The purpose of this thesis was to perform microsimulation analyses on intersections near Highway-Railroad Grade Crossings (HRGCs) to determine if controlling mean train speed and train speed variability would improve safety and reduce delays. This research focused on three specific areas. First, average vehicle delay was examined, and this delay was compared for seven specific train speed distributions, including existing conditions. Furthermore, each distribution was associated with train detectors that were placed at the distance the fastest train could travel during the given warning time. Second, pedestrian cutoffs were investigated. These cutoffs represented an occasion when the pedestrian phases were truncated or shortened due to railroad signal preemption. Finally, vehicle emissions were analyzed using a modal emissions model. A microscopic simulation model of the Wellborn Corridor in College Station, Texas was created using VISSIM. The model was run twenty times in each train speed distribution for each of three train lengths. Average vehicle delay was collected for three intersections, and delays were compared using the Pooled t-test with a 95% confidence interval. Comparisons were made between the distributions, and generally, distributions with higher mean train speeds were associated with lower average delay, and train length was not a significant factor. Unfortunately, pedestrian cutoffs were not specifically controlled in this project; therefore, no statistical conclusions can be made with respect to the pedestrian cutoff problem. However, example cases were devised to demonstrate how these cutoffs could be avoided. In addition, vehicle emissions were examined using the vehicle data from VISSIM as inputs for CMEM (Comprehensive Modal Emissions Model). For individual vehicles, as power (defined as the product of velocity and acceleration) increased, emissions increased. When comparing emissions from different train speed distributions, few significant differences were found. However, a scenario with no train was tested, and it was shown to have significantly higher emissions than three of the distributions with trains. Ultimately, this thesis shows that average vehicle delay and vehicle emissions could be lowered by specific train speed distributions. Also, work could be done to investigate the pedestrian cutoff problem.

Deer-vehicle collisions (DVCs) along a 5.6-km segment of United States Highway 1 (US 1) on Big Pine Key (BPK), Florida responsible for approximately 26% of endangered Florida Key deer (Odocoileus virginianus clavium) annual mortalities. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) constructed a 2.6-km long system of fencing, 2 underpasses, and 4 experimental deer guards to address DVCs along a portion of the US 1 roadway in 2001–2002. I evaluated the effectiveness of the project in reducing Key deer mortality by comparing (1) survival of radio-collared deer, (2) deer-vehicle collisions on US 1, and (3) determining the ability of deer to access the fenced segment. I found no significant difference in male or female survival. Key deer-vehicle collisions were reduced by 83–92% inside the fenced segment. However, overall US 1 Key deer-vehicle collisions did not change. Key deer entry into the fenced segment was minimized to 8 deer during the first-year resulting in 2 deer mortalities. I also assessed the potential impacts of the US 1 corridor project to Key deer movements by comparing (1) radio-collared Key deer annual ranges (2) radio-collared deer corridor movements, and (3) assessing Key deer underpass and corridor use. Female and male ranges and core areas did not change (P > 0.05). Deer movements within the US 1 corridor were comparable pre- (6 of 23 radio-collared deer crossed the corridor) and post-project (4 of 16). Infrared-triggered camera data indicate underpass movements increased over time. Collectively, post-project telemetry and camera data indicates US 1 highway improvements have not restricted Key deer movements. Hourly Key deer movement and US 1 traffic patterns were compared to annual US 1 DVCs. Hourly deer movements showed a positive correlation (P = 0.012, r = 0.505) to hourly DVCs for the full circadian period. Hourly US 1 traffic showed a significant positive relationship (P = 0.012, r = 0.787) with DVCs only during the night period. Evaluation of hourly deer movements and hourly traffic volume on US 1 found hourly DVCs to be the result of a combination between both variables.

Baigiamajame magistro nagrinėjama Lietuvos geležinkelių transporto eismo rizika, kylančios grėsmės traukinio saugumui ir eismo įvykio tikimybės atsiradimo priežastys. Analizuojant šalies geležinkelių transporto eismo statistinius duomenis nustatyta, kad daugiausia eismo įvykių įvyksta pervažose. Nagrinėjamos įvairių kategorijų pervažų techninės charakteristikos, nustatoma eismo įvykio tikimybė jose. Pagal gautus rezultatus atskirų šalies regionų pervažos, įvertinant pasirinktus kriterijus ir jų įtakos eismo saugumui svarbą, yra suranguojamos. Apskaičiuojama rizika pavojingiausiose šalies regionų pervažose. Pateiktos baigiamojo darbo išvados. Darbą sudaro: paveikslų ir lentelių sąrašas, santrumpos, įvadas, geležinkelių eismo saugos analizė, geležinkelio eismo rizikos saugos vertinimas ir valdymas, eismo įvykio tikimybės apskaičiavimas pervažoje, eismo saugos rizikos ir ekonominiai skaičiavimai, išvados ir literatūra Darbo apimtis – 81 p. teksto be priedų, 17 paveikslų, 39 lentelių, 8 bibliografiniai ir 8 interneto šaltiniai.. Atskirai pridedami darbo priedai. / The risk of Lithuanian railway traffic, threats to the safety of the train and causes of the accident probability is created in this final work. The analysis of the country traffic statistics showed that the majority of accidents occur in level crossings. Deal with in various different categories of crossings, technical characteristics are established the accident probability of crossings. According to the results of various regions of the country crossings, adopted the criteria and their impact on traffic safety. The criteria of level crossing safety are ranked. The risk of the most dangerous country’s regions crossings is calculated. Finally the basic conclusions are given. The work text consists a list of figures and tables, an introduction, analysis of rail traffic safety, the risk of railway traffic safety assessment and management, accident probability calculation in the level crossing, the risk of traffic safety and economic calculations, Volume of work is 81 pages without appendixes, 17 figures, 39 tables, 8 biographical and 8 internet sources.

Streamside management zones (SMZs) have become important management techniques to prevent the introduction of sediment to stream networks. This study examined the current Kentucky best management practice (BMP) guidelines for SMZs by outfitting mobile forest harvest equipment with global positioning system (GPS) receivers, enabling modeling of equipment traffic and spatial analysis of stream sediment delivery. Three SMZ configurations were implemented during commercial timber harvest, along with four different techniques of crossing ephemeral channels, in order to determine where and why sediment was introduced to the stream network. Results indicate that increasing the SMZ buffer width leads to decreased sediment delivery, and that requiring an SMZ buffer with some canopy retention on ephemeral channels will lead to improvements in stream water quality. Care should be taken in the placement and construction of water control measures for skid trail retirement, and improved stream channel crossings such as bridges and pipe culverts should be required to improve water quality over unimproved fords. A northeasterly aspect of harvested areas was shown to be related to increased sediment delivery to streams, while surface roughness downslope from the skid trail system was shown to decrease sediment delivery.

Submitted by MYRTHES MARIA MATOS DANTAS (myrthesmmdantas@gmail.com) on 2017-10-31T23:20:17Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Professores inesquecíveis fragmentos experiências atravessamentos final.pdf: 1645613 bytes, checksum: 895949d08bb90ee1a9f38ea56b9788d4 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by LUIZA DE MENEZES ROMANETTO (luizamenezes@reitoria.unesp.br) on 2017-11-13T13:15:40Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 dantas_mmm_me_rcla.pdf: 1645613 bytes, checksum: 895949d08bb90ee1a9f38ea56b9788d4 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-11-13T13:15:40Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 dantas_mmm_me_rcla.pdf: 1645613 bytes, checksum: 895949d08bb90ee1a9f38ea56b9788d4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-08-31 / O presente estudo, de cunho qualitativo, tem como propósito compreender quais experiências tornaram determinados professores inesquecíveis para seus alunos. Justifica-se pelo entendimento de que educação e emoção, sendo indissociáveis, capacitam o professor para provocar os “atravessamentos”, segundo Larrossa (2002) aquilo que nos toca, que nos passa e que ao passar nos transforma, assim tornando-o inesquecível aos olhos de seus alunos. O estudo desenvolveu-se no município de Poços de Caldas, em Minas Gerais, tendo como participantes 63 alunos e 04 professores entre os indicados pelos alunos como inesquecíveis, abrangendo alunos que estudaram e professores que atuaram no período compreendido entre 1980 e 2010. Para alcançar o objetivo foram utilizadas como estratégias de pesquisa e instrumentos de coleta de dados: a pesquisa bibliográfica, questionários aplicados aos alunos e entrevistas semiestruturadas com os professores indicados. Com base na discussão a respeito da experiência (Larrosa Bondía, 2007), da memória (Benjamin, 1985), da emoção Vigotsky (1998), Wallon (2007) e demais autores referenciados, pode-se concluir que a emoção que permeia a relação entre alunos e professores, sendo provocada pelas experiências que vivenciam juntos, constitui sua memória e pode marcar sua subjetividade, transformando-os para sempre. E, ainda, que alguns professores se tornaram inesquecíveis para seus alunos - ao transformar suas vidas, ao marcá-las com algo significativo, muitas vezes absolutamente apartado dos conteúdos que ensinou, mas com muito valor para sua constituição como ser singular. As escolhas por esses professores basearam-se tanto em características pessoais quanto profissionais, mas, principalmente, na qualidade das experiências vivenciadas em conjunto e na emoção que fluiu da convivência com eles. / The purpose of this qualitative study is to understand which experiences have made certain teachers unforgettable for their students. It is justified by the understanding that education and emotion, being indissociable, enable the teacher to provoke the "crossings", according to Larrossa (2002) what touches us, that passes us and that when passing makes us, thus making it unforgettable to the eyes of his students. The study was developed in the municipality of Poços de Caldas, in Minas Gerais, with 63 students and 04 teachers among those indicated by the students as unforgettable, covering students who studied and teachers who worked during the period between 1980 and 2010. To achieve the objective was used as research strategies and data collection instruments: bibliographic research, questionnaires applied to students and semi-structured interviews with the indicated teachers. Based on the discussion about the experience (Larrosa Bondía, 2007), memory (Benjamin, 1985), the emotion Vygotsky (1998), Wallon (2007) and other authors referenced, it can be concluded that the emotion that permeates the relationship between students and teachers, being provoked by the experiences they experience together, constitutes their memory and can mark their subjectivity, transforming them forever. And yet, some teachers have become unforgettable to their students - by transforming their lives by marking them with something meaningful, often quite apart from the content they taught, but with great value to their constitution as a unique being. Choices for these teachers were based on both personal and professional characteristics, but mainly on the quality of the experiences lived together and the emotion that flowed from living with them.

Com este estudo objetivou-se avaliar ovelhas da raça Morada Nova (MN) e Santa Inês (SI) quanto à infecção parasitária e desempenho reprodutivo e produtivo quando acasaladas ou cruzadas com reprodutores da raça Dorper (D), assim como, o desempenho e as características de carcaça e da carne dos cordeiros Morada Nova (MM), Santa Inês (SS) e de seus meio sangue ½ Dorper x ½ Morada Nova (MD) e ½ Dorper x ½ Santa Inês (SD) terminados em confinamento. Foram utilizadas 51 ovelhas (MN) com 33,1 ± 4,98 kg de peso e 52 ovelhas (SI) com 51,8 ± 7,07 kg, todas multíparas com idades entre 2 a 4 anos. As ovelhas permaneceram em pastagem de Panicum maximum (cultivar Aruana) e no terço final de gestação e na lactação foram mantidas em baias coletivas recebendo silagem de milho ad libitum e 400 g/animal/dia de concentrado. Após a desmama, foram utilizados 32 cordeiros sendo 8 MM (peso 15,0 ± 1,0 Kg), 8 SS (peso 18,4 ± 1,0 Kg), 8 MD (peso 16,1 ± 1,0 Kg) e 8 SD (peso 21,3 ± 1,0 Kg) com aproximadamente 70 dias de idade e terminados em confinamento com dieta composta de 40 % de silagem de milho e 60 % de concentrado e abatidos aos 35 kg de peso aproximadamente. Em ambas as raças maternas a infecção parasitária foi caracterizada pela predominância de parasitas do gênero Haemonchus, que se agravou no pré e pós-parto com as ovelhas MN capazes de manter a infecção mais baixa aos 30 dias pós-parto. O grau de infecção parasitária não foi suficiente para alterar negativamente as variáveis hematológicas que se mantiveram dentro da normalidade para a espécie, com algumas diferenças entre as raças de acordo com as datas de coleta. Ambas as raças maternas apresentaram bom desempenho reprodutivo, produzindo crias ao nascimento e à desmama mais pesadas quando cruzadas com reprodutores Dorper e Fêmeas MN cruzadas com reprodutores Dorper produzindo a desmama, crias com pesos semelhantes a ovelhas SI acasaladas. Cordeiros cruzados SD e MD apresentam desempenho e características de carcaça semelhantes, com maior deposição de tecido em regiões de maior valor comercial quando comparados aos cordeiros puros. Quanto a carne, não foi identificada diferença entre os grupos estudados para as características de cor, maciez e suculência, mas os cordeiros cruzados apresentaram carne com menor quantidade de gordura, com os cordeiros SD expondo uma gordura com melhor perfil nutricional para o consumo humano do que de cordeiros MD / The objectives of this study were to evaluate the parasitic infection; reproductive and productive performance of Morada Nova (MN) and Santa Inês (SI) sheep crossed with Dorper rams; and to evaluate productive performance; carcass and meat characteristics of Morada Nova (MM) and Santa Inês (SS) lambs and that of the crossbred ½ Dorper x ½ Morada Nova (MD) and ½ Dorper x ½ Santa Inês (SD) lambs, finished in feedlot system. Fifty one MN sheep (33,1 ± 4,98 kg initial body weight - BW) and 52 SI sheep (51,8 ± 7,07 kg BW), all multiparous, aging from 2 to 4 years old were used. The sheep were kept in Panicum maximum cv. Aruana pasture and from the final third of gestation up to lactation period they were housed in collective pens, receiving corn silage ad libitum and 400 g/animal/day of concentrate. After weaning, 32 lambs, 8 MM (15,0 ± 1,0 Kg BW), 8 SS (18,4 + 1,0 Kg BW), 8 MD (16,1 ± 1,0 Kg BW) and 8 SD (21,3 ± 1,0 Kg BW) aging about 70 days old, finished in feedlot system and fed on a 40:60 corn silage and concentrate diet were slaughtered around the body weight of 35 Kg. In both maternal breeds the parasitic infection was characterized by the predominance of Hamonchus genus parasites, and it has increased in pre and postpartum periods; the MN sheep were capable of maintaining reduced parasitic infection at 30 days after giving birth. The parasitic infection has not affected blood parameters, which were maintained in the reference range of the species, with some differences being observed between breeds according to blood collection dates. Both maternal breeds presented good reproductive performance, producing lambs that presented increased birth and weaning weight when crossed with Dorper ram; MN sheep when crossed with Dorper ram have produced lambs that presented weaning weights similar to that of lambs produced by SI sheep when mated with SI ram. Crossbred lambs SD and MD presented similar productive performance and carcass characteristics, with increased tissue deposition in more commercially appreciated areas when compared with pure breed lambs. In the meat characteristics evaluations, no differences were observed between the studied groups for meat color, softness and juiciness but the crossbred lambs produced meat with reduced fat content, with SD lambs presenting fat profile more suitable for human consumption than MD lambs

Trichogramma demoraesi Nagaraja, 1983, T. manicobai Brun, Moraes e Soares, 1984 e T. marandobai Brun, Moraes e Soares, 1986 têm sido referidos como parasitoides de ovos do mandarová-da-mandioca, Erinnyis ello (L., 1758), em plantações de mandioca no Brasil. Entretanto, com base na a análise comparativa dos caracteres morfológicos do parátipo (macho) de T. demoraesi, depositado no The Natural History Museum, Londres, com os exemplares, obtidos de ovos do mandarová-da-mandioca, identificados anteriormente como T. demoraesi (coleção da ESALQ), verificou-se que esses exemplares não pertencem a T. demoraesi, mas são realmente espécimes de T. marandobai. Portanto, T. demoraesi não parasita ovos de E. ello no Brasil. Assim, apenas T. manicobai e T. marandobai foram caracterizadas e ilustradas detalhadamente, pois as descrições originais dessas espécies são sucintas e não foram adequadamente ilustradas. O processo intervolselar de T. marandobai apresenta variações no ápice (arredondado ou truncado). Entretanto, com base nas análises biológicas (cruzamentos), morfométricas e moleculares, comprovou-se que os espécimes com processo intervolselar truncado ou arredondado são variações intraespecíficas de T. marandobai. / Trichogramma demoraesi Nagaraja, 1983, T. manicobai Brun, Moraes e Soares, 1984 e T. marandobai Brun, Moraes e Soares, 1986 have been reported as egg parasitoids of Erinnyis ello (L.) on cassava in Brazil. However, the comparative analysis of the morphological characters of the paratype (male) of T. demoraesi, deposited at The Natural History Museum, London, with specimens from eggs of Erinnyis ello, previously identified as T. demoraesi (ESALQ collection), indicated, in fact, that these specimens do not belong T. demoraesi, but to T. marandobai. Therefore, T. demoraesi does not parasitize eggs of E. ello in Brazil. Then, only T. manicobai and T. marandobai were characterized and illustrated in detail, because original descriptions for both species are succinct and poorly depicted. The intervolsellar process (blunt or truncated apically) of T. marandobai was found to be plastic. However, based on biological (crossings), morphometric and molecular analyses, it was proved that specimens with blunt or truncated intervolsellar process are intraspecific variations of T. marandobai.

As travessias urbanas de rodovias constituem-se um local crítico para a ocorrência de acidentes de trânsito. Dessa forma, diversas ações de engenharia são empregadas para a redução do número e da gravidade dos acidentes. Contudo, existem poucos estudos sobre a eficácia dessas ações. No presente trabalho foram utilizadas duas metodologias para a avaliação da eficácia, através de estudos observacionais, são elas: \"antes - depois\" ingênuo e o método do grupo de comparação, aplicadas em vários segmentos rodoviários caracterizados como travessias urbanas que receberam ações de engenharia para a redução de acidentes. O primeiro método foi aplicado a todas as ações e o segundo apenas para duas ações. As informações utilizadas neste trabalho foram solicitadas às concessionárias das rodovias do Estado de São Paulo. Foram analisadas sete ações de engenharia: 1) redução de velocidade em conjunto com outras medidas; 2) implantação de defesa de New Jersey elevada; 3) implantação de dispositivo em desnível; 4) cruzamento de pedestres em nível em área demarcada; 5) implantação de passarela; 6) implantação de ciclovia; 7) passagem superior e tela para impedir a passagem de pedestres em nível. Os resultados encontrados demonstram que ação 1 reduz em média em 27% o número total de acidentes tanto para o método ingênuo como para o método de grupo de comparação. A ação 2 foi a única ação com resultado negativo, com aumento de 19% no número de acidentes totais e de 42% no número de acidentes com feridos e mortos. A ação 3 teve uma redução no número total de acidentes em torno de 27%. A ação 4 teve uma redução de 35% no número total de acidentes. A ação 5 teve uma redução no número total de acidentes em torno de 40%, através do método ingênuo, contra 30% pelo método de grupo de comparação. A ação 6 teve uma redução no número de acidentes totais de 30%. A ação 7 não teve uma redução expressiva no número total de acidentes, contudo teve uma redução de 32% no número de feridos e mortos. / The urban highway crossings are a critical place for occurrence of traffic accidents. Thus, several engineering measures are employed to reduce the number and severity of accidents. However, there are few studies about the effectiveness of these actions. In this study two methods were used to evaluate the effectiveness, through observational studies, they are: \"before - after\" naive method and the comparison group, applied in various segments characterized as urban highway crossings in which they had been implemented measures to reduce accidents. The first method was applied to all measures and the second only for two measures. The data used in this study were obtained from the concessionaire of highways of the State of Sao Paulo. It was analyzed seven engineering measures: 1) reduction of speed in conjunction with other measures; 2) implementation of New Jersey defense with higher height; 3) implementation of grade separation structure; 4) level pedestrian crossings in areas demarcated, 5) implementation runway; 6) implementation of bike path; 7) footbridge and barriers to prevent the passage of pedestrians. The results show that the first measure reduces on average by 27% the total number of accidents for both the naive method and to the method of comparison group. The second measure was the only action with negative results, with 19% increase in the number of total accidents and 42% in the number of accidents with injuries and deaths. The third measure had a reduction in the total number of accidents around 27%. The fourth measure had a 35% reduction in the total number of accidents. The fifth measure had a reduction in the total number of accidents by 40%, through the naive method, compared to 30% by the method of comparison group. The sixth action had a reduction in total accidents by 30%. The seventh action had not a significant reduction in the total number of accidents, yet had a 32% reduction in the number of injuries and deaths.

There are a number of studies that deal with detection of road network from image Remote Sensing data. However, little work has been done on algorithms for horizontal road signs detection from Remote Sensing data. On the other hand there are many papers that deal with horizontal road signs detection in the field of Computer vision. Theoretical part of master thesis sumarizes the methods that are used to detect objects from both, Remote Sensing and Computer vision data. In the practical part an algorithm of automatic Zebra-crossing detection based on Aerial Images and vector road layer is designed. Zebra-crossings are detected using matching of image with set of predefined patterns. Obtained set of potential objects is then filtred using geometric and relational criteria. At the end of this thesis, the proposed algorithm is validated and the results are discussed with literature. Key words: Zebra-crossing, Horizontal road signs, Image matching, Aerial images

The vibration of the railway superstructure is mainly influenced by its quality, by the operational technical conditions, climatic phenomena and above all by the dynamic load by the pair of wheels of the rail vehicles and also by the quality of railway subgrade. Simultaneously, the dynamic parameters also depend on the speed of rail vehicles, on the arrangement of axles, their spring mounting and on the spring mounting of the body casing or on the weight acting on the axle, and last but not least, also on the quality of the running surface of the wheel tyre. The dynamic effects of sets of wagons are transferred through the rails to the rail pads below the base of the rails, then to the sleepers or bearers and fastening system, then to the ballast bed and also to the superstructure construction. This fact applies especially for turnout structures. In turnout rigidity is changed and also there is a place where the wheel passes over a gap (in case of fixed crossings). In particular of above mentioned reasons, turnout is a place where high dynamic effects occurre and that is why often defects occurre. Dissertation thesis will be focused on measurement and analysis of the dynamic effects on turnout. The point of the thesis will be updating recent system (observing of the geometrical parameters and wear of the rails in turnouts) for dynamic effect observe. Methodology of the measurement and convenient mathematical apparatus for analysing dynamic effect will be proposed.