Design and synthesis of peptides from bacterial ParE toxin as inhibitors of topoisomerases

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

Design of hierarchical porous aluminas by using one-pot synthesis and different calcination temperatures

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Application of Factorial Design Experiments to the Development of a Disposable Amperometric DNA Biosensor

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Spectrophotometric Determination of Captopril Through Charge Transfer Complex Formation Using Fractional Factorial and Central Composite Design

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Design of antiseptic formulations containing extract of Plinia cauliflora

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

Crescimento de genótipos de sorgo plantados nos sentidos Norte-Sul e Leste-Oeste

O objetivo do presente trabalho foi estudar o crescimento de plantas de seis genótipos de sorgo (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench), a saber: dois sacarinos, dois graníferos e dois forrageiros, cultivadas com as linhas de plantio orientadas no sentido Norte-Sul e Leste-Oeste. Instalou-se, em setembro de 1994, o ensaio em área experimental da Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias (FCAVJ) - UNESP, utilizando delineamento em blocos casualizados, com doze tratamentos e três repetições. As avaliações foram feitas mediante amostragens semanais, determinando-se massa seca acumulada, área foliar e distribuição da massa seca nas diferentes partes da planta. Os materiais sacarinos cresceram mais que os graníferos, e os graníferos tiveram ciclo mais curto que os demais. A distribuição de massa seca caracterizou aptidão de cada genótipo, ou seja, alta eficiência na exportação de material para os colmos nos sacarinos, exportação preferencialmente para os grãos nos graníferos, e exportação para colmos e grãos, evidenciando dupla aptidão, nos forrageiros. O padrão de distribuição de massa seca não foi afetado pela orientação das linhas de plantio.

Economic design of (X)over-bar and R charts under Weibull shock models

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An improved tabu-based vector optimal algorithm for design optimizations of electromagnetic devices

This paper introduces an improved tabu-based vector optimal algorithm for multiobjective optimal designs of electromagnetic devices. The improvements include a division of the entire search process, a new method for fitness assignment, a novel scheme for the generation and selection of neighborhood solutions, and so forth. Numerical results on a mathematical function and an engineering multiobjective design problem demonstrate that the proposed method can produce virtually the exact Pareto front, in both parameter and objective spaces, even though the iteration number used by it is only about 70% of that required by its ancestor.

On an optimal control design for Rossler system

In this Letter, an optimal control strategy that directs the chaotic motion of the Rossler system to any desired fixed point is proposed. The chaos control problem is then formulated as being an infinite horizon optimal control nonlinear problem that was reduced to a solution of the associated Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation. We obtained its solution among the correspondent Lyapunov functions of the considered dynamical system. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V All rights reserved.

DIRECT EXPRESSIONS FOR OGATA LEAD-LAG DESIGN METHOD USING ROOT LOCUS

Direct expressions for the design of a lead-lag continuous compensator using the root locus method and the procedure described in the 1970 and 1990 books by Ogata are presented. These results are useful in the Ogata design method because they avoid the geometrical determination of poles and zeros, making it easier to create a computer-based design.

DESIGN AND TEST OF A 7-T SPLIT-PAIR MAGNET FOR MAGNETIC SEPARATION

A 160 mm bore, 7 T split-pair magnet was constructed and tested aiming to mineral processing through HGMS (high gradient magnetic separation) or HCMS (helical channel magnetic separation.) This work describes the design and test results of the pair of coils operating under current in parallel mode. In the case of antiparallel current mode large repulsive force between coils is generated and a strong magnetic field gradient outside the magnet is created. A continuous magnetic separation system made with a helical channel magnetic separator for application in TiO2 processing is analysed.

Design and management optimization of trickle irrigation systems using non-linear programming

A non-linear model is presented which optimizes the lay-out, as well as the design and management of trickle irrigation systems, to achieve maximum net benefit. The model consists of an objective function that maximizes profit at the farm level, subject to appropriate geometric and hydraulic constraints. It can be applied to rectangular shaped fields, with uniform or zero slope. The software used is the Gams-Minos package. The basic inputs are the crop-water-production function, the cost function and cost of system components, and design variables. The main outputs are the annual net benefit and pipe diameters and lengths. To illustrate the capability of the model, a sensitivity analysis of the annual net benefit for a citrus field is evaluated with respect to irrigated area, ground slope, micro-sprinkler discharge and shape of the field. The sensitivity analysis suggests that the greatest benefit is obtained with the smallest microsprinkler discharge, the greatest area, a square field and zero ground slope. The costs of the investment and energy are the components of the objective function that had the greatest effect in the 120 situations evaluated. (C) 1996 Academic Press Limited

Case-based reasoning in offshore well design

Petroleum well drilling is an expensive and risky operation. In this context, well design presents itself as a fundamental key to decrease costs and risks involved. Experience acquired by engineers is notably an important factor in good drilling design elaborations. Therefore, the loss of this knowledge may entail additional problems and costs. In this way, this work represents an initiative to model a petroleum well design case-based architecture. Tests with a prototype showed that the system built with this architecture may help in a well design and enable corporate knowledge preservation. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. B.V. All rights reserved.