Numerical prediction of nanoparticle formation in flames

Magdeburg, Univ., Fak. für Verfahrens- und Systemtechnik, Diss., 2012

Nutrição mineral do mamoeiro(Carica papaya L.): IV - desenvolvimento dos frutos e exportação de nutrientes através da colheita

Os propósitos deste trabalho foram: avaliar o desenvolvimento do fruto do mamoeiro (Carica papaya L.), determinar as variações das concentrações dos nutrientes durante seu crescimento e calcular as quantidades de nutrientes exportados pela colheita dos frutos. Dentre os resultados obtidos constatou-se que, as quantidades de nutrientes exportadas através da colheita, por tonelada de frutos foram: N-1.770g- P - 220 g; K-2.120 g; Ca-350 g; Mg - 180 g; S-200g: B-989 mg; Cu-130 mg; Fe-3.364 mg; Mn -1.847 mg; Mo-8 mg e Zn-1.385 mg.

Nutrição mineral de Andropogon gayanus Kunth var. bisquamulatus (Hochst) Hack: I. recrutamento de macronutrientes

Sendo o capim gambá (Andropogon gayanus Kunth, var. bisquamalatus (Hochst) Hack) uma espécie promissora para a pecuária brasileira, este trabalho foi conduzido a fim de se determinar o peso de matéria seca, concentração e acúmulo de macronutrientes a partir dos 20 dias após a germinação até o florescimento. Foi plantada uma area de meio hecta-situada em uma terra roxa estruturada, convenientemente adubada. Em intervalos de 20 dias após a germinação até aos 140 dias, plantas foram coletadas e sub-divididas em folhas e caules. O material seco a 80°C foi analizado para N, P, K, Ca, Mg, S. A produção maxima de matéria seca foi verificada aos 80 dias representada, por 13,82 g/planta, correspondendo a 50.000 kg por hectare. Aos 80 dias de idade, a gramínea extraiu as seguintes quantidades dos nutrientes: 156,85 mg de N; 16,23 mg de P; .....278,70 mg de K; 38,45 mg de Ca; 22,92 mg de Mg; 7,76 mg de S. Verificou-se que a concentração em P, K diminui nas folhas com a idade da planta; sendo que a concentração em N, Ca, Mg, S nas folhas não foi afetada. No caule houve uma diminuição em N, P, K, Ca e Mg com o aumento da idade, sendo que a concentração de S não foi afetada.

Propagação vegetativa do guaranazeiro (Paullinia cupana (Mart.) Ducke) através de estacas induzidas (capeadas) e com ácido indolilbutirico

Conduziu-se um experimento de propagação vegetativa em guaranazeiro (Paullinia cupana (Mart.) Ducke) na EMBRAPA, UEPAE de Porto Velho, Rondonia, localizada no Km 5,5 da BR-364, com latitude sul 8°46'5", longitude 63°5' de Greenwich e altitude de 96,3 metros acima do nível do mar. Utilizou-se de ramos lenhosos e herbáceos, os quais foram induzidos ao enraizamento, através do processo de capeamento parcial dos mesmos, e também de regulador vegetal, o ácido indolilbutirico na concentração de 50 ppm. Os resultados obtidos permitiram concluir que: O enraizamento das estacas herbáceas foi muito superior ao das lenhosas; as estacas herbáceas induzidas (capeadas) sem a utilização do ácido indolilbutirico, apresentaram maior percentual de enraizamento; a indução ao enraizamento nos ramos do guaranazeiro provocou a formação de primórdios de raízes da região induzida (capeada) da planta, antes mesmo do corte dos ramos; e, apesar de apresentar menor percentual de enraizamento as estacas induzidas (capeadas) quando tratadas com IBA, apresentaram um maior número de raízes.

Estimativa de parâmetros genéticos de caracteres da planta e da qualidade do grão em uma população de milho opaco (Zea mays)

Uma população de milho denominada ESALQ-VD-opaco foi utilizada no presente trabalho para se estimar parâmetros genéticos e fenotípicos associados a caracteres de produtividade, altura da planta e da espiga, % triptofano e % triptofano na proteína. Um total de 364 progenies de meios irmãos foram avaliadas em látices com duas repetições. As estimativas das variâncias genéticas aditivas para produção de grãos (s²A= 333,44 g/pl), altura da planta (s²A= 187,85) e altura da espiga (s²A = 122,08) indicam a existência de suficiente variabilidade genética no material. Para os caracteres de qualidade do grão, detectou-se também suficiente variabilidade aditiva, permitindo obter progressos genéticos com a seleção. Estimativas de correlações genéticas entre produção de grãos e altura de planta e da espiga, foram de baixa magnitude favorecendo a seleção para produtividade sem alterar significativamente altura da planta e da espiga. As correlações genéticas entre produção de grãos e caracteres para qualidade protéica foram positiva para proteína (rA = 0,303), negativa para triptofano (rA = -0,178) e negativa para triptofano na proteína (rA = -0,568). Verificou-se também uma correlação negativa entre % proteína e % triptofano na proteína (rA = -0,591). A população mostra que selecionando-se para produtividade haverá uma redução na qualidade da proteína, contudo existe suficiente variabilidade genética presente que permite melhorar o valor nutricional da semente sem prejuízo para a produtividade de grãos.

Estudo comparativo da incidência de antracnose (Colletotrichum gloeosporioides) em cultivares de pimenta-do-reino (Piper nigrum L.), recém introduzidos em Porto Velho, Rondônia

Em um experimento conduzido em área experimental da EMBRAPA, UEPAE de Porto Velho, Rondônia, localizado no km 5,5 da BR-364, com latitude sul 8º46'5", longitude 63°5' de Greenwich e altitude de 96,3 metros acima do nível do mar, avaliou - se em 5 cultivares de Pimenta - do - reino (Piper nigrum L.), por ocasião da primeira produção, 18 meses após plantio, a incidência da doença antracnose provocada pelo fungo Colletotrichum gloeosporioides e a porcentagem de desfolha das plantas, correlacionando-as com a produtividade dos cultivares. Os resultados obtidos permitiram concluir que: o cultivar Guajarina mostrou ser menos susceptível a antracnose e mais resistente a desfolha; os cultivares Bragantina, Cingapura e Djambi comportaram-se de maneira semelhante com relação a desfolha; os cultivares Bragantina e Cingapura, foram iguais entre si e menos susceptíveis com relação a antracnose quando comparados com os cultivares Djambi e Belantung, enquanto que o cultivar Belantung mostrou ser mais susceptível à antracnose e menos resistente a desfolha.

The Phenomenon of international new ventures, global start-ups, and born-globals: what do we know after a decade (1993-2002) of exhaustive scientific inquiry?

In this paper, 27 studies from the last decade which deal more or less explicitly with the International New Venture, global start-up or born-global phenomenon are first identified, and then fully examined and critically assessed as a basis for obtaining an adequate view of the state-of-the-art of this increasingly important research avenue in the field of International Entrepreneurship (IE). The methodology used for this synthetic review allow us to analyze a number of recent, purposefully-chosen studies that are systematically compared along the following criteria: 1) main objective and type of research; 2) theoretical framework/s of reference, 3) methodological issues, and 4) main findings and/or conclusions. As a result of this literature review, a critical assessment follows in which the most relevant benefits and contributions as well as potential drawbacks, limitations or major discrepancies in the research activities conducted so far are discussed. Finally, some suggestions and implications are provided in the form of future research directions.

Incidência do reumatismo (febre reumática, reumatismo infecioso específico) no Rio de Janeiro

1 – A close inquiry into 6700 post mortem examinations reveals amongst them 589 cases of endocarditis which, as causa mortis, thus concur with an 8.82% score. 2 – As to their etiology, the endocarditis cases are classified in: Rheumatic E………………417cases or 6.22% of the necropsies; Syphilitic E……………….106 cases or 1.58% of the necropsies; Malignant E………………….66 cases or 0.98% of the necropsies . 3 – With the exception of the cases of syphilitic endocarditis, or aortic endocarditis connected with syphilitic changes, as well as of malignant (bacterial) endocarditis, 417 cases of rheumatic endocarditis are left which constitute 6.22% of the total amount of the post mortem examinations and 70.79% of the endocarditis cases. 4 – As to their anatomical location, the cases of rheumatic endocarditis are distributed as follows: Valvular E………..396 cases or 94.96% of the endocarditis cases; Mural E………..21 cases or 5.04% of the endocarditis cases; 5 – As to valvular changes, the following location was observed: Mitral E…………….156 cases or 39.39%; Aortic E……………120 cases or 30.30%; Tricuspid E…………10 cases or 2.51%; Pulmonary E…………2 cases or 0.50%; Mitral-aortic E……….88 cases or 22.22%; Mitral-tricuspid E………….10 cases or 2.51%; Mitral-tricuspid-aortic E…………9 cases or 2.27%; Mitral-tricuspid-pulmonary E………….1 cases or 0.25%. 6 – As to sex, 59.21% are males and 40.70% females. As regards mitral endocarditis, the incidence for both sexes is practically one and the same (49.55% of males and 50.47% of females), whilst as regards aortic endocarditis 74.16% of males and 26.84% of females are affected by. 7 – As to colour: White……..50.24% of the cases; Black……………28.50% of the cases; Brown……………21.25% of the cases. 8 – As to nationality: Brazilians…………81.86% of the cases; Aliens…………..18.13% of the cases. 9 – As to age: 0 to 10 years…………7 cases, 51 to 60 years……57 cases; 11 to 20 years……..33 cases, 61 to 70 years……51 cases; 21 to 30 years……..64 cases, 71 to 80 years……..21 cases; 31 to 40 years……..79 cases, 81 to 90 years……1 cases; 41 to 50 years…………58 cases, 91 to 100 years……..2 cases.

La orientación al mercado, la orientación empresarial, la capacidad de innovación y los resultados en Pymes de reciente creación

En la literatura de marketing se han propuesto diferentes modelos que analizan de manera parcial la relación entre la orientación al mercado (OM), la orientación empresarial (OE), la capacidad de innovación (CI) y los resultados organizacionales. El presente trabajo propone un nuevo modelo que se ajusta más a la reciente teoría sobre el tema. Utilizando ecuaciones estructurales se prueba el modelo entre una muestra de 156 pymes de reciente creación. Nunca hasta ahora se había trabajado con muestras de empresas de reciente creación en este tipo de investigaciones. El modelo propuesto presenta un mejor ajuste que otros modelos alternativos. Se comprueba que el marketing tiene un papel fundamental en el éxito de las empresas de nueva creación.

Non-assisted versus neuro-navigated and XperCT-guided external ventricular catheter placement: a comparative cadaver study.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Accurate placement of an external ventricular drain (EVD) for the treatment of hydrocephalus is of paramount importance for its functionality and in order to minimize morbidity and complications. The aim of this study was to compare two different drain insertion assistance tools with the traditional free-hand anatomical landmark method, and to measure efficacy, safety and precision. METHODS: Ten cadaver heads were prepared by opening large bone windows centered on Kocher's points on both sides. Nineteen physicians, divided in two groups (trainees and board certified neurosurgeons) performed EVD insertions. The target for the ventricular drain tip was the ipsilateral foramen of Monro. Each participant inserted the external ventricular catheter in three different ways: 1) free-hand by anatomical landmarks, 2) neuronavigation-assisted (NN), and 3) XperCT-guided (XCT). The number of ventricular hits and dangerous trajectories; time to proceed; radiation exposure of patients and physicians; distance of the catheter tip to target and size of deviations projected in the orthogonal plans were measured and compared. RESULTS: Insertion using XCT increased the probability of ventricular puncture from 69.2 to 90.2 % (p = 0.02). Non-assisted placements were significantly less precise (catheter tip to target distance 14.3 ± 7.4 mm versus 9.6 ± 7.2 mm, p = 0.0003). The insertion time to proceed increased from 3.04 ± 2.06 min. to 7.3 ± 3.6 min. (p < 0.001). The X-ray exposure for XCT was 32.23 mSv, but could be reduced to 13.9 mSv if patients were initially imaged in the hybrid-operating suite. No supplementary radiation exposure is needed for NN if patients are imaged according to a navigation protocol initially. CONCLUSION: This ex vivo study demonstrates a significantly improved accuracy and safety using either NN or XCT-assisted methods. Therefore, efforts should be undertaken to implement these new technologies into daily clinical practice. However, the accuracy versus urgency of an EVD placement has to be balanced, as the image-guided insertion technique will implicate a longer preparation time due to a specific image acquisition and trajectory planning.

Análisis y diseño de filtros apilados basados en resonadores acústicos

Durant els últims anys la demanda de filtres pas banda de ràdio freqüència, de reduïdes dimensions, lleugers i d'elevades prestacions destinats a sistemes de comunicacions inalàmbriques s'ha incrementat de forma significativa. Aquests sistemes principalment són els sistemes de telefonia mòbil de tercera generació UMTS y el sistema de navegació GPS. Els filtres actuals, basats en ressonadors SAW (Surface Acoustic Wave), tenen unes dimensions reduïdes però estan limitats en freqüència (3 GHz) i la seva tecnologia no és compatible amb les tecnologies estàndards de circuits integrats. Per aquestes raons s'espera que els filtres basats en ressonadors BAW (Bulk Acoustic Wave) substitueixin als SAW. Els dos tenen dimensions similars, però els filtres BAW poden funcionar a freqüències superiors a 3 GHz, poden treballar amb nivells de potència majors, i és important destacar el fet que la seva tecnologia és compatible amb les tecnologies estàndards de circuits integrats. La investigació en l'àmbit dels filtres BAW s'ha centrat en millorar els processos tecnològics i la qualitat dels materials, però s'ha treballat poc en l'adaptació de les tècniques sistemàtiques de disseny de filtres a les particularitats d'aquesta tecnologia, per tant el principal objectiu d'aquest treball és presentar mètodes sistemàtics per al disseny de filtres BAW, centrant-se en l'estudi d’estructures apilades.

Behind the Scenes of an Ant Genome Project

Dramatic improvements in DNA sequencing technologies have led to amore than 1,000-fold reduction in sequencing costs over the past five years.Genome-wide research approaches can thus now be applied beyond medicallyrelevant questions to examine the molecular-genetic basis of behavior,development and unique life histories in almost any organism. A first step foran emerging model organism is usually establishing a reference genomesequence. I offer insight gained from the fire ant genome project. First, I detailhow the project came to be and how sequencing, assembly and annotationstrategies were chosen. Subsequently, I describe some of the issues linked toworking with data from recently sequenced genomes. Finally, I discuss anapproach undertaken in a follow-up project based on the fire ant genomesequence.

International Society of Urological Pathology (ISUP) Consensus Conference on Handling and Staging of Radical Prostatectomy Specimens. Working group 2: T2 substaging and prostate cancer volume.

The 2009 International Society of Urological Pathology consensus conference in Boston made recommendations regarding the standardization of pathology reporting of radical prostatectomy specimens. Issues relating to the substaging of pT2 prostate cancers according to the TNM 2002/2010 system, reporting of tumor size/volume and zonal location of prostate cancers were coordinated by working group 2. A survey circulated before the consensus conference demonstrated that 74% of the 157 participants considered pT2 substaging of prostate cancer to be of clinical and/or academic relevance. The survey also revealed a considerable variation in the frequency of reporting of pT2b substage prostate cancer, which was likely a consequence of the variable methodologies used to distinguish pT2a from pT2b tumors. Overview of the literature indicates that current pT2 substaging criteria lack clinical relevance and the majority (65.5%) of conference attendees wished to discontinue pT2 substaging. Therefore, the consensus was that reporting of pT2 substages should, at present, be optional. Several studies have shown that prostate cancer volume is significantly correlated with other clinicopathological features, including Gleason score and extraprostatic extension of tumor; however, most studies fail to demonstrate this to have prognostic significance on multivariate analysis. Consensus was reached with regard to the reporting of some quantitative measure of the volume of tumor in a prostatectomy specimen, without prescribing a specific methodology. Incorporation of the zonal and/or anterior location of the dominant/index tumor in the pathology report was accepted by most participants, but a formal definition of the identifying features of the dominant/index tumor remained undecided.

Primary localized rectal/pararectal gastrointestinal stromal tumors: results of surgical and multimodal therapy from the French Sarcoma group.

BACKGROUND: Rectal and pararectal gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are rare. The optimal management strategy for primary localized GISTs remains poorly defined. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective analysis of 41 patients with localized rectal or pararectal GISTs treated between 1991 and 2011 in 13 French Sarcoma Group centers. RESULTS: Of 12 patients who received preoperative imatinib therapy for a median duration of 7 (2-12) months, 8 experienced a partial response, 3 had stable disease, and 1 had a complete response. Thirty and 11 patients underwent function-sparing conservative surgery and abdominoperineal resection, respectively. Tumor resections were mostly R0 and R1 in 35 patients. Tumor rupture occurred in 12 patients. Eleven patients received postoperative imatinib with a median follow-up of 59 (2.4-186) months. The median time to disease relapse was 36 (9.8-62) months. The 5-year overall survival rate was 86.5%. Twenty patients developed local recurrence after surgery alone, two developed recurrence after resection combined with preoperative and/or postoperative imatinib, and eight developed metastases. In univariate analysis, the mitotic index (≤5) and tumor size (≤5 cm) were associated with a significantly decreased risk of local relapse. Perioperative imatinib was associated with a significantly reduced risk of overall relapse and local relapse. CONCLUSIONS: Perioperative imatinib therapy was associated with improved disease-free survival. Preoperative imatinib was effective. Tumor shrinkage has a clear benefit for local excision in terms of feasibility and function preservation. Given the complexity of rectal GISTs, referral of patients with this rare disease to expert centers to undergo a multidisciplinary approach is recommended.