Multivariate Analysis for the Classification Differentiation of Brazilian Sugarcane Spirits by Analysis of Organic and Inorganic Compounds

Brazilian sugarcane spirits were analyzed to elucidate similarities and dissimilarities by principal component analysis. Nine aldehydes, six alcohols, and six metal cations were identified and quantified. Isobutanol (LD 202.9 mu gL-1), butiraldehyde (0.08-0.5 mu gL-1), ethanol (39-47% v/v), and copper (371-6068 mu gL-1) showed marked similarities, but the concentration levels of n-butanol (1.6-7.3 mu gL-1), sec-butanol (LD 89 mu gL-1), formaldehyde (0.1-0.74 mu gL-1), valeraldehyde (0.04-0.31 mu gL-1), iron (8.6-139.1 mu gL-1), and magnesium (LD 1149 mu gL-1) exhibited differences from samples.

ITS och Logistik : Skogsåkeriernas behov av väg- och trafikinformation jämfört med Vägverkets tillhandahållna information

Jag har i detta examensarbete analyserat behovet av väg- och trafikinformation i samband med skogstransporter och jämfört behovet med den information som Vägverket tillhandahåller. Arbetet har utförts på uppdrag av Vägverkets ITS-sektion, den avdelning som ansvarar för Vägverkets uppdrag att öka användningen av IT i trafiken. Målet med arbetet har varit att undersöka hur väg- och trafikinformation kan bidra till bättre skogstransporter och bättre trafik. Syftet har varit att ta reda på hur en perspektivväxling mellan trafik och transport påverkar tjänsteutvecklingen när det gäller väg- och trafikinformation. De metoder jag har använt har varit kvalitativa intervjuer, litteratur- och dokumentstudier samt komponenterna problem- och målanalys i metoden Förändringsanalys enligt FA/SIMM. Det i särklass största informationsbehovet vid utförandet av en skogstransport är statusen på den aktuella vägen vid transporttillfället. Bristfällig information i detta sammanhang är information om bärighetsnedsättningar på grund av tjällossning samt information om vägunderhåll (snöplogning, saltning och sandning) under vintern. Som ett resultat av detta arbete har jag därför föreslagit två nya system/tjänster för att hantera denna information. Eftersom en transport sker från en punkt till en annan är det min uppfattning att väg- och trafikinformationen bör paketeras i en tjänst med denna utgångspunkt, till skillnad från dagens tjänster som utgår från en viss geografisk plats.

'They would never receive you without a husband' : Paradoxical barriers to antenatal care scale-up in Rwanda

OBJECTIVE: to explore perspectives and experiences of antenatal care and partner involvement among women who nearly died during pregnancy ('near-miss'). DESIGN: a study guided by naturalistic inquiry was conducted, and included extended in-community participant observation, semi-structured interviews, and focus group discussions. Qualitative data were collected between March 2013 and April 2014 in Kigali, Rwanda. FINDINGS: all informants were aware of the recommendations of male involvement for HIV-testing at the first antenatal care visit. However, this recommendation was seen as a clear link in the chain of delays and led to severe consequences, especially for women without engaged partners. The overall quality of antenatal services was experienced as suboptimal, potentially missing the opportunity to provide preventive measures and essential health education intended for both parents. This seemed to contribute to women's disincentive to complete all four recommended visits and men's interest in attending to ensure their partners' reception of care. However, the participants experienced a restriction of men's access during subsequent antenatal visits, which made men feel denied to their increased involvement during pregnancy. CONCLUSIONS: 'near-miss' women and their partners face paradoxical barriers to actualise the recommended antenatal care visits. The well-intended initiative of male partner involvement counterproductively causes delays or excludes women whereas supportive men are turned away from further health consultations. Currently, the suboptimal quality of antenatal care misses the opportunity to provide health education for the expectant couple or to identify and address early signs of complications IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: these findings suggest a need for increased flexibility in the antenatal care recommendations to encourage women to attend care with or without their partner, and to create open health communication about women's and men's real needs within the context of their social situations. Supportive partners should not be denied involvement at any stage of pregnancy, but should be received only upon consent of the expectant mother.

Foundation Studies: Three Dimensional Design Project

Display of work accomplished by Section 10 and 18 of the 2004 Foundation students. Index to student work filed with the poster.

Type 11 Design F Starboard Side; SS De Soto

Print No. 76; Initials Lower Right: ELW (Everett Longley Warner)

Balão de fundo redondo

Este modelo é parte de um conjunto de modelos 3D produzidos pela equipe de audiovisual da SEaD/UFSCar para o jogo de realidade virtual “O Laboratório de Química”.

Design of boundary-scan testing in CMOS image sensors for industrial applications: internship repor

Tests on printed circuit boards and integrated circuits are widely used in industry,resulting in reduced design time and cost of a project. The functional and connectivity tests in this type of circuits soon began to be a concern for the manufacturers, leading to research for solutions that would allow a reliable, quick, cheap and universal solution. Initially, using test schemes were based on a set of needles that was connected to inputs and outputs of the integrated circuit board (bed-of-nails), to which signals were applied, in order to verify whether the circuit was according to the specifications and could be assembled in the production line. With the development of projects, circuit miniaturization, improvement of the production processes, improvement of the materials used, as well as the increase in the number of circuits, it was necessary to search for another solution. Thus Boundary-Scan Testing was developed which operates on the border of integrated circuits and allows testing the connectivity of the input and the output ports of a circuit. The Boundary-Scan Testing method was converted into a standard, in 1990, by the IEEE organization, being known as the IEEE 1149.1 Standard. Since then a large number of manufacturers have adopted this standard in their products. This master thesis has, as main objective: the design of Boundary-Scan Testing in an image sensor in CMOS technology, analyzing the standard requirements, the process used in the prototype production, developing the design and layout of Boundary-Scan and analyzing obtained results after production. Chapter 1 presents briefly the evolution of testing procedures used in industry, developments and applications of image sensors and the motivation for the use of architecture Boundary-Scan Testing. Chapter 2 explores the fundamentals of Boundary-Scan Testing and image sensors, starting with the Boundary-Scan architecture defined in the Standard, where functional blocks are analyzed. This understanding is necessary to implement the design on an image sensor. It also explains the architecture of image sensors currently used, focusing on sensors with a large number of inputs and outputs.Chapter 3 describes the design of the Boundary-Scan implemented and starts to analyse the design and functions of the prototype, the used software, the designs and simulations of the functional blocks of the Boundary-Scan implemented. Chapter 4 presents the layout process used based on the design developed on chapter 3, describing the software used for this purpose, the planning of the layout location (floorplan) and its dimensions, the layout of individual blocks, checks in terms of layout rules, the comparison with the final design and finally the simulation. Chapter 5 describes how the functional tests were performed to verify the design compliancy with the specifications of Standard IEEE 1149.1. These tests were focused on the application of signals to input and output ports of the produced prototype. Chapter 6 presents the conclusions that were taken throughout the execution of the work.

A tragédia em Manuel Caetano Pimenta de Aguiar: um género clássico nos alvores do Romantismo

Após profunda pesquisa sobre possíveis temas para abordar nesta dissertação, eis que chegamos ao nome de Manuel Caetano Pimenta de Aguiar, dramaturgo madeirense, de ideais liberais vincados, nascido no século XVIII e com um período de fecundidade literária nos primórdios do Século XIX, uma época marcada por forte instabilidade políticas que também haveria de sacudir o mundo da criação artística. Interessaram-nos do conjunto da sua obra, toda ela constituída por tragédias, O Carácter dos Lusitanos, D. João I e D. Sebastião em África. Nelas intuímos a coerência da matéria de pendor nacionalista, tão cara ao gosto romântico que então desabrochava. A sua obra, com evidentes traços clássicos, mostra já uma originalidade ao nível dos temas tratados. Veremos como se mantém fiel a toda a estrutura da tragédia, mas como introduz novos conceitos, que serão mais tarde desenvolvidos pelos Românticos, como sejam, o gosto pela morte e o horrendo, o nacionalismo exacerbado e a exaltação da história e dos heróis nacionais.

Períodos de interferência das plantas daninhas na cultura da soja nos sistemas de semeadura direta e convencional

A presente pesquisa objetivou estudar os efeitos dos períodos de controle e de convivência de uma comunidade infestante sobre as características produtivas da soja nos sistemas de semeadura direta (SSD), com o cultivar CD 201, e convencional (SSC), com a MSOY-6101. No SSD, a comunidade infestante foi composta principalmente por Alternanthera tenella, Cenchrus echinatus e Bidens pilosa, com densidade máxima de 377 plantas m-2, acumulando 365,7 g m-2 de matéria seca, e, no SSC, por A. tenella, Senna obtusifolia e Panicum maximum, com densidade máxima de 161 plantas m-2, acumulando 406,7 g m-2. Tolerando cinco por cento de perda na produtividade da cultura, constatou-se que os períodos críticos de prevenção da interferência foram dos 33 aos 66 DAE para o cultivar CD 201 no SSD e dos 34 aos 76 DAE para o cultivar M-SOY-6101 no SSC. A interferência das plantas daninhas durante todo o ciclo da cultura reduziu, em média, 46% (SSD) e 32% (SSC) a produtividade de grãos da soja. Não houve efeito das plantas daninhas na estatura das plantas, na altura de inserção da primeira vagem e no número de vagens por planta.

Cutaneous Basophilia in the Resistance of Goats to Amblyomma cajennense Nymphs after Repeated Infestations

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Guinea Pigs Develop Cutaneous Basophilia after Repeated Infestations by Nymphs of the Tick Amblyomma triste

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)