[pt] A presente dissertação busca aproximar memória e fotografia, bem como o ato de fotografar do ato de historiar. A partir daí, se volta para a proposta específica de analisar um grupo de fotografias que Augusto Malta fez das ruas da cidade do Rio de Janeiro no início do século XX. Já no século XIX foi atribuída aos fotógrafos a função de registradores de um mundo que se dissipava e de outro que se anunciava. Esses profissionais eram contratados como os responsáveis por guardarem as imagens que se transformavam rapidamente, especialmente nas cidades. Tratava-se de um desejo de construir um álbum que conservasse a memória do antes, do durante e do depois, e que servisse de registro confiável das mudanças promovidas. Esta é a função que Augusto César Malta de Campos assumiu na prefeitura da cidade-capital, comandada por Francisco Pereira Passos. É através desse caminho que se busca analisar a fotografia como artifício capaz de inventariar as transformações da cidade, uma representação fiel do mundo visível. Assim, as imagens dos Kiosques, dentre outras tantas, se tornaram instrumentos com valor de prova a serviço de um projeto modernizador da cidade-capital, numa íntima relação com a mobilização nacional em torno de uma identidade moderna que se forjava naquele tempo. / [en] This work tries to approximate memory and photography, and at the same time the act of make photography and act of writing history. Then the work persecutes the propose of analyze a group of four photos that Augusto Malta made in the streets of Rio de Janeiro in the beginning of the 20th century. In the 19th century was given to the photographers the function of recorders of a world passing through many changes. Those professionals were hired as the responsibles to keep the images that were changing quickly, especially in the cities. There was a desire to build an album dedicated to the memory of times, and prove of the changes in the world. This was the work that Augusto Malta did for the mayor Pereira Passos. Through this way the photography is analyzed as a faithful representation of the visible world. The Kiosque s images became a prove to the project of modernization of the city, in a relation to the national mobilization around a modern identity.

[pt] Augusto Malta (1864-1957), apesar de ter ocupado o cargo de fotógrafo oficial da prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro entre 1903 e 1936 e de possuir numerosas imagens particulares, teve seu nome vinculado ao de Francisco Pereira Passos, desde sua época até os dias atuais. A proposta desta dissertação é analisar Malta como sujeito detrás da objetiva, ou seja, alguém que tendo todo um campo de possibilidades técnicas e visuais, escolhe para cada clique um modo de reapresentar o mundo. Ao mesmo tempo em que as experiências citadinas vivenciadas por Malta incitam e constituem o seu olhar, entendo que ele reconstrói a cidade a partir do retângulo de sua máquina. Além de problematizar a formação histórica do epíteto Malta, fotógrafo-de-Pereira-Passos, a análise se desenvolve em torno de dois conjuntos de fotografias: as imagens produzidas acerca dos quiosques da cidade entre 1903 e 1911; e as fotografias que captaram a Avenida Central/Rio Branco entre 1904 e cerca de 1930. Partindo de tais fotos, observo que Malta busca recriar tanto a civilização do bulevar quanto o atraso dos quiosques; por outro lado, a multiplicidade de apreensões possibilitadas por suas imagens apresenta um jogo entre fixidez e movimento nos registros desses espaços urbanos. / [en] Augusto Malta (1864-1957), despite having occupied the position of the municipal official photographer of Rio de Janeiro between 1903 and 1936 and has numerous particular images of the city, had his name linked to Francisco Pereira Passos, from his time until this days. The proposal of this dissertation is to analyze Malta as a subject behind the objective, that is, someone who has an entire field of technical and visual possibilities, choose to each click a way to represent the world. At the same time that the experiences of the city lived by Malta incite and constitute his looking, I believe he reconstructs the city from the rectangle of his machine. In addition to question the training of historical epitome Malta, photographer-of-Pereira-Passos, the analysis is based around two sets of photographs: the images produced on the kiosks of the city between 1903 and 1911, and the photographs that had caught the Avenida Central/Rio Branco between 1904 and around 1930. From these pictures, I observe that Malta search recreate both the civilization of the boulevard as the delay of the kiosks, and on the other hand, the multiplicity of apprehensions made possible by their images presents a game between fixity and movement in the records of these urban spaces.

Syftet med den här studien var att undersöka hur poliser på Malta beskriver minoritetsgrupper samt att utifrån polisernas egna beskrivningar undersöka hur de förhåller sig till de minoritetsgrupper som de möter i arbetet. Studien är kvalitativ och har genomförts genom intervjuer på poliser. Resultatet visade på att två grupper problematiserades utifrån polisernas arbete och det var östeuropéer och muslimer. Framställningen av dessa grupper tyder på en andraism. / The purpose of this study was to investigate how Maltese police officers describe minority groups and to, based on the police's own descriptions, examine how they relate to the minority groups they encounter at work. The study is qualitative and has been conducted through interviews with police officers. The result showed that two groups were discussed based on how they affect their work and that was The Eastern Europeans and Muslims. The presentation of these groups indicated a otherization.

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The Mediterranean biocoenosis of infralittoral pebbles has been poorly studied and very little information is available on the physical characteristics of pebble beds, on the diversity of the associated assemblages, on the spatial and temporal variation in assemblage structure, or on interactions between the physical and biotic components. The present study was therefore carried out to characterise pebble-bed assemblages as a first step towards understanding the ecological dynamics of these habitats. Preliminary surveys were made along the low-lying coasts of the Maltese Islands to map the occurrence of pebble-bed habitats. Fifteen locations with pebble coverage >25 m² were chosen for study and benthic sampling was undertaken between July–September 2011; water samples were also collected on a monthly basis. Five shallow sites were sampled for biota again at six-month intervals until April 2013. The pebble beds were characterised in terms of environmental parameters and biotic composition. A total of 62,742 individuals belonging to 360 macrofaunal taxa were recorded (total sampling area: 16 m²). Polychaetes, crustaceans and molluscs were the most common faunal groups. The recorded species included the endemic gastropod Gibbula nivosa, and the first central Mediterranean records of three gobiid species. Three distinct pebble-bed types were characterised based on physical and biological features: shallow beds occurring in rocky coves, beds found within creeks or seagrass meadows, and beds located in harbour environments; amendments to internationally used benthic habitat classification schemes have been proposed, since only a single category of pebble-bed habitats is currently recognised in these. A significant seasonal reduction in species richness and abundance was recorded from shallow sites, related to the higher level of disturbance occurring during winter storms. Analysis of diversity patterns in harbour sites indicated that a high richness per site and between-site variation in species composition led to the observed high diversity. Site richness was associated with fine-scale structural complexity, while environmental characteristics were correlated with variation in assemblage structure over a broad range of spatial scales. These findings suggest that pebble beds have a higher conservation value than generally thought. The biologically derived habitat classification scheme and knowledge on assemblage-environment relationships derived from the present work will be useful to inform and guide management decisions concerning these pebble-bed habitats.

The aim of this thesis is to explore the relationship between place, identity and musical practice. The study is inspired by Malta’s history and culture. This work presents a portfolio of seven musical compositions with a written component that highlights the historical and socio-cultural issues that had a bearing on the works presented. A case study of the Maltese composer Charles Camilleri is also provided. Camilleri is both a great example of a composer for whom the articulation of national identity was a primary concern and a constant source of inspiration for the author of this thesis. The pieces presented here comprise compositions for chamber ensemble, works for orchestra and two electroacoustic pieces. These works were part of projects translated into performances and artistic installations. All of them have been carried out over the past six years and the majority have been developed through synergetic collaboration with other artists. The majority of the compositions have direct links with Maltese culture and the important events in its history. All the works presented in the portfolio are bound in separate volumes and reference is made to them in the critical commentary within the body of the thesis. A number of CDs and DVDs accompany this document with recordings and MIDI files of the selected compositions.

Denna studie avser att förklara EU:s motiveringar till att utöka samarbetet med Libyen i och med Malta deklarationen. Det var under ett toppmöte den 3 februari 2017 som deklarationen skapades av medlemsstaternas stats – och regeringschefer. I denna deklarationen fastställer EU att samarbetet med Libyen för flyktingfrågan ska utökas. Situationen i Libyen består av instabilitet och situationer för flyktingar och migranter präglas av missförhållanden och smuggling. Detta har fått stor uppmärksamhet i media och kritiserats av bl.a. Läkare utan gränser och Amnesty international. Det teoretiska ramverket utgår från rational choice institutionalism, mer specifikt två karaktärsdrag från den valda teorin. De två karaktärsdragen berör begreppen preferenser och institutioner. Den valda metoden för studien är en motivanalys. Två huvudsakliga motiv kunde identifieras i Malta-deklarationen: Minska den irreguljära migrationen och stoppa smugglarnas affärsverksamhet

The means by which Othello and Barabas experience their racial othering is not directly by racist intentions. In experiencing their otherness through alternative motives, they then deny the power that their excluders initially desire.

Ingeniera Civil Química / La búsqueda de fuentes proteicas de origen vegetal ha aumentado en los últimos años, esto debido a la dependencia de proteínas de origen animal y al aumento de la población. Algunos cereales se han estudiado como fuente proteica para salmones, siendo uno de los principales, la cebada. Maltexco, empresa dedicada a la producción de malta de cebada y derivados, en su proceso de extractos de malta, gran masa de proteínas son desaprovechadas, por lo que existe interés en desarrollar un proceso que permita recuperarlas. Este trabajo tiene como objetivo diseñar un proceso a escala industrial para la recuperación de proteínas del proceso de extractos. A partir de la bibliografía, se tiene que la cromatografía de intercambio iónico es una técnica que logra recuperar una alta masa de proteínas de la cebada, en el proceso del whisky, por lo que se estudiará su factibilidad. En la primera parte se estudian diferentes variables del proceso de adsorción en batch y luego se procede a construir una columna. Con los resultados obtenidos de la primera etapa, se alimenta mosto continuamente a la columna de manera de poder determinar su curva de ruptura y capacidad. También se propone recuperar las proteínas en el equipo de hervido. El proceso diseñado se encuentra entre las etapas de filtrado y hervido del proceso con un mosto tratado con proteasas. La resina con la mayor masas adsorbida de proteínas es la zeolita, alrededor de un 90% con respecto a la inicial. Además que el pH óptimo de adsorción es 4,7 y para la desorción la mayor masa desorbida es utilizando buffer carbonato 0,1 [𝑀�����] a pH 10,8. Con los resultados anteriores y utilizando la columna, se obtiene que la capacidad de la resina es de 2,1 [𝑔����� 𝑝�����𝑟�����𝑜�����𝑡�����𝑒�����í𝑛�����𝑎�����/𝑙����� 𝑟�����𝑒�����𝑠�����𝑖�����𝑛�����𝑎�����]. Para procesar los 25 [𝑚�����3] de mosto utilizando una columna de 0,1 [𝑚�����] de alto es necesario tener un equipo de 9,4 [𝑚�����] de diámetro, o bien, 22 columnas con 2 [𝑚�����] de diámetro, esta última es acorde a equipos de dimensiones industriales . Otra alternativa es cambiar la altura a 0,5 [𝑚�����], pero la nueva capacidad debe determinarse experimentalmente. En cuanto a la segunda alternativa de recuperación, se tiene que es más compleja y se recupera menor cantidad de proteína. Para la operación, se sugiere primero lavar la zeolita utilizando agua destilada y ambientarla con buffer acetato pH 4,7, luego alimentar el mosto a la columna a pH 4,7, posteriormente realizar un lavado con buffer acetato 0,1 [𝑀�����] pH 4,7, para luego realizar la desorción de las proteínas utilizando buffer carbonato 0,1 [𝑀�����] pH 10,8 y finalmente su regeneración con NaOH y agua destilada. Para evaluar los productos finales, se tiene que el mosto fue modificado solo en características como turbidez y color, pero bajo en concentración de azucares. Mientras que el concentrado obtenido recupera el 30% de las proteínas inicial según el método de Kjeldahl y cerca del 100% con el método de Bradford. Dado esto resultados se considera que es proceso propuesto es aceptable, proponiendo que se continúe trabajando con el objetivo de maximizar el rendimiento. Además, para evaluar su eficiencia y si se puede ser utilizado para la alimentación de salmones se sugiere realizar un proximal de aminoácidos, y compararlos con perfiles conocidos. / Este trabajo ha sido parcialmente financiado por la empresa Maltexco S. A.

Located approximately in the middle of the central Mediterranean channel, the Maltese Archipelago was touched by the historical events that effected the political, economic and cultural environment of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. The islands were close to the major maritime routes throughout history and they were often on the border between clashing military, political, religious, and cultural entities. For these reasons, the islands were presumed to have been strategically and economically important, and, thus, frequented by ships. An underwater archaeological survey around the archipelago revealed the scarcity of submerged cultural remains, especially pertaining to shipping and navigation. Preliminary findings elucidate a story that contrasts with the picture presented by modern history and historiography. In this sense, a comparison of the underwater archaeological data with the information gathered through a detailed study of Maltese maritime history clearly shows that the islands were attributed an exaggerated importance in historical texts, due to political and religious trends that are rooted in the period during which the islands were under the control of the Order of Saint John. An objective investigation of the historical and archaeological material provides a more balanced picture, and places the islands in a Mediterranean-wide historical framework from the first colonization of the archipelago eight thousands years ago to the twentieth century.