Resenha do livro: 'A selva amazônica: do inferno verde ao deserto vermelho?'

Do We Know What We Do not Know? A Response to Celine Bonnet

Chondrodysplasia in a German Shepherd Do

Case description- A three-month-old male German Shepherd dog, with signs of instability to stand, ataxia and radiographic symptoms of chondrodysplasia is presented. The symptoms were developed since birth.Clinical Findings- On physical examination, the affected pup did not show any swelling, pain or other abnormality in the long bones by palpation, but he had ataxia in walking. Ocular examinati...

Aplicação do Problema da Gramática Mínima ao Projeto do Aspecto Sintático de Linguagens de Programação

This paper introduces a proposal of method for grammar inference of programming languages based in source-code examples. The strategy proposed in this method uses the solution of the smallest grammar problem for conversion of text representation into grammars that form the base of an adaptive model, which generalizes the respective resulting grammars from positive and negative examples. Resumo....

Universal Grammar and Chaos/Complexity Theory: Where Do They Meet And Where Do They Cross?

  Abstract The present study begins by sketching "Chaos/Complexity Theory" (C/CT) and its applica-tion to the nature of language and language acquisition. Then, the theory of "Universal Grammar" (UG) is explicated with an eye to C/CT. Firstly, it is revealed that CCT may or may not be allied with a theory of language acquisition that takes UG as the initial state of language acquisition for ...

Urolithiasis – do ureaplasmas play a role in etiology.

Background and Objective: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) caused by urease-producing organisms, including ureaplasmas may contribute to the formation of urolithiasis. We aimed to determine the frequency of U. parvum and U. urealyticum among urology hospital patients with urinary stones. Methods: The study group included 30 men with urolithiasis. Urine samples were examined routinely for bacte...