P-T-Fluid evolution and graphite deposition during retrograde metamorphism in Ribeira Fold Belt, SE Brazil: Oxygen fugacity, fluid inclusions and C-O-H isotopic evidence

Combined fluid inclusion (FI) microthermometry, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, C-O-H isotopes and oxygen fugacities of granulites from central Ribeira Fold Belt, SE Brazil, provided the following results: i) Magnetite-Hematite fO(2) estimates range from 10(-11.5) bar (QFM + 1) to 10(-18.3) bar (QFM - 1) for the temperature range of 896 degrees C-656 degrees C, implying fO(2) decrease from metamorphic peak temperatures to retrograde conditions; ii) 5 main types of fluid inclusions were observed: a) CO(2) and CO(2)-N(2) (0-11 mol%) high to medium density (1.01-0.59 g/cm(3)) FI; b) CO(2) and CO(2)-N(2) (0-36 mol%) low density (0.19-0.29 g/cm(3)) FI; c) CO(2) (94-95 mol%)-N(2) (3 mol%)-CH(4) (2-3 mol%)-H(2)O (water phi(v) (25 degrees C) = 0.1) FI; d) low-salinity H(2)O-CO(2) FI; and e) late low-salinity H(2)O FI; iii) Raman analyses evidence two graphite types in khondalites: an early highly ordered graphite (T similar to 450 degrees C) overgrown by a disordered kind (T similar to 330 degrees C); iv) delta(18)O quartz results of 10.3-10.7 parts per thousand, imply high-temperature CO(2) delta(18)O values of 14.4-14.8 parts per thousand, suggesting the involvement of a metamorphic fluid, whereas lower temperature biotite delta(18)O and delta D results of 7.5-8.5 parts per thousand and -54 to -67 parts per thousand respectively imply H(2)O delta(18)O values of 10-11 parts per thousand and delta D(H2O) of -23 to -36 parts per thousand suggesting delta(18)O depletion and increasing fluid/rock ratio from metamorphic peak to retrograde conditions. Isotopic results are compatible with low-temperature H(2)O influx and fO(2) decrease that promoted graphite deposition in retrograde granulites, simultaneous with low density CO(2), CO(2)-N(2) and CO(2)-N(2)-CH(4)-H(2)O fluid inclusions at T = 450-330 degrees C. Graphite delta(13)C results of -10.9 to -11.4 parts per thousand imply CO(2) delta(13)C values of -0.8 to -1.3 parts per thousand suggesting decarbonation of Cambrian marine carbonates with small admixture of lighter biogenic or mantle derived fluids. Based on these results, it is suggested that metamorphic fluids from the central segment of Ribeira Fold Belt evolved to CO(2)-N(2) fluids during granulitic metamorphism at high fO(2), followed by rapid pressure drop at T similar to 400-450 degrees C during late exhumation that caused fO(2) reduction induced by temperature decrease and water influx, turning carbonic fluids into CO(2)-H(2)O (depleting biotite delta(18)O and delta D values), and progressively into H(2)O. When fO(2) decreased substantially by mixture of carbonic and aqueous fluids, graphite deposited forming khondalites. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Boundary and internal conditions for adjoint fluid-flow problems

The ever-increasing robustness and reliability of flow-simulation methods have consolidated CFD as a major tool in virtually all branches of fluid mechanics. Traditionally, those methods have played a crucial role in the analysis of flow physics. In more recent years, though, the subject has broadened considerably, with the development of optimization and inverse design applications. Since then, the search for efficient ways to evaluate flow-sensitivity gradients has received the attention of numerous researchers. In this scenario, the adjoint method has emerged as, quite possibly, the most powerful tool for the job, which heightens the need for a clear understanding of its conceptual basis. Yet, some of its underlying aspects are still subject to debate in the literature, despite all the research that has been carried out on the method. Such is the case with the adjoint boundary and internal conditions, in particular. The present work aims to shed more light on that topic, with emphasis on the need for an internal shock condition. By following the path of previous authors, the quasi-1D Euler problem is used as a vehicle to explore those concepts. The results clearly indicate that the behavior of the adjoint solution through a shock wave ultimately depends upon the nature of the objective functional.

Three-dimensional, fully adaptive simulations of phase-field fluid models

We present an efficient numerical methodology for the 31) computation of incompressible multi-phase flows described by conservative phase-field models We focus here on the case of density matched fluids with different viscosity (Model H) The numerical method employs adaptive mesh refinements (AMR) in concert with an efficient semi-implicit time discretization strategy and a linear, multi-level multigrid to relax high order stability constraints and to capture the flow`s disparate scales at optimal cost. Only five linear solvers are needed per time-step. Moreover, all the adaptive methodology is constructed from scratch to allow a systematic investigation of the key aspects of AMR in a conservative, phase-field setting. We validate the method and demonstrate its capabilities and efficacy with important examples of drop deformation, Kelvin-Helmholtz instability, and flow-induced drop coalescence (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved

Identification of lift-off mechanism failure for salt drill-in drilling fluid containing polymer filter cake through adsorption/desorption studies

Drilling fluid`s contact with the productive zone of horizontal or complex wells can reduce well productivity by fluid invasion in the borehole wall. Salted drilling drill-in fluid containing polymers has often been applied in horizontal or complex petroleum wells in the poorly consolidated sandstone reservoirs of the Campos basin, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This fluid usually consists of natural polymers such as starch and xanthan gum, which are deposited as a filter cake on the wellbore wall during the drilling. Therefore, the identification of a lift-off mechanism failure, which can be detachment or blistering and pinholing, will enable formulation improvements. increasing the chances of success during filter cake removal in open hole operations. Likewise, knowledge of drill-in drilling fluid adsorption/desorption onto sand can help understand the filter cake-rock adhesion mechanism and consequently filter cake lift-off mechanism failures. The present study aimed to identify the lift-off failure mechanism for this type of fluid filter cake studying adsorption/desorption onto SiO(2) using solutions of natural polymers, lubricants, besides the fluid itself. Ellipsometry was employed to measure this process. The adsorption/desorption studies showed that the adsorbed layer of drilling fluid onto the walls of the rock pores is made up of clusters of polymers, linked by hydrogen bonds, which results in a force of lower cohesion compared to the electrostatic interaction between silica and polymers. Consequently, it was found that the most probable filter cake failure mechanism is rupture (blistering and pinholing), which results in the formation of ducts within the filter cake. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Detection of Paraquat in Oral Fluid, Plasma, and Urine by Capillary Electrophoresis for Diagnosis of Acute Poisoning

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QoS Evaluation of BandwidthSchedulers in IPTV Networks OfferedSRD Fluid Video Traffic

Internet protocol TV (IPTV) is predicted to be the key technology winner in the future. Efforts to accelerate the deployment of IPTV centralized model which is combined of VHO, encoders, controller, access network and Home network. Regardless of whether the network is delivering live TV, VOD, or Time-shift TV, all content and network traffic resulting from subscriber requests must traverse the entire network from the super-headend all the way to each subscriber's Set-Top Box (STB).IPTV services require very stringent QoS guarantees When IPTV traffic shares the network resources with other traffic like data and voice, how to ensure their QoS and efficiently utilize the network resources is a key and challenging issue. For QoS measured in the network-centric terms of delay jitter, packet losses and bounds on delay. The main focus of this thesis is on the optimized bandwidth allocation and smooth datatransmission. The proposed traffic model for smooth delivering video service IPTV network with its QoS performance evaluation. According to Maglaris et al [5] First, analyze the coding bit rate of a single video source. Various statistical quantities are derived from bit rate data collected with a conditional replenishment inter frame coding scheme. Two correlated Markov process models (one in discrete time and one incontinuous time) are shown to fit the experimental data and are used to model the input rates of several independent sources into a statistical multiplexer. Preventive control mechanism which is to be include CAC, traffic policing used for traffic control.QoS has been evaluated of common bandwidth scheduler( FIFO) by use fluid models with Markovian queuing method and analysis the result by using simulator andanalytically, Which is measured the performance of the packet loss, overflow and mean waiting time among the network users.

QoS evaluation of Bandwidth Schedulers in IPTV Networks Offered SRD Fluid Video Traffic

Internet protocol TV (IPTV) is predicted to be the key technology winner in the future. Efforts to accelerate the deployment of IPTV centralized model which is combined of VHO, encoders, controller, access network and Home network. Regardless of whether the network is delivering live TV, VOD, or Time-shift TV, all content and network traffic resulting from subscriber requests must traverse the entire network from the super-headend all the way to each subscriber's Set-Top Box (STB). IPTV services require very stringent QoS guarantees When IPTV traffic shares the network resources with other traffic like data and voice, how to ensure their QoS and efficiently utilize the network resources is a key and challenging issue. For QoS measured in the network-centric terms of delay jitter, packet losses and bounds on delay. The main focus of this thesis is on the optimized bandwidth allocation and smooth data transmission. The proposed traffic model for smooth delivering video service IPTV network with its QoS performance evaluation. According to Maglaris et al [5] first, analyze the coding bit rate of a single video source. Various statistical quantities are derived from bit rate data collected with a conditional replenishment inter frame coding scheme. Two correlated Markov process models (one in discrete time and one in continuous time) are shown to fit the experimental data and are used to model the input rates of several independent sources into a statistical multiplexer. Preventive control mechanism which is to be including CAC, traffic policing used for traffic control. QoS has been evaluated of common bandwidth scheduler( FIFO) by use fluid models with Markovian queuing method and analysis the result by using simulator and analytically, Which is measured the performance of the packet loss, overflow and mean waiting time among the network users.

Uso de indicadores em sistemas locais de saúde: um estudo sobre municípios entre 100 mil e 300 mil habitantes no Estado de São Paulo

Investiga sobre indicadores de saúde em municípios paulistas entre 100 mil e 300 mil habitantes. Comenta sobre as fontes de origem desses indicadores, bem como a amplitude de dispersão da informação resultante do uso desses indicadores no planejamento das ações de saúde nos municípios pesquisados. Aborda conceitos relativos à saúde, à qualidade de vida nas cidades, à mensuração dessa qualidade, às relações entre espaço urbano e saúde e sua importância sobre o planejamento das ações de saúde coletiva nas cidades, além de fazer um retrospecto histórico e conceitual acerca do movimento por Cidades Saudáveis.

Diagnóstico e formulação de políticas públicas em municípios abaixo de 50 mil habitantes : recomendações e instrumentos

As discussões sobre o uso de indicadores aplicado à formulação de políticas públicas ganham força no cenário nacional. O governo federal e o estadual, a partir de suas iniciativas, vêm induzindo os gestores municipais a elaborarem diagnósticos e pensarem de forma planejada sobre a realidade que desejam interferir. Neste sentido, se evidencia a importância do uso de informações para potencializar os efeitos em todo o ciclo de políticas públicas: diagnóstico, formulação, implementação e avaliação. Entre os desafios que englobam o tema está pensar instrumentos apropriados para apoiar os gestores de pequenos Municípios a fazer diagnósticos baseados no conhecimento estruturado da realidade. O presente trabalho tem a finalidade de contribuir para esta discussão por meio de recomendações que visam o aperfeiçoamento de um dos instrumentos existentes e já utilizados para este fim: a publicação “Construindo o diagnóstico municipal: uma metodologia”. Esta publicação foi elaborada em 2008 pelo Centro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Administração Municipal (CEPAM) e Instituto de Economia da Universidade de Campinas com o intuito de fornecer aos recém-empossados prefeitos, condições de obter as informações básicas necessárias para elaboração de planejamento municipal. Passados quatro anos do lançamento da publicação, a equipe do CEPAM pretende elaborar uma segunda versão do documento direcionada aos Municípios de menor porte, o que justifica a proposta desse trabalho em sugerir adequações para seu aperfeiçoamento. Para chegar a tal objetivo, a equipe de mestrandos envolvida com o trabalho lançou mão de três instrumentos de pesquisa: investigação crítica da publicação CEPAM, entrevistas com prefeitos de pequenos municípios e entrevistas qualitativas com especialistas de instituições produtoras e disseminadoras de dados. Ao todo foram realizadas entrevistas com 22 prefeitos, 9 especialistas em diagnósticos aplicados a políticas públicas e analisados cerca de 250 indicadores de abrangência multidimensional. Os resultados das mais de trinta entrevistas realizadas apontaram para uma série de especificidades que dificultam o uso de diagnósticos por administrações municipais menores. A partir do conteúdo dos entraves e constatações levantados mapearam-se os temas considerados prioritários, que foram classificados em quatro áreas de intervenção e quatorze recomendações para subsidiar o CEPAM na atualização da publicação a ser direcionada aos Municípios abaixo de 50 mil habitantes.

O uso de indicadores aplicados ao planejamento de políticas públicas em municípios abaixo de 50 mil habitantes

As discussões sobre o uso de indicadores aplicado à formulação de políticas públicas ganham força no cenário nacional. Entre os desafios que englobam o tema está pensar instrumentos apropriados para apoiar os gestores de pequenos municípios a fazer diagnósticos e planejamento baseados no conhecimento estruturado da realidade. O presente artigo visa contribuir para esta temática ao buscar entender quais elementos possibilitariam a criação de instrumentos capazes de apoiar gestores de municípios de pequeno porte na utilização de indicadores para diagnóstico e planejamento da atividade pública. Para chegar a tal objetivo, recorreu-se a bibliografia especializada e a realização de uma investigação que englobou entrevistas com prefeitos e especialistas de instituições produtoras e disseminadoras de dados. Os resultados da pesquisa apresentados nesse artigo apontaram para uma série de especificidades que dificultam o uso de indicadores por administrações municipais menores, o que possibilitou sugerir recomendações para subsidiar instituições produtoras e disseminadoras de dados a direcionar produtos mais adequados a esse público.

Nos últimos 3 dias, foram registradas 315 mil menções sobre falta d'água na internet

Monitoramento de redes sociais realizado pela Diretoria de Análise de Políticas Públicas da FGV nos últimos 3 dias registrou 315 mil menções relacionadas à crise hídrica em todo o Brasil. São Paulo foi a cidade com o maior volume de comentários, concentrando 16% do total, mais do que o dobro do Rio de Janeiro, a segunda cidade no ranking, com 7%. Os termos mais mencionados foram "água", com 46% do total, e "seca" com 32%. Outras palavras mencionadas foram "falta", "cantareira" e "racionamento".

Super Bowl, a final do futebol americano, rende 300 mil postagens no Brasil

Esporte que cresceu muito em popularidade no Brasil nos últimos anos, o futebol americano, na noite de domingo, obteve grande repercussão no país. O Super Bowl, a final da liga de futebol americano (NFL), entre Seattle Seahawks e New England Patriots, no estado americano do Arizona – o Patriots venceu de virada –, gerou perto de 300 mil postagens em português no Twitter em pouco mais de doze horas, de acordo com levantamento da FGV/DAPP.

Super Bowl, a final do futebol americano, rende 300 mil postagens no Brasil

Esporte que cresceu muito em popularidade no Brasil nos últimos anos, o futebol americano, na noite de domingo, obteve grande repercussão no país. O Super Bowl, a final da liga de futebol americano (NFL), entre Seattle Seahawks e New England Patriots, no estado americano do Arizona – o Patriots venceu de virada –, gerou perto de 300 mil postagens em português no Twitter em pouco mais de doze horas, de acordo com levantamento da FGV/DAPP.