Abstracts of the 45th Symposium on Cuniculture, ASESCU

The 45th Congress of the Spanish Association of Cuniculture (ASESCU), co-organised by the Spanish Association of Cuniculture (ASESCU) and Grupo Editorial Agrícola-Henar Comunicación Agroalimentaria, was online held on 6th and 7th October, 2021. The four main talks were mainly focussed on “In-farm composting. Enhancing the value of rabbit manure” by Raúl Moral (University Miguel Hernández, Spain), “Recent advances in artificial insemination” by Pilar Viudes (Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias, Spain), “The necessary transition of rabbit farming in Europe. The French Example” by Davi Savietto (INRAE, France), and “Social networks in rabbit farming. A practical view” by Jesús López (Grupo Editorial Agrícola-Henar Comunicación Agroalimentaria, Spain). A commercial speech on “Building immunity for a healthier world” was also presented by Sandra Gascón (Hipra). Two round tables were also held: the first on “News in veterinary prescription” with the participation of María Hernández (Spanish Ministry of Agriculture) and Mario Malo (Spanish Association of Veterinarians specialised in Rabbit Farming), and the second on “Rabbit meat processing and new products” with the participation of Raúl Grau (Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain) and María Luz de Santos (Spanish interprofessional organization to promote the rabbit sector, INTERCUN). Moreover, a total of 14 oral communications were presented by research teams from Spain, Algeria, Venezuela, Portugal and Italy. The congress was attended by around 130 participants from several European, American and African countries. Abstracts of the contributions presented are reported below.

O gênero narrativo e Renato Russo: a formação de leitores cidadãos

Resumo Adaptação de Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso apresentado à Especialização em Teoria e Prática da Formação do Leitor, na Universidade Estadual do Rio Grande do Sul, em Porto Alegre, em 2017. A questão de pesquisa: “Como as músicas com traços de gênero narrativo podem unir poesia, arte e educação emancipadora para formação de leitores críticos?” o inspirou, e foi usada a metodologia de pesquisa bibliográfica, usando fontes como: websites, encartes de cds, livros, monografias, teses, bem como de comunicações orais: gravações em vídeo (via Youtube); e filmes. Com a hipótese de que este tipo de canção de teor narrativo pode fomentar reflexões profundas dentre os ouvintes, a partir de sua identificação com os dramas dos personagens, o objeto escolhido foi “Faroeste Caboclo”, do autor e compositor Renato Russo. O objetivo geral foi verificar se essa música poderia responder à questão de pesquisa. Como resultado, observou-se que sua Letra demonstra os dramas e angústias que vive o ser humano num contexto adverso; trata-se de uma história cantada, permeada pelos elementos da narrativa; permitindo ao leitor a apropriação dos valores simbólicos discutidos na canção, além de poder vir a servir como recurso didático na formação de leitores emancipados e críticos, a partir de mediações pedagógicas adequadas para tal. Palavras-chave: Educação; formação de leitores; Renato Russo; faroeste caboclo; gênero narrativo. Abstract Adaptation of Course Conclusion Paper presented to the Specialization in Theory and Practice of Reader Education, at the Universidade Estadual do Rio Grande do Sul, in Porto Alegre, in 2017. The research question: “How can songs with narrative genre traits unite poetry, art and emancipatory education to train critical readers?” inspired him, and the bibliographic research methodology was used, using sources such as: websites, CD inserts, books, monographs, theses, as well as oral communications: video recordings (via Youtube); and movies. With the hypothesis that this type of song with a narrative content can foster deep reflections among listeners, based on its identification with the characters' dramas, the chosen object was “Faroeste Caboclo”, by author and composer Renato Russo. The general objective was to verify if this song could answer the research question. As a result, it was observed that its lyrics demonstrates the dramas and anxieties that human beings experience in an adverse context; it is a sung story, permeated by the elements of the narrative; allowing the reader to appropriate the symbolic values ​​discussed in the song, in addition to being able to serve as a didactic resource in the formation of emancipated and critical readers, based on pedagogical mediations suitable for this purpose. Keywords: Education; reader training; Renato Russo; faroeste caboclo; narrative genre. Resumen Adaptación del Trabajo de Conclusión de Curso presentado en Especialização em Teoria e Prática da Formação do Leitor, de la Universidade Estadual do Rio Grande do Sul, en Porto Alegre, en 2017. La pregunta de investigación: "¿Cómo pueden las canciones con trazos de género narrativo unir la poesía, el arte y la educación emancipadora para formar lectores críticos?" inspiró este trabajo, y se utilizó la metodología de investigación bibliográfica, utilizando fuentes como: sitios web, encartes de CD, libros, monografías, tesis, así como comunicaciones orales: grabaciones de video (vía Youtube) y películas. Con la hipótesis de que este tipo de canción de contenido narrativo puede generar profundas reflexiones entre los oyentes, a partir de su identificación con los dramas de los personajes, el objeto elegido fue “Faroeste Caboclo”, del autor y compositor Renato Russo. El objetivo general fue verificar si esta canción podría responder a la pregunta de investigación. Como resultado, se observó que su letra demuestra los dramas y angustias que vive el ser humano en un contexto adverso; es una historia cantada, impregnada de elementos de la narración, permitiendo al lector apropiarse de los valores simbólicos discutidos en la canción, además de poder servir como recurso didáctico en la formación de lectores emancipados y críticos, a partir de mediaciones pedagógicas adecuadas para tal fin. Palabras clave: Educación; formación de lectores; Renato Russo; faroeste caboclo; género narrativo.

Report and Abstracts of the 18th Meeting of the Interuniversity Institute of Myology: Virtual meeting, October 21-24, 2021

In 2021, as the situation due to COVID-19 pandemic was still uncertain, the 18 th annual meeting of the Interuniversity Institute of Myology (IIM), took place on a virtual platform, following the same organization already tested for the previous edition. Participants from Italy, European countries, Canada and USA included clinicians, scientists, pharmaceutical companies and representatives of patient organizations. Four keynote speakers presented new insights into the modulation of muscle stem cell self-renewal in the treatment of neuromuscular disease, the role of nuclear positioning in muscle function, regeneration and tumorigenesis in the heart and advances on therapies of muscular dystrophies. Young PhD students and trainees presented oral communications distributed in five scientific sessions and posters in two poster sessions. On October 21, 2021, selected young scientists participated in the “High Training Course on Advanced Myology”, organized with the University of Perugia, Italy. This course consisted of lectures on muscle regeneration and therapeutic perspectives by internationally recognized speakers, followed by roundtable discussions on “Omics technologies in myology” and “New therapeutic approaches”, plus the meeting itself. Young trainees, winners of past IIM conferences, forming the Young IIM Committee, selected one of Keynote speakers and were involved in the organization of scientific sessions and roundtable discussions. The friendly welcoming of the meeting, which has strongly characterized this event and is of great help in facilitating scientific exchanges and stimulating novel collaborations, was the hallmark of the conference this year again, even on virtual platform. Breakthrough studies showing interdisciplinary works are fostering new avenues in the field of myology. This year again, scientists and students attended the meeting at the huger number, challenging the difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All participants shared the wish to continue and implement IIM meeting with new insights on muscle biology, perspectives in the understanding of the muscle-related diseases and in novel therapeutic approaches. We report here abstracts of the meeting describing basic, translational, and clinical research contributing to the large field of myology.

1st Spring Virtual Meeting on Medicinal Chemistry

The 1st Spring Virtual Meeting on Medicinal Chemistry was held virtually on 26 May 2021. The event was organized by the Medicinal Chemistry Division of the Portuguese Chemical Society (SPQ) and was endorsed by the European Federation for Medicinal Chemistry and Chemical Biology. Three plenary lectures were delivered by renowned international scientists, and seven oral communications were presented by young researchers to a significant number of attendees of 20 nationalities. This issue presents the proceedings of this meeting in the form of abstracts for papers presented at the conference.

A Publication Rate Comparison of Oral Communications Presented at the 2010 and 2015 French General Practice Congresses and European General Practice Network Meetings

Background and Objectives: We sought to assess and compare the publication rates of research presented at two French general practice congresses (Collège National des Généralistes Enseignants (CNGE, National College of General Practice Teachers) and Congrès de la Médecine Générale de France (CMGF [French General Practice Congress]) and the European General Practice Research Network (EGPRN) meetings held in 2010 and 2015. Methods: We included all oral presentations from the 2010 and 2015 CNGE, CMGF and EGPRN meetings. We searched subsequent publications up to December 2018. We collected study themes, study designs, author qualifications, and journals for all published presentations. Results: Overall, we included 701 oral presentations; 33% of the 2010 presentations, and 30% of the 2015 presentations were subsequently published (P=.40). For both years, the overall publication rate was higher for presentations from the EGPRN meetings compared with the French meetings (55.6% vs 27.1%; P<.05). Published articles mostly concerned clinical research and quantitative methods from academic authors. Seventeen percent of articles from the EGPRN meetings were published by BMC Family Practice and the European Journal of General Practice, whereas 32% of articles from the French meetings were published by Exercer, the French Journal of General Practice. Conclusions: More than half of the presentations at the 2010 and 2015 EGRPN meetings were published, whereas the publication rate from the French meetings remained under 30%. Further efforts are needed to increase the publication rate of general practice studies in peer-reviewed international journals.