MA-XRF measurement for corrosion assessment on bronze artefacts

In this study, an innovative portable macro X-Ray Fluorescence (MA-XRF) scanner prototype has been employed in order to gain information on composition and distribution of corrosion products artificially grown on Cu-based coupons. First results have shown the importance of using artificially corroded reference samples before any assessment on archaeological artefacts. Moreover, the prototype used demonstrated to be a powerful tool for understanding complex corrosion processes which might occur on Cu-based alloys. The scanner was able to detect light elements as S and Cl, essential for studying the distribution of specific corrosion compounds. Using imaging techniques, it was possible to observe a gradient in Cu elemental maps intensity caused by the overlapping of a thicker corrosion product layer

MA-XRF measurement for corrosion assessment on bronze artefacts

In this study, an innovative portable macro X-Ray Fluorescence (MA-XRF) scanner prototype has been employed in order to gain information on composition and distribution of corrosion products artificially grown on Cu-based coupons. First results have shown the importance of using artificially corroded reference samples before any assessment on archaeological artefacts. Moreover, the prototype used demonstrated to be a powerful tool for understanding complex corrosion processes which might occur on Cu-based alloys. The scanner was able to detect light elements as S and Cl, essential for studying the distribution of specific corrosion compounds. Using imaging techniques, it was possible to observe a gradient in Cu elemental maps intensity caused by the overlapping of a thicker corrosion product layer

Modelagem espaço-temporal da resinose do coqueiro no estado do Pará.

A resinose (Thielaviopsis paradoxa), relatada pela primeira vez no Brasil em 2004, é uma importante doença do coqueiro cujo controle é dificultado pela escassez de informações. Estudos epidemiológicos podem auxiliar na tomada de decisões para o manejo integrado desta doença em plantios de coqueiro. Desta forma, o presente trabalho teve como objetivo modelar a distribuição espacial da resinose ao longo de um ano produtivo em plantios comerciais de coqueiro no estado do Pará. A incidência da resinose foi monitorada em 130 plantas de setembro de 2010 a dezembro de 2011, com intervalo de três meses. Adotou-se a malha triangular de 8,5 x 8,5m referente ao espaçamento entre plantas do híbrido PB-141. A dependência espacial foi analisada por meio de ajustes de semivariogramas experimentais. Observou-se o padrão de distribuição agregado com forte dependência espacial da resinose do coqueiro

Olympic ranking based on a zero sum gains DEA model.

It is usual to rank the participant countries in the Olympic Games in accordance with the number of medals they have won. An alternative ranking is suggested in this paper. This ranking is based on each country's ability to win medals in relation to its available resources. This is an efficiency that can be measured with the help of data envelopment analysis (DEA) for which two models exist: the traditional DEA model, that takes into account variable returns to scale, and a DEA model based on the premise that the sum of the gains is zero (constant sum of outputs). It is the latter that is developed in this paper

Selección de Variables para el incremento del poder de discriminación de los modelos DEA.

O artigo propõe um novo método de análise da eficiência, em complementação ao DEA, para analisar a eficiência dos Programas de Pós Graduação em Engenharia da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)