Application of fuzzy logic at the Port of Cotonou (Benin / West Africa) in analysis of port logistics viability

The Autonomous Port of Cotonou (PAC) located in West Africa has an access channel 15m deep, 11 berths, and an internal draft of 15m (maximum), and is connected with a road to serve continental countries such as Burkina-Faso, Chad , Mali, Niger and Nigeria. The PAC presents low productivity (average of 10,000,000 tons / year, 24.40% of the movement from the port of Lagos / Nigeria) in West Africa. This article aims to evaluate the application of fuzzy logic in the Autonomous Port of Cotonou (Benin) in the analysis of logistic viability. The methodology followed the fuzzy logic that is a support method for logistic decision-making, based on fuzzy rules (SBRF). It was used characteristic of Mamdani Matlab Toolbox with three membership functions (triangular, trapezoidal and Gaussian) to model the quality variables of infrastructures and services, equipment productivity, seeking a long-term way out of logistic viability. The result of logistic viability was medium term, equivalent to 13 years / 25 years; as far as the outcome of the future PAC is concerned. The logistic viability of the PAC depends on its input variables. The projection of this application was long term, at least 19 years / 25 years when the infrastructures are of good quality and the equipment is more modern and consistent with the current realities to satisfy the expectations of the customers. &nbsp

27 de novembro - Dia Nacional de Combate ao Câncer

O Dia Nacional de Combate ao Câncer foi instituído pelo Ministério da Saúde, por meio da Portaria n2 707, de 07 de dezembro de 1988, com o objetivo de evocar a importância histórica das entidades de combate ao câncer, de consagrar os serviços que elas têm prestado ao Brasil e de proporcionar a mobilização popular para os aspectos educativos e sociais do combate ao câncer

O camafeu de Dourados

Havendo lido, em reportagem jornalística comum, que em Mato Grosso, perto da cidade de Dourados, fôra encontrado objeto com efígie egípcia e hieroglifos, por correspondência coloquei-me em contacto com o anunciado proprietário da peça. Obtida confirmação do fató, parti para aquela cidade matogrossense, distante pouco Miais de uma centena de quilômetros dá fronteira paraguaia. Lá me detive uma semana, a fim de poder examinar pormenorizadamente o curioso achado (maio de 1959)

Rural credit and the livestock process in the microregion of Vilhena, Rondônia, Western Amazon

The study has as general objective to analyze the scenario of the municipalities in the microregion of Vilhena, State of Rondônia, based on the federal government\u27s rural credit policy, in order to identify the possible livestock processes that would be carried out in this microregion. It is an applied, descriptive, cross-sectional research with a quantitative approach, since the objectives generate knowledge for practical application, which includes the number of contracts and the volume of financial resources for agriculture and livestock in the municipalities of Chupinguaia, Parecis, Pimenta Bueno, Primavera de Rondônia, São Felipe D\u27Oeste and Vilhena of the micro-region of Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazilian Amazon, in the period corresponding to the years 2000 and 2010. Data collection was carried out through reports from the rural credit statistical yearbook of the Central Banco do Brasil for the years 2000 and 2010. Based on the results found by the research, it was evidenced that in the municipalities of the microregion of Vilhena there was a process of cattle ranching, through the incentive of the rural credit policy granted to family rural producers, where it was observed that among the six municipalities that comprise In the micro-region of Vilhena, all of them presented a strong stimulus to the livestock sector, demonstrating a reversal of agricultural activity for livestock in this micro-region

Production and design system in the territory of viticulture

The cultivation of vineyards is connected with the history of humanity and with the transformations of spaces and places that in a dynamic and harmonious way provide enchantment and the production of a secular product. With the evolution of the market and changes in natural resources, a holistic and multidisciplinary approach to the cultivation of vineyards became necessary, be it in the revision, management systems and also, particularities of each soil, relief, climate, landscape to design a system for growing vines. The aim of the study: to characterize the design of the biodynamic vineyard. To this end, a descriptive case study with qualitative analysis was carried out, interviews were conducted with two owners who use the cultivation system, biodynamic agriculture. It is concluded that the need to plan the vineyard requires holistic knowledge of the entire wine production syste

Phenotyping Superagers Using Resting-State fMRI

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Superagers are defined as older adults with episodic memory performance similar or superior to that in middle-aged adults. This study aimed to investigate the key differences in discriminative networks and their main nodes between superagers and cognitively average elderly controls. In addition, we sought to explore differences in sensitivity in detecting these functional activities across the networks at 3T and 7T MR imaging fields. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fifty-five subjects 80 years of age or older were screened using a detailed neuropsychological protocol, and 31 participants, comprising 14 superagers and 17 cognitively average elderly controls, were included for analysis. Participants underwent resting-state-fMRI at 3T and 7T MR imaging. A prediction classification algorithm using a penalized regression model on the measurements of the network was used to calculate the probabilities of a healthy older adult being a superager. Additionally, ORs quantified the influence of each node across preselected networks. RESULTS: The key networks that differentiated superagers and elderly controls were the default mode, salience, and language networks. The most discriminative nodes (ORs > 1) in superagers encompassed areas in the precuneus posterior cingulate cortex, prefrontal cortex, temporoparietal junction, temporal pole, extrastriate superior cortex, and insula. The prediction classification model for being a superager showed better performance using the 7T compared with 3T resting-state-fMRI data set. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that the functional connectivity in the default mode, salience, and language networks can provide potential imaging biomarkers for predicting superagers. The 7T field holds promise for the most appropriate study setting to accurately detect the functional connectivity patterns in superagers

Intact triacylglycerol profiles of fats and meats via thermal imprinting easy ambient sonic-spray ionization mass spectrometry

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)Thermal imprinting (TI) on a paper surface, using minimal solvent amounts, followed by direct analysis of the triacylglycerols (TAG) content via easy ambient sonic-spray ionization mass spectrometry (EASI-MS) is shown to provide a fast protocol to analyze TAG in meats and fats. The technique is simple, fast and eco-friendly requiring no hydrolysis, derivatization or chromatographic separation. The entire TI-EASI-MS protocol is performed in a few minutes and with minimal sample handling and solvent consumption. The TAG profiles obtained via TI-EASI-MS are shown to be quite similar to those obtained using GC and MALDI-MS analyses, and the imprinting and mailing of the imprinted paper in a sealed plastic bag is proposed for remote TI-EASI-MS analysis of meat and fat samples.41135513557Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)Financing Agency of Studies and Projects (FINEP)Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq

Desempenho do método Ogawa-Kudoh em cultura de Mycobacterium tuberculosis de amostras paucibacilares / Ogawa–Kudoh method performance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis culture of paucibacillary samples

OBJETIVO: Avaliar o desempenho do método Ogawa – Kudoh (OK) para o diagnóstico de tuberculose em materiais de amostra paucibacilar pulmonar e extrapulmonar, em relação ao processamento de Lowenstein-Jensen (LJ) e Tubo Indicador de Crescimento de Micobactérias (MGIT). MÉTODOS: Este estudo transversal utilizou amostras extrapulmonares e pulmonares (exceto escarro) recebidas no Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública de Mato Grosso do Sul entre fevereiro de 2017 e março de 2018. As amostras foram submetidas ao processamento de OK, LJ e MGIT de acordo com o Manual Nacional de Vigilância Laboratorial de Tuberculose e Outras Micobactérias 2008. RESULTADOS: Um total de 347 amostras (83,3% extrapulmonar, 16,7% pulmonar) foram semeadas em pelo menos um dos três meios (OK: 330; LJ: 314; MGIT: 113). A maioria das amostras extrapulmonares consistia de líquido cefalorraquidiano (28,2%), medula óssea (20,5%) e fragmentos de tecido (16,7%). As amostras pulmonares foram predominantemente lavado brônquico alveolar (6,9%) e secreção traqueal (9,8%). Adotando o MGIT como referência, o OK provou ser 75% sensível e 100% específico. Com LJ como referência, a sensibilidade de OK foi de 57,1% e a especificidade de 96,3%. As categorias de concordância foram as seguintes: OK vs. LJ, moderada (? = 0,485); OK vs. MGIT, quase perfeito (? = 0,851); LJ vs. MGIT, substancial (? = 0,655). O método OK se mostrou preciso e específico para o diagnóstico de tuberculose em materiais de amostra paucibacilar pulmonar e extrapulmonar, fornecendo a mesma precisão que LJ e MGIT, caracterizando a abordagem como uma ferramenta laboratorial valiosa para investigar casos de suspeita de tuberculose em instalações laboratoriais com recursos limitados

Desempenho do método Ogawa-Kudoh em cultura de Mycobacterium tuberculosis de amostras paucibacilares / Ogawa–Kudoh method performance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis culture of paucibacillary samples

OBJETIVO: Avaliar o desempenho do método Ogawa – Kudoh (OK) para o diagnóstico de tuberculose em materiais de amostra paucibacilar pulmonar e extrapulmonar, em relação ao processamento de Lowenstein-Jensen (LJ) e Tubo Indicador de Crescimento de Micobactérias (MGIT). MÉTODOS: Este estudo transversal utilizou amostras extrapulmonares e pulmonares (exceto escarro) recebidas no Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública de Mato Grosso do Sul entre fevereiro de 2017 e março de 2018. As amostras foram submetidas ao processamento de OK, LJ e MGIT de acordo com o Manual Nacional de Vigilância Laboratorial de Tuberculose e Outras Micobactérias 2008. RESULTADOS: Um total de 347 amostras (83,3% extrapulmonar, 16,7% pulmonar) foram semeadas em pelo menos um dos três meios (OK: 330; LJ: 314; MGIT: 113). A maioria das amostras extrapulmonares consistia de líquido cefalorraquidiano (28,2%), medula óssea (20,5%) e fragmentos de tecido (16,7%). As amostras pulmonares foram predominantemente lavado brônquico alveolar (6,9%) e secreção traqueal (9,8%). Adotando o MGIT como referência, o OK provou ser 75% sensível e 100% específico. Com LJ como referência, a sensibilidade de OK foi de 57,1% e a especificidade de 96,3%. As categorias de concordância foram as seguintes: OK vs. LJ, moderada (? = 0,485); OK vs. MGIT, quase perfeito (? = 0,851); LJ vs. MGIT, substancial (? = 0,655). O método OK se mostrou preciso e específico para o diagnóstico de tuberculose em materiais de amostra paucibacilar pulmonar e extrapulmonar, fornecendo a mesma precisão que LJ e MGIT, caracterizando a abordagem como uma ferramenta laboratorial valiosa para investigar casos de suspeita de tuberculose em instalações laboratoriais com recursos limitados