Hablar de Dios en la «aldea global La palabra de la fe entre la posmodernidad y el reverso de la historia

Not available¿Qué sentido tiene hablar de Dios hoy? ¿Cómo hablar de Dios en este mundo posmoderno? ¿Cómo hacerlo desde el «reverso de la historia»? ¿Cómo vivir frente a estos retos diferentes la fidelidad al mundo presente y la fidelidad al mundo que tiene que venir? El presente trabajo intenta dar respuesta a estos interrogantes en la «aldea global» que es nuestro mundo vinculado entre sí por los juegos del poder y por la red de las comunicaciones, Dos grandes contextos se dibujan y caracterizan a la actual situación histórica del cristianismo. Por un lado está el Norte occidental (europeo y americano) del planeta que ha vivido la parábola de la Ilustración y que entra ahora en las incertidumbres de la posmodernidad; por otro lado está el Sur de la tierra, el «reverso de la historia», el mundo de los pobres y de los oprimidos con la suma infinita de su dolor. La palabra de la fe debe mirar en esta doble dirección para hablar lo más posible el lenguaje del tiempo real; y si son diversos los retos que recibe, no es diversa la tarea que le incumbe de una fidelidad única y doble al caminar del hombre y al acercarse de Dios, al éxodo humano y al adviento del Eterno

Purification of clavulanic acid using zeolites

Orientadores: Maria Isabel Rodrigues, Francisco Maugeri FilhoDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia de AlimentosResumo: O presente trabalho teve como objetivo principal a separação e purificação de acido clavulanico a partir de caldo fermentado utilizando zeolitas. Foram utilizadas zeolita natural (ZN) e sintetica faujasita (13X), ambas modificadas por troca ionica com diferentes cations de compensação (Na+1, K+1, Ca+2, Ba+2, Mg+2, Sr+2). Atraves de estudos cineticos de adsorcao de AC, usando as diferentes zeolitas nas respectivas formas cationicas, selecionou-se a zeolita 13X-Na como a mais promissora na adsorcao do referido composto. No equilibrio, houve retencao de 17,4% do AC inicial (CAC*/CAC0 = 0,826) e a quantidade de AC adsorvida, em relacao a quantidade de zeolita (q*) foi 0,4927 mg/g. O diametro médio da molecula de AC (DAC) foi estimado em 9,6 A. A zeolita 13X-Na foi caracterizada em termos de composicao (Si/Al = 1,5), densidade (dz = 2,248 g/cm3), área superficial (SBET = 444,860 m2/g), volume total de poros (Vporos = 0,308 cm3/g), volume de microporos (Vmicro = 0,203 cm3/g) e diâmetro médio de poros (Dporos = 28 A). Através desses resultados, a porosidade da particula calculada foi ep = 0,69. O leito de particulas de 13X-Na apresentou porosidade eb = 0,85. Soluções de AC puro foram obtidas através de HPLC em escala semi-preparativa. Isotermas de adsorção nas temperaturas 10, 15 e 200C, usando 13X-Na e soluções de AC puro, foram determinadas e constatou-se que, nos intervalos de temperaturas e concentrações estudados, o aumento da temperatura desfavoreceu tal processo. A partir de injeções de caldo fermentativo em coluna de leito fixo de zeolitas 13X-Na, foram observados melhores resultados na separação de acido clavulanico e proteínas usando tampão fosfato (0,2 M e pH 6,2) como efluente e frações de zeolitas na granulometria 0,053 - 0,062 mm. A eficiência de separação (ES), fator concentração (FC), fator de purificação referente as proteínas (FPP) e fator de purificação referente aos contaminantes totais (FPC) apreciados nessas condições foram, respectivamente: ES = 0,38, FC = 0,40, FPP = 1,25 e FPC = 1,28Abstract: In this research work, a method for separation and purification of clavulanic acid from a fermented medium was studied using natural and synthetic zeolites. The natural zeolite (ZN) and synthetic faujasite (13X) were modified by ionic exchange with different compensation cations (Na+1, K+1, Ca+2, Ba+2, Mg+2, Sr+2). The kinetic analysis by adsorption of clavulanic acid indicated that the zeolite 13X-Na was the most promising for the adsorption of the related compound. At the equilibrium conditions, the retention was about 17.4% (CAC*/CAC0 = 0.826), where the amount adsorbed clavulanic acid relative to the amount of zeolite (q*) was 0.4927 mg/g. The average diameter of a clavulanic acid molecule (DAC) was estimated as 9.6 A. The composition of the zeolite 13X-Na was characterized in terms of the ratio Si/Al (1.5), density (dz = 2.248 g/cm3), superficial area (SBET = 444.86 m2/g), total pore volume (Vpores = 0.308 cm3/g), micropore volume (Vmicro = 0.203 cm3/g) and average pore diameter (Dpores = 28 A). Accordingly, particle and bed porosity (ep and eb) were calculated as 0.69 and 0.85 respectively. Solutions of pure clavulanic acid were obtained in semi-preparative scale HPLC. The adsorption isotherm for 13X-Na and solutions of pure clavulanic acid were determined for the temperatures of 10, 15 and 200C, showing at increasing temperature, the performance of the process decreases. Addition of fermented medium in the fixed bed column of Zeolites 13X-Na improved the separation process between clavulanic acid and contaminant proteins, using as effluent phosphate buffer (0.2 M and pH 6.2) and zeolites with particle diameters in the range of 0.053 to 0.062 mm. The separation efficiency (ES), factor concentration (FC), purification factor, referred to proteins (FPP), and purification factor referred to the contaminants (FPC) were determined, as ES = 0.38, FC = 0.40, FPP = 1.25 and FPC = 1.28 respectivelyMestradoMestre em Engenharia de Alimento

Proactive Scalability and Management of Resources in Hybrid Clouds via Machine Learning

In this paper, we present a novel framework for supporting the management and optimization of application subject to software anomalies and deployed on large scale cloud architectures, composed of different geographically distributed cloud regions. The framework uses machine learning models for predicting failures caused by accumulation of anomalies. It introduces a novel workload balancing approach and a proactive system scale up/scale down technique. We developed a prototype of the framework and present some experiments for validating the applicability of the proposed approache

Methodology to estimate ionospheric scintillation risk maps and their contribution to position dilution of precision on the ground

Satellite-based communications, navigation systems and many scientific instruments rely on observations of trans-ionospheric signals. The quality of these signals can be deteriorated by ionospheric scintillation which can have detrimental effects on the mentioned applications. Therefore, monitoring of ionospheric scintillation and quantifying its effect on the ground are of significant interest. In this work, we develop a methodology which estimates the scintillation induced ionospheric uncertainties in the sky and translates their impact to the end-users on the ground. First, by using the risk concept from decision theory and by exploiting the intensity and duration of scintillation events (as measured by the S4 index), we estimate ionospheric risk maps that could readily give an initial impression on the effects of scintillation on the satellite-receiver communication. However, to better understand the influence of scintillation on the positioning accuracy on the ground, we formulate a new weighted dilution of precision (WPDOP) measure that incorporates the ionospheric scintillation risks as weighting factors for the given satellite-receiver constellations. These weights depend implicitly on scintillation intensity and duration thresholds which can be specified by the end-user based on the sensitivity of the application, for example. We demonstrate our methodology by using scintillation data from South America, and produce ionospheric risk maps which illustrate broad scintillation activity, especially at the equatorial anomaly. Moreover, we construct ground maps of WPDOP over a grid of hypothetical receivers which reveal that ionospheric scintillation can also affect such regions of the continent that are not exactly under the observed ionospheric scintillation structures. Particularly, this is evident in cases when only the Global Positioning System (GPS) is available.Comment: Keywords: Ionospheric scintillation risk, dilution of precision, statistics error covariances, weights, South America, S4 index, GNSS positioning uncertaint

A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Funding Information: This research was funded through the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), I.P., under Project UIDB04045/2020. Publisher Copyright: © 2022, The Author(s).Background: Physical activity is essential in acquiring healthy lifestyle behaviors in the early years of maturational development and preventing various diseases. Resistance training (RT) is fundamental for improving body composition and is increasingly recommended for obese adolescents. A systematic review and meta-analysis were performed to synthesize and analyze data on the effects of RT programs in this population, seeking to develop useful recommendations for health and sports professionals. Methods: A search was performed using four databases (Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, and ScienceDirect). According to specific inclusion criteria, twenty-one studies were selected to evaluate the impact of RT on body mass index (BMI), body fat, waist circumference, muscle strength, insulin sensitivity, lean mass and cardiorespiratory fitness. Results: After the RT programs, the adolescents improved their muscle strength (SMD, 1.44; 95% CI: 0.76–2.12), cardiorespiratory fitness (SMD, 1.09; 95% CI: 0.15–2.04), BMI (SMD, 0.21; 95% CI: 0.07–0.35), waist circumference (SMD, 0.27; 95% CI: 0.06–0.47) and body fat (SMD, 0.20; 95% CI: 0.05–0.34). However, insulin sensitivity (SMD, 0.32; 95% CI: − 0.47 to 1.10) and lean mass (SMD, 0.12; 95% CI: − 0.06 to 0.31) did not reveal any changes. Different RT programs were used but it seems that 2–3 times/week ∼60 min/session of RT for 12 weeks should be recommended for positive changes. Conclusions: RT seems to be effective when the objective is to improve muscle strength, cardiorespiratory fitness and can be an efficient strategy to reduce obesity in adolescents by reducing body fat, waist circumference and body mass index. PROSPERO Registration number: CRD42022333411.publishersversionpublishe