A vibrational spectroscopic study of the phosphate mineral minyulite KAl2(OH,F)(PO4)2⋅4(H2O) and in comparison with wardite

Vibrational spectroscopy enables subtle details of the molecular structure of minyulite KAl2(OH,F)(PO4)2⋅4(H2O). Single crystals of a pure phase from a Brazilian pegmatite were used. Minyulite belongs to the orthorhombic crystal system. This indicates that it has three axes of unequal length, yet all are perpendicular to each other. The infrared and Raman spectroscopy were applied to compare the structure of minyulite with wardite. The reason for the comparison is that both are Al containing phosphate minerals. The Raman spectrum of minyulite shows an intense band at 1012 cm−1 assigned to the ν1PO43- symmetric stretching vibrations. A series of low intensity Raman bands at 1047, 1077, 1091 and 1105 cm−1 are assigned to the ν3PO43- antisymmetric stretching modes. The Raman bands at 1136, 1155, 1176 and 1190 cm−1 are assigned to AlOH deformation modes. The infrared band at 1014 cm−1 is ascribed to the PO43- ν1 symmetric stretching vibrational mode. The infrared bands at 1049, 1071, 1091 and 1123 cm−1 are attributed to the PO43- ν3 antisymmetric stretching vibrations. The infrared bands at 1123, 1146 and 1157 cm−1 are attributed to AlOH deformation modes. Raman bands at 575, 592, 606 and 628 cm−1 are assigned to the ν4 out of plane bending modes of the PO43- unit. In the 2600–3800 cm−1 spectral range, Raman bands for minyulite are found at 3661, 3669 and 3692 cm−1 are assigned to AlOH/AlF stretching vibrations. Broad infrared bands are also found at 2904, 3105, 3307, 3453 and 3523 cm−1. Raman bands at 3225, 3324 cm−1 are assigned to water stretching vibrations. A comparison is made with the vibrational spectra of wardite. Raman spectroscopy complimented with infrared spectroscopy has enabled aspects of the structure of minyulite to be ascertained and compared with that of other phosphate minerals.

A short-term production scheduling methodology for open-pit mines

A multi-resource multi-stage scheduling methodology is developed to solve short-term open-pit mine production scheduling problems as a generic multi-resource multi-stage scheduling problem. It is modelled using essential characteristics of short-term mining production operations such as drilling, sampling, blasting and excavating under the capacity constraints of mining equipment at each processing stage. Based on an extended disjunctive graph model, a shifting-bottleneck-procedure algorithm is enhanced and applied to obtain feasible short-term open-pit mine production schedules and near-optimal solutions. The proposed methodology and its solution quality are verified and validated using a real mining case study.

Experimental and numerical analysis of the relationship between indoor and outdoor airborne particles in an operating room

This work investigated the impact of the HVAC filtration system and indoor particle sources on the relationship between indoor and outdoor airborne particle size and concentrations in an operating room. Filters with efficiency between 65% and 99.97% were used in the investigation and indoor and outdoor particle size and concentrations were measured. A balance mass model was used for the simulation of the impact of the surgical team, deposition rate, HVAC exhaust and air change rates on indoor particle concentration. The experimental results showed that high efficiency filters would not be expected to decrease the risk associated with indoor particles larger than approximately 1 µm in size because normal filters are relatively efficient for these large particles. A good fraction of outdoor particles were removed by deposition on the HVAC system surfaces and this deposition increased with particle size. For particles of 0.3-0.5 µm in diameter, particle reduction was about 23%, while for particles >10 µm the loss was about 78%. The modelling results showed that depending on the type of filter used, the surgical team generated between 93-99% of total particles, while the outdoor air contributed only 1-6%.

Risk assessment for airborne infectious diseases between natural ventilation and split-system air conditioner in a university classroom

Indoor air quality is a critical factor in the classroom due to high people concentration in a unique space. Indoor air pollutant might increase the chance of both long and short-term health problems among students and staff, reduce the productivity of teachers and degrade the student’s learning environment and comfort. Adequate air distribution strategies may reduce risk of infection in classroom. So, the purpose of air distribution systems in a classroom is not only to maximize conditions for thermal comfort, but also to remove indoor contaminants. Natural ventilation has the potential to play a significant role in achieving improvements in IAQ. The present study compares the risk of airborne infection between Natural Ventilation (opening windows and doors) and a Split-System Air Conditioner in a university classroom. The Wells-Riley model was used to predict the risk of indoor airborne transmission of infectious diseases such as influenza, measles and tuberculosis. For each case, the air exchange rate was measured using a CO2 tracer gas technique. It was found that opening windows and doors provided an air exchange rate of 2.3 air changes/hour (ACH), while with the Split System it was 0.6 ACH. The risk of airborne infection ranged between 4.24 to 30.86 % when using the Natural Ventilation and between 8.99 to 43.19% when using the Split System. The difference of airborne infection risk between the Split System and the Natural Ventilation ranged from 47 to 56%. Opening windows and doors maximize Natural Ventilation so that the risk of airborne contagion is much lower than with Split System.

Phylogeography unplugged: comparative surveys in the genomic era

In March 2012, the authors met at the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent) in Durham, North Carolina, USA, to discuss approaches and cooperative ventures in Indo-Pacific phylogeography. The group emerged with a series of findings: (1) Marine population structure is complex, but single locus mtDNA studies continue to provide powerful first assessment of phylogeographic patterns. (2) These patterns gain greater significance/power when resolved in a diversity of taxa. New analytical tools are emerging to address these analyses with multi-taxon approaches. (3) Genome-wide analyses are warranted if selection is indicated by surveys of standard markers. Such indicators can include discordance between genetic loci, or between genetic loci and morphology. Phylogeographic information provides a valuable context for studies of selection and adaptation. (4) Phylogeographic inferences are greatly enhanced by an understanding of the biology and ecology of study organisms. (5) Thorough, range-wide sampling of taxa is the foundation for robust phylogeographic inference. (6) Congruent geographic and taxonomic sampling by the Indo-Pacific community of scientists would facilitate better comparative analyses. The group concluded that at this stage of technology and software development, judicious rather than wholesale application of genomics appears to be the most robust course for marine phylogeographic studies. Therefore, our group intends to affirm the value of traditional (''unplugged'') approaches, such as those based on mtDNA sequencing and microsatellites, along with essential field studies, in an era with increasing emphasis on genomic approaches.

H2O-CH4 and H2S-CH4 complexes: a direct comparison through molecular beam experiments and ab initio calculations

New molecular beam scattering experiments have been performed to measure the total ( elastic plus inelastic) cross sections as a function of the velocity in collisions between water and hydrogen sulfide projectile molecules and the methane target. Measured data have been exploited to characterize the range and strength of the intermolecular interaction in such systems, which are of relevance as they drive the gas phase molecular dynamics and the clathrate formation. Complementary information has been obtained by rotational spectra, recorded for the hydrogen sulfide-methane complex, with a pulsed nozzle Fourier transform microwave spectrometer. Extensive ab initio calculations have been performed to rationalize all the experimental findings. The combination of experimental and theoretical information has established the ground for the understanding of the nature of the interaction and allows for its basic components to be modelled, including charge transfer, in these weakly bound systems. The intermolecular potential for H2S-CH4 is significantly less anisotropic than for H2O-CH4, although both of them have potential minima that can be characterized as `hydrogen bonded'.

Prudentia Iuris, 2003, n° 57 (número completo)

Contenido: Editorial – Respuestas institucionales y políticas ante la macrocriminalidad: La naturaleza económica de la criminalidad organizada / Andrea Castaldo – Blanqueo de capitales : desde la represión del delito a la prevención / María José Meinke – Globalización y derecho penal / Luis Flávio Gomes – La nueva política criminal intimidatoria e inocuizadora : el caso de la seguridad ciudadana en Perú / Percy García Cavero – La respuesta al terrorismo político en Italia / Mauricio Landi – Réplica francesa al terrorismo y al crimen organizado / Serge Leteur – El debate sobre la constitucionalidad de las leyes 23.492 y 23.521 / Miguel M. Padilla – Derechos fundamentales y constitucionalismo penal / Carlos Alberto Mahiques – El estatuto de Roma y el principio de legalidad en el Derecho Penal internacional / Juan Manuel Gramajo – Actualizaciones en Derecho Penal: Acerca de la responsabilidad de la persona jurídica en el Derecho Italiano / Mauro Ronco – La Corte suprema y la morosidad del proceso penal / Francisco D’Albora – El secreto profesional médico / Fernando Mario Caunedo ; Manuel Gorostiaga – La Legislación Argentina ante los delitos complejos / Luis Enrique Velasco – In Memoriam -- Recensiones

Contos da Câmara 2 : depoimentos de servidores nos 180 anos do Legislativo

Reúne depoimentos de servidores da Câmara do Deputados sobre os acontecimentos que marcaram a história do parlamento brasileiro a partir da segunda metade do século XX. Coletados pelo Núcleo de História Oral da Câmara durante as comemorações dos 180 anos do Poder Legislativo em 2003, os textos retratam a realidade dos primeiros anos vividos no Planalto Central: a carência de infra-estrutura, a falta de opção de atividades de lazer e o profundo sentimento de saudade da antiga capital da República. Mas também levam a reminiscências de momentos divertidos, curiosidades e reflexões animadas e esperançosas sobre a mudança da capital para Brasília. O ponto alto são as experiências vivenciadas nos prédios do Congresso Nacional, a lembrança dos amigos, dos colegas e, especialmente, dos fatos marcantes, que sublinham as significativas mudanças nas rotinas de trabalho da Instituição para se adequar à modernização e às novas exigências da sociedade, no contexto de acontecimentos políticos que modificaram seguidas vezes o cenário do país.

40 anos de Consultoria Legislativa : consultores legislativos e consultores de orçamento

Edição comemorativa dos 40 anos de consultoria e assessoramento institucional na Câmara dos Deputados. Reúne textos de ex-diretores e servidores que relatam os fatos mais significativos dessas quatro décadas de trabalho, dedicadas à construção do modelo de assessoramento que se mostrou capaz de atender às demandas crescentes que recaem sobre o Parlamento brasileiro desde a redemocratização e a vigência da nova Constituição.

Conservação da biodiversidade : legislação e políticas públicas

A obra pretende discutir quais são os fundamentos científicos e os valores que sustentam as normas de proteção da flora e da fauna; apresentar um panorama da biodiversidade brasileira; mostrar como a biodiversidade está inserida na Constituição Federal; apontar as leis que tratam de proteção da biodiversidade; mostrar como foi o processo histórico de construção das normas nacionais e internacionais sobre a matéria; discutir como se dividem as competências relativas à gestão do patrimônio biológico, entre a União, os estados e os municípios; apresentar os instrumentos de proteção da flora e da fauna, dos recursos pesqueiros, de acesso ao patrimônio genético e aos conhecimentos tradicionais associados; e, por fim, expor a situação atual das unidades de conservação, dos instrumentos de gestão integrada da biodiversidade e das políticas de controle do desmatamento.

Da matéria à invenção : as obras de Oscar Niemeyer em Minas Gerais - 1938-1955

Analisa o processo de criação das obras arquitetônicas de Oscar Oscar Niemeyer em Minas Gerais, do período de 1938 a 1955.

Ulysses Guimarães

Traz a biografia e seleção de discursos do deputado e ex-presidente da Câmara dos Deputados, Ulysses Guimarães.

Legislativo e Democracia : reflexões sobre a Câmara dos Deputados

Este livro é um dos resultados do programa de doutorado interinstitucional realizado pelo Centro de Formação, Treinamento e Aperfeiçoamento (Cefor) da Câmara dos Deputados em parceria com o Instituto Universitário de Pesquisas do Rio de Janeiro (Iuperj. A coletânea está dividade em dois blocos temáticos: O primeiro traz olhares variados sobre um tema clássico da ciência política: as relações entre o Poder Executivo e o Poder Legislativo. No segundo bloco aborda questões relacionadas à comunicação legislativa e democracia.

O processo legislativo, o orçamento público e a Casa Legislativa

Reúne artigos sobre o processo legislativo e seus impactos na democracia, sobre o orçamento e políticas públicas e sobre assuntos pertinentes à Casa Legislativa, abrangendo os aspectos da gestão estratégica, da informação legislativa e da participação da Câmara dos Deputados em ações de sustentabilidade, tendo como foco o programa de coleta seletiva.

A iniciativa popular das leis

Analisa a iniciativa popular no processo legislativo federal. O foco de estudo é a iniciativa legislativa prevista no art. 61 da Constituição brasileira. São explanadas as características e as condições para a participação da sociedade na elaboração legislativa federal, bem como os resultados de pesquisa sobre o exercício desse instituto junto à Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil.