Eletrodo modificado em filme de paládio para a determinação voltamétrica de fosfito

Os íons fosfito constituem um importante componente inorgânico como fonte de fósforo na fertilização de solos, apresentando incontáveis vantagens em relação ao fosfato. A determinação desse ânion em produtos fertilizantes é usualmente realizada empregando-se método clássico de análise como gravimetria, sob a forma de pirofosfato de magnésio ou pela formação de cloreto mercuroso. Entretanto, existem algumas desvantagens nesta metodologia, como a necessidade de um elevado tempo de digestão e a possível produção de resíduos tóxicos. Sendo assim, este trabalho teve como objetivo propor uma metodologia eletroquímica alternativa para a determinação de fosfito. A modificação eletroquímica na superfície de eletrodos de platina realizada por eletrodeposição de paládio apresentou efeito catalítico para a oxidação de íons fosfito a fosfato em meio de ácido sulfúrico 1,0 mol.L-1. Uma dependência linear em relação à concentração de fosfito foi obtida no intervalo de 5,0x10-6 a 5,0x10-4 mol.L-1 tendo uma sensibilidade amperométrica de 8,5x10(4) miA.mol-1.L e um limite de detecção de 3.67x10-6 mol.L-1.

Särmäyksen kustannusperusteinen hinnoittelu

Tässä diplomityössä on tutkittu särmäyksen eri muuttujien vaikutusta kustannusrakenteeseen. Tutkimusmenetelminä on käytetty kirjallisuusselvitystä sekä särmäysaikojen mittausta tuotannossa. Diplomityön tavoitteena oli saada aikaan kustannusperusteinen hinnoittelumalli, jonka avulla särmäyksen hinnoittelu on yksinkertaista ja nopeaa. Särmäysaikoja mitattiin erikokoisille ja -muotoisille kappaleille. Levyn paksuus mitattavilla kappaleilla oli alle 1mm. Muut mitat vaihtelivat alle 200 mm:stä yli 2000 mm:iin. Käytetyt materiaalit olivat sähkö- ja kuumasinkitty teräs. Mitattavia aikoja olivat aika, joka kuluu yhden särmän taivutukseen, aika, joka kuluu yhden kappaleen valmistamiseen sekä ohjelmointiin ja asetuksiin kuluva aika. Särmäysaikoihin vaikuttavat kymmenet eri muuttujat liittyen särmäyspuristimiin, särmättäviin kappaleisiin ja työkaluihin, jne. Osa muuttujista vaikuttaa hyvin vähän kokonaisaikaan, joten kaikkia muuttujia ei lähdetty mittaamaan erikseen. Lisäksi käytössä ollut mittausvälineistö ei ollut riittävän tarkka kaikkien muuttujien mittaamiseen. Aikaansaatu hinnoittelumalli huomioi eri muuttujat ajassa, joka kuluu kappaleiden valmistamiseen, jolloin kaikki muuttujat tulee huomioitua lopullisessa hinnassa.

Uusperheen voimavarat ja lasten hyvinvointi

The resources of the step family and the children’s well-being The present study investigates children's well-being in stepfamilies and fac¬tors, both external and internal, that are related to the children's well-being. Of the external factors, the study focuses on factors related to the structure of the stepfamily, parents' education, socio-economic status and factors related to work, livelihood and living conditions. The internal resources include the general functioning of the family, parenthood and parenting, family support networks and issues that the stepfamilies themselves consider important. Another important resource in a stepfamily is a functioning network of human relationships, which in the present study is approached from the maternal viewpoint. Changing family relations are considered a potential threat to the children's well-being. Therefore, in addition to looking into the stepfamily's resources, the other important goal of the study is to explore other factors potentially related to the well-being of children living in stepfamilies. In view of the stepfamily's resources, it is important to explore how the functioning of the relationships network is linked with the child's well-being. The study employs survey and interview data. The survey data (n=2236) are part of national survey data on the well-being of families and children and factors impacting them which were gathered as part of ”Origins of Exclusion in Early Childhood”, a research project carried out in 2002. The data consists of 667 stepfamilies. The interview data consists of interviews with 24 parents in stepfamilies. In the study, the analyses of survey and interview data are combined. Both descriptive statistical analyses and multivariate methods are employed. Content analysis is employed in the analysis of the interview data. The results indicate that the stepfamilies’ resources in general but their external resources in particular differed from those of the nuclear and single-parent families. The level of education and the socio-economic status of the stepfamily parents were somewhat lower than those of the nuclear family parents. The differences in relation to single-parent families were primarily related to the better economic status of the stepfamilies. The analysis of internal resources showed relatively minor differences: the stepfamilies assessed themselves a somewhat better general functioning of the family than did the nuclear families. Parenting issues caused more disagreement in stepfamilies than in nuclear families. The analysis of the functioning of the human relations in stepfamilies showed that the stepfamily mothers experienced the external relationships of the family (e.g., between the child and the absent father) as significantly more problematic than the relationships within the stepfamily. Living in a stepfamily thus challenges the functioning of the relationship between the child and the absent father. As a result of the analysis of the relationships networks in the stepfamilies, three groups were formed. One group had the nuclear family as an ideal goal, another valued an extended family composed of a variety of relationships, and the third one appreciated a strong intimate relationship between the parents. In the present study, the most common group was the multi-relationship, extended type of stepfamily. In conclusion, living in a stepfamily does not seem to pose a risk to the child’s well-being, but it may influence the family’s resources and thus have an indirect effect on the child’s well-being. In view of the resources of the stepfamily, the child’s well-being was best supported by a functioning network of human relationships in the stepfamily: there was a distinct connection with the children’s problems and the non-functioning of the relationships network. According to the mothers, the internal relationships in the stepfamily seemed to be more important than the external relationships of the family. A child’s functioning relationship with the absent father can be viewed as a positive resource, supporting the child’s well-being in the stepfamily.

Developing co-operation of business units – exploring synergies and a joint business model

The purpose of this study was to develop co-operation between business units of the company operating in graphic industry. The development was done by searching synergy opportunities between these business units. The final aim was to form a business model, which is based on co-operation of these business units.The literature review of this thesis examines synergies and especially the process concerning the search and implementation of synergies. Also the concept of business model and its components are examined. The research was done by using qualitative research method. The main data acquiring method to the empirical part was theme interviews. The data was analyzed using thematisation and content analysis.The results of the study include seven identified possible synergies and a business model, which is based on the co-operation of the business units. The synergy opportunities are evaluated and the implementation order of the synergies is suggested. The presented synergies create the base for the proposed business model.

Examining the Role of Rebranding in Perceived Image of a Product Line

The main objective for this study was to explore certain organization’s product line rebranding process and its impact on product line’s perceived image. The case company is a global paper, packaging and forest products company, business segment paper board. The audience explored is one of the company’s major customers, merchant in Germany. The research was performed as a descriptive case study with a purpose to provide longitudinal insight into the product line image and its eventual alteration as a result of the case company’s rebranding process. Mainly qualitative methods were used for conducting the research. The data for the empirical part was collected with a web-based survey at two different points of time; before the rebranded products entered the market and after they had been available approximately six months. The results of this study reveal that the case company has performed well in its attempt to improve product line’s brand image through rebranding. It was found that between the two brand image measurements the product brand image seems to have improved in all of the areas which according to theoretical framework of this study contribute to formation of brand image; brand associations, marketing communications and interpersonal relationships, not forgetting the original platform that initiated the change; technical quality modifications. In other words it may be concluded that as technical quality was brought to a new level, also assessments about the brand image improved respectively.

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