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Com a crescente geração, armazenamento e disseminação da informação nos últimos anos, o anterior problema de falta de informação transformou-se num problema de extracção do conhecimento útil a partir da informação disponível. As representações visuais da informação abstracta têm sido utilizadas para auxiliar a interpretação os dados e para revelar padrões de outra forma escondidos. A visualização de informação procura aumentar a cognição humana aproveitando as capacidades visuais humanas, de forma a tornar perceptível a informação abstracta, fornecendo os meios necessários para que um humano possa absorver quantidades crescentes de informação, com as suas capacidades de percepção. O objectivo das técnicas de agrupamento de dados consiste na divisão de um conjunto de dados em vários grupos, em que dados semelhantes são colocados no mesmo grupo e dados dissemelhantes em grupos diferentes. Mais especificamente, o agrupamento de dados com restrições tem o intuito de incorporar conhecimento a priori no processo de agrupamento de dados, com o objectivo de aumentar a qualidade do agrupamento de dados e, simultaneamente, encontrar soluções apropriadas a tarefas e interesses específicos. Nesta dissertação é estudado a abordagem de Agrupamento de Dados Visual Interactivo que permite ao utilizador, através da interacção com uma representação visual da informação, incorporar o seu conhecimento prévio acerca do domínio de dados, de forma a influenciar o agrupamento resultante para satisfazer os seus objectivos. Esta abordagem combina e estende técnicas de visualização interactiva de informação, desenho de grafos de forças direccionadas e agrupamento de dados com restrições. Com o propósito de avaliar o desempenho de diferentes estratégias de interacção com o utilizador, são efectuados estudos comparativos utilizando conjuntos de dados sintéticos e reais.

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The Schwinger proper-time method is an effective calculation method, explicitly gauge-invariant and nonperturbative. We make use of this method to investigate the radiatively induced Lorentz- and CPT-violating effects in quantum electrodynamics when an axial-vector interaction term is introduced in the fermionic sector. The induced Lorentz- and CPT-violating Chern-Simons term coincides with the one obtained using a covariant derivative expansion but differs from the result usually obtained in other regularization schemes. A possible ambiguity in the approach is also discussed. (C) 2001 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.

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The self similar branching arrangement of the airways makes the respiratory system an ideal candidate for the application of fractional calculus theory. The fractal geometry is typically characterized by a recurrent structure. This study investigates the identification of a model for the respiratory tree by means of its electrical equivalent based on intrinsic morphology. Measurements were obtained from seven volunteers, in terms of their respiratory impedance by means of its complex representation for frequencies below 5 Hz. A parametric modeling is then applied to the complex valued data points. Since at low-frequency range the inertance is negligible, each airway branch is modeled by using gamma cell resistance and capacitance, the latter having a fractional-order constant phase element (CPE), which is identified from measurements. In addition, the complex impedance is also approximated by means of a model consisting of a lumped series resistance and a lumped fractional-order capacitance. The results reveal that both models characterize the data well, whereas the averaged CPE values are supraunitary and subunitary for the ladder network and the lumped model, respectively.

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A new cross-sectional survey of household- associated mongrel dogs as well as follow-up of previously parasitemic individuals was carried out in 1984 toy means of xenodiagnosis and serologic techniques to get a deeper insight into the relationship of T. cruzi parasitemia and age among canine hosts in a rural area of Argentina. Persistence of detectable parasitemia was age-independent, or at most, loosely related to age, confirming the pattern observed in 1982. Similarly no significant age-decreasing effect was recorded among seropositive dogs in: a) the probability of detecting parasites in a 2-year follow-up; b) their intensity of infectiousness (=infective force) for T. infestans 3rd-4th instar nymphs, as measured by the percentage of infected bugs observed in each dog xenodiagnosis. Moreover, not only was the infective force of seropositive dogs for bugs approximately constant through lifetime, but it was significantly higher than the one recorded for children in the present survey, and for human people by other researchers. Therefore, and since T. infestans field populations show high feeding frequencies on dogs, the latter are expected to make the greatest contribution to the pool of infected vectors in the rural household of Argentina. This characteristic should be sufficient to involve canine reservoirs definitely as a risk factor for human people residing in the same house. The increased severity of parasitemia observed among dogs in this survey may be related to the acute undernutrition characteristic of canine populations of poor rural areas in our country, which is expected to affect the ability of the host to manage the infection.

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Increased demands on the capacity of the railway network gave rise to new issues related to the dynamic response of railway tracks subjected to moving vehicles. Thus, it becomes important to evaluate the applicability of traditionally used simplified models which have a closed form solution. Regarding simplified models, transversal vibrations of a beam on a visco-elastic foundation subjected to a moving load are considered. Governing equations are obtained by Hamilton’s principle. Shear distortion, rotary inertia and effect of axial force are accounted for. The load is introduced as a time varying force moving at a constant velocity. Transversal vibrations induced by the load are solved by the normal-mode analysis. Reflected waves at the extremities of the full beam are avoided by introduction of semi-infinite elements. Firstly, the critical velocity obtained from this model is compared with results of an undamped Euler- Bernoulli formulation with zero axial force. Secondly, a finite element model in ABAQUS is examined. The new contribution lies in the introduction of semi- infinite elements and in the first step to a systematic comparison, which have not been published so fa

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The objective of the article is to evaluate the impact of the friction force mouse-pad in the contraction level of the forearm muscles M. extensor carpi ulnaris, M. extensor digitorum and M. extensor carpi radialis longus. A standard protocol of mouse movements was performed involving horizontal, vertical and diagonal mouse displacements drag-and-drop type. The operators were instructed to execute the protocol with their normal working speed. The movements protocol were performed by each subject (n=17) with three selected pairs mouse-pad, classified as low, medium and high friction force pairs. The mean time to execute the protocol with each mouse was ~138s. Mean values of ~13%MVE and ~17%MVE were found in the M. extensor carpi ulnaris and in the M. extensor digitorum respectively when performing the movements’ protocol. A 8.1% increase in %MVE was observed in the M. extensor digitorum and a 9.4% increase in %MVE was observed in the M. extensor carpi ulnaris when the high friction force pair was operated, relatively to the low friction force pair (p<0.05). The main preliminary conclusions of this study is that operating a high friction force mouse-pad may increase the risk to symptoms or disorders in the wrist due to an increase in the forearm muscles contraction levels, particularly during work with drawing application

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Este trabalho pretende avaliar e melhorar o modo de execução da aplicação da técnica de perfuração, não comprometendo a jusante, no ciclo de operações, a qualidade do desmonte, visando assim, uma optimização técnico-económica. Este manuscrito irá centrar-se na optimização da etapa da perfuração, visando assim a optimização do ciclo total da perfuração. As tarefas realizadas numa pedreira constituem um ciclo de operações. Uma das operações envolvidas no desmonte de maciços rochosos é a perfuração. A forma como esta é executada é determinante para o sucesso do desmonte. O correcto dimensionamento dos acessórios de perfuração, afiação de bits, manutenção preventiva dos equipamentos de perfuração e a constante formação dos operadores fazem parte de um conjunto de acções que irão determinar o sucesso da operação de perfuração, tendo sempre em vista, uma optimização técnico-económica, ou seja, produzir mais a um custo mais baixo. O estudo dos parâmetros do maciço rochoso aliado a uma perfuração cuidadosa e alinhada é evidenciado com o intuito de uma abordagem de geoengenharia integrada dos maciços rochosos. O estudo foi realizado na pedreira da APS, S.A. (Pedreira de Monte Chãos), tendo como análise os dados desde o início do projecto até à data. Para fundamentar este estudo, aborda-se os parâmetros geológico-geotécnicos e geomecânicos do maciço remanescente, verificando assim as ferramentas de corte mais adequadas ao caso e averiguar a influência da afiação de bits, quer seja manual ou semiautomática, e de que forma a mesma irá influenciar nos rendimentos e vidas úteis obtidas, tendo como objectivo, melhorar o custo por metro de furação realizado.

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Relatório de Estágio apresentado para cumprimento dos requisitos necessários à obtenção do grau de Mestre em Ciência Política e Relações Internacionais, na variante de Estudos Europeus

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Allergy affects at least one-quarter of European schoolchildren, it reduces quality of life and may impair school performance; there is a risk of severe reactions and, in rare cases, death. Allergy is a multi-system disorder, and children often have several co-existing diseases, i.e. allergic rhinitis, asthma, eczema and food allergy. Severe food allergy reactions may occur for the first time at school, and overall 20% of food allergy reactions occur in schools. Up to two-thirds of schools have at least one child at risk of anaphylaxis but many are poorly prepared. A cooperative partnership between doctors, community and school nurses, school staff, parents and the child is necessary to ensure allergic children are protected. Schools and doctors should adopt a comprehensive approach to allergy training, ensuring that all staff can prevent, recognize and initiate treatment of allergic reactions.

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Dissertação para obtenção do Grau de Mestre em Engenharia Química e Bioquímica

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Dissertation to obtain a Master degree in Biotechnology

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Dissertação para obtenção do Grau de Mestre em Engenharia Biomédica

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Dissertação para obtenção do Grau de Mestre em Engenharia Biomédica