803 resultados para Ciência do Rio Grande do Sul
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O conhecimento da vegetação em regiões de ocorrências minerais de cobre e ouro torna-se de grande importância para o desenvolvimento de tecnologias limpas na reabilitação de áreas degradadas pela mineração (fitorremediação) e na bioprospecção mineral no Estado. Buscou-se verificar a relação entre a organização espacial e fitossociológica das unidades e subunidades de vegetação na mina Volta Grande, Lavras do Sul, RS e a presença de cobre nas mineralizações. Com base em Ecologia de Paisagem, realizou-se investigações fitossociológicas, avaliação do conteúdo de cobre em raízes e folhas de Axonopus affinis, Eugenia uniflora, Heterothalamus alienus, Saccharum angustifolium, Schizachyrium microstachyum e Schinus lentiscifolius e o zoneamento da vegetação com sobreposição ao mapa de estruturas mineralizadas conhecidas. De acordo com os resultados obtidos, sugere-se que a distribuição das unidades e subunidades de vegetação (unidade de vegetação Eugenia uniflora – Scutia buxifolia, com subunidades Eugenia uniflora – Cupania vernalis e Eugenia uniflora – Allophylus edulis; unidade de vegetação Schinus lentiscifolius – Heterothalamus alienus; unidade de vegetação Eryngium horridum – Saccharum angustifolium, com subunidade Eryngium horridum – Piptochaetium montevidense e unidade de vegetação Axonopus affinis – Paspalum pumilum) pode estar relacionada à posição geomorfológica, à declividade, à umidade do solo e ao manejo para o uso do gado A unidade de vegetação Schinus lentiscifolius – Heterothalamus alienus parece estar relacionada às ocorrências de mineralizações (filões) de cobre e ouro, sendo necessária uma comparação com outras áreas mineralizadas e não-mineralizadas no Estado para utilizar esse dado em prospecção mineral. A espécie Axonopus affinis possui em suas raízes um conteúdo de cobre muito maior do que o considerado normal em plantas, sendo indicada para estudos mais detalhados quanto a sua aplicabilidade na reabilitação de áreas degradadas pela mineração no Rio Grande do Sul.
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A Região Sul do Brasil, do ponto de vista da diversidade lingüística, caracteriza-se, entre diversos outros aspectos, pelo contato do português com as línguas dos imigrantes europeus que colonizaram a região desde o século XIX. Monolíngües no início, esses imigrantes tornaram-se bilíngües ao adquirir o português ao longo dos anos e, atualmente, a tendência é serem monolíngües em português. Em tal contexto, os italianos assumem posição de destaque, não só pelo número de falantes, mas também pelas áreas ocupadas e pela influência no contexto lingüístico, sociocultural e econômico. O português falado nas regiões em que ocorre o contato com o italiano assumiu traços específicos que refletem a constituição social e étnica dessas áreas, distinguindo-se, assim, do português falado em outras regiões e da variedadepadrão subjacente. Considerando esse cenário, o objetivo deste estudo é explicitar a dinâmica de difusão do português no espaço pluridimensional de contato com o italiano, mais especificamente em oito pontos (municípios) do Rio Grande do Sul e de Santa Catarina. A linha teórica da pesquisa segue a perspectiva da dialetologia pluridimensional e relacional, a qual busca constituir uma ciência da variação lingüística que corrija as deficiências da geolingüística tradicional e acrescente à sociolingüística uma importância maior ao valor do espaço no debate sobre a variação: “o conceito das interrelações no espaço”, segundo Harald Thun. Os dados foram coletados através de trinta e duas entrevistas, nos estilos conversa semidirigida, resposta a questionário e leitura, nas quais foram controladas dimensões sociais e geográficas, visando a verificar a pronúncia variável do ditongo nasal tônico [A)w)], do [r] forte, da vogal [a] seguida de consoante nasal, do alçamento das vogais átonas finais [e] e [o], da africação de [t] e [d] diante de [i], da realização das fricativas [S] e [Z]. Os resultados, demonstrados através de tabelas estatísticas e de mapas pluridimensionais, evidenciam que a difusão dos traços associados ao português varia no modo e na intensidade. No plano diatópico, ocorre difusão mais intensa em Orleans (SC) e Caxias do Sul (RS), ao passo que a maior resistência à inovação lingüística foi detectada em Rodeio (SC) e Sananduva (RS). Na perspectiva diassocial, o uso de variantes sem interferência do italiano é liderado, sucessivamente, pelos falantes urbanos, pelos mais jovens e mais escolarizados.
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Esta dissertação relata o uso da informação no processo decisório havido na bacia do rio Paraíba do Sul em torno da implementação da cobrança pelo uso da água bruta,instituída pela Política Nacional de Recursos Hídricos. De grande importância no cenárionacional essa bacia hidrográfica foi escolhida como foco de estudo por se tratar de umaexperiência pioneira de implementação de um Sistema de Gestão de Recursos Hídricosem rios de domínio da União, tendo como pano de fundo a complexidade do federalismobrasileiro e a falta de tradição em processos participativos para tomada de decisão nestecampo. O estudo mostra, ainda, como a cobrança pelo uso da água foi um fator deaglutinação dos atores da bacia, como o capital social acumulado foi fundamental para oprocesso de negociação, e finalmente, como o uso da informação técnica, ao contráriodo que se imaginava, proporcionou avanços significativos na metodologia e critériospropostos para implementação desse importante instrumento de gestão das águas.
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Este estudo propõe um conjunto de indicadorespara avaliar impactos de projetos públicos de desenvolvimento científico-tecnológico realizados sob o arcabouço de programas de desenvolvimento regional. Os indicadores são baseados na proposta de desenvolvimento sustentável. Parte-se da premissa de que os investimentos públicos em ciência e tecnologia (C&T) são motivados pela crença no papel importante da inovação tecnológica no desenvolvimento econômico. Em sociedades democráticas a probidade destes investimentos normalmente é testada em avaliações externas, baseadas em padrões acadêmicos, que habilitam políticos, acadêmicos e empresas a melhorarem o desempenho dos projetos. No estudo de campo foi realizada avaliaçãode projetos do Pólo de Modernização Tecnológica da Serra, o qual integra o Programa de Apoio aos Pólos de Inovação Tecnológica do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Os projetos analisadosforam: Agroindústria-escolapara o desenvolvimentode pesquisa e profissionalização do pequeno produtor rural, Pólo oleoquímico de plantas aromáticas e medicinais e Rede de cooperação da indústria de matrizes. A avaliação considerou impactos econômicos, sociais, ambientais e institucionais, observados nas dimensões do desenvolvimentosustentável.A pesquisa baseou-se em consulta a documentos, visitas às propriedades rurais e às empresas e entrevistascom as partes interessadas (governo, pesquisadores, representantes da indústria, acadêmicos e políticos). O estudo demonstrou que os impactos econômicos dos projetos foram mais evidentes, principalmente porque o alvo explícito do Programa era a reconversão dos setores econômicos tradicionais. Os impactos sociais foram vistos em indicadores de melhor qualidade de vida e de condições de trabalho e de oportunidades de formação educacional Os impactos ambientais mostraram ampliação da consciência ambiental entre agricultores dos projetos de agroindústria, embora isso se deva também à regulamentação legal para implantação das empresas. Os membros do projeto da rede de cooperação da indústria de matrizes mostraram que a postura deles quanto à questão ambiental poderia ser melhorada por meio de instrução e de novos incentivos. Os impactos institucionais foram visíveis na melhoria do potencial da universidade e de instituições similares para contribuir com o desenvolvimentoregional e na confiança nos investimentos em C&Tpara melhorar a competitividadelocal.
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A ocupação do litoral por empreendimentos sócio-econômicos e a realização de obras de engenharia capazes de atender estas demandas tem despertado a necessidade de estudos detalhados do transporte litorâneo. Usando metodologia de coleta de sedimentos por ‘traps’ (fundo e suspensão) dentro da zona de surfe e metodologias de aquisição de imagens, topografia e sedimentologia conduzidas com o auxílio de filmadora, estação total e trabalhos em laboratório, respectivamente, determinou-se os parâmetros hidrodinâmicos e morfométricos da região. Dados de ondas em águas profundas foram obtidos a partir de modelo do CPTEC/INPE. Os trabalhos de campo foram realizados em 50 campanhas distribuídas pelo período de 1 ano. Do total, 42 foram dedicadas exclusivamente a dados hidrodinâmicos e morfométricos enquanto que as 8 restantes foram utilizadas também para coleta de sedimentos. Ao mesmo tempo foram obtidos dados sobre a velocidade dos fluxos e sobre o transporte transversal no espraiamento. Todos os dados foram obtidos em condições atmosféricas normais. Os trabalhos de campo foram conduzidos em 6 perfis transversais distribuídos entre as praias do Cassino e Mar Grosso (3 de cada lado da embocadura). Dois perfis situados na adjacência dos Molhes Leste e Oeste, 2 posicionados a 3 Km da base dos respectivos molhes e 2 distantes 10 Km destas mesmas bases. Concomitante com as medições do transporte longitudinal foram realizadas observações específicas sobre a participação dos diferentes níveis coletados na formação do transporte total. A distribuição dos sedimentos na coluna d’água e ao longo do perfil foram estudadas considerando o diâmetro médio do grão. Foi estudada também a participação do transporte de fundo (bedload) e em suspensão (suspended load) obtendo-se evidencias de que o transporte de fundo representa aproximadamente 18% do transporte total. Os resultados das medições indicaram uma vazão bidirecional de sedimentos, com baixa intensidade de transporte e resultante positiva direcionada para nordeste, conforme apresentado a seguir: Perfil-1(01/07/03) 1,92 m3/h NE-SW; Perfil-2 (19/07/02) 2,60 m3/h NE-SW, (16/01/03) 0,23 m3/h NE-SW e (20/02/03) 25,1 m3/h SW-NE; Perfil-3 (02/05/03) 4,24 m3/h SW-NE; Perfil-4 (05/09/03) 43,33 m3/h SW-NE; Perfil-5 (17/01/03) 2,54 m3/h NE-SW e Perfil-6 (21/02/03) 31,74 m3/h SW-NE. As baixas taxas de transporte total (máx. 940 e mín. 402 m³/ano/m) e líquido (máx. 574 e mín. 218 m³/ano/m) encontrados na região são consistentes com o comportamento dos estoques sedimentares acumulados no entorno dos molhes nos últimos 90 anos, embora estas taxas anuais representem apenas uma ordem de grandeza do transporte na região, já que são uma simples extrapolação dos dados horários não traduzindo, portanto os efeitos do clima de ondas local. Os dados obtidos serviram para calibrar 2 equações empíricas CERC e Kamphuis-91 que foram utilizadas para extrapolar as taxas de transporte longitudinal pelo período de 1 ano, considerando também a deriva ocasionada por ondas de tempestades. Finalmente, concluiu-se que o baixo transporte longitudinal é ocasionado pelos pequenos ângulos de incidência (em relação a normal) das ondas na arrebentação, que a direção da corrente longitudinal apresenta forte convergência com a componente longitudinal do vento na costa e que a baixa deriva litorânea (em condições atmosféricas normais) para nordeste só é magnificada pela presença das ondas de tempestades que varrem a costa vindas do quadrante sul e que representam aproximadamente 16% do ano.
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Analisa a indexação dos documentos da Biblioteca Setorial de Química através de um estudo informétrico na ferramenta de busca do Sistema de Bibliotecas (SISBI) da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN). Descreve um estudo informétrico realizado na ferramenta de busca do SISBI da UFRN, sendo feita direcionada para os documentos Biblioteca Setorial de Química. Enfoca a importância do estudo informétrico para analisar a recuperação da informação relacionada à indexação. Aborda a relação da informetria com a indexação e recuperação da informação com o intuito de que o profissional bibliotecário seja mais analítico e tenha uma compreensão maior do campo da ciência da informação. Utiliza de uma metodologia de consultas de assuntos pré-definidos, sendo feita uma filtragem de forma quantitativa com o objetivo de verificar se a indexação dos documentos está sendo satisfatória para a recuperação da informação na ferramenta de busca do SISBI. Constata a relevância dos documentos em cada busca sua precisão e revocação, mostrando que para haver uma boa recuperação da informação tem que a indexação seja feita de forma que não haja ambiguidade com outros termos, com isso mostra a importância de sempre ser feito um estudo informétrico com que verifique a recuperação da informação para que possa sempre haver uma melhora na mesma.
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The public management reform in Brazil, since 1995, provoked new experiences in public administration. Among the new models of public service the one-stop shopping has distinguished and was adopted at Rio Grande do Norte with the Citizens Center Program. The one-stop shopping assembles in the same place many public services with appropriate structure, enabled human resources and citizens focus processes. The goal of this research was understand how citizens focus processes help to explain Citizens Center Program s longevity. It was made a case study and the research tools were applied with Citizen Center Programs workers and citizen-users at South Unit of Citizen Center Program placed at Via Direta Mall, Natal. The major contributions for Citizen Center Program s longevity were imputed to Basic Operation Processes. The most spoken features in Citizen Center Program mentioned were quality, efficiency, celerity e personal appearance, what demonstrate concern and care with citizen-users. Worker s personal appearance, accommodation, celerity, politeness and attending capacity planning were high evaluated by citizen-users revealing the wisely choice of use a large quality concept and citizenship concept in public administration. Citizen-users also pointed the necessity of refine and enlarge the communication ways that form an essential mechanism to public citizen focus administration. Not ignoring the policy aspect citizen focus processes were noticed like especial management actions that make easier citizen s activities and public service access, what generate satisfaction to citizen-users. It s possible to conclude that the high level approving evaluation of Citizen Center Program consolidates it an especial public policy that serves citizen s necessities e create appropriate legitimacy conditions of the public policy making harder the choice of ending the policy even in more fragile moments strongly contributing for its longevity
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Strandings of live or dead aquatic mammals constitute an important instrument to provide information regarding the occurrence, biology and ecology of these species. The aim of this study was to register the stranded species of cetaceans, the frequency and the spatial-temporal distribution of theses strandings during the period of 1984 to 2005, in the coast of Rio Grande do Norte. Data was acquired through the monitoring of strandings in the north, north-west and south coast of RN, and through information obtained from institutions and newspaper archives of the State. A total of 122 strandings of cetaceans were registered along the coast of Rio Grande do Norte. Of the 14 species of cetaceans registered, four species had higher frequencies: Sotalia guianensis (n= 65), Steno bredanensis (n = 6), Globicephala macrorhynchus (n = 6) and Physeter macrocephalus (n = 7). Out of 118 strandings, 93 occurred in the south coast (78.8 %), 23 in the north coast (19.5%) and 2 (1.7%) in the north-west coast of the State. The highest frequency of strandings occurred during the months of August to March and the maximum number of strandings occurred from 2000 onwards, as a consequence of the intense monitoring of the Pequenos Cetáceos Project in Rio Grande do Norte
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The mining industry is responsible for the generation of waste from their natural process of extraction. The mining impacts in urban areas are of special importance due to the high urban occupation, which are exacerbated due to the proximity of the mined areas and populated areas. Some solutions to wastedisposal have the potential to significantly reduce the environmental risks and liabilities, but represent higher costs in the stages of deployment and operation. The addition of mining waste as raw material in the development of commercial products reduces the environmental impacts, transforming the waste into a positive element in the generation of employment and income. This thesis studies the incorporation of waste iron ore in two clays, one from the ceramic industry of the City of Natal and the other from the ceramic industry of the Seridó Region, both in the State of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Percentages of iron ore waste of 5%, 10% , 15%, 20%, 25% and 30% were used in the tested ceramic matrix. The two clays and the iron ore waste used as part of this investigation were characterized by X-ray diffraction tests, X-ray fluorescence tests, differential thermal analysis, thermogravimetric analysis and dilatometric analysis. The samples were sintered under temperatures of 850 °C, 950 °C and 1050°C at a heating rate of 5 °C/min with isotherms of two hours. The following tests were performed with the samples: linear shrinkage, water absorption, apparent porosity, apparent density, mass loss in fire and bending resistance in order to obtain their physical and mechanical properties. An amount of 5% of waste iron ore in the matrix clay at a temperature of 850 0C resulted in na increase of about 65% in the tensile strength of the clay samples from the Natal ceramic industry. A linear shrinkage of only 0.12% was observed for the samples, which indicates that the physical properties of the final product were not influenced by the addition of the waste
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The dielectric porcelain is usually obtained by mixing various raw materials proportions and is used in the production of electronic equipment for various applications, from capacitors of high and low Power to insulators for low, medium, high and extra high voltage, which are used in distribution lines and transmission of electricity.This work was directed to the s tudy of technological properties of technic porcelain, made from raw materials extracted from pegmatites found in the regions of Seridó and the Alto Oeste of Rio Grande do Norte, which are made of kaolin, quartz and feldspar, abundant and high quality in these regions. The technic ceramics were obtained by mixing in appropriate levels, kaolin, feldspar, quartz and clay, the last item from a pottery in the city of Sao Gonçalo do Amarante, Rio Grande do Norte. During the development the following characterizations correlated to raw materials were made: laser particle sizing, x-ray diffraction, DTA and TG. The compositions studied were formed by uniaxial pressing at a pressure of 50 MPa and sintered at temperatures ranging from 1150 to 1350ºC and levels (times) of sintering between 30, 60, 90 and 120 minutes. The characterization of the samples were taken from the analysis of weight loss, linear shrinkage, porosity, stoneware curve, bulk density, flexural strength of three points, SEM and X-ray diffraction, TMA, Dielectric and cross Resistivity. The studied materials can be employed in producing the objects used in electrical engineering such as: insulators for low, medium and high-voltage electrical systems, command devices, bushing insulation for transformers, power capacitors, spark plugs, receptacles for fluorescent and incandescent light bulbs and others
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The state of Rio Grande do Norte presents a great potentiality for the production of ceramic tiles because of having natural raw material in quantity and quality making its economical exploration possible, beyond the great energetic differential of the state, the natural gás. This works aims to study the influence of the dolomite and granulometry concentration and calcinations temperature in the obtaining of formulations for porous coverings which have to be coherent to the project,s specifications. The experiments have involved the physical-chemical and mineralogical characterizations of raw materials and mechanical tests in the dry and burnt proof bodies preceding a mixture experiment planning with the use of the response surface methodology, in order to get the best raw materials combinations to produce a ceramic mass with specific properties. The twelve ceramic masses studied in this work were prepared by the via dry process, characterized, shaped by uniaxial pressing and sinterized in the temperatures of 940ºC, 1000ºC, 1060ºC, 1120ºC and 1180ºC, using a fast burning cycle. The crystalline phases formed during the sintering in the temperatures in study have revealed the presence of anorthite and diopside beyond quartz with a remaining phase. These phases were the main responsible ones by the physical- mechanical properties of the sinterized proof bodies. The proof bodies after the sintering stage have presented water absorption higher than 10% and a good dimensional stability in all studied temperatures. However, the flexural breaking strength results in the temperatures of 940ºC, 1000ºC and 1060ºC, under the temperature zone of the vitrification of ceramic whiteware do not reach the flexural breaking strength specific for the porous wall tile (15 MPa), but in the temperature of 1120ºC next to the vitrification temperature zone, some whiteware ceramic (formulations) has reached the specified value for the porous wall tile. The results of this work have showed that the studied raw materials have great importance for used in the production of porous wall tiles (BIII)
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The general objective of this thesis has been seasonal monitoring (quarterly time scale) of coastal and estuarine areas of a section of the Northern Coast of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, environmentally sensitive and with intense sediment erosion in the oil activities to underpin the implementation of projects for containment of erosion and mitigate the impacts of coastal dynamics. In order to achieve the general objective, the work was done systematically in three stages which consisted the specific objectives. The first stage was the implementation of geodetic reference infrastructure for carrying out the geodetic survey of the study area. This process included the implementation of RGLS (Northern Coast of the RN GPS Network), consisting of stations with geodetic coordinates and orthometric heights of precision; positioning of Benchmarks and evaluation of the gravimetric geoid available, for use in GPS altimetry of precision; and development of software for GPS altimetry of precision. The second stage was the development and improvement of methodologies for collection, processing, representation, integration and analysis of CoastLine (CL) and Digital Elevation Models (DEM) obtained by geodetic positioning techniques. As part of this stage have been made since, the choice of equipment and positioning methods to be used, depending on the required precision and structure implanted, and the definition of the LC indicator and of the geodesic references best suited, to coastal monitoring of precision. The third step was the seasonal geodesic monitoring of the study area. It was defined the execution times of the geodetic surveys by analyzing the pattern of sediment dynamics of the study area; the performing of surveys in order to calculate and locate areas and volumes of erosion and accretion (sandy and volumetric sedimentary balance) occurred on CL and on the beaches and islands surfaces throughout the year, and study of correlations between the measured variations (in area and volume) between each survey and the action of the coastal dynamic agents. The results allowed an integrated study of spatial and temporal interrelationships of the causes and consequences of intensive coastal processes operating in the area, especially to the measurement of variability of erosion, transport, balance and supply sedimentary over the annual cycle of construction and destruction of beaches. In the analysis of the results, it was possible to identify the causes and consequences of severe coastal erosion occurred on beaches exposed, to analyze the recovery of beaches and the accretion occurring in tidal inlets and estuaries. From the optics of seasonal variations in the CL, human interventions to erosion contention have been proposed with the aim of restoring the previous situation of the beaches in the process of erosion.
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This work addresses the relationship between University-Firm aims to understand the model of shared management of R&D in petroleum of Petrobras with UFRN. This is a case study which sought to investigate whether the model of cooperation established by the two institutions brings innovation to generate technical-scientific knowledge and contribute to the coordination with other actors in the promotion of technological innovation. In addition to desk research the necessary data for analysis were obtained by sending questionnaires to the coordinators of projects in R&D at the company and university. Also, interviews were conducted with subjects who participated in the study since its inception to the present day. This case study were analysed through the Resource-Based View and Interorganizational Networks theory. The sample data also stands that: searches were aligned to the strategic planning and that 29% of R&D projects have been successful on the scope of the proposed objectives (of which 11% were incorporated into business processes); which was produced technical and scientific knowledge caracterized by hundreds of national and international publications; thesis, dissertations, eleven patents, and radical and incremental innovations; the partnership has also brought benefits to the academic processes induced by the improved infrastructure UFRN and changing the "attitude" of the university (currently with national prominence in research and staff training for the oil sector). As for the model, the technical point of view, although it has some problems, it follows that it is appropriate. From the viewpoint of the management model is criticized for containing an excess of bureaucracy. From the standpoint of strategic allocation of resources from the legal framework needs to be reassessed, because it is focused only on the college level and it is understood that should also reach the high school given the new reality of the oil sector in Brazil. For this it is desirable to add the local government to this partnership. The set of information leads to the conclusion that the model is identified and named as a innovation of organizational arrangement here known as Shared Management of R&D in petroleum of Petrobras with UFRN. It is said that the shared management model it is possible to exist, which is a simple and effective way to manage partnerships between firms and Science and Technology Institutions. It was created by contingencies arising from regulatory stand points and resource dependence. The partnership is the result of a process of Convergence, Construction and Evaluation supported by the tripod Simplicity, Systematization and Continuity, important factors for its consolidation. In practice an organizational arrangement was built to manage innovative university-industry partnership that is defined by a dyadic relationship on two levels (institutional and technical, therefore governance is hybrid), by measuring the quarterly meetings of systematic and standardized financial contribution proportional to the advancement of research. These details have led to the establishment of a point of interaction between the scientific and technological-business dimension, demystifying they are two worlds apart
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Operational procedures may negatively interfere in negotiation and execution regarding universities and business companies. In some cases it may even derail business interaction. Thus, aiming to overcome this and other barriers a university-industry interaction model was structured. The model enhances the appropriation of technological solutions on behalf of enterprises, as well as aim to improve the quality of teaching and research done at the university. In order to conduct a case study, sampling considering the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) was made as well as the Oil and Gas sector. For data collection questionnaires, classroom observation, document analysis, semi-structured interviews were used. The study describes the companies as well as the internal organization of UFRN in their interaction context. The diagnosis related to past interactions as well as the expectations of the companies and the university s internal subjects regarding the university-industry relationship were also studied. Thus, specific questionnaires were applied for the three types of groups: researchers, managers and business companies. These subjects pointed out that the great deal of barriers they identified were related to issues regarding the university internal management. Given these barriers, the critical factors were then identified in order to overcome this reality. Among the nine critical factors only one belongs to the macro environment, while the remaining factors are related to organizational issues present in the university context. It was possible to formulate a university-business interaction model one the researched focused on the case study results and contribution from a theoretical framework that was enabled trough literature review. The model considers all business collaboration mechanisms; it focuses on a particular strategic productive sector and provides a co-evolution vision over time, according to the sector´s development strategy. The need for institutionalizing the relationship with the companies involved is pointed out. The proposed model considers all the critical factors identified by the research; it aims long-term relationship with the company and integrates teaching, research and extension actions. The model implementation was also considered. It was seen that it must be done in three phases. The phases will be defined by the level of maturity in the relationship between the university and the companies. Thus, a framework was developed in order to assess the interaction level regarding company institutionalization. Whilst structuring the model was a concern with replication came up. It was pointed out that this model should not only serve to this specific case study situation. So the final result is a model of university-industry relationship appropriate in the first instance, for UFRN, but has applicability, in general, to any Brazilian university