Melkein sata vuotta poikien liikkumista : elämäntapa ja fyysinen aktiivisuus neljän sukupolven lapsuudessa ja nuoruudessa

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A Study on India’s Trade Relationship with SAARC Countries with Special Reference to SATA

The present study reveals that there are enormous opportunities for forging closer economic relations among SAARC countries. These opportunities could be fully utilized through the twin processes of trade liberalization and industrial restructuring which are complementary to each other. The SAARC Preferential Trade Arrangement (SAPTA) is the first step in trade liberalization. However, the scope of SAPTA has to be sufficiently widened in order to derive substantial benefits from preferential trading agreements. It is suggested that the SAARC countries adopt a combined approach for tariff elimination, tariff reduction and preferential or concessional tariffs. This process will help in moving quickly towards the creation of a Free Trade Area in the SAARC region. It is necessary to emphasis that, in any regional organization, smaller countries may feel that greater trade co-operation with their larger neighbors may result in larger countries taking over their economies. India occupies 70% of the SAARC region, both geographically and economically, and the remaining 6 nations of the SAARC borders only with India and not with each other. As the biggest, and the most industrialized trading partner among the SAARC countries, India has to recognize that a special responsibility devolves on her and take a lead in making the Regional Economic Co-operation a reality in South Asia.

Effects of phonophoresis with Arnica montana onto acute inflammatory process in rat skeletal muscles: An experimental study

This study aimed at verifying the effects of phonophoresis associated with Arnica montana on the acute phase of an inflammatory muscle lesion. Forty Wistar male rats (300 +/- 50 g), of which the Tibialis Anterior muscle was surgically lesioned, were divided into four groups (n = 10 each): control group received no treatment; the ultrasound group (US) was treated in pulsed mode with 1-MHz frequency, 0.5 W/cm(2) intensity (spatial and temporal average - SATA), duty cycle of 1: 2 (2 ms on, 4 ms off, 50%), time of application 3 min per session, one session per day, for 3 days; the phonophoresis or ultrasound plus arnica (US+A) group was treated with arnica with the same US parameters plus arnica gel; and the arnica group (A) was submitted to massage with arnica gel, also for 3 min, once a day, for 3 days. Treatment started 24 h after the surgical lesion. On the 4th day after lesion creation, animals were sacrificed and sections of the lesioned, inflamed muscle were removed for quantitative (mononuclear and polymorphonuclear cell count) and qualitative histological analysis. Collected data from the 4 groups were statistically analyzed and the significance level set at p < 0.05. Results show higher mononuclear cell density in all three treated groups with no significant difference between them, but values were significantly different (p < 0.0001) when compared to control group`s. As to polymorphonuclear cell density, significant differences were found between control group (p = 0.0134) and US, US+A and A groups; the arnica group presented lesser density of polymorphonuclear cells when compared (p = 0.0134) to the other groups. No significant difference was found between US and US+A groups. While the massage with arnica gel proved to be an effective anti-inflammatory on acute muscle lesion in topic use, these results point to ineffectiveness of Arnica montana phonophoresis, US having seemingly checked or minimized its anti-inflammatory effect. (C) 2008 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.

THERAPEUTIC ULTRASOUND DID NOT INCREASE THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF FLEXOR TENDONS AFTER THEIR REPAIR

Objective: Experimental study idealized to investigate the mechanical properties of deep flexor tendons of rabbits that underwent the tenotomy followed by tenorrhaphy and early application of therapeutic ultrasound with different intensities, in comparison to tendons submitted to tenorrhaphy only. Material and Method: Forty-four rabbits were divided into four experimental groups according to the ultrasound application. They were all submitted to a section of deep flexor tendon in zone 2 and immobilized with an orthosis maintained throughout the experiment. Group A received ultrasonic treatment with an intensity of 1.4 W/cm(2), group B with 0.6 W/cm(2), both in continuous mode, group C with 0.6 W/cm(2) SATA, in pulsated mode at 50% and group D did not receive any ultrasonic treatment. The ultrasonic frequency employed was 1 MHz. After euthanasia, the tendons were dissected and submitted to the mechanical test of traction and qualitative histological analysis. The evaluated mechanical properties were: maximum force, deformation in maximum force and stiffness. Results: There were no statistically significant differences among the experimental groups. Conclusion: Therapeutic ultrasound did not improve the mechanical properties of the flexor tendons after repair.

Programa de manutenção de aeronaves: rodas e travões

No presente trabalho aborda-se as rodas (pneus + jantes) e travões das frotas A319,A320, A320 SATA, A330 e A340 da TAP. Procurou-se realizar uma análise ao actual estado destes componentes, tendo sempre em mente eventuais melhorias a propor caso fosse possível. O estudo dividiu-se nas seguintes partes: prestação, custos, tipo de falhas, manutenção e fiabilidade. Nos três primeiros referenciados pretendeu-se analisar o estado dos componentes e ver potenciais padrões de falhas e irregularidades analisando também os custos de modo a sugerir potenciais reduções caso o cenário assim o permitisse. Salienta-se também que, para este trabalho, as temáticas manutenção e fiabilidade encontram-se interligadas. Teve-se em mente a realização de um estudo da probabilidade de falha dos componentes e assim, averiguar a possibilidade de melhorias no actual estado de manutenção praticado. Para tal, para os dados fiabilisticos recorreu-se ao programa Reliasoft Weibull++7 de modo a podermos observar a evolução do estado do componente ao longo dos ciclos. Por fim, deu-se uso a uma ferramenta fiabilistica, com o auxílio do software Maple 12 que visa a obtenção de um ponto mínimo de custo da manutenção de um componente, tendo a finalidade de comparar com o actual cenário de manutenção correctiva.

Pré-projecto do museu de aviação dos Açores

Mestrado em Património, Museologia e Desenvolvimento (Relatório de Estágio).

Métricas de avaliação de websites : uma aplicação aos transportes aéreos

Dissertação de Mestrado em Gestão de Empresas/MBA.