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The analysis of the relief characteristics of a hydrographic basin is relevant for the study of flood danger. Its influence on hydrological and geomorphological processes and meteorological characteristics is closely related to the phenomena that manifest on its surface. The aim of the work is to analyze the parameters (average height, unevenness, slope gradient and slope orientation) that define the relief of the upper basin of the Sauce Corto stream as factors of flood hazard. Parameters and morphometric indices associated with the relief were used at two categorical levels: on the one side at the level of each sub-basin in particular and on the other side jointly according to the margin of the main course to which their waters contribute. In the southwestern and southern subbasins of the upper basin of the Sauce Corto stream (Martirio, Cerro 832, Nacimiento Oeste and Nacimiento Este) it is possible to infer sudden floods enhanced by the high slope gradients. Likewise, in the subbasins on the left bank of the main course, runoff processes are accelerated given their altitudinal and slope characteristics. This study allows us to understand the distribution and association of the relief variables that make up the hazard associated with flood events. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the northern slope of the Ventania System (province of Buenos Aires), flooding and waterlogging events occur with high frequency, configuring risk situations. Determining hydric excess events towards vulnerability is a complex task, given the large number of variables involved and their respective associated indicators. In this context, the aim of this paper is to evaluate and represent the spatial distribution of social vulnerability in Coronel Suárez's distric at the census radio scale. Census official data were used, grouped into three categories: demography, quality of life and working conditions. A multivariate classification analysis of spatial units was performed using the standardized averages method. The 53.33 % of the district's population presents medium and high vulnerability, registered in both urban and rural areas, which will be affected by the occurrence of floods and waterlogging due to deficient socio-economic and demographic conditions. The cartographic representation of vulnerability is an instrument of great relevance for the actors involved in the processes of flood and waterlogging risk management of the different administrative levels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article presents the case of a Telemedicine platform that integrated technology, health and co-production to serve the population. Lauduz was the first telemedicine platform created in a Brazilian city to respond to the COVID-19 health emergency. The objective of the research is to show how the interfaces between technology and health together with the coproduction of public goods and services contributed to face the public health crisis generated by the pandemic. A qualitative analysis and a questionnaire to the CEO of Lauduz were carried out, which showed that coproduction was fundamental for the success of the actions carried out; precisely because there was a great collaboration to provide on line health care to patients with flu symptoms to prevent the further spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, all of which represented an innovation in the area of public health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The use of indicators for political planning gained new impulse in Brazil in the 1990s, with the implementation and evaluation of social policies. The present work discusses the concept, scope and limits of the use of these planning tools in the management of public policies at the Municipal level in Brazil. The emergence and development of social indicators and indices is addressed, as well as their role in the formulation, monitoring and evaluation of public policies. The use of social indicators to evaluate the performance of education policies in municipalities of the State of Paraná is presented as a case study. Finally, positive aspects and limitations in the use of synthetic indices in public policies at the local level are highlighted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the high basin of the Sauce Corto stream (in the Northern watershed of Ventania System in the Province of Buenos Aires), there are frequent extreme precipitation events, which generate floods that affect the socioeconomic development of Coronel Suárez district. In order to infer the hydrological response of the area, it is necessary to analyze the parameters and morphometric indexes that allow for the study of potentially dangerous basins flood. Accordingly, the aim of this paper is to identify variations in the hydrological response of different basins, according to parameters and morphometric indexes obtained from various data and scale sources. The multiple-scale analysis results show the importance of cartographic generalization processes associated to semi detail scaling. In the analysis of the hydrological response it is possible to infer that the use of 1:50.000 scale will possibly underestimate the basins torrentiality and, consequently, its potential danger. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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"Noticias falsas" es un término que originalmente fue difundido en la cobertura periodística de las elecciones presidenciales estadounidenses de 2016. Hay un gran debate en las ciencias sociales y la comunicación sobre la pertinencia de este concepto. Creemos que el fenómeno al que se quiere hacer referencia es mejor comprendido mediante el concepto "medios híper partidistas" que una parte de la literatura académica ha adoptado. Creemos también que la aparición del híper partidismo debe ser entendido como un efecto de la polarización de la esfera pública. En este artículo analizamos la difusión de noticias híper partidistas en la semana que antecedió a la votación del juicio del expresidente Lula en el TRF-4 (Tribunal Regional Federal de la 4 región) y mostramos como los titulares de los asuntos más compartidos encajan en las dos narrativas polarizadas que se han apoderado de la esfera pública brasileña. Concluimos el artículo evaluando posibles acciones regulatorias. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article aims to analyze the characteristics of the Latin American immigrant formally employed in the Brazilian labor market. Using the data from the Annual Report of Social Information (RAIS), we conducted an analysis of the sociodemographic, economic and labor insertion profile of Latin American formal workers between 2006 and 2016. The results showed that the profile of Latin American immigrants changed significantly in the last 10 years. If, by the mid-2000s, the arrival of older, better-educated Latin Americans was more common, and these were employed in more technical and creative occupations, the scene shifted to a younger, less qualified migration allocated to operational and more repetitive sectors. Even so, RAIS data do not include informal workers, self-employed and employed in firms with up to 10 employees. As future researches, comparative analyzes are proposed with other countries of origin, as well as studies at municipal level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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