Gestão de projectos: modelo para gestão e controlo de custos de obras de construção civil

Hoje em dia onde o mercado da construção civil é cada vez mais competitivo e as empresas de construção civil tendem em apresentar orçamentos com os custos cada vez mais inferiores, diminuindo as margens de lucro por forma a garantir trabalho para alimentar a sua massa. Deste modo, é fulcral apostar em ferramentas ou em métodos que apoiem a equipa de direcção de obra de forma a garantir as margens previstas antes do início dos trabalhos. É neste contexto que este trabalho foi desenvolvido, garantindo uma aplicação informática numa folha de cálculo MS Excel e com recurso ao programa de planeamento MS Project, que aplica um método de controlo de custos de uma forma simples e funcional sem grandes encargos de aquisição de softwares ou de formação específica.

Dynamic headspace solid-phase microextraction combined with one-dimensional gas chromatography–mass spectrometry as a powerful tool to differentiate banana cultivars based on their volatile metabolite profile

In this study the effect of the cultivar on the volatile profile of five different banana varieties was evaluated and determined by dynamic headspace solid-phase microextraction (dHS-SPME) combined with one-dimensional gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (1D-GC–qMS). This approach allowed the definition of a volatile metabolite profile to each banana variety and can be used as pertinent criteria of differentiation. The investigated banana varieties (Dwarf Cavendish, Prata, Maçã, Ouro and Platano) have certified botanical origin and belong to the Musaceae family, the most common genomic group cultivated in Madeira Island (Portugal). The influence of dHS-SPME experimental factors, namely, fibre coating, extraction time and extraction temperature, on the equilibrium headspace analysis was investigated and optimised using univariate optimisation design. A total of 68 volatile organic metabolites (VOMs) were tentatively identified and used to profile the volatile composition in different banana cultivars, thus emphasising the sensitivity and applicability of SPME for establishment of the volatile metabolomic pattern of plant secondary metabolites. Ethyl esters were found to comprise the largest chemical class accounting 80.9%, 86.5%, 51.2%, 90.1% and 6.1% of total peak area for Dwarf Cavendish, Prata, Ouro, Maçã and Platano volatile fraction, respectively. Gas chromatographic peak areas were submitted to multivariate statistical analysis (principal component and stepwise linear discriminant analysis) in order to visualise clusters within samples and to detect the volatile metabolites able to differentiate banana cultivars. The application of the multivariate analysis on the VOMs data set resulted in predictive abilities of 90% as evaluated by the cross-validation procedure.