Impacto do estresse no bem-estar dos animais e na qualidade da carcaça e da carne

Pós-graduação em Zootecnia - FCAV

Estudo geofísico em aterro controlado disposto sobre rochas fraturadas

Geophysical survey is an important method for investigation of contaminated areas used in the characterization of contrasting physical properties in the presence of pollutants. This work applied the geophysical methods of Electrical Resistivity and Self Potential in waste landfill, located in Caçapava do Sul city, RS. The landfill is located over fractured metamorphic rocks. Eight lines of electrical profiling with 288 measures of self potential were done. In addition, 83 measurements of direction and dip of fractures were taken. The application of spontaneous potential method permitted to detect the direction of groundwater flow. The electrical resistivity measurements allowed the identification of low-intensity anomalies associated with the presence of leachate. There is a relationship between anomalous zones and the directions of fractures.

Recontando o recontado

There are some titles that, under a stealthy look, cause unrest and stir with our imagination. The text by Ana Maria Machado - Point to point - and the topic of a meeting at the University of Brasilia - READ: reading, teaching and reception - intertextualized in the act of reading are sufficiently provocative. Then, from them can emerge a form of ripping, as with a scalpel in a sheet of blank paper and drawing with the word. In this way of thinking, we may write our text, beginning by quoting an essay of Glawinski (1977), in which the author says that literary criticism has only recently become interested in reading, either as an object of reflection, or as a descriptive tool.

Monitoramento da atenuação natural de álcool etílico hidratado combustível em escala laboratorial por meio de métodos geofísicos

Currently has few studies today concerning the behavior of the ethyl alcohol hydrated combustible in the geological environment, results of eventual spill or leaks in a wide transport chain and distribution. This work discusses the results of an experiment in laboratorial scale, that involves the monitoring of alterations in physical properties a simulate leak of alcohol in a tank with sand saturated in water, during 4920 hours. Are applied electrical resistivity, induced polarization and spontaneous potential geophysical methods. The electric resistivity is clearly correlating to the ethanol degradation pattern. The chargeability demonstrated sensibility to this pattern, while the natural electric potential revealed direct association with the oscillations of groundwater level. The variability of the physical parameters monitoring probable control for ethanol degradation process in environment study.

Caracterização geofísica no Gabro Santa Catarina, São Sepé (RS)

Geophysical methods are widely used in mineral exploration for several types of mineral deposits. When combined with direct studies as geochemistry, a substantial increase in the probability of ore discovery is possible in mineral exploration activities. Electrical geophysical methods are particularly promising in studies related to the search of sulphides due to the contrast of physical properties electric resistivity and chargeability. This paper presents the results obtained from the application of Resistivity (DC) and Induced Polarization methods, through the electrical profiling technique, aiming at evaluating the potential mineral of a gabbro intruded in a metasedimentary sequence, in an area where several occurrences of gold and copper were described. This gabbro is ranked on the Basic-Ultrabasic stratiform bodies, which gather peridotites, gabbros, and layered anortosites. Three radial lines of electrical profiling were performed, spaced of 60° and crossing at the area center, with readings of electric resistivity and chargeability in Wenner-Schlumberger array. The association of low resistivity and high chargeability areas has allowed defining potentially mineralized zones related to structures that condition the drainage net in the gabbro domain. Grains of gold detected through geochemical prospection of alluvial sediments dowstream from the gabbro may have originated from leaching of ores deposited in fractures through the action of river waters within the gabbro domain, possibly consisting of sulphides and gold.

A produção técnico-científica de James Precott Joule: uma leitura a partir da epistemologia de Ludwig Fleck

This paper aims an epistemologically analysis of the attempt of James Prescott Joule to replace the steam engine by the electric one. In this historical analysis, we use the epistemological categories: style of thinking, collective thinking, intercollective circulation of ideas and practices,Joule and other technicians in Machester received in that time financial incentives from governments and industry to replace the steam engine by the electric one, since it was in Manchester a culture of the technique of the accuracy and precision in which Joule was immersed, which allowed us to initially identify the styles of techniques thinking and experimental efficiency. However, Joule could not replace the steam engine by the electric; and the awareness of the problems faced by him, in the attempt to make such a substitution, led him to seek, through an intercollective circulation of ideas and practices, such as the studies of Faraday and Jacobi, a change of direction in his researches. According to our analysis, what happened was a change of style from a technical to a scientific thinking. In this sense, Joule began to investigate issues of a scientific nature, as the Joule’s effect and the mechanical equivalent of heat, which contributed significantly to the establishment of the principle of conservation of energy. We present here the contributions of this epistemological analysis to the discussion of questions of the nature of science in the basic education and for the training of physics teachers.

Contribuições para o estudo de atribuição de responsabilidades em circuitos elétricos de baixa tensão

Pós-graduação em Engenharia Elétrica - FEB

Análise espacial do potencial fotovoltaico em telhados de residências usando modelagem hierárquica bayesiana

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Dinâmica não linear e controle de um sistema vibratório modelado com memória de forma e, excitado por fontes de energia do tipo ideal e não ideal

Pós-graduação em Engenharia Mecânica - FEB

Eletrocardiograma em cães: revisão

The electrocardiogram (ECG) is an important tool used in the diagnosis of cardiac arrhythmias, since it gives the graphic representation of depolarization and repolarization processes of the cardiac muscle. This study allows recording the electrical activity of myocardial cells and the underlying differences in electric potential: the magnitude of this difference is measured in millivolts (mV), and its duration is measured in seconds. The ECG is indicated when an irregular rhythm is detected during physical examination, such as bradycardias, tachycardias or arrhythmias that are not secondary to breathing, in animals with a history of syncope or weakness, for monitoring the effectiveness of antiarrhythmic therapy, in cases of putative pleural or pericardial effusion, and also in systemic diseases that lead to arrhythmia. For a reliable assessment, the ECG must be evaluated in conjunction with findings from the physical examination and clinical signs of each patient.

Biopsias luteais em vacas Nelore

The present study describes a technique to obtain consecutive luteal samples by colpotomy. The animals received an epidural anesthesia and local anesthesia (vaginal vault) and after ten minutes the vaginal vault was incised with a scalpel blade and tissue was dissected to provide access to the pelvic cavity and to retract the ovary into the vagina. Then, a luteal biopsy was performed with a Yomann biopsy nipper. Signs indicative of pain and stress during the vaginal vault incision, traction of ovary or luteal biopsy were observed only in two collections. However, these signs were observed in ten collections during dissection of the vaginal wall and peritoneum. The occurrence of ataxia was observed in 26 collections and it was usually related to a longer duration of the procedure. Ataxia could be divided in light (15/26), moderate (6/26) and severe (5/26). The occurrence of ovarian adhesions ipsilateral to the incision was evaluated only in the initial four collections. Adhesions were present in 16 collections. The protocol described above provided a safe and efficient method to acquire luteal samples. The low incidence of adhesions allows the consecutive use of females without any interference in subsequent ovulations and collections.

Aplicação de métodos matemáticos no dimensionamento da potência necessária para a irrigação através de motores elétricos

É comum nas áreas rurais a utilização de métodos de irrigação que consistem em bombear a água de açudes, lagoas e rios para irrigar a terra onde está sendo cultivada determinada cultura. Em geral esse bombeamento é feito por motores movidos á energia elétrica ou á óleo diesel. Este trabalho visa avaliar os motores elétricos de baixa potência que são usados para irrigar pequenas áreas plantadas através de bombeamento de água de açudes, lagoas etc. Os métodos a serem usados competem á aplicação da Física e do Calculo Diferencial e Integral, através do uso de conceitos,integrais definidas e do uso de sólidos de revolução para simulação. Poderão ser feitas associações entre vazão de água, potência necessária para o serviço, a quantidade de tempo que a reserva de água sustenta o bombeamento. Depois de feito os cálculos pode se concluir sobre o tipo de motor e potencia mais adequada para tal serviço. Este projeto visa avaliar o desempenho de motores elétrico de baixa potencia no bombeamento de água através de métodos pertinentes ao calculo diferencial e integral e ao mesmo tempo poder mostrar uma das várias aplicações desta disciplina. Após os cálculos realizados espera-se obter conclusões sobre os motores elétricos e fazer a associação do serviço que é recomendado para o seu uso. Serão utilizados métodos do cálculo diferencial e Integral para a avaliação do desempenho do motor e conceitos da Física para determinação e associação entre potência dissipada e vazão de água.

Análise matemática da potência gerada por sistemas fotovoltáicos e suas aplicações

A radiação solar constitui-se numa inesgotável fonte energética, havendo um enorme potencial de utilização por meio de sistemas de captação e conversão em outra forma de energia. Para a conversão direta da energia solar em elétrica, são utilizadas células fotovoltaicas constituídas, que associadas constituem um módulo fotovoltaico, sendo que também quando agrupados, formam painéis fotovoltaicos. Estes painéis associados a outros equipamentos que transformam ou armazenam energia elétrica para que ela possa ser utilizada é chamado de sistema fotovoltaico. Neste trabalho, foram determinadas analiticamente formas de obtenção de curvas de corrente e potência fotovoltaicas, e também o ponto de potência máxima. Tais métodos foram aplicados no sistema fotovoltaico localizado na FCA/UNESP, sendo utilizado um sistema constituído por três módulos fotovoltaicos. Para o desenvolvimento das equações que regem a potência dos sistemas fotovoltaicos, procurou-se estudar o circuito elétrico de células fotovoltaicas, sendo necessária também a aplicação de métodos numéricos iterativos para a determinação de alguns parâmetros elétricos. De acordo com os teoremas apresentados, foi possível determinar as expressões analíticas da resistência série e do ponto de potência máxima de uma célula fotovoltaica, possibilitando a geração dos gráficos de tais funções com os dados obtidos experimentalmente. Comparando-se os valores obtidos pelas funções com os valores padrões do sistema fotovoltaico instalado, o valor calculado apresentou um erro de 1,03% em relação ao dado pelo fabricante, representando uma excelente aproximação. Desta forma, pode-se concluir que os métodos e teoremas dos sistemas fotovoltaicos apresentados podem servir de auxílio a futuros dimensionamentos para aplicações destes sistemas.