The central nervous system is the most likely target of mobile telephony radiofrequency field (RF) exposure in terms of biological effects. Several EEG (electroencephalography) studies have reported variations in the alpha-band power spectrum during and/or after RF exposure, in resting EEG and during sleep. In this context, the observation of the spontaneous electrical activity of neuronal networks under RF exposure can be an efficient tool to detect the occurrence of low-level RF effects on the nervous system. In this thesis research work we developed a dedicated experimental setup in the GHz range for the simultaneous exposure of neuronal networks and monitoring of electrical activity. A transverse electromagnetic (TEM) cell was used to expose the neuronal networks to GSM-1800 signals at a SAR level of 3.2 W/kg. Recording of the neuronal electrical activity and detection of the extracellular spikes and bursts under exposure were performed using Micro Electrode Arrays (MEAs). This work provides the proof of feasibility and preliminary results of the integrated investigation regarding exposure setup, culture of the neuronal network, recording of the electrical activity and analysis of the signals obtained under RF exposure. In the main experiment (16 cultures), there was a 30% reversible decrease in mean firing rate (MFR) and bursting rate (BR) during the 3 min exposures to RF. Additional experiments are needed to further characterize this effect, especially in terms of temperature elevation at the microscopic level.

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O cenário mundial de matriz energética apresenta dados crescentes de contribuição das energias renováveis. No Brasil, o governo tem realizado esforços para aumento da parcela de combustíveis renováveis, e com isso isso também para o aumento da produção de biodiesel. O principal processo de fabricação de biodiesel com seu polimento em via seca gera quantidades significativas de resíduos, dentre eles, o resíduo de terra diatomácea, com potenciais características de inflamabilidade. Em contrapartida existe a Política Nacional de Resíduos Sólidos com objetivos de não geração, redução, reutilização, reciclagem e redução de periculosidade dos resíduos, e envio para aterro somente de resíduos sem qualquer possibilidade viável de tratamento. O presente trabalho objetiva realizar um estudo de viabilidade técnica, econômica e ambiental preliminar da aplicação da tecnologia de Tratamento Térmico de Resíduos e Materiais Multifásicos - TTRM a resíduo de terra diatomácea - RTD de usina genérica de biodiesel. Foram utilizados como base para o estudo: os resultados dos testes da PETROBRAS e da ALBRECHT realizados em escala de bancada de laboratório e em planta piloto que simularam a aplicação do TTRM ao RTD; premissas técnicas; premissas operacionais; e dados econômicos de referência. Foram estabelecidos cenários específicos para o estudo da aplicabilidade e realizada análise de sensibilidade para os principais fatores da composição dos custos. Observou-se para este estudo preliminar que: na dimensão técnica o TTRM demonstrou ser aplicável; na dimensão econômica, os indicadores são positivos em sua totalidade no cenário esperado, mesmo após análise de sensibilidade com variações de 25% dos principais parâmetros de entrada do estudo de viabilidade; na dimensão ambiental o TTRM demonstrou ser uma alternativa que incorpora os conceitos para uma gestão alinhada com a Política Nacional de Resíduos Sólidos, seja na redução da periculosidade do resíduo, na potencial minimização da geração dos resíduos ou no reuso e reaproveitamento resíduos. / Renewable energy has played an ever increasing role in the global energy matrix. In Brazil, the public administration has shown efforts to increase the share of renewable fuels and the biodiesel production. The Brazilian National Waste Policy has among its goals non-generation, minimization, reuse, recycling and hazard reduction of waste, considering the alternative of landfill disposal only where waste treatment is not viable. However, the final filtering process in biodiesel production can generate a great amount of waste, including diatomaceous earth waste with significant inflammable characteristic. This work conducts a feasibility study of Multiphase Waste and Materials Thermal Treatment technology applied to diatomaceous earth waste generated from a generic biodiesel production plant. The present study has been based on: the results of diatomaceous earth waste thermal treatment tests performed by PETROBRAS and ALBRECHT both on laboratory and pilot scales; Technical and operational assumptions; and economic reference data. Specific scenarios were established to study the applicability and sensitivity analysis where performed for key factors of costs composition. The study concluded that thermal treatment is technically applicable to diatomaceous earth waste. In the economic dimension all indicators were be positive even where variations of 25% were introduced into the main input parameters. In the environmental dimension the Multiphase Waste Thermal Treatment of diatomaceous earth waste proved to be aligned with the Brazilian National Waste Policy, with regard to hazard reduction and minimization of waste generation as well as improving the potential for waste reuse.

Uppsatsen tar upp blockchain-teknologin och undersöker om den kan användas vid hantering av patientjournaler i ett svenskt patientjournalsystem. Genom att kombinera en genomförbarhetsstudie och SWOT-analys har tre aspekter; tekniska, legala och organisatoriska undersökts med hjälp av perspektiven från SWOT. De tekniska, legala och organisatoriska aspekterna berör viktiga faktorer och frågor som bör uppfyllas för ett projekt ska anses genomförbart. Uppsatsen är en explorativ fallstudie med dokumentanalys som metod. Primärt har akademisk litteratur samt lagar och författningar undersökts och analyserats. Med hjälp av informationen från insamlade dokument analyseras och diskuteras innehållet utifrån teknisk, legal genomförbarhet och organisatorisk genomförbarhet. Den tekniska samt legala aspekten antyder att blockchain i dess nuvarande form inte är genomförbart för att användas som stöd i svenskt patientjournalsystem. Emellertid har en hög genomförbarhet identifierats inom den organisatoriska aspekten. / This paper examines whether blockchain-technology can be used to assist an EHR system (electronic health records) in Sweden. By combining a feasibility study and SWOT-analysis, three major aspects; technical, legal and organizational, have been examined with help from the perspectives in SWOT. The aspects cover key factors and questions which ought to be fulfilled for a project to be considered feasible. An exploratory case study has been conducted combined with the method of document analysis. The documents have primarily consisted of academic literature and law acts and constitutions such as GDPR. The feasibility aspects have been analysed and discussed with the help of found literature. The technical and legal aspects suggest that the use of blockchain in its current shape and form is not feasible in assisting an EHR system. However, within the organizational aspect, a high level of feasibility has been concluded

Submitted by Maike Costa (maiksebas@gmail.com) on 2016-04-25T14:13:05Z No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivo total.pdf: 4525999 bytes, checksum: 439ef786ba011b8d141d0b5a92537aa3 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-25T14:13:05Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivo total.pdf: 4525999 bytes, checksum: 439ef786ba011b8d141d0b5a92537aa3 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-02-26 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq / Solar energy has shown promise, environmentally correct and one of the most important sources of renewable energy. The Solar great potential in Brazil and the new rules of the electricity sector favor distributed generation in the country. Soon, the energies from the photovoltaic cells see experiencing strong growth with regard to technology and progress in the world. Contributing to this, recently, the resolution 482, issued by ANEEL in April 2012 is taken as a big stimulus serving as first step to advance the incentive programs the electrical energy sources; This standard encourages and establishes the General conditions for the access of micro and mini distributed generation and gives the consumer's right to make use, at its discretion, to one of the types of this generation. This policy tends to stimulate the small generators and totally changes the panorama of the Brazilian electric sector, because it allows the access to generation at all levels of the production chain of the electric sector (distribution, sub-transmission lines and transmission), and can be a booster for solar generation in the country. This research project aimed to study and analyze the feasibility of the use of photovoltaic solar energy in Northeast Brazil, presenting the main challenges related to implementation, advantages, demonstrating how the changes in the regulatory environment have influenced the evolution and development of solar generation in the country. The methodological procedure that led this research was the multicase study: through the EVTE based on indicators of investment analysis. The survey was conducted in three distinct segments, with Central: 117, 6kWp, 352, 8kWp and 1Mw respectively. In conclusion, this study showed that the benefits of the integration of solar energy in the Brazilian electric matrix promote sustainable development and clean energy generation competitively, within the new context of the electric sector, and currently is completely viable to invest in this technology. / A energia solar tem se mostrado economicamente promissora, ambientalmente correta e uma das mais importantes fontes de energias renováveis. O grande potencial Solar no Brasil e as novas regras do setor elétrico favorecem a geração distribuída no país. Logo, as energias provenientes das células fotovoltaicas veem experimentando um forte crescimento no que diz respeito à tecnologia e progresso no mundo. Colaborando para isso, recentemente, a resolução n.482, emitida pela ANEEL em abril de 2012, é tida como um grande estímulo servindo de primeiro passo para o avanço a programas de incentivo ás fontes de energias elétricas. Esta norma favorece e estabelece as condições gerais para o acesso de micro e mini geração distribuída e dá o direito do consumidor fazer uso, a seu critério, de um dos tipos desta geração. Essa política tende a estimular os pequenos geradores e muda totalmente o panorama do setor elétrico brasileiro, pois permite o acesso á geração em todos os níveis da cadeia produtiva do setor elétrico (distribuição, subtransmissão e transmissão), podendo ser um impulsionador para a geração solar no país. O presente projeto de pesquisa objetivou estudar e analisar a viabilidade do uso da energia solar fotovoltaica no nordeste do Brasil, apresentando os principais desafios relacionados à sua implementação, vantagens, demonstrando como as modificações no ambiente regulatório têm influenciado a evolução e o desenvolvimento da geração solar no país. O procedimento metodológico que conduziu esta pesquisa foi o estudo multicaso, através do EVTE, baseado em indicadores de análise de investimento. A pesquisa foi realizada em três segmentos distintos, com centrais de: 117,6 Quilowatt pico (kWp), 352,8kWp e 1Megawatt (Mw) respectivamente. Como conclusão, esta pesquisa mostrou que os benefícios da inserção da energia solar na matriz elétrica brasileira promovem o desenvolvimento sustentável e a geração de energia limpa de forma competitiva, dentro do novo contexto do setor elétrico, além do fato de que atualmente é totalmente viável investir nesta tecnologia.

O cenário mundial de matriz energética apresenta dados crescentes de contribuição das energias renováveis. No Brasil, o governo tem realizado esforços para aumento da parcela de combustíveis renováveis, e com isso isso também para o aumento da produção de biodiesel. O principal processo de fabricação de biodiesel com seu polimento em via seca gera quantidades significativas de resíduos, dentre eles, o resíduo de terra diatomácea, com potenciais características de inflamabilidade. Em contrapartida existe a Política Nacional de Resíduos Sólidos com objetivos de não geração, redução, reutilização, reciclagem e redução de periculosidade dos resíduos, e envio para aterro somente de resíduos sem qualquer possibilidade viável de tratamento. O presente trabalho objetiva realizar um estudo de viabilidade técnica, econômica e ambiental preliminar da aplicação da tecnologia de Tratamento Térmico de Resíduos e Materiais Multifásicos - TTRM a resíduo de terra diatomácea - RTD de usina genérica de biodiesel. Foram utilizados como base para o estudo: os resultados dos testes da PETROBRAS e da ALBRECHT realizados em escala de bancada de laboratório e em planta piloto que simularam a aplicação do TTRM ao RTD; premissas técnicas; premissas operacionais; e dados econômicos de referência. Foram estabelecidos cenários específicos para o estudo da aplicabilidade e realizada análise de sensibilidade para os principais fatores da composição dos custos. Observou-se para este estudo preliminar que: na dimensão técnica o TTRM demonstrou ser aplicável; na dimensão econômica, os indicadores são positivos em sua totalidade no cenário esperado, mesmo após análise de sensibilidade com variações de 25% dos principais parâmetros de entrada do estudo de viabilidade; na dimensão ambiental o TTRM demonstrou ser uma alternativa que incorpora os conceitos para uma gestão alinhada com a Política Nacional de Resíduos Sólidos, seja na redução da periculosidade do resíduo, na potencial minimização da geração dos resíduos ou no reuso e reaproveitamento resíduos. / Renewable energy has played an ever increasing role in the global energy matrix. In Brazil, the public administration has shown efforts to increase the share of renewable fuels and the biodiesel production. The Brazilian National Waste Policy has among its goals non-generation, minimization, reuse, recycling and hazard reduction of waste, considering the alternative of landfill disposal only where waste treatment is not viable. However, the final filtering process in biodiesel production can generate a great amount of waste, including diatomaceous earth waste with significant inflammable characteristic. This work conducts a feasibility study of Multiphase Waste and Materials Thermal Treatment technology applied to diatomaceous earth waste generated from a generic biodiesel production plant. The present study has been based on: the results of diatomaceous earth waste thermal treatment tests performed by PETROBRAS and ALBRECHT both on laboratory and pilot scales; Technical and operational assumptions; and economic reference data. Specific scenarios were established to study the applicability and sensitivity analysis where performed for key factors of costs composition. The study concluded that thermal treatment is technically applicable to diatomaceous earth waste. In the economic dimension all indicators were be positive even where variations of 25% were introduced into the main input parameters. In the environmental dimension the Multiphase Waste Thermal Treatment of diatomaceous earth waste proved to be aligned with the Brazilian National Waste Policy, with regard to hazard reduction and minimization of waste generation as well as improving the potential for waste reuse.

The main focus of my diploma work is on putting forward a proposition to develop the Dark Tourism and develop a study whether the project may be vitable of the following aspects such as financial point of view, law of supply and demand, human resoures etc.. The "Museum of execution" was proposed and became the main point in the diploma work. Having carried out all the aspects of the feasibility study, this project was acclaimed as realistic and vitable.

Abstract At least 30 gold deposits verified by means of one or more notable diamond drill hole results have been discovered in Central Lapland in the last 20 years, and these can be divided spatially into groups, between which the metal composition varies. The deposits contain varying amounts of sulphides and sulpharsenides as well as gold. Pyrite is the most common sulphide mineral in the gold deposits associated with volcanic rocks, and usually pyrrhotite in those associated with sedimentary rocks. The principal sulphide minerals in those connected with banded iron formations are pyrite and arsenopyrite. A separate group of formations consists of the palaeoplacer gold deposits associated with the molasse-like quartzites and conglomerates of Central Lapland. The iron oxide-copper-gold deposits of Central Lapland, which are a significant potential source of copper and gold, are mostly associated with skarn rocks at the eastern contact of the acidic intrusive rocks of Western Lapland and with skarn rocks occurring as interlayers in metavolcanic and metasedimentary rocks. The gold deposits that have led to actual mining activities in Central Lapland are Saattopora in Kittilä and Pahtavaara in Sodankylä. Apart from the Laurinoja iron oxide-copper-gold ore body in Kolari, copper concentrate has been produced from the Saattopora gold ore deposit and the Pahtavuoma copper ore deposit. Only one gold ore in Central Lapland is being actively exploited at present, that of the Pahtavaara mine, which was worked in 1995–2000 and reopened in 2003. The best starting point for successful gold ore exploration in Central Lapland can be achieved through a thorough knowledge of the deformation zones and their structures and alteration processes and the application of geochemical methods. Magnetic surveys can be of help in identifying and locating deformation zones of interest for exploration purposes and the majority of the associated shear zones and faults. Ore-critical zones usually feature graphite-bearing schists and iron sulphide-bearing sequences that can be traced by electrical methods and used as marker zones to verify the results of geological mapping. Geological, geophysical and geochemical techniques have been used in great diversity, and in particular till geochemistry and bedrock drilling have been methods by which the gold and copper deposits in Central Lapland have been discovered. A total of 7.6 million tonnes of gold and copper ores, including the Laurinoja iron oxide-copper-gold ore, were extracted in Central Lapland over the period 1982–2000. The resulting production of gold during this period was 10 800 kg, together with 21 000 tonnes of copper in concentrates and 4500 kg of silver. The gold and copper ores have been concentrated by gravity separation and/or flotation, since the ores so far taken into production has been of the free milling type. However, a substantial proportion of the deposits in the area contain copper, nickel, cobalt and arsenic as well, in the form of sulphides or sulpharsenides, so that the achievement of commercially saleable products calls for the use of different leaching processes. Deposits have also been found in Central Lapland that have consisted partly or entirely of refractory gold ore in which gold is lying in the crystal lattice of pyrite and/or arsenopyrite, the processing of which by the above-mentioned methods is not economic, as it requires pre-treatment by bio-oxidation or pressure oxidation in order to convert the gold to a cyanide-soluble form.

Kunskapsöverföring är en nödvändig förutsättning för att säkerställa organisationers existens och framåtskridande. Utgångspunkt för denna uppsats är förstudiens roll i mjukvaruprojekt och dess betydelse för den fortsatta systemutvecklingsprocessen. Fokus liggerpå kunskap som genereras under förstudien, samt hur och i vilken omfattning kunskapen förs vidare till analysfasen i systemutvecklingsprocessen. Resultatet visar att förstudien utgör ett viktigt beslutsunderlag och är en nödvändig förutsättning för att gå vidare i systemutvecklingsprocessen. Kunskapsöverföring genom dokumentation och via muntliga föredragningar är otillräcklig, eftersom det finns ett ”filter” som innebär att erfarenhetsbaserad kunskap inte överförs mellan förstudie och analys via dokument eller via muntliga föredragningar. Därför måste personer som deltar i förstudien finnas med senare i utvecklingsprocessen, för att artikulera den ”tysta” erfarenhetsbaserade kunskapen till explicita former. Vi drar slutsatserna att kunskapsöverföring via dokument är bra, men räcker inte enligt vår mening. Då det mesta av kunskapen är implicit, det vill säga tyst och/eller ordlös, kommer den inte med i en skriftlig rapport. Kompletteras rapporten med muntliga föredragningar, kommer man ytterligare ett steg närmare en optimal kunskapsöverföring, men det räcker fortfarande inte, då den tysta kunskapen alltjämt utgör ett hinder. Kunskapsöverföring måste ske genom personer, som finns med både i förstudie- och analysfasen, men det måste tillskapas arenor för kunskapsomvandling och kommunikation. Genom en arena för kunskapsomvandling kan den tysta kunskapen göras kommunicerbar. En arena för kommunikation utgör sen den sista byggstenen på väg mot en effektiv kunskapsöverföring. Kunskapsöverföring måste "organiseras". Vi lämnar därför ett förslag till en kunskapsöverföringsmodell. / Knowledge transfer is necessary condition to guarantee the existence and progress of organisations. The starting-point for this paper is the role of the feasibility study in a software project and it’s significance for the subsequent system development process. The focus is on knowledge, which is generated under the feasibility study, and how and in which dimension knowledge is bringing on to the analysis in the system development process. The result shows that the feasibility study is an important base of decision and a necessary condition of the future system development process. Knowledge transfer by documentation and by oral presentation of reports is insufficient, because there is a"filter"which means that knowledge of experience not will be transferred between feasibility study and analysis by documentation and by oral presentation. Furthermore must persons who are involved in the feasibility study occur even later in the development process, to articulate the "silence" knowledge of experience into explicit forms. We draw the conclusions that knowledge transfer by documents is good, but not enough in our opinion. Because most of the knowledge is implicit, which means silent and/or without words, it will not been in the report. If the report will be completed with oral presentations, you will came further one step near an optimal knowledge transfer, but it’s still not enough, because the silent knowledge still is an obstruction. Knowledge transfer must be done by persons, who’s in both the feasibility study and analysis, but there must be an arena for knowledge transformation and communication. Through an arena for knowledge transformation the silent knowledge can be communicative. An arena for communication is then the last stone of building an effective knowledge transfer. Knowledge transfer must be "organised". We therefore present a proposal to a model of knowledge transfer.