Multicentric Approach Mechanisms as a Strategy for the Implementation of Public Policies - Reflections in the Context of the Creative Economy

This essay aimed to identify central elements in the field of public policies to allow the proposals of guidelines for the improvement and effectiveness of their designs in the context of Creative Economy aiming at the contribution to the theoretical discussions of the theme From the literary review it was possible to list feasible strategies for sustaining such policies based on the multicentric approach which can strengthen governance processes by making them more participatory and democrati

Teaching with internet support : a case example

The evolution of Internet and all related technologies contributed, a lot, for the development of the e-learning. This paper discusses the advantages in using the new Technologies, namely the Internet, as an aid tool to teaching, and presents an example developed in the Degree of Industrial Electronics and Computer Engineering at University of Minho. It also discusses the motivations of the students on acquiring knowledge by an alternative method of teaching/learning.The authors are grateful to FCT (Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia), projects funding POCTI/ESE/41170/2001 and POCTI/ESE/48242/2002

ABCperf: Performance Evaluation of Fault Tolerant State Machine Replication Made Simple: Demo Abstract

We demonstrate a framework that simplifies the performance evaluation of fault tolerant State Machine Replication in the permissioned model. ABCperf offers a message passing abstraction with eventual delivery on top of which interchangeable Atomic Broadcast algorithms and decentralized applications can be independently implemented. Varying network quality (i.e., latency, packet loss) and attacker behavior (i.e., omission faults) can be directly configured and are emulated by the ABCperf core. The framework allows the real-time manipulation of configuration options and visualizes performance indicators and statistics in real time

Qualidade na relação entre o varejo e o cliente : análise de percepção dos clientes do Supermercado Bellavia – Jardim Botânico

Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso (graduação)—Universidade de Brasília, Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade, Departamento de Administração, 2019.O Varejo, especialmente o supermercadista, vem crescendo com o passar das décadas, e junto com esse crescimento vem também a exigência dos clientes, que passaram a se tornar cada vez mais seletivos em relação ao local em que fazem suas compras. Nesse contexto é importante que as empresas varejistas consigam obter vantagens competitivas para atrair e fidelizar esses clientes, de forma que a percepção dos mesmos em relação aos supermercados pode ser um fator preponderante para esse objetivo. Esta monografia visou analisar a qualidade da relação entre os clientes e o supermercado Bellavia, localizado em Brasília/DF, com base na percepção dos consumidores de lá. Utilizando um questionário auto administrativo que tinha como fatores a serem percebidos: a qualidade dos serviços, a qualidade da interface com o cliente, a produtividade dos funcionários, o conhecimento da equipe, o suporte tecnológico que a empresa possui e o conhecimento de mercado que poderia se traduzir em uma possível vantagem competitiva. Os resultados mostraram que no geral, os clientes estão satisfeitos e possuem uma boa percepção do supermercado estudado, mas com uma tendência de percepção baixa de qualidade no suporte tecnológico e no conhecimento do supermercado em relação aos concorrentes.Retail, especially the supermarket, has been growing over the decades, along with this growth comes the demand of customers, who have become increasingly selective in relation to where they shop. In this context, it is important that retailers can obtain competitive advantages to attract and retain these customers, so that their perception of supermarkets may be a preponderant factor for this purpose. This work aimed to analyze the quality of the relationship between customers and the Bellavia supermarket, located at Brasilia/DF, based on the perception of consumers there. Using a self-administered questionnaire that had as factors to be perceived: the quality of the services, the quality of the interface with the client, the productivity of the employees, the knowledge of the team, the technological support that the company possesses, and the market knowledge that could translate into a possible competitive advantage. The results showed that, in general, customers are satisfied and have a good perception of the supermarket studied, but with a tendency of low perception of quality in the technological support and knowledge of the supermarket in relation to competitors

Acute inflammatory action of tiopental intraperitoneal in rats

Determinou-se a ação inflamatória aguda do tiopental intraperitoneal (IP) utilizando-se 72 ratos, divididos em grupo-tratado (40mg/kg de tiopental a 2,5% IP) e grupo-controle (0,25ml de solução fisiológica IP). Para determinar o processo inflamatório, colheu-se o lavado peritoneal às 2, 6, 12, 24 e 48h após a inoculação. Os animais foram anestesiados com isoflurano e submetidos à eutanásia por secção dos vasos cervicais. Administraram-se 5ml de solução fisiológica heparinizada por via IP e, após homogeneização, divulsionou-se o peritôneo e colheu-se a amostra. Determinaram-se a dosagem de proteínas plasmáticas (PP), a contagem global (CGL) e a diferencial (CDL) de leucócitos. Não foi observada diferença na PP entre os grupos em nenhum momento exceto às 2h. Entre os momentos, a dosagem foi superior às 6 e 12h nos dois grupos. Não houve diferença entre os grupos para a CGL. Entre os momentos, a CGL diferiu dos demais às 6h em ambos os grupos. Verificou-se o mesmo perfil para a CDL entre os grupos exceto para os eosinófilos às 6h. Entre os momentos, os valores foram diferentes em relação aos neutrófilos em ambos os grupos, às 6 e 12h. Observou-se reação inflamatória aguda no processo provavelmente desencadeada pela ação mecânica da injeção. A eosinofilia observada no grupo-tratado após 6h sugere uma certa ação irritante do tiopental. __________________________________________________________________________________________ ABSTRACTThe acute inflammatory action of thiopental intraperitoneal (IP) in rats was studied. Seventy two animals were divided in treated (40mg/kg of thiopental, 2.5% IP) and control (0.25ml of saline solution IP) rats. In order to evaluate the inflammatory process, peritoneal fluid was taken at 2h, 6h, 12h, 24h e 48h after drug administration. The animals were anesthetized with isoflurane and submitted to euthanasia through cervical vessels section. Five millilitres of heparinized saline solution were injected IP, homogenized by abdomen massage and then withdrawn. Plasma protein (PP), global leukocyte count (GLC) and differential leukocyte count (DLC) were analysed. No difference in PP intergroup at any moment was observed, but at 2h. Intragroup, PP was higher between 6 and 12h in both groups. There was no statistical difference of GLC intergroup. There was a difference (P<0.05) of GLC results between groups at 6h post-injection. There was a similar pattern of DLC intergroups, except eosinophil cells at 6h. Intragroup cell counts of neutrophils were different (P<0.05) in both groups at 6 and 12h. The acute inflammatory reaction observed was probably trigged by the mechanically action of injection. The eosinophilia observed in treated group after 6h suggests some irritant action of thiopental

Cooperativa integral, organicidade socioprodutiva e governança autogestionária: explorando confluências, possibilidades e limites para a construção de um território sustentável

Inserted in the intersection between the fields of territorial and organizational studies, this article explores the historical-geographical possibilities and the structural-systemic limits of emancipatory initiatives, notably from an extension program carried out in a traditional community. By articulating the concepts of self-managed governance, socio-productive organicity and integral cooperative, the article aimed to analyze the elements that contribute to the institution of self-managed territorial governance. The empirical field was the construction of the integral cooperative Quilombarras, of the quilombola community Barra da Aroeira, located in the state of Tocantins. It is a theoretical composition based on the reverberations of a case study, within a methodological path that added action research with a critical-dialectical perspective. The results show that the horizon of self-managed territorial governance, in order to be achieved, requires the confluence of elements that expand the political governance of the community, as well as the construction of social relations of production backed by a system of socio-productive organicity in view of the sustainability of the territory, together with the expansion and adequacy of the productive forces that constitute it.Insertado en la intersección entre los campos de los estudios territoriales y organizacionales, este artículo explora las posibilidades histórico-geográficas y los límites estructural-sistémicos de las iniciativas emancipatorias, en particular a partir de un programa de extensión realizado en una comunidad tradicional. Articulando los conceptos de gobernanza autogestionaria, organicidad socioproductiva y cooperativa integral, el artículo tuvo como objetivo analizar los elementos que contribuyen a la institución de la gobernanza territorial autogestionaria. El campo empírico fue la construcción de la cooperativa integral Quilombarras, de la comunidad quilombola Barra da Aroeira, ubicada en el estado de Tocantins. Se trata de una composición teórica a partir de las reverberaciones de un estudio de caso, dentro de un recorrido metodológico que sumó la investigación-acción con una perspectiva crítico-dialéctica. Los resultados muestran que el horizonte de la gobernabilidad territorial autogestionaria, para ser alcanzado, requiere de la confluencia de elementos que amplíen la gobernabilidad política de la comunidad, así como la construcción de relaciones sociales de producción sustentadas en un sistema de organicidad productiva en vista de la sostenibilidad del territorio, junto con la expansión y adecuación de las fuerzas productivas que lo constituyen.Inserido na interseção entre os campos de estudos territoriais e organizacionais, este artigo explora as possibilidades histórico-geográficas e os limites estruturais-sistêmicos de iniciativas emancipatórias, notadamente a partir de um programa de extensão realizado em uma comunidade tradicional. Ao articular os conceitos de governança autogestionária, organicidade socioprodutiva e cooperativa integral, o artigo objetivou analisar os elementos que contribuem para a instituição de uma governança territorial autogestionária. O campo empírico foi a construção da cooperativa integral Quilombarras, da comunidade quilombola Barra da Aroeira, localizada no estado do Tocantins. Trata-se de uma composição teórica a partir das reverberações de um estudo de caso, dentro de um percurso metodológico que agregou pesquisa-ação com a perspectiva crítico-dialética. Os resultados mostram que o horizonte da governança territorial autogestionária, para ser alcançado, requer a confluência de elementos que ampliem a governança política da comunidade, bem como, a construção de relações sociais de produção lastreadas em um sistema de organicidade socioprodutiva à vista da sustentabilidade do território, em conjunto com a ampliação e adequação das forças produtivas que o constituem

Exploiting Template Metaprogramming to customize an object-oriented operating system

Nowadays, the growing complexity of embedded systems demands for configurability, variability and reuse. Conditional compilation and object-orientation are two of the most applied approaches in the management of system variability. While the former increases the code management complexity, the latter leverages the needed modularity and adaptability to simplify the development of reusable and customizable software at the expense of performance and memory penalty. This paper shows how C++ TMP (Template Metaprogramming) can be applied to manage the variability of an object-oriented operating system and at the same time get ride out of the performance and memory footprint overhead. In doing so, it will be statically generated only the desired functionalities, thus ensuring that code is optimized and adjusted to application requirements and hardware resources.Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT

Mechanical alterations in airway smooth muscle after interaction with indoor pollutant - A\ud mathematical model

The viscoelasticity of mammalian lung is determined by the mechanical properties and structural regulation of the airway smooth muscle (ASM). The exposure to polluted air may deteriorate these properties with harmful consequences to individual health. Formaldehyde (FA) is an important indoor pollutant found among volatile organic compounds. This pollutant permeates through the smooth muscle tissue forming covalent bonds between proteins in the extracellular matrix and intracellular protein structure changing mechanical properties of ASM and inducing asthma symptoms, such as airway hyperresponsiveness, even at low concentrations. In the experimental scenario, the mechanical effect of FA is the stiffening of the tissue, but the mechanism behind this effect is not fully w1derstood. Thus, the aim of this study is to reproduce the mechanical behavior of the ASM, such as contraction and stretching, under FA action or not. For this, it was created a two-dimensional viscoelastic network model based on Voronoi tessellation solved using Runge-Kutta method of fourth order. The equilibrium configuration was reached when the forces in different parts of the network were equal. This model simulates the mechanical behavior of ASM through of a network of dashpots and springs. This dashpot-spring mechanical coupling mimics the composition of the actomyosin machinery of ASM through the contraction of springs to a minimum length. We hypothesized that formation of covalent bonds, due to the FA action, can be represented in the model by a simple change in the elastic constant of the springs, while the action of methacholinc (MCh) reduce the equilibrium length of the spring. A sigmoid curve of tension as a function of MCh doses was obtained, showing increased tension when the muscle strip was exposed to FA. Our simulations suggest that FA, at a concentration of 0.1 ppm, can affect the elastic properties of the smooth muscle fibers by a factor of 120%. We also analyze the dynamic mechanical properties, observing the viscous and elastic behavior of the network. Finally, the proposed model, although simple, ir1corporates the phenomenology of both MCh and FA and reproduces experirnental results observed with ir1 vitro exposure of smooth muscle to .FA. Thus, this new mechanical approach incorporates several well know features of the contractile system of the cells ir1 a tissue level model. The model can also be used in different biological scales.CNPqFAPES

Mechanical Alterations in airway smooth muscle after interaction with indoor pollutant – A mathematical model.

The viscoelasticity of mammalian lung is determined by the mechanical properties and structural regulation of the airway smooth muscle (ASM). The exposure to polluted air may deteriorate these properties with harmful consequences to individual health. Formaldehyde (FA) is an important indoor pollutant found among volatile organic compounds. This pollutant permeates through the smooth muscle tissue forming covalent bonds between proteins in the extracellular matrix and intracellular protein structure changing mechanical properties of ASM and inducing asthma symptoms, such as airway hyperresponsiveness, even at low concentrations. In the experimental scenario, the mechanical effect of FA is the stiffening of the tissue, but the mechanism behind this effect is not fully understood. Thus, the aim of this study is to reproduce the mechanical behavior of the ASM, such as contraction and stretching, under FA action or not. For this, it was created a two-dimensional viscoelastic network model based on Voronoi tessellation solved using Runge-Kutta method of fourth order. The equilibrium configuration was reached when the forces in different parts of the network were equal. This model simulates the mechanical behavior of ASM through of a network of dashpots and springs. This dashpot-spring mechanical coupling mimics the composition of the actomyosin machinery of ASM through the contraction of springs to a minimum length. We hypothesized that formation of covalent bonds, due to the FA action, can be represented in the model by a simple change in the elastic constant of the springs, while the action of methacholine (MCh) reduce the equilibrium length of the spring. A sigmoid curve of tension as a function of MCh doses was obtained, showing increased tension when the muscle strip was exposed to FA. Our simulations suggest that FA, at a concentration of 0.1 ppm, can affect the elastic properties of the smooth muscle ¯bers by a factor of 120%. We also analyze the dynamic mechanical properties, observing the viscous and elastic behavior of the network. Finally, the proposed model, although simple, incorporates the phenomenology of both MCh and FA and reproduces experimental results observed with in vitro exposure of smooth muscle to FA. Thus, this new mechanical approach incorporates several well know features of the contractile system of the cells in a tissue level model. The model can also be used in different biological scales.CNPqFAPES