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A new type Rayleigh scattering of Mössbauer radiation (RSMR) spectrometer was developed, which due to favorable time scale of scattering process is suitable for the studies of complicated dynamics of biomolecules (not containing mössbauer nucleus) Densely packed iron nanowire arrays were created using template method of aluminum anodic oxide (AAO). Pore size and density of AAO template can be easily controlled by adjusting anodizing conditions. Shape and diameter of nanowires appear to be exact replicas of AAO pores. the effectiveness of different aqueous electrolytes used in nanowire deposition was investigated. Growth rate in different electrolytes was determined to be 52±2 nm/min. and 11,8±0,6 nm/min. This study has demonstrated the effects of aging of iron nanowires embedded within the pores of the AAO template. the influence of annealing parameters on the chemical composition of iron nanowires was investigated. CEMS studies have revealed. / Panaudojus puslaidininkinį γ-kvantų detektorių sukurtas naujo tipo Mesbauerio spinduliuotės Relėjaus sklaidos spektrometras, kuris dėl tinkamo γ-kvantų sklaidos laiko gali būti taikomas konformacinių judesių biologiniuose objektuose ir polimeruose, neturinčiuose mesbauerinių branduolių, tyrimams. Paruošti geležies nanosiūlų kolonijos, esančias aliuminio anodinio oksido (AAO) matricoje. Parenkant anodavimo sąlygas galima kontroliuoti, susidariusio tvarkingo porėto AAO, porų dydį ir tankį. Pagamintos AAO matricos užpildytos geležimi, taip susiformuoja žinomo dydžio nanosiūlai, kurių diametras atitinka porų diametrą. Palygintas vandeninių elektrolitų, skirtų užpildyti AAO poras, efektyvumas. Augimo greitis skirtinguose elektrolituose yra 52 ± 2 nm/min. ir 11,8 ± 0,6 nm/min. Nustatyti geležies nanosiūlų cheminės sudėties pokyčiai susidarymo ir senėjimo metu. Eksperimentiniais tyrimais įrodyta, kad geležies nanosiūlai AAO matricoje oksiduojasi ne visu tūriu, bet nuo atvirojo galo. Pakaitinus (daugiau nei 200 °C) metalinius nanosiūlus įkalintus AAO matricose, šie reaguoja su anodinio aliuminio oksidu ir sudaro špinelines struktūras.

Ce manuscrit présente la synthèse et la caractérisation de deux nouvelles familles de complexes mononucléaires, [Fe(L)2(NCS)2] et [Fe(L)(H2B(pz)2)2], montrant des propriétés bistables. L’étude des structures cristallographiques a permis de discuter l’influence de l’élongation des ligands L sur le réseau cristallin et sur les contacts intermoléculaires ainsi que l’existence de corrélations structures / propriétés. Enfin, la dernière partie de ce travail est consacrée à l’élaboration de façon contrôlée d’objets à transition de spin à l’échelle nanométrique, sous la forme de films déposés par sublimation et de nanoclusters synthétisés en milieu confiné. / This thesis presents the synthesis and characterization of two new families of mononuclear complexes, [Fe(L)2(NCS)2] and [Fe(L)(H2B(pz)2)2] showing bistable properties. The crystallographic studies allowed us to discuss the influence of the elongation of the ligands L on the crystal lattice, intermolecular contacts and the existence of structure / properties correlations. The final part of this work shows the controlled synthesis of spin crossover objects at the nanometric scale as thin films prepared by sublimation and nanoclusters synthesized in confined media.

Este trabalho tem como objetivo principal analisar a cláusula geral da boa-fé contratual sob uma perspectiva interdisciplinar, utilizando-se de uma abordagem de direito e economia. Muito embora tenha havido evidente evolução na conceituação da boa-fé, a ponto de hoje se exigir um comportamento observável (aspecto objetivo), a dogmática jurídica muitas vezes reconduz o problema da boa-fé à análise de critérios subjetivos, utilizando-se de expressões tais como “lealdade”, “retidão”, “honestidade” e “honradez”. Tendo em vista que a cláusula geral da boa-fé só adquire sentido na tarefa jurisdicional, sob uma ótica pragmática, torna-se necessário uma perspectiva que seja efetivamente objetiva, colaborando para tanto a análise econômica. Esta, ao descrever com maior precisão os problemas relacionados à interação estratégica das partes de uma relação contratual, permite a compreensão da boa-fé como uma situação de ausência de oportunismo. A conclusão a que se chega é que a cláusula geral da boa-fé, ao se prestar para a intervenção judicial no âmbito dos contratos, deve ser aplicada com parcimônia, restrita a situações em que os institutos tradicionais do direito privado não são suficientes para combater o comportamento oportunista. / This work aims to study the general clause of good faith under an interdisciplinary perspective, using an law and economics approach. Although there has been progress in the conceptualization of good faith, to the point that today it requires an observable behavior (its objective sense), the legal doctrine often leads back the issue of good faith to the analysis of subjective criteria, using expressions such as “loyalty”, “righteousness”, “honesty” and “integrity”. Given that the general clause of good faith acquires meaning only in the judicial task, under a pragmatic perspective it is necessary a perspective that is actually objective, contributing to this the economic analysis. Describing more precisely the problems related to the strategic interaction between the parties to a contractual relationship, the economic analysis allows the understanding of good faith as a situation of absence of opportunism. The conclusion reached is that the general clause of good faith, to justify judicial intervention under the contracts, should be applied sparingly, restricted to situations in which traditional institutions of private law are not sufficient to combat opportunistic behavior.

This thesis focuses on iron sulfur (Fe-S) cluster biogenesis by the ISC machinery in the mitochondrion of Trypanosoma brucei. Most of proteins in the pathway show conserved functions, while some features are distinct from their counterparts in other organisms. We also show here the essentiality of the ISC machinery in bloodstream stage despite the fact that the parasites contain the rudimentary mitochondrion in this stage. The key player for the ISC export machinery, which is indispensable in the maturation of extra-mitochondrial Fe-S proteins, shows some extraordinary phenomena which may imply the moonlighting function of the protein. I also show preliminary data of an ongoing project concerning a putative heme transporter. The results indicate role in heme uptake of the protein, but further study is required to confirm the function of the protein.

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / As indústrias consomem volumes elevados de água e outras substâncias químicas na síntese dos seus produtos e geram grande quantidade de rejeitos. Entre os mais importantes poluentes encontrados nos efluentes dessas indústrias estão os corantes sintéticos que representam um problema, pois não são facilmente destruídos por tratamentos convencionais. A fotocatálise heterogênea tem sido considerada como uma alternativa efetiva no tratamento de efluentes contendo esses corantes. Neste trabalho, estudou-se a cinética de descoloração e o grau de mineralização dos corantes sintéticos reativos Yellow 145, Black 5, Red 4 e Blue 21 através da fotocatálise utilizando ZnO puro e impregnado com íons Fe2+ e Co2+. Testes preliminares foram realizados para otimizar a concentração dos corantes e a massa mínima de catalisador a ser utilizado nos experimentos fotocatalíticos. Além da fotocatálise, experimentos individuais de fotólise e adsorção também foram realizados, porém se mostraram poucos eficientes. Através da espectrofotometria UV-Vis, verificou-se o total descoramento individual dos corantes em aproximadamente 30 minutos de irradiação com ZnO. O grau de mineralização de cada corante foi determinado através de análise de carbono orgânico total (COT), atingindo-se cerca de 70 a 80% de mineralização após 240 minutos de tratamento fotocatalítico. Foram comparadas, ainda, as eficiências de cada fotocatalisador ZnO, Fe/ZnO e Co/ZnO na mineralização de uma solução contendo a mistura dos quatro corantes já mencionados após 240 minutos de reação. A eficiência na mineralização da mistura dos corantes seguiu a seguinte ordem: Co/ZnO (32%), ZnO (78%) e Fe/ZnO (87%). A reação de degradação fotocatalítica do corante Black 5 seguiu uma cinética de primeira ordem, enquanto que os corantes Yellow 145, Red 4 e Blue 21 seguiram uma cinética de ordem zero. / Industries consume a huge amount of water and other chemical substances in the synthesis of their products and generate an elevated quantity of waste. Among the most important pollutants found in textile wastewaters are the synthetic dyes, that are not destroyed by conventional treatments. Alternatively, the heterogeneous photocatalysis is considered an affective treatment for wastewaters containing strong coloration. In this work, it was studied the decoloration kinetics and the degree of mineralization of four reactive dyes (Yellow 145, Black 5, Red 4 and Blue 21) in presence of UV irradiation and pure ZnO or impregnated ZnO with ions Fe2+ and Co2+ as photocatalysts. Preliminary tests indicated the optimal initial dyes concentration and the minimum amount of catalyst to be used in the photocatalytic experiments. In addition to the photocatalitic tests, individual experiments of photolysis and adsorption were also conducted, but they were not efficient. Results from UV-VIS spectrophotometry revealead the total color removal after 30 minutes of photocatalytic treatment with ZnO. Mineralization determined by total organic carbon (TOC) analyses showed that photocatalytic treatments were quite efficient achieving up to 80% of mineralization after 240 minutes of irradiation with ZnO. The efficiency of each photocatalyst ZnO, Fe/ZnO and Co/ZnO in the mineralization of a solution containing the four dyes mixture was also compared. After 240 minutes of irradiation, the mineralization of the dyes mixture presented the following order: Co/ZnO (32%), ZnO (78,8%) and Fe/ZnO (87,26%). The photocatalytic degradation of Black 5 dye followed a first order kinetic, while Yellow 145, Red 4 and Blue 21 dyes decoloration followed a zero order model

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / As indústrias consomem volumes elevados de água e outras substâncias químicas na síntese dos seus produtos e geram grande quantidade de rejeitos. Entre os mais importantes poluentes encontrados nos efluentes dessas indústrias estão os corantes sintéticos que representam um problema, pois não são facilmente destruídos por tratamentos convencionais. A fotocatálise heterogênea tem sido considerada como uma alternativa efetiva no tratamento de efluentes contendo esses corantes. Neste trabalho, estudou-se a cinética de descoloração e o grau de mineralização dos corantes sintéticos reativos Yellow 145, Black 5, Red 4 e Blue 21 através da fotocatálise utilizando ZnO puro e impregnado com íons Fe2+ e Co2+. Testes preliminares foram realizados para otimizar a concentração dos corantes e a massa mínima de catalisador a ser utilizado nos experimentos fotocatalíticos. Além da fotocatálise, experimentos individuais de fotólise e adsorção também foram realizados, porém se mostraram poucos eficientes. Através da espectrofotometria UV-Vis, verificou-se o total descoramento individual dos corantes em aproximadamente 30 minutos de irradiação com ZnO. O grau de mineralização de cada corante foi determinado através de análise de carbono orgânico total (COT), atingindo-se cerca de 70 a 80% de mineralização após 240 minutos de tratamento fotocatalítico. Foram comparadas, ainda, as eficiências de cada fotocatalisador ZnO, Fe/ZnO e Co/ZnO na mineralização de uma solução contendo a mistura dos quatro corantes já mencionados após 240 minutos de reação. A eficiência na mineralização da mistura dos corantes seguiu a seguinte ordem: Co/ZnO (32%), ZnO (78%) e Fe/ZnO (87%). A reação de degradação fotocatalítica do corante Black 5 seguiu uma cinética de primeira ordem, enquanto que os corantes Yellow 145, Red 4 e Blue 21 seguiram uma cinética de ordem zero. / Industries consume a huge amount of water and other chemical substances in the synthesis of their products and generate an elevated quantity of waste. Among the most important pollutants found in textile wastewaters are the synthetic dyes, that are not destroyed by conventional treatments. Alternatively, the heterogeneous photocatalysis is considered an affective treatment for wastewaters containing strong coloration. In this work, it was studied the decoloration kinetics and the degree of mineralization of four reactive dyes (Yellow 145, Black 5, Red 4 and Blue 21) in presence of UV irradiation and pure ZnO or impregnated ZnO with ions Fe2+ and Co2+ as photocatalysts. Preliminary tests indicated the optimal initial dyes concentration and the minimum amount of catalyst to be used in the photocatalytic experiments. In addition to the photocatalitic tests, individual experiments of photolysis and adsorption were also conducted, but they were not efficient. Results from UV-VIS spectrophotometry revealead the total color removal after 30 minutes of photocatalytic treatment with ZnO. Mineralization determined by total organic carbon (TOC) analyses showed that photocatalytic treatments were quite efficient achieving up to 80% of mineralization after 240 minutes of irradiation with ZnO. The efficiency of each photocatalyst ZnO, Fe/ZnO and Co/ZnO in the mineralization of a solution containing the four dyes mixture was also compared. After 240 minutes of irradiation, the mineralization of the dyes mixture presented the following order: Co/ZnO (32%), ZnO (78,8%) and Fe/ZnO (87,26%). The photocatalytic degradation of Black 5 dye followed a first order kinetic, while Yellow 145, Red 4 and Blue 21 dyes decoloration followed a zero order model

Este trabalho tem como objetivo principal analisar a cláusula geral da boa-fé contratual sob uma perspectiva interdisciplinar, utilizando-se de uma abordagem de direito e economia. Muito embora tenha havido evidente evolução na conceituação da boa-fé, a ponto de hoje se exigir um comportamento observável (aspecto objetivo), a dogmática jurídica muitas vezes reconduz o problema da boa-fé à análise de critérios subjetivos, utilizando-se de expressões tais como “lealdade”, “retidão”, “honestidade” e “honradez”. Tendo em vista que a cláusula geral da boa-fé só adquire sentido na tarefa jurisdicional, sob uma ótica pragmática, torna-se necessário uma perspectiva que seja efetivamente objetiva, colaborando para tanto a análise econômica. Esta, ao descrever com maior precisão os problemas relacionados à interação estratégica das partes de uma relação contratual, permite a compreensão da boa-fé como uma situação de ausência de oportunismo. A conclusão a que se chega é que a cláusula geral da boa-fé, ao se prestar para a intervenção judicial no âmbito dos contratos, deve ser aplicada com parcimônia, restrita a situações em que os institutos tradicionais do direito privado não são suficientes para combater o comportamento oportunista. / This work aims to study the general clause of good faith under an interdisciplinary perspective, using an law and economics approach. Although there has been progress in the conceptualization of good faith, to the point that today it requires an observable behavior (its objective sense), the legal doctrine often leads back the issue of good faith to the analysis of subjective criteria, using expressions such as “loyalty”, “righteousness”, “honesty” and “integrity”. Given that the general clause of good faith acquires meaning only in the judicial task, under a pragmatic perspective it is necessary a perspective that is actually objective, contributing to this the economic analysis. Describing more precisely the problems related to the strategic interaction between the parties to a contractual relationship, the economic analysis allows the understanding of good faith as a situation of absence of opportunism. The conclusion reached is that the general clause of good faith, to justify judicial intervention under the contracts, should be applied sparingly, restricted to situations in which traditional institutions of private law are not sufficient to combat opportunistic behavior.

El crecimiento económico de los últimos años ha aumentado el número de transferencias inmobiliarias y, por tanto, la necesidad de mayor seguridad jurídica. Una herramienta fundamental para la seguridad jurídica es el Principio de Fe Pública Registral. El presente artículo pretende exponer el concepto y naturaleza jurídica de este principio, así como señalar sus principales características. De este modo, se analizan los requisitos para la aplicación de la Fe Pública Registral, haciendo énfasis en la importancia de la buena fe y sus alcances prácticos. Finalmente, los autores ensayan una respuesta para el caso de duplicidad de partidas y si este problema puede resolverse a través de los principios registrales. Over the past few years economic development has increased the great amount of real estate transfers and, therefore the need for Legal security. One main tool for Legal security is Principle of Public Faith in Registration. This legal article describes this principle and its juridical concept as well as outlining its principal characteristics. For that purpose, it has been analyzed the requisites for the application of Principle of Public Faith in Registration, highlighting the importance of Good Faith and its legal extend. Finally, authors provide a final solution in the duplicity certificates terms. In addition, whether it is able to find an answer thought principles in Registration.

Les revêtements galvanisés alliés sont produits par immersion à chaud d’une bande d'acier dans un bain de zinc fondu à environ 460 °C, saturé en fer et contenant de faibles quantités d'aluminium (de 0,1 à 0,135% poids), suivie d’un traitement thermique (jusqu'à des températures voisines de 500-530 °C pendant environ 10 s) afin de déclencher les réactions d'alliation entre le fer et le zinc. La microstructure finale de ce type de revêtement est composée d'une succession de couches stratifiées de phases Fe-Zn et ses propriétés d'usage sont directement liées à la distribution de ces phases dans le revêtement. Les paramètres process à appliquer sur ligne industrielle doivent donc être optimisés pour obtenir la microstructure de revêtement souhaitée avec des coûts minimaux. Le développement d'un tel revêtement passe par différentes réactions complexes : la formation de la couche d'inhibition, la rupture de cette couche, la consommation du zinc liquide et l'enrichissement en fer du revêtement solide. Les cinétiques de ces réactions doivent être étudiées et modélisées séparément afin de contrôler avec précision l'évolution du revêtement au cours du cycle thermique. Dans ce travail, les deux premières réactions ont été étudiées dans le cas des aciers IF Ti. La cinétique de formation de la couche d'inhibition est extrêmement rapide et n’a par conséquent pas été étudiée. L'attention a été portée sur la nature de cette couche et sur les mécanismes responsables de sa formation. Il a été démontré que la couche d'inhibition formée dans des bains classiques pour la production de ces revêtements est composée d'une première couche très mince de Fe2Al5Znx (20-30 nm) sur la surface de l’acier et d’une seconde couche plus épaisse de δ (FeZn7) (environ 200 nm) au-dessus. Lorsque l'acier est immergé dans le bain de zinc, la dissolution du premier dans le second conduit à une sursaturation en fer à l'interface solide / liquide. Une très fine couche de Fe2Al5Znx métastable germe alors sur la surface de l'acier favorisée par des relations préférentielles d’épitaxie avec la ferrite. Par la suite, une couche de δ germe sur la couche de Fe2Al5Znx ce qui permet à la microstructure finale de devenir thermodynamiquement stable. L'effet de la teneur en aluminium du bain sur la nature de la couche d'inhibition a également été étudié. Quand la teneur en aluminium du bain diminue, la couche de Fe2Al5Znx devient discontinue car cette phase devient plus métastable et sa germination sur la surface de l'acier moins probable. Cette étape d’inhibition n'est que transitoire et un traitement thermique prolongé conduira à la rupture de la couche d'inhibition et au développement des réactions Fe-Zn. Le mécanisme de rupture, contrôlé par la diffusion du zinc dans les joints de grains de l'acier, peut être expliqué à l'aide du diagramme de phase ternaire Al-Fe-Zn et résumé en deux étapes : la disparition de la couche de Fe2Al5Znx à l'interface couche d’inhibition / acier résultant de l’enrichissement de cette interface en zinc, et la germination de la phase Г (Fe3Zn10) aux joints de grains de l'acier lorsque la concentration en zinc y devient suffisante. C’est cette germination qui va provoquer localement la rupture de la couche d’inhibition. La cinétique de cette réaction dépend fortement de la composition chimique de l'acier IF Ti et de la teneur en aluminium du bain. D'une part, il apparaît que l'effet de la composition chimique de l'acier sur la cinétique de rupture d'inhibition est contrôlé par la compétition entre deux phénomènes opposés : la vitesse de diffusion du zinc dans les joints de grains de l'acier et la capacité de l'acier à y accumuler les atomes de zinc. D'autre part, la diminution de la teneur en aluminium du bain favorise la discontinuité de la couche de Fe2Al5Znx, ce qui accélère la rupture de la couche d'inhibition car le zinc est supposé diffuser plus rapidement dans δ que dans Fe2Al5Znx. / Hot-Dip GalvAnnealed (HDGA) coatings are produced by the immersion of the steel strip into an iron-saturated liquid zinc bath at around 460 °C containing small amounts of aluminium (from 0.1 to 0.135 wt.%, normally) and its subsequent heating (up to temperatures around 500-530 °C for about 10 s, typically) in order to trigger the alloying reactions between iron and zinc. The final microstructure of this kind of coatings is composed of a sequence of stratified Fe-Zn phase layers and its in-use properties are directly related to the phase distribution within the coating. The process parameters to be performed in industrial lines must therefore be optimized in order to obtain a successful coating microstructure with the minimum costs. The development of such a coating passes through different and complex reactions: the inhibition layer formation, the inhibition layer breakdown, the liquid zinc consumption and the iron enrichment of the solid coating. The kinetics accounting for these reactions must be studied and modelled separately in order to accurately control the evolution of the coating along the heat treatment performed in the industrial line. In the present work, the two first reactions were investigated in the case of Ti IF steel grades. The kinetics of the inhibition layer formation is extremely fast and has therefore not been investigated in detail. Concerning this reaction, the focus was given to the nature of this inhibition layer and to the mechanisms accounting for its formation. It has been found that the inhibition layer formed in typical baths for galvannealed coatings production is composed of a very thin layer of the Fe2Al5Znx phase (20-30 nm) on the steel surface and a thicker layer of the δ (FeZn7) phase (around 200 nm) on its top. As the steel strip enters the zinc bath, iron dissolution from the former into the latter leads to an iron supersaturation at the solid / liquid interface. As a result, a very thin layer of metastable Fe2Al5Znx nucleates on the steel surface favoured by preferential epitaxial relationships with ferrite. Subsequently, δ nucleates on the Fe2Al5Znx layer allowing the final microstructure of the inhibition layer to become thermodynamically stable. The effect of the bath aluminium content on the nature of this inhibiting structure has also been studied. As the bath aluminium content is lowered, the Fe2Al5Znx layer becomes discontinuous: the lower the bath aluminium content is, the higher the metastability of Fe2Al5Znx is and the less probable its nucleation on the steel surface is. The inhibition state is only transient and continued heat treatment will lead to the inhibition layer breakdown and the development of the further Fe-Zn alloying reactions. The breakdown mechanism, controlled by the diffusion of zinc towards the steel grain boundaries, can be explained using the Al-Fe-Zn ternary phase diagram and summarized in two steps: the disappearance of the Fe2Al5Znx layer at the inhibition layer / steel interface as a result of the enrichment of this interface in zinc, and the local nucleation of the Г (Fe3Zn10) phase at the steel grain boundaries, breaking the inhibition layer off, when the zinc concentration at these locations becomes high enough. The kinetics accounting for this reaction strongly depends on the Ti IF steel chemical composition and the bath aluminium content. On the one hand, it has been found that the effect of the steel chemical composition on the inhibition layer breakdown kinetics would be ruled by the competition between two opposite phenomena: the rate of zinc diffusion at the steel grain boundaries and the ability of the steel to accumulate the zinc atoms at these locations On the other hand, decreasing the bath aluminium content favours the discontinuity of Fe2Al5Znx, which accelerates the inhibition layer breakdown as zinc is expected to diffuse faster through δ than through Fe2Al5Znx.