Análise da viabilidade económica da implementação de uma central de micro-cogeração no setor da agropecuária

O crescente aumento do consumo energético das sociedades desenvolvidas e emergentes, motivado pelo progresso económico e social, tem induzido a procura de alternativas focalizadas nas energias renováveis, que possam contribuir para assegurar o fornecimento de energia sem agravar o consumo de combustíveis fósseis e a emissão de gases com efeito de estufa. Nesse sentido, a produção de energia eléctrica a partir do gás metano resultante da estabilização anaeróbia de efluentes tem vindo a ser estudada e praticada desde finais do século XIX, tendo assumido maior expressão a partir dos anos 70 do século XX, na sequência das primeiras crises petrolíferas. As instalações agropecuárias reúnem dois fatores chave para o sucesso do aproveitamento energético do biogás produzido no tratamento dos efluentes: por um lado, produzem matéria-prima com potencial energético – dejeto animal com um potencial enorme de criação de biogás quando procedido de tratamento anaeróbio - e, por outro, necessitam de energia eléctrica para o funcionamento dos equipamentos electromecânicos e de calor para a manutenção das instalações. A valorização energética do biogás produzido na estabilização anaeróbia dos efluentes agro-pecuários, para além de permitir obter um retorno financeiro, que contribui para o equilíbrio dos custos de investimento e de exploração, contribui igualmente para a redução das emissões de gases com efeito de estufa, como o dióxido de carbono e o metano, e para a segurança de abastecimento energético à instalação, na medida em que assegura a alimentação de energia eléctrica em caso de falha no fornecimento pela rede nacional. A presente dissertação apresenta um contributo para estudos a desenvolver por proprietários de agropecuárias, cooperativas regionais do setor da agropecuária, empresas de projecto e estudantes de Engenharia, constituído por uma compilação da informação mais relevante associada à estabilização anaeróbia de efluentes e à valorização energética do biogás produzido. Com base em informação referente ao número real de animais existentes em Portugal, este trabalho pretende fazer ver a essas entidades que o aproveitamento energético do biogás é viável e útil para o país. Com a criação de uma aplicação informática de análise económica de investimento, provar que o investimento em pequenas propriedades, com apenas 80 cabeças normais, pode obter um retorno financeiro razoável, com um prazo de recuperação do investimento bastante baixo, aproveitando um recurso que caso contrário será desperdiçado e poluirá o ambiente.

Avaliação da eficiência das empresas na utilização das redes sociais digitais: data envelopment analysis aplicada ao Facebook

Dissertação para obtenção do Grau de Mestre em Engenharia e Gestão Industrial

Exploraty Multivariate Statistical Methods Applied to Pharmaceutical Industry CRM Data

Dissertação apresentada como requisito parcial para obtenção do grau de Mestre em Estatística e Gestão de Informação

Fasciola hepatica IN BOVINES IN BRAZIL: DATA AVAILABILITY AND SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION

Fasciolosis is a disease of importance for both veterinary and public health. For the first time, georeferenced prevalence data of Fasciola hepatica in bovines were collected and mapped for the Brazilian territory and data availability was discussed. Bovine fasciolosis in Brazil is monitored on a Federal, State and Municipal level, and to improve monitoring it is essential to combine the data collected on these three levels into one dataset. Data were collected for 1032 municipalities where livers were condemned by the Federal Inspection Service (MAPA/SIF) because of the presence of F. hepatica. The information was distributed over 11 states: Espírito Santo, Goiás, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Pará, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and São Paulo. The highest prevalence of fasciolosis was observed in the southern states, with disease clusters along the coast of Paraná and Santa Catarina and in Rio Grande do Sul. Also, temporal variation of the prevalence was observed. The observed prevalence and the kriged prevalence maps presented in this paper can assist both animal and human health workers in estimating the risk of infection in their state or municipality.

Development of regional spatial data infrastructure (SDI) case study in hearth of Borneo

Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Geospatial Technologies.

PREHISTORICAL Pediculus humanus capitis INFESTATION: QUANTITATIVE DATA AND LOW VACUUM SCANNING MICROSCOPY

A pre-Columbian Peruvian scalp was examined decades ago by a researcher from the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. Professor Olympio da Fonseca Filho described nits and adult lice attached to hair shafts and commented about the origin of head lice infestations on mankind. This same scalp was sent to our laboratory and is the subject of the present paper. Analysis showed a massive infestation with nine eggs/cm2 and an impressive number of very well preserved adult lice. The infestation age was roughly estimated as nine months before death based on the distance of nits from the hair root and the medium rate of hair growth. A small traditional textile was associated with the scalp, possibly part of the funerary belongings. Other morphological aspects visualized by low-vacuum scanning electron microscopy are also presented here for adults and nits.

Accessing meteorological data in INSPIRE

Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Geospatial Technologies.

Geospatial data harmonization from regional level to european level: a usa case in forest fire data

Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Geospatial Technologies.

Public private collaboration: Potentials for spatial data infrastructure development in developing countries - A caste study of Nigeria

Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Geospatial Technologies.

Landslide susceptibility assessment in Karanganyar regency - Indonesia - Comparison of knowledge-based and Data-driven Models

Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Geospatial Technologies.

Stratigraphic interpretation of Well-Log data of the Athabasca Oil Sands of Alberta Canada through Pattern recognition and Artificial Intelligence

Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Geospatial Technologies.

Spatio-Temporal data modeling in response to deforestation monitoring (a case study of small region in Riau Province, Indonesia)

Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Geospatial Technologies.

Integration of crowdsourced information with traditional crises and disaster management information using linked data

Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Geospatial Technologies.

SUSCEPTIBILITY TO ANTIBIOTICS IN URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS IN A SECONDARY CARE SETTING FROM 2005-2006 AND 2010-2011, IN SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL: DATA FROM 11,943 URINE CULTURES

Introduction: Urinary tract infection (UTI) has a high incidence and recurrence, therefore, treatment is empirical in the majority of cases. Objectives: The aim of this study was to analyze the urine cultures performed at a secondary hospital, during two periods, 2005-2006 and 2010-2011, and to estimate the microbial resistance. Patients and methods: We analyzed 11,943 aerobic urine cultures according to basic demographic data and susceptibility to antibiotics in accordance with the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) for Vitek 1 and 2. Results: Most of our cohort consisted of young adult females that were seen at the Emergency Department. E. coli was the most frequent (70.2%) among the 75 species isolated. Resistance of all isolates was ≥ 20% for trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX), norfloxacin, nitrofurantoin, cefazolin and nalidixic acid. Although E. coli was more susceptible (resistance ≥ 20% for TMP/SMX and nalidixic acid) among all of the isolates, when classified by the number and percentage of antibiotic resistance. Global resistance to fluoroquinolones was approximately 12%. Risk factors for E. coli were female gender and an age less than 65 years. Men and patients older than 65 years of age, presented more resistant isolates. Extended spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL) were identified in 173 out of 5,722 Gram-negative isolates (3.0%) between 2010 and 2011. Conclusion: E. coli was the most frequent microbe isolated in the urine cultures analyzed in this study. There was a significant evolution of bacterial resistance between the two periods studied. In particular, the rise of bacterial resistance to fluoroquinolones was concerning.

Providing energy efficiency location-based strategies for buildings using linked open data

Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Geospatial Technologies.