Crystallization and crystallographic analysis of the apo form of the orange protein (ORP) from desulfovibrio gigas

Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications Volume 65, Part 8

Stochastic modelling of the reservoir lithological and petrophysical attributes. A case study of the Middle East carbonate reservoir

Dissertação para obtenção do Grau de Mestre em Engenharia Geológica (Georrecursos)

Detecting and evaluating land cover change in the eastern half of East Timor (1972-2011)

Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Geospatial Technologies.

Internationalization process of SkyPro Shoes in the Middle East

A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Management from the NOVA – School of Business and Economics

MPGShipyard docks into the Middle East

A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Management from the NOVA – School of Business and Economics

Welfare analysis of regulating mobile termination rates in the UK with an application to the Orange/T-Mobile merger

We present a calibrated model of the UK mobile telephony market with four mobile networks; calls to and from the fixed network; network-based price discrimination; and call externalities. Our results show that reducing mobile termination rates broadly in line with the recent European Commission Recommendation to either pure long-run incremental cost ; reciprocal termination charges with fixed networks; or Bill & Keep (i.e. zero termination rates), increases social welfare, consumer surplus and networks profits. Depending on the strength of call externalities, social welfare may increase by as much as £ 990 million to £ 4.5 billion per year, with Bill & Keep leading to the highest increase in welfare. We also apply the model to estimate the welfare effects of the 2010 merger between Orange and T-Mobile under different scenarios concerning MTRs, and predict that consumer surplus decreases strongly.

Interactive spatial decision support for sustainable agroforestry management: a case study in East Kalimantan, Indonesia

Forest managers, stakeholders and investors want to be able to evaluate economic, environmental and social benefits in order to improve the outcomes of their decisions and enhance sustainable forest management. This research developed a spatial decision support system that provides: (1) an approach to identify the most beneficial locations for agroforestry projects based on the biophysical properties and evaluate its economic, social and environmental impact; (2) a tool to inform prospective investors and stakeholders of the potential and opportunities for integrated agroforestry management; (3) a simulation environment that enables evaluation via a dashboard with the opportunity to perform interactive sensitivity analysis for key parameters of the project; (4) a 3D interactive geographic visualization of the economic, environmental and social outcomes, which facilitate understanding and eases planning. Although the tool and methodology presented are generic, a case study was performed in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. For the whole study area, it was simulated the most suitable location for three different plantation schemes: monoculture of timber, a specific recipe (cassava, banana and sugar palm) and different recipes per geographic unit. The results indicate that a mixed cropping plantation scheme, with different recipes applied to the most suitable location returns higher economic, environmental and social benefits.

Epidemiological pattern of leprosy in an endemic area of North-East Brazil, 1996-2005: the supporting role of a Nongovernmental Organization

In an endemic area of North-East Brazil (the town of Picos, State of Piauí), a nongovernmental organization (NGO) supported the activity against leprosy in connection with governmental health organizations and local agents. The indicators of leprosy elimination were compared over time (within Picos) and across space (Picos versus Piauí). The case detection rate, above 8 per 10,000 people in the last two years of observation, increased over time in Picos (p=0.010). This finding could be due to active detection activities rather than expanding endemicity, as suggested by the reduction in leprosy in children (p=0.053) and the decrease in the proportion of new cases with grade 2 disability (p<0.001). These indicators showed a more favorable time trend in the city than in the State, suggesting that NGO activity was supportive in the battle towards leprosy control.

Are the L'oreal hair care brands currently operating in the Kenyan mass market adequately positioned and adapted to the Kenyan consumers?: A recommendation to the new L'oreal East Africa Office concerning the hair care brand positioning and portfolio in Kenya

NSBE - UNL

Critérios de adequação em ecocardiografia e a repercussão clinica no outcome do paciente: a realidade do Lister Hospital - East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, Reino Unido

RESUMO - Introdução: Os critérios de adequação (Appropriate Use Criteria - AUC) em Ecocardiografia Transtorácica (ETT) foram publicados com o intuito de permitir o uso racional da ecocardiografia, de influenciar decisões clinicas, prestar cuidados de saúde de elevada qualidade e melhorar o outcome dos pacientes. A relação entre a adequação destes e o seu impacto clinico ainda não se encontra largamente estudada. Objectivo: Neste estudo pretendeu-se avaliar o grau de adesão aos AUC em ETT, em diferentes contextos de atendimento e de acordo com diferentes especialidades, bem como o impacto clínico do exame no outcome do paciente, num hospital público terciário no Reino Unido. Metodologia: 859 ETTs realizados consecutivamente no mês de Janeiro de 2014, foram revistos por forma a avaliar a sua adequação e foram classificados como adequados, incertos ou inadequados de acordo com as guidelines de 2011. De seguida os registos dos pacientes foram revistos com o intuito de avaliar o impacto clinico dos ETTs e foram classificados de acordo com uma das 3 seguintes categorias: (1) alteração ativa dos cuidados – por continuação ou descontinuação dos cuidados como resultado do ETT, (2) continuação dos cuidados – sem continuação ou descontinuação dos cuidados, mas comunicação ao paciente dos resultados do ETT, (3) sem alteração dos cuidados – os cuidados ao paciente já estavam a ser aplicados previamente ao resultado do ETT, causa de sintomas já estabelecida no momento da requisição para exame, exame prévio explicativo dos sintomas e sem indicação aguda para novo ETT, terapêutica não alterada ou inexistência de documentação relativa aos achados ecocardiográficos. Pacientes cujos registos não se encontravam disponíveis foram excluídos (259). Todas as classificações foram avaliadas por uma cardiologista independente, sem relação direta com o estudo. Resultados: A nossa amostra apresentou uma média de idades de 63 ± 17 anos, com uma equilíbrio de géneros. A maioria dos exames foi solicitada em contexto de ambulatório (81,4%), pela Cardiologia (50,3%) e pela Medicina Geral e Familiar (13,4%). Relativamente aos achados ecocardiográficos dos exames, 7,6% demonstraram disfunção sistólica do ventrículo esquerdo moderada a grave, 4,0% revelaram doença valvular grave e 5,1% hipertensão pulmonar significativa. Em relação à adequação dos pedidos para ETTs, 76,5% foram adequados, 7,1% inadequados e 12,6% incertos. Relativamente ao impacto clínico dos ETTs, 42,7% dos exames revelaram uma alteração ativa nos cuidados, 15,6% mostraram uma continuação dos cuidados e 11,5% demonstraram não haver alteração nos cuidados. A idade (P=0,05), o contexto de atendimento (P<0,01) e o pedido realizado pela especialidade medicina geral e familiar (MGF) (P=0,02) foram os preditores mais importantes de uma alteração ativa nos cuidados. Numa perspectiva de prestação de cuidados a uma população mais idosa, o contexto de atendimento, a presença de achados ecocardiográficos significativos e a não alteração dos cuidados apresentam uma relação significativa com a idade. Conclusões: Os dados demonstram que quase 8 em cada 10 ETTs foram considerados adequados e que 4 em cada 10 exames não apresentaram alteração ativa dos cuidados.

East African Breweries LTD Alcoholic beverages industry

Equity research report

Mites (Arachnida, Acari) on Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck orange trees in the state of Amazonas, Northern Brazil

Despite the importance of citriculture in Brazil, very little is known about mite populations in citrus crops in the Northern Region. In the municipality of Manaus, 12 sprayed sweet orange orchards were surveyed every two weeks during seven months to record mite species amount, and to describe the abundance and distribution of the most important species. The size and age of the orchards varied from 3,360 to 88,080 m² and seven to 25 years, respectively. In the fourteen sampling period, leaves, twigs and fruits were collected from 12 trees, one per orchard. In total, 3,360 leaves, 672 twigs and 1,344 fruits were sampled from 168 trees. Mites were manually extracted from the fruits, and by the washing method on leaves and twigs. We identified pests with the potential to cause economic loss. Fourteen species of phytophagous and mycophagous mites from Eriophyidae, Tarsonemidae, Tenuipalpidae, and Tetranychidae were recorded. Brevipalpus phoenicis (Geijskes 1939) and Phyllocoptruta oleivora (Ashm., 1879), the two commonest phytophagous mites in other Brazilian regions were dominant, showing that local orchards are susceptible to their infestation. Eleven predatory mites were recorded, comprising 10% of the mite population, belonging to Phytoseiidae and Ascidae. Phytoseiidae was the richest family, with ten species. The results are discussed in relation to the temporal variation aspects and habitat use of the most important species. Long-term research encompassing chemical applications followed by evaluations of the mite community are necessary for a better management of the orchards, taking into consideration the seasonal phenology of key pests.

Mosaic maternal ancestry in the Great Lakes region of East Africa

The Great Lakes lie within a region of East Africa with very high human genetic diversity, home of many ethno-linguistic groups usually assumed to be the product of a small number of major dispersals. However, our knowledge of these dispersals relies primarily on the inferences of historical, linguistics and oral traditions, with attempts to match up the archaeological evidence where possible. This is an obvious area to which archaeogenetics can contribute, yet Uganda, at the heart of these developments, has not been studied for mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variation. Here, we compare mtDNA lineages at this putative genetic crossroads across 409 representatives of the major language groups: Bantu speakers and Eastern and Western Nilotic speakers. We show that Uganda harbours one of the highest mtDNA diversities within and between linguistic groups, with the various groups significantly differentiated from each other. Despite an inferred linguistic origin in South Sudan, the data from the two Nilotic-speaking groups point to a much more complex history, involving not only possible dispersals from Sudan and the Horn but also large-scale assimilation of autochthonous lineages within East Africa and even Uganda itself. The Eastern Nilotic group also carries signals characteristic of West-Central Africa, primarily due to Bantu influence, whereas a much stronger signal in the Western Nilotic group suggests direct West-Central African ancestry. Bantu speakers share lineages with both Nilotic groups, and also harbour East African lineages not found in Western Nilotic speakers, likely due to assimilating indigenous populations since arriving in the region ~3000 years ago.

Plants of the coast of Coromandel :selected from drawings and descriptions presented to the hon. court of directors of the East India Company /by William Roxburgh.

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