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Regular black holes in gravity
In this work, we study the possibility of generalizing solutions of regular
black holes with an electric charge, constructed in general relativity, for the
theory, where is the Gauss-Bonnet invariant. This type of solution
arises due to the coupling between gravitational theory and nonlinear
electrodynamics. We construct the formalism in terms of a mass function and it
results in different gravitational and electromagnetic theories for which mass
function. The electric field of these solutions are always regular and the
strong energy condition is violated in some region inside the event horizon.
For some solutions, we get an analytical form for the function. Imposing
the limit of some constant going to zero in the function we recovered
the linear case, making the general relativity a particular case.Comment: 22 pages, 25 figures.Version published in EPJ
Variação acústica das vogais orais de crianças no português europeu
Mestrado em Ciências da Fala e da AudiçãoO presente trabalho centrou-se na determinação da influência do género, da idade e do tipo de vogal na variação dos parâmetros acústicos - frequência fundamental (F0), primeiro (F1) e segundo (F2) formantes e duração - das vogais orais produzidas por crianças falantes do português europeu.
A amostra foi composta por 28 crianças, divididas em quatro grupos, de acordo com o género e a idade (7 e 10 anos).
Os dados foram recolhidos através da gravação de um corpus composto por pseudo-palavras com as vogais-alvo em posição tónica, inseridas numa frase-veÃculo. Posteriormente, procedeu-se à anotação manual através do software Praat e à extracção semi-automática dos parâmetros acústicos referidos acima.
A análise estatÃstica desses dados permitiu concluir que os parâmetros acústicos variam significativamente em função da vogal, permitindo distingui-las entre si. O primeiro e o segundo formantes são os que melhor permitem essa diferenciação: o F1 varia inversamente com o movimento vertical da lÃngua e o F2 varia positivamente com a anteriorização do dorso da lÃngua, para além de permitir a distinção da maioria das vogais de acordo com a altura. Também a frequência fundamental é significativamente influenciada pela altura das vogais, ou seja, os dados do presente estudo suportam a existência de uma F0 intrÃnseca, transversal à idade e ao género. Verificou-se, ainda, que o género implicou variações significativas no F2 e na duração, sendo os valores de ambos os parâmetros superiores nos sujeitos do sexo feminino. A idade, por sua vez, reflectiu-se apenas na duração das vogais, sendo os seus valores superiores nos sujeitos de 7 anos.
Este trabalho proporcionou um primeiro contributo para o conhecimento sobre a acústica das vogais produzidas por crianças falantes do português europeu.This study focused on determining the influence of gender, age and type of vowel in the variation of the acoustic parameters – fundamental frequency (F0), first (F1) and second (F2) formants and duration – of vowels produced by children who speak european portuguese.
The sample comprised 28 children, divided into four groups according to gender and age (7 and 10 years).
The data were collected by recording a corpus of nonce words with the target vowels in the stressed position within a carrier sentence. Subsequently, we proceeded to make manual annotations using the Praat software and semi-automatic extraction of the acoustic parameters mentioned above.
The statistical analysis of these data indicated that the acoustic parameters vary significantly depending on the vowel, allowing distinction to be made between them. The first and second formants are those which best allow this differentiation: F1 varies inversely with the vertical movement of the tongue and F2 varies positively with the moving of the tongue forward, besides allowing the distinction between most vowels according to height. Moreover, the fundamental frequency is significantly influenced by the height of the vowels, i.e., the data from this study support the existence of an intrinsic F0, across age and gender.
Gender was also found to cause significant variations in F2 and in duration. The values of both parameters were higher in females. Age, on the other hand, reflected only the duration of vowels, with higher values in 7-year-old subjects.
This work has provided an initial contribution to knowledge about the acoustics of vowels produced by young speakers of European Portuguese
Da nova arquitectura europeia da supervisão bancária : considerações a propósito do mecanismo de resolução
Dissertação apresentada à Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Coimbra no âmbito
do 2º Ciclo de Estudos em Direito (conducente ao grau de Mestre), na área de
especialização em Ciências JurÃdico-Forense
Varta ag seizes opportunity in segment set to dominate the battery market
This paper accesses VARTA AG as a potential PE House target. VARTAAG is a company present in some of the highest growing segments of the battery market–and has the technological and production capacity that allowing it to keep track with market growth. More over, VARTA has the technological capacity to tapinanun explored segment, by the company, of the battery market–the hight growth segment of the Electric Vehicle(EV) Batteries. This Investment Co capable of pursuing of interesting value creation strategies, EV Battery Facility and Materials Recycling facility, that make VARTA an interesting target fo ra Leveraged Buy Out(LBO)
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On the Role of Dewetting Transitions in Host-Guest Binding Free Energy Calculations.
We use thermodynamic integration (TI) and explicit solvent molecular dynamics (MD) simulation to estimate the absolute free energy of host-guest binding. In the unbound state, water molecules visit all of the internally accessible volume of the host, which is fully hydrated on all sides. Upon binding of an apolar guest, the toroidal host cavity is fully dehydrated; thus, during the intermediate λ stages along the integration, the hydration of the host fluctuates between hydrated and dehydrated states. Estimating free energies by TI can be especially challenging when there is a considerable difference in hydration between the two states of interest. We investigate these aspects using the popular TIP3P and TIP4P water models. TI free energy estimates through MD largely depend on water-related interactions, and water dynamics significantly affect the convergence of binding free energy calculations. Our results indicate that wetting/dewetting transitions play a major role in slowing the convergence of free energy estimation. We employ two alternative approaches-one analytical and the other empirically based on actual MD sampling-to correct for the standard state free energy. This correction is sizable (up to 4 kcal/mol), and the two approaches provide corrections that differ by about 1 kcal/mol. For the system considered here, the TIP4P water model combined with an analytical correction for the standard state free energy provides higher overall accuracy. This observation might be transferable to other systems in which water-related contributions dominate the binding process
Interclássico case study : the emotional factor of a luxury product and its implication on sales
This written dissertation focuses on several topics related to marketing such as
consumer behavior, sales strategy and consumer-product involvement through the
analysis of a case study about Interclássico - A Classic Cars seller, founded in 2004. The
company is situated in Alcácer-do-Sal and is the main national player in the market.
Additionally, the firm expands part of its sales internationally.
The case study describes the company, its history and its growth in the past 3
years in terms of sales, the firm’s dimension and market share comparing to its main
competitors. Ultimately, this dissertation evolves around the consumer for this type of
product, his motivations and purchasing process for a Classic Car.
The focus of this study is to understand the relevant factors in the decision making
process and the importance of these attributes for buyers. Results of this research are
presented and interpreted in order to formulate useful recommendations to improve the
firm’s marketing and sales strategy.
At the end of this dissertation, a chapter dedicated as a Teaching Note is available
alongside a set of guidelines in order to discuss this case study in a classroom setting.Esta dissertação escrita incide sobre vários tópicos relacionados com marketing,
como comportamento de consumidor, estratégia de vendas e o envolvimento do
consumidor-produto através da análise de um caso de estudo sobre a Interclássico - Um
vendedor de Carros Clássicos, fundada em 2004. A empresa está situada em Alcácer-do-
Sal e é a principal firma no mercado nacional de Clássicos. Adicionalmente, a empresa
expande parte de suas vendas a nÃvel internacional.
O caso de estudo descreve a empresa, o seu historial e crescimento nos últimos 3
anos em termos de vendas, da sua dimensão e de quota de mercado da firma em
comparação com os seus principais concorrentes. Em última análise, esta dissertação
gira em torno do consumidor para este tipo de produto, as suas motivações e o seu
processo de compra de um Carro Clássico.
O foco deste estudo é compreender os factores relevantes no processo de
tomada de decisão e a importância desses atributos para os compradores. Os resultados
desta pesquisa são apresentados e interpretados a fim de formular recomendações úteis
para melhorar a estratégia de marketing e de vendas da empresa.
No final desta dissertação, um capÃtulo dedicado a uma Nota de Ensino se
encontra disponÃvel a par de um conjunto de orientações, a fim de abordar este caso de
estudo em sala de aula
A monolithic conservative level set method with built-in redistancing
We introduce a new level set method for representing evolving interfaces. In the case of divergence-free velocity fields, the new method satisfies a conservation principle. Conservation is important for many applications such as modeling two-phase incompressible flow. In the present implementation, the conserved quantity is defined as the integral of a smoothed characteristic function. The new approach embeds level sets into a volume of fluid formulation. The evolution of an approximate signed distance function is governed by a conservation law for its (smoothed) sign. The non-linear level set transport equation is regularized by adding a flux correction term that assures a non-singular Jacobian and penalizes deviations from a distance function. The result is a locally conservative level set method with built-in elliptic redistancing. The continuous model is monolithic in the sense that the level set transport model, the volume of fluid law of mass conservation, and the minimization problem that preserves the approximate distance function property are incorporated into a single equation. There is no need for any extra stabilization, artificial compression, flux limiting, redistancing, mass correction, and other numerical fixes which are commonly used in level set or volume of fluid methods. In addition, there is just one free parameter that controls the strength of regularization and penalization in the model. The accuracy and conservation properties of the monolithic finite element / level set method are illustrated by the results of numerical studies for passive advection of free interfaces
Jerónimo Martins Group international opportunities : a multinational group market selection decision process
This case study has been designed based on the Jerónimo Martins Group
situation between 2007 and 2011 with the objective of acting as a teaching supplement
in the study of companies’ international opportunities, market selection and the
internationalization decision process utilized to reach an optimal decision for a
company.
Jerónimo Martins was the main Portuguese group in the food retail and
wholesale industry, present in supermarkets, cash & carries and discount stores, and
operating in Poland and Portugal.
In 2011 Portugal was suffering the consequences of an economic recession,
while the Polish food retail market was starting to consolidate, with the Group’s Polish
operations representing more than half of Jerónimo Martins Group’s revenue. This
situation led the Group CEO, together with the Board of Directors, to decide to explore
new market and business opportunities to ensure the Group’s long-term growth. The
Group’s decision process took into account the Jerónimo Martins characteristics,
objectives, strengths and competences in order to define and compare new
opportunities. According to the Group’s strategy specialists, Brazil, Colombia and
Turkey were the final three countries chosen as the most promising markets: one of
them would fulfil the Group’s needs and hopefully ensure its balanced long-term future.
The Jerónimo Martins case was developed using information provided by the
Group and also by international economic institutions so as to provide students with the
most accurate information enabling them to solve the case
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