This work contains students' communication analysis, the design of new information system for students and its implementation. New system integrates the social network Facebook, the Google Docs and the Google Calendar. The result of this master's thesis is working system written in Java language. The system is based on the students' communication analysis and the requirements of the Students' Union.

Im Rahmen der Diplomarbeit wurde ein modernes System zur Erledigung typischer Geschäftsvorfälle des URZ entwickelt. Die Arbeit betrachtet den Einsatz von XML als Grundlage der Implementation und unterschiedliche XML-Applikationen auf ihre Verwendbarkeit zur Repräsentation von URZ-Dokumenten. Laufende Geschäftsvorfälle wurden anhand ausgewählter Dokumententypen analysiert und deren Strukturen und Inhaltstypen in XML definiert. Die Dokumentenerstellung wird durch eine Web-basierte Nutzerschnittstelle gewährleistet.

The adsorption and organization of reactive microgels has been investigated on technical aluminium. By means of a two-step emulsion polymerisation with phosphate substituted monomer we obtain polymeric nano-particles with phosphate groups on the surface. In a first step cross-linked butyl acrylate/styrene particles were formed. In a second step a mixture of functionalised acrylate and butyl acrylate/styrene was added to the system. In this way, the composite particles were obtained. Particle size and size distribution were measured by F-FFF and light scattering methods. For phosphate functionalised dispersions, it was possible to show the distribution of P-species around particles by energy dispersive TEM easurements. These nano-particles adsorb spontaneously onto aluminium surfaces from aqeous dispersion. They form well packed layers, which have been proved by SEM measurements. The properties of the adsorbed microgel layers were confirmed by industrial linked adhesion and corrosion tests. Panels with adsorbed phosphate funczionalised particles have an excellent corrosion inhibition effect.

The diploma thesis discusses the potential of interpretation of typographical language LATEX and describes the structure of this language, its functions and their syntax. Also it analyses possibilities of LaTeX interpretation into HTML (HyperText Markup Language), in order to create typographically accurate publications, which could be viewed by common web browser. The solution concept and outlines of possible problems follows.

This thesis deals with the issue of preparation of final exams at the Faculty of Information Technology of Brno University of Technology. It describes the process of design and implementation of a web application that allows teachers to create and manage room schemes and terms of individual exams. An important part of the application is also the automatic placement of students in the rooms and the generation of individual exam assignments for printing based on the given template and the method of placement. The application provides students with a clear view of individual exam terms and details about them. The work will result in a functional and usable web application written in Java using the Spring and Angular frameworks.

To diagnose patients suffering from blood clotting disorders latex immununoassays (LIA) can be used. A time consuming manual tangential flow filtration (TFF) process suggests the implementation of an automatic TFF system to improve the efficiency, profitability, and expandability of the production facility of LIA at Nordic Biomarker. Tests were made of the automatic TFF system's ability to perform the desired steps of concentration, dilution and diafiltration, both with purified water and mimicked product. The mimicked product of micro particles (MP) mixed with monoclonal antibodies (mAb) was also used to further test the system's pressure control, safety alarms and stops, and to determine a permeate flux by a critical flux experiment. The results imply a functional TFF system able to automatically concentrate the process fluid and maintain a stable volume during diafiltration, although an additional permeate pump was ordered to be able to attain a fully functional performance of the automatic TFF process. The final part of the implementation was to initiate a validation draft including a risk assessment, OQ plan and PQ plan that resulted in a plan of the main tests to be performed. To conclude, the essential part of the implementation of a high quality and efficient automatic TFF process was conducted to facilitate future expansion of the production of LIA.

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Dans ce travail de thèse, la synthèse de nanoparticules d'argent (Ag) est réalisée par une méthode simple, efficace et rapide basée sur la réduction du nitrate d'argent (AgNO3) dans un milieu organique (éthanol) sous chauffage par irradiation micro-ondes (MW) pendant quelques secondes en présence d'une émulsion aqueuse de copolymère latex. Les expériences ont été effectuées soit de manière séquentielle en faisant varier les paramètres expérimentaux les uns après les autres (approche classique) ou bien en moyennant la méthodologie des plans d'expérience qui sert à varier simultanément ces conditions expérimentales dans le but à la fois d'optimiser et d'évaluer l'impact de ces facteurs sur les propriétés physico-chimiques des particules produites. L'objectif est d'arriver à préparer un maximum de concentration en nanoparticules d'argent avec un minimum de concentration en copolymère latex et en AgNO3. Les nanoparticules préparées sont trouvées extrêmement stables en solution colloïdale avec des distributions de taille très étroites, ce qui confirme la qualité élevée et le diamètre uniforme des nanoparticules obtenues par l'approche de synthèse micro-ondes. Ceci pourrait être probablement dû à l'effet de stabilisation produit par les molécules du latex, qui est un bon environnement pour contrôler efficacement la croissance de nanoparticules métalliques d'argent. En tant que principal objectif d'une telle réalisation de la synthèse de nanoparticules d'argent par la méthode MW ouvre la voie à l'exploitation d'effets plasmoniques de surface dans des réactions photocatalytiques en utilisant des structures semi-conductrices bien définies (Bi2O3, In2O3, TiO2...). / In this thesis work, the synthesis of silver nanoparticles (Ag) is carried out by a simple, efficient and fast method based on the reduction of silver nitrate (AgNO3) in an organic medium (ethanol) under heating by micro irradiation (MW) for a few seconds in the presence of an aqueous emulsion of latex copolymer. The experiments were performed either by varying the experimental parameters one after the other (classical approach) or by means of the experimental design methodology which serves to vary simultaneously these experimental conditions in order to both optimize and evaluate the impact of these factors on the physicochemical properties of the nanoparticles. The main goal is to prepare a maximum concentration of silver nanoparticles with a minimum concentration of latex copolymer and AgNO3. The prepared nanoparticles were found to be extremely stable in colloidal solution with very narrow size distributions, which confirms the high quality and the uniform diameter of the nanoparticles obtained by the microwave synthesis approach. This could possibly be due to the stabilizing effect produced by the latex molecules, which is a good environment for effectively controlling the growth of metallic silver nanoparticles. As the main objective of such realization of the silver nanoparticle synthesis by the MW method opens the way to the exploration of surface plasmonic effects in photocatalytic reactions using well-defined semiconducting structures (Bi2O3 , In2O3, TiO2 ...).

Globalmente ocorrem cerca de 800.000 mortes de crianças menores de cinco anos associadas à diarreia, principalmente na África subsaariana, sul da Ásia e América Latina. Dentre os patógenos causadores de diarreia, Escherichia coli diarreiogênica (DEC) é o agente etiológico bacteriano mais comum, incluindo E. coli enteropatogênica (EPEC) e E. coli produtora da toxina de Shiga e seu subgrupo enterohemorrágica (STEC/EHEC). Os dados epidemiológicos indicam a importância do diagnóstico precoce e sua realização em locais com pouca infraestrutura. Desta forma o objetivo deste trabalho foi o desenvolvimento de um teste rápido, sensível e específico para o diagnóstico de EPEC e STEC/EHEC. Primeiramente, foram definidas diferentes condições do cultivo bacteriano: Dulbecco\'s modified Eagle\'s (DMEM), DMEM contendo 1% de triptona e DMEM pré-condicionado para o cultivo dos isolados de EPEC/EHEC e avaliação da produção/secreção das proteínas secretadas EspA e EspB, utilizando anticorpos monoclonais (MAb) e policlonais (PAb) anti-EspA ou anti-EspB por ELISA indireto. Para a avaliação da liberação das toxinas de Shiga para o sobrenadante do cultivo bacteriano de STEC/EHEC, foram testados diferentes condições de tratamento, o cultivo bacteriano foi tratado com Triton X-100 e o sedimento foi tratado com tampão de lise B-PER utilizando MAb e PAb anti-Stx1 ou anti-Stx2 por ELISA de captura. Subsequentemente, foi desenvolvido e avaliado o teste de aglutinação em látex para a detecção de EspB em isolados de EPEC/EHEC, e Stx1 e Stx2 em isolados de STEC/EHEC. EspB foi definida como biomarcador, o MAb anti-EspB como ferramenta para o diagnóstico de EPEC/EHEC, e a condição ideal para a produção/secreção de EspB foi o cultivo em DMEM. Para o diagnóstico de STEC/EHEC a condição ideal para liberação das toxinas Stx foi o tratamento do cultivo com Triton X-100. Tanto o ELISA, como a aglutinação em látex apresentaram sensibilidades e especificidades exigidas para testes diagnósticos de doenças negligenciadas em países em desenvolvimento e os testes de aglutinação em látex para a detecção destes patógenos foram precisos, rápidos e fáceis de executar, sendo portanto promissores para a utilização em laboratórios com mínima infraestrutura. / There are 800,000 deaths associated with diarrhea worldwide in children under five, and these are mainly in sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia and Latin America. Among the causative pathogens of diarrhea, diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) is the most common bacterial etiological agent, including enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli and its subgroup enterohemorrhagic E. coli (STEC/EHEC). Epidemiological data indicate the importance of early diagnosis and its realization in places with limited resources. Therefore, the objective of this work was to develop a rapid, sensitive and specific test for the diagnosis of EPEC and STEC/EHEC. First, different bacterial growth conditions were evaluated: Dulbecco\'s modified Eagle\'s medium (DMEM) or DMEM containing 1% tryptone, and DMEM pre-conditioned with EPEC/EHEC isolates. The production/secretion of the secreted proteins EspA and EspB was determined by indirect ELISA utilizing anti-EspA or anti-EspB monoclonal (MAb) and polyclonal (PAb) antibodies. Different treatments were tested for their effect on the release of Shiga toxins into the medium of STEC/EHEC bacterial cultures. The bacterial culture supernatant was treated with Triton X-100, and the sediment was treated with B-PER lysis buffer. The toxins release was determined by capture ELISA using anti-Stx1 or anti-Stx2 MAb and PAb. Subsequently, a latex agglutination test was developed and evaluated for the detection of EspB in EPEC/EHEC isolates and of Stx1 and Stx2 in STEC/EHEC isolates. EspB was defined as the biomarker and anti-EspB MAb as the tool for the diagnosis of EPEC/EHEC. The ideal conditions for the production/secretion of EspB were cultivation in DMEM. For the diagnosis of STEC/EHEC, the ideal conditions for the release of Stx were Triton X-100 treatment. ELISA as well as latex agglutination showed the sensitivities and specificities required for diagnostic tests of neglected diseases in developing countries. The latex agglutination test for the detection of these pathogens was precise, rapid and easy to perform, thereby being promising for their utilization in laboratories with limited resources.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:42:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 JulianaSN.pdf: 1926581 bytes, checksum: 39f0578ac55e6915852da779ae1734b5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-10-18 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico / Magnetic particles are systems with potential use in drug delivery systems, ferrofluids, and effluent treatment. In many situations, such as in biomedical applications, it is necessary to cover magnetic particles with an organic material, as polymers. In this work, magnetic particles were obtained through covering magnetite particles with poly(methyl methacrylate‐comethacrylic acid) via miniemulsion polymerization process. The resultant materials were characterized X‐ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), zeta potential (��) measurements and vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM). XRD results showed magnetite as the predominant cristalline phase in all samples and that cristallites had nanometric dimensions. Thermogravimetric analysis revealed an increase in polymer thermal stability as a result of magnetite encapsulation. TGA results showed also that the encapsulation efficiency was directly related to nanoparticles s hidrofobicity degree. VSM measurements showed that magnetic polymeric particles were superparamagnetic, so that they may be potentially used for magnetic (bio)separation / Part?culas magn?ticas s?o sistemas com potencial de uso em libera??o controlada f?rmacos, ferrofluidos e tratamentos de efluentes. Em muitas situa??es, como em aplica??es biol?gicas, ? necess?rio revestir as part?culas magn?ticas com um material org?nico, como pol?meros. Neste trabalho, part?culas magn?ticas foram obtidas pelo revestimento de part?culas de magnetita por poli(metacrilato de metila‐co?cido metacr?lico) via processo de polimeriza??o em miniemuls?o. Os produtos obtidos foram caracterizados por difra??o de raios X (DRX), espectroscopia de absor??o no infravermelho por transformada de Fourier (FTIR), an?lise termogravim?trica (TG), medidas de potencial zeta (��) e magnetometria de amostra vibrante (MAV). Os resultados de DRX mostraram que a magnetita ? a fase cristalina dominante em todas as amostras, tendo seus cristalitos dimens?es nanom?tricas. A an?lise termogravim?trica revelou um aumento na estabilidade t?rmica das amostras com magnetita encapsulada e que a efici?ncia de encapsula??o foi diretamente relacionada ao grau de hidrofobiza??o das nanopart?culas. Medidas de magnetiza??o mostraram que as part?culas polim?ricas magn?ticas foram superparamagn?ticas, podendo ser satisfatoriamente utilizadas em processos de (bio)separa??o magn?tica