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Towards a definition of elemental cinema: matter and representation beyond the ...
Mendes, MargaridaAs in the materialist turn in recent philosophical discourse, cinema too has revealed traces of a renewed appreciation for depicting matter. In a coincidental move, artists and filmmakers across the globe have given matter centre stage and revised representational tactics by allowing materiality to become the main subject in front of the camera. This of course does not imply an erasure of the human figure from ...
A Sonic Anthropocene: Sound Practices in a Changing Environment
Louro, Ivo; Mendes, Margarida; Paiva, Daniel; Sánchez-Fuarros, IñigoThe introduction to this double issue entitled “A Sonic Anthropocene: Sound Practices in a Changing Environment” explores some of the concepts and methodological issues that inform our understanding of what we call the “Sonic Anthropocene”. We argue that incorporating practices of listening and aural documentation that register the transformations in the acoustic landscape creates a space of potential for exami...
Blood pressure and phosphate level in diabetic and non-diabetic kidney disease:...
Mendes, Margarida; Resende, Luis; Teixeira, Alves; Correia, João; Silva, GilA statistically significant and moderate positive correlation was verified between systolic blood pressure and plasma phosphate concentration in the whole sample (diabetic and non-diabetic), due to the diabetic chronic kidney disease group.A statistically significant and moderate positive correlation was verified between the diastolic blood pressure and plasma phosphate concentration in the whole sample (diabet...
Blood pressure and phosphate level in diabetic and non-diabetic kidney disease:...
Mendes, Margarida; Resende, Luis; Teixeira, Alves; Correia, João; Silva, GilA statistically significant and moderate positive correlation was verified between systolic blood pressure and plasma phosphate concentration in the whole sample (diabetic and non-diabetic), due to the diabetic chronic kidney disease group.A statistically significant and moderate positive correlation was verified between the diastolic blood pressure and plasma phosphate concentration in the whole sample (diabet...
Equalization effects of local financing models in Portugal
Fortuna, Mário; Vieira, José Cabral; Mendes, MargaridaOne objective frequently found in models of decentralized financing is that of equalization. The concern is that poorer jurisdictions receive enough resources for basic services and for development promotion, thus eliminating horizontal and vertical imbalances. In Portugal, decentralization has occurred at two levels: the local, for the whole country and the regional for the autonomous regions of the Azores and...