Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:32:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 RobertaBC.pdf: 1065704 bytes, checksum: 6e6f9aa3d97c1150d7b5fd4167469597 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-08-30 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico / Pleomorphic adenoma and adenoid cystic carcinoma represent a benign and malignant salivary gland neoplasm, respectively, that shares the same histological origin, however with distinct biological behavior. The aim of the present study was identify the -160 C/A polymorphism in the gene CDH1, mutational analysis of CTNNB1 gene and evaluation the expression of the E-cadherin and ?-catenin in pleomorphic adenomas and adenoid cystic carcinomas. Furthermore, it was proposed correlate the immunochemistry staining patterns with the polymorphism and mutations. Twenty-four pleomorphic adenomas and 24 adenoid cystic carcinomas were retrieved. The polymorphism analysis was performed by restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP), using the restriction enzymes HphI or AflIII and the mutational screening was performed by PCR-single strand conformational polymorphism (PCR-SSCP). The immunohistochemical analysis was taken by the counting of cells, recorded as the Hscore index, and considering the presence or absence, intensity, distribution and localization of proteins expression. Comparing the two neoplasms, the results demonstrated statistically significant difference for the E-cadherin and ?-catenin expression, with pleomorphic adenoma presenting weaker immunostaining. Was observed statistical correlation between E-cadherin and ?-catenin expression. CDH1 heterozigotic polymorphism was seen in two cases and 13 cases displayed abnormal mobility electrophoretic shifts, suggesting CTNNB1 gene mutation. The immunohistochemical expression was not statistically correlated with the polymorphism or suggested mutations. In conclusion this study supports that the E-cadherin/?-catenin complex immunohistochemical expression might be related with the myoepithelial component amount and differentiation neither the tumor biological behavior. The cases that showed E-cadherin gene polymorphism presented reduced protein expression and, moreover, CTNNB1 suggested mutations seem not influence in the ?-catenin protein expression / O adenoma pleom?rfico e o carcinoma aden?ide c?stico representam neoplasias de gl?ndula salivar benigna e maligna, respectivamente, que compartilham a mesma origem histol?gica, por?m com comportamentos biol?gicos distintos. O prop?sito deste estudo consistiu na identifica??o do polimorfismo -160 C/A da regi?o promotora do gene CDH1 (E-caderina), na triagem de muta??es no gene CTNNB1 (?-catenina), e ainda na an?lise da express?o imuno-histoqu?mica das prote?nas E-caderina e ?-catenina em adenomas pleom?rficos e carcinomas aden?ides c?sticos. Al?m disso, objetivou-se correlacionar os achados imuno-histoqu?micos com as poss?veis muta??es e polimorfismo. Foram selecionados 24 casos de adenoma pleom?rfico e 24 casos de carcinoma aden?ide c?stico. Para a identifica??o do polimorfismo no gene da E-caderina empregou-se a t?cnica RFLP (restriction fragment length polymorphism) utilizando-se enzimas de restri??o HphI e AflIII. A triagem de muta??es no exon 3 do gene da ?-catenina foi realizada por meio de SSCP (single strand conformational polymorphism). Para a an?lise imuno-histoqu?mica, procedeu-se contagem de c?lulas, por meio do ?ndice HScore e verificou-se presen?a ou aus?ncia, intensidade, padr?o de distribui??o e localiza??o celular e tecidual das prote?nas. Os resultados demonstraram diferen?a estatisticamente significativa quando a marca??o imuno-histoqu?mica, tanto da E-caderina quanto ?-catenina, foi comparada entre as duas neoplasias estudadas, apresentando o adenoma pleom?rfico express?o reduzida. Observou-se correla??o estatisticamente significativa entre a imuno-marca??o da E-caderina e ?-catenina. Dois casos (1 adenoma pleom?rfico e 1 carcinoma aden?ide c?stico) apresentaram polimorfismo heterozig?tico no gene CDH1 e 13 casos (6 adenomas pleom?rficos e 7 carcinomas aden?ides c?sticos) exibiram varia??o no padr?o de corrida eletrofor?tica, sugerindo muta??o do gene CTNNB1. N?o houve correla??o estatisticamente significativa entre a marca??o imuno-histoqu?mica e presen?a de polimorfismo ou poss?veis muta??es. Conclui-se que a express?o imuno-histoqu?mica do complexo E-caderina/?-catenina pode estar relacionada com a quantidade e diferencia??o do componente mioepitelial e n?o ao comportamento biol?gico dos tumores. Os casos que exibiram polimorfismo no gene da E-caderina apresentaram redu??o na express?o prot?ica e, por fim, as poss?veis muta??es no gene CTNNB1 parecem n?o influenciar na express?o da prote?na ?-catenina

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:32:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 CristinaRFA.pdf: 1625942 bytes, checksum: 99d50db14437c5ea0e3022e4da576321 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-03-06 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) are cytokines involved in proliferation and angiogenesis of many kind of human cancer. The present study analyzed the immunohistochemical expression of BMP-2, BMPR-II, BMPR-IA and endoglin (CD105) and their relationship with the biological behavior and local angiogenesis in tongue oral squamous cells carcinoma (SCC). The sample consisted of 25 cases of tongue SCC without metastasis, 25 tongue SCC with metastasis and 25 cases of Inflamatory Fibrous Hyperplasia (IFH).The histological grade of malignancy proposed by Bryne (1998), adapted by Miranda (2002) was used to classify all tongue SCC cases. Score 0 was attributed to absent-weak immunoexpression and score 1 for strong immunostaning and pattern of distribution was focal or diffuse. Microvessel counts (MVC) was established for CD105. Most of the patients with tongue SCC was male. The principal age in tongue SCC without metastasis was over 65 years and in tongue SCC with metastasis was between 45-65 years. There were predominance of stage II in TNM and in the specimens with high-grade, independent of studied group. For BMP-2, 56% of tongue SCC without metastasis and 72% tongue SCC with metastasis exhibited score 1 while the IFH showed secore 0 in 72% of the cases, with statistical association (p=0,007). Considering the BMPR-II, 52% of tongue SCC without metastasis exhibited score 0; 56% tongue SCC with metastasis and 60% IFH showed score 1. The majority cases of BMPR-IA demonstrated score 1 and 100% of CD105 exhibited strong immunoexpression in tongue SCC. Regarding the pattern distribution, it was noted a tendency to diffuse pattern for the proteins in all groups. The means of MVC were similar in tongue SCC without metastasis (32,91) and in tongue SCC with metastasis (32,05), however existed statistical difference with IFH (p<0,001). There was statistical association of BMP-2 expression with BMPR-II (p=0,008), BMPR-IA (p=0,006) and CD105 (p=0,046). An association between TNM and BMP-2 immunoexpression and their receptors was not detected, nevertheless this association was found with MVC (p=0,047) whose averages were higher for the stages II (35,97) e IV (35,69). No association between histological grading and these proteins was observed. This study suggests that the superexpression of BMP-2 signaling pathways acts on cell proliferation in tongue SCC and can be implicated with more invasive potential. Additionaly, the CD105 is a potent biological marker of neovascularization in this neoplasm and their association with BMP-2 and BMPR-IA receptor, showed that this type of cancer in BMP-2 is presented as pro-angiogenic in the metastatic process / As BMPs (prote?nas morfogen?ticas ?sseas) s?o citocinas relacionadas com a prolifera??o e angiog?nese em diversos tipos de c?ncer humano. Com este trabalho foi analisada a express?o imunoistoqu?mica das prote?nas BMP-2, BMPR-IA, BMPR-II e endoglina (CD105), correlacionando-a com o comportamento biol?gico e a angiog?nese local nos carcinomas epiderm?ides de l?ngua (CEL). A amostra foi composta de 25 casos de CEL sem met?stase (CELSM), 25 CEL com met?stase (CELCM) graduados segundo Bryne (1998) e adaptado por Miranda (2002), al?m de 25 casos de hiperplasia fibrosa inflamat?ria (HFI), utilizado como grupo controle. Foi utilizado escore 0 para marca??o ausente-fraca e 1 para forte; tipo de distribui??o focal ou difuso. Adicionalmente, para o CD105 foi realizada a contagem microvascular (MVC). A maior parte dos pacientes com CEL foi do sexo masculino, no grupo CELSM a faixa et?ria foi maior que 65 anos e o CELCM se encontrou entre 45-65 anos; houve predom?nio do est?gio II do TNM, assim como de esp?cimes de alto grau, independente do grupo estudado. Para BMP-2, 56% dos CELSM e 72% dos CELCM exibiram escore 1, enquanto a HFI exibiu 72% de escore 0, apresentando associa??o estat?stica (p=0,007). Para BMPR-II 52% dos CELSM exibiram escore 0; 56% CELCM e 60% da HFI escore 1 e no BMPR-IA ocorreu uma predomin?ncia de escore 1 e para o CD105 100% de marca??o forte nos CEL. Quanto ao tipo de distribui??o notou-se tend?ncia de distribui??o difusa de todas as prote?nas, em todos os grupos. Observaram-se, para MVC, m?dias muito semelhantes entre os CELSM (32,91) e os CELCM (32,05) exibindo, contudo, diferen?a estat?stica com as HFI (p<0,001).Observa-se uma associa??o estat?stica da BMP-2 com a BMPR-II (P=0,008), BMPR-IA (p=0,006) e o CD105 (0,046). N?o se observou associa??o entre o TNM e a imunoexpress?o da BMP-2 e seus receptores, por?m foi encontrada com a MVC (p=0,047), cujas maiores m?dias foram para os est?gios II (35,97) e IV (35,69), tal como n?o ocorreu associa??o entre a grada??o histol?gica e as prote?nas. Conclui-se que a superexpress?o da via de sinaliza??o da BMP-2 atua na prolifera??o celular, contribuindo para maior invasividade do CEL. O CD105 ? um potente marcador de neovasculariza??o deste neoplasma e sua associa??o com a BMP-2 e o receptor BMPR-IA, mostra que neste tipo de neoplasia a BMP-2 se apresenta como pr?-angiog?nico no processo metast?tico

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:32:31Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 RosileneCS.pdf: 376311 bytes, checksum: 8a0459347381c3b197002ddd72f02225 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2005-11-04 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the most common malignancy in oral cavity and human papillomavirus (HPV) may have an important role in its development. The aim of this experiment was to investigate the HPV DNA and viral types in 90 cases of OSCC. Moreover, a comparative analysis between the cases of OSSC with and without HPV DNA was performed by using cell cycle markers p21 and pRb in order to detect a possible correlation of these proteins and HPV infection. DNA was extracted from paraffin embedded tissue and amplified by PCR (polymerase chain reaction) with primers PCO3+ e PCO4+ for a fragment of human &#946;-globin gene. After this procedure, PCR for HPV DNA detection was realized using a pair of generic primers GP5+ e GP6+. Immunohistochemical study was performed by streptoavidin-biotin technique and antibodies against p21 and pRb proteins were employed. Eighty-eight cases were positive for human &#946;-globin gene and HPV DNA was found in 26 (29.5%) of then. It could not be detected significant correlation between HPV and age, sex and anatomical sites of the lesion. The most prevalent viral type was HPV 18 (80.8%). Regarding the immunohistochemical analysis, it was detected significant association between HPV presence and pRb immunoexpression (p=0,044), nevertheless, the same was not observed in relation to p21 protein (p =0,416). It can be concluded that the low detection of HPV DNA in OSCC by the present experiment suggests a possible role of the virus in the development and progression in just a subset of this disease / O carcinoma epiderm?ide oral ? a neoplasia maligna mais freq?ente da cavidade oral e o papilomav?rus humano (HPV) parece ter um relevante papel na indu??o desta les?o. Neste trabalho investigou-se o DNA do HPV e tipos virais em 90 casos de carcinoma epiderm?ide oral (CEO). Realizou-se tamb?m uma an?lise comparativa entre os grupos de CEO com DNA do HPV e sem o DNA do v?rus, empregando-se os marcadores do ciclo celular p21 e pRb, a fim de estabelecer poss?vel correla??o entre a express?o imuno-histoqu?mica dessas prote?nas e a infec??o pelo HPV. O DNA foi extra?do de tecido emblocado em parafina e amplificado por PCR (rea??o em cadeia da polimerase) com um par de primers designados PCO3+ e PCO4+ para um fragmento do gene da &#946;-globina humana. Posteriormente, realizou-se PCR para detec??o do DNA de HPV utilizando-se um par de primers gen?ricos designados GP5+ e GP6+. A tipagem viral foi realizada pela hibridiza??o dot blot. No m?todo imuno-histoqu?mico utilizou-se a t?cnica da streptavidina-biotina com um painel de anticorpos monoclonais para as prote?nas p21 e pRb. Dos 88 casos positivos para o gene da &#946;-globina humana, em 26 (29,5%) foi detectado o DNA do HPV. N?o houve associa??o significativa entre o HPV e as vari?veis idade e sexo dos pacientes e localiza??o anat?mica da les?o. O tipo viral prevalente foi o HPV 18 (80,8%). Quanto ? an?lise imuno-histoqu?mica, foi observada associa??o estatisticamente significativa entre a presen?a do HPV e a express?o imunohistoqu?mica de pRb (p=0,044), entretanto, n?o houve qualquer diferen?a estatisticamente significativa entre a express?o da prote?na p21 e a presen?a do v?rus (p =0,416). P?de-se concluir que o baixo percentual de detec??o do DNA do HPV no carcinoma epiderm?ide oral no presente trabalho, sugere uma poss?vel participa??o do HPV no desenvolvimento e progress?o de apenas um subgrupo dessas les?es

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:32:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 FernandaFL.pdf: 1297057 bytes, checksum: 8488c96c7464744f8dcbec706cd89a77 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-09-28 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / The adhesion molecules E-cadherin and &#946;-catenin have been studied as possible markers to distinguish carcinomas with and without metastatic potential. The objective of this research was to study the imunohistochemistry expression of the E-cadherin and &#946;-catenin in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), aiming to contribute for the better understanding of the biological behavior of this lesion. The sample consisted of 30 cases of OSCC, being 15 of tongue and 15 of lower lip. The profile and intensity of labeling and semi quantitative analysis of the percentage of immunopositive tumoral cells in membrane for E-cadherin and &#946;-catenin had been related with the anatomical localization of the lesion, the presence or not of nodal metastasis and the histological grade of malignancy in the invasive front area of the tumor. It was registered the presence or not of cytoplasmic and nuclear labeling of the &#946;-catenin. The results had been submitted to the statistical analysis, being used the Mann-Whitney Test, the Fisher Test and the Spearman Correlation Coefficient (&#945;=0, 05). The results showed that the expression in membrane for E-cadherin and &#946;-catenin was, predominantly, the heterogeneous profile in the lower lip and tongue carcinomas, as well as in the cases with and without nodal metastasis. It was not observed significant statistical difference between expression profile and amount of immunopositive cells for E-cadherin, &#946;-catenin and the anatomical localization of the lesion and for the presence or not of nodal metastasis. However, there was significant difference of the reduced expression of these proteins with the high score of malignancy. It was verified that the expression of the &#946;-catenin in cytoplasm was present in 22 (73.33%) of the 30 analyzed cases, and 6 cases (20%) showed nuclear expression. The statistical analysis detected significant association between the expression of the &#946;-catenin in the cytoplasm with the histological grade of malignancy, being this molecule more frequently present in the cytoplasm in the cases of high score of malignancy. It was concluded that the reduced immunoexpression of these proteins in membrane can be related with the lowest cellular differentiation, as well as with the pattern of invasion in nests and isolated cells, demonstrated in the cases of OSCC with high histological grade of malignancy / As mol?culas de ades?o E-caderina e &#946;-catenina t?m sido estudadas como poss?veis marcadores para distinguir carcinomas com e sem potencial metast?tico. O objetivo desta pesquisa foi estudar a express?o imuno-histoqu?mica da E-caderina e &#946;-catenina em carcinoma epiderm?ide oral (CEO), visando contribuir para uma melhor compreens?o do comportamento biol?gico desta les?o. A amostra constou de 30 casos de CEO, sendo 15 de l?ngua e 15 de l?bio inferior. O padr?o e intensidade de marca??o e a an?lise semiquantitativa do percentual de c?lulas tumorais imunopositivas em membrana para E-caderina e &#946;-catenina foram relacionados com a localiza??o anat?mica da les?o, a presen?a ou n?o de met?stase nodal e a grada??o histol?gica de malignidade no front de invas?o tumoral. Tamb?m foi registrada a presen?a ou n?o de imunomarca??o citoplasm?tica e nuclear da &#946;-catenina. Os resultados foram submetidos ? an?lise estat?stica, sendo utilizados o Teste de Mann-Whitney, o Teste Exato de Fisher e o Coeficiente de correla??o de Spearman (&#945;=0,05). Os resultados mostraram que a express?o em membrana para E-caderina e &#946;-catenina exibiram, predominantemente, o padr?o heterog?neo nos carcinomas de l?bio inferior e nos de l?ngua, assim como nos casos com e sem met?stase nodal. Aplicados os testes estat?sticos, observou-se que n?o houve diferen?a significativa entre o padr?o de express?o e a quantidade de c?lulas imunopositivas para E-caderina e &#946;-catenina e a localiza??o anat?mica da les?o e para a presen?a ou n?o de met?stase nodal. Por?m, verificou-se diferen?a estatisticamente significativa da express?o reduzida destas prote?nas com o alto escore de malignidade. Observou-se que a express?o da &#946;-catenina em citoplasma estava presente em 22 (73,33%) dos 30 casos analisados, sendo que em 6 casos (20%) houve a express?o em n?cleo. Ap?s a an?lise estat?stica, foi detectada uma associa??o significativa entre a express?o da &#946;-catenina no citoplasma com a grada??o histol?gica de malignidade, estando esta mol?cula mais freq?entemente presente no citoplasma nos casos de alto escore de malignidade. Conclui-se que a imunoexpress?o reduzida destas prote?nas em membrana pode estar relacionada com o menor grau de diferencia??o celular, bem como com o padr?o de invas?o em ninhos e em c?lulas isoladas, demonstrados nos casos de CEO de alto escore

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:32:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 AntonioLAP.pdf: 801979 bytes, checksum: bfcf5910a257b5978efceb008f0c1016 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-09-28 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / The unpredictable biologic behavior of the oral squamous cells carcinoma has determined extensive research on the evolution of such tumor. Due to the existing relation between the outer cell matrix and the tumor cells, the integrins have been used as markers in the predictive study of the cell behavior. This study aims to analyze immunohistochemically the expression of the integrin ?2?1, ?3?1, and ?5?1 connections for the collagen, the laminin and the fibronectin respectively in 15 cases of squamous cells carcinoma from the lower lip and 15 from the tongue, with different scores of malignance grading. A predominantly diffuse, cytoplasm and granular immunological marking was observed in the majority of the analyzed cases. According to the marking intensity, integrin ?2?1 appeared positive in 80% of the lip and in 93,3% of the tongue cases. The immunological reactivity of integrin ?3?1 was classified as positive in 60% of both the tongue and lip cases. For this integrin, 20% and 33.3% of the tongue and lip cases, respectively, were negative. In relation to integrin ?5?1 the intensity was classified as positive in 53,3% of the cases and strongly positive in 46,7% of those located in the lip. In the tongue carcinomas, the intensity was positive in 46,7% of the cases and strongly positive in 53,3%. The statistic analysis did not show any significant differences or correlation of expression between these integrins nor between the anatomical sites or between different scores of malignancy grading. The expressive immunological marking of the integrins, ?2?1, ?3?1, and ?5?1 in the studied cases of squamous cell carcinomas leads us to think of a great participation of these proteins in oral carcinogenesis; however, our results do not allow us to correlate its expression as an indicator of variations in the biological behavior of this neoplasia / A imprevisibilidade do comportamento biol?gico do carcinoma epiderm?ide oral vem justificando um grande n?mero de pesquisas utilizando biomarcadores que possam contribuir para um melhor entendimento do curso evolutivo dessa neoplasia. Por estarem envolvidas em rela??es entre as c?lulas tumorais e constituintes da matriz extracelular, as integrinas v?m sendo estudadas como poss?veis marcadores preditivos desse comportamento. Este estudo se prop?s a analisar, atrav?s do m?todo da imunohistoqu?mica, a express?o das integrinas ?2?1, ?3?1 e ?5?1, ligantes para o col?geno, laminina e fibronectina respectivamente, em 15 casos de carcinoma epiderm?ide de l?bio inferior e 15 de l?ngua, com diferentes escores de malignidade histol?gica. Observou-se uma imunomarca??o predominantemente difusa, citoplasm?tica e granular na maioria dos casos analisados. Quanto ? intensidade de marca??o, a integrina ?2?1 mostrou-se de forma positiva em 80% dos casos de l?bio e em 93,3% dos de l?ngua. A imunorreatividade da integrina ?3?1 foi classificada como positiva em 60% dos casos de l?bio e de l?ngua. Para esta integrina, 20% e 33,3% dos casos de l?bio e l?ngua, respectivamente, mostraram-se negativos. J? com rela??o ? integrina ?5?1a intensidade foi classificada como positiva em 53,3% dos casos e fortemente positiva em 46,7% daqueles localizados em l?bio. Nos carcinomas de l?ngua, a intensidade mostrou-se positiva em 46,7% dos casos e fortemente positiva em 53,3%. A an?lise estat?stica n?o demonstrou diferen?as nem correla??es significativas da express?o dessas integrinas nem entre os s?tios anat?micos, nem entre diferentes escores de grada??o histol?gica de malignidade. A expressiva imunomarca??o das integrinas ?2?1, ?3?1e ?5?1 nos casos de carcinomas epiderm?ides estudados nos leva a sugerir uma ampla participa??o dessas prote?nas na carcinog?nese oral; no entanto, nossos resultados n?o nos permitem correlacionar sua express?o como indicador de varia??es no comportamento biol?gico desta neoplasia

As zonas costeiras são áreas complexas que contemplam ambientes terrestres e marinhos que, além de possuírem enorme riqueza ambiental, também são áreas atrativas aos seres humanos por oferecer alimentos, lazer, negócios, transporte, entre outros. Algumas dificuldades de gerenciamento ocorrem pela complexidade, conflito de interesses e pelo fato de não haver padronização no levantamento de dados e disponibilização para a comunidade científica, órgãos públicos, etc. O uso de geotecnologias pode auxiliar na organização, padronização e compartilhamento destas informações em Atlas Web além de apoiar no planejamento e tomada de decisão pois agregam, em um único ambiente, diversos dados provenientes de fontes distintas. A construção de um modelo de dados espacial voltado à área ambiental, para ser utilizada em Infraestrutura de Dados Espaciais (IDE) é exemplificada a partir da modelagem de um bioindicador, Macrobentos, de qualidade de sedimentos. Este trabalho apresenta as etapas necessárias para a construção de modelo de dados espacial de Macrobentos e emprega a Região Metropolitana da Baixada Santista como referência, além de ilustrar e discutir as principais dificuldades para organizar os dados não padronizados. Conclui-se que a estruturação do conhecimento quando se trabalha com dados ambientais em um modelo é essencial para sua posterior integração em IDE. Constatou-se no processo de modelagem que questões metodológicas relativas ao processo de coleta podem dificultar ou até mesmo inviabilizar a integração de dados provenientes de diferentes estudos. A construção de um modelo de dados espacial e sua posterior publicação via Geoportal, como o apresentado neste estudo, poderá ser utilizado como referência para novas pesquisas com objetivos semelhantes. / Coastal zones are complex areas that include marine and terrestrial environments. Besides its huge environmental importance, they also attract humans because they provide food, recreation, business, transportation, among others. Some difficulties to manage these areas are related with their complexity, diversity of interests and the absence of standardization to collect and share data to scientific community, public agencies, among others. The use of geo-technologies can be used in the organization, standardization and sharing of this information through Atlas Web and assists planning and decision making issues because it aggregates different files from distinct sources. The construction of a spatial database integrating the environmental business, to be used on Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) is illustrated by a bioindicator, Macrobenthos, that indicates the quality of the sediments. This research shows the required steps to build Macrobenthos spatial database based on Santos Metropolitan Region as a reference. Besides, it tries to illustrate the problems related to organize non standardized data. It can be concluded, when working with environmental data, that the structuring of knowledge in a conceptual model is essential for their subsequent integration into the SDI. During the modeling process it can be noticed that methodological issues related to the collection process may obstruct or make impracticable the data integration from different studies of the same area. The development of a database model and its subsequent publication in a Geoportal can be used as a reference for further research with similar goals.

Os dados espaciais têm sido utilizados para o monitoramento ambiental de consequências de acidentes com produtos químicos no transporte de produtos perigosos. A Infraestrutura de Dados Espaciais (IDE), que foi criada para a disponibilização e uso de dados espaciais, esbarra na ausência de políticas para dar suporte a essa realização. O objetivo principal deste trabalho é explorar o uso da teoria de Análise de Rede Social (ARS) para diagnosticar a articulação entre as organizações do setor, e discutir as políticas e acordos institucionais vigentes e criar um esquema conceitual de uma IDE para gerenciamento de acidentes relacionados ao Transporte Rodoviário de Produtos Perigosos (TRPP). Neste contexto, esta pesquisa identificou as instituições que tratam do tema TRPP, para que informações sobre o interesse no uso e compartilhamento de dados espaciais através de uma IDE pudessem ser coletadas através de entrevistas, e desta forma, consolidadas. As entrevistas foram aplicadas de forma presencial em 39 instituições. A aplicação da teoria Análise de Rede Social (ARS) pôde diagnosticar o fluxo dos dados entre as instituições através da representação gráfica das redes de disponibilização e utilização de dados espaciais entre as organizações participantes. A partir de então, foram analisados e discutidos os acordos vigentes para compartilhamento de dados espaciais. Os resultados compilados permitiram propor um esquema conceitual de uma IDE para apoio a desastres envolvendo o TRPP, para, então, prover a elaboração de metodologia para o suporte ao diagnóstico da articulação entre os diversos atores de uma IDE. A finalidade é a possível a formulação de políticas para disponibilização de dados espaciais para tomada de decisões preventivas e de enfrentamento de desastres. Os resultados indicaram que as 39 instituições compartilham dados espaciais entre si, ainda que nem sempre por acordos formais preestabelecidos. Constatou-se ainda que há um grande anseio por parte das instituições que fazem o gerenciamento de acidentes envolvendo o TRPP para que haja mecanismos legais para compartilhamento de dados estruturantes para planejamento territorial - para que o uso desses dados possa auxiliar na preparação, prevenção, gerenciamento e socorro imediato aos incidentes que envolvem o TRPP. / Spatial data have been used for environmental monitoring of chemical accidents on the road transportation of dangerous goods. The Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) has been created to availability and use of spatial data, however, it emphasizes that there are no policies to support this realization. The main aim of this work is to create a conceptual scheme of a Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) for management of transport of Dangerous Goods by road, focusing on the political context. It was identified the institutions that deal with the subject of road transportation of hazardous materials, Moreover the interviews could be consolidated. The interviews were administered by face, in 39 institutions. Interview data were ran in software UCINET, 2000 to obtain metrics related to centrality measures. The application of the theory of Social Network Analysis (ARS) could recognize the flow of data between institutions through the enrolled institutions. Furthermore, it was analyzed the network availability and use aspects of spatial data sharing between the organizations. Besides, the compiled results allowed to propose a conceptual scheme of a SDI to support technological disasters with road transportation of hazardous materials throw the SNA theory applied to investigation of spatial data sharing between different stakeholders to make prevention and risk management of the sector. Therefore, the analysis of the theory of Social Network Analysis (ARS) found that 39 (thirty-nine) institutions share spatial data between themselves, but not always in formal agreements previously established. It was further observed that there is a great desire on the part of the institutions that make the management of the accidents of this kind of transportation mode, so there are legal frameworks for data sharing for land cover uses, as a result the use of such data can be shared between different stakeholders to assist the preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery from incidents related to road dangerous goods transportation.

A partir des années quatre-vingt, la manière d’appréhender les investissements directs étrangers (IDE) a basculé. Les firmes multinationales (FMN) sont perçues progressivement comme les acteurs centraux du processus de globalisation. Une littérature abondante commence à émerger et décrit le rôle des IDE comme composante non négligeable dans la stratégie de développement industriel d’un pays. Comprendre par quels mécanismes les IDE interviennent dans la dynamique industrielle d’une économie signifie qu’ils sont susceptibles de générer des retombées positives, autrement dit des spillovers sur celle-ci. Etudier l’impact des IDE sur la dynamique industrielle d’une économie en transition, telle que la République tchèque devient donc une question pertinente. L’objectif de notre travail est de comprendre l’impact des IDE sur les économies en transition à travers l’étude de la productivité totale des facteurs (PTF) et des spillovers (autrement dit des externalités positives). Les questions sous-jacentes sont les suivantes : les IDE induisent-ils un effet d’entraînement ou un effet d’éviction de l’investissement local? Quel est l’impact des IDE sur la productivité du pays d’accueil ? Observe-t-on des spillovers en matière de transfert de technologie vers les entreprises locales ? Précisons toutefois que la littérature théorique et empirique est très riche. Se concentrer uniquement sur la PTF et sur les spillovers comme nous le faisons ne permet pas de conclure précisément sur l’impact des IDE ; il existe, en effet un grand nombre d’impacts que nous ne traitons pas. Nous arrivons toutefois à étudier l’impact des IDE sur la structure industrielle de la République tchèque à travers l’analyse de la PTF et des spillovers. Nos résultats nous permettent aussi de réfléchir aux implications en termes de politiques incitatives à l’égard des IDE ainsi qu’en termes de déterminants incitant les FMN à investir. Nous essayons enfin de comprendre de quelle manière la République tchèque peut décider de politiques publiques visant à rendre ses entreprises plus compétitives face aux FMN. / Since the 1980s, the approach to foreign direct investment (FDI) has changed. Multinational companies (MNCs) are viewed incrementally as the central actors of the globalization process. Extensive literature is emerging, which describes FDI as a significant component of a country’s industrial development strategy. The understanding of the mechanisms by which FDI intervene in industrial dynamics of an economy has shown that they are likely to generate benefits, in other words, spillovers. Studying the impact of FDI on industrial dynamics of a transition economy, such as the Czech Republic, thus becomes a relevant issue. The aim of our work is to understand the impact of FDI on transition economies through investigating total factor productivity (TFP) and spillovers (i.e. positive externalities). The underlying questions are: Do FDI cause a knock-on effect or crowding out of local investment? What is the impact of FDI on the productivity of the host country? Are spillovers observed in terms of technology transfer to local businesses? Herein we carefully investigated the impacts of FDI on the industrial structure of the Czech Republic through the analysis of TFP and spillovers. Although extensive theoretical and empirical literature exists; focusing exclusively on TFP and spillovers does not allow direct conclusion on the impact of FDY, since different other factors were not examined. Nevertheless, our results also enable to deliberate on the implications of incentive policies towards FDI and determinants encouraging MNCs to invest. Eventually, we evaluate how the Czech Republic may set public policies to make its companies more competitive against FMN.

The purpose of this essay is to analyse the Christian democrats and the Sweden democrats’ ideological changes regarding their law and order and migration policies based on their election manifests from 2002-2018. The aim is then to explain these changes with the help of Downs (1957) based on cooperation, ideological superiority, and internal party changes. The question is whether the political parties have become ideologically and politically similar and if Downs (1957) theory will be able to explain this. The chosen method for the study is a theory testing case-study with an ideological analysis compared over time. The political parties’ ideological changes are shown in a descriptive analysis upon which Downs (1957) theory is applied. The study’s conclusion is that the theory can be used to explain the political parties ideological and political convergence. However, it cannot conclude which aspect that has been the most significant to explain the ideological changes that have occurred.

The master's thesis deals with problems which is associated with rough detection of distance between wireless modules based on ZigBee technology. In the first logical part it theoretically describes this technology and their characteristics. This section gives basic informations needed to understand the operation of wireless communications and also acquaint him with some of the terms from this sphere. Next thing is description of the medium access together with a detailed description of functions that are crucial for deter-mining the signal strength. The second part is devoted to describe the 1321XDSK-BDM development kit. Another section is devoted to the design of the user's interface for displaying measured data. It consists of a theoretical design, which describes the initial vision of the device accompanied by solution of communication between wireless module and the proposed device. Follows the design of the involvement in Eagle software and explanation of the various components. In the last two chapters of the whole logical structure is described construction of the device and simple user's guide. The following chapter talks about the selection of suited application, necessary changes and own implementation of source code. There is even a description of important features and components of the application. The penultimate chapter contains a distance measurement in terrain using wireless modules and designed device. Here are tested different influences on the final distance measurement accuracy. In conclusion there is a debate over the results achieved. Particular, this section includes an assessment of precision measuring methods and evaluates aplicability of this method in practice.