173 research outputs found
The link between product market reform and macro-economic performance
Value-added per capita in EU countries has lagged behind the US. This is despite widespread reforms to product markets across EU countries aimed at increasing growth. This study analyses the macro-economic impact of product market reforms undertaken in the European Union over the 1980s and 1990s by examining a large number of regulations and reforms across EU countries.product market, product market reforms, regulations, macro-economic performance, allocative efficiency, productive efficiency, dynamic efficiency, aggregate economy, Griffith, Harisson
Lower limb coordination during a land-cut task following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and rehabilitation
This study compared the lower limb coordination of the previously injured leg of ACL injured participantsparticipants (ACLr, n=18), against their non-injured leg and a control (nACL, n=18) leg. The lower limb joint and segment couplings were calculated during maximal drop-jump land and unanticipated cutting task. Differences between the previously injured and nACL control leg were present in all but one of the lower limb joint and segment couplings. Differences between the previously injured and nACL control leg were present in the hip rotation - knee abduction adduction, and knee rotation knee abduction adduction couplings. The hip and thigh were the main areas where differences were reported. Altered proximal neuromuscular function may be the origin of these altered coordination patterns
Uma análise sobre a trajetória da criação de startups no Estado de Santa Catarina no período de 1980 - 2020
TCC (graduação) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Centro Sócio-Econômico. Economia.Este trabalho analisa a trajetória e dinâmica de aglomerações de startups de base tecnológica
para o Estado de Santa Catarina durante o período de 1980 – 2020. Para analisar este fenômeno
utilizou-se a função K – espacial, a partir de uma base de dados georreferenciada de startups
criadas no período analisado. Encontrou-se através dos testes que a distribuição dessas
empresas não ocorre de maneira homogênea pelo espaço, ficando evidente a concentração
geográfica dessas empresas de base tecnológica, principalmente em localizações que contam
com apoio institucional de incubadoras, pré-incubadoras e parques tecnológicos, como na
região metropolitana de Florianópolis, onde ocorre a maior concentração de startups de base
tecnológica do Estado
Perencanaan Dan Perancangan Gambar Detail Serta Pengawasan Pemasangan Plafon dan Lantai Granit Proyek Rumah Tinggal 2 Lantai Oleh Hierarki Architect
Palembang is a city with vast areas that can still be developed into various structures, one of which is residential buildings. Therefore, there is a real need for the active involvement of the architectural profession to assist in developing ideas and designs for building projects. In this regard, as architecture students, there is also an opportunity to gain firsthand experience in project work, allowing students to acquire real-world experience in the planning and supervision processes before entering the workforce.
In the preparation of this report, students had the opportunity to undergo an internship at the Hierarki Architect Bureau, specializing in planning and architectural design. Regarding the tasks involving planning and design acquired during the internship, a theoretical and practical comparison will be made. During the internship, the focus was not only on the planning and design processes but also on studying each task based on established regulations and guidelines, such as those outlined by the IAI (Indonesian Institute of Architects). This approach ensures that the knowledge gained is comprehensive
Transformações e contradições da urbanização em João Pessoa: o loteamento Parque do Sol (Gramame)
The urban space passes every day by vigorous transformations. The starting point of the work
is to understand the production of space and the contradictions in the process of reproduction
of urban space through daily practices. With the process of evolution and consolidation of
cities in the capitalist system of production, the contradictions present in the place intensified.
The constitutive process on the Parque do Sol - João Pessoa subdivision made us re flect the
lived space and the process of production / reproduction in the Sun Park that is based on the
articulations of capital and the State, which shape the urban space through particular interests.
It was realized in the study that any transformation o f space brings with it specific
characteristics without being detached from the political and economic model that governs the
city. The construction of the subdivision follows the same logic of most of the peripheral
cities of the Northeast of Brazil, where the State acts contradictory to the public interests. In
addition, the work sought to bring a critical reflection on the space constituted as Parque do
Sol allotment and the role of its producing agents, bringing the historical process constituent
of the place and how the changes occurred from the beginning. The evolution of urbanization
in the Parque do Sol will show how this process has characteristics similar to those of most of
the peripheral cities of Brazil, thus confirming that the role of the Stat e is preponderant for the
production of space. It was noticed in the course of the present study that despite the problems
presented in the place, this is the result of the realization of life of many people and the socio spatial relations are of extreme importance for the understanding of the formation of the place
and the daily practices.O espaço urbano passa todos os dias por vigorosas transformações. O ponto de partida do
trabalho está em compreender a produção do espaço e as contradições no processo de
reprodução do espaço urbano através das práticas cotidianas. Com o processo de evolução e
de consolidação das cidades no sistema capitalista de produção, se intensificaram as
contradições presentes no lugar. O processo constitutivo sobre o loteamento Parque do Sol -João Pessoa nos fez refletir o espaço vivido e o processo de produção/reprodução no Parque
do Sol que se baseia nas articulações do capital e do Estado, que moldam o espaço urbano
através de interesses particulares. Percebeu - se no estudo que toda transformação do espaço,
traz consigo características específicas sem se desprender do modelo político e econômico
que rege a cidade. A construção do loteamento segue as mesmas lógicas da maioria das
cidades periféricas do Nordeste do Brasil, onde o Estado age contraditoriamente aos interesses
públicos. Além disso, o trabalho buscou trazer uma reflexão crítica sobre o espaço con stituído
como loteamento Parque do Sol e o papel do s seus agentes produtores, trazendo o processo
histórico constituinte do lugar e como ocorreram as mudan ças desde seu início. A evolução da
urbanização no Parque do Sol vai evidenciar como esse processo te m características
semelhantes à s da maioria das cidades periféricas do Brasil, confirmando assim, que o papel
do Estado é preponderante para a produção do espaço. Percebeu- se no decorrer do presente
estudo, que apesar dos problemas apresentados no lugar, esse é fruto da realização de vida de
muitas pessoas e as relações socioespaciais são de extrema importância para o entendimento
da formação do lugar e das práticas cotidianas
Resonant Tunnelling Diodes for Next Generation THz Systems
Resonant tunnelling diodes (RTDs) are a strong candidate for future wireless communications in the THz spectrum (sub-millimetre waves), offering compact, roomtemperature operation with the potential to exceed the bit transfer rate mandated by the 12G-SDI standard, using a single wireless link. A free-space RTD emitter operating at 353GHz is described. The fabrication process consists of a dual-pass I-line photolithography & etch technique using an air bridge, allowing low resistivity ohmic contacts, and accurate control of desired device area. With extrinsic circuit elements taken into account, the intrinsic semiconductor efficiency is analysed to investigate structural improvements for radiative efficiency. Such optimised structures are presented, and then characterised after being epitaxially grown with commercially viable metal-organic vapour phase epitaxy (MOVPE) reactors. A combination of low temperature photoluminescence spectroscopy, X-Ray diffractometry, and transmission electron microscopy attest the quality of the new material. We end with a suggestion for the next steps to exceed technological readiness levels of 8, and use monolithic RTD emitters as components in new systems
Phenotypic and genotypic detection of Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis strains isolated from oral mucosa of AIDS pediatric patients
The aim of this study was to assess a collection of yeasts to verify the presence of Candida dubliniensis among strains isolated from the oral mucosa of AIDS pediatric patients which were initially characterized as Candida albicans by the traditional phenotypic method, as well as to evaluate the main phenotypic methods used in the discrimination between the two species and confirm the identification through genotypic techniques, i.e., DNA sequencing. Twenty-nine samples of C. albicans isolated from this population and kept in a fungi collection were evaluated and re-characterized. In order to differentiate the two species, phenotypic tests (Thermotolerance tests, Chromogenic medium, Staib agar, Tobacco agar, Hypertonic medium) were performed and genotypic techniques using DNA sequencing were employed for confirmation of isolated species. Susceptibility and specificity were calculated for each test. No phenotypic test alone was sufficient to provide definitive identification of C. dubliniensis or C. albicans, as opposed to results of molecular tests. After amplification and sequencing of specific regions of the 29 studied strains, 93.1% of the isolates were identified as C. albicans and 6.9% as C. dubliniensis. The Staib agar assay showed a higher susceptibility (96.3%) in comparison with other phenotypic techniques. Therefore, genotypic methods are indispensable for the conclusive identification and differentiation between these species
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