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When transnational couples split, one of the parents wants to reestablish the status quo ante. But now there is a child. Rodrigo Meira brings to light this problem in Brazil and delivered the first research that has delved into the court files, with a view to understanding international abduction in Brazil. The author worked at the Brazilian Central Authority and is concluding his PhD in International Law, in which he examines Brazilian compliance, analyzing cases from 2002 to 2022 and interviewing other professionals who deal everyday with the problem. Meira shows what lies behind this procedural slowness, critically analyzing the culture of biased interpretation by procedural means. He also suggests good points for future changes in Brazilian Law. A compelling bestseller for students, undergraduate and graduate, treating core issues from a lawyer?s perspective. Rather than responding to child abduction with strict legal proceedings, the work argues that national solutions must be met, based on previous international experience. The Long and Winding Lawsuit is also a vade mecum for practitioners desiring a solid footing to make further enquiries on international child abduction in Brazil. This eye-opening book overlaps the lack of information on international abduction and explains the resilience of Brazilian Judiciary to comply with the conventional terms, suggesting what can be done to change this profile.

Cultural heritage reflects accumulated memories, generational practices, and esthetic and cultural ideologies that shape identities. The inherent diversity and uniqueness of these identities define heritage elements, which, however, remain fragile, non-renewable, irreplaceable, and vulnerable. In regions affected by the significant devastation caused by contemporary socio-economic activities, policies often neglect the intrinsic historical and heritage value(s). The historical landscapes with tourism potential that experience decline, degradation, and destruction need even more protection and policies to aid their regeneration and preservation. This study seeks to develop a comprehensive framework for preserving a highly endangered historical road, along with its invaluable monuments and cultural landscapes, as a means to stimulate regional revitalization. The methodological approach relies on observation, field work, and semi-structured interviews to provide a comprehensive historical overview of the Estrada do Paraibuna (Paraibuna Road). This region has suffered significant degradation of its historical and natural assets as a result of intensive resource exploitation. This study underscores the heritage elements with strong tourism potential along the route between Ouro Preto and Barbacena, while underlining the critical need to combat landscape degradation. This study pursues to create a shared vision rooted in promoting sustainable practices that leverage natural and cultural resources, safeguard local culture, and encourage community collaboration in regenerative efforts.

The aging control in low-carbon steels produced in continuous annealing lines is mainly performed by the boron addition, to stabilize nitrogen in solid solution. However, during the welding procedure in continuous lines, at the moment of tempering, segregation of borocarbides in the grain boundary may result in weld fillet rupture, resulting in loss of productivity. In order to verify the effectiveness of Mn on aging resistance, four steels were processed on a completely industrial scale, with Mn ranged between 0.14 and 0.29%. Among these steels, two were used with B addition, with the percentage of 0.0010 and 0.0017%, and two with no addition of this element. Among the steels with no B addition, those with the highest %Mn showed a higher aging resistance. In the steels with B addition, the aging resistance was similar, even with the different %C and %N. In this case, a higher effectiveness of C stabilization was verified in the steel with higher %Mn. The formation of manganese sulfide was indicated as an important carbide stabilization mechanism, by field-emission gun scanning electron microscopy observation. Simultaneously to variations in chemical composition, the influences of the main aging-related process parameters were studied. The result of the present study confirms the effectiveness of the addition of Mn in aging resistance in both boron-added and non-boron steels.

ICU survivors are at risk of Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS ), which can affect different dimensions such as physical, cognitive, and mental health. The ABCDEF bundle is a set of evidence-based multidisciplinary interventions that have been used as a strategy to prevent PICS. However, its adherence remains suboptimal, demonstrating the need for the implementation of improvement processes. In this study, we assessed the impact of using Kamishibai cards on the quality improvement of process.The research was conducted in an adult ICU of a public hospital, involving consecutively admitted patients between January and March 2024. Compliance with the last 24-hour bundle was assessed using a checklist when the Kamishibai board (K-board) and Kamishibai cards (K-cards) were incorporated into the quality improvement project. The interdisciplinary team used simple and easy-to-handle materials for construction. The K- board dimensions were 104 cm x 87 cm, with 8 columns and 9 rows. The first column represented the names of each bundle component, and the remaining columns represented the days of the week. The K-card dimensions were 9.5 cm x 7.0 cm, and were placed on the respective days of the week for visual guidance. Each component could have up to 10 K- cards/day, allowing monitoring of the completion of each process per bed. Compliance was evaluated using the ‘all or nothing’ approach. A red K-card indicating non-adherence if any process item was not executed, while a green K-card indicating full adherence if all processes and beds had completed everything. The K-board was placed inside the ICU.Ninety-four patients were included, a mean age of 58 years, 43.9% female, and 67.3% of mixed race. Among the 8 elements of the bundle, only element D (Delirium) showed adherence >95%. Throughout the month, elements A, B, and F reached values above 85%, and overall adherence by the end of January closed at 60%. The following month, a progressive increase in adherence was observed in all elements, except for C (RASS target) and E (early mobilization), yet the overall adherence rate increased to 81%. The growth continued progressively, with overall adherence reaching 92% in March. Even considered the lowest-performing, early mobilization rose from 37% to 50%, reaching 65%.This original study using the Kamishibai cards demonstrated an increase in the overall adherence to the ABCDEF bundle from 60% to 92%. The strength of this tool lies in visual communication for the workteam. We intend to correlate the improvement in adherence with clinical outcomes.