Estudo da dispersão pós-alimentar em larvas de moscas-varejeiras via autômatos celulares

In this paper, a computational analysis, using a cellular automata model, has been developed to analyze post-feeding dispersal behavior of blow y larvae. This model aimed to: simulate the exponential decline of pupal number in relation to the feed source and spatial oscillation due to larval interaction during dispersal; study whether the prior pupal presence in uences distribution patterns of larval frequency; and compare obtained unidirectional dispersal patterns to the cross-dimensional ones. The cellular automata (CA) model was able to successfully reproduce the essential features of the larval dispersal process and, thus, show the importance of local interaction in the studied dispersal process dynamics. Oscillations could be explained by the interaction among dispersing larvae and intrinsic pupation time. The box size and the initial larval density were important factors for the experiment because they in uenced the results. Results showed that the unidirectional dispersal could be used to simulate the larval dispersion that occurs in the natural environment, because both models had a similar result. These results are important to understand how di erent factors can in uence the dynamics of blow y larval dispersal, bringing important results for behavioral ecology and forensic entomology

Análise ambiental do comércio bilateral Brasil - China

A estrutura do comércio bilateral entre o Brasil e a República Popular da China - China alterou-se ao longo das décadas de 1990 e 2000 e dos anos 2010 e 2011, que correspondem ao período de análise. Os indicadores monetários e físicos aqui utilizados sugerem que essa relação bilateral de comércio apresenta impacto negativo sobre o meio ambiente e uma tendência exponencial deste impacto. Os indicadores físicos parecem permitir uma extrapolação maior do que os monetários: apesar da China estar contribuindo com uma parcela maior com as mudanças climáticas - maior valor absoluto de emissão de CO2 das exportações -, o Brasil está contribuindo proporcionalmente mais do que aquele país para a insustentabilidade global. Assim, a dinâmica dessa estrutura aponta para aumento da vulnerabilidade do setor exportador brasileiro, tanto no aspecto ambiental como no tecnológico, fator primordial para minimização do impacto sobre o ecossistema local e global

Síntese de pró-fármaco recíproco com potencial atividade anti-psoríase

A psoríase é uma doença inflamatória crônica da pele caracterizada pela hiperproliferação dos queratinócitos. Apesar de não se conhecer a causa da doença, sabe-se que ela envolve uma série de alterações no sistema imune inato e adquirido, principalmente. Entre essas alterações estão o aumento da produção de citocinas pró-inflamatórias como a interleucina 1 e o fator de necrose tumoral α (TNF- α). O metotrexato é um antinéoplásico análogo do ácido fólico, mas que tem seu uso consolidado no tratamento da psoríase. Sua ação principal está na inibição indireta de células em crescimento exponencial, como células tumorais e em proliferação. A modulação dos níveis de TNF-α vem a ser uma boa alternativa para o controle da psoríase. A talidomida foi o primeiro fármaco que desempenhava tal atividade, mas devido a sua teratogenicidade deixou de ser utilizada. Descobriu-se que a função antiinflamatória estava relacionada à parte ftalimídica da molécula. Então, a partir daí passou-se a sintetizar derivados que pudessem ter a mesma atividade, porém com toxicidade reduzida. Esse trabalho visa a síntese de um pró-fármaco recíproco, com a finalidade de uso tópico, unindo as atividades antiinflamatórias e antiproliferativa do metotrexato e imunomoduladora do derivado ftalimídico, o cloreto de 4-(1,3-dioxo-1,3-diidro-2H-isoindol-2-il)benzenosulfonil, para a redução de efeitos adversos e toxicidade decorrente do tratamento, visando a melhora da qualidade de vida do paciente

Proposta de arquitetura e protocolo para a geração automática de assinaturas de malwares

Given the exponential growth in the spread of the virus world wide web (Internet) and its increasing complexity, it is necessary to adopt more complex systems for the extraction of malware finger-prints (malware fingerprints - malicious software; is the name given to extracting unique information leading to identification of the virus, equivalent to humans, the fingerprint). The architecture and protocol proposed here aim to achieve more efficient fingerprints, using techniques that make a single fingerprint enough to compromise an entire group of viruses. This efficiency is given by the use of a hybrid approach of extracting fingerprints, taking into account the analysis of the code and the behavior of the sample, so called viruses. The main targets of this proposed system are Polymorphics and Metamorphics Malwares, given the difficulty in creating fingerprints that identify an entire family from these viruses. This difficulty is created by the use of techniques that have as their main objective compromise analysis by experts. The parameters chosen for the behavioral analysis are: File System; Records Windows; RAM Dump and API calls. As for the analysis of the code, the objective is to create, in binary virus, divisions in blocks, where it is possible to extract hashes. This technique considers the instruction there and its neighborhood, characterized as being accurate. In short, with this information is intended to predict and draw a profile of action of the virus and then create a fingerprint based on the degree of kinship between them (threshold), whose goal is to increase the ability to detect viruses that do not make part of the same family

Uma história movida a álcool: impactos ambientais no contexto canavieiro paulista (1975 a 2003)

Pós-graduação em História - FCLAS

Diferentes maneiras de definir a função logarítmica natural

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

História do número e: gênese e aplicações

The aim of this paper is to present some fundamental aspects of the history of the number e, in particular those related to its origin, a little uncertain, and their unavoidable presence in the most diverse applications in various branches of science. We will highlight the importance of this number in compound interest problems, in the Napier’s logarithms, in the quadrature of the hyperbola, in the catenary problem and mostly in the lush Euler’s contribution to the subject.

Liberação de componentes do extrato de Casearia sylvestris Swartz empregando membranas de látex natural como suporte

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

Utilização de informações genômicas para o melhoramento genético de características da carne em bovinos da raça Nelore

Pós-graduação em Genética e Melhoramento Animal - FCAV

Produção de 1,3-propanodiol por Klebsiella pneumoniae e Escherichia coli: otimização de meio e clonagem de genes

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

Fotocromismo e luminescência de compostos a base de tungstênio e íons terras raras trivalentes via síntese hidrotérmica

Pós-graduação em Química - IQ

Técnicas de análise de dados distribuídos em áreas

Pós-graduação em Biometria - IBB

Gestão de resíduos sólidos no município de Tibagi - PR: desempenho da coleta seletiva

The objective of this study was to analyze the performance of solid waste management in the municipality of Tibagi, Paraná, a city with approximately 20000 inhabitants, which implemented the selective collection program called Recycle Tibagi. The analysis was based on descriptive statistical techniques, considering the three types of waste (tailings, organic and recyclable), and per capita generation of garbage upward trend in the coming years, based on the method of Winter (Triple Exponential Damping), using data recorded by the Department of the Environment and the Association of Recyclable Materials from Tibagi - ACAMARTI. Efficient selective collection from a structured environmental education program with constant training conducted with the scavengers, possible to obtain important data in sorting and marketing of recyclable materials, saving raw materials, water and energy, as well as relevant indicators social inclusion and employment generation and income. The project involves several areas of municipal management and arouses curiosity and interest in several areas: social, financial, environmental and administrative. It's a way to encourage new projects and public bodies, highlighting the importance of recycling and proper disposal of solid waste.

Identificação de funções de transferência de ordem fracionária utilizando como entrada um degrau

Pós-graduação em Engenharia Elétrica - FEIS

Deposition of bodily chemical components in the carcass of tilapia (oreochromis sp.) strains

The knowledge of how animals deposited chemical components as water, protein, fat and ash in the carcass is importance for the formulation of a balanced diet, allowing maximum performance with a low environmental impact. So, the study was carried out to evaluate the influence of different tilapia strains (Chitralada, Commercial, Red and Universidade Federal de Lavras [UFLA]) on the deposition of bodily chemical components in the carcass. The bodily components analyzed were water, protein, fat and ash. For the determination of the bodily chemical deposition curves by age, the exponential, Brody, logistic, Gompertz and von Bertalanffy models were adjusted. The Commercial and UFLA strains deposited water at a faster speed (P<0.05) compared with the remaining strains. As for protein, the Red strain had a lower estimated maturity weight (49.37 g), and was more precocious (202 days) with regard to maximum deposition in comparison to the other strains (Chitralada, UFLA and Commercial) in which there was an estimated maturity weight of 231.5 g and maximum depositionfor 337 days. There were no differences (P>0.05) for the logistic model parameter between Red, UFLA and Commercial strains for fat, which presented a maximum fat deposition (0.23 g) at 310 days of age. Regarding ash deposition, the Commercial strain presented a higher maximum deposition (0.10 g) at 337 days, occurring later than the other strains that presented maximum deposition (0.033g) at 254 days of age. Thus, it was concluded that the genetic strains evaluated differ in chemical deposition curves of water, protein, fat and ash.