Otimização da distância de extração de madeira com forwarder

The activities and management operations of wood harvesting do not have good computational tools available to help the forest technicians with the task of cost reduction. In many cases, machines of high investment are used in wood harvesting without adequate operation planning; consequently, the cost per hour of these machines, which is high, could be reduced. Using technological resources such as the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) integrated with the Global Positioning System (GPS), which are the basis of precision harvesting. In this research, a technological tool capable of calculating and optimizing the average skidding distance of the forwarder was developed. It was used in stands of different sizes and formats through mathematical techniques and available functionalities in the Geographic Information System GRASS. The developed tool, called optimized model, divides the stand in small parts in relation to shorter skidding distances. The main variable considered was the alignment of plantation. The model was tested in eucalypt stands located in the State of São Paulo. Sixteen stands were randomly selected: eight with a rectangular polygon form, and eight with irregular polygon form. The main variables were collected in these stands. Results showed that the optimized model developed, is efficient and flexible. It was possible to divide the stands in small parts resulting in smaller skidding medium distances. The stands with irregular form had shorter skidding medium distances than the rectangular stands.

The use of molecular spectra simulation for diagnostics of reactive flows

The C 2 * radical is used as a system probe tool to the reactive flow diagnostic, and it was chosen due to its large occurrence in plasma and combustion in aeronautics and aerospace applications. The rotational temperatures of C 2 * species were determined by the comparison between experimental and theoretical data. The simulation code was developed by the authors, using C++ language and the object oriented paradigm, and it includes a set of new tools that increase the efficacy of the C 2 * probe to determine the rotational temperature of the system. A brute force approach for the determination of spectral parameters was adopted in this version of the computer code. The statistical parameter c 2 was used as an objective criterion to determine the better match of experimental and synthesized spectra. The results showed that the program works even with low-quality experimental data, typically collected from in situ airborne compact apparatus. The technique was applied to flames of a Bunsen burner, and the rotational temperature of ca. 2100 K was calculated.

The CND-Goiaba 1.0 software for nutritional diagnosis of guava (Psidium guajava L.) 'Paluma', in Brazil

Computer programs enable the transformation of raw data into useful information for decision making in many fields, including agriculture. Various programs have been developed to assist farmers to make better decisions about crop management practices and plant nutrition parameters. This article introduces the CND-Goiaba 1.0 software (C Sharp) and its use as a tool to perform the mathematical calculations involved in determining the compositional nutrient diagnosis (CND) indexes for the guava tree. This program was developed in Brazil, the world's leading producer of red guavas. A database was created based on 205 leaf samples collected in commercial plots (sampling units) of cultivated 'Paluma' guava trees (Psidium guajava L.) with ages between 5 and 20 years, during the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 growing seasons. The production data were normally distributed according to the Shapiro-Wilk test (W=0.988; p=0.11). The software made it possible to diagnose that 63% of the orchards evaluated needed to improve the nutritional status of their trees. The CND method showed severe nutritional imbalances in Mg and Zn in these orchards. © ISHS.

Cephalometric analysis of prediction tracings: A comparison of three different methods

The purpose of this study was to compare-using cephalometric analysis (McNamara, and Legan and Burstone)-prediction tracings performed using three different methods, that is, manual and using the Dentofacial Planner Plus and Dolphin Image computer programs, with postoperative outcomes. Pre- and postoperative (6 months after surgery) lateral cephalometric radiographs were selected from 25 long-faced patients treated with combined surgery. Prediction tracings were made with each method and compared cephalometrically with the postoperative results. This protocol was repeated once more for method error evaluation. Statistical analysis was made by ANOVA and the Tukey test. The results showed superior predictability when the manual method was applied (50% similarity to postoperative results), followed by Dentofacial Planner Plus (31.2%) and Dolphin Image (18.8%). The experimental condition suggests that the manual method provides greater accuracy, although the predictability of the digital methods proved quite satisfactory. © 2013 World Federation of Orthodontists.

Desenvolvimento de aplicativo para o método de discriminação de Fisher e seu uso na experimentação agronômica: Carlos Roberto Pereira Padovani. -

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Energia na Agricultura) - FCA

Avaliação qualitativa e quantitativa do reparo ósseo por imagens processadas pelos programas ImageJ e ODR

Pós-graduação em Ciência Animal - FMVA

A contribuição de uma ferramenta na realização de uma experiência em educação virtual para o ensino fundamental com algumas escolas locais

Pós-graduação em Geografia - IGCE

Argentina: recent dynamics in the software and IT services industry

Includes bibliography.

Desenvolvimento de Pipelines para análise de EST, bibliotecas ITS e 16S para estudos genômicos em formigas Attini

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

Programa computacional para ajuste de curvas polinomiais em experimentos envolvendo dados longitudinais

Pós-graduação em Agronomia (Energia na Agricultura) - FCA

Desenvolvimento e utilização de marcadores microssat élites em perdizes (Rhynchotus rufescens) e outros Tinam ídeos

Pós-graduação em Genética e Melhoramento Animal - FCAV

Uso e adequação de tensoestruturas à região Amazônica estudo de caso: Feira do Ver-O-Peso em Belém-Pa

A crescente utilização das tensoestruturas para os mais diversos tipos de uso, nem sempre com a devida preocupação com os aspectos climáticos locais, motivou o presente estudo, o qual avalia a adequação deste tipo de cobertura à Região Amazônica. Em particular, tem-se como objeto de estudo as tensoestruturas da feira do Ver-O-Peso, localizada na cidade de Belém-PA. Neste trabalho, a avaliação do desempenho das coberturas tensionadas utilizadas na feira baseou-se na Arquitetura Bioclimática, com ênfase no desempenho das mesmas como proteção às intempéries. Na metodologia utilizada, a adequação do projeto destas tensoestruturas ao clima da região é verificada utilizando-se os programas Analyses Bio 3.0, o SOL-AR 5.0.1 e o Tensil 2.1. Os resultados obtidos com estes programas permitiram uma análise crítica do projeto das tensoestruturas da feira do Ver-O-Peso, quanto à orientação destas estruturas com relação à direção dos ventos predominantes e incidência dos raios solares, assim como no que diz respeito ao seu desempenho térmico e luminoso. Para estudar precisamente a incidência solar nas estruturas de acordo com a posição do sol, foi desenvolvida uma maquete eletrônica, utilizando-se o programa 3 DS MAX 8. Posteriormente, algumas simulações computacionais foram realizadas considerando as coordenadas geográficas da cidade de Belém e a respectiva trajetória do sol, durante o solstício de verão, solstício de inverno e equinócio; Além das análises realizadas através destes programas, foi desenvolvida também uma pesquisa de campo, com base na aplicação de questionários aos usuários da feira (feirantes e clientes). Os resultados obtidos demonstraram a necessidade de melhoria na proteção no interior destas tensoestruturas, especialmente para as barracas localizadas na periferia da área coberta. Para isso, sugere-se a utilização de um anteparo feito com uma membrana translúcida. Este anteparo, colocado estrategicamente nas regiões mais críticas da cobertura permitiria a passagem da luz, porém diminuindo os efeitos da radiação direta e criaria uma proteção mais eficaz para as chuvas, sem agredir esteticamente o projeto original.