Construção e análise da rede integrada de interações entre genes humanos envolvida com a regulação da trnsição G1/S do ciclo celular plea adesão à matriz extracelular

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

A transitividade em textos da propaganda política eleitoral gratuita televisionada: uma abordagem funcional

O corpus analisado neste trabalho é composto de cinqüenta textos de discursos proferidos no HPEG televisionado das eleições de 2002 no Estado do Pará. A pesquisa tem como base a Gramática Sistêmico-Funcional, proposta por Halliday (1994), e o estudo sobre o Estilo Comunicativo do HPEG estudado por Albuquerque (1999). A proposta deste trabalho é investigar as escolhas léxico-gramaticais veiculadas nos discursos políticos para observar como o falante constrói as suas experiências de mundo nesses textos ao fazer suas escolhas no sistema de transitividade e de que maneira os tipos de mensagens do Estilo Comunicativo do HPEG se revelam na materialidade do texto. Comprovou-se que os políticos constroem as suas experiências de mundo mais por meio dos processos do ‘fazer’ e do ‘ser’. Essas escolhas são usadas como estratégias de persuasão, posto que, expressam a plataforma de trabalho do candidato e as ações já desenvolvidas em prol da comunidade. Elas também indicam as qualidades e capacidades do candidato, com o propósito de construir uma imagem que agrade ao eleitor.

Entre leis e baionetas: Independência e Cabanagem no Médio Amazonas (1808-1840)

O Grão-Pará na primeira metade do século XIX vivenciou um período de crise política e comoções sociais. Num espaço de tempo de vinte anos a província se viu emergida em dois processos revolucionários que agitaram suas vilas e provocaram mudanças significativas, sobretudo em suas estruturas políticas e representativas, a saber, a Independência e a Cabanagem. Ambos os processos se configuraram por uma variedade de discursos políticos e projetos sociais específicos, características estas que lhes imprimiram um caráter plural, de múltiplos significados e a ideia de um movimento heterogêneo. Estas particularidades no cenário político do Grão-Pará, da Independência e da Cabanagem, nos levam a compreender estes processos pela perspectiva da multiplicidade de projetos e das ações políticas envolvidas na região do médio Amazonas. Dentre estes projetos percebemos a relevância da luta pela separação político-administrativa do Alto Amazonas da província do Grão-Pará para a criação da província do Rio Negro. Este projeto foi sustentado tanto pelos discursos da elite local, como pelos anseios das camadas populares. Para a elite local a questão de separar-se ou não do Grão-Pará era tão importante quanto separar-se ou não de Portugal o era para a elite em Belém. Contudo, se as elites lutavam para ampliar seus poderes, as camadas populares, especialmente os tapuias, muitas vezes também disputavam mais espaços, poderes e direitos. Nesse sentido, este estudo propõe-se compreender como se desenvolveram estes discursos nos processos revolucionários da primeira metade do século XIX, analisando os projetos apresentados no cenário político do Grão-Pará tendo como pano de fundo deste cenário os processos de Independência e Cabanagem.

Estudo da redução eletroquímica e desenvolvimento de métodos eletroanalíticos para a determinação de dicloroacetamidas com atividade antiamebíaca

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Sociedade, estado e organizações não governamentais

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Qualidade microbiológica e vida útil de filés defumados de tilápia-do-nilo sob refrigeração ou congelamento

The objective of this work was to evaluate the microbiological quality and shelf life of Nile tilapia fillets subjected to different smoking methods and storing conditions. Two smoking processes (cold or hot) were used in fillets with or without pigmentation. Products were stored under refrigeration or freezing, and monitored continually for 28 days for evaluation of their shelf life. Frozen fillets were monitored for 146 days for analysis of thiobarbituric acid (TBA) only. Hot- and cold-smoking reduced the coliform quantity, respectively, by 99.78% and 97.80%. Product storage under refrigeration allowed a 99.73% coliform reduction, and storage under freezing reduced them by 99.83%. Fecal coliform values were within the allowed limits. TBA values in fillets reached their maximum on the 14th storage day. TBA values were higher in treatments under refrigeration storage than in those under freezing, as well as in cold-smoked fillets in comparison to the hot-smoked ones. Hot-smoked process, followed by refrigeration storage, is the most adequate technique to ensure quality and a larger shelf life for Nile tilapia fillets, regardless of pigmentation process.

Near-infrared nonlinearity of a multicomponent tellurium oxide glass at 800 and 1,064 nm

We report on the nonlinear (NL) optical properties of glassy TeO2-GeO2-K2O-Bi2O3 at lambda = 800 nm and lambda = 1,064 nm. Using the Kerr gate technique with a laser delivering 150 fs pulses at 800 nm, we demonstrated the fast NL response of the samples. The modulus of the NL refractive index, n (2), at 800 nm was similar to 10(-15) cm(2)/W. The Z-scan technique was used to determine n (2) a parts per thousand +10(-15) cm(2)/W, at 1,064 nm with pulses of 17 ps. The two-photon absorption coefficient, alpha (2), was smaller than the minimum that we can measure (< 0.003 cm/GW). The figure of merit n (2)/alpha (2) lambda was calculated and indicates that this glass composition has large potential to be used for all-optical switching.

Er3+-doped Y2O3 obtained by polymeric precursor: Synthesis, structure and upconversion emission properties

The relentless pursuit for materials containing rare earth ions with photoluminescent properties has led to several studies with applications in the development of new technologies. The main focus of this work is the preparation of Er3+-doped polycrystalline Y2O3 with photoluminescent properties using PEG as an organic precursor and heat-treated at different temperatures. The methodology used in this synthesis is highly attractive due to its high feasibility for improved technology and low cost for preparing materials. The behavior of the viscous resin has been evaluated and the final compounds exhibited the formation of a cubic polycrystalline phase, which is able to support variations in Er3+ doping concentrations up to 10 mol%, without significant changes in the polycrystalline parameters. The values of the nanocrystallite size calculated by Scherrer's equation showed direct dependence on the heat-treatment temperature as well as the Er3+ concentration. Intense emission in the visible region under excitation at 980 nm was attributed to an upconversion phenomenon assigned to the intraconfigurational f-f transitions of Er3+ ions. The upconversion mechanism was investigated and it was demonstrated that the higher intense emission in the red region in comparison to the emission in the green region is related to the crystallite size. The studies about the intensity showed the dependence of upconversion emission of power source, indicating that two-photon are responsible for the green and red photoluminescence. These polycrystalline materials exhibit properties that make them promising for use in solar energy systems, C-telecom band or solid-state laser devices. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Cobalt(III) complexes with thiosemicarbazones as potential anti-Mycobacterium tuberculosis agents

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

Fabrication of microenvironments with different geometrical features for cell growth studies

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

COMPARISON BETWEEN MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND MICROSTRUCTURE OF ALLOY TI-6AL4V, COLD WORK VERSUS PROTOTIPES BY DIRECT METAL LASER SINTERING

The present work aims to study the microstructure and mechanical properties of titanium alloys, widely used in the manufacture of orthopedic implants in order to compare a new manufacturing technology of implants, rapid prototyping in metals with conventional manufacturing processes. Rapid prototyping is being used in many areas of human knowledge to assist in the study and often in the manufacture of components for their own use. Nowadays with the advancement of software and equipment such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, we can reproduce any part of the human body in three-dimensional images with great perfection and it is used in the reproduction of implants, scaffolds, material aid and preparation in surgery. This work aims to do: A comparison between the microstructure of the alloy in the two manufacturing processes (prototyping and conventional), showing the grain size, the nature, form, quantity, and distribution of various ingredients or certain inclusions and study of mechanical properties of titanium in both cases.

Análise do comportamento em fadiga de rodas ferroviárias fabricadas pelos processos de forjamento e fundição

Since the beginning of the railway industry until today, rail wheels are important components to the good working of a railway. For being a critical security item, design and maintenance are done with extremely care to avoid failures. Despite de fact of railway components be projected to support a big number of cyclic solicitation during its life, some accidents still occur. These accidents, despite the low frequency, always have great consequences, drawing in great financial, material, and people losses. Nowadays, railway component failure is relatively low, because it’s been projected to work below the materials Fatigue Resistance Limit, however, with the growing demand of faster trains and higher load for each axle, the occurrence probability is even bigger. This work includes a comparative study of two fabrication processes (casting and forging) applied in the production of rail wheels where it was measured the mechanical properties of traction and fatigue. The study also verified through microstructural analysis, hardness, traction and fatigue tests, statistical analysis of fatigue test results and fractographic analysis that forging process lead to better correlations between fatigue life and mechanical properties, providing more security in railroads, less wagon retention caused by corrective maintenance and smaller operational cost with its use

Análise da implantação do TPM em uma empresa do ramo farmacêutico

Through observation of the production process industries today, one can encounter the needs of the large uncertainties related improvements and changes in the production environment, a fact that inspired the search for solutions that can respond quickly to these changes. Thus, this paper describes the review of implementation of TPM (total productivity management), which aims to optimize two distinct processes in the Vale do Paraíba´s pharmaceutical industry one of through the pillar of specific improvement. The main objective is to propose an efficient alternative to proposing loss management processes by identifying and eliminating the same in a systematic process. To develop this analysis was necessary to explore concepts of TPM and tools that help in taking data, identification and clarification of the phenomena that cause failures in the process, which were essential to ensure the development of the analysis. The concepts covered are usually presented during an undergraduate degree in Engineering. Data compiled by the analysis are able to serve as a strategic benchmark for decision making by managers, providing alternative response variables and uncertainty of the organizational environment, a fact that facilitates the management of human resources and productive

Um modelo de avaliação interna para a melhoria de processos pedagógicos e administrativo: aplicação em uma faculdade de tecnologia

Pós-graduação em Engenharia Mecânica - FEG

Disappearance of fat body proteins during soldier differentiation in the neotropical termite Heterotermes tenuis (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)