356 resultados para Toit vert


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Many planning and control tools, especially network analysis, have been developed in the last four decades. The majority of them were created in military organization to solve the problem of planning and controlling research and development projects. The original version of the network model (i.e. C.P.M/PERT) was transplanted to the construction industry without the consideration of the special nature and environment of construction projects. It suited the purpose of setting up targets and defining objectives, but it failed in satisfying the requirement of detailed planning and control at the site level. Several analytical and heuristic rules based methods were designed and combined with the structure of C.P.M. to eliminate its deficiencies. None of them provides a complete solution to the problem of resource, time and cost control. VERT was designed to deal with new ventures. It is suitable for project evaluation at the development stage. CYCLONE, on the other hand, is concerned with the design and micro-analysis of the production process. This work introduces an extensive critical review of the available planning techniques and addresses the problem of planning for site operation and control. Based on the outline of the nature of site control, this research developed a simulation based network model which combines part of the logics of both VERT and CYCLONE. Several new nodes were designed to model the availability and flow of resources, the overhead and operating cost and special nodes for evaluating time and cost. A large software package is written to handle the input, the simulation process and the output of the model. This package is designed to be used on any microcomputer using MS-DOS operating system. Data from real life projects were used to demonstrate the capability of the technique. Finally, a set of conclusions are drawn regarding the features and limitations of the proposed model, and recommendations for future work are outlined at the end of this thesis.

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Mémoire numérisé par la Direction des bibliothèques de l'Université de Montréal.

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Mémoire numérisé par la Direction des bibliothèques de l'Université de Montréal.

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The education of the radiography profession is based within higher education establishments, yet a critical part of all radiography programmes is the clinical component where students learn the practical skills of the profession. Assessments therefore not only have to assess a student’s knowledge, but also their clinical competence and core skills in line with both Health and Care Professions Council and the Society and College of Radiographers requirements. This timely thesis examines the possibility of using the Virtual Environment for RadioTherapy (VERT) as an assessment tool to evaluate a student’s competence so giving the advantage of a standard assessment and relieving time pressures in the clinical department. A mixed methods approach was taken which can be described as a Quantitative Qualitative design with the emphasis being on the Quantitative element; a so called QUAN  qual design. The quantitative evaluation compared two simulations, one in the virtual reality environment and another in the department using a real treatment machine. Students were asked to perform two electron setups in each simulation; the order being randomly decided and so the study would be described as a randomised cross-over design. Following this, qualitative data was collected in student focus groups to explore student perspectives in more depth. Findings indicated that the performance between the two simulators was significantly different, p < 0∙001; the virtual simulation scoring significantly lower than the hospital based simulation overall and in virtually all parameters being assessed. Thematic analysis of the qualitative data supported this finding and identified 4 main themes; equipment use, a lack of reality, learning opportunities and assessment of competence. One other sub-theme identified for reality was that of the environment and senses.

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Depuis que l’industrie chimique vise à rejeter de moins en moins de gaz à effet de serre, cette dernière cherche à revaloriser les différents gaz à effet de serre tel que le dioxyde de carbone. Une des techniques est de combiner le dioxyde de carbone avec de l’ammoniac pour synthétiser l’urée qui pourrait par la suite être utilisé soit directement ou soit comme intermédiaire, pour la synthèse catalytique du diméthyle carbonate (DMC). Le DMC est à la base de plusieurs applications industrielles telles que la synthèse des polymères (les polycarbonates), les réactions de trans-estérification menant à d’autres carbonates comme le diphénylcarbonate et comme agent de méthylation ou d’alkylation. Plusieurs articles provenant de la littérature scientifique rapportent que le DMC peut être utilisé comme additif oxygéné dans les carburants tels l’essence [1]. Le but de ce projet est de déterminer la viabilité industrielle de la production de DMC par la méthylation de l’urée en premier lieu en méthyle carbamate puis en DMC. La première étape de ce projet reposera donc dans un premier temps sur la confirmation des résultats rapportés au sein de la littérature ouverte pour par la suite faire une étude de l’impact des différents types de catalyseurs et des conditions expérimentales sur le rendement de la réaction. Une fois que le montage batch sera optimisé, ce dernier sera modifié pour opérer en continu. Cette modification a pour but d’augmenter le rendement et la sélectivité pour éventuellement de l’adapter industriellement. Selon la littérature, les rendements anticipés pour la réaction batch sont d’environ 30 % [2] et pour un système en continu de plus de 50 %.

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Créé en 2006, le Fonds vert du Québec a été établi dans le but de financer les mesures et les activités favorisant le développement durable. Au fil des années, ce fonds a permis d’amasser d’importantes sommes, notamment grâce aux redevances, à la tarification ou à la compensation. Les changements climatiques ont amené le Ministère du Développement durable, de l’Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques à consacrer la majeure partie des revenus du Fonds vert pour cet enjeu. Avec un bilan positif dans les revenus, on peut penser que le Fonds vert a aidé à réaliser les objectifs du Québec en matière de changements climatiques. Or, dans les dernières années, plusieurs parties prenantes, dont le Commissaire au développement durable, ont relevé des problèmes importants dans la gestion du fonds. Ces problèmes se situent notamment dans la gestion stratégique, dans la gestion des programmes et des projets ainsi que dans la diffusion de l’information. La gouvernance actuelle du Fonds vert du Québec n’a donc pas apporté les résultats souhaités en matière d’adaptation aux changements climatiques et en réduction des émissions de gaz à effet de serre. L’objectif de l’essai est d’analyser le cadre de gestion des fonds verts existants du Canada et des États-Unis afin de relever des solutions qui permettraient d’améliorer le Fonds vert du Québec en matière de changements climatiques au Québec. Pour atteindre cet objectif, divers fonds verts existants partageant des traits similaires à celui du Québec ont été analysés. Le choix s’est arrêté au Fonds municipal vert, au Climate Change and Emissions Management Fund et au California Climate Investments. Ces derniers ont été analysés en fonction d’un tableau comparatif comprenant des critères comme l’établissement d’objectifs visant l’atteinte de résultats, l’élaboration d’un processus de sélection de projets, la mise en œuvre d’un mécanisme de surveillance ou de suivi et la diffusion des informations relatives aux programmes. L’analyse comparative a permis de constater quelques tendances dans la gestion des fonds verts. D’abord, les fonds verts ont adopté leur propre approche dans la formulation des objectifs du fonds. Le Fonds municipal vert se démarque en établissant des objectifs de nature budgétaire et stratégique. De plus, ces objectifs sont énoncés de façon spécifique, mesurable, appropriée, réaliste et délimitée dans le temps. Les fonds verts analysés présentent également un processus de sélection de projets plus élaborés que celui du Fonds vert du Québec, en ce qu’il prévoit des critères d’admissibilités bien définis, une multitude d’étapes de sélection et la participation de plusieurs acteurs, notamment des acteurs externes. Le Climate Change and Emissions Management Fund se distingue des autres fonds, en ce qu’il introduit un comité, le Fairness monitor, pour surveiller le processus de sélection. Pour tous les fonds verts de cette analyse, le mécanisme de surveillance ou de suivi se traduit par des livrables, comme des rapports annuels, exécutés par des auditeurs indépendants. Enfin, les fonds verts utilisent divers moyens de communication pour faciliter la compréhension du fonctionnement du fonds en question. Le Fonds municipal vert offre des activités, telles que du réseautage, du mentorat, des conférences afin d’encourager le partage des connaissances et l’apprentissage par les pairs. Le California Climate Investments a mis sur pied une plateforme sur Internet qui permet de voir en continu l’évolution et les résultats des projets financés. Aux termes de cette analyse, quatre recommandations ont été formulées en fonction des éléments de gestion qui sont le plus ressortis des trois fonds verts.

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OBJETIVO: o objetivo deste estudo prospectivo de 32 adolescentes com má oclusão de Classe II, divisão 1, associada a retrognatismo mandibular, tratados com aparelho de Herbst, construído sobre bandas e coroas metálicas, foi avaliar cefalometricamente as possíveis mudanças no padrão de crescimento facial. METODOLOGIA: as telerradiografias laterais foram obtidas ao início do tratamento (T1) e imediatamente após 12 meses de tratamento com o referido aparelho ortopédico (T2). Foram utilizados o quociente de Jarabak e o VERT de Ricketts (modificado) para determinação do padrão facial em T1 e T2. RESULTADOS: utilizando o quociente de Jarabak, os resultados evidenciaram que 27 casos (84,4%) apresentaram padrões hipodivergentes em T1 e permaneceram da mesma forma em T2. Cinco casos (15,6%) apresentaram padrão neutro em T1 e não exibiram mudanças em T2. Quando avaliado o VERT de Ricketts (modificado), não ocorreram mudanças no padrão facial em 31 pacientes. Em apenas um caso ocorreu mudança do tipo facial. CONCLUSÃO: baseado nos resultados obtidos, pode-se concluir que, após 12 meses de tratamento com aparelho de Herbst, não ocorreram mudanças verticais no padrão de crescimento facial dos pacientes estudados.

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The purpose of the present study was to assess the association between overbite and craniofacial growth pattern. The sample comprised eighty-six cephalograms obtained during the orthodontic pretreatment phase and analyzed using the Radiocef program to identify the craniofacial landmarks and perform orthodontic measurements. The variables utilized were overbite, the Jarabak percentage and the Vert index, as well as classifications resulting from the interpretation of these measurements. In all the statistical tests, a significance level of 5% was considered. Measurement reliability was checked by calculating method error. Weighted Kappa analysis showed that agreement between the facial types defined by the Vert index and the direction of growth trend established by the Jarabak percentage was not satisfactory. Owing to this lack of equivalency, a potential association between overbite and craniofacial growth pattern was evaluated using the chi-square test, considering the two methods separately. No relationship of dependence between overbite and craniofacial growth pattern was revealed by the results obtained. Therefore, it can be concluded that the classification of facial growth pattern will not be the same when considering the Jarabak and the Ricketts anayses, and that increased overbite cannot be associated with a braquifacial growth pattern, nor can openbite be associated with a dolichofacial growth pattern.

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Projeto para obtenção do Grau de Mestre em Teatro. Especialização em Artes Performativas — Escritas de Cena.

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Fusarium verticillioides is considered one of the most important global sources of fumonisin contamination in food and feed. Corn is one of the main commodities produced in the Northeastern Region of Brazil. The present study investigated potential mycotoxigenic fungal strains belonging to the F. verticillioides species isolated from corn kernels in 3 different Regions of the Brazilian State of Pernambuco. A polyphasic approach including classical taxonomy, molecular biology, MALDI-TOF MS and MALDI-TOF MS/MS for the identification and characterisation of the F. verticillioides strains was used. Sixty F. verticillioides strains were isolated and successfully identified by classical morphology, proteomic profiles of MALDI-TOF MS, and by molecular biology using the species-specific primers VERT-1 and VERT-2. FUM1 gene was further detected for all the 60 F. verticillioides by using the primers VERTF-1 and VERTF-2 and through the amplification profiles of the ISSR regions using the primers (GTG)5 and (GACA)4. Results obtained from molecular analysis shown a low genetic variability among these isolates from the different geographical regions. All of the 60 F. verticillioides isolates assessed by MALDI-TOF MS/MS presented ion peaks with the molecular mass of the fumonisin B1 (721.83 g/mol) and B2 (705.83 g/mol)

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Potential risks of a secondary formation of polychlorinated dibenzodioxins/furans (PCDD/Fs) were assessed for two cordierite-based, wall-through diesel particulate filters (DPFs) for which soot combustion was either catalyzed with an iron- or a copper-based fuel additive. A heavy duty diesel engine was used as test platform, applying the eight-stage ISO 8178/4 C1 cycle. DPF applications neither affected the engine performance, nor did they increase NO, NO2, CO, and CO2 emissions. The latter is a metric for fuel consumption. THC emissions decreased by about 40% when deploying DPFs. PCDD/F emissions, with a focus on tetra- to octachlorinated congeners, were compared under standard and worst case conditions (enhanced chlorine uptake). The iron-catalyzed DPF neither increased PCDD/F emissions, nor did it change the congener pattern, even when traces of chlorine became available. In case of copper, PCDD/F emissions increased by up to 3 orders of magnitude from 22 to 200 to 12 700 pg I-TEQ/L with fuels of &lt; 2, 14, and 110 microg/g chlorine, respectively. Mainly lower chlorinated DD/Fs were formed. Based on these substantial effects on PCDD/F emissions, the copper-catalyzed DPF system was not approved for workplace applications, whereas the iron system fulfilled all the specifications of the Swiss procedures for DPF approval (VERT).