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Cadernos Curso De Doutoramento Em Geografia Flup

In this paper we argue that the concept of land function (LF) is the result of a theoretical and conceptual evolution of other recent concepts such as ecosystem services, landscape functions and land use functions. A digest of this conceptual evolution is done through bibliographic review mainly of peer reviewed literature. The preliminary LF mapping and assessment methods are also addressed. T...

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The UNESCO Bioethics Programme: A Review

UNESCO's Bioethics Programme was established in 1993. In twenty years it has adopted three international declarations, on the human genome (1997), human genetic data (2003) and bioethics (2005); produced reports on a wide range of bioethics issues; and developed capacity building and public education programmes in bioethics. Yet UNESCO has sometimes struggled to assert its authority in the wide...

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Pan-hipopituitarismo causado pela granulomatose de Wegener

Wegener’s granulomatosis (WG) is a multi-system necrotizing granulomatous vasculitis which classically affects the upper respiratory tract, lungs and kidneys. Pituitary participation has been described in 24 patients in the literature to date. The aim of this article is to report a case of pituitary involvement in WG, and to present a literature review on this association. We present a female p...