Modeling of micro- and nanostructures made of films and crystals/fibers arrays

Magdeburg, Univ., Fak. für Maschinenbau, Diss., 2013

Micro scale modeling grain boundary damage under creep conditions

Magdeburg, Univ., Fak. für Maschinenbau, Diss., 2014

Estudos sobre a alimentação mineral do cafeeiro XXVII. Efeito da adubação N, P e K no teor de macro e micro nutrientes do fruto e na qualidade da bebida do café

O efeito da adubação N, P e K na composição mineral do grão (macro nutrientes, B e Zn) e na qualidade da bebida (prova de xícara) foi estudado. Utilizou-se um ensaio de adubação NPK, 3x3x3 plantado em 1955 em Ribeirão Preto, S. P. As amostras foram colhidas a dedo, despolpadas e degomadas no mesmo dia. Verificou-se que somente a adubação nitrogenada aumentou significativamente o teor de N no grão. Altos niveis de K na adubação diminuíram o teor de B e de Zn no grão. O teor de N no grão foi correlacionado negativamente com a qualidade da bebida. A adubação potássica quando excessiva prejudicou a qualidade da bebida mas de uma maneira não consistente. O aumento da produção causado pela adubação nitrogenada e potássica compensam economicamente o pequeno prejuízo causado na qualidade da bebida, que não chega a ser de 0,5 grau na escala utilizada.

Statistical model identification : dynamical processes and large-scale networks in systems biology

Magdeburg, Univ., Fak. für Verfahrens- und Systemtechnik, Diss., 2014

Statistical model identification : dynamical processes and large-scale networks in systems biology

Magdeburg, Univ., Fak. für Verfahrens- und Systemtechnik, Diss., 2014

Micro-macro analysis of creep behavior in a multi-pass weld

Magdeburg, Univ., Fak. für Maschinenbau, Diss., 2014

Control and model-based analysis of microaerobic processes - using Rhodospirillum rubrum as model organism

Magdeburg, Univ., Fak. für Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik, Diss., 2015

Interneuron function in pathological memory processes : relevance for posttraumatic stress disorder

Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Fakultät für Naturwissenschaften, Univ., Dissertation, 2015

Morphometric and genetic differentiation among populations of Eupemphix nattereri (Amphibia, Anura, Leiuperidae) from central Brazil

To assess genetic structure and phenotypic diversity of Eupemphix nattereri Steindachner, 1863, morphometric and molecular analyses were carried out for nine populations from the State of Goiás. A total of 11 morphometric traits were evaluated and genetic information was estimated using RAPD markers. Genetic and phenotypic distances were determined as a function of geographical origin. Correlation among genetic, morphometric, micro, and macroenviromental were analyzed by the Mantel test. Genetic data indicated high levels of genetic diversity (Φst= 0.3) among the nine populations. Mantel tests did not reveal a significant positive correlation between genetic and geographical distances, indicating that locally geographical populations were not genetically similar, even in distances smaller than 50 km. Discriminant analysis on 11 morphometric measurements showed a high divergence among the nine populations. However, a marginally significant correlation (P=0.08) between genetic and morphometric distances was found. The observed correlation was not causal in terms of the relationship between phenotype and genotype, but indicated common spatial structures. Thus, our results suggest that isolation-by-distance processes may explain population divergence in Eupemphix nattereri.

Selecting negotiation processes with Health Care

We address the question of how a third-party payer (e.g. an insurer) decides what providers to contract with. Three different mechanisms are studied and their properties compared. A first mechanism consists in the third-party payer setting up a bargaining procedure with both providers jointly and simultaneously. A second mechanism envisages the outcome of the same simultaneous bargaining but independently with every provider. Finally, the last mechanism is of different nature. It is the so-called "any willing provider" where the third-party payer announces a contract and every provider freely decides to sign it or not. The main finding is that the decision of the third-party payer depends on the surplus to be shared. When it is relatively high the third-party payer prefers the any willing provider system. When, on the contrary, the surplus is relatively low, the third-party payer will select one of the other two systems accor ing to how bargaining power is distributed.