Método para a construção de uma matriz de origem e destino utilizando algoritmo para localização de trechos para a realização das pesquisas

Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro Tecnológico, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Civil, Florianópolis, 2013.O planejamento de transporte é um importante instrumento para a tomada de decisões. Um dos pressupostos do desenvolvimento dos modelos criados pelos estudiosos da área visa a construção das matrizes de origem e destino. Este trabalho apresenta um método que sistematiza essa construção, utilizando dados de pesquisas realizadas na rede de transportes. Visando facilitar o procedimento de localização dos pontos de pesquisa, foi desenvolvido um algoritmo capaz de identificar os trechos que contemplam o maior número de pares de origem e destino da matriz. A obtenção de matrizes por meio de pesquisas oferece vantagens em termos de custo, pela redução do número de pontos de pesquisa e, do tempo de realização do estudo. Após as pesquisas e consequente obtenção dos dados, é construída uma matriz de origem e destino amostral. Em seguida, é realizada uma inferência com o intuito de estimar os pares de origem e destino não contemplados na pesquisa. O modelo utilizado para tanto foi o gravitacional. Como resultado foi elaborado um método para a obtenção de uma matriz de origem e destino estimada que auxilia na otimização da relação benefício-custo para a sua construção

A new architecture for intelligent clinical decision support for intensive medicine

Real-time and intelligent decision support systems are of most importance to supply intensive care professionals with important information in useful time. The work presented hereby shows an architectural overview of the communication system with bedside devices such as vital sign monitors. Intelligent Decision Support System for Intensive Medicine (ICDS4IM) goal is to ensure information quality and availability to Intensive Medicine professionals to take supported decisions in a mutable environment where complex and unpredictable events are a common state. Therefore, this work focus on Health Information Systems, Interoperability and Information Diffusion and Archive. Moreover, communication standards and the usage of a new technology such as containerization are discussed. (C) 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.The work has been supported by FCT - Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia within the Projects Scope: UID/CEC/00319/2020 and DSAIPA/DS/0084/2018

ICU data management - A permissioned blockchain approach

Since its origin in finance, blockchain have been revolutionizing data storage and sharing in many other sensitive areas. Being the focus of Permissioned Blockchains around privacy, confidentiality, immutability, interoperability and reliability, it fits perfectly within the data requisites of healthcare. Even more, with the surge of new iterations of more recent implementations based on smart-contracts/chaincode that has its focus on increasing efficiency and usability and ease of implementation. Intensive Medicine an area with such high data complexity and throughput, and high incidence of medical error and patient injury. As such, it's imperative the continuous research and implementation of new technologies that can make pertinent knowledge available through reliable and accurate data, thus providing appropriate problem-solving skills to physicians. This paper presents a solution, as part of the Intelligence Decision Support Systems for Intensive Medicine (ICDS4IM) project, which objective is to increase accuracy, confidentiality and value to data from vital sensors and monitors by assuring its immutability and controlled oversee.The work has been supported by FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia within the Projects Scope: DSAIPA/DS/0084/2018

A regularização de imóveis rurais no brasil e seu impacto na sustentabibilidade e desenvolvimento rural

Orientadora: Katya Regina IsaguirreMonografia (graduação) - Universidade Federal do Paraná, Setor de Ciências Jurídicas, Curso de Graduação em DireitoInclui referênciasResumo: Atualmente, a regularização de uma propriedade rural para certificação apresenta uma série de desafios, visto que são necessários vários procedimentos, muitas vezes burocráticos, para que uma área rural possa ser considerada plenamente regularizada. O presente trabalho tem por objetivo apresentar os trâmites necessários para a regularização de um imóvel rural de acordo com os normativos brasileiros (Lei 10.267/2001; Portaria INCRA nº 954 de 2002; Instrução Normativa SRF 351 de05/08/2003; Lei nº 10.267 de 28/08/2001; Decreto nº 7.830/2012; Lei nº 12.651/2012). Associado a isso, será discutido qual o modelo de imóvel rural mais adequado (pequeno, médio, grande ou latifúndio) para promover a sustentabilidade no campo. Por fim, será avaliado o impacto de melhorias na sustentabilidade do meio rural que a agricultura, realizada em conjunto com o plantio florestal, proporciona quando comparada com o modelo convencional de cultivo, amplamente difundido na agricultura brasileira, verificando assim que a pequena propriedade rural possui forte adequação para adoção do modelo sustentável.Abstract: Currently, the regularization of a rural property for certification presents a series of challenges, since several procedures are necessary, often bureaucratic, so that a rural area can be considered fully regularized. This work aims to present the procedures necessary for the regularization of a rural property in accordance with Brazilian regulations (Law 10.267/2001; INCRA Ordinance No. 954 of 2002; Normative Instruction SRF 351 of 08/05/2003; Law No. of 08/28/2001; Decree No. 7.830/2012; Law No. 12.651/2012). Associated with this, it will be discussed which model of rural property is most suitable (small, medium, large or large) to promote sustainability in the countryside. Finally, the impact of improvements in the sustainability of the rural environment that agriculture, carried out together with forest planting, provides when compared to the conventional model of cultivation, widely disseminated in Brazilian agriculture, will be evaluated, thus verifying that the small rural property has strong suitability for the adoption of the sustainable model

G6PD deficiency in Latin America : systematic review on prevalence and variants

Plasmodium vivax radical cure requires the use of primaquine (PQ), a drug that induces haemolysis in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficient (G6PDd) individuals, which further hampers malaria control efforts. The aim of this work was to study the G6PDd prevalence and variants in Latin America (LA) and the Caribbean region. A systematic search of the published literature was undertaken in August 2013. Bibliographies of manuscripts were also searched and additional references were identified. Low prevalence rates of G6PDd were documented in Argentina, Bolivia, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay, but studies from Curaçao, Ecuador, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Suriname and Trinidad, as well as some surveys carried out in areas of Brazil, Colombia and Cuba, have shown a high prevalence (> 10%) of G6PDd. The G6PD A-202A mutation was the variant most broadly distributed across LA and was identified in 81.1% of the deficient individuals surveyed. G6PDd is a frequent phenomenon in LA, although certain Amerindian populations may not be affected, suggesting that PQ could be safely used in these specific populations. Population-wide use of PQ as part of malaria elimination strategies in LA cannot be supported unless a rapid, accurate and field-deployable G6PDd diagnostic test is made available

Nutrient intake, digestibility, performance, carcass traits and sensory analysis of meat from lambs fed with co-products of Amazon oilseeds

Introduction:The increase in availability and nutritional composition of oilseed co-products has made it essential to study the use of this biomass.Methods:The objective of this work was to investigate the effects of including oilseed cakes on intake and digestibility, performance, carcass characteristics and meat sensory in feedlot lambs. Twenty-four crossbred Dorper × Santa Inês lambs, with initial body weight of 30 ± 1.3 kg, male, castrated, aged 4–5 months, were distributed in a completely randomized experimental design with four treatments (diets) and six replications (animals), confined in individual stalls for 70 days.Results:The inclusion of tucuma cake (Tuc) reduced dry matter intake (p < 0.01) and diets with cupuassu cake (Cup) and palm kernel cake (Palm) reduced dry matter digestibility (p < 0.05). The Tuc diet also provided the lowest final body weight (p = 0.02); lower average daily gain (p = 0.03); lower feed efficiency (p = 0.03) and lower carcass weight (p < 0.01). However, diets did not influence carcass yield (%), fat thickness (mm) and loin eye area (cm2; p > 0.05). Meat from lambs on the control diet was rated as less fibrous and more tender (p < 0.05).Conclusion:The inclusion of tucuma cake does not influence digestibility, but reduces intake, performance and influences carcass characteristics and meat texture. Diets with cupuassu cake or palmiste cake reduced digestibility, however, intake, performance and carcass characteristics were similar to the control diet

Electroconvulsive therapy use in adolescents: a systematic review

Abstract\ud \ud \ud \ud Background\ud \ud Considered as a moment of psychological vulnerability, adolescence is remarkably a risky period for the development of psychopathologies, when the choice of the correct therapeutic approach is crucial for achieving remission. One of the researched therapies in this case is electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). The present study reviews the recent and classical aspects regarding ECT use in adolescents.\ud \ud \ud \ud Methods\ud \ud Systematic review, performed in November 2012, conformed to the PRISMA statement.\ud \ud \ud \ud Results\ud \ud From the 212 retrieved articles, only 39 were included in the final sample. The reviewed studies bring indications of ECT use in adolescents, evaluate the efficiency of this therapy regarding remission, and explore the potential risks and complications of the procedure.\ud \ud \ud \ud Conclusions\ud \ud ECT use in adolescents is considered a highly efficient option for treating several psychiatric disorders, achieving high remission rates, and presenting few and relatively benign adverse effects. Risks can be mitigated by the correct use of the technique and are considered minimal when compared to the efficiency of ECT in treating psychopathologies