Thermoelectric power and electric conductivity of the (Ag,Na)Cl and (Ag,Na)Br solid solutions

The electric conductivity and the initial thermoelectric power are determined for the solid solutions (Ag,Na)X (X=Cl,Br) over the whole composition range. Data drawn from both kinds of measurements allow to approximately estimate the contributions of cation vacancies and interstitial Ag + to the transport process. Two composition regions are distinguished: 0les NNaXles0.6 and 0.7< NNaX<1 where interstitial Ag + and cation vacancies, respectively, are prevailin

Dataset: Impact of β-Galactosylceramidase Overexpression on the Protein Profile of Braf(V600E) Mutated Melanoma Cells

beta-Galactosylceramidase (GALC) is a lysosomal enzyme involved in sphingolipid metabolism by removing beta-galactosyl moieties from beta-galactosyl ceramide and beta-galactosyl sphingosine. Previous observations have shown that GALC exerts a pro-oncogenic activity in human melanoma. Here, the impact of GALC overexpression on the proteomic landscape of BRAF-mutated A2058 and A375 human melanoma cell lines was investigated by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analysis of the cell extracts. The results indicate that GALC overexpression causes the upregulation/downregulation of 172/99 proteins in GALC-transduced cells when compared to control cells. Gene ontology categorization of up/down-regulated proteins indicates that GALC may modulate the protein landscape in BRAF-mutated melanoma cells by affecting various biological processes, including RNA metabolism, cell organelle fate, and intracellular redox status. Overall, these data provide further insights into the pro-oncogenic functions of the sphingolipid metabolizing enzyme GALC in human melanoma.Dataset: The data set has been submitted as a supplement to this paper.Dataset License: license under which the dataset is made available (CC0, CC-BY, CC-BY-SA, CC-BY-NC, etc.

Estudo de alternativas para o tratamento de efluentes gerados em Estações de Tratamento de Água do tipo Convencional em Santa Catarina

TCC(graduação) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Centro Tecnológico. Engenharia Sanitária e Ambiental.O setor de saneamento brasileiro enfrenta grandes dificuldades no gerenciamento dos resíduos gerados nas estações de tratamento de água e sua disposição final adequada. Há muito tempo, o destino desses resíduos gerados vem sendo o curso d’água mais próximo, o que causa significativo impacto ambiental e pode comprometer a saúde dos indivíduos que fazem uso dessa água. O objetivo desse trabalho é analisar e propor alternativas de tratamento e gerenciamento do lodo para 14 Estações de Tratamento de Água do tipo Convencional no Estado de Santa Catarina.O estudo a reutilização da água da lavagem dos filtros no próprio tratamento, o melhor aproveitamento das unidades de tratamento de lodo existentes em algumas estações, a não contaminação dos cursos d’água, a destinação adequada do lodo e a adequação à legislação como benefícios do tratamento proposto para os resíduos gerados nas unidades dasestações. A coleta de dados, foi organizada em 3 etapas: análise documental, visitas técnicas e coleta de efluentes. As visitas técnicas foram realizadas visando analisar os processos de tratamento de cada Estação de Tratamento de Água, bem como caracterizá-la. Para conhecer as características dos lodos das estações de tratamento foram realizadas coletas de amostras de lodonas retrolavagens dos filtros e purga dos decantadores durante as visitas técnicas.As alternativassugeridas para o tratamento dos efluentes das Estações de Tratamento de Água foram a implantação de tanques de pré-sedimentação e equalização para os lodo gerados com posterior etapa de desaguamento do lodo, através de métodos mecânicos e naturais. O lodo subprodutodo desaguamento poderá ser aplicadoem situações controladas para recuperação de solos degradados, disposto em aterros sanitários industriais e utilizado na confecção de materiais cerâmicos e concreto.The Brazilian sanitation sector faces great difficulties in the management of waste generated in Water Treatment Plants and its final disposal. For a long time, the fate of these waste generated has been the nearest watercourse, which causes significant environmental impact and can compromise the health of individuals who use this water.The aim of this study is to analyze and propose alternative treatment and sludge management for 14 conventional Water Treatment Plants in the state of Santa Catarina The study sought to reduce sludge production and increase its concentration, the reuse of filter backwash water in their own treatment, the better use of existing sludge treatment units at some stations, not to contamination of water, the proper disposal of sludge and suitability to the legislation as the benefits of the proposed treatment of waste generated in Water Treatment Plants.Data collection was organized in three stages: document analysis, technical visits and collection of sludge.The technical visits were carried out in four steps in order to analyze the processes of treatment of each Water Treatment Plant, as well as to characterize it. To know the characteristics of sludge from treatment plants, sludge sample collections were held at backwashing of the filters and drainage of decanters at the technical visits. The alternatives suggested for the treatment of effluents from Water Treatment Plants were the implementation of pre-sedimentation and equalization tanks for sludge generated with subsequent sludge dewatering step, by mechanical and natural methods.The sludge byproduct of dewatering can be applied in controlled conditions for recovery of degraded soils, disposed in industrial landfills and used in the manufacture of ceramics and concrete