192 research outputs found

    POLÍTICAS E FERRAMENTAS DE QUALIDADE DE UMA INDÚSTRIA DE CACHAÇA DE ALAMBIQUE DO EXTREMO OESTE DE SANTA CATARINA

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    Este trabalho é baseado em um estudo de caso, que teve como objetivo identificar e analisar quais são as políticas e ferramentas de qualidade, utilizadas no decorrer dos processos de obtenção dos produtos finais de uma Indústria de Cachaças de Alambique, localizada na Região Extremo Oeste de Santa Catarina. A implementação de ferramentas do controle de qualidade visa a elaboração de produtos com segurança higiênico-sanitárias que proporcione satisfação ao consumidor final. O trabalho de campo teve o propósito de determinar as políticas e ferramentas de qualidade adotadas pela indústria. Como principais resultados, observou-se que a mesma utiliza ferramentas como, Boas Práticas de Fabricação (BPF’s), Procedimento Operacional Padronizado (POP), Análise de Perigos e Pontos Críticos de Controle (APPCC), além de indicadores de produtividade e a ferramenta de ação 5W2H.Palavras-Chave: Ferramentas de qualidade; Segurança de alimentos; Qualidade de alimentos.

    Infected pancreatic necrosis: outcomes and clinical predictors of mortality. A post hoc analysis of the MANCTRA-1 international study

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    : The identification of high-risk patients in the early stages of infected pancreatic necrosis (IPN) is critical, because it could help the clinicians to adopt more effective management strategies. We conducted a post hoc analysis of the MANCTRA-1 international study to assess the association between clinical risk factors and mortality among adult patients with IPN. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression models were used to identify prognostic factors of mortality. We identified 247 consecutive patients with IPN hospitalised between January 2019 and December 2020. History of uncontrolled arterial hypertension (p = 0.032; 95% CI 1.135-15.882; aOR 4.245), qSOFA (p = 0.005; 95% CI 1.359-5.879; aOR 2.828), renal failure (p = 0.022; 95% CI 1.138-5.442; aOR 2.489), and haemodynamic failure (p = 0.018; 95% CI 1.184-5.978; aOR 2.661), were identified as independent predictors of mortality in IPN patients. Cholangitis (p = 0.003; 95% CI 1.598-9.930; aOR 3.983), abdominal compartment syndrome (p = 0.032; 95% CI 1.090-6.967; aOR 2.735), and gastrointestinal/intra-abdominal bleeding (p = 0.009; 95% CI 1.286-5.712; aOR 2.710) were independently associated with the risk of mortality. Upfront open surgical necrosectomy was strongly associated with the risk of mortality (p < 0.001; 95% CI 1.912-7.442; aOR 3.772), whereas endoscopic drainage of pancreatic necrosis (p = 0.018; 95% CI 0.138-0.834; aOR 0.339) and enteral nutrition (p = 0.003; 95% CI 0.143-0.716; aOR 0.320) were found as protective factors. Organ failure, acute cholangitis, and upfront open surgical necrosectomy were the most significant predictors of mortality. Our study confirmed that, even in a subgroup of particularly ill patients such as those with IPN, upfront open surgery should be avoided as much as possible. Study protocol registered in ClinicalTrials.Gov (I.D. Number NCT04747990)

    Production of He-4 and (4) in Pb-Pb collisions at root(NN)-N-S=2.76 TeV at the LHC

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    Results on the production of He-4 and (4) nuclei in Pb-Pb collisions at root(NN)-N-S = 2.76 TeV in the rapidity range vertical bar y vertical bar <1, using the ALICE detector, are presented in this paper. The rapidity densities corresponding to 0-10% central events are found to be dN/dy4(He) = (0.8 +/- 0.4 (stat) +/- 0.3 (syst)) x 10(-6) and dN/dy4 = (1.1 +/- 0.4 (stat) +/- 0.2 (syst)) x 10(-6), respectively. This is in agreement with the statistical thermal model expectation assuming the same chemical freeze-out temperature (T-chem = 156 MeV) as for light hadrons. The measured ratio of (4)/He-4 is 1.4 +/- 0.8 (stat) +/- 0.5 (syst). (C) 2018 Published by Elsevier B.V.Peer reviewe

    POLÍTICAS E FERRAMENTAS DE QUALIDADE DE UMA INDÚSTRIA DE CACHAÇA DE ALAMBIQUE DO EXTREMO OESTE DE SANTA CATARINA

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    Este trabalho é baseado em um estudo de caso, que teve como objetivo identificar e analisar quais são as políticas e ferramentas de qualidade, utilizadas no decorrer dos processos de obtenção dos produtos finais de uma Indústria de Cachaças de Alambique, localizada na Região Extremo Oeste de Santa Catarina. A implementação de ferramentas do controle de qualidade visa a elaboração de produtos com segurança higiênico-sanitárias que proporcione satisfação ao consumidor final. O trabalho de campo teve o propósito de determinar as políticas e ferramentas de qualidade adotadas pela indústria. Como principais resultados, observou-se que a mesma utiliza ferramentas como, Boas Práticas de Fabricação (BPF’s), Procedimento Operacional Padronizado (POP), Análise de Perigos e Pontos Críticos de Controle (APPCC), além de indicadores de produtividade e a ferramenta de ação 5W2H.Palavras-Chave: Ferramentas de qualidade; Segurança de alimentos; Qualidade de alimentos.

    Multiplicity dependence of light (anti-)nuclei production in p–Pb collisions at sNN=5.02 TeV

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    The measurement of the deuteron and anti-deuteron production in the rapidity range −1 < y < 0 as a function of transverse momentum and event multiplicity in p–Pb collisions at √sNN = 5.02 TeV is presented. (Anti-)deuterons are identified via their specific energy loss dE/dx and via their time-of- flight. Their production in p–Pb collisions is compared to pp and Pb–Pb collisions and is discussed within the context of thermal and coalescence models. The ratio of integrated yields of deuterons to protons (d/p) shows a significant increase as a function of the charged-particle multiplicity of the event starting from values similar to those observed in pp collisions at low multiplicities and approaching those observed in Pb–Pb collisions at high multiplicities. The mean transverse particle momenta are extracted from the deuteron spectra and the values are similar to those obtained for p and particles. Thus, deuteron spectra do not follow mass ordering. This behaviour is in contrast to the trend observed for non-composite particles in p–Pb collisions. In addition, the production of the rare 3He and 3He nuclei has been studied. The spectrum corresponding to all non-single diffractive p-Pb collisions is obtained in the rapidity window −1 < y < 0 and the pT-integrated yield dN/dy is extracted. It is found that the yields of protons, deuterons, and 3He, normalised by the spin degeneracy factor, follow an exponential decrease with mass number

    Does Diversity Drive Down Trust?

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    Analysis of the apparent nuclear modification in peripheral Pb–Pb collisions at 5.02 TeV

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    International audienceCharged-particle spectra at midrapidity are measured in Pb–Pb collisions at the centre-of-mass energy per nucleon–nucleon pair sNN=5.02 TeV and presented in centrality classes ranging from most central (0–5%) to most peripheral (95–100%) collisions. Possible medium effects are quantified using the nuclear modification factor ( RAA ) by comparing the measured spectra with those from proton–proton collisions, scaled by the number of independent nucleon–nucleon collisions obtained from a Glauber model. At large transverse momenta ( 8<pT<20GeV/c ), the average RAA is found to increase from about 0.15 in 0–5% central to a maximum value of about 0.8 in 75–85% peripheral collisions, beyond which it falls off strongly to below 0.2 for the most peripheral collisions. Furthermore, RAA initially exhibits a positive slope as a function of pT in the 8–20 GeV/c interval, while for collisions beyond the 80% class the slope is negative. To reduce uncertainties related to event selection and normalization, we also provide the ratio of RAA in adjacent centrality intervals. Our results in peripheral collisions are consistent with a PYTHIA-based model without nuclear modification, demonstrating that biases caused by the event selection and collision geometry can lead to the apparent suppression in peripheral collisions. This explains the unintuitive observation that RAA is below unity in peripheral Pb–Pb, but equal to unity in minimum-bias p–Pb collisions despite similar charged-particle multiplicities

    Anisotropic flow of identified particles in Pb-Pb collisions at sNN=5.02 {\sqrt{s}}_{\mathrm{NN}}=5.02 TeV

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    The elliptic (v2_{2}), triangular (v3_{3}), and quadrangular (v4_{4}) flow coefficients of π±^{±}, K±^{±}, p+p,Λ+Λ,KS0 \mathrm{p}+\overline{\mathrm{p}},\kern0.5em \Lambda +\overline{\Lambda},\kern0.5em {\mathrm{K}}_{\mathrm{S}}^0 , and the ϕ-meson are measured in Pb-Pb collisions at sNN=5.02 {\sqrt{s}}_{\mathrm{NN}}=5.02 TeV. Results obtained with the scalar product method are reported for the rapidity range |y| < 0.5 as a function of transverse momentum, pT_{T}, at different collision centrality intervals between 0–70%, including ultra-central (0–1%) collisions for π±^{±}, K±^{±}, and p+p \mathrm{p}+\overline{\mathrm{p}} . For pT_{T} < 3 GeV/c, the flow coefficients exhibit a particle mass dependence. At intermediate transverse momenta (3 < pT_{T} < 8–10 GeV/c), particles show an approximate grouping according to their type (i.e., mesons and baryons). The ϕ-meson v2_{2}, which tests both particle mass dependence and type scaling, follows p+p \mathrm{p}+\overline{\mathrm{p}} v2_{2} at low pT_{T} and π±^{±} v2_{2} at intermediate pT_{T}. The evolution of the shape of vn_{n}(pT_{T}) as a function of centrality and harmonic number n is studied for the various particle species. Flow coefficients of π±^{±}, K±^{±}, and p+p \mathrm{p}+\overline{\mathrm{p}} for pT_{T} < 3 GeV/c are compared to iEBE-VISHNU and MUSIC hydrodynamical calculations coupled to a hadronic cascade model (UrQMD). The iEBE-VISHNU calculations describe the results fairly well for pT_{T} < 2.5 GeV/c, while MUSIC calculations reproduce the measurements for pT_{T} < 1 GeV/c. A comparison to vn_{n} coefficients measured in Pb-Pb collisions at sNN=2.76 \sqrt{s_{\mathrm{NN}}}=2.76 TeV is also provided

    Production of charged pions, kaons, and (anti-)protons in Pb-Pb and inelastic pppp collisions at sNN\sqrt {s_{NN}} = 5.02 TeV

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    International audienceMid-rapidity production of π±\pi^{\pm}, K±\rm{K}^{\pm} and (pˉ\bar{\rm{p}})p measured by the ALICE experiment at the LHC, in Pb-Pb and inelastic pp collisions at sNN\sqrt{s_{\rm{NN}}} = 5.02 TeV, is presented. The invariant yields are measured over a wide transverse momentum (pTp_{\rm{T}}) range from hundreds of MeV/cc up to 20 GeV/cc. The results in Pb-Pb collisions are presented as a function of the collision centrality, in the range 0-90%. The comparison of the pTp_{\rm{T}}-integrated particle ratios, i.e. proton-to-pion (p/π\pi) and kaon-to-pion (K/π\pi) ratios, with similar measurements in Pb-Pb collisions at sNN\sqrt{s_{\rm{NN}}} = 2.76 TeV show no significant energy dependence. Blast-wave fits of the pTp_{\rm{T}} spectra indicate that in the most central collisions radial flow is slightly larger at 5.02 TeV with respect to 2.76 TeV. Particle ratios (p/π\pi, K/π\pi) as a function of pTp_{\rm{T}} show pronounced maxima at pTp_{\rm{T}} \approx 3 GeV/cc in central Pb-Pb collisions. At high pTp_{\rm{T}}, particle ratios at 5.02 TeV are similar to those measured in pp collisions at the same energy and in Pb-Pb collisions at sNN\sqrt{s_{\rm{NN}}} = 2.76 TeV. Using the pp reference spectra measured at the same collision energy of 5.02 TeV, the nuclear modification factors for the different particle species are derived. Within uncertainties, the nuclear modification factor is particle species independent for high pTp_{\rm{T}} and compatible with measurements at sNN\sqrt{s_{\rm{NN}}} = 2.76 TeV. The results are compared to state-of-the-art model calculations, which are found to describe the observed trends satisfactorily
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