Due to the high cost of production, some farmers have abandoned their activities and invested in other, with the factors mismanagement of your business and the lack of specific technologies to its development, coupled with lack of a study that points the technical and economic feasibility insertion of these technologies. This study's main objective is to point out the technical / economic feasibility of the implementation of the Precision Farming System (PA) in the rice crop planted in the pre-germinated system in the city of Cachoeira do Sul/RS, without the need for machinery acquisition specific nor skilled labor, with simple techniques that can be performed by the manufacturer or the technician who has knowledge in AP. An experimental area of 42 hectares has been evaluated with sampling of 1 hectare grids and application of nutrients to variable rate through physical demarcation (banners) of management zones. Plants were harvested mechanically and productivity was inferred through the manual harvest estimation methods that have proven effective. The cost of production in the area of traditional cultivation system was R$ 5,412.21 ha-1, with a revenue of R$ 8,457.88 ha-1 and in precision agriculture cultivation system R$ 5,241.01 ha-1, with a revenue of R$ 8,401.40 ha-1, with the PA system increased profitability (R$ 114.72 ha-1) compared to the traditional system, showing the technical feasibility / economic / environmental deployment the Precision Farming system at the study site. / Devido ao alto custo de produção, alguns agricultores têm abandonado suas atividades e investido em outras, tendo como fatores a má gestão de seu negócio e a falta de tecnologias específicas ao seu empreendimento, aliada a inexistência de um estudo que aponte a viabilidade técnica e econômica de inserção dessas tecnologias. Este estudo tem por principal objetivo apontar a viabilidade técnica/econômica da implantação do sistema de Agricultura de Precisão (AP), na cultura do arroz plantado no sistema pré-germinado no município de Cachoeira do Sul/RS, sem a necessidade de aquisição de maquinário específico e nem mão-de-obra especializada, com técnicas simples que podem ser executadas pelo próprio produtor ou pelo técnico que possua conhecimento em AP. Foi avaliada uma área experimental de 42 hectares, com grids amostrais de 1 hectare e aplicação de nutrientes a taxa variável, através de demarcação física (bandeirolas) das zonas de manejo. A colheita foi realizada de forma mecânica e a produtividade foi inferida através dos métodos de estimativa de colheita manual que se mostraram eficientes. O custo de produção da área no sistema de cultivo tradicional foi de R$ 5.412,21 ha-1, com uma receita de R$ 8.457,88 ha-1 e no sistema de cultivo de agricultura de precisão de R$ 5.241,01 ha-1, com uma receita de R$ 8.401,40 ha-1, apresentando o sistema de AP uma maior rentabilidade (R$ 114,72 ha-1) em relação ao sistema Tradicional, mostrando a viabilidade técnica/econômica/ambiental da implantação do sistema de Agricultura de Precisão no local do estudo.

La distillation réactive est l’un des procédés chimiques intensifiés les plus reconnus, qui intègre la séparation et la réaction au sein d’un même appareil. Les principaux avantages de la distillation réactive concerne l’amélioration de la conversion de la réaction, la diminution significative des investissements, des coûts de fonctionnement, de la consommation énergétique, et de la production de sous produits. Une méthodologie de conception systématique, générale et hiérarchisée de la distillation réactive discontinue avec des réactions consécutives est présentée dans ce manuscrit. La méthode élaborée est présentée sur la transestérification du carbonate de diméthyle par le procédé de distillation réactive discontinue dans une colonne avec un bac intermédiaire. Après l’acquisition de données phisicochimiques de base nécessaire à notre méthode, une nouvelle méthode de l’analyse de faisabilité pour les systèmes multiréactifs et multiconstituant a été développée. L’étape suivante est l’analyse de sensibilité afin d’explorer les effets des paramètres du procédé. Une configuration faisable, qui est entièrement réactive avec une alimentation dans la partie supérieure et inférieure de la colonne et avec un bac intermédiaire a été choisie et étudiée au cours de l’analyse de sensibilité par des simulations rigoureuses effectuées en utilisant le logiciel ProSIM Batch. / Reactive distillation, a process integrating separation and reaction in a single unit, is one of the best known intensified chemical processes. Major advantages of reactive distillation include higher conversion, reduced investment, operating costs, energy consumption, and quantity of secondary products. A systematic and hierarchic general methodology for conceptual design of multireactive batch reactive distillation (BRD) is presented in this manuscript. The elaborated method is presented on the transesterification of dimethyl carbonate by the process of batch reactive distillation in a middle vessel column.After collecting the physico-chemical basic data necessary for our method, the new method of feasibility analysis for multicomponent and multireactive systems has been developed. The next step is the sensibility analysis, when the effects of the process parameters are analysed. As a configuration feasible a fully reactive configuration of middle vessel column with entrainer feeding to the upper and lower column sections is studied by simulations using ProSIM Batch.

Due to the shortage of oil and the current environmental pollution problems, there is a growing need for alternative energy sources. Compressed or liquefied natural gas is shown as a prospective fuel. For LNG, consumption of 100 million Nm3/year is predicted by 2030. This work aims to prepare a pre-feasibility study for the production of LNG in the Czech Republic, which would be able to cover this predicted demand. The economic concept of the chemistry-engineering approach provides comprehensive information about the topic. The results show that the planned plant will unfortunately not be profitable, as compared to the current LNG price imported to European seaports, the price of the produced product in the factory considered would be roughly twice as high.

München: Auf dem Messegelände findet eine Audi Management Konferenz (MMK) in statt. Das Audi Journal berichtet zum ersten Mal von der MMK. Der Aufbruch: Rupert Stadler – der Vorstandsvorsitzende der AUDI AG – zeichnet in seiner Rede ein Bild über den Weg in die Zukunft. Die Themenschwerpunkte: digital, global, ultra, premium – was steckt dahinter? (AUDI AG 2014)

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The South African Health Care environment is in state of reform. Government strategy and change in legislation have been the catalyst for the development of new business models in South Africa. This report deals with the feasibility of a proposed model which is to be implemented by the Eastern Cape Department of Health at the Provincial Hospital in Uitenhage. The fundamental challenge in South Africa is the shortage of resources to support the health care industry from a public perspective. The point of departure for this research was to understand the complexity of this industry and investigate models that have evolved in South Africa and internationally. The literature research covers funding mechanisms from both a public and private perspective and takes into account the role the government plays in providing equitable health care for all. The literature provided the foundation to develop the model which is to be piloted at the hospital in Uitenhage. In terms of the research objective, a single case study methodology approach was conducted. Triangulation technique was used to gain insight from different perspectives and to test the model for validity. The core of this research focuses on the viability of the proposed model and the integration of this into the government health reform plan. The research revealed that in comparison to the existing PPP models in South Africa, this model is feasible. As a result of the analysis and the development of the proposed model, the research is concluded by offering suggestions for further research.

The thesis creats a Feasibility Study focusing on housing project "Panorama Kyje". Theoretical part describes particular analyses which are used in Feasibility Study and is focused on housing construction. The analyses are made in practical part for project "Panorama Kyje" which Ekospol a.s. is planning to build in Prague. The analyses are focused on economical and technical conditions or environment and also describes the risks of this project.

Tourism has been in previous programming periods, one of the investment priorities in a support from EU funds. For the next programming period 2014-2020 this support has undergone numerous changes. Therefore, it begs a question to look back at a period of more than 10 years since the Czech Republic joined the EU. The EU financial support can be analyzed from different angles. The aim of this thesis is to compare the existing options of using financial support from EU funds for tourism in the Czech Republic. The thesis is divided into four chapters, where three are theoretical and one is practical. In the practical part, a study of the feasibility for a specific project in the current programming period 2014-2020 demonstrates possibilities for using financial support in agrotourism. In the current period agrotourism is almost the only fully supported area from EU funds. The project is developed according to the application rules for a submission of a grant application in the programming period 2014-2020.

The master's thesis deals with the issue of business plan for a start-up company. The theoretical part explains the business plan in terms of its content requirements and its role in business, discusses the principles of creating a business plan and describes its structure. After the initial characterization of business opportunities, the practical part presents mission and vision statements, including company's strategy, introduces readers to results of a strategic analysis and presents a marketing strategy. Based on financial planning the business plan also evaluates economic efficiency and pays attention to potential risks.

Cochlear dead regions (DRs) are areas in the cochlea where inner hair cells and/or neurones are functioning so poorly that a sound that causes peak basilar membrane motion in that region is more efficiently detected via off-frequency listening. The Threshold Equalising Noise (TEN) test is a clinical test procedure for detecting DRs. Psychophysical Tuning Curves (PTCs) can be used to identify the boundary frequency of the DR although the clinical importance of doing this has yet to be determined. Some studies have suggested that the reduction of amplification well inside the DR may be beneficial; however, other studies have been unable to replicate these findings in a more typical clinical population. Three studies were completed in order to:1. determine the prevalence of DRs in a clinical sample of the UK adult population,2. investigate repeatability, agreement and clinical feasibility of the TEN-test and fast PTCs in a clinical setting, and 3. determine the benefit of high-frequency amplification in ears with and without DRs, when listening to nonsense syllable speech material in quiet and babble. In the first study, 343 hearing-impaired adults were tested for DRs using the TEN-test. In total, 36% (95% confidence interval 31-41) of these adults had a DR in at least one ear, but frequently at 4 kHz only. Only 3% (1-5) of participants had a DR spanning more than three consecutive frequencies. These findings suggest that DRs usually only span 1 or 2 clinically-relevant frequencies. In the second study, the TEN-test was completed on 70 ears at frequencies between 0.5 and 4 kHz. Fast PTCs were measured on 20 ears at ≥ 2 frequencies. The TEN-test and fast PTCs were highly repeatable on retest (97% and 100%, respectively). There was 87% agreement between the two procedures in terms of the presence of off-frequency listening, with the TEN-test less likely to detect a DR than fast PTCs. Compared to the TEN-test, fast PTCs had a 10% lower ‘conclusive finding’ rate and the test duration was typically 40 minutes longer. Therefore, the TEN-test is more clinically acceptable, but it may underestimate the extent of a DR because of its inability to precisely identify the boundary frequency. In the third study, 18 ears with a high-frequency DR and 18 matched ears without a DR were tested. Vowel-Consonant-Vowel (VCV) stimuli were presented in quiet and babble when listening with an unfiltered and three low-pass filtered hearing aid settings. Best performance was obtained in the unfiltered condition; however the DR group performed significantly poorer than the controls in babble. There was no evidence to support reducing amplification in ears with a DR. However, participants with DRs may benefit from counseling about the limitations of listening in noise. In summary, DRs are relatively prevalent in hearing-impaired adults and can be diagnosed most efficiently in a clinical setting using the TEN-test. However, DRs are often restricted to a narrow frequency range and, in the typical adult clinical population, there is no evidence to support deviating from prescription targets.