Objetivou-se nessa pesquisa comparar oito tipos de fios de NiTi superelásticos e termoativos, de seis empresas comerciais (GAC, TP, ORMCO, MASEL, MORELLI e UNITEK) àqueles com adição de cobre (CuNiTi 27 e 35OC, ORMCO), observando se as propriedades mecânicas dos dois últimos justificariam sua escolha clínica. Para tal foram realizados ensaios de tração e microscopia eletrônica de varredura. Os ensaios de tração foram realizados em máquina de ensaios mecânicos da marca EMIC, modelo DL10000, de 10 toneladas de capacidade, no Instituto Militar de Engenharia (IME). A composição química e a topografia superficial dos fios foram determinadas através da microscopia eletrônica de varredura em microscópio da marca JEOL, modelo JSM-5800 LV com sistema de microanálise EDS (energy dispersive spectroscopy). Os resultados mostraram que, de forma geral, os fios de NiTi termoativados apresentaram cargas mais suaves de desativação em relação aos superelásticos. Entre os fios que apresentaram as cargas biologicamente mais adequadas de desativação estão os termoativados da GAC e da UNITEK. Entre os fios de NiTi superelásticos, os de CuNiTi 27C da ORMCO foram os que apresentaram as cargas mais suaves de desativação, sendo semelhantes, estatisticamente (ANOVA), às apresentadas pelos fios de NiTi termoativados da UNITEK para a deformação de 4%. Quando comparados os fios de CuNiTi a 27 e a 35C, observou-se que os primeiros apresentaram forças de desativação de, aproximadamente, 1/3 das apresentadas pelos últimos, para a deformação de 4%. Quando analisada a microscopia eletrônica de varredura de superfície, os fios de NiTi superelásticos que apresentaram melhores acabamentos foram os da MASEL e MORELLI e os que apresentaram os piores acabamentos foram os de NiTi e CuNiTi 27C da ORMCO. Entre os termoativados, todos apresentaram marcas e ranhuras de trefilação bastante visíveis, com características inadequadas em termos de topografia de superfície, sendo que os de CuNiTi 35C da ORMCO e os da UNITEK apresentaram os piores acabamentos de superfície graças à presença de microcavidades formadas devido aos arrancamento de partículas, possivelmente de NiTi4. Quando analisada a morfologia da região de fratura observou-se a presença de deformação plástica, e de microcavidades, características de fratura do tipo dúctil com redução macroscópica do diâmetro, para todos os grupos de fios NiTi e CuNiTi ensaiados, sendo que os de CuNiTi 27 C e os termoativados da UNITEK apresentaram as menores microcavidades e os melhores acabamentos à fratura. Concluiu-se que os fios de CuNiTi 35C, além de terem apresentado as maiores cargas de desativação entre os fios de NiTi termoativados, apresentaram os piores acabamentos das superfícies, o que não justificaria sua escolha como os primeiros fios para utilização clínica. / Leveling and aligning orthodontic wires must be able to generate light and continuous forces. Thus need to have high springback and flexibility. For this purpose it was suggested a variety of supereslatic and termoactivated Nickel-Titanium (NiTi) wires that may offer a load-deformation curve, in a constant plataform. Copper NiTi wires are presented as exhibiting better thermoactivating properties for optimum-forces system with better dental movement control. The aim of this study was to compare 8 NiTi superelastic and thermoactivated wires of six different brands (GAC, TP, ORMCO, MASEL, MORELLI and UNITEK) to Copper addicted wires (CuNiTi 270C and 350C, ORMCO) to verify if the mechanical properties of Copper NiTi would support its clinical use. Stress-strain tests were done in Engeneering Military Institute (IME-Brazil), through test machine (EMIC- DL 10000 model). Scanning electronic microscope with energy dispersive spectroscopy (JOEL, JSM-5800 LV model) was used to determine chemical composition and superficial topography of the wires. Results showed that, in general, thermoactivated NiTi wires exhibited lower deactivation loads when compared to NiTi superelastics. Among the thermoactivated, the GAC and UNITEK ones are the lighter ones. Among the superelastics, the Copper NiTi 270C (ORMCO) were the lighter ones, statistically similar (ANOVA) to thermoactivated NiTi from UNITEK, for 4% strain. Once Copper NiTi 270C showed deactivated loads 62% lower than Copper NiTi 350C , under 4% strain. As regard to Scanning Electronic Microscopy results for superelastic NiTi wires, better superficial burnishing were found for MASEL and MORELLI ones. On the other hand, the worst were ORMCO Superelastic NiTi and CuNiTi 270C. The thermoactivated ones were superficially visibly marked with inadequate superficial topography. Copper NiTi 350 C and UNITEK showed the worst burnishing among the thermoactivated wires, linked to microtags. It was concluded that CuNiTi 350 C showed the greatest deactivation loads and not favorable superficial burning.

Objetivou-se nessa pesquisa comparar oito tipos de fios de NiTi superelásticos e termoativos, de seis empresas comerciais (GAC, TP, ORMCO, MASEL, MORELLI e UNITEK) àqueles com adição de cobre (CuNiTi 27 e 35OC, ORMCO), observando se as propriedades mecânicas dos dois últimos justificariam sua escolha clínica. Para tal foram realizados ensaios de tração e microscopia eletrônica de varredura. Os ensaios de tração foram realizados em máquina de ensaios mecânicos da marca EMIC, modelo DL10000, de 10 toneladas de capacidade, no Instituto Militar de Engenharia (IME). A composição química e a topografia superficial dos fios foram determinadas através da microscopia eletrônica de varredura em microscópio da marca JEOL, modelo JSM-5800 LV com sistema de microanálise EDS (energy dispersive spectroscopy). Os resultados mostraram que, de forma geral, os fios de NiTi termoativados apresentaram cargas mais suaves de desativação em relação aos superelásticos. Entre os fios que apresentaram as cargas biologicamente mais adequadas de desativação estão os termoativados da GAC e da UNITEK. Entre os fios de NiTi superelásticos, os de CuNiTi 27C da ORMCO foram os que apresentaram as cargas mais suaves de desativação, sendo semelhantes, estatisticamente (ANOVA), às apresentadas pelos fios de NiTi termoativados da UNITEK para a deformação de 4%. Quando comparados os fios de CuNiTi a 27 e a 35C, observou-se que os primeiros apresentaram forças de desativação de, aproximadamente, 1/3 das apresentadas pelos últimos, para a deformação de 4%. Quando analisada a microscopia eletrônica de varredura de superfície, os fios de NiTi superelásticos que apresentaram melhores acabamentos foram os da MASEL e MORELLI e os que apresentaram os piores acabamentos foram os de NiTi e CuNiTi 27C da ORMCO. Entre os termoativados, todos apresentaram marcas e ranhuras de trefilação bastante visíveis, com características inadequadas em termos de topografia de superfície, sendo que os de CuNiTi 35C da ORMCO e os da UNITEK apresentaram os piores acabamentos de superfície graças à presença de microcavidades formadas devido aos arrancamento de partículas, possivelmente de NiTi4. Quando analisada a morfologia da região de fratura observou-se a presença de deformação plástica, e de microcavidades, características de fratura do tipo dúctil com redução macroscópica do diâmetro, para todos os grupos de fios NiTi e CuNiTi ensaiados, sendo que os de CuNiTi 27 C e os termoativados da UNITEK apresentaram as menores microcavidades e os melhores acabamentos à fratura. Concluiu-se que os fios de CuNiTi 35C, além de terem apresentado as maiores cargas de desativação entre os fios de NiTi termoativados, apresentaram os piores acabamentos das superfícies, o que não justificaria sua escolha como os primeiros fios para utilização clínica. / Leveling and aligning orthodontic wires must be able to generate light and continuous forces. Thus need to have high springback and flexibility. For this purpose it was suggested a variety of supereslatic and termoactivated Nickel-Titanium (NiTi) wires that may offer a load-deformation curve, in a constant plataform. Copper NiTi wires are presented as exhibiting better thermoactivating properties for optimum-forces system with better dental movement control. The aim of this study was to compare 8 NiTi superelastic and thermoactivated wires of six different brands (GAC, TP, ORMCO, MASEL, MORELLI and UNITEK) to Copper addicted wires (CuNiTi 270C and 350C, ORMCO) to verify if the mechanical properties of Copper NiTi would support its clinical use. Stress-strain tests were done in Engeneering Military Institute (IME-Brazil), through test machine (EMIC- DL 10000 model). Scanning electronic microscope with energy dispersive spectroscopy (JOEL, JSM-5800 LV model) was used to determine chemical composition and superficial topography of the wires. Results showed that, in general, thermoactivated NiTi wires exhibited lower deactivation loads when compared to NiTi superelastics. Among the thermoactivated, the GAC and UNITEK ones are the lighter ones. Among the superelastics, the Copper NiTi 270C (ORMCO) were the lighter ones, statistically similar (ANOVA) to thermoactivated NiTi from UNITEK, for 4% strain. Once Copper NiTi 270C showed deactivated loads 62% lower than Copper NiTi 350C , under 4% strain. As regard to Scanning Electronic Microscopy results for superelastic NiTi wires, better superficial burnishing were found for MASEL and MORELLI ones. On the other hand, the worst were ORMCO Superelastic NiTi and CuNiTi 270C. The thermoactivated ones were superficially visibly marked with inadequate superficial topography. Copper NiTi 350 C and UNITEK showed the worst burnishing among the thermoactivated wires, linked to microtags. It was concluded that CuNiTi 350 C showed the greatest deactivation loads and not favorable superficial burning.

A extensa utilização de pesticidas na agricultura moderna tem contribuído para um aumento na contaminação do meio ambiente. Os Hidróxidos Duplos Lamelares (HDLs) ou argilas aniônicas, apresentam uma estrutura lamelar na qual uma variedade de ânions podem ser intercalados entre as lamelas através de interações eletrostáticas. Estes materiais lamelares podem ser utilizados em processos de adsorção/sorção e como suporte para a liberação lenta de compostos químicos. Assim, os principais objetivos deste trabalho foram: o estudo da sorção de ânions orgânicos de herbicidas ácidos 2,4-D, MCPA e Picloram utilizados na agricultura nacional, pela regeneração de HDLs de Mg-Al-CO3 calcinado e por troca aniônica em HDLs de Mg-Al-Cl. Para isso foram investigados a cinética do processo de sorção, além da determinação das isotermas em dois valores diferentes de pH. Assim, estes herbicidas foram intercalados em HDLs de Mg-Al, utilizando dois métodos de síntese indireta: regeneração do material calcinado e troca aniônica em solução, além do método de síntese direta por coprecipitação, sendo os materiais devidamente caracterizados. Todos os materiais obtidos, intercalados com cada um dos herbicidas, foram utilizados para o estudo da cinética de liberação dos mesmos em água. Os materiais obtidos por regeneração contendo cada um dos três herbicidas foram utilizados também no estudo da lixiviação em colunas de solo e no estudo de bio-ensaio com plantas, para testar a eficiência dos HDLs como suportes na liberação lenta dos herbicidas. A partir do estudo da cinética do processo de sorção dos ânions orgânicos presentes em solução utilizando HDLs de Mg-Al contendo cloreto ou carbonato após a calcinação, observou-se que a remoção dos ânions ocorreu através dos processos de troca aniônica no caso do HDL contendo cloreto, ou de regeneração da estrutura lamelar no caso do HDL calcinado. A intercalação dos ânions orgânicos na posição vertical foi verificada no processo de adsorção/sorção, e se mostrou dependente da concentração do herbicida em solução. O HDL calcinado apresentou a maior eficiência na remoção dos ânions da solução. Os herbicidas suportados em HDLs, apresentaram uma liberação em água mais lenta do que os mesmos em sua forma livre, e não se mostrou dependente do método de preparação da matriz utilizada. Os resultados dos estudos de lixiviação utilizando como matriz o HDL obtido por regeneração, demonstraram que os HDLs são bons suportes para os herbicidas pois apresentaram uma liberação lenta do ingrediente ativo, principlamente para o herbicida Picloram. O bio-ensaio mostrou que a forma de liberação dos herbicidas suportados foi eficiente no controle da germinação das sementes de plantas em aplicações pré-emergenciais. / The extensive use of pesticides in modern agriculture has been contributing to an increase in environmental contamination. Layered Double Hydroxides (LDHs), or anionic clays, bear a layered structure, and a variety of anions can be intercalated between these layers through electrostatic interactions. These layered materials can be used in adsorption/sorption processes and in the slow release of chemical compounds. So this work aims at studing the sorption of the acid herbicides bearing organic anions 2,4-D, MCPA and Picloram, used in national agriculture, through regeneration of calcined Mg-Al-CO3 LDH and anion exchange of Mg-Al-Cl ? LDH. For this purpose, the kinetics of the sorption process was investigated, and the determination of isotherms in two different pH values was carried out. The herbicides were intercalated in Mg-Al ? LDH using two indirect synthesis methods: regeneration of the calcined material and anion exchange in solution; besides the direct synthesis method by coprecipitation. The obtained materials were properly characterized. All the obtained materials, intercalated with each of the herbicides, were used in a kinetic release study in water. The materials obtained by regeneration were also used in a leaching and in a bioassay study, to test the efficiency of LDHs as supports for the slow release of herbicides. From the kinetic sorption process of the organic anions in solution using Mg-Al ? LDH containing chloride or carbonate after calcination, it was observed that the removal of anions occurred through an anionic exchange process in the case of the LDH containing chloride, or through regeneration of the layered structure in the case of the calcined LDH. The intercalation of organic anions in a vertical position was observed in the adsorption/sorption process, and it was shown to be dependent on the herbicide concentration in solution. The calcined LDH was the most efficient for removal of anions in solution. The herbicides supported on LDHs, presented a slower release in water than the same compounds in their free form, and the release behavior was not dependent on the methodology used for the preparation of the matrix. Leaching study results using the LDH obtained by regeneration as matrix demonstrated a slow release of the active ingredient, mainly for the Picloram herbicide. The bioassay showed that the release behavior of the supported herbicides was efficient in the control of plant seeds germination at preemergence applications.

Aprender nuevas palabras en un idioma extranjero, es decir, el léxico necesario que fundamenta la posibilidad del desarrollo de las destrezas comunicativas, constituye uno de los problemas más complejos en el proceso tanto de enseñanza como de aprendizaje del español como lengua extranjera. En relación con el aprendizaje del vocabulario identificamos un posible problema; el riesgo de que el número de palabras aprendidas se olvide aumenta después de la prueba o los ejercicios. Si nuestros alumnos no pueden ampliar su vocabulario su competencia comunicativa tampoco va a desarrollar.Para poder entender por qué ocurre el problema y cómo se podría encontrar otros recursos didácticos que contribuyan a un cambio en el proceso, investigamos un fenómeno conocido por la psicología de la educación como el efecto de la memoria espaciada - un fenómeno cognitivo que se benéfica de las repeticiones, pero siempre distribuidas en el tiempo. Estrategias de enseñanza que utilizan dicho efecto se refiere como aprendizaje distribuido.Mediante un pequeño estudio analizamos el efecto de la memoria espaciada (ME) como método alternativa. De este estudio podemos inferir que existe un efecto de memoria espaciada tangible en el aprendizaje de los alumnos que estudiaron según un modelo distribuido, es decir con repeticiones.Pudimos constatar un resultado positivo en este pequeño estudio piloto. Los alumnos lograron recordar en la examinación el 85% de las palabras ejercitadas en la clase un mes después. Este resultado abre nuevas perspectivas de estudio e indica que puede haber alternativas didácticas en la enseñanza del vocabulario de ELE en el salón escolar sueco. / Studying and learning words in a foreign language in order to develop a vocabulary that promotes communicative competence, is a daunting task both for students and teachers of Spanish as a foreign language in Sweden and elsewhere. In this context we identify one problem; the possibility that words learned in class will be forgotten as soon as they have been tested on a quiz or exam. If our students cannot incorporate new words into their vocabulary it is quite possible that their communicative development will stop or slow down.       In order to understand this problem and find alternative ways to teach vocabulary we investigated a phenomena called ‘the spaced memory effect’. In the field of educational psychology this is when the learner study with repetitions distributed over time. Practices that build on the spaced memory effect are often called distributed learning.       In a small study we tested this effect as an alternative way of teaching and learning vocabulary. From this study we could conclude that the effect is possible to measure and that it is consistent in all the test subjects that followed a study model that was based on repetitions or a distributed learning model. It was shown that after one month the students were able to remember 85% of the words.       The results from this small study provides new perspectives for further investigation and suggests that there are alternative ways of teaching Spanish vocabulary in Swedish schools.

L’objectif de ce mémoire de maîtrise est de caractériser une Décharge à Barrière Diélectrique (DBD) à la pression atmosphérique dans l’azote en régime homogène. L’objectif est d’une part de mettre en évidence les différents paramètres fondamentaux de ces décharges (température électronique, densité électronique, densité d’espèces excitées et métastables) mais aussi leurs évolutions spatio-temporelles. Dans ce contexte une électrode fractionnée a été réalisée afin de caractériser la décharge le long du flux de gaz et des mesures de spectroscopie d’émission optique résolues spatialement et temporellement ont été utilisées afin d’étudier la physico-chimie de ces décharges. Des variations de tension de claquage et de courant de décharge ont pu être observées entre l’entrée et la sortie du réacteur plasma. Cette variation a pu être reliée à une modification de la population de métastables d’azote N2(A) le long du flux de gaz. De plus, aucune variation significative de la température électronique n’a été relevé. Dans ce travail, des effets d’étalement de la décharge de Townsend ont été mis en évidence grâce à une méthode simple et rapide d'estimation de la surface de décharge. La décharge s’initie d’abord en sortie à cause d’une plus forte population d’espèces énergétiques par rapport à l’entrée. Les mauvaises estimations de surface de décharge conduisent à de mauvaises estimations des valeurs des capacités du circuit équivalent et donc à des paramètres électriques tels que le courant de décharge et la tension appliquée au gaz erronés. Ceci peut donner lieu à de mauvaises interprétations de la physique des DBD. La méthode proposée peut s’appliquer avec ou sans électrode fractionnée ainsi qu’en présence d’espèces réactives appropriées pour le dépôt de couches minces fonctionnelles et multifonctionnelles. / The objective of this master thesis is to characterize a Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) at atmospheric pressure in nitrogen gas in a homogeneous regime. The objective is on the one hand to highlight the different fundamental parameters of these discharges (electronic temperature, electronic density, density of excited and metastable species) but also their spatio-temporal evolutions. In this context a structured electrode was made to characterize the discharge along the gas flow lines as well as optical emission spectroscopy measurements to study the physical chemistry of these discharges. Variations in breakdown voltage and discharge current could be observed between the entrance and the exit of the plasma reactor. This variation could be related to a change in the metastable population of nitrogen N2(A) along the gas flow. In addition, no significant variation in the electronic temperature was noted. In this work, spreading effects of the Townsend discharge were highlighted by a simple and quick method of estimating the discharge area. The discharge is initiated at the exit due to a larger population of energy species compared to the entrance. Wrong discharge area estimates lead to poor estimates of capacitance values of the equivalent circuit and thus to incorrect electrical parameters such as discharge current and gas voltage. This can lead to misinterpretations of DBD physics. The proposed method can be applied with or without fractional electrode, and also in the presence of reactive species suitable for thin-film deposition.

The Bondi-Metzner-Sachs-van der Burg (BMS) group is the asymptotic symmetry group of radiating asymptotically flat spacetimes. It has recently received renewed interest in the context of the flat holography and the infrared structure of gravity. In this thesis, we investigate the consequences of considering extensions of the BMS group in four dimensions with superrotations. In particular, we apply the covariant phase space methods on a class of first order gauge theories that includes the Cartan formulation of general relativity and specify this analysis to gravity in asymptotically flat spacetime. Furthermore, we renormalize the symplectic structure at null infinity to obtain the generalized BMS charge algebra associated with smooth superrotations. We then study the vacuum structure of the gravitational field, which allows us to relate the so-called superboost transformations to the velocity kick/refraction memory effect. Afterward, we propose a new set of boundary conditions in asymptotically locally (A)dS spacetime that leads to a version of the BMS group in the presence of a non-vanishing cosmological constant, called the Λ-BMS asymptotic symmetry group. Using the holographic renormalization procedure and a diffeomorphism between Bondi and Fefferman-Graham gauges, we construct the phase space of Λ-BMS and show that it reduces to the one of the generalized BMS group in the flat limit. / Doctorat en Sciences / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished

Deformation phenomena in shape memory alloys involve stress-, temperature-induced phase transformations and crystallographic variant conversion or reorientation, equivalent to a twinning operation. In near equiatomic NiTi, Ti rich compositions can exist near room temperature as a monoclinic B19' martensitic phase, which when deformed undergoes twinning resulting in strains as large as 8%. Upon heating, the martensite transforms to a cubic B2 austenitic phase, thereby recovering the strain and exhibiting the shape memory effect. Ni rich compositions on the other hand can exist near room temperature in the austenitic phase and undergo a reversible martensitic transformation on application of stress. Associated with this reversible martensitic transformation are macroscopic strains, again as large as 8%, which are also recovered and resulting in superelasticity. This work primarily focuses on neutron diffraction measurements during loading at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Three phenomena were investigated: First, the phenomena of hysteresis reduction and increase in linearity with increasing plastic deformation in superelastic NiTi. There is usually a hysteresis associated with the forward and reverse transformations in superelastic NiTi which translates to a hysteresis in the stress-strain curve during loading and unloading. This hysteresis is reduced in cold-worked NiTi and the macroscopic stress-strain response is more linear. This work reports on measurements during loading and unloading in plastically deformed (up to 11%) and cycled NiTi. Second, the tension-compression stress-strain asymmetry in martensitic NiTi. This work reports on measurements during tensile and compressive loading of polycrystalline shape-memory martensitic NiTi with no starting texture. Third, a heterogeneous stress-induced phase transformation in superelastic NiTi. Measurements were performed on a NiTi disc specimen loaded laterally in compression and associated with a macroscopically heterogeneous stress state. For the case of superelastic NiTi, the experiments related the macroscopic stress-strain behavior (from an extensometer or an analytical approach) with the texture, phase volume fraction and strain evolution (from neutron diffraction spectra). For the case of shape memory NiTi, the macroscopic connection was made with the texture and strain evolution due to twinning and elastic deformation in martensitic NiTi. In all cases, this work provided for the first time insight into atomic-scale phenomena such as mismatch accommodation and martensite variant selection. The aforementioned technique of neutron diffraction for mechanical characterization was also extended to engineering components and focused mainly on the determination of residual strains. Two samples were investigated and presented in this work; first, a welded INCONEL 718 NASA space shuttle flow liner was studied at 135 K and second, Ti-6Al-4V turbine blade components were investigated for Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation. Lastly, also reported in this dissertation is a refinement of the methodology established in the author's masters thesis at UCF that used synchrotron x-ray diffraction during loading to study superelastic NiTi. The Los Alamos Neutron Science Center is a national user facility funded by the United States Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, under Contract No. W-7405-ENG-36. The work reported here was made possible by grants to UCF from NASA (NAG3-2751), NSF CAREER (DMR-0239512), Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation and the Space Research Initiative.

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Whoonga is a relatively new addition into the drug market. The need for this study was prompted by the devastating effects this new arrival has had in the lives of young people addicted to it. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of whoonga on the learning of affected youth in Kwa-Dabeka Township. This study adopted a qualitative method and employed a phenomenological approach to explore the experiences of participants with regard to whoonga use and their learning. Data was collected through purposive sampling. Interviews were conducted, using semi-structured and unstructured questions with the help of an interview guide. Observations were also conducted to collect more data. This was done in the classroom during teaching and learning, as well as outside the classroom during recess. The study employed a social learning theoretical framework on the experiences of participants with regard to the use of whoonga. Four participants from one high school in Kwa-Dabeka Township were involved in the study. Themes that emerged from the study were that all the participants were totally ignorant of what they were getting themselves into before they started using whoonga. Peer pressure, coupled with curiosity made their decision to use whoonga easy. Challenges that participants face now on daily basis are far beyond their young age. The findings have indicated that learning is a situation of near impossibility for the participants. The findings have also depicted a picture of young people who are trapped in a vicious cycle of one of life‟s harshest living conditions in terms of their encounters with parents, school and the communities they come from. Despite their hopes for a brighter future one day, participants see no end in sight for their suffering at the hands of this unforgiving, destructive drug at this point in time. / Educational Studies / M. Ed. (Socio-Education)