Category: Press Releases

Editorial policies for inclusion and diversity in the Revista Brasileira de Estudos da Presença

Part of the cover of Revista Brasileira de Estudos da Presença, vol. 7, no. 2, 2017, displaying a painting of the face of a Black person.

The Revista Brasileira de Estudos da Presença has implemented important changes by adopting Open Science practices with a focus on IDEIA principles, being a pioneer in the area of Performing Arts in Brazil. Prior to this, the journal already followed similar principles, as evidenced by the thematic section “Performance and Ethnic-Racial Relations”, published in 2017. Read More →

Metamorphosis, friction or symbiosis between body and animated forms in the work of Ilka Schönbein

Black and white photograph of the show "Métamorphoses" by Ilka Schönbein, in which slightly macabre-looking puppets and marionettes are on a wooden platform, being manipulated by the artist.

The works of puppeteer and dancer Ilka Schönbein challenge perceptions of life and death, provoking reflections on eroticism and finitude. Her creations reveal a poetic singularity that provokes disquieting strangeness in the relationship between the human and the animate. Read More →

Performing Arts research highlighted on the blog “SciELO in Perspective”

Photomontage of four issues of the “Brazilian Journal of Presence Studies”, showing different covers with different themes and people. In the center, there is a vertical column with three stylized “P*” logos; the logos at the ends are black, while the central logo is white.

The Revista Brasileira de Estudos da Presença Special Week, taking place this week, will explore themes such as the notion of presence, methodological diversity, and social issues in Performing Arts research. The program includes analyses, discussions and a detailed overview of the journal’s social impact, highlighting its importance and activities within the scope of Open Science. Read More →

Tick vaccine could be an effective solution for agriculture and livestock

Close-up of multiple engorged ticks with clusters of brown eggs attached to their bodies on a plain surface.Tick vaccine could be an effective solution for agriculture and livestock

Although the use of acaricides is the main strategy for controlling infestations of R. microplus, researchers have been investigating vaccines as a promising alternative, as they offer several advantages, such as preventing the selection of drug-resistant tick populations and reducing the presence of acaricide residues in milk, meat, and the environment. Read More →

It is now possible to develop an accessible passenger cabin for people with physical and sensory disabilities

Photograph of the interior of an airplane, showing the blue seats arranged along the cabin.

The difficulties faced by passengers with reduced mobility or sensory losses cause people with disabilities to forgo air travel. By mapping these users’ needs and based on technologies already available in the aviation industry, Brazilian researchers demonstrate that airlines can develop an accessible cabin. Read More →

An Analysis of the Epistemological Foundations of Machine Learning

Photograph of a robotic hand and a human hand reaching towards each other against a plain background, nearly touching fingertips.

Outlined here is a critical review of the logical-epistemic foundations of machine learning, focusing on the limitation of AI systems’ autonomy in generating knowledge. It contrasts this possibility with the theoretical constraints posed by Chaitin’s incompleteness theorem, which argues that AI cannot surpass human cognitive capacity. Read More →

Barnyardgrass resistance to herbicides demands new agricultural strategies

Photograph of a pair of gloved hands holding freshly picked herbs or plants, with more greenery visible in the background.

A recent evaluation of the occurrence of cross-resistance in barnyardgrass biotypes from the main rice-growing regions of Santa Catarina state to ACCase inhibitors detected a biotype of Echinochloa crus-galli with multiple resistance to the herbicides quinclorac (cellulose biosynthesis inhibitor), penoxsulam (ALS inhibitor) and cyhalofop-butyl (ACCase inhibitor). Read More →

Nietzsche and politics as will to dominion

Text over a photograph of a serene ocean sunset reads: "All modern philosophizing is political, policed by governments, churches, academics, custom, fashion, and human cowardice, all off which limit it to a fake learnedness".

The will to domination is the will to power in the political sphere. It is not about dominating in the sense of oppressing and subjugating, but rather of being provided for virtuel. In this context, observing the extent of Nietzsche’s effort for the conception of transvalued virtue, that is, stripped of morality, makes it possible to contribute to the political project of domination and overcoming. Read More →

115 years of Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, reflections on the current model and the future of scientific journals

Logo for the 115-year anniversary of "Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz" featuring stylized text and background handwriting.

Reflections on the current scenario of large publishers, the emergence of “money-hungry” publishers and qualified journals that do not charge for publication and that try to survive in the face of a scientific model that values metrics in a vicious cycle for researchers, institutions, journals and funding agencies alike. Read More →

The most compelling instances of exclusionary reasons are those which Joseph Raz, in essence, overlooked

Photograph of two paper cutouts shaped like human figures, clipped to a string with clothespins and hanging against a blurred green background.

In his works, Joseph Raz neglected a category of exclusionary reasons: those excluded by their very nature. This category not only shows that the concept of exclusionary reasons is not empty or inconsistent, but also plays a crucial role in elucidating a significant moral domain, namely, the domain of affective relationships. Read More →