Electricity in Brazil is mostly generated by hydroelectric plants that depend on the volume of water in their reservoirs. Due to the fact that rainfall is decreasing, other methods with higher costs to generate energy are ...

This Master s thesis shows a solution for splitting MPTCP subflows in an Openflow network. MPTCP is a network protocol designed to branch a single TCP connection into many subflows. The main idea is to forward subflows th- ...

The credit analysis for individuals has traditionally relied on three pillars: documentary proof of income and residence; refers to negative credit bureaus as SERASA and SCPC and the use of forecasting models based on the ...

Resumen: Las tensiones laborares que demandan esfuerzos yrepetición de actividades o posturas por periodos prolongados han sobrecargado los sistemas físicos humanos, pues estos esfuerzos son ...

The recent natural disasters around the world have shown the difficulties of the various organi- zations in effectively manage post-disaster operations. These difficulties reflect the complexity of ...

In recent years, the Brazilian real estate market has faced structural changes, which has impacted the price of residences. As observed for the country, the city of Sorocaba also went through a real estate valuation ...

Remanufacture can be defined as the industrial process where products worn, broken or used are restored getting a new life. Currently, many companies remanufactured products, driven by economic or environmental benefits, ...

In considering the evolution of credit and rising inflationary pressure observed in Brazil between 2007 and 2015 this research investigates how the Central Bank of Brazil, given its goal of inflation targeting, ...

During the most recent decades the Brazilian foreign trade has shown significant changes regarding its pattern of trade specialization. These changes suggest that the country is undergoing into a process of exports ...

This research was intended to contribute about the understanding of the product development process (PDP) of Assistive Technology (AT), by using a multicases study methodology. The considerations present in this work were ...