Identificação e monitoramento de pragas regulamentadas e seus inimigos naturais na cultura do mamoeiro.

Procedimentos para o monitoramento; Ácaro rajado; Ácaro branco; Cochonila; Cigarrinha; Mosca branca; Mosca-das-frutas; Mandarová; Variola ou pinta preta; Mancha de corynespora; Podridão de phytophthora; Podridão preta (Phoma); Oidiose; Mancha chocolate; Carvão interno;. Mancha anelar; Meleira; Inimigos naturais; Mancha fisiológica; Escala diagramática e fórmula para cálculo de incidência (Pinta preta); Ficha de campo para o monitoramento.

Qualitative Process Theory

Objects move, collide, flow, bend, heat up, cool down, stretch, compress and boil. These and other things that cause changes in objects over time are intuitively characterized as processes. To understand common sense physical reasoning and make programs that interact with the physical world as well as people do we must understand qualitative reasoning about processes, when they will occur, their effects, and when they will stop. Qualitative Process theory defines a simple notion of physical process that appears useful as a language in which to write dynamical theories. Reasoning about processes also motivates a new qualitative representation for quantity in terms of inequalities, called quantity space. This report describes the basic concepts of Qualitative Process theory, several different kinds of reasoning that can be performed with them, and discusses its impact on other issues in common sense reasoning about the physical world, such as causal reasoning and measurement interpretation. Several extended examples illustrate the utility of the theory, including figuring out that a boiler can blow up, that an oscillator with friction will eventually stop, and how to say that you can pull with a string but not push with it. This report also describes GIZMO, an implemented computer program which uses Qualitative Process theory to make predictions and interpret simple measurements. The represnetations and algorithms used in GIZMO are described in detail, and illustrated using several examples.

Strong effect of transitional metals on the sulfur resistance of Pd/HY-Al2O3 catalysts for aromatic hydrogenation

In order to improve the sulfur resistance of noble metal catalysts in the aromatic hydrogenation of diesel fuel, the alloying effect of non-noble metals with Pd was studied. Toluene hydrogenation over Pd and Pd-M bimetallic catalysts (M = Cr, W,La, Mn, Mo, Ag) on a mixed HY-Al2O3 support was investigated in the presence of 3000 ppm sulfur as thiophene in the feedstock. The results showed that the addition of the second metals strongly affected the activity of toluene hydrogenation, which suggests that the sulfur resistibility of Pd-M bimetallic catalysts is much different from single Pd. La, Mn, Mo and Ag decreased the sulfur resistance of the palladium catalysts. For example, the toluene conversion at 553 K was observed to decrease sharply from 39.4 wt.% on Pd to 1.6 wt.% on Pd-Ag, which is by a factor of 25. One of the important findings in this article is that Cr and W increase hydrogenation activity of Pd catalysts. The reactions occurring on these catalysts include hydrogenation, isomerization and hydrocracking, The addition of the second metals has no noticeable effects on the hydrogenation and isomerization selectivity, but it slightly suppresses hydrocracking reactions. The four typical catalysts, Pd-Cr, Pd-W, Pd-Ag and Pd were characterized by infrared (IR) spectroscopy of pyridine and CO. LR spectra of CO revealed the strong interaction between Pd and the second metal as Cr, W and Ag (or their oxide), indicating that the improvement in sulfur resistance originates from electron-deficient Pd with the addition of second metals. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Palha de trigo para artesanato.

2006

Measurements of the heat capacity of an azeotropic mixture of water and n-butanol from 78 to 320 K

Molar heat capacities of n-butanol and the azeotropic mixture in the binary system [water (x=0.716) plus n-butanol (x=0.284)] were measured with an adiabatic calorimeter in a temperature range from 78 to 320 K. The functions of the heat capacity with respect to thermodynamic temperature were established for the azeotropic mixture. A glass transition was observed at (111.9 +/- 1.1) K. The phase transitions took place at (179.26 +/- 0.77) and (269.69 +/- 0.14) K corresponding to the solid-liquid phase transitions of. n-butanol and water, respectively. The phase-transition enthalpy and entropy of water were calculated. A thermodynamic function of excess molar heat capacity with respect to temperature was established, which took account of physical mixing, destructions of self-association and cross-association for n-butanol and water, respectively. The thermodynamic functions and the excess thermodynamic ones of the binary systems relative to 298.15 K were derived based on the relationships of the thermodynamic functions and the function of the measured heat capacity and the calculated excess heat capacity with respect to temperature.

Técnicas de detecção e estudo de vírus em plantas.

2015

Aptidão agrícola das terras do Matopiba.

Este trabalho está inserido no Projeto Especial Plano Estratégico de Atuação da Embrapa na Região do Matopiba, financiado pela Embrapa (Projeto SEG/IDEARE 05.13.25.009.00.00), e tem como objetivo avaliar a aptidão agrícola das terras do Matopiba, na escala 1:500.000, com base em informações pedoclimáticas disponíveis consubstanciadas por verificação in situ por meio de campanhas de campo para validação das interpretações de aptidão agrícola.

Variação da área irrigada por pivôs centrais no Brasil entre 2013 e 2014.

Foram comparadas as áreas irrigadas por pivôs centrais no Brasil em 2013 e 2014, mapeadas através da identificação visual a partir de mosaicos formados por imagens do satélite Landsat 8 ? OLI / TRS de 2013 e 2014, respectivamente, exibidas no programa Google Earth. Em 2013 foram identificados 17.878 pivôs centrais, ocupando uma área irrigada de 1.179.176 ha. Em 2014, foi observado aumento de 11% no número de pivôs centrais e de 8% na área irrigada (19.928 pivôs centrais, 1.279.072 ha irrigados). Em 2013, praticamente 90% dos pivôs concentravam-se nos Estados de Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Goiás, Bahia e Rio Grande do Sul, situação também observada para o ano de 2014. Em alguns Estados foi verificado aumento maior do que 20% no número de pivôs entre 2013 e 2014, como em Alagoas (133%), Santa Catarina (50%), Mato Grosso (20,07%). Em outros Estados, porém, o número de pivôs diminuiu em mais do que 20%, como é o caso do Sergipe (-100%), Pernambuco (-75%) e Maranhão (-46,61%). Em 2013, aproximadamente 45% dos pivôs centrais do Brasil concentrava-se na Região Hidrográfica do Rio Paraná; e quase 30%, na do Rio São Francisco. Em 2014, a Região Hidrográfica do Rio Paraná passou a concentrar cerca de 50% dos pivôs centrais do país. Apesar das adversidades climáticas verificadas nos últimos anos, principalmente nas áreas de Cerrado, com o aumento de incentivos econômicos para a produção de alimentos prevê-se a expansão futura das áreas irrigadas no país. Apesar do benefício potencial da irrigação para a produção agrícola, estratégias para promover o aumento da produção agrícola irrigada devem considerar restrições relacionadas com a disponibilidade, qualidade e conflitos de uso da água das bacias hidrográficas em que estão inseridas. Ações estimulando a melhoria da qualidade da água, conservação de nascentes e áreas de preservação permanente, bem como o gerenciamento eficiente dos recursos hídricos, contribuirão para a melhoria da qualidade e quantidade de água disponível, fundamentais para possibilitar a sustentabilidade e expansão futura da agricultura irrigada no Brasil.

Using Social Media Content for Screening in Recruitment and Selection: Pros and Cons.

The article considers the arguments that have been made in defence of social media screening as well as issues that arise and may effectively erode the reliability and utility of such data for employers. First, the authors consider existing legal frameworks and guidelines that exist in the UK and the USA, as well as the subsequent ethical concerns that arise when employers access and use social networking content for employment purposes. Second, several arguments in favour of the use of social networking content are made, each of which is considered from several angles, including concerns about impression management, bias and discrimination, data protection and security. Ultimately, the current state of knowledge does not provide a definite answer as to whether information from social networks is helpful in recruitment and selection.

Model-Based Reasoning: A Principled Approach for Software Engineering

Lee M.H., Model-Based Reasoning: A Principled Approach for Software Engineering, Software - Concepts and Tools,19(4), pp179-189, 2000.