Influência de aves e morcegos insetívoros no controle da herbivoria em sistemas agroflorestais de café

Pós-graduação em Biologia Animal - IBILCE

Brincar é coisa séria?: um estudo do brinquedo na cultura da modernidade

O trabalho investiga o brinquedo enquanto elemento da cultura material e simbólica objetivando discutir suas mudanças e significados na cultura da modernidade diante da globalização da indústria cultural. Foca essa discussão em quatro categorias de brinquedos: tradicional, industrial, regional e virtual, que atualmente compõem o ato de brincar. Tem como hipótese principal a assertiva de que há uma apropriação no brincar de valores, crenças, hábitos, ética, sistema de linguagem e materiais de uma dada cultura, na medida em que os brinquedos estão intimamente relacionados ao que está acontecendo na sociedade, suas ideologias e valores. E ainda que ao manusear um brinquedo a criança possui entre as mãos uma imagem que permite ações e manipulações em harmonia com as representações sugeridas pela indústria de bens culturais. Pensa o brinquedo na cultura da modernidade como um produto mercantilizado em que suas imagens, significados e simbologias são reflexos do olhar da sociedade para a infância. Utiliza como campo empírico do brincar, São Luís do Maranhão, como um lugar para perceber as mudanças, e como sujeitos da pesquisa, crianças de duas situações sócio-econômicas diferentes, pais de quatro grupos diversos, lojistas e artesãos. Utiliza como método o dialético e como tipo de pesquisa, a qualitativa. Apresenta como resultado a constatação de que o brinquedo na cultura da modernidade dispõe de um potencial de sedução produzido por um fetichismo do produto para o consumo, que é globalizado, com perfil, funções e significados para se adequar a todos os universos infantis dos diversos lugares; consequentemente enfrenta a inevitável característica de equilibrar o global e o regional. Conclui que a cultura da modernidade trouxe perdas e ganhos para o ato de brincar na passagem do modelo artesanal de produção para o industrial, no contexto moderno de pasteurização do “étnico”, do “original”, do “exótico”. Conclui ainda que as mudanças que percebemos no brinquedo nas últimas quatro décadas do século XX não estão limitadas a ele, mas a um sistema que foi instituído e que implica em transformação, concernentes à cultura popular infantil e, além disso, ao lugar da criança na cultura da modernidade.

A compreenção do precesso de enfermagem na perpectiva dos enfermeiros de um hospital universitário do interior de São Paulo

Pós-graduação em Bases Gerais da Cirurgia - FMB

Effect of calcium on the osmotic dehydration kinetics and quality of pineapple

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Production lot sizing and scheduling with non-triangular sequence-dependent setup times

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

The immunomodulatory effect of propolis on receptors expression, cytokine production and fungicidal activity of human monocytes

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

Proposta de diretrizes embasadoras para introdução de sistemas de medição de desempenho em empresas de projetos de instalações prediais

The civil construction in Brazil has grown a lotover the last years. This has caused a greater competition between companies of the sector. A little difference in quality in service or product a company offers can determine their success in the market. There is a growing demand for tools that optimize processes and bring greater quality to each activity in these companies. Performance measurement systems make it possible to control process efficiency and effectiveness using performance indicators. Considering this need, the paper before you has the objective of creating basic guidelines to introduce performance measurement systems inbuilding installations project companies. A theoretical reference is presented to describe organizational aspects of project companies along with performance measurement systems characteristics. Using a qualitative research methodology, a study case was executed with interviews, observation and document analysis as evidence sources. In the study case, limitations where identified, such as, high degree of product and process flexibility, dependence on subjective analysis for decision making and lack of specialized information systems. Considering the theoretical reference and the study case,the proposed guidelines intend to ease and guarantee greater chances of success when implanting one of these systems

Avaliação do ciclo de vida dos tubos de PVC produzidos no Brasil

Naturally characterizes the human being the interference in the environment to ensure their survival and also convenience. After numerous environmental accidents caused by unbridled pursuit of this goal, the concern about providing for current needs without compromising the ability of the future generations to supply their own, gained space. In order to contribute to sustainable development the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) was implemented. This tool is based on the concept that if the environmental impacts of a product or service are known, it is possible to take better decisions concerning its environmental aspects. The purpose of this research is to conduct the LCA of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), the world’s second most consumed thermoplastic. The methodology described in NBR ISO 14040 and NBR ISO 14044 was followed. As a result, the LCA of polyvinyl chloride produced in Brazil was obtained, and, therefore, the inventory of the product in question adapted to Brazilian reality. The research can be applied to various studies considering that actions were taken to ensure that it represents the Brazilian reality. Moreover, the procedures were described to guarantee the greatest transparency possible

Relações públicas em uma nova perspectiva de atuação: empresas start-up

This paper presents a new playing field for the public relations professional: the start-ups. This new company, with characteristics of fast growth and high-risk investments, becomes an alternative and, at the same time, opportunity for innovative projects that turns from theory into real business, product or service. This way, the work starts on the context of innovation and spread of new ideas, so people can understand the importance of the promotion and study of new ways to market. Faced with this context, public relations professionals are becoming essential in the mediating process of scenario analysis for the implantation of start-ups, as well as the communication of innovation and insight in this new business environment

Melhoria da qualidade de um processo de usinagem utilizando as técnicas de avaliação de Taguchi

Delivering to the customers a product or service with the expected quality associated to the huge competitiveness that exists in the market nowadays, has been making organizations increasingly focus on quality planning using techniques which are directed towards the continuous improvement process and production optimization. Thus, this paper aims to improve a machining process using the techniques of experimental design to the optimization and this also includes the analysis of the measurement system. For this purpose, the alloy Nimonic 80A, a nickel base superalloy, was used in the process due to its widespread use for high temperatures, applying this study the robust method proposed by Genichi Taguchi, determining the influence of the factors considered input variables, cutting speed, feed rate, depth of cut, type of tool, lubrication, and material hardness, in the output or response variable, surface roughness, concluding with the use of Taguchi orthogonal array L16 and by analysis of ANOVA that the factor feed rate is significant and offers greater effect on the response variable studied, should be set to 0,12mm/rev. Moreover, the factor type of tool has more influence on the process when compared to other factors, being CP250 the one more suitable to the process. Lastly, the interaction feed rate x cutting speed provides greater significance in the process regarding to surface roughness variable, being the best match between them 0,12mm/rev to the feed rate and 90m/min to the cutting speed. In order to evaluate the measurement system, it was applied the repeatability and reproducibility method (R&R), through which we saw that the system needs improvement (R & R = 88.04% >>> 30%) as the value found in the study was well above compared to the one that classifies the system as inappropriate

Ciclo PDCA e ferramentas da qualidade em operações e serviços de e-commerce

The market has forced companies to maintain high levels of control over their processes , ensuring a product or service quality to its customers . This study comes in the issuance and registration carried out in a company of e-commerce , which is showing problems with the values of weights and dimensions used in the cases cited . The need to eliminate wasteful spending freight caused by shipment of products weighing more than the reality, and to increase the reliability of the information used in the management of processes led to the planning of this project . This work focuses on the development of a PDCA cycle to work in the identification and correction of the causes of the problem , in order to neutralize the current complications and ensure that the problem does not appear again. To aid the mapping of the processes involved , identifying the causes of the problem and implementation of the proposed improvements were used quality tools such as flowcharts , Ishikawa diagrams , Pareto diagrams , and applied statistics

The cohomological invariant E'(G,W) and some properties

Let G be a group, W a nonempty G-set and M a Z2G-module. Consider the restriction map resG W : H1(G,M) → Pi wi∈E H1(Gwi,M), [f] → (resGG wi [f])i∈I , where E = {wi, i ∈ I} is a set of orbit representatives in W and Gwi = {g ∈ G | gwi = wi} is the G-stabilizer subgroup (or isotropy subgroup) of wi, for each wi ∈ E. In this work we analyze some results presented in Andrade et al [5] about splittings and duality of groups, using the point of view of Dicks and Dunwoody [10] and the invariant E'(G,W) := 1+dimkerresG W, defined when Gwi is a subgroup of infinite index in G for all wi in E, andM = Z2 (where dim = dimZ2). We observe that the theory of splittings of groups (amalgamated free product and HNN-groups) is inserted in the combinatory theory of groups which has many applications in graph theory (see, for example, Serre [12] and Dicks and Dunwoody [10]).

Decisão making or buying: uma aplicação em células de manufatura de uma indústria de produção mecânica

In order to maintain the competitiveness the companies seek for cost reduction and resource optimization. A product or service price is calculated considering direct and indirect costs involved in its fabrication, which means that if an intern indirect process is optimized, the final price of the product is also reduced and becomes more interesting to the final costumer. Considering this reasoning, the companies must evaluate each of their processes and optimize them. It is common to outsource intern products manufacturing as a cost reduction strategy, nevertheless when there are already resources and capability to produce the own goods, it becomes necessary to evaluate the economic gain that each strategy - make or buy - generates. This paper aims to evaluate the necessary support to take a decision regarding making or buying in a production cell of hoses based in the value of economic cost, system cost and decision process

Questão jurídica e social para o Terceiro Setor: associações sem fins lucrativos de atividades profissionais e clubes de serviços - Franca-SP

Pós-graduação em Serviço Social - FCHS

A visão do usuário sobre o serviço público odontológico e a autopercepção em saúde bucal

Pós-graduação em Odontologia Preventiva e Social - FOA