Analyzing circuit leakage and minimizing leakage during the standby mode of oper- ation of a circuit are important problems faced during contemporary circuit design. Analysis of the leakage profiles of an implementation would enable a designer to select between several implementations in a leakage optimal way. Once such an im- plementation is selected, minimizing leakage during standby operation (by finding the minimum leakage state over all input vector states) allows further power reduc- tions. However, both these problems are NP-hard. Since leakage power is currently approaching about half the total circuit power, these two problems are of prime rel- evance. This thesis addresses these NP-hard problems. An Algebraic Decision Diagram (ADD) based approach to determine and implicitly represent the leakage value for all input vectors of a combinational circuit is presented. In its exact form, this technique can compute the leakage value of each input vector, by storing these leakage values implicitly in an ADD structure. To broaden the applicability of this technique, an approximate version of the algorithm is presented as well. The approximation is done by limiting the total number of discriminant nodes in any ADD. It is experimentally demonstrated that these approximate techniques produce results with quantifiable errors. In particular, it is shown that limiting the number of discriminants to a value between 12 and 16 is practical, allowing for good accuracy and lowered memory utilization. In addition, a heuristic approach to determine the input vector which minimizes leakage for a combinational design is presented. Approximate signal probabilities of internal nodes are used as a guide in finding the minimum leakage vector. Probabilistic heuristics are used to select the next gate to be processed, as well as to select the best state of the selected gate. A fast satisfiability solver is employed to ensure the consistency of the assignments that are made in this process. Experimental results indicate that this method has very low run-times, with excellent accuracy, compared to existing approaches.

Sequential Equivalence checking has been and still is a challenging problem. Verifying two circuits that are structurally different but logically the same is very important and has many applications. Critical to the success of sequential equivalence checking is the determination of a sufficient portion of illegal states such that the two designs are equivalent outside of the illegal states. This work proposes a low-cost method to discover a subset of the illegal state space of a circuit by simulating and grouping some state variables to determine if any missing patterns are present. This thesis discusses the selection of simulated inputs, the grouping of flip-flops and what the missing patterns represent. Then all missing patterns are considered which are illegal state cubes and represent and compact them using BDDs. A BDD implementation was created to compact these illegal states more efficiently. Discussion is then done on the parameters of the BDD implementation design which can be used more efficiently given the situation. These illegal state cubes are considered to be implications which can be used to constrain a SAT solver. Results are then presented which show how effective these constraints are to proving equivalency using the SAT solver. Finally, the future work is discussed of discovering the illegal state space either faster or more completely. / Master of Science

L'objectif de cette thèse est de développer une méthode de décomposition de domaine pour la résolution du système de Stokes discrétisé avec les éléments finis mixtes stables où la pression est continue comme Hood-Taylor et Mini. La nouvelle méthode résulte dela combinaison de FETI qui est appliquée à la vitesse et de BDD qui est appliquée à la pression sans découpler les inconnues. Elle hérite et découple les projecteurs grossiers associés à FETI et à BDD. La méthodologie débouche sur un système linéaire symétrique,semi-défini positif que nous avons résolu par la méthode du gradient conjugué projeté préconditionné. La méthode contient deux préconditionneurs grossiers creux et des préconditionneurs locaux exacts qui assurent son extensibilié, sa robustesse et son efficacité. L'introduction de projecteurs locaux construits à partir des modes de pression des sousdomaines étend la méthode aux éléments finis mixtes discontinues en pression et rend le problème grossier de BDD facultatif même en présence de la pression aux interfaces.Nous avons aisément appliqué la méthode à l'élasticité incompressible et quasi-incompressible et elle peut s'étendre de la même façon au cadre plus général des systèmes de point-selle issus des problèmes de minimisation sous contraintes grâce à sa nature algébrique. / The purpose of this thesis is to develop a domain decomposition method suitable tosolve the Stokes system discretized with stable mixte finite elements where pressure is continuous such as Hood-Taylor and Mini. The new method arises from the combinaison of FETI applied to the velocity and BDD applied to the pressure without decoupling the unknowns. It inherits and decouples the coarse projectors included in FETI and BDD. The methodology leads to a symmetric, positive semi-definite linear system that we solveby projected preconditioned conjugate gradient. The method contains two sparse coarse preconditionners and exact local preconditionners that ensure its scalability, its robustness and its efficiency. We use local projectors constructed from the constant pressure modes of the subdomains that enable an extension to mixte finite elements with discontinuous pressure and that make the coarse problem of BDD optional even in the presence of pressure on the interfaces. We have easily applied the method to incompressibleand almost incompressible elasticity and it can be extended the same way to other saddle-point systems arising from minimization problems under constraints due to its algebraic property.

Os efluentes contendo agrotóxicos são a causa de grande preocupação uma vez que estes compostos apresentam toxicidade, persistência no meio ambiente e muitos são recalcitrantes. Dentre os compostos orgânicos utilizados no combate à pragas destacam-se os inseticidas organofosforados, os quais apresentam menor toxicidade quando comparados aos compostos organoclorados. Dois inseticidas organofosforados vêm sendo amplamente utilizados no Brasil, são eles: metil paration (MP) e clorpirifós (CP). Dentre os métodos de tratamento de efluentes, ressaltam-se os processos eletroquímicos com a utilização de eletrodo de diamante dopado com boro, que apresenta alta eficiência na remoção de compostos orgânicos com baixa capacidade de adsorção. Este estudo propõe um método de tratamento para efluente contendo MP e CP (em separado) utilizando eletrodos de diamante dopados com boro (DDB) com diferentes níveis de dopagem (15.000 e 30.000 ppm da relação B/C, designados de DDB15 e DDB30, respectivamente) em meio ácido. Os eletrodos foram caracterizados utilizando técnicas morfológicas e eletroquímicas, tais como Microscopia Eletrônica de Varredura, Microscopia Óptica Digital, Espectroscopia Raman, Difração de Raios X, Voltametria Cíclica e Microscopia Eletroquímica de Varredura. A eficiência no processo de degradação foi acompanhada por técnicas analíticas como espectroscopia na região do UV-Vis, Cromatografia Líquida de Alta Eficiência (CLAE) utilizando detectores de espectroscopia na região do UV e detector de arranjo de diodos (DAD) e analisador de carbono orgânico total (COT). A eficiência do processo foi relacionada com o nível de dopagem do eletrodo DDB bem como a natureza dos compostos. As imagens MEV mostraram o crescimento homogêneo dos filmes sobre o substrato titânio e os espectros Raman confirmam o crescimento do carbono com ligações sp3 (diamante) e a incorporação de átomos de boro. As análises de Difração de Raios X mostram a cristalinidade dos filmes DDB bem como a presença de impurezas. As caracterizações eletroquímicas mostram o amplo intervalo de potencial de ambos os eletrodos e a transferência eletrônica do sistema Fe(CN)63-/4- mostrou a maior reversibilidade com o eletrodo mais dopado. O mesmo comportamento foi obtido com a técnica de SECM. Os ensaios de degradação do inseticida MP mostraram que o eletrodo mais dopado foi mais eficiente na diminuição da concentração (valor máximo de 86%) e remoção da matéria orgânica (valor máximo de 72%) com menor consumo de energia elétrica. Em relação à remoção do inseticida CP, não foi observado diferença expressiva nas respostas de remoção do inseticida bem como na mineralização da matéria orgânica utilizando os dois eletrodos DDB. Entretanto, a cinética de remoção foi mais rápida quando utilizou-se o eletrodo DDB30. Deste modo, pode-se dizer que os eletrodos DDB altamente dopados são eficientes na remoção da matéria orgânica, mas a eficiência do aumento de dopagem deve ser associada ao composto a ser degradado. / Effluents containing pesticides are the cause of great concern because these compounds exhibit toxicity, environmental persistence and most are recalcitrant. Among the organic compounds used to combat pests highlight the organophosphate insecticides, which have lower toxicity when compared to organochlorine compounds. Two organophosphate insecticides have been widely used in Brazil, they are: methyl parathion (MP) and chlorpyrifos (CP). Among the methods of wastewater treatment, it emphasizes the electrochemical data with the use of boron-doped diamond electrode, which shows high efficiency in removing organic compounds with low adsorption capacity processes. This study proposes a method of treatment for wastewater containing MP and CP (separately) using electrodes of boron-doped diamond (BDD) with different doping levels (15,000 to 30,000 ppm B/C ratio, designated by BDD15 and BDD30, respectively) in acid medium. The electrodes were characterized using morphological and electrochemical techniques, such as Scanning Electron Microscopy, Digital Optical Microscopy, Raman Spectroscopy, X-Ray Diffraction, Cyclic Voltammetry and Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy. The efficiency of the degradation process was monitored by analytical techniques such as UV-Vis spectroscopy, High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) using spectroscopic detectors in the UV region and diode array detector (DAD) and the total organic carbon analyzer (COT). The process efficiency is related to the doping level of the BDD electrode and the compounds. The SEM images showed smooth growth of the film on the substrate titanium and the Raman spectra confirm the growth of carbon with sp3 bond (diamond) bonds and the incorporation of boron atoms. Analyses of X-Ray Diffraction showed the crystallinity of the BDD. Electrochemical characterizations showed the wide potential range of both electrodes and the electronic transfer system Fe(CN)63-/4- showed greater reversibility with more doped electrode. The same result was obtained with the SECM technique. MP insecticide assays showed that the most doped electrode was more effective in decreasing the concentration (maximum 86%) and removal of organic matter (maximum 72%) with lower electric consumption. Regarding the insecticide CP removal, no significant difference was observed in the pesticide removal and mineralization of organic matter using two BDD electrodes. However, the kinetics of removal was faster when the BDD30 electrode was used. Thus, it can be stated that highly doped electrodes are efficient in the organic matter removal, but the increase the efficiency of doping should be associated with the compound to be degraded.

Os efluentes contendo agrotóxicos são a causa de grande preocupação uma vez que estes compostos apresentam toxicidade, persistência no meio ambiente e muitos são recalcitrantes. Dentre os compostos orgânicos utilizados no combate à pragas destacam-se os inseticidas organofosforados, os quais apresentam menor toxicidade quando comparados aos compostos organoclorados. Dois inseticidas organofosforados vêm sendo amplamente utilizados no Brasil, são eles: metil paration (MP) e clorpirifós (CP). Dentre os métodos de tratamento de efluentes, ressaltam-se os processos eletroquímicos com a utilização de eletrodo de diamante dopado com boro, que apresenta alta eficiência na remoção de compostos orgânicos com baixa capacidade de adsorção. Este estudo propõe um método de tratamento para efluente contendo MP e CP (em separado) utilizando eletrodos de diamante dopados com boro (DDB) com diferentes níveis de dopagem (15.000 e 30.000 ppm da relação B/C, designados de DDB15 e DDB30, respectivamente) em meio ácido. Os eletrodos foram caracterizados utilizando técnicas morfológicas e eletroquímicas, tais como Microscopia Eletrônica de Varredura, Microscopia Óptica Digital, Espectroscopia Raman, Difração de Raios X, Voltametria Cíclica e Microscopia Eletroquímica de Varredura. A eficiência no processo de degradação foi acompanhada por técnicas analíticas como espectroscopia na região do UV-Vis, Cromatografia Líquida de Alta Eficiência (CLAE) utilizando detectores de espectroscopia na região do UV e detector de arranjo de diodos (DAD) e analisador de carbono orgânico total (COT). A eficiência do processo foi relacionada com o nível de dopagem do eletrodo DDB bem como a natureza dos compostos. As imagens MEV mostraram o crescimento homogêneo dos filmes sobre o substrato titânio e os espectros Raman confirmam o crescimento do carbono com ligações sp3 (diamante) e a incorporação de átomos de boro. As análises de Difração de Raios X mostram a cristalinidade dos filmes DDB bem como a presença de impurezas. As caracterizações eletroquímicas mostram o amplo intervalo de potencial de ambos os eletrodos e a transferência eletrônica do sistema Fe(CN)63-/4- mostrou a maior reversibilidade com o eletrodo mais dopado. O mesmo comportamento foi obtido com a técnica de SECM. Os ensaios de degradação do inseticida MP mostraram que o eletrodo mais dopado foi mais eficiente na diminuição da concentração (valor máximo de 86%) e remoção da matéria orgânica (valor máximo de 72%) com menor consumo de energia elétrica. Em relação à remoção do inseticida CP, não foi observado diferença expressiva nas respostas de remoção do inseticida bem como na mineralização da matéria orgânica utilizando os dois eletrodos DDB. Entretanto, a cinética de remoção foi mais rápida quando utilizou-se o eletrodo DDB30. Deste modo, pode-se dizer que os eletrodos DDB altamente dopados são eficientes na remoção da matéria orgânica, mas a eficiência do aumento de dopagem deve ser associada ao composto a ser degradado. / Effluents containing pesticides are the cause of great concern because these compounds exhibit toxicity, environmental persistence and most are recalcitrant. Among the organic compounds used to combat pests highlight the organophosphate insecticides, which have lower toxicity when compared to organochlorine compounds. Two organophosphate insecticides have been widely used in Brazil, they are: methyl parathion (MP) and chlorpyrifos (CP). Among the methods of wastewater treatment, it emphasizes the electrochemical data with the use of boron-doped diamond electrode, which shows high efficiency in removing organic compounds with low adsorption capacity processes. This study proposes a method of treatment for wastewater containing MP and CP (separately) using electrodes of boron-doped diamond (BDD) with different doping levels (15,000 to 30,000 ppm B/C ratio, designated by BDD15 and BDD30, respectively) in acid medium. The electrodes were characterized using morphological and electrochemical techniques, such as Scanning Electron Microscopy, Digital Optical Microscopy, Raman Spectroscopy, X-Ray Diffraction, Cyclic Voltammetry and Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy. The efficiency of the degradation process was monitored by analytical techniques such as UV-Vis spectroscopy, High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) using spectroscopic detectors in the UV region and diode array detector (DAD) and the total organic carbon analyzer (COT). The process efficiency is related to the doping level of the BDD electrode and the compounds. The SEM images showed smooth growth of the film on the substrate titanium and the Raman spectra confirm the growth of carbon with sp3 bond (diamond) bonds and the incorporation of boron atoms. Analyses of X-Ray Diffraction showed the crystallinity of the BDD. Electrochemical characterizations showed the wide potential range of both electrodes and the electronic transfer system Fe(CN)63-/4- showed greater reversibility with more doped electrode. The same result was obtained with the SECM technique. MP insecticide assays showed that the most doped electrode was more effective in decreasing the concentration (maximum 86%) and removal of organic matter (maximum 72%) with lower electric consumption. Regarding the insecticide CP removal, no significant difference was observed in the pesticide removal and mineralization of organic matter using two BDD electrodes. However, the kinetics of removal was faster when the BDD30 electrode was used. Thus, it can be stated that highly doped electrodes are efficient in the organic matter removal, but the increase the efficiency of doping should be associated with the compound to be degraded.

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Technology is improving at an amazing pace and one reason for this advancement is because of unprecedented growth in the field of Information Technology and also in Digital Integrated Circuit technology over the past few decades. The size of a typical modern database is in the order of high ends of gigabytes and even terabytes. Researchers were successful in designing complex databases but there is still lot of activity on effectively making use of this stored information. There have been significant advancements in the field of "Logic optimization" and also in "Information storage and retrieval" but there has been very little transfer of these methods. The purpose of this study is to investigate the use of powerful Computer Aided Design (CAD) techniques for efficient information storage and retrieval. In the work presented in this thesis, it is shown that Decision Diagrams can be used for efficient data storage and information retrieval. An efficient technique is proposed for each of the two key areas of research in Database systems known as "Query Optimization" and "Datamining". Encouraging results are obtained indicating that using hardware techniques for information processing can be a new approach for solving these problems. An SQL query is represented using a hardware data structure known as an AND/OR graph and an SQL parser is interfaced with AND/OR package to achieve query optimization. Optimization using AND/OR graphs works only in the Boolean domain and to make the process of query optimization more complete it has to be investigated in Multivalued domain. The possibility of using MDD as a data structure to represent the query in the multi valued domain is discussed and a synthesis technique is developed to synthesize Multi Valued Logic Networks using MDD. Another useful data structure known as BDD can be used to store the large transaction files used in datamining applications very effectively.

Submitted by Fabio Sobreira Campos da Costa (fabio.sobreira@ufpe.br) on 2016-03-15T13:44:42Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) DISSERTACAO_MESTRADO_ALVARO_MAGNUM_2015.pdf: 2738529 bytes, checksum: 1954d6163f8ba9074e68546e0f003f12 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-03-15T13:44:42Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) DISSERTACAO_MESTRADO_ALVARO_MAGNUM_2015.pdf: 2738529 bytes, checksum: 1954d6163f8ba9074e68546e0f003f12 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-05-22 / Criado por Dan North, o BDD (Behavior Driven Development) é uma técnica de desenvolvimento ágil de software baseada no TDD (Test Driven Development) e que foca no teste de software orientado por comportamentos, isto é, concentra-se nas razões pelo qual o software é criado e nos requisitos de comportamento do negócio. A utilização da técnica traz uma série de benefícios para projetos de desenvolvimento de software, contudo, ela não tem uma aceitação tão grande no mercado e é, muitas vezes, preterida em relação ao TDD. Esse trabalho faz uma análise dessa situação e também propõe um ambiente que visa facilitar a adoção do BDD através da análise dos seguintes questionamentos: quais características devem fazer parte de uma ferramenta para que ela facilite e dinamize a utilização do BDD no contexto de um projeto de desenvolvimento de software? Como permitir o uso da mesma por um cliente leigo em testes, e, ao mesmo tempo, agregar valor para o gerente do projeto, os testadores e os desenvolvedores de software? Como o cliente poderia acompanhar em tempo real se o que ele espera obter está, de fato, sendo construído? Como medir o impacto da ferramenta? Através de análises e resultados obtidos em mais de 12 anos de experiência profissional no setor de tecnologia de instituições públicas e privadas, além de pesquisas na literatura, entrevistas com profissionais de TI e avaliações de ferramentas BDD no mercado, foi concebido um plugin: o BDD Plugin for Mantis (BDDPM), uma ferramenta cujo objetivo é facilitar a adoção do BDD em projetos de desenvolvimento de software. Para avaliar o plugin quanto ao cumprimento dos objetivos, foi utilizada uma técnica denominada GQM (Goal/Question/Metric), que permite, através de objetivos bem estabelecidos, planejar e mensurar métricas de avaliação. O BDDPM foi avaliado com sucesso dentro de um ambiente de produção real, uma autarquia do Governo do Estado da Paraíba: a Paraíba Previdência. Este trabalho descreve, em detalhes, todo o ciclo de vida do projeto, desde sua concepção, passando por sua criação, tecnologias utilizadas, recursos incluídos, etc. / Created by Dan North, BDD (Behavior Driven Development) is a software agile development technique based on TDD (Test Driven Development). The BDD focuses on software testing oriented by behaviors, that is, it focuses on the reasons why a software is created and its business behavior. The use of the technique brings a number of benefits for software development projects; however, BDD does not have such a great market as the TDD: the first choice of the majority. This work brings an analysis of this situation and also proposes an environment to facilitate the adoption of BDD by examining the following questions: what characteristics should be part of a tool so that it facilitate and streamline the use of BDD in a context of project software development? How can it be used by an unexperienced client, and, at the same time, add value to project managers, testers and developers? How the customer could follow, in real time, if what he expects to, is really being built? How to measure the impact of the tool? Through analysis and results obtained from over 12 years of professional experience in the technology sector of public and private institutions, as well as research in the literature, interviews with IT professionals and reviews of BDD tools on the market, a plugin was developed: the BDD Plugin for Mantis (BDDPM), a tool which aims to facilitate the adoption of BDD in software development projects. To assess the plugin in meeting the goals, a technique called GQM (Goal / Question / Metric) was used; it allows, through well-established objectives, plan and measure evaluation metrics. The BDDPM was successfully evaluated in a real production environment, a company called Paraíba Previdência. This paper describes in detail the entire life cycle of the project: from its conception, through its creation, the technologies used, features included, etc.

São apresentados os resultados do estudo das propriedades eletroquímicas do eletrodo de diamante dopado com boro (DDB) e do eletrodo de DDB modificado diretamente pelo método Sol-Gel com PbOx, para a determinação de carbaril. Mostrou-se que uma polarização anódica (3,0 V vs Ag/AgCl, 30 min) seguida de uma catódica (-3,0 V vs Ag/AgCl, 30 min), em meio ácido, são apropriadas para otimizar o desempenho catalítico da superfície. As imagens de AFM mostraram alterações topológicas significativas no eletrodo de PbOx/DDB, assim como as imagens digitais apresentaram uma provável mistura de óxidos de chumbo depositados na superfície do DDB. Caracterizações físicas do modificador PbOx foram realizadas com as técnicas de Microscopia Eletrônica de Varredura (MEV), Difratometria de raios-X (DRX) e Energia Dispersiva de raios-X (EDS). A MEV verificou os aspectos morfológicos da amostra e revelou que as partículas do modificador tinham formatos e tamanhos diferentes, distribuídas irregularmente. O difratograma de DRX confirmou a existência de uma mistura de óxidos de chumbo, produzida pelo método Sol-Gel e a análise por EDS mostrou a presença dos elementos chumbo e oxigênio, com proporção atômica de 43:57 (Pb:O). Para a determinação eletroanalítica do pesticida carbaril, empregou-se a técnica de Voltametria de Onda Quadrada (SWV) em tampão Britton-Robinson 4,0 x 10-2 mol L-1 (pH 6,0), com acréscimo de alíquotas obtidas de uma solução estoque de carbaril 1,0 x 10-2 mol L-1 em acetonitrila. Os parâmetros utilizados foram: frequência de 10 s-1, amplitude de pulso de 100 mV, incremento de potencial de 2 mV, potencial de pré-tratamento catódico de -1,1 V no tempo de 10 s. Curvas analíticas foram apresentadas para os dois eletrodos, mostrando que o eletrodo de DDB apresentou um limite de detecção (LD) de 2,0 µmol L-1. Já o eletrodo PbOx/DDB, um LD de 0,9 µmol L-1, baixo o suficiente em relação ao limite máximo de resíduo permitido pela ANVISA para a presença do pesticida em amostras de culturas agrícolas. A repetibilidade das medidas com o eletrodo de PbOx/DDB resultou em um desvio padrão relativo de 4,6% e a reprodutibilidade, em 5,2%. Em um estudo das velocidades de varredura, mostrou que a oxidação do carbaril é controlada por difusão e ocorre de maneira irreversível na superfície do eletrodo de PbOx/DDB. A técnica de SWV também foi aplicada em amostras reais de água artificialmente contaminadas de dois córregos da cidade de São Carlos - SP (Córrego Santa Maria do Leme e Córrego do Gregório), ambas tamponadas (pH 6,0), utilizando o eletrodo de PbOx/DDB. Com o objetivo de se comparar a precisão e a sensibilidade da SWV, foram obtidos espectros de UV-Vis em 280 nm e as correspondentes curvas analíticas para o carbaril em tampão BR e nas amostras dos córregos, num intervalo de concentrações de 5,0 x 10-6 a 3,5 x 10-5 mol L-1. O LD e o limite de quantificação (LQ) em solução tampão BR, calculados a partir dos experimentos de SWV, foram de 0,9 x 10-6 mol L-1 e 7,44 x 10-6 mol L-1, respectivamente. Para a técnica de UV-Vis, o LD foi de 2,6 x 10-5 mol L-1 e o LQ de 8,68 x 10-5 mol L-1, indicando que o método eletroanalítico é capaz de apresentar melhores resultados para a análise da oxidação de carbaril. Experimentos de eletrólises potenciostáticas a 3,0 V por 21 horas, acopladas a um detector de UV-Vis, mostraram que em solução tampão BR, o decaimento da concentração de carbaril para o eletrodo de DDB foi de 14,9%, ao passo que, para o eletrodo de PbOx/DDB, foi de 39,3%. Sendo assim, o eletrodo de PbOx/DDB mostrou melhores resultados, com uma excelente atividade catalítica, superior ao eletrodo de DDB sem modificação. / It is presented the results obtained in the study of electrochemical properties of the boron doped electrode (BDD) and of the BDD modified with PbOx by the Sol-Gel method, for the quantitative determination of carbaryl. It has been showed that an anodic polarization (3.0 V vs Ag/AgCl, 30 min) followed by a cathodic one (-3.0 V vs Ag/AgCl, 30 min), in acid medium, are appropriated to enhance the catalytic activity of the surface. The AFM images showed significant topologic alterations in the PbOx/DDB surface, moreover the digital imaging showed a mixture of lead oxides deposited in the DDB surface. Physical modifications of the PbOx modifier were carried out with Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), X-ray Diffraction Spectroscopy (XRD) and Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS). SEM measurements illustrated the morphologic aspects of the samples surfaces and showed that the modifier coating had shape and size distinct from the bare BDD surface and that it was irregularly distributed throughout the surface. The XRD difractogram confirmed the existence of a mixture of lead oxides, provided by the Sol-Gel procedure and the EDS indicated the presence of lead and oxygen in a 43:57 atomic proportion (Pb:O). For the electroanalytical determination of carbaryl, the Square Wave Voltammetry (SWV) technique was employed in Britton-Robinson buffer solution 4.0 x 10-2 mol L-1 (pH 6.0), with the additions of aliquots from a 1.0 x 10-2 mol L-1 cabaryl in acetonitrile. The voltammetric parameters were optimized and used as frequency of 10 s-1, pulse amplitude of 100 mV, potential increment of 2 mV, cathodic pre-treatment potential of -1.1 V during 10 s. Analytical curves were obtained for both electrodes (BDD and BDD modified with PbOx) with the limit of detection limit (LOD) calculated for BDD of 2.0 µmol L-1. On the other hand, for PbOx modified electrode the calculated LOD was 0.9 µmol L-1, below the maximum residue limit allowed by ANVISA for the presence of pesticide in agricultural samples. The repeatability of PbOx/BDD electrode revealed a relative standard deviation of 4.6% and a reproducibility of 5.2%. A voltammetry study in different scan rates showed that carbaryl oxidation occurs irreversibly with diffusion control on the modified electrode surface. The SWV was also applied in artificially contaminated water samples from two urban creeks in São Carlos-SP city (Santa Maria do Leme and Gregorio creeks), both water samples were buffered (pH 6.0) and analyzed with the modified electrode. Aiming to compare the precision and sensitivity of SWV in those samples, analyzes were also performed using UV-Vis absorption at 280 nm and the corresponding analytical curves for carbaryl in BR buffer were obtained for a pesticide concentration between 5.0 x 10 -6 to 3.5 x 10-5 mol L-1. The LOD and limit of quantification (LOQ) were obtained as 0.9 x 10-6 mol L-1 and 7.44 x 10-6 mol L-1 for each creek water sample, respectively. In the UV-Vis measurements, the LOD was 2.6 x 10-5 mol L-1 and LOQ was 8.68 x 10-5 mol L-1 for both water samples, pointing out the excellence of the electroanalytical methodology to quantify carbaryl concentrations in those matrices. Potentiostatic electrolysis experiments at 3.0 V for 21 hours were also conducted for BDD and PbOx/BDD surfaces, with \"in situ\" UV-Vis detection, in BR buffer solutions. After the time period the carbaryl concentration diminished 14.9% of its initial value for the BDD electrode, while for the modified one the diminishing was of 39.3 %. In this way, the PbOx/BDD electrode has demonstrated its excellent catalytic performance, quite superior to that of the bare BDD one.