Projecto e implementação de um sistema de alimentação para um transformador de alta tensão

Neste trabalho pretende-se estudar, dimensionar e implementar experimentalmente de um sistema de alimentação para transformadores de alta tensão a alta frequência. Este sistema será constituído por dois elementos principais, um rectificador monofásico em ponte totalmente controlado e por um inversor de tensão. Inicialmente realizou-se um estudo sobre as diferentes topologias possíveis para o rectificador considerando diferentes tipos de carga. Realizou-se, também, um estudo sobre o circuito de geração dos impulsos de disparo dos tiristores, executado com base num circuito integrado TCA 785, dimensionou-se os elementos constituintes do circuito de disparo, e de um sistema de controlo da tensão de saída do rectificador. Posteriormente estudou-se o funcionamento do inversor de tensão, definindo-se os modos de operação e dimensionou-se um circuito ressonante tendo em conta os parâmetros construtivos do transformador que se pretende utilizar. Finalmente procedeu-se à implementação prática dos sistemas previamente dimensionados e simulados e à apresentação dos respectivos resultados.

Projecto de reabilitação e reforço de um túnel ferroviário

As obras de arte e as demais estruturas, são dimensionadas para um tempo de vida útil em serviço. Com o passar do tempo as estruturas começam a apresentar patologias e assim sendo há que intervir em serviços de manutenção ou, no limite, de recuperação e reforço. Estas intervenções servem para beneficiar ou reforçar as estruturas, com o intuito de evitar acidentes, pois estes, levariam a grandes prejuízos e contratempos, principalmente quando estas obras se situam em meios urbanos. Os problemas patológicos que surgem numa estrutura são ocasionados pela sua antiguidade, por manutenção inadequada ou mesmo ausência de total de manutenção, têm na sua origem o desconhecimento técnico e/ou problemas financeiros. Este trabalho consiste num projecto de beneficiação e reforço de um túnel ferroviário, fazendo uma abordagem das patologias existentes nos vários elementos construtivos e uma apresentação das técnicas de reabilitação e reforço utilizadas.

Organization knowledge management change from a complex adaptive systems perpective with ability for ambidexeterity

We are working on the confluence of knowledge management, organizational memory and emergent knowledge with the lens of complex adaptive systems. In order to be fundamentally sustainable organizations search for an adaptive need for managing ambidexterity of day-to-day work and innovation. An organization is an entity of a systemic nature, composed of groups of people who interact to achieve common objectives, making it necessary to capture, store and share interactions knowledge with the organization, this knowledge can be generated in intra-organizational or inter-organizational level. The organizations have organizational memory of knowledge of supported on the Information technology and systems. Each organization, especially in times of uncertainty and radical changes, to meet the demands of the environment, needs timely and sized knowledge on the basis of tacit and explicit. This sizing is a learning process resulting from the interaction that emerges from the relationship between the tacit and explicit knowledge and which we are framing within an approach of Complex Adaptive Systems. The use of complex adaptive systems for building the emerging interdependent relationship, will produce emergent knowledge that will improve the organization unique developing.

O conteúdo orgânico do sedimento influencia na distribuição intraespecífica de caranguejos-chama-maré

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

A importância do relacionamento bancário no financiamento das PME

Dissertação de Mestrado em Finanças Empresariais

Entrepreneurship Strategies in Family and Non-family Businesses

The goal of the present paper is to analyse the classic entrepreneurship strategies (Innovation, Risk and Proactivity) in small and medium-sized businesses. However as presented in the title, the study will go further by comparing the results of those strategies in familiar and nonfamiliar businesses. This study was carried on in construction and industry sectors, in the region of Vale do Sousa, in the north of Portugal. In order to classify businesses as familiar or non-familiar types two criterion were adopted: (1) Management Control, (2) Family Employability. On the opposite to some studies that present a larger percentage of familiar businesses in national and European entrepreneurial fabric, the criterion used leaded to a larger number of non-familiar businesses (53%). The results showed that in general SMEs in this region are not following entrepreneurship strategies. Analysing the entire sample without a separation of businesses by nature (familiar/non-familiar) only proactivity showed to be more present in the managerial decisions. There is a lack of innovation and risk culture. Comparing the groups only on proactivity tests was possible to verify some differences. It was concluded that non-familiar businesses are more proactive than familiar ones. Between those groups there are no statistical differences on the means of the variables innovation and risk. At the same time some tests were conducted to test the differences on the variable entrepreneurship. The results were similar to innovation and risk strategies: There are no significant differences on entrepreneurship between these groups of businesses.

Remoção de metais usando casca de amendoim

Mestrado em Engenharia Química

Synthesis, structure and electrochemical behaviour of Na, Mg-II, Mn-II, Cd-II and Ni-II complexes of 3-(2-carboxyphenylhydrazone)pentane-2,4-dione

Mononuclear manganese(II) [Mn(kappa O-HL)(2)(CH3OH)(4)] (4), nickel(II) [Ni(kappa O-2, kappa N-L)(H2O)(3)] (5), cadmium(II) [Cd(kappa O-2-HL)(2)(CH3OH)(3)] (7), tetranuclear zinc(II) [Zn-4(mu-OH)(2)(1 kappa O:2 kappa O-HL)(4)(kappa O-HL)(2)(H2O)(4)] (6) and polynuclear aqua sodium(I) [Na(H2O)(2)(mu-H2O)(2)](n)(HL)(n) (2) and magnesium(II) [Mg(OH)(H2O)(mu-H2O)(2)](n)(-HL)(n) (3) complexes were synthesized using 3-(2-carboxyphenyl-hydrazone)pentane-2,4-dione (H2L, 1) as a ligand precursor. The complexes were characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction, elemental analysis, IR, H-1 and C-13 NMR (for 2, 3, 6 and 7) spectroscopies. Mono- or dianionic deprotonated derivatives of H2L display different coordination modes and lead to topologies and nuclearities of the complexes depending on metal ions and conditions used for the syntheses. Extensive intermolecular H-bonds form supramolecular arrangements in 1D chains (4 and 6), 1D chains of the organic anion and 2D networks of the metal-aqua aggregates (2 and 3), 2D networks (7) or even 3D frameworks (5). Electrochemical studies, by cyclic voltammetry and controlled potential electrolysis, show ligand centred redox processes as corroborated by theoretical DFT calculations in terms of LUMO and HOMO compositions. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Efeito da combinação de antibióticos e sinvastatina sobre microrganismos de interesse endodôntico e na expressão de marcadores odontoblásticos

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

By-catch de espadarte (Xiphias gladius) e tintureira (Prionace glauca) juvenil no palangre de superfície

Dissertação de Mestrado, Estudos Integrados dos Oceanos, 11 de Outubro 2013, Universidade dos Açores.

Terpinen-4-ol: estudo do efeito sinérgico/aditivo, adesão em co-cultura e alteração dos fatores de virulência sobre Candida spp

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

As cidades médias e suas múltiplas particularidades: produção e consumo do espaço urbano em Marília - SP e Mossoró - RN

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Water quality issues in rivers, lakes and reservoirs in Asian countries: an approach to the problems and the methodologies

Water covers over 70% of the Earth's surface, and is vital for all known forms of life. But only 3% of the Earth's water is fresh water, and less than 0.3% of all freshwater is in rivers, lakes, reservoirs and the atmosphere. However, rivers and lakes are an important part of fresh surface water, amounting to about 89%. In this Master Thesis dissertation, the focus is on three types of water bodies – rivers, lakes and reservoirs, and their water quality issues in Asian countries. The surface water quality in a region is largely determined both by the natural processes such as climate or geographic conditions, and the anthropogenic influences such as industrial and agricultural activities or land use conversion. The quality of the water can be affected by pollutants discharge from a specific point through a sewer pipe and also by extensive drainage from agriculture/urban areas and within basin. Hence, water pollutant sources can be divided into two categories: Point source pollution and Non-point source (NPS) pollution. Seasonal variations in precipitation and surface run-off have a strong effect on river discharge and the concentration of pollutants in water bodies. For example, in the rainy season, heavy and persistent rain wash off the ground, the runoff flow increases and may contain various kinds of pollutants and, eventually, enters the water bodies. In some cases, especially in confined water bodies, the quality may be positive related with rainfall in the wet season, because this confined type of fresh water systems allows high dilution of pollutants, decreasing their possible impacts. During the dry season, the quality of water is largely related to industrialization and urbanization pollution. The aim of this study is to identify the most common water quality problems in Asian countries and to enumerate and analyze the methodologies used for assessment of water quality conditions of both rivers and confined water bodies (lakes and reservoirs). Based on the evaluation of a sample of 57 papers, dated between 2000 and 2012, it was found that over the past decade, the water quality of rivers, lakes, and reservoirs in developing countries is being degraded. Water pollution and destruction of aquatic ecosystems have caused massive damage to the functions and integrity of water resources. The most widespread NPS in Asian countries and those which have the greatest spatial impacts are urban runoff and agriculture. Locally, mine waste runoff and rice paddy are serious NPS problems. The most relevant point pollution sources are the effluents from factories, sewage treatment plant, and public or household facilities. It was found that the most used methodology was unquestionably the monitoring activity, used in 49 of analyzed studies, accounting for 86%. Sometimes, data from historical databases were used as well. It can be seen that taking samples from the water body and then carry on laboratory work (chemical analyses) is important because it can give an understanding of the water quality. 6 papers (11%) used a method that combined monitoring data and modeling. 6 papers (11%) just applied a model to estimate the quality of water. Modeling is a useful resource when there is limited budget since some models are of free download and use. In particular, several of used models come from the U.S.A, but they have their own purposes and features, meaning that a careful application of the models to other countries and a critical discussion of the results are crucial. 5 papers (9%) focus on a method combining monitoring data and statistical analysis. When there is a huge data matrix, the researchers need an efficient way of interpretation of the information which is provided by statistics. 3 papers (5%) used a method combining monitoring data, statistical analysis and modeling. These different methods are all valuable to evaluate the water quality. It was also found that the evaluation of water quality was made as well by using other types of sampling different than water itself, and they also provide useful information to understand the condition of the water body. These additional monitoring activities are: Air sampling, sediment sampling, phytoplankton sampling and aquatic animal tissues sampling. Despite considerable progress in developing and applying control regulations to point and NPS pollution, the pollution status of rivers, lakes, and reservoirs in Asian countries is not improving. In fact, this reflects the slow pace of investment in new infrastructure for pollution control and growing population pressures. Water laws or regulations and public involvement in enforcement can play a constructive and indispensable role in environmental protection. In the near future, in order to protect water from further contamination, rapid action is highly needed to control the various kinds of effluents in one region. Environmental remediation and treatment of industrial effluent and municipal wastewaters is essential. It is also important to prevent the direct input of agricultural and mine site runoff. Finally, stricter environmental regulation for water quality is required to support protection and management strategies. It would have been possible to get further information based in the 57 sample of papers. For instance, it would have been interesting to compare the level of concentrations of some pollutants in the diferente Asian countries. However the limit of three months duration for this study prevented further work to take place. In spite of this, the study objectives were achieved: the work provided an overview of the most relevant water quality problems in rivers, lakes and reservoirs in Asian countries, and also listed and analyzed the most common methodologies.

Materiais de mudança de fase em revestimentos

Dissertação para obtenção do grau de Mestre em Engenharia Civil na Área de especialização em Edificações

Eficácia do Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy, em utentes com sequelas de Acidente Vascular Encefálico, até 9 meses

O Acidente Vascular Encefálico é uma das principais causas de morte, tornando-se cada vez mais iminente processos de reabilitação que minimizem as sequelas, nomeadamente as limitações do membro superior que dificultam o envolvimento em atividades da vida diária. O Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy, surge como uma abordagem que incrementa o uso do membro superior mais afetado. A presente investigação trata-se de um estudo de casos múltiplos. Pretende-se verificar se existem melhorias na funcionalidade do membro superior mais afetado, analisar em que atividades da vida diária são visíveis melhorias funcionais e compreender se o maior envolvimento nas atividades diárias está diretamente relacionado com a melhoria na capacidade funcional. Pretende-se ainda que os valores obtidos no Wolf Motor Function Test sejam um contributo para a sua validação para a população portuguesa. Utilizou-se um questionário para recolha de dados pessoais e clínicos (amplitudes de movimento, dor e espasticidade); o Wolf Motor Function Test e o Action Research Arm Test para verificar a funcionalidade do membro superior mais afetado; e a Motor Activity Log que avalia o envolvimento em atividades da vida diária. O grupo é constituído por 3 utentes que sofreram um primeiro Acidente Vascular Encefálico até 9 meses de evolução, internados na Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Monção e que cumpriam os critérios de inclusão. O programa foi implementado três horas/dia, durante 10 dias, mantendo a restrição no membro superior menos afetado durante 90% do dia acordado. Como se trata de um estudo de casos múltiplos, analisou-se cada participante individualmente e verificou-se a diferença entre os resultados finais e iniciais para cada uma das variáveis. Os resultados obtidos revelam ganhos na amplitude de movimento, velocidade de execução e capacidade funcional do membro superior mais afetado, nomeadamente nas funções de preensão e pinça da mão, bem como se testemunhou minimização do fenómeno learned nonuse. Verificaram-se ganhos funcionais em todos os participantes nas atividades da vida diária apesar de serem diferentes de participante para participante. Dois participantes afirmaram que voltariam a participar no programa.Conclui-se, assim que a técnica resulta em ganhos funcionais nestes utentes, indicando um caminho alternativo a outras abordagens de reabilitação.