contrary, it deepens the human abysm between what one wants to be and what one actually is. Fable, myth and poetry itself are means through which human beings trigger their own personal development which are getting more and more neglected nowadays due to reluctance to look beyond rationality. Such a metaphor makes explicit how health does not necessarily mean the elimination of a disease and it shows that there are possibilities to achieve emotional well being and keep on giving meaning to what is there to be lived, despite conflicts inherent to human beings and under any human condition whether in health or in sickness. As for such a destructive phase of life, the whole capability inside it to rebuild or modify should also be considered because a resistant power emerges through it, able to generate a new order of existence. The immovable and unresponsive body, in spite of such important limitations, is still a surface of contact: it can affect and be affected. Leide Moreira‟s journey as a metaphor helps us increase our understanding of what longevity means within the contemporary society and mainly of what the limitations and capacity for reformulation in old age are. Facing the longevity scenery whose experience serves as a guide to events never seen before, it is relevant to consider how far we are preparing ourselves to such extended existence / A história de Leide Moreira, com Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica e cujo único movimento muscular voluntário preservado é o globo ocular, foi utilizada como metáfora para refletir acerca de como condições inóspitas de vida sugeririam, além de fragilidade extrema, capacidade de reformulação da própria vida. Trata-se de vivência não exclusiva da velhice, mas que pode se potencializar nessa fase pela proximidade com a finitude. Reflexão sobre um corpo para além do físico, desconstruindo a dicotomia corpo-mente e, por meio disso, pensar o envelhecimento e a longevidade sem negar as alterações corporais nem a finitude humana e, pela jornada de cada indivíduo, considerar que a fase última da vida, como todas as demais, precisa ser investida de propósito e significado individual e coletivo, formando incessantemente uma história pessoal em parceria com o herói que nos habita a todos. A reflexão sobre a jornada do herói baseia este estudo justamente por enfatizar que as crises necessitam de um mergulho solitário no inconsciente pessoal e coletivo que promove transformações, descobertas e, consequentemente, novas percepções de mundo a partir da busca de um caminho conciliatório entre consciente e inconsciente. O horizonte mais amplo e o inédito que se faz sempre presente ao longo da vida evidenciam os conflitos e desigualdades, cujo corpo rejuvenescido não ajuda a amenizar, pelo contrário, intensifica o abismo humano entre o que se quer ser e o que se é. A fábula, o mito e a poesia são instrumentos utilizados pelo ser humano como propulsores do seu desenvolvimento pessoal, cada vez mais negligenciados na contemporaneidade por causa da relutância de se enxergar além do racional. Essa metáfora explicita o quanto saúde não significa implicitamente a eliminação da doença, mostrando que há possibilidades apesar dos conflitos inerentes ao ser humano. E em qualquer condição humana de saúde ou doença, de produzir bem-estar emocional e continuar conferindo significado para o que é vivido. Ao considerarmos a faceta destrutiva da vida, é preciso ressaltar toda a capacidade de reconstrução ou de reformulação nela contida porque, por meio dela, emerge um poder que resiste, capaz de gerar nova ordem de existência. O corpo imóvel, inerte. Mas apesar das limitações significativas, continua superfície de contato: afeta e é afetado. A trajetória de Leide Moreira como metáfora ajuda a melhor compreender a condição da longevidade na sociedade contemporânea, principalmente as limitações e capacidade de reformulação na velhice. Considerando o cenário da longevidade, cuja vivência é permeada por acontecimentos inéditos, é relevante pensar até que ponto nos preparamos para uma existência tão alongada

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No. of bitstreams: 1 Cleber Kimura.pdf: 3765599 bytes, checksum: fd70ff735c988f81887cc95c6f0e0fbf (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-10-19 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The current study depicts part of the original research, Electronic Delphi Method in prospecting necessary service/care for the elderly Who shall take care of us in 2030? , in partnership with Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC/SP), Universidade de Brasília, Universidade Católica de Brasília and Escola de Artes e Ciências Humanas da USP (Pontifical Catholic University at São Paulo PUC/SP, University of Brasilia, Catholic University of Brasilia and the School of Liberal Arts, at USP), sponsored by FAD-DF and the Ministry of Health, which intends to better understand how health public officials of São Paulo Metropolitan Area municipalities (Região Metropolitana de São Paulo - RMSP, in Portuguese) perceive currently available care and services, and, of those, which are viewed as appropriate and suitable for senior citizens in 2030. The qualitative methodological approach was used, as it facilitated to understand subjective and particular care related issues mentioned by the 39 female and male interviewees, all of them health public service officials, managers and workers in their city health departments. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), NVivo software, Laurence Bardin s content analysis technique and Clifford Geertz s social discourse technique were used, in order to determine the interviewees profile and their social discourse towards care. Out of the 39 interviewees (54% male and 46% female), between 28 and 66 years old, 43.5% are health department workers, asked to participate in the study by their superiors; 56,5% are health managers, but not necessarily health civil secretaries; 87% of the top public health administrators in different cities made themselves unavailabe to cooperate and display information about what is being done. 58.9% of total interviewees had no technical qualification or were experts on gerontology/geriatrics. The interviewed officials were designated to work in public service out of trust or by way of civil service examination, the former being mainly interested in primarily pleasing their sponsors, either the political party and/or the politician who indicated them. Welcoming and treatment is understood as a solution for health problems, as far as eldercare is concerned; 82% are not satisfied with specialized care [Digite texto] 11 provided to the elderly in their towns, a matter of great concern, when we consider the population s fast ageing as opposed to how slow health services improve, and low long it takes for health politics and laws to be approved and implemented. It was acknowledged that the eldercare system offered in their cities is still at an early stage, there is a lack of human resources, a dissatisfaction with the upper levels of government, as they feel hampered by disagreements towards the allocation of health funds among city,state and federal governments; how personnel is recruited and qualified after being nominated. For 2030, they wish a better infrastructure in public spaces, more qualified personnel, greater collaboration among health departments, listening to the needs and the experiences of the elderly in creating new health policies, projects and equipments for themselves, reenforcement of communication and articulation among different public health departments. When asked how they would like to be treated in 2030, RMSP health officials most frequent request was with respect , a clear confirmation of the actual lack of it in the care and services which they are responsible for nowadays. If no actions are taken, this scenario shall almost certainly remain the same / Esta investigação é um recorte da pesquisa de origem Método Delphi eletrônico para prospecção dos serviços/cuidados necessários ao idoso Quem cuidará de nós em 2030?, parceria da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC/SP), Universidade de Brasília, Universidade Católica de Brasília e Escola de Artes e Ciências Humanas da USP, financiada pela FAPDF e Ministério da Saúde. Tem como objetivo compreender a percepção dos gestores do sistema público de saúde dos municípios da Região Metropolitana de São Paulo (RMSP) a respeito dos cuidados e serviços disponíveis na atualidade e desejáveis para a população idosa em 2030. A abordagem metodológica escolhida deste recorte foi qualitativa, porque ela possibilitou compreender as questões subjetivas e singulares referentes ao cuidado manifestado pelos 39 entrevistados, representantes do serviço de saúde pública, gestores ou trabalhadores de saúde de seu município, de ambos os sexos. Para a análise do perfil dos entrevistados e seus discursos sociais em relação aos cuidados, utilizamos o Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), o software NVivo, a técnica de análise de conteúdo de Laurence Bardin e o discurso social de Clifford Geertz. Dos 39 entrevistados (54% homens e 46% mulheres), entre 28 e 66 anos, 35% pertencem à classe trabalhadora das Secretarias de Saúde, indicados por seus superiores a responder a pesquisa; 65% gestores de saúde, não sendo necessariamente secretários; 35% dos gestores principais dos municípios não se dispuseram a colaborar e esclarecer o que vem sendo feito. Do total, 56,4% não têm nenhuma formação ou capacitação técnica em temas ligados à Gerontologia/Geriatria. Os gestores entrevistados adentraram o serviço público por nomeação para cargo de confiança ou concursos públicos. No primeiro caso, o principal interesse é agradar e dar satisfação primeiramente a seus padrinhos políticos e partidos. Entende-se o acolhimento como resolução de problemas de saúde; 82% estão insatisfeitos com os serviços especializados aos idosos oferecidos em seus municípios. Fato preocupante se pensarmos na velocidade na qual a população envelhece e na morosidade em que os serviços de saúde são ampliados, as políticas aprovadas e implantadas. Reconhecem que são incipientes os serviços e ações de saúde, oferecidos especificamente aos idosos do município; falta de recursos humanos; descontentamento com esferas superiores de poder por se considerarem reféns de divergências entre os governos federal, estadual e municipal responsáveis pelas verbas destinadas à saúde; forma de seleção dos funcionários e sua capacitação após a nomeação. Para 2030, desejam melhor infraestrutura de espaços coletivos e pessoal preparado; maior articulação entre as secretarias; escuta às necessidades e experiências dos mais velhos para a elaboração de políticas, projetos e equipamentos para os mesmos; maior comunicação e articulação entre as diferentes secretarias. O respeito foi a maior solicitação feita pelos representantes das Secretarias de Saúde da RMSP quando indagados como gostariam de ser cuidados em 2030, demonstrando a ausência do mesmo nos serviços oferecidos e geridos por eles. Se nada for feito, dificilmente o quadro mudará em futuro próximo

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-27T18:47:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Farah R C Mendes.pdf: 925185 bytes, checksum: 26c3509761a95712ee61b54093770315 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-05-02 / Introduction: The aging process is currently the focus of various studies around the world. In Brazil it is more than just a medical and socioeconomic concern. It is becoming a preoccupation of many additional areas of science due to the needs and demands of this aging population, considering their living environment, be it public space or their residence. Studies demonstrate that over the course of a lifetime, the home environment can affect people's economic, social, emotional, and health status and exert a strong influence on the well-being of senior citizens. Objectives: To investigate elderly´s view to plan the home environment relative to longevity, contributing to the formulation of housing policies that take into account the needs and transformation of the human body and the emotional relationships established with the social environment. Methodology: Quantitative and qualitative study conducted with 10 female subjects age 60 and older. The study was conducted with a group of senior citizens from Sao Paolo who participate in activities offered to the seniors of the SESC Unidad Consolacion. Descriptive analysis of the data collected. Results: 10 female senior citizens, between 62 and 81 years of age. In terms of their housing situation, 5 of them live alone, 9 in their own apartment and 4 wish to move. In terms of accessibility, all consider their homes accessible for themselves and 3 feel their homes are accessible to visitors with special needs. The question of aging permeated the responses of the interviewees but their relationship with their environment was not very apparent in their responses. Considering the core question of the study, it appears that senior citizens do not plan their environment to suit their needs as they age. Discussion: The home represents the the most valuable adquired asset over the course of their lives. This implies that they do not want to change, given their feelings of emotion, well-being, privacy, independence, autonomy and security. The study brings a reflection regarding the home environment and the complexity that aging brings to it. It argues the contribution of it for public and home policies which consider accessible and adaptable residential projects, taking into account the physiological and functional moves of human beings, proportionating environments that permit a harmonious relationship in all phases of life, contributing to well-being and the ability of senior citizens to stay permanently in their homes, their emotional space / Introdução: O processo do envelhecimento é, hoje, objeto de várias pesquisas no mundo. No Brasil, tem deixado de ser apenas uma preocupação da saúde e sócio-econômica, tornando-se uma preocupação de várias áreas da ciência pelas necessidades e exigências do mundo que envelhece, considerando-se o meio em que vivem, seja o espaço público ou seu domicílio. Pesquisas demonstram que o ambiente domiciliar agrega valores econômicos, sociais, emocionais, afetivos e de saúde ao longo da vida, e exerce influência na vida dos idosos, no seu bem-estar. Objetivos: Investigar a visão de idosos de planejar o ambiente domiciliar em relação à longevidade, contribuindo para a formulação de políticas habitacionais que considerem as necessidades e transformações do corpo humano e as relações afetivas estabelecidas com o meio ambiente e social. Metodologia: Pesquisa quantitativa e qualitativa, realizada com 10 sujeitos, sexo feminino, idade superior a 60 anos, realizada com um grupo de idosos da cidade de São Paulo que participam das atividades oferecidas ao público idoso do Sesc Unidade Consolação. Realizada análise descritiva dos dados coletados. Resultados: 10 idosas, entre 62 a 81 anos. Quanto à moradia, 5 delas moram sozinhas, 9 em apartamento próprio e 4 desejam mudar de casa. Quanto à acessibilidade, todas consideram a sua casa acessível para si e 3 acessível para receber visitas com necessidades específicas. A questão do envelhecimento permeou as respostas das entrevistadas, mas a relação com o ambiente teve pouca representatividade ao considerarmos o planejar o ambiente, que respondendo a pergunta do estudo, as pessoas não planejam o seu ambiente para velhice. Discussão: A casa representa o maior bem conquistado ao longo da vida, o que implica no não desejo de mudar, permeados pelo sentimento de conquista, afetividade, bem-estar, privacidade, independência, autonomia e segurança. O estudo traz uma reflexão sobre o ambiente domiciliar e a complexidade que envolve o envelhecimento. Discute a contribuição para políticas públicas e habitacionais que contemplem os projetos residenciais acessíveis e adaptáveis, considerando as mudanças fisiológicas e funcionais do ser humano, proporcionando ambientes que permitam uma relação harmoniosa em todas as fases da vida, contribuindo para o bem-estar e a permanência do idoso em sua casa, seu espaço afetivo

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-25T20:21:22Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Susete Maria Ramos Cortez Oliveira.pdf: 6955536 bytes, checksum: ee041581fca39bc5878d858a8fc3e078 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-03-23 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Although it is clear that the number of elderly in Brazil has been increasing, yet little is known about them, and often the authors have spoken by them, giving focus to aging and old age as a negative and homogenizing process. Realizing the need to deconstruct the phenomenon of old age and considers it a social category and culturally constructed, this study sought to understand how the elderly see old age through their perception of the aging process and their personal experience of old age. The research was regional in scope and used a qualitative methodological approach, showing the images and representations of the elderly about aging. The technical procedures used were library research and field research. Data were collected through interviews with one hundred and twenty elderly, aged between 60 and 85 (regardless of gender, social class or race). They were selected in groups of community centers of 2 cities in São Paulo - São Caetano do Sul and Santo André. The social representations were brought back through individual questionnaires consisting of four open and structured questions: a) the meaning of being old; b) how to assess the social acceptance of the elderly; c) how they are perceived in social life; d) what their expectations and desires regarding to the future are. Aiming their subjective view, most of the questions were elaborated to check the perception that older people have of old age - a subjective dimension. The answers were processed qualitatively and quantitatively in a computer by a software, the DSC - Collective Subject Discourse, a method of discourse analysis that allows to reach some social representation. According to the results, there was appreciation of opinions in significant speeches, specially related to the appreciation of themselves and their image, or rather, it was observed manifestations that bring the identity characterizations back through the healthy aging process. The obtained data allowed to point out that, unlike the negative and homogenizing vision of others around the old age, elderly respondents experience the process of aging in different ways and report old age as a stage of pleasure. It was not noticed frustrations, conflicts and any drama in experiencing old age. Also, no feelings of inferiority was identified before changes and losses. It is noticeable and expressed in their speeches, looks and attitudes how different it is if you experience a healthy and active aging process, they speak of motivation to leave home, overcoming depressive states, the improvement of the physical condition, getting implied also the positive reference when they see the condition of being elderly as an important stage of life, mentioning achievements in relation to past generations and the possibility to accomplish the dream of freedom. We can notice that the programs - community centers - show positive responses, however, they need to overcome some barriers to better enable the achievements, participation, autonomy and integration. The programs offer physical, artistic, recreational, educational and leisure activities among others, all of great importance to experience the aging process positively. The issue of integration, however, needs more attention. In a general way, the community centers are legitimated for elderly over sixty and the new Brazilian elderly go far beyond 60. It is important to encourage solidarity between generations without prejudice or barriers. A good society for elderly is a good society for all ages / Embora seja evidente o aumento acelerado do número de idosos no Brasil, ainda se conhece muito pouco sobre a pessoa idosa, e até o momento frequentemente autores têm falado pelos idosos, dando foco ao envelhecimento e à velhice como um processo negativo e homogeneizador. Percebendo-se a necessidade de desnaturalizar o fenômeno da velhice e considera-la uma categoria social e culturalmente construída, este estudo buscou conhecer como os idosos representam a velhice, através de sua percepção do processo de envelhecimento e da vivência pessoal da velhice ( idosidade ). A pesquisa foi de âmbito regional e utilizou uma abordagem metodológica qualitativa, evidenciando as imagens e representações dos idosos a respeito do envelhecimento. Os procedimentos técnicos utilizados foram pesquisas bibliográficas e pesquisa de campo. Os dados foram coletados por meio de entrevistas realizadas com cento e vinte idosos, de idades entre 60 e 85 anos (independente do gênero, classe ou raça). Estes foram selecionados em grupos de centros-convivência, das cidades de São Caetano do Sul e Santo André - SP. O resgate das representações sociais foi efetivado por meio de questionários individuais, constando de quatro perguntas abertas e estruturadas: a) o significado de ser idoso; b) como avalia a aceitação social do idoso; c) como ele se percebe no convívio social; d) quais suas expectativas e desejos relacionados ao futuro. Na busca, pela visão êmica dirigimos boa parte das questões para a percepção que as pessoas idosas têm da velhice - uma dimensão subjetiva. As respostas foram tratadas quantitativamente e qualitativamente por meio da análise de um software, o DSC - Discurso do Sujeito Coletivo, um método de análise de discurso que permite chegar a uma dada representação social. De acordo com os resultados houve apreciação de opiniões em discursos significativos, agregados em especial à valorização de si mesmo e de sua imagem, ou melhor, às manifestações de resgate das caracterizações de identidade pelo viés de um envelhecimento saudável. As informações permitiram apontar que, diferentemente da visão negativa e homogeneizadora do outro em torno da velhice, os idosos entrevistados vivenciam o processo do envelhecimento de formas diferentes e relatam a velhice como uma fase de prazer. Não se perceberam frustações, conflitos e dramaticidades na forma de vivenciarem a velhice. Também, não foram identificados sentimentos de inferioridade em face das mudanças e perdas. Quanto à promoção do envelhecimento ativo e saudável, essa é perceptível na fala, no olhar e nas atitudes das pessoas e se expressa quando os idosos entrevistados falam da motivação de sair de casa, da superação de estados depressivos, da melhora das condições físicas, ficando implícita, também, a alusão positiva quando apontam a condição de ser idoso como uma importante etapa da vida, mencionando as conquistas em relação às gerações passadas e a possibilidade da concretização do sonho de liberdade. Pode-se verificar que os programas centros de convivência apresentam respostas positivas necessitando, contudo, superar alguns entraves para viabilizar melhor as conquistas de participação, autonomia e integração. Os programas oferecem atividades físicas, artísticas, lúdicas, educativas e de lazer, dentre outras, todas de grande importância para experienciar o processo de envelhecimento de forma positiva. A questão da integração, entretanto, necessita maior atenção. De forma geral os centros de convivência são legitimados para idosos acima de sessenta anos e os novos idosos brasileiros vão muito além dos 60 anos. É importante estimular a solidariedade intergeracional sem preconceitos ou barreiras. Uma sociedade boa para os idosos é uma sociedade boa para todas as idades

A restrição calórica (RC) é uma intervenção dietética capaz de estender a longevidade de vários organismos. O modelo para RC em Saccharomyces cerevisiae consiste da diminuição da concentração de glicose no meio de cultura e mostra um aumentado tanto do tempo de vida cronológico quanto replicativo. Nosso objetivo foi investigar experimentalmente a ação da RC, focando principalmente nas causas e consequências das modificações de geração de EROs mitocondriais e como estas estão associadas ao processo de envelhecimento. Em um primeiro período de estudos, verificamos quais as fontes mitocondriais de EROs, e comprovamos que uma quantidade significativa se origina de proteínas da matriz mitocondrial, e não da cadeia de transporte de elétrons. Nós estudamos a participação de glicose e de outras fontes de carbono sobre o tempo de vida cronológico em leveduras e mostramos que o aumento da longevidade promovida pela RC está associado à uma mudança de metabolismo fermentativo para respiratório, com participação da via de sinalização de glicose. No estágio realizado no laboratório do Professor Francis Sluse na Université de Liegè, Bélgica, estudamos a ação da RC em leveduras focando nas consequências das modificações no proteoma mitocondrial. Em nosso estudo proteômico, encontramos grandes modificações em proteínas envolvidas com o metabolismo de aminoácidos. Monitoramos a atividade de enzimas relacionadas ao metabolismo de aminoácidos e o tempo de vida cronológico de S. cerevisiae e as mutantes nulas bat2Δ, gdh1Δ, gdh2Δ e gdh3Δ, que codificam a aminotransferase de aminoácidos de cadeia ramificada citosólica, NADP glutamato desidrogenase citosólica, a NAD glutamato desidrogenase mitocondrial, e a NADP glutamato desidrogenase mitocondrial, respectivamente. A atividade da NAD glutamato desidrogenase é aumentada em RC, mas a de NADP glutamato desidrogenase decresce em células controle. Aumentos do tempo de vida cronológico foram observados nas mutantes bat2Δ e gdh1Δ devido a RC, mas nenhuma diferença significativa foi encontrada nas mutantes nulas para Gdh2p e Gdh3p em fase estacionária, indicando que essas proteínas são essenciais para os efeitos benéficos da RC. Nessas células WT crescidas em condições normais e as mutantes nulas apresentam iguais longevidades. Juntos, nossos resultados indicam que o aumento da longevidade em S. cerevisiae promovida pela RC depende da interação entre o sinal de glicose e o metabolismo de aminoácidos. / Calorie restriction (CR) is a dietary intervention capable of extending lifespans in a wide range of organisms. A yeast model of CR has been developed in which limiting the concentration of glucose in growth media of Saccharomyces cerevisiae leads to enhanced chronological and replicative life spans. Our aim was to experimentally investigate the effects of CR, focusing mainly on the causes and consequences of changes in mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and how these are associated with the aging process. Initially, we looked for sources of mitochondrial ROS, and found that a significant amount of ROS comes from mitochondrial matrix enzymes and not from the electron transport chain. We studied the participation of glucose and other carbon sources in chronological lifespan and show that increased longevity promoted by CR is associated with a metabolism change from fermentation to respiration, with participation of glucose repression pathway. During studies performed in the laboratory of Professor Francis Sluse at the Université de Liège, Belgium, we studied the effect of CR in yeast with focus on the consequences of changes in the mitochondrial proteome. We found large proteomic changes in proteins involved in amino acid metabolism. We monitored the activity of enzymes related to amino acid metabolism and chronological life span of S. cerevisiae null mutants bat2Δ, gdh1Δ, gdh2Δ, and gdh3Δ, which encode for the cytosolic branched-chain amino acid aminotransferase, cytosolic NADP glutamate dehydrogenase, mitochondrial NAD glutamate dehydrogenase and mitochondrial NADP glutamate dehydrogenase, respectively. The activity of NAD glutamate dehydrogenase is increased in CR, but NADP glutamate dehydrogenase decreases in control cells. Increases in chronological life span due to RC were observed in bat2Δ and gdh1Δ mutants, but no significant difference was found in Gdh2p and Gdh3p null mutants in the stationary phase, indicating that these proteins are essential for the beneficial effects of CR. In rich medium, WT cells and null mutants have similar life spans. Together, our results indicate that longevity enhancement by CR in S. cerevisiae depends on the interaction between glucose signals and amino acid metabolism

Submitted by Sandra Pereira (srpereira@ufrrj.br) on 2017-01-23T10:52:12Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2014 - Luziane Montezoli Damon Mendes.pdf: 10632014 bytes, checksum: c93d6f0447b91ec5177b962e2f091bd9 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-01-23T10:52:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2014 - Luziane Montezoli Damon Mendes.pdf: 10632014 bytes, checksum: c93d6f0447b91ec5177b962e2f091bd9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-08-07 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico - CNPQ / Species of the genus Uca Leach 1814, have wide distribution in tropical, subtropical and temperate regions of the world, especially as a species excavators substrate, activity is important the processes of energy transfer and nutrient cycling, and is considered a keystone species in the ecosystem. This study was conducted with the aim of investigate the ecology distribution, population biology and somatic growth and natural mortality of the genus Uca in Itacuru??/Coroa Grande mangrove, Sepetiba Bay- RJ. Sampling was conducted in the right bank of the Draga river and Itingussu river during May/2010 to April/2011. The samplings were made monthly by two collectors during 10 minutes in low tide, digging sediment and removing crabs. Sediment samples were collected in 72 subareas of 5x5m, to determine the granulometry, organic matter, calcium, phosphor and metal zinco e manganese. They were studied seven species of the genus Uca: Uca cumulanta, Uca leptodactylus, Uca rapax, Uca thayeri, Uca uruguayensis, Uca mordax and Uca vocator. Uca cumulanta was the more abundant species and Uca vocator the rarer.The results indicated that distribution of the species was influenced by abiotic factors, being the main limiting factors: salinity, sediment grain size, organic matter, concentrations of phosphor and metals, zinc and manganese. Only air temperature presented correlatin with the abundance of the ovigerous females. During the study period was collected a total of 4234 crabs, with 2570 males and 1664 females (61 ovigerous females). The results of the mean size revealed the occurrence of significant differences between the sexes, with a predominance of larger males, for the most populations. Only the females of U. cumulanta presented larger mean size compared to males, and U. thayeri no difference between the sexes. The results of the growth dynamics revealed that a longevity for the study populations ranged from 3.27 to 4.22 years. U. thayeri was the species with the lowest difference in relation to longevity between the sexes, with 3.43 years for males and 3.53 years for females, and U. leptodactylus showed higher amplitude, with 3.43 years for males and 4 07 years for females. The coefficients of natural mortality showed no marked inter and intraspecific differences according to species and sexes, although the values of natural mortality have been higher on males than females / As esp?cies do g?nero Uca possuem ampla distribui??o nas regi?es tropicais, subtropicais e temperadas do mundo, destacando-se como esp?cies escavadoras do substrato, atividade importante para os processos de transfer?ncia de energia e ciclagem de nutrientes e ? considerada uma esp?cie-chave do ecossistema. Este trabalho foi realizado com objetivo de analisar a biologia populacional, distribui??o ecol?gica, crescimento som?tico e mortalidade natural das esp?cies do g?nero Uca no manguezal de Itacuru?a/Coroa Grande, Ba?a de Sepetiba ? RJ. A amostragem foi realizada ? margem direita do rio da Draga e do Rio Itingussu, em tr?s grades (0, 100 e 200 m), durante o per?odo de maio/2010 a abril/2011, mensalmente, durante a mar? baixa, por 10 minutos, atrav?s de coletas manuais escavando o sedimento e removendo os caranguejos. Amostras do sedimento foram coletadas nas 72 sub?reas de 5x5m, para determinar o tamanho das part?culas, mat?ria org?nica, teor de c?lcio, f?sforo e os metais, ferro, zinco e mangan?s. Foram capturadas sete esp?cies do g?nero Uca: Uca cumulanta, Uca leptodactylus, Uca rapax, Uca thayeri, Uca uruguayensis, Uca mordax e Uca vocator. A esp?cie mais abundante foi U. leptodactylus e U. vocator a mais rara.. As principais vari?veis limitantes da abund?ncia das esp?cies do g?nero Uca no manguezal de Itacuru??/Coroa Grande, foram a salinidade, tamanho dos gr?os do sedimento, teor de mat?ria org?nica, concentra??o de f?sforo e dos metais ferro, zinco e mangan?s. Para as f?meas ov?geras a vari?vel temperatura do ar foi a ?nica, que apresentou correla??o com a abund?ncia desses organismos. Durante o per?odo de estudo foi analisado um total de 4234 caranguejos, sendo 2570 machos e 1664 f?meas (61 f?meas ov?geras). A an?lise dos resultados do tamanho m?dio revelou a ocorr?ncia de diferen?as significativas entre os sexos, com predomin?ncia de machos maiores, para maioria das popula??es. Somente as f?meas de U. cumulanta apresentaram maior tamanho m?dio quando comparadas aos machos, j? U. thayeri n?o apresentou diferen?a significativa entre os sexos. Os resultados da din?mica de crescimento, revelaram que a longevidade para as popula??es em estudo, variou de 3,27 a 4,22 anos. U. thayeri foi a esp?cie que apresentou menor diferen?a em rela??o ? longevidade entre os sexos, com 3,43 anos para machos e 3,53 anos para f?meas, j? U. leptodactylus apresentou maior amplitude, com 3,43 anos para machos e 4,07 anos para f?meas. Os coeficientes de mortalidade natural n?o evidenciaram diferen?as inter e intraespecificas acentuadas de acordo com a esp?cie e o sexo, embora os valores de mortalidade natural tenham sido um pouco mais elevados sobre os machos, do que sobre as f?meas. Palavras-chave: Ba?a de Sepetiba, chama-mar?s, longevidade, padr?o de distribui??o, mortalidade.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-26T14:55:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Susete Maria Ramos Cortez Oliveira.pdf: 6955536 bytes, checksum: ee041581fca39bc5878d858a8fc3e078 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-03-23 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Although it is clear that the number of elderly in Brazil has been increasing, yet little is known about them, and often the authors have spoken by them, giving focus to aging and old age as a negative and homogenizing process. Realizing the need to deconstruct the phenomenon of old age and considers it a social category and culturally constructed, this study sought to understand how the elderly see old age through their perception of the aging process and their personal experience of old age. The research was regional in scope and used a qualitative methodological approach, showing the images and representations of the elderly about aging. The technical procedures used were library research and field research. Data were collected through interviews with one hundred and twenty elderly, aged between 60 and 85 (regardless of gender, social class or race). They were selected in groups of community centers of 2 cities in São Paulo - São Caetano do Sul and Santo André. The social representations were brought back through individual questionnaires consisting of four open and structured questions: a) the meaning of being old; b) how to assess the social acceptance of the elderly; c) how they are perceived in social life; d) what their expectations and desires regarding to the future are. Aiming their subjective view, most of the questions were elaborated to check the perception that older people have of old age - a subjective dimension. The answers were processed qualitatively and quantitatively in a computer by a software, the DSC - Collective Subject Discourse, a method of discourse analysis that allows to reach some social representation. According to the results, there was appreciation of opinions in significant speeches, specially related to the appreciation of themselves and their image, or rather, it was observed manifestations that bring the identity characterizations back through the healthy aging process. The obtained data allowed to point out that, unlike the negative and homogenizing vision of others around the old age, elderly respondents experience the process of aging in different ways and report old age as a stage of pleasure. It was not noticed frustrations, conflicts and any drama in experiencing old age. Also, no feelings of inferiority was identified before changes and losses. It is noticeable and expressed in their speeches, looks and attitudes how different it is if you experience a healthy and active aging process, they speak of motivation to leave home, overcoming depressive states, the improvement of the physical condition, getting implied also the positive reference when they see the condition of being elderly as an important stage of life, mentioning achievements in relation to past generations and the possibility to accomplish the dream of freedom. We can notice that the programs - community centers - show positive responses, however, they need to overcome some barriers to better enable the achievements, participation, autonomy and integration. The programs offer physical, artistic, recreational, educational and leisure activities among others, all of great importance to experience the aging process positively. The issue of integration, however, needs more attention. In a general way, the community centers are legitimated for elderly over sixty and the new Brazilian elderly go far beyond 60. It is important to encourage solidarity between generations without prejudice or barriers. A good society for elderly is a good society for all ages / Embora seja evidente o aumento acelerado do número de idosos no Brasil, ainda se conhece muito pouco sobre a pessoa idosa, e até o momento frequentemente autores têm falado pelos idosos, dando foco ao envelhecimento e à velhice como um processo negativo e homogeneizador. Percebendo-se a necessidade de desnaturalizar o fenômeno da velhice e considera-la uma categoria social e culturalmente construída, este estudo buscou conhecer como os idosos representam a velhice, através de sua percepção do processo de envelhecimento e da vivência pessoal da velhice ( idosidade ). A pesquisa foi de âmbito regional e utilizou uma abordagem metodológica qualitativa, evidenciando as imagens e representações dos idosos a respeito do envelhecimento. Os procedimentos técnicos utilizados foram pesquisas bibliográficas e pesquisa de campo. Os dados foram coletados por meio de entrevistas realizadas com cento e vinte idosos, de idades entre 60 e 85 anos (independente do gênero, classe ou raça). Estes foram selecionados em grupos de centros-convivência, das cidades de São Caetano do Sul e Santo André - SP. O resgate das representações sociais foi efetivado por meio de questionários individuais, constando de quatro perguntas abertas e estruturadas: a) o significado de ser idoso; b) como avalia a aceitação social do idoso; c) como ele se percebe no convívio social; d) quais suas expectativas e desejos relacionados ao futuro. Na busca, pela visão êmica dirigimos boa parte das questões para a percepção que as pessoas idosas têm da velhice - uma dimensão subjetiva. As respostas foram tratadas quantitativamente e qualitativamente por meio da análise de um software, o DSC - Discurso do Sujeito Coletivo, um método de análise de discurso que permite chegar a uma dada representação social. De acordo com os resultados houve apreciação de opiniões em discursos significativos, agregados em especial à valorização de si mesmo e de sua imagem, ou melhor, às manifestações de resgate das caracterizações de identidade pelo viés de um envelhecimento saudável. As informações permitiram apontar que, diferentemente da visão negativa e homogeneizadora do outro em torno da velhice, os idosos entrevistados vivenciam o processo do envelhecimento de formas diferentes e relatam a velhice como uma fase de prazer. Não se perceberam frustações, conflitos e dramaticidades na forma de vivenciarem a velhice. Também, não foram identificados sentimentos de inferioridade em face das mudanças e perdas. Quanto à promoção do envelhecimento ativo e saudável, essa é perceptível na fala, no olhar e nas atitudes das pessoas e se expressa quando os idosos entrevistados falam da motivação de sair de casa, da superação de estados depressivos, da melhora das condições físicas, ficando implícita, também, a alusão positiva quando apontam a condição de ser idoso como uma importante etapa da vida, mencionando as conquistas em relação às gerações passadas e a possibilidade da concretização do sonho de liberdade. Pode-se verificar que os programas centros de convivência apresentam respostas positivas necessitando, contudo, superar alguns entraves para viabilizar melhor as conquistas de participação, autonomia e integração. Os programas oferecem atividades físicas, artísticas, lúdicas, educativas e de lazer, dentre outras, todas de grande importância para experienciar o processo de envelhecimento de forma positiva. A questão da integração, entretanto, necessita maior atenção. De forma geral os centros de convivência são legitimados para idosos acima de sessenta anos e os novos idosos brasileiros vão muito além dos 60 anos. É importante estimular a solidariedade intergeracional sem preconceitos ou barreiras. Uma sociedade boa para os idosos é uma sociedade boa para todas as idades

Trees represent important living components in many urban parkland spaces. As living landscape entities, they have the capacity for potentially long life spans. As a result of these longevities, issues concerning tree death or senescence are not often engaged until the end of tree life spans have been reached, or are fast approaching. As organisms with finite life spans, tree senescence must be expected at some future point in time, and due consideration of this inevitable change is imperative within an urban parkland context. An understanding of tree longevity in urban parkland spaces must therefore be considered advantageous to subsequent design, management, and planning decisions enacted upon these landscapes. For appropriate decision-making to take place with regard to urban tree populations, figures reflecting expected tree longevity could purvey estimations of future tree senescence, and assist in providing practical information for all stakeholders of urban landscapes. In addition to this, developed models of parkland spaces supplying visual and spatial analysis of future tree senescence patterns could indicate potential landscape scenarios, and highlight tree populations most at risk of senescence within the near future. The development of models predicting possible future tree senescence patterns required a review of various fields of research in order to establish appropriate models for use, and to assign confidence levels based upon the knowledge of tree growth, longevity, and senescence in predicted landscapes. This thesis examined the subjects of tree longevity and senescence, with a particular focus upon the Adelaide Park Lands region in Adelaide, South Australia. Various tree growth parameters were collected from the field and combined with assigned tree ages to create matrix models that represented expected tree growth trends. Through the incorporation of curves fitted to these matrix models, tree ages could be assigned to tree specimens of unknown age, to determine dates of establishment based upon key growth parameters. Tree longevity figures for each taxon were sourced from a peer reference group survey conducted specifically for this purpose. Through the combination of calculated tree age and predicted tree longevity, senescence patterns for a region of the Adelaide Park Lands were modelled. Interactive structured query-based GIS software was incorporated to display these senescence patterns visually, and to provide interpretations of future landscape scenarios. Results obtained from the peer reference group survey provided a range of valuable figures representing expected tree longevities for 131 taxa from within the Adelaide Park Lands environment. These longevity figures, combined with matrix models and GIS simulations, revealed that considerable populations of established trees within Tuttangga/Park 17 in the Adelaide Park Lands are at a high risk of reaching senescence within the near future. / Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Adelaide, School of Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Design, 2008

Trichogramma carverae Oatman and Pinto is mass-released for biological control of the leafroller pest, light brown apple moth, Epiphyas postvittana (Walker) in Australian vineyards. Parasitoid performance can, however, be constrained by a lack of suitable adult food and no information is available on the effect of nectar on the parasitism and longevity of T. carverae. To address this, the effect of alyssum, Lobularia maritima (L.) flowers on E. postvittana parasitism was studied in a vineyard experiment with and without releases of T. carverae. Egg parasitoid activity was assessed with E. postvittana egg �sentinel cards� and no parasitism was recorded in plots without T. carverae releases. Where T. carverae were released, there was no significant enhancement of parasitism by the presence of L. maritima flowers. Three hypotheses were subsequently tested to account for the lack of an effect: (i) T. carverae does not benefit from L. maritima nectar, (ii) T. carverae was feeding on nectar from other flowering plants (weeds) present in the vineyard, (iii) T. carverae was feeding on sugars from ripe grapes. A growth-cabinet experiment using potted L. maritima plants with and without flowers did not support hypothesis one. No parasitism was recorded after day two for T. carverae caged without flowers whilst parasitism occured until day eight in the presence of flowers. A laboratory experiment with common vineyard weeds (Trifolium repens, Hypochoeris radicata, Echium plantagineum) as well as L. maritima did not support hypothesis one but gave partial support to hypothesis two. Survival of T. carverae was enhanced to a small but statistically significant extent in vials with intact flowers of L. maritima, white clover (T. repens) and catsear (H. radicata) but not in vials with flowering shoots of these species from which flowers and flowering buds had been removed. Paterson�s curse (E. plantagineum) flowers had no effect on T. carverae survival. In a laboratory study, punctured grapes significantly enhanced T. carverae survival compared with a treatment without grapes, supporting hypothesis three. Trichogramma carverae performance in the field experiment was probably also constrained by relatively cool and wet weather. Further work on the enhancement of T. carverae efficacy by L. maritima and other carbohydrate sources is warranted. Greenhouse and field experiments were conducted to investigate whether T. carverae benefit from different groundcover plant species. Ten T. carverae adults (<24h after eclosion) were caged with different groundcover species and a control with no plant materials. Epiphyas postvittana egg sentinel cards were used to measure parasitism and longevity was recorded visually. Survival and realised parasitism of T. carverae was significantly higher in L. maritima than in Brassica juncea, Coriandrum sativum, shoots of these species from which flowers had been removed and nil control treatments. A similar experiment with Fagopyrum esculentum (with- and without-flowers) and a control treatment showed that survival was significantly higher in intact F. esculentum than in without-flower and control treatments. There was no significant treatment effect on parasitism in the early stages of that experiment, though parasitism was recorded in the presence of F. esculentum flowers for 12 days, compared with 6 days in other treatments. Higher parasitism was observed in intact Borago officinalis than in the flowerless shoot, water only and no plant material control treatments in a third experiment. There was no significant treatment effect on parasitism. Fitted exponential curves for survival data differed significantly in curvature in the first, second and third experiments but the slope was a non-significant parameter in the second and third experiments. In a second series of laboratory experiments, one male and one female T. carverae were caged with groundcover species to investigate male and female longevity and daily fecundity. Both male and female longevity in F. esculentum and L. maritima treatments were significantly higher than on shoots of these species from which flowers had been removed, and than in the control treatments. Daily fecundity was significantly greater in the intact L. maritima treatment than in all other treatments. Fitted exponential curves for daily fecundity differed significantly in position and slope but not in curvature. There was no significant treatment effect on longevity or parasitism when a male and female were caged with intact B. juncea, B. officinalis or without-flower of these species, nor in the treatment with no plant materials. No parasitism was observed in a survey of naturally occurring egg parasitoids on two sites close to Orange and Canowindra in New South Wales, illustrating the importance of mass releases of T. carverae in biological control of E. postvittana. In an experiment on the Canowindra site, parasitism was significantly higher on day one and day two after T. carverae release when with-flower treatments were compared with without-flower treatments. Parasitism was significantly higher in the F. esculentum treatment than in C. sativum, L. maritima, vegetation without-flowers and control treatments on these dates. On day five, parasitism was higher in C. sativum than in all other treatments. There was no significant increase in parasitism in a second experiment conducted on the Orange site. Coriandrum sativum, F. esculentum and L. maritima appear to be suitable adult food sources for T. carverae and offer some scope for habitat manipulation in vineyards The adults of many parasitoid species require nectar for optimal fitness but very little is known about flower recognition. Flight cage experiments showed that the adults of T. carverae benefited from L. maritima bearing white flowers to a greater extent than was the case for light pink, dark pink or purple flowered cultivars, despite all cultivars producing nectar. Survival and realised parasitism on non-white flowers were no greater than when the parasitoids were caged on L. maritima shoots from which flowers had been removed. The possibility that differences between L. maritima cultivars were due to factors other than flower colour, such as nectar quality, was excluded by dyeing white L. maritima flowers by placing the roots of the plants in 5% food dye (blue or pink) solution. Survival of T. carverae was lower on dyed L. maritima flowers than on undyed white flowers. Mixing the same dyes with honey in a third experiment conducted in the dark showed that the low level of feeding on dyed flowers was unlikely to be the result of olfactory or gustatory cues. Flower colour appears, therefore, to be a critical factor in the choice of plants used to enhance biological control, and is likely to also be a factor in the role parasitoids play in structuring invertebrate communities. Provision of nectar producing plants to increase the effectiveness of biological control is one aspect of habitat manipulation, but care needs to be taken to avoid the use of plant species that may benefit pest species. Greenhouse experiments were conducted to investigate whether the adult E. postvittana and larvae benefit from nectar producing groundcover species. Newly emerged E. postvittana adults were caged with different groundcover species and a honey-based artificial adult diet. The longevity of male and female E. postvittana when caged with shoots of borage (B. officinalis) and buckwheat (F. esculentum) bearing flowers was as long as when fed a honey-based artificial diet. This effect was not evident when caged with shoots of these plants from which flowers had been removed. Longevity was significantly lower than in the artificial diet treatment when caged with coriander (C. sativum) or alyssum (L. maritima) irrespective of whether flowers were present or not. There was no significant treatment effect on the lifetime fecundity of E. postvittana. A second experiment with mustard (B. juncea) (with- and without-flowers), water only and honey-based artificial adult diet showed no significant treatment effects on the longevity of male and female E. postvittana or on the lifetime fecundity of E. postvittana. The anomalous lack of a difference between the water and honey-based diet treatments precludes making conclusions on the value of B. juncea for E. postvittana. Two greenhouse experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of groundcover species on the larval development of E. postvittana. In the first experiment, larval mortality was significantly higher in C. sativum, and L. maritima than in B. juncea, B. officinalis and white clover (T. repens) a known host of E. postvittana. Coriandrum sativum and L. maritima extended the larval period. In B. juncea and B. officinalis, mortality did not differ from that in T. repens. In F. esculentum, larval mortality was significantly higher than in T. repens. A short larval period was observed on B. juncea, B. officinalis and F. esculentum. Fitted exponential curves for larval mortality differed significantly in curvature between plant treatments. Similarly, successful pupation was significantly lower in C. sativum, F. esculentum and L. maritima than in T. repens. The percentage of successful pupation in B. juncea and B. officinalis did not differ from F. esculentum and T. repens. Fitted exponential curves for pupation differed significantly in curvature. A similar trend was observed in a second experiment with potted plants. The overall results suggest that C. sativum and L. maritima denied benefit to E. postvittana adults and larvae, so could be planted as vineyard groundcover with minimal risk of exacerbating this pest. Overall results suggest that T. carverae require nutrients to reach their full reproductive potential and flowers provide such nutrients. Lobularia maritima and C. sativum may be considered �selective food plants� for T. carverae whereas F. esculentum appears to be a �non-selective food plant�; both T. carverae and E. postvittana benefited from it. Fruits such as grapes can be used as food resources in habitat manipulation and this merits further research. This result also suggests that within species flower colour is an important factor for flower selection in habitat manipulation.