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Análise morfológica dos termos das pragas da cana-de-açúcar : subsídios para organização de uma base de dados morfológicos para o português
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2016-05-05)
Oliveira, Carolina Cardoso de
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Almeida, Gladis Maria de Barcellos
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/4046789388750478
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/1209152572833374
Research in Terminology is extremely important for the dissemination of knowledge. This way, more studies with the objective of improving the terminological work are necessary and for this purpose, computer science has become an ally, helping the terminologist in his tasks. A computational tool that improves research in Terminology is the automatic extractor of candidate terms. The more refined and detailed the linguistic information present in these systems is, the more precise the list of candidates provided to the terminologist will be. Focusing on offering information to enrich the database used in these tools, this research carries out a morphological description of the terms of the domain of Plagues and sugarcane diseases and a verification of the most productive processes of word formation. The terms considered in this research were obtained in an end of course project, entitled The terminology of sugarcane plagues, developed in 2013. There are 135 terms which were analyzed according to the classification proposed by Correia and Almeida (2012). From this total: 135 are importation of words, 16 are syntagmatic lexicalizations, 10 are formed by suffixal derivation, only 2 cases of semantic extension, 1 of non-affixal derivation and 1 of morphosyntatic composition. With the proposed morphological description, we expect to enhance the morphological database being elaborated by GETerm, offering, this way, resources for the future implementation of semiautomatic extractors of terms that make use of linguistic knowledge, improving its performance. We also hope to contribute with the advance in morphological studies in Portuguese terminologies.
Avaliação de impacto dos projetos produtivos do Programa de Combate à Pobreza Rural no Estado da Bahia : avanços e limitações
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2016-05-05)
Bicalho, Ellenise Elsa Emídio
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Souza Filho, Hildo Meirelles de
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/3740950346967524
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/4244515570556074
This thesis aimed to evaluate the socioeconomic impacts of the productive projects of the Rural Poverty Combat Program in Bahia (Produzir-III). Poverty in Brazil is concentrated in the North and Northeast regions, and the state of Bahia has the largest number of individuals in this situation. The Produzir-III is a project focused on rural poverty combat in the Northeast and aimed to finance social projects, production, and infrastructure, at no cost and with decentralized governance. The main benefit is a project grant that is given to a community association. A community association is responsible for the implementation, maintenance, and management of its project. Therefore, calls up that the community organization enables the generation of social capital and thus empowerment of beneficiaries. To achieve the proposed objectives were carried out of cases and survey studies. The case studies were chosen intentionally and performed in 2013, with seven studied projects. Additionally, in 2014, 27 projects, of which 19 mechanization projects, 5 of flour mills and three honey processing units, provided data for economic and financial analysis. The selection of the project was performed to comprise each type of productive Produzir-III project. Data were analyzed from the net cash flow, discounted by the methods of Internal Rate of Return. The survey was conducted in October and November 2013. The survey sample included two groups: beneficiary households and the control group (non-beneficiary households). Beneficiaries were selected from productive projects. A control group is a comparison group, which has similar characteristics to those of beneficiaries. Members of this group were selected after the selection of beneficiaries. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics of selected indicators for the two groups, and the measurement of impacts. Before measuring the impact, the two samples (beneficiaries and control) were paired, and then the difference in difference method was performed. The results showed that the associations face difficulties regarding collective and financial management of the project, mainly associated with low level of education and under-utilization of projects. The results of the statistical analysis show that the majority of household heads are male, with an average age around 50 years; low level of education; whose main occupation is farming, working on their own. These characteristics are consistent with the poor people in rural areas. Finally, the difference in differences analysis showed that the productive projects had positive impacts on most of the selected indicators. However, the impact was significant at 5% for housing and housing conditions; car ownership, refrigerator, satellite dish and cattle, pigs, goats, sheep; and associative experience. In general, the impacts of Produzir-III were small and in few respects.
Implementação da rede de atenção psicossocial (RAPS) no contexto na política de saúde mental do município de São Carlos/SP (2010-2015)
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2016-05-05)
Oliveira, Fernando Calzavara de
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Justo, Carolina Raquel Duarte de Mello
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/9209489935777843
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/2279060043811829
The Ordinance No. 3088, of December 23, 2011, establishes the framework the Unified Health System (SUS) and the mental health policy in Brazil formation guideline and implementation of psychosocial care network .Considering the need for the SUS: 1) encourage the formation of a network integrated, coordinated and effective mental health in different parts of attention to meet people with suffering or mental disorder and needs arising from the consumption of alcohol, crack and other drugs; besides 2) expand and diversify the provision of services to the same population, we seek through this research to analyze to what extent and how this policy is being implemented in the context of mental health policy of São Carlos city at São Paulo State. However, the objective of the study was to verify whether they are being implemented innovative means of intersectoral management, integrated and articulated, that confer efficacy to psychosocial care, along the lines adopted by SUS for mental health, and identify what are these possible mechanisms in order to make recommendations for procedures the gain in efficiency of decentralized management of this policy can be replicated in other cities depending on the higher or lower specificities and obstacles discovered. From the identification fragmentation characteristics of the same during the process of implementation, it was possible to create a picture in order to identify possible variables related to this current configuration. The methodology used was embedded single case study (Yin, 2005), and data collected through empirical observation, semi structured interview script application with managers who coordinate services and agents implementers, and through documentary survey of the records Psychosocial Care Center Alcohol and Drugs- CAPS AD from Sao Carlos city, between 2010 the 2012. Finally, we concluded that the implementation of RAPS policy in São Carlos city is weakened because of: 1) his condition current training, 2) the effects on structuring of the different models of mental health care that overlap, and 3) the action actors who produces conflict and not cooperation.
A conciliação ambiental e o atendimento ambiental no estado de São Paulo
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2016-05-06)
Zanquim Junior, José Wamberto
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Oliveira, Celso Maran de
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/9911833172043700
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/7672611870413427
The environment, a diffuse and common use right, requires the adoption of swift and effective solution to the existing conflicts and also the prevention of new occurrences. In this sense the traditional judicial resources present in Brazil with the task of solving the environmental demands, due to several factors, such as bureaucratization, absence of equipment, staff and specialization, and decisions, often late, lead to shortfalls, imposing the search for new ways and new directions. In this scope, glimpsing at an alternative to judicialization of environmental issues, the State of São Paulo, by means of Decree No. 60.342/2014 and the resolutions number 51 and number 48, both from the year 2014, issued by the State Department of environment, as well as, by Ordinance No. 18/2014 of coordination of Environmental Supervision, created the State administrative procedure nominated “Atendimento Ambiental e o Programa de Conciliação Ambiental” (“Environmental Care and Environmental Conciliation Program”), to apply penalties to environmental violations provided for in Federal Decree No. 6.514/2008. This procedure aims at the conciliatory solution of conflicts through limited mutual concessions on the percentages of discounts and suspension of the penalty values applied or their conversion into environmental services, due to the unavailable nature of environmental goods, and on deadlines for actions implementation and measures for the recovery of the affected areas. In this sense, the discounts are possible before proof of weakened economic situation, low schooling, commitment to recovery of damages, first offender status and contribution to the procedure. Furthermore, in addition to its conciliatory objective, the administrative procedure is intended to promote environmental education through providing environmental instructions set out in the booklet “Conduta Ambiental Legal” ("Cool Environmental Conduct"), reduce environmental liabilities, and remedy environmental damage. Also, the procedure seeks to add speed and efficiency in investigation and penalize environmental offenders while still in administrative level.
Diretrizes para o gerenciamento de resíduos de equipamentos eletroeletrônicos. Estudo de caso : Uberaba, MG
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2016-05-06)
Rajovic, Katia da Costa Sousa
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Teixeira, Bernardo Arantes do Nascimento
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/1166854416745527
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/1176567653785030
The waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is a sort of waste that has been experiencing significant arising in its generation rates, consisting of a great challenge to decision makers and to society as a whole when it comes to its management. Toxic substances found in WEEE components are also reason of concern. Thus, the correct disposal of WEEE is essential. In Brazil the law 12.305/2010, the National Solid Waste Policy (NSWP) features the correct destination for WEEE, which now have to be included in reverse logistics systems, taking into consideration all the agents of the generation of WEEE process. Therefore, the aim of this study was to develop a general guideline for the management of WEEE, considering the shared responsibility for the waste, having as a study case the city of Uberaba, Brazil. To reach the aim of this study data was collected from different agents that deal with WEEEs, such as retailers, technical assistance companies, cooperatives and other organizations that receive or give a destination to such waste. It has not been possible to estimate the exact amount of WEEE generated in the visited places, once the respondents have no form of monitoring these amounts. However, it has been possible to identify forms of destination of the waste, and the informal sector was shown to be a frequent option for that purpose. It has also been possible to note that most of the interviewed persons have no knowledge regarding the NSWP nor are taking part in actions aiming the development of reverse logistics programs. Suggestions were listed in the end of the work, hoping to contribute towards future programs for WEEE management, taking into consideration the situation observed and other studies developed by others about the subject.
Preparação, caracterização e aplicação de eletrodos tridimensionais de carbono vítreo reticulado recobertos com filmes de PbO2 para a degradação do corante reativo AR 19 e glifosato
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2016-05-06)
Farinos, Rosimeire Martins
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Ruotolo, Luís Augusto Martins
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/6167735734348703
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/8550247962242598
Electrodeposition of a PbO2 film was performed onto reticulated vitreous carbon (RVC) substrates with porosities of 45, 60, and 80 ppi, at 65 ºC in a flow reactor, starting with a solution containing Pb(NO3)2, surfactant, and HNO3. Investigation was made of the effects of current density and electrodeposition time on the coverage and uniformity of the PbO2 film formed. The electrodes were characterized using scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffractometry, and linear potential scanning. The use of high currents resulted in the formation of thick films in regions close to the counter-electrode, which compromised film adhesion, while the application of lower currents ensured a uniform and adherent PbO2 coating. In tests of the decoloration of AR 19 dye using the best electrodes produced, better performance was achieved using RVC/PbO2, compared to VC/PbO2, due to the greater specific surface area and increased hydrodynamic turbulence caused by the tridimensional substrate, which increased the mass transport coefficient and therefore enhanced the degradation process. The optimum conditions for use of the RVC/PbO2 electrode were 3.5 mA cm-2 and 30 minutes of electrosynthesis. Electrochemical degradation of the herbicide was performed using the 60 ppi RVC/PbO2 electrode in a flow reactor. Box-Behnken design was used to study the effects of current density, flow, and temperature on the kinetics of degradation (COD) and mineralization (TOC), current efficiency (ε), and energy consumption (η). The best degradation and mineralization kinetics values were obtained with the upper limits of the variables studied (30 mA cm-2, 150 mL min-1, and 50 oC). Increasing the flow rate from 150 to 1500 mL min-1 increased εG from 18% to 65%, and decreased ηG from 72 to 33 kWh kg-1, reflecting a higher mass transport coefficient. In comparative tests, using degradation of the herbicide and phenol, the performance of the RVC/PbO2 electrode was slightly lower than that of a boron-doped diamond (BDD) electrode. Considering that the RVC/PbO2 device is less expensive than DDB electrodes, it can be concluded that this tridimensional electrode is promising for use in the degradation of organic pollutants.
Influência de indicadores socioeconômicos e ambientais sobre as infrações ambientais nos municípios do Centro Técnico Regional de Fiscalização de Sorocaba
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2016-05-06)
Tremeschini, Letícia Horvath
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Valente, Roberta de Oliveira Averna
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/1582627535733911
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Faria, Luiz Carlos de
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/2656343277991754
In face of the worldwide need for preservation of the environment, specific legislations have been developed aiming to assure the environmental rights and allow their attackers to be punished. It is however needs to understand the dynamics of the sanctions that are applied and their relations with the socioeconomic and environmental indicators of the counties where they written the infractions records. It is expected, therefore, to contribute with the formulation and execution of public policies for the preservation and conservation of the environment. In this sense, have been evaluated the influence of some socioeconomics and environmental indicators in the number of infractions records issued in the municipalities that are located in Sorocaba Inspection Regional Technical Center. The indicators used were: area, population, per capita income, municipal gross domestic product, municipal human development index, basic education development index, native forest, the distance from environmental military police headquarters, and also the location of dams and large rivers. The categories of environmental infractions were grouped empirically, and the municipalities by the multivariate method called cluster analysis and the influences of the indicators about the infractions were obtained by multiple regression method. During the considered period, the largest number of infractions have been written in the category "common area", and the year of 2011 which were written the largest number of records. As the analyzed counties, Ibiuna has presented as the place where the majority of the written infractions occurred. Statistically significant relations were found between the number of infractions with the indicators: population, municipal gross domestic product, native forest and the distance from environmental military police headquarters. In general, some adjustments have not resulted in satisfactory statistical models, in which the variables little explain the number of infractions. Even for the adjustments with statistical significance and high values of the coefficients, it was not possible to find scientific explanation or empirical evidence conclusive to justify the relation. Both results indicate that other variables, that not those used in this study, influence the relations analyzed. For this reason, it is necessary that additional studies are performed to help the formulation and implementation of environmental policies.
Efeitos da fototerapia em marcadores inflamatórios, na função mitocondrial e no estresse oxidativo em roedores com diabetes induzida
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2016-05-09)
Rocha, José Carlos Tatmatsu
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Driusso, Patricia
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/8898319491890063
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Parizotto, Nivaldo Antonio
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/5527703735628408
Tissue repair in diabetic patients is hampered by several factors, including secretion of insulin deficiency that leads to hyperglycemia and production of free radicals. Mitochondrial dysfunction has been identified as one of the probable factors of DM. It is known that phototherapy has proliferative effects in tissues with some pathologies. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of phototherapy using laser and low power LED on tissue regeneration, oxidative stress and mitochondrial markers in diabetic animals. Methodology: 20 Swiss mice (30g, 6 weeks) for the study relating to oxidative stress and 20 Wistar rats (250 g, 8 weeks) were subjected to induction of DM (streptozotocin injection 70 mg / kg) and after 120 days follow up, suffered skin lesions and were treated with Low Level Laser Therapy and LED for 5 consecutive days and on day 6 the animals were killed and the skin removed. Another group of animals (20 male Wistar rats weighing 250 g, 8 weeks) was subjected to laser irradiation and in the LED region of the pancreas for 5 consecutive days and on day 6 animals were killed and the pancreas, liver, and gastrocnemius muscle were removed. Animals were divided into four groups: Sham (healthy control), NID (non-irradiated diabetic), DLED (diabetic irradiated by LED) and DLASER (diabetic irradiated by LED). Levels of catalase, thiobarbituric acid (TBARS), nitrite, collagen content, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX2) Mitofusin 2 (MFN2), Mitochondrial fission 1 protein (FIS1) liver and muscle glycogen and functional insulin and glucose tests were measured. Results: It was observed in the skin of these animals, increase in collagen content and angiogenesis in irradiated diabetic animals, TBARS levels and lower nitrite in irradiated diabetic. Furthermore, COX-2 expression was higher among NID compared to SHAM and DLED groups. DLED showed the highest scores against MFN2 and FIS1 expression was higher in DLASER group. Laser and LED Therapy altered the expression of VEGF and COX2 and stimulated the proliferation of mature collagen fibers in diabetic animal wounds. About irradiation over pancreas results showed that the NID group, hepatic and muscle glycogen content were statistically lower than DLASER and DLED groups. Adding to these data, the density of the pancreatic duct and pancreatic islets were significantly different when compared to NID. These results suggest that both the low-level laser LED obtained as potential therapeutic effects on the skin and pancreas under conditions hyperglycemic and that both therapies acted modulating histological, angiogenic and mitochondrial parameters on pancreas and skin of diabetic animals.
Dinâmica populacional de Megastigmus transvaalensis (Hymenoptera Torymidae) em Schinus terebinthifolius na região de Sorocaba, Brasil
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2016-05-09)
Ghiotto, Thaís Carneiro
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Ferreira Filho, Pedro José
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/3952696627229150
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/0006053172794882
Megastigmus transvaalensis is an exotic wasp that attacks Brazilian pepper tree drupes Schinus terebinthifolius in native forests and areas of restoration and ecological restoration in Brazil. The parasitism begins with the oviposition M. transvaalensis in drupes S. terebinthifolius where the larvae hatch and remain internally feeding of nutrients and tissue, affecting germination. The aim of this work was to study the effect of temperature, rainfall and humidity in the population dynamics of M. transvaalensis and determine the parasitism rate and sex ratio of this wasp in drupes S. terebinthifolius. The study was performed with yellow sticky traps and collection of S. terebinthifolius drupes in seasonal semideciduous forest during August 2014 to September 2015, in the region of Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil. The capture of insects through the sticky traps proved satisfactory, and thus can be applied to the monitoring of small Hymenopteros. Populations of M. transvaalensis were negatively correlated with the maximum temperature and population peak in the fall of 2015, meaning that when the maximum temperature has reduced, there is a higher incidence of insect field. The parasitism rate of S. terebinthifolius drupes ranged from zero to 36.34% during this period, making this value an aggravating factor for the emergence of new individuals, since this phytophagous wasp has the potential to be spread throughout Brazil and It poses a threat to the natural regeneration of S. terebinthifolius. The sex ratio of M. transvaalensis was 0.42 and 0.08 in the laboratory field. The bio-ecology and the damage caused by M. transvaalensis in drupes S. terebinthifolius warrant further studies to integrated management
Análise econométrica dos preços de madeira de eucalipto e resina de pinus e avaliação econômica alternativa para seus projetos
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2016-05-10)
Vieira, João Paulo Viel
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Thiersch, Monica Fabiana Bento Moreira
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/8465752697322536
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/6545372744589630
Historically, in Brazil, small farms were used as a source of livelihood or recreation areas, currently also as a way to supplement income or a way to ensure security. These small investors, for lack of knowledge often end up leaving to make economic analyzes and market behavior before engaging in forestry projects. The work aimed to study the behavior of prices of eucalyptus wood and gum rosin of Pinus elliottii and the economic viability of traditional manner and project alternative that aim to produce these two products. For this we used econometric univariate models to forecast the prices of the products studied, finding a maximum error of 4.65%. Conditional heteroscedasticity models were applied to predict the volatility of resin prices and eucalyptus wood prices for the process, which were 5.72% and 4.28% per month respectively. The bootstrap simulation method was used to determine the volatility of pine resin prices, and obtained a value of 8.76%. The theory of real options was used to determine the economic viability of projects, had their results compared with traditional methodologies. Furthermore, the volatility obtained by the conditional heterocedasticity model and the bootstrap alternative approaches were applied to this theory, no difference in volatility analysis obtained by the bootstrap method. It is indicated greater care in feasibility studies for forest projects across the long term that they demand and due to different results according to each methodology as demonstrated in this work.
A Lei 12.711/12 e as expectativas educacionais de jovens negros do ensino médio público
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2016-05-11)
Costa, Paulo Roberto da
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Nascimento, Manoel Nelito Matheus
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/4486910967478337
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/4297895113161821
This study investigates the influence of Law 12.711/12 on the educational expectations of graduating young black high school of Paulo de Almeida Nogueira School of Cosmopolis - SP. Racial inequalities in Brazilian society, particularly in the federal public university, have been combated by the Brazilian State with Affirmative Action Policies for blacks in education. The Law 12.711/12 created the reserve positions of Federal Institutions of Higher Education for students, blacks and indigenous people, public school. The field research was conducted in two phases. At first, a questionnaire to all graduating junior high school has been applied. In the second, we interviewed fourteen young blacks. We found the prevalence of the myth of racial ideologies of democracy and meritocracy in positions of black youth as ways to cover up racial inequality and, in turn, deny the Affirmative Action Policy, in particular the Law 12.711/12. Affirmative Action policies are the result of social struggles of black movements to combat racial inequality covert racism, prejudice and racial discrimination. However, we found ambiguity in the positions of the research subjects in relation to the law, because they do not adhere to the waves of reserve policies to access the public university because they consider that are not inferior by race and skin color - they believe in equality as structuring of race relations. On the other, question the precariousness of public school that does not prepare them to have access to public higher education. They consider that young people from private schools have more access to public universities. We note, too, that their positions are aligned with the space that his parents occupy in capitalist society. The survey results showed that the Law 12.711/12 does not influence the educational expectations of young black public high school, for expressing wish to enter the labor market and continue studies in technical courses and / or private universities.
Ensino colaborativo na educação infantil para favorecer o desenvolvimento da criança com deficiência intelectual
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2016-05-11)
Mendes, Melina Thaís da Silva
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Galvani, Márcia Duarte
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/6866106661255961
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/9821313927843611
School inclusion is not represented only by the registration of intellectual disabled children, but their stay and ensuring an effective education that should happen from kindergarten. Considering this need, the research aimed to describe and analyze the process of intervention between the professor of Early Childhood Education of the common class and the teacher of Special Education with a view to training based on collaborative learning and adaptation activity. The specific objectives were: a) analyze the Child Education teacher knowledge of common teaching and teacher of Special Education before and after training on collaborative learning and adaptation activities; b) describe and analyze as teacher of Early Childhood Education of the common teaching and teacher of Special Education develop teaching practice with children with intellectual disabilities; c) describe the process of intervention with children's activities to adapt with intellectual disabilities in order to promote learning; d) describe and analyze the limits and possibilities of collaborative proposal in kindergarten teacher's view of the common teaching and teacher of Special Education. The participants were a teacher of Special Education who served in the collaborative proposal and a common room teacher of stage 6 of Early Childhood Education who had enrolled in his room a child with intellectual disabilities. Under the qualitative approach, this research was characterized as a collaborative research aimed at contributing to ongoing training of teachers, reflections of teaching practices and production of co-knowledge. For this, there were 11 meetings with teachers and researcher. For data collection was used five instruments: initial semi-structured interviews, observations script, script meetings, field diary and semi-structured interview guide end. Data were analyzed by means of elaboration of categories, with consideration of three judges, in view of the reliability of the analysis. The treatment of the data was qualitatively done through thematic categories. The results revealed the need for more information on the themes of co-teaching and adaptation activities on the part of teachers, for dissemination and implementation in practice. The use of pedagogical practices that consider the characteristics and ways of access to the knowledge of the child with intellectual disabilities and the constant reflection of the same. The importance and necessity of planning done by the teacher of the common room and expert. The need for structuring and regulation of co-learning in the city studied. Also show that collaborative learning and adaptation contribute to the improvement of participation and focus on activities, encouraging the development of intellectual disabled children in kindergarten.
LX-MCAPI : biblioteca de comunicação para suporte a programação paralela em sistemas multi-core
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2016-05-12)
Ideguchi, Antonio Diogo Hidee
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Fernandes, Marcio Merino
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/7278634019537967
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/1924422430875412
The multi-core processors represent the industry response for the physical barriers encountered during the development of computing processors during the last decades, and brought new advances on computing system performance. The complex superscalar unicore processors with high frequency clocks gave way to processing units with two or more cores in just one encapsulation, generally with low clock frequencies, allowing one or more execution threads per core. On this context, the existing programming models using serial and concurrent paradigms do not allow exploring the real potential provided by the new hardware elements incorporated, generating a necessity of new programming methodologies that does allow exploring parallelism aggregated by the use of multi-core processors. This work presents LX-MCAPI, a library based on modern IPC (Inter-Process Communication) and memory sharing mechanisms, developed over the hypothesis that message passing is a viable, flexible and scalable abstraction, compared to conventional programming methods using shared-memory on multi-core systems. LX-MCAPI offers a message-passing, zerocopy memory sharing mechanism between processes and ready to use scalability patterns to facilitate the process of abstraction and construction of applications. It has performed well in therms of transmission latency and transfer rate on x86-64 and ARM environments.
O exército como família : etnografia sobre as vilas militares na fronteira
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2016-05-12)
Silva, Cristina Rodrigues da
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Leirner, Piero de Camargo
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/3883880276055777
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/5036907198351191
This thesis is based on an ethnographic research on family dynamics in military villages located in the border region in the northwestern Amazon of Brazil. Our starting point considers the idea that the Brazilian Army seizes the "family" while native category which expresses the collective of the organization (the Military Family), prescribing relations to be modeled on solidarity and respect among its members (affections and moral duties that the military regard as “natural” behaviors of the family), which also extend to relations between their spouses/children and other military families, who perceive themselves as "relatives" in this universe (the physical proximity of these people within the villages - military sites - and the daily relations sharing would allow a family experience beyond consanguineous relationships). Through this, it is observed that the family is the object of constant care and it is sought to think the Army, on the one hand, doing and undoing familiarization through a system of standards and prescriptive behaviors (ideal model) which intervene in everyday relations of people who are part of this collective, and which aim to ensure the functioning of the military community as a family ruled by principles of hierarchy and discipline (structuring dimensions of the institution). On the other hand, the study explores, faced with this apparent uniformity of life in the barracks, how family members (especially the wives of officers and sergeants) think themselves in this system and also make and break family, stimulating a series of relationships within a conviviality in military towns, engaging in conflicts, gossiping and alliances. Throughout the thesis, therefore, we describe how both (institutions and individuals) flexibilize the family(ies), in order to produce other specific configurations of a military kinship.
Neoicnologia como ferramenta para interpretação de traços fósseis da Icnofauna de aracnídeos da formação Botucatu (cretáceo inferior, bacia do Paraná)
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2016-05-12)
Sampaio, Ravi Martins de Almeida
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Fernandes, Marcelo Adorna
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/6709493251686592
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/2692137337100055
Ichnofossils are abundant in the sandstones of the Botucatu Formation, Paraná Basin, of Neocomian age. This formation covers much of the Midwest, Southeast and South of Brazil, and other countries in South America. Several sandstone samples containing trace fossils were collected and deposited in the paleontological collection of the Departmento de Ecologia e Biologia Evolutiva (DEBE) of the Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar). In this work, trace fossils attributed to arachnids, i.e. ichnogenera Paleohelcura Gilmore, 1926 and Octopodichnus Gilmore, 1927, were studied and their presence is recorded for the first time in Brazil. The aim of this study was to infer how different environmental conditions such as moisture, texture, substrate inclination and even behavioral aspects of the organisms can affect the structure of the traces left by different arthropods. To do this, several neoichnological experiments were made, with six arachnids (two Tityus serrulatus, one Lycosa sp., one Loxosceles sp., and two individuals of the family Gonyleptidae) and five individuals of other invertebrate classes (three insects, one isopod and one diplopod). The experiments consisted on making the animals walk on a tray with sand of different grain sizes, different inclinations and different moisture levels. The results of these experiments, which showed different trace morphologies, according to each imposed condition, proved the influence of these conditions on the morphology of the footprints and on the behavior of the studied animals. In addition, these results showed how, in some situations, for example, in an uphill movement in a slope of 30° of inclination, it’s possible that animals with highly different track’s shapes leave very similar tracks, thus making much more difficult the identification of the track’s producer animal through the analysis of the ichnofossils. It was also possible to prove how the moisture level and the substrate inclination are important for the tracks’ preservation.
Parâmetros agronômicos e bromatológicos de variedades de milho grão e silagem em sistema orgânico
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2016-05-13)
Giunti, Otavio Duarte
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Silva, Ariana Vieira
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/2062153447396275
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Fontanetti, Anastácia
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/3598362104615834
Maize is one of the most cultivated cereal in the world for its wide range of use in food, feed and industrial use. The production of grain and maize silage in organic system is essencial for the production of organic meat, milk and eggs, because this cereal makes up most of the rations and roughages used in a animal feed The objective was to evaluate the agronomic performance and bromatological parameters of silage of five commercial varieties (AL Avaré, AL Bandeirante, Cativerde 02, AL Piratininga and UFVM 200 - Soberano) and two maize landraces (Santa Rita 1 and Santa Rita 2), in two locations with climatic conditions and different altitudes (Araras / SP, 665 m altitude and Muzambinho / MG, 1100 m altitude) in organic production system. The experiment was carried out in a randomized block design in a 2x7 factorial with four replications. For evaluating the agronomic performance, was measured stalk diameter, plants height, insertion height of the upper ear, leaf number above the upper ear, Falker index of total chlorophyll, leaf nitrogen content, number of rows per ear, number of grain by row and grains per ear, lodging, final stand, 1000 grain weight and productivity. For the evaluation of bromatological parameters of silages was evaluated the productivity of green (GM) and dry matter (DM) and percentage of total dry matter (TDM), acid detergent fiber (ADF), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), crude protein (CP), mineral matter (MM), ether extract (EE), total carbohydrates (CHOT), and non-fiber carbohydrates (NFC) in silage. By results obtained, it was concluded that the agronomic performance of corn grain and the production of green and dry matter silages were influenced by environmental conditions, especially temperature and solar radiation, with better results in Muzambinho. But the environmental conditions not affected the bromatological parameters of silages, which were suitable for all varieties, in both locations. Under the experimental conditions, the landraces showed agronomic performance and bromatological parameters of silage similar to that of commercial varieties in two locations evaluated, indicating that they can be used in commercial crops under organic management.
Indicadores do patenteamento de materiais armazenadores de hidrogênio voltados para o monitoramento tecnológico
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2016-05-13)
Oviedo Díaz, Sergio Manuel
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Ishikawa, Tomaz Toshimi
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/5726055117451807
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/4425641529097589
Hydrogen is considered the energy carrier of the future, due to its high energy content and the possibility of its sustainable production. However, its broader implementation depends on overcoming of several technological challenges, which includes the development of safe and effective storage solutions. In the recent decades, different hydrogen storage materials (HSM) have been investigated for hydrogen storage in the solid state, such as simple hydrides, borohydrides, metalorganic frameworks (MOFs), alanates, intermetallic alloys, ammonia borane, and carbon-based compounds. Technological advances in HSM can be monitored from the patent document analysis applying bibliometrics coupled with text mining. In this study, the stage of the technology life cycle was evaluated, as well as the most prominent HSM and the role of different countries on this subject. Patent data were recovered from the Derwent Innovations Index database (DII), processed in bibliometric software VantagePoint® and used for the preparation of technical indicators. Patents in HSM decreased after 2007, except in China. The territories with more expressive patenting activity were the US, Japan, China and the European Union. Simple hydrides and borohydrides were the main classes for triadic patents in the US and EU, while Japan had a high participation in solid solution alloys. Despite its high number of patent applications, China has no triadic patents on HSM, raising doubts about the technological value of its domestic patents. The life-cycle assessment seems to show that the current stage is between the first prototype experiments in the market and a more spread use of the technologies; however, continued monitoring on the subject is necessary for a more accurate analysis.
Time series forecasting : advances on Theta method
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2016-05-13)
Fiorucci, José Augusto
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Louzada Neto, Francisco
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/0994050156415890
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/1473219810472634
Accurate and robust forecasting methods for univariate time series are critical as the historical data can be used in the strategic planning of such future operations as buying and selling to ensure product inventory and meet market demands. In this context, several competitions for time series forecasting have been organized, with the M3-Competition as the largest. As the winner of M3-Competition, the Theta method has attracted attention from researchers for its predictive performance and simplicity. The Theta method is a combination of other methods, which proposes the decomposition of the deseasonalized time series into two other time series called "theta lines". The first completely removes the curvatures of the data, thus accurately estimating the long-term trend. The second doubles the curvatures to better approximate short-term behavior. Several issues have been raised about the Theta method, even by its originators. They include the number of theta lines, their parameters, weights to combine them, and construction of prediction intervals, among others. This doctorate thesis resolves part of these issues. We derive optimal weights for combine the theta lines, this result is used to derive statistical models which generalizes /approximate the standard Theta method. The statistical methodology is considering for parameter estimation and for compute the prediction intervals. The optimal weights are also used to propose new methods that hold two or more theta lines. Part of proposed methodology is implemented in a package for R-programming language. In an empirical investigation using the M3-Competition data set with more than 3000 time series, the proposed methods/models demonstrated significant accuracy. The study’s primary approach, the Dynamic Optimised Theta Model, outperformed all benchmarks methods, constituting, in all likelihood, the highest-performing method for this data set available in the literature.
O Brasil na Economist : pensando a influência do perfil político-ideológico da revista na formação da imagem internacional do país
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2016-05-16)
Sales, Camila Maria Risso
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Martins Filho, João Roberto
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/8157447462904324
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/9339624719885653
The Brazilian international image is subject of debate for a long time. It is important to notice that both the official discourse and the way other actors represent a country are relevant for the construction of its image. Among these, the international media has been acquiring an increasingly important role. The purpose of this work is to understand how Brazil was represented and how its images are constructed and deconstructed. With this intent, the British magazine The Economist was chosen as a case study for its relevance in the international arena. Another goal is to inform the political and ideological profile of the magazine and to understand to what extent this influences their coverage. In order to establish a time frame we will analyse the coverage in four different moments: a) the military dictatorship (1964-1984), b) the first governments after democratization (1985-1994), c) Fernando Henrique Cardoso’s government (1995-2002) and d) Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s period (2003-2010). To achieve the proposed objectives, editorials, articles and special reports were analysed. The methodology used was content analysis. From the first reading the most significant issues and quotes were divided into themes and sub-themes. It was possible to ascertain that Brazil has always been present among The Economist relevant issues. We could identify that the magazine was more interested in some specific themes and these contributed to the construction of images of Brazil. The political and ideological profile of the magazine ca be identified with two basic ideas: the defence of economic liberalism combined with certain political conservatism. The manner that Brazil was reported and interpreted reflected this position and it can be seen repeatedly. For example: in the defence of the military intervention, the use of Brazil as an example of adherence to free market and the almost absence of criticism for the human rights abuses. On the other hand, debt and inflation appeared to be the elements that headed the criticism. After that, the economic stability and the country emergency were striking images. The Economist seems to maintain an editorial line that subordinates politics to economics and the magazine's profile contributed to construct a more positive or negative image of Brazil depending on domestic and international context.
Impacto da redução de pessoal sobre o trabalho e desempenho do sistema: experiência em uma subestação conversora de energia elétrica
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2016-05-16)
Silva, Daniela Bainy da
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Fontes, Andréa Regina Martins
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/4848646681792317
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/6406081748590444
This research analyzes the work of the operators of a converter substation of electricity from the interior, which can be considered exhausting due to the operating modes that are intrinsic in their daily lives. The objective seeks to identify the impacts caused by organizational changes on the work of people and the system performance due to reduced staff started in 2011. The methodology used was a case study outlined by the Activity Ergonomics of Work. The results indicated that before the staff reduction procedures were performed more safely and accompanied by aspects related to learning issues and recognition of operators. It was concluded that changes in work organization impacted in accelerating the scrapping of the equipment and the precariousness of the work of operators.