In a city like Delhi: urban spirituality, sustainability and women

This paper is intended to be provocative as a way of exposing any fatal flaws in its logic. It advocates a pragmatic foundational role for spirituality upon which sustainable development can be built. It goes on to assert the importance of articulating spiritual dimensions of urban communities as integral to the spiritual and general sustainability of cities.

Locating cosmopolitanism within academic mobility

Intensified academic mobility is an enticing platform for examining the emerging manifestations of cosmopolitanism in expanding intercultural encounters. Cosmopolitanism calls for a dialogue between cultures and for reciprocal appropriation and internalisation of cultures within one’s own culture. This paper endeavours to locate empirical evidence on evolving cosmopolitanism in everyday intercultural interactions and academic experiences. It is guided by the methodological applications of cosmopolitanism and the way cosmopolitanism is redefining the sociological frame of reference. This paper presents discussion and empirical testing of three defining features of cosmopolitanism according to Beck (2002): globality, plurality and civility. Mirroring these guiding principles, this research attempted to identify and analyse cosmopolitan values and dispositions in everyday intercultural encounters, discourses, situations and experiences. This paper presented an argument that cosmopolitan values and dispositions tend to create mutually beneficial conditions for intercultural inclusion and academic mobility provides a fertile ground for their current and future exploration. 

Interview with Samiaji Sarosa

Samiaji Sarosa is an Indonesian who studied in Australia on two occasions; at University of Wollongong in 1999-2001 and at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) in 2001-2004. He completed a Masters in Accounting at Wollongong University and studied on a scholarship provided by the university. He completed his second period of study at UTS on an Australian Development Scholarship (ADS) and completed a PhD in IT. The interview was conducted in English on 28 May 2014 by Dr. Jemma Purdey of Deakin University. This set comprises: an interview recording, a timed summary, and a photograph.

Performance of project alliancing in Australasia: a digest of infrastructure development from 2008 to 2013

Project and program alliances have been an accepted form of project procurement for public infrastructure engineering projects in Australia and New Zealand (Australasia). Alliancing often provides best value and superior value for money when compared to traditional approaches such as Design and Construct, however considerable debate continues about its success and applicability. This paper reports on three studies of completed construction project alliance performance in 2008, 2010 and 2012. Consolidated findings are presented on 61 project alliances, data is analysed and emerging trends discussed. Recent government policy changes in Australia at Federal and State level have led to a decline in the number of project alliances, however, while the volume of alliance activity is declining it still represents billions of dollars of infrastructure construction work being undertaken. Results also revealed that communication and trust between the executive leadership and operational management teams was a major factor contributing to the functioning of the alliance. Furthermore, the research identifies several key factors that were necessary preconditions for successful alliances.

Welcome to country: acknowledgement, belonging and white anti-racism

 The Welcome to Country (WTC) ceremony and its twin, the Acknowledgement of Traditional Owners, have become prominent anti-racist rituals in the post-settler society of Australia. These rituals are rich in meaning. They are simultaneously emblems of colonisation and dispossession; of recognition and reconciliation; and a periodic focus of political posturing. This article analyses the multiple meanings of WTC ceremonies. In particular, I explore the politics of belonging elicited by WTC and Acknowledgement rituals. Drawing on ethnography of non-Indigenous people who work in Indigenous affairs, I argue that widespread enjoyment of these rituals among White anti-racists is explained because they paradoxically experience belonging through a sense of not belonging.

As ações do poder público municipal para o setor de reciclagem de resíduos sólidos em Porto Alegre : um estudo exploratório

O presente trabalho tem por objetivo analisar a contribuição das ações do Poder Público Municipal de Porto Alegre (RS) para a consolidação, em moldes solidários, das Unidades de Triagem (UTs) integrantes do Sistema de Gerenciamento Integrado de Resíduos Sólidos (GIRS). A implantação do GIRS no município marca uma mudança no paradigma predominante até então, na qual o poder público municipal, em vez de simplesmente abandonar os resíduos municipais em lixões, passa a gerenciá-los, de modo a reduzir, reciclar e reaproveitar materiais, enxergando, assim, as atividades de limpeza pública de modo global e relacionadas às demandas econômicas, culturais e sociais da sociedade. Para a consecução deste trabalho, escolheu-se um estudo do tipo exploratório, mas também descritivo, no qual, na coleta de dados, além de extensa análise documental, foram realizadas duas rodadas de entrevistas com agentes da rede pública de órgãos da Prefeitura Municipal de Porto Alegre que mantêm interação com os recicladores e participam diretamente da formulação das ações públicas em prol da reciclagem de resíduos sólidos no município, buscando-se identificar a real contribuição do poder público municipal para a consolidação das UTs. Os resultados sugerem que as UTs passaram a nortear a política municipal de resíduos sólidos. O poder público classificou estas iniciativas como características de empreendimentos de Economia Popular Solidária e, por meio do Departamento Municipal de Limpeza Urbana (DMLU) e da Secretaria Municipal da Produção, Indústria e Comércio (SMIC), desenvolveu diversas ações com o intuito de alavancar o programa de reciclagem de Porto Alegre. Todas estas ações visam fornecer uma contribuição para a inclusão social dos excluídos do sistema formal, bem como o desenvolvimento de condições de auto-sustentabilidade para a emancipação das associações de catadores. Em relação às unidades de triagem, conclui-se que há uma mudança de foco nas ações do poder público. Em um primeiro momento, estas unidades eram vistas como uma forma de trazer da informalidade para a formalidade grupos de pessoas que tivessem antecedentes ou estivessem envolvidas com atividades relacionadas à catação de resíduos tanto nas ruas como em lixões. Com os resultados positivos do projeto, institucionalizou-se a criação das UTs, com a conseqüente alimentação de matéria-prima via Coleta Seletiva (CS), como o principal projeto de geração de trabalho e renda do governo municipal. Entretanto, em virtude do agravamento da crise econômica enfrentada pelo país, houve um crescimento do número de catadores independentes nas ruas de Porto Alegre, tanto de catadores em condição de exclusão quanto catadores patrocinados por empresas interessadas no material do reciclo. Como conseqüência deste processo, está havendo uma diminuição da quantidade de resíduos coletados pela CS, o que já está ocasionando quedas nos rendimentos dos trabalhadores nas associações que dependem do DMLU para a obtenção de resíduos, evidenciando a necessidade da geração de novas fontes de resíduos como premissa de viabilidade da CS.

Reproductive performance of prepubertal Bos indicus heifers after progesterone-based treatments

The objective was to evaluate the effects of exogenous progesterone (P4) on reproductive performance of prepubertal Bos indicus heifers. Prepubertal Nelore heifers (n = 589; 24.0 +/- 1.13 mo; 298.0 +/- 1.89 kg; body condition score of 3.2 +/- 0.26; mean +/- SEM) were randomly assigned to receive, between experimental Days -12 and 0: no treatments (CIDR0; n = 113); a new intravaginal insert (CIDR) containing 1.9 g of P4 (CIDR1; n = 237); or a similar insert previously used three times, with each use occurring for 9 d (CIDR4; n = 239). An additional treatment group was pubertal heifers given 12.5 mg dinoprost tromethamine im on Day 0 (PGF; n = 346), and used as controls for evaluation of conception rates. on Day 0, transrectal palpation was done for uterine score evaluation (UtS; 1-3 scale), blood samples were taken for serum P4 concentrations, and follicle diameter (FD) was measured. The breeding season started on Day 1 and consisted of AI after detection of estrus between Days I and 45, and exposure to bulls between Days 46 and 90. There were effects of treatment (P < 0.05) on serum concentrations of P4 on Day 0 (0.37 +/- 0.16, 2.31 +/- 0.11, and 1.20 +/- 0.11 ng/mL for CIDR0, CIDR1, and CIDR4, respectively; mean SEM), FD on Day 0(9.45 +/- 0.24, 9.72 +/- 0.17, and 11.42 +/- 0.16 mm), UtS on Day 0 (1.49 +/- 0.06, 1.88 +/- 0.04, and 2.24 +/- 0.04), estrus detection rates at 7 d (19.5, 42.6, and 38.3%) and 45 d (52.2, 72.1, and 75.3%) of the breeding season, and on pregnancy rates at 7 d (5.3, 14.3, and 18.4%), 45 d (27.4, 39.2, and 47.7%) and 90 d (72.6, 83.5, and 83.7%) of the breeding season. Conception rate 7 d after the start of the breeding season was greater (P < 0.05) in heifers from the CIDR4 (46.8%) and PGF (43.8%) groups than in the CIDR0 (27.3%) and CIDR1 (33.7%) groups. In conclusion, exogenous P4 hastened puberty and improved pregnancy rates at the beginning of the breeding season in prepubertal Bos indicus heifers. Furthermore, previously used CIDR inserts were better than new inserts. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Long-term effect of carbodiimide on dentin matrix and resin-dentin bonds

Objectives: To characterize the interaction of 1-Ethyl-3-[3-dimethylaminopropyl] carbodiimide Hydrochloride (EDC) with dentin matrix and its effect on the resin-dentin bond. Methods: Changes to the stiffness of demineralized dentin fragments treated with EDC/N-hydroxysuccinimide (NHS) in different solutions were evaluated at different time points. The resistance against enzymatic degradation was indirectly evaluated by ultimate tensile strength (UTS) test of demineralized dentin treated or not with EDC/NHS and subjected to collagenase digestion. Short- and long-term evaluations of the strength of resin-dentin interfaces treated with EDC/NHS for 1 h were performed using microtensile bond strength (mu TBS) test. All data (MPa) were individually analyzed using ANOVA and Tukey HSD tests (alpha = 0.05). Results: The different exposure times significantly increased the stiffness of dentin (p < 0.0001, control-5.15 and EDC/NHS-29.50), while no differences were observed among the different solutions of EDC/NHS (p = 0.063). Collagenase challenge did not affect the UTS values of EDC/NHS group (6.08) (p > 0.05), while complete degradation was observed for the control group (p = 0.0008, control-20.84 and EDC/NHS-43.15). EDC/NHS treatment did not significantly increase resin-dentin mu TBS, but the values remained stable after 12 months water storage (p < 0.05). Conclusions: Biomimetic use of EDC/NHS to induce exogenous collagen cross-links resulted in increased mechanical properties and stability of dentin matrix and dentin-resin interfaces. (C) 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part B: Appl Biomater 94B: 250-255, 2010.

Effect of the association of nystatin with a tissue conditioner on its ultimate tensile strength

Purpose: This study evaluated the ultimate tensile strength of a tissue conditioner without nystatin incorporation (GI - control group) and the same tissue conditioner modified by the addition of nystatin in two concentrations: GII - 500,000 International Units (U) and GIII - 1,000,000 U, in which each milligram of the medicament corresponded to 6079 U. Materials and Methods: Dumbbell-shaped specimens (N = 7) with a central cross-sectional area of 33 × 6 × 3 mm were produced for the three experimental groups. After polymerization following manufacturer's instructions, specimens were immersed in distilled water at 37°C for either 24 hours or 7 days and then tested in tension in the MTS 810 at 40 mm/minute. Data were analyzed by two-way ANOVA followed by Tukey's test, at 95% level of confidence. Results: The means (force-grams (gf) ± standard deviation) of the ultimate tensile strength were: GI - 634.29 ± 122.80; GII - 561.92 ± 133.56; and GIII - 547.30 ± 73.47 for 24-hour storage, and GI - 536.68 ± 54.71; GII - 467.50 ± 143.51; and GIII - 500.62 ± 159.76 for 7-day storage. There were no statistically significant differences among the three experimental groups (p > 0.05). The ultimate tensile strength means of all experimental groups after 7 days were significantly lower than those observed after 24 hours (p = 0.04). Conclusions: The results of this study suggest that the addition of nystatin into the tissue conditioner investigated in concentrations below 1,000,000 U did not affect its ultimate tensile strength. Copyright © 2006 by The American College of Prosthodontists.

Compósito estrutural carbono/epóxi via RTM para aplicação aeronáutica: processamento e caracterização

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

Efeito da altura do pilar de diferentes cimentos e das ciclagens térmica e mecânica sobre a resistência máxima á tração de infraestruturas metálicas cimentadas

Pós-graduação em Reabilitação Oral - FOAR

Resina epóxi reforçada com tecido de carbono não dobrável por processo RTM

Com o objetivo de ganhar competitividade no mercado internacional e contribuir para o desenvolvimento tecnológico no país, o presente trabalho apresenta a técnica de processamento de moldagem por transferência de resina (RTM), utilizada na fabricação de materiais compósitos estruturais e ainda pouco estudada no Brasil. Os compósitos processados por essa técnica apresentam maior fração volumétrica de fibras, melhor acabamento superficial e pouca ou nenhuma necessidade de acabamento do componente produzido. Este trabalho compreende a caracterização de compósitos produzidos com resina epóxi monocomponente RTM6 e o tecido não dobrável de fibra de carbono. Os compósitos produzidos pela Hexcel Composites foram analisados pela técnica de ultrassom C-Scan e os resultados mostraram que os laminados processados estão homogêneos quanto à impregnação. Ensaios mecânicos mostram que os laminados com tecido apresentam características comparáveis à dos compósitos produzidos em autoclave com maiores porcentagens de reforço. Em fadiga, os laminados apresentaram um alto e curto intervalo, com tensões próximas à de tração. Quanto ao comportamento térmico observou-se melhora nas propriedades com a adição do reforço de fibras de carbono, que promoveram o aumento da temperatura de transição vítrea (Tg). Quanto ao comportamento viscoelástico, foi observado a influencia da temperatura e freqüência no material. Considerando as propriedades mecânicas e térmicas, ambos os compósitos foram classificados como adequados à aplicação proposta.