Un análisis de la regulación prudencial en el caso colombiano y propuestas para reducir sus efectos procíclicos

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Los sistemas nacionales de inversión pública en Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica y Trinidad y Tabago

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La responsabilidad social corporativa en un marco de desarrollo sostenible

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La urbanización en el México contemporáneo

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Notas de la CEPAL Nº 43

Disminuye el número de pobres en América Latina desde 2003 Con gran éxito cerró primer ciclo del concurso Experiencias en innovación social Columna de Opinión: Avances y desafíos de la sociedad de la información en América Latina y el Caribe, por José Luis Machinea Precisiones: El patrón de consumo energético es preocupantemente contaminante en la región, por Hugo Altomonte Indicadores La sociedad de la información: una oportunidad para crecer con equidad e inclusión social Publicaciones recientes Calendario

Análise energética, exergética e ecológica da incorporação da produção de hidrogênio ao setor sucroalcooleiro

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Influência do aparelho fotoativador na resistência ao desgaste de compósitos restauradores

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Análise termoeconômica e ecológica da incorporação do processo de produção de hidrogênio em uma planta de produção de biodiesel

Pós-graduação em Engenharia Mecânica - FEG

Estudo da viabilidade técnica, econômica e ambiental da substituição de um banco de resistências elétricas de aquecedores por uma caldeira alimentada por biomassa de paletes residuais na indústria de laminação

Given the increasing demand for fossil fuels to power the engines of the global economy, and also the slow process of synthesis of oil, it becomes necessary to develop new sources of renewable energy in addition to improve promising sources that already exist, turning them competitive. Based on this, biomass is shown very promising between the most popular energy sources due to its availability, applicability, and above all, the fact of not emitting green house gases when analyzing the whole carbon cycle. In this sense, this work presents, through an environmental, technical and economic analysis, the impact in an aluminum mill of replacing the use of electricity, in one process, by a boiler fueled with biomass from waste process of packaging the finished product with pallets. Thus, besides the reduction of CO2 emissions, financial gains are targeted, since the main goal of the corporations that require such power is to maximize its profits

Aspectos técnicos e ambientais da incorporação de novas tecnologias no setor sucroalcooleiro: produção de hidrogênio e gaseificação do bagaço

The purpose of this work is to study the incorporation of hydrogen production (Case A) and the process of gasification of sugarcane bagasse associated with combined cycle gas turbine and steam turbine (Case B) for Distillery Pioneers process. These technologies can be used to improve the energy supply in the sugarcane mill. Initially the processes for obtaining sugar and ethanol from sugarcane is discussed, with a theoretical introduction to hydrogen, the process of steam reforming and gasification of biomass (bagasse) by inserting a turbine associated with the recovery boiler gas. Subsequently makes up the energy and exergy analysis of the incorporation of the above technologies. In end stage makes it an ecological analysis considering or not the carbon cycle (photosynthesis), to determine the levels of emissions of pollutants, carbon dioxide equivalent, indicators of pollution and ecological efficiencies associated with technological developments proposed. It is concluded that hydrogen production by steam reforming of ethanol and gasification of bagasse are viable alternatives from the point of view of technical and environmental applications in the biofuels industry, contributing to the development of the sector in the country

Variação do estoque de madeira morta em diferentes altitudes de floresta ombrófila densa atlântica

As florestas tropicais são naturalmente amplos reservatórios de carbono devido à alta produtividade e extensão (Malhi et al. 2000). Em termos do ciclo do carbono, o papel das florestas tropicais como fonte ou sumidouro de CO2 tem sido amplamente debatido (Saleska et al. 2003), portanto, estudos sobre a capacidade de estoque de carbono destes ecossistemas são particularmente relevantes para compreendermos a dinâmica do CO2 para o atual ciclo global do carbono e para compreender o potencial desses ecossistemas atuarem como sumidouro ou fontes de CO2. O objetivo do presente estudo foi verificar se a biomassa de madeira morta acima do solo varia com a altitude (5-50m e 50-500m) em uma Floresta Ombrófila Densa (Mata Atlântica) para entender como o estoque de carbono dessa necromassa varia entre os locais, estoque esse que é matéria prima para liberação de CO2 para atmosfera pelo processo de decomposição. Para estimar a necromassa em pé foram consideradas todas as árvores mortas em pé com diâmetro na altura do peito (DAP = 1,3 metros de altura) maior que 4,8 cm (ou PAP > ou igual a 15 cm), de acordo com protocolo proposto pelo RAINFOR (Rede Amazônica de Inventários Florestais). Todas as árvores mortas em pé foram quantificadas e classificadas a partir da verificação do estado de decomposição da casca de cada indivíduo em quatro classes de decomposição, que possuem diferentes densidades de madeira relacionadas ao estágio de decomposição. A biomassa de madeira morta acima do solo variou com a altitude (figura 2). Essa variação foi de 1,14 Mg ha-1 (parcela B, Terras Baixas) a 7,57 Mg ha-1 (parcela J, F.O.D. Submontana). Em relação às fitofisionomias, houve uma variação de 8,40 Mg ha-1 (Terras Baixas) a 18,38 Mg ha-1 (F.O.D. Submontana)

Análise funcional de um consórcio microbiano de solo e prospecção de genes envolvidos na desconstrução da biomassa

Pós-graduação em Microbiologia Agropecuária - FCAV

Estrutura e funcionamento da alça microbiana nos sedimentos da Baía do Araçá, São Sebastião - SP

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

New insights into POC dynamics in the subtropical northeast Atlantic Ocean

[EN]The capacity of the ocean to sequester atmospheric carbon (CO2) depends to a large extent on the dynamics of biogenic carbon in the water column. However, most current global and regional estimates of carbon balances are solely based on particles collected with drifting and moored sediment traps. As a consequence, construction of ocean carbon budgets has long been guided by the simplification introduced by sediment traps, which give a 1D vision of the whole picture. In this thesis we have assessed a quantitative analysis of the flux magnitude and the mechanisms of transport of the whole particle spectrum (suspended, slowly-sinking and sinking particles).

Gait analysis using a single wearable inertial measurement unit

Procedures for quantitative walking analysis include the assessment of body segment movements within defined gait cycles. Recently, methods to track human body motion using inertial measurement units have been suggested. It is not known if these techniques can be readily transferred to clinical measurement situations. This work investigates the aspects necessary for one inertial measurement unit mounted on the lower back to track orientation, and determine spatio-temporal features of gait outside the confines of a conventional gait laboratory. Apparent limitations of different inertial sensors can be overcome by fusing data using methods such as a Kalman filter. The benefits of optimizing such a filter for the type of motion are unknown. 3D accelerations and 3D angular velocities were collected for 18 healthy subjects while treadmill walking. Optimization of Kalman filter parameters improved pitch and roll angle estimates when compared to angles derived using stereophotogrammetry. A Weighted Fourier Linear Combiner method for estimating 3D orientation angles by constructing an analytical representation of angular velocities and allowing drift free integration is also presented. When tested this method provided accurate estimates of 3D orientation when compared to stereophotogrammetry. Methods to determine spatio-temporal features from lower trunk accelerations generally require knowledge of sensor alignment. A method was developed to estimate the instants of initial and final ground contact from accelerations measured by a waist mounted inertial device without rigorous alignment. A continuous wavelet transform method was used to filter and differentiate the signal and derive estimates of initial and final contact times. The technique was tested with data recorded for both healthy and pathologic (hemiplegia and Parkinson’s disease) subjects and validated using an instrumented mat. The results show that a single inertial measurement unit can assist whole body gait assessment however further investigation is required to understand altered gait timing in some pathological subjects.