Resolução em tomografia de tempo de trânsito poço-a-poço: a dependência da iluminação

The key aspect limiting resolution in crosswell traveltime tomography is illumination, a well known result but not as well exemplified. Resolution in the 2D case is revisited using a simple geometric approach based on the angular aperture distribution and the Radon Transform properties. Analitically it is shown that if an interface has dips contained in the angular aperture limits in all points, it is correctly imaged in the tomogram. By inversion of synthetic data this result is confirmed and it is also evidenced that isolated artifacts might be present when the dip is near the illumination limit. In the inverse sense, however, if an interface is interpretable from a tomogram, even an aproximately horizontal interface, there is no guarantee that it corresponds to a true interface. Similarly, if a body is present in the interwell region it is diffusely imaged in the tomogram, but its interfaces - particularly vertical edges - can not be resolved and additional artifacts might be present. Again, in the inverse sense, there is no guarantee that an isolated anomaly corresponds to a true anomalous body because this anomaly can also be an artifact. Jointly, these results state the dilemma of ill-posed inverse problems: absence of guarantee of correspondence to the true distribution. The limitations due to illumination may not be solved by the use of mathematical constraints. It is shown that crosswell tomograms derived by the use of sparsity constraints, using both Discrete Cosine Transform and Daubechies bases, basically reproduces the same features seen in tomograms obtained with the classic smoothness constraint. Interpretation must be done always taking in consideration the a priori information and the particular limitations due to illumination. An example of interpreting a real data survey in this context is also presented.

Petrologia e geocronologia U-Pb do plúton granítico Serra da Rajada, porção central do domínio Rio Piranhas - Seridó, Província Borborema, NE do Brasil

The ediacaran plutonic activity related to the Brasilian/Pan-African orogeny is one of the most important geological features in the Borborema Province, represented along its extension by numerous batholiths, stocks, and dikes.The object of this study, the Serra Rajada Granitic Pluton (SRGP), located in the central portion of the Piranhas-Seridó River Domain is an example of this activity. This pluton has been the subject of cartographic, petrographic, geochronological and lithogeochemical studies and its rocks were characterized by two facies. First, the granitic facies were described as monzogranites consisting of K-feldspar, plagioclase (oligoclase - An23-24%), quartz and biotite (main mafic) and opaque minerals such as titanite, allanite, apatite, and zircon as accessories. Alteration minerals are chlorite, white mica and carbonate. Second, the dioritic facies consist of rocks formed by quartz diorite containing plagioclase (dominant mineral phase), quartz and K-feldspar. Biotite and amphibole are the dominant mafic minerals; and titanite, opaque minerals, allanite, zircon and apatite are the accessories. However, previous geological mapping work in the region also identified the presence of other lithostratigraphic units. These were described as gneisses and migmatites with undifferentiated amphibolite lenses related to the Caicó Complex (Paleoproterozoic) and metasedimentary rocks of the Seridó Group (Neoproterozoic) composed of paragneiss with calc-silicate lenses, muscovite quartzite and biotite schist (respectively, the Jucurutu formations, Equador and Seridó), the host rocks for the SRGP rocks. Leucomicrogranite and pegmatite dikes have also been identified, both related to the end of the Ediacaran magmatism and colluvial- eluvial and alluvial deposits related to Neogene and Quaternary, respectively. Lithogeochemical data on the SRGP granite facies, highlighted quite evolved rocks (SiO2 69% to 75%), rich in alkalis (Na2O+K2O ≥ 8.0%), depleted of MgO (≤ 0.45%), CaO (≤ 1.42%) and TiO2 (≤ 0.36%) and moderate levels of Fe2O3t (2.16 to 3.53%). They display transitional nature between metaluminous and peraluminous (predominance of the latter) with sub-alkaline/monzonitic (High K calcium-alkali) affinity. Harker diagrams show negative correlations for Fe2O3t, MgO, and CaO, indicating mafic and plagioclase fractionation. REE spectrum shows enrichment of LREE relative to heavy REE (LaN/YbN = 23.70 to 10.13), with negative anomaly in the Eu (Eu/Eu* = 0.70 to 0.23), suggesting fractionation or accumulation in the feldspars source (plagioclase). Data integration allows to correlate the SRGP rocks with those described as Calcium-Alkaline Suite of equigranular High K. The crystallization conditions of the SRGP rocks were determined from the integration of petrographic and lithogeochemical data. These data indicated intermediate to high conditions of ƒO2 (mineral paragenesis titanite + magnetite + quartz), parent magma saturated in H2O (early biotite crystallization), tardi-magmatic processes of fluids rich in ƒCO2, H2O and O2 causing part of the mineral assembly to change (plagioclase carbonation and saussuritization, biotite chloritization and opaques Sphenitization). Thermobarometrical conditions were estimated based on geochemical parameters (Zr and P2O5) and CIPW normative minerals, with results showing the liquidus minimum temperature of about800°C and the solidus temperature of approximately 700°C. The final/minimum crystallization pressure are suggested to be between 3 and 5 Kbar. The presence of zoned minerals (plagioclase and allanite) associated with lithogeochemical data in bi-log diagrams for Rb vs. Ba and Rb vs. Sr suggest the role of fractional crystallization as the dominant process in the magmatic evolution of SRGP. U-Pb Geochronological and Sm-Nd isotope studies indicated, respectively, the crystallization age of biotite monzogranite as 557 ± 13 Ma, with TDM model age of 2.36 Ga, and εNd value of -20.10 to the crystallization age, allowing to infer paleoproterozoic crustal source for the magma.

Petrologia e geocronologia U-Pb do plúton granítico Serra da Rajada, porção central do domínio Rio Piranhas - Seridó, Província Borborema, NE do Brasil

The ediacaran plutonic activity related to the Brasilian/Pan-African orogeny is one of the most important geological features in the Borborema Province, represented along its extension by numerous batholiths, stocks, and dikes.The object of this study, the Serra Rajada Granitic Pluton (SRGP), located in the central portion of the Piranhas-Seridó River Domain is an example of this activity. This pluton has been the subject of cartographic, petrographic, geochronological and lithogeochemical studies and its rocks were characterized by two facies. First, the granitic facies were described as monzogranites consisting of K-feldspar, plagioclase (oligoclase - An23-24%), quartz and biotite (main mafic) and opaque minerals such as titanite, allanite, apatite, and zircon as accessories. Alteration minerals are chlorite, white mica and carbonate. Second, the dioritic facies consist of rocks formed by quartz diorite containing plagioclase (dominant mineral phase), quartz and K-feldspar. Biotite and amphibole are the dominant mafic minerals; and titanite, opaque minerals, allanite, zircon and apatite are the accessories. However, previous geological mapping work in the region also identified the presence of other lithostratigraphic units. These were described as gneisses and migmatites with undifferentiated amphibolite lenses related to the Caicó Complex (Paleoproterozoic) and metasedimentary rocks of the Seridó Group (Neoproterozoic) composed of paragneiss with calc-silicate lenses, muscovite quartzite and biotite schist (respectively, the Jucurutu formations, Equador and Seridó), the host rocks for the SRGP rocks. Leucomicrogranite and pegmatite dikes have also been identified, both related to the end of the Ediacaran magmatism and colluvial- eluvial and alluvial deposits related to Neogene and Quaternary, respectively. Lithogeochemical data on the SRGP granite facies, highlighted quite evolved rocks (SiO2 69% to 75%), rich in alkalis (Na2O+K2O ≥ 8.0%), depleted of MgO (≤ 0.45%), CaO (≤ 1.42%) and TiO2 (≤ 0.36%) and moderate levels of Fe2O3t (2.16 to 3.53%). They display transitional nature between metaluminous and peraluminous (predominance of the latter) with sub-alkaline/monzonitic (High K calcium-alkali) affinity. Harker diagrams show negative correlations for Fe2O3t, MgO, and CaO, indicating mafic and plagioclase fractionation. REE spectrum shows enrichment of LREE relative to heavy REE (LaN/YbN = 23.70 to 10.13), with negative anomaly in the Eu (Eu/Eu* = 0.70 to 0.23), suggesting fractionation or accumulation in the feldspars source (plagioclase). Data integration allows to correlate the SRGP rocks with those described as Calcium-Alkaline Suite of equigranular High K. The crystallization conditions of the SRGP rocks were determined from the integration of petrographic and lithogeochemical data. These data indicated intermediate to high conditions of ƒO2 (mineral paragenesis titanite + magnetite + quartz), parent magma saturated in H2O (early biotite crystallization), tardi-magmatic processes of fluids rich in ƒCO2, H2O and O2 causing part of the mineral assembly to change (plagioclase carbonation and saussuritization, biotite chloritization and opaques Sphenitization). Thermobarometrical conditions were estimated based on geochemical parameters (Zr and P2O5) and CIPW normative minerals, with results showing the liquidus minimum temperature of about800°C and the solidus temperature of approximately 700°C. The final/minimum crystallization pressure are suggested to be between 3 and 5 Kbar. The presence of zoned minerals (plagioclase and allanite) associated with lithogeochemical data in bi-log diagrams for Rb vs. Ba and Rb vs. Sr suggest the role of fractional crystallization as the dominant process in the magmatic evolution of SRGP. U-Pb Geochronological and Sm-Nd isotope studies indicated, respectively, the crystallization age of biotite monzogranite as 557 ± 13 Ma, with TDM model age of 2.36 Ga, and εNd value of -20.10 to the crystallization age, allowing to infer paleoproterozoic crustal source for the magma.

Caratterizzazione qualitativa di petti di pollo con anomalie “white striping” e di destrutturazione

Il presente lavoro di tesi ha avuto lo scopo di valutare l’effetto dell’insorgenza dell’anomalia di destrutturazione, contestuale o meno al manifestarsi dell’anomalia white-striping, su alcune caratteristiche qualitative delle carni. L’anomalia di destrutturazione ha determinato una consistente diminuzione del contenuto di proteine ed un aumento del tenore di umidità. Al contrario, l’aumento del livello di lipidi è associato alla presenza della sola anomalia white-striping, i cui effetti sulla composizione sembrano essere in generale più moderati. Tuttavia, nel complesso, le modificazioni sulla composizione sono più marcate nella parte superficiale, mentre in profondità le differenze sono di entità più limitate. I petti destrutturati sono inoltre dotati di valori di pH ultimo più elevati, soprattutto nella parte superficiale, e non si discostano da quelli osservati per l’anomalia white-striping. Il colore risulta scarsamente modificato, mentre l’analisi rilassometrica (LR-NMR) ha permesso di evidenziare che i petti destrutturati possiedono un’abbondante quantità di acqua extra-miofibrillare, che più facilmente può essere persa durante le fasi di conservazione e trasformazione delle carni. In analogia con quanto osservato per la composizione chimica, tale risultato è particolarmente accentuato nello strato superficiale, mentre nello strato profondo tali modificazioni riguardano solo i campioni affetti da entrambe le anomalie. Pertanto questo studio ha permesso di stabilire che le modificazioni avvengono principalmente nella porzione superficiale del muscolo P. major, dove verosimilmente i processi degenerativi prendono avvio per poi coinvolgere in una seconda fase anche la parte profonda. Inoltre, è stato dimostrato che la presenza di destrutturazione superficiale dei muscoli pettorali comporta complessivamente una modificazione più accentuata della composizione e della distribuzione dell’acqua rispetto alla sola presenza dell’anomalia white-striping.

Diagnóstico de consumos anómalos de energia: abordagem por classificação

Durante o período de funcionamento de uma instalação eléctrica podem ocorrer várias anomalias. Enquanto muitas delas apenas são identificadas tardiamente, outras acabam por nunca serem identificadas como um potencial problema. A identificação atempada dessas anomalias permite a realização de um diagnóstico que leve à correcção das suas causas evitando assim os desperdícios e prejuízos inerentes. A identificação de um consumo anómalo pode ser realizada, de forma automática ou semi automática através de sistemas de apoio que permitam sinalizar falhas ou comportamentos anormais. O trabalho apresentado nesta dissertação pretende possibilitar esta sinalização apenas através da análise dos dados de consumo medidos em tempo real e comparados com dados históricos através de uma abordagem baseada em classificação, recorrendo a métodos de clustering. Foram testadas diferentes abordagens em três casos distintos, dois relativos a consumidores residenciais para os quais existiam registos de consumo durante um período alargado, e um relativo a uma instalação desportiva, para a qual é possível aceder em tempo real ao sistema de gestão de consumos via web. O sistema implementado proporciona vários tipos de informação ao utilizador, permitindo visualizar graficamente a existência de uma potencial anomalia quando a disparidade entre a classificação do consumo no instante e a classe do consumo de referência for significativa.

O paciente com trissomia 21

A Síndrome de Down, também conhecida como Trissomia 21, representa a anomalia cromossómica mais comum da espécie humana. Caracteriza-se por um conjunto clássico de sinais e sintomas que afetam o desenvolvimento neuromotor e cognitivo. O diagnóstico da Síndrome de Down baseia-se numa série de sinais e sintomas, sendo a sua confirmação estabelecida através do estudo cromossómico. Nem toda a população afetada apresenta as mesmas características, sendo necessário uma identificação do cariótipo para um diagnóstico definitivo. Embora apresentando diferentes graus de severidade assim como inicio de manifestação dos primeiros sintomas em diferentes alturas, toda a população com SD apresenta morfismo característico da face e do sistema esquelético, alterações do SNC e início precoce da doença de Alzheimer. As características dento-maxilo-faciais afetam o normal funcionamento do sistema estomatognático. A maioria possui um padrão braquifacial com um desenvolvimento mandibular no sentido anti-horário e manifesta má-oclusão sob uma vasta etiologia. Consequentemente ocorrem alterações a nível da estética, postura, mastigação, respiração e fonação. Apresentam inclusive um controlo de placa ineficaz e pobre higienização oral, sendo os procedimentos de prevenção importantes. A Ortodontia tem um papel de relevo no tratamento das má-oclusões que contribuem para as limitações do paciente. Ressalte-se a importância da sensibilização dos familiares para a necessidade de higienização bucal destes pacientes, bem como o conhecimento pelo médico dentista acerca das principais manifestações bucais que acometem os pacientes portadores, para que o tratamento adequado seja oferecido e a qualidade de vida desses indivíduos preservada.

Reabilitação estética com facetas em pacientes com amelogénese imperfeita

A Amelogénese Imperfeita é uma anomalia hereditária que interfere no desenvolvimento do esmalte, pode variar em seu grau de intensidade, podendo afetar o esmalte tanto na sua qualidade, quanto na sua quantidade e em ambas as dentições. Existem pelo menos catorze subtipos diferentes de amelogénese imperfeita, sendo as do tipo hipoplásico, hipomaturado, hipocalcificado e hipoplásico ou hipomaturado com taurodontia segundo o seu fenótipo e quinze subtipos, segundo o seu modo de transmissão. Segundo a literatura, os pacientes com amelogénese imperfeita, independentemente do subtipo presente, apresentam complicações orais semelhantes: estética dentária comprometida, sensibilidade dentária e diminuição da dimensão vertical de oclusão. O tratamento destes pacientes assume um papel relevante, na medida em que requer cuidados especiais, já que esta doença acarreta, por norma, problemas psicológicos e interfere com o autoestima do individuo. É notória, atualmente, uma oferta variada de opções reabilitadoras ao dispor do Médico Dentista, que ajudarão o mesmo a restabelecer a estética e função. Os tratamentos são variados e por vezes complexos, podem ser desenvolvidos de forma conservadora ou invasiva. Contudo, a escolha do melhor tratamento será consequência da gravidade da patologia e de fatores inerentes ao próprio paciente. Neste estudo, abordamos as facetas, como uma alternativa reabilitadora, que com o avanço e melhorias na área da Dentisteria Estética, nomeadamente no que diz respeito à adesão à dentina, parecem ser uma opção credível. Assim, o objetivo desta dissertação é demonstrar e elucidar a reabilitação dos defeitos associados a esta doença com a utilização de facetas diretas e indiretas. Foram efetuadas pesquisas e consulta de livros, monografias, dissertações, artigos em base de dados como o Pubmed/Medline, para que conseguíssemos realizar uma discussão sobre o mesmo tema e desta forma encontrar uma adequada resposta a todas as nossas inquietações sobre esta questão.

Coupling of magnetic, strain and electric polarization fields in the structure of multiferroic material

The comprehensive study on the coupling of magnetism, electrical polarization and the crystalline lattice with the off-stoichiometric effects in self-doped multiferroic hexagonal h-LuMnxO3±δ (0.92≤x≤1.12) ceramic oxides was carried out for the PhD work. There is a complex coupling of the three ferroic degrees. The cancelation of the magnetic moments of ions in the antiferromagnetic order, electric polarization with specific vortex/antivortex topology and lattice properties have pushed researchers to find out ways to disclose the underlying physics and chemistry of magneto-electric and magneto-elastic couplings of h-RMnO3 multiferroic materials. In this research work, self-doping of Lu-sites or Mn-sites of h-LuMnxO3±δ ceramics prepared via solid state route was done to pave a way for deeper understanding of the antiferromagnetic transition, the weak ferromagnetism often reported in the same crystalline lattices and the ferroelectric properties coupled to the imposed lattice changes. Accordingly to the aim of the PhD thesis, the objectives set for the sintering study in the first chapter on experimental results were two. First, study of sintering off-stoichiometric samples within conditions reported in the bibliography and also extracted from the phase diagrams of the LuMnxO3±δ, with a multiple firings ending with a last high temperature step at 1300ºC for 24 hours. Second, explore longer annealing times of up to 240 hours at the fixed temperature of 1300 ºC in a search for improving the properties of the solid solution under study. All series of LuMnxO3±δ ceramics for each annealing time were characterized to tentatively build a framework enabling comparison of measured properties with results of others available in literature. XRD and Rietveld refinement of data give the evolution the lattice parameters as a function to x. Shrinkage of the lattice parameters with increasing x values was observed, the stability limit of the solid solution being determined by analysis of lattice parameters. The evolution of grain size and presence of secondary phases have been investigated by means of TEM, SEM, EDS and EBSD techniques. The dependencies of grain growth and regression of secondary phases on composition x and time were further characterized. Magnetic susceptibility of samples and magnetic irreversibility were extensively examined in the present work. The dependency of magnetic susceptibility, Neel ordering transition and important magnetic parameters are determined and compared to observation in other multiferroics in the following chapter of the thesis. As a tool of high sensitivity to detect minor traces of the secondary phase hausmannite, magnetic measurements are suggested for cross-checking of phase diagrams. Difficulty of previous studies on interpreting the magnetic anomaly below 43 K in h-RMnO3 oxides was discussed and assigned to the Mn3O4 phase, with supported of the electron microscopy. Magneto-electric coupling where AFM ordering is coupled to dielectric polarization is investigated as a function of x and of sintering condition via frequency and temperature dependent complex dielectric constant measurements in the final chapter of the thesis. Within the limits of solid solubility, the crystalline lattice of off-stoichiometric ceramics was shown to preserve the magneto-electric coupling at TN. It represents the first research work on magneto-electric coupling modified by vacancy doping to author’s knowledge. Studied lattices would reveal distortions at the atomic scale imposed by local changes of x dependent on sintering conditions which were widely inspected by using TEM/STEM methods, complemented with EDS and EELS spectroscopy all together to provide comprehensive information on cross coupling of distortions, inhomogeneity and electronic structure assembled and discussed in a specific chapter. Internal interfaces inside crystalline grains were examined. Qualitative explanations of the measured magnetic and ferroelectric properties were established in relation to observed nanoscale features of h-LuMnxO3±δ ceramics. Ferroelectric domains and topological defects are displayed both in TEM and AFM/PFM images, the later technique being used to look at size, distribution and switching of ferroelectric domains influenced by vacancy doping at the micron scale bridging to complementary TEM studies on the atomic structure of ferroelectric domains. In support to experimental study, DFT simulations using Wien2K code have been carried out in order to interpret the results of EELS spectra of O K-edge and to obtain information on the cation hybridization to oxygen ions. The L3,2 edges of Mn is used to access the oxidation state of the Mn ions inside crystalline grains. In addition, rehybridization driven ferroelectricity is also evaluated by comparing the partial density of states of the orbitals of all ions of the samples, also the polarization was calculated and correlated to the off-stoichiometric effect.

Low-Volatility Anomaly in Helsinki Stock Exchange

International research shows that low-volatility stocks have beaten high-volatility stocks in terms of returns for decades on multiple markets. This abbreviation from traditional risk-return framework is known as low-volatility anomaly. This study focuses on explaining the anomaly and finding how strongly it appears in NASDAQ OMX Helsinki stock exchange. Data consists of all listed companies starting from 2001 and ending close to 2015. Methodology follows closely Baker and Haugen (2012) by sorting companies into deciles according to 3-month volatility and then calculating monthly returns for these different volatility groups. Annualized return for the lowest volatility decile is 8.85 %, while highest volatility decile destroys wealth at rate of -19.96 % per annum. Results are parallel also in quintiles that represent larger amount of companies and thus dilute outliers. Observation period captures financial crisis of 2007-2008 and European debt crisis, which embodies as low main index annual return of 1 %, but at the same time proves the success of low-volatility strategy. Low-volatility anomaly is driven by multiple reasons such as leverage constrained trading and managerial incentives which both prompt to invest in risky assets, but behavioral matters also have major weight in maintaining the anomaly.

The Southeast Indian Ridge between 88°E and 118°E: Gravity anomalies and crustal accretion at intermediate spreading rates

Although slow spreading ridges characterized by a deep axial valley and fast spreading ridges characterized by an axial bathymetric high have been extensively studied, the transition between these two modes of axial morphology is not well understood. We conducted a geophysical-survey of the intermediate spreading rate Southeast Indian Ridge between 88 degrees E and 118 degrees E, a 2300-km-long section of the ridge located between the Amsterdam hot spot and the Australian-Antarctic Discordance where satellite gravity data suggest that the Southeast Indian Ridge (SEIR) undergoes a change from an axial high in the west to an axial valley in the east. A basic change in axial morphology is found near 103 degrees 30'E in the shipboard data; the axis to the west is marked by an axial high, while a valley is found to the east. Although a well-developed axial high, characteristic of the East Pacific Rise (EPR), is occasionally present, the more common observation is a rifted high that is lower and pervasively faulted, sometimes with significant (> 50 m throw) faults within a kilometer of the axis. A shallow axial valley (< 700 m deep) is observed from 104 degrees E to 114 degrees E with a sudden change to a deep (>1200 m deep) valley across a transform at 114 degrees E. The changes in axial morphology along the SEIR are accompanied by a 500 m increase in near-axis ridge flank depth from 2800 m near 88 degrees E to 3300 m near 114 degrees E and by a 50 mGal increase in the regional level of mantle Bouguer gravity anomalies over the same distance, The regional changes in depth and mantle Bouguer anomaly (MBA) gravity can be both explained by a 1.7-2.4 km change in crustal thickness or by a mantle temperature change of 50 degrees C-90 degrees C. In reality, melt supply (crustal thickness) and mantle temperature are linked, so that changes in both may occur simultaneously and these estimates serve as upper bounds. The along-axis MBA gradient is not uniform. Pronounced steps in the regional level of the MBA gravity occur at 103 degrees 30'E-104 degrees E and at 114 degrees E-116 degrees E and correspond to the changes in the nature of the axial morphology and in the amplitude of abyssal hill morphology suggesting that the different forms of morphology do not grade into each other but rather represent distinctly different forms of axial (s)tructure and tectonics with a sharp transition between them. The change from an axial high to an axial valley requires a threshold effect in which the strength of the lithosphere changes quickly. The presence or absence of a quasi-steady state magma chamber may provide such a mechanism. The different forms of axial morphology are also associated with different intrasegment MBA gravity patterns. Segments with an axial high have an MBA low located at a depth minimum near the center of the segment, At EPR-like segments, the MBA low is about 10 mGal with along-axis gradients of 0.15-0.25 mGal/km, similar to those observed at the EPR, Rifted highs have a shallower low and lower gradients suggesting an attenuated composite magma chamber and a reduced and perhaps episodic melt supply. Segments with a shallow axial valley have very flat along-axis MBA profiles with little correspondence between axial depth and axial MBA gravity.

Uma abordagem dirigida a modelo para a geração de casos de teste baseada na detecção de cenários implícitos

Dissertação (mestrado)—Universidade de Brasília, Instituto de Ciências Exatas, Departamento de Ciência da Computação, 2015.

Sobre o fluxo de calor no Sul de Portugal

Os trabalhos publicados sobre estudos conducentes a obtenção de propriedades da litosfera na Península Ibérica, indicam uma anomalia na espessura da litosfera no SW da Península referida. Um dos parâmetros utilizados nos modelos referidos, é o valor do fluxo de calor característico da região. O trabalho que propomos apresentar consiste na análise detalhada dos dados de fluxo de calor obtidos no sul de Portugal (Zona Sul Portuguesa e parte da Zona de Ossa Morena ). Os valores obtidos são relativamente elevados, devido a gradientes de temperatura elevados e/ou valores elevados de condutividade térmica, não sendo possível obter um valor de fluxo de calor característico de toda a região estudada. Será feita uma análise detalhada dos valores obtidos, tentando relacioná-los com características próprias dos locais onde foram realizadas as medições.

Modelos Térmicos e Espessura da Litosfera no Sul de Portugal

Os trabalhos publicados sobre estudos relacionados com a obtenção de propriedades da Litosfera na Península Ibérica, indicam uma anomalia na espessura da litosfera no SW da Península referida. Para estes estudos são utilizados valores de altitude , elevação do geóide, anomalias gravíticas e estrutura térmica da região. O trabalho que pretendemos apresentar, consiste em fazer o estudo referido, tendo em conta as características específicas da região em estudo. Serão consideradas as variações de alguns parâmetros na região, como , por exemplo, o fluxo de calor e a profundidade da Moho, tendo em vista a obtenção de informação sobre a estrutura térmica da região e implicações nos resultados dos modelos, nomeadamente na espessura da Litosfera.

Prevalência e distribuição de agenésia dentária na Clínica Dentária Egas Moniz

Dissertação para obtenção do grau de Mestre no Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde Egas Moniz

Modelo geológico-geofísico de la zona del silencio en el Centro-Norte de México

En la presente tesis, partiendo de un análisis cualitativo de mapas de anomalías gravimétricas y magnéticas de La Zona del Silencio, localizada al Centro-Norte de México, en la frontera entre los estados de Chihuahua, Coahuila y Durango, en el margen oeste del bloque de Coahuila, con el propósito de encontrar una relación entre los datos geofísicos obtenidos y las estructuras geológicas que se encuentran a lo largo del área de estudio se propuso un modelo que explica el origen de los rasgos geológicos-geofísicos superficiales y profundos. Dicho análisis se realizó a partir del procesamiento e interpretación de los mapas de anomalías tanto gravimétricas como magnéticas. Con los datos gravimétricos obtenidos del International Gravimetric Bureau se generaron mapas de anomalías de Aire Libre y de Bouguer Completa. Con el procesamiento de los datos se elaboraron mapas de las componentes Regional, Residual y Primeras Derivadas. Los datos aeromagnéticos fueron obtenidos del Servicio Geológico Mexicano, con los cuales se generaron mapas de Reducción al Polo y Residual. Complementando con un Modelo Digital de Elevaciones (DME), combinado con la revisión de los estudios geológicos previos se hicieron correlaciones con estructuras superficiales y bloques de basamento profundos de la zona. Dentro del área de investigación se observó una clara diferencia estructural entre basamento cristalino y relleno sedimentario. La dirección del campo gravimétrico es generalmente NNW-SSE y refleja la estructura del basamento. En los mapas de anomalías gravimétricas residuales se observó una tendencia regional con una orientación preferencial NNW-SSE, la cual se asocia con la provincia extensional de Cuencas y Sierras. Las anomalías magnéticas presentan una orientación principal WNW-ESE, las cuales se relacionan con la fábrica de basamento definida con el fallamiento profundo de edad Pérmico-Triásico-Jurásico de orientación WNW-ESE.