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The aim of the study was evaluate sporting breeds of horses used for show jumping sport in the Czech Republic. In the literary section is describes the show jumping sport, history of show jumping sport and characterization of the breeds which are used in the Czech Republic and worldwide in the show jumping sport. The work insludes statistical evaluation of the effect breed on the performance of the horses. Performance is evaluated by the auxiliary points PPB to one start. Auxiliary points expressed the preformance of the horses. The points are calculeted according to the real resulsts in the competitions in the criminal points. The criminal points are converted to the auxiliary points. Data was used from the Summary of sport horses of 1995, 2005 and 2014, issued by the Czech Equestrian Federation. Data was further processed and statistically analyzed. Statistical conclusiveness of the breed on the performance was confirmed, in some cases it is also highly statistically conclusive. Breeds were further tested to determine which breed is the most performance and the most appropriate for show jumping sport. In the 1995 it was found, that the most performance for show jumping sport of the ranking top 300 horses are germans warmblood breeds with 6,25 PPB. In the 2005 was the most performance breed hanoverian horse with 8,30 PPB. In the 2014, besides germans warmblood breeds with average value of 8,28 PPB come to the foreground other warmblood breeds with 9,44 PPB and breeds like belgian warmblood with 8,07 PPB and holland warmblood with 7,75 PPB. In the statistics of all started horses in the 2014 was the most performance breed belgian warmblood with a value of 8,81 PPB. Statistically conclusiveness effect on performance was found also for sex. When the most performance are stallions with 4,56 PPB, then mares with 3,91 PPB and the geldings with 3,75 PPB are least performance.

La photocatalyse hétérogène est une technique d’oxydation utilisée pour l’élimination des Composés Organiques Volatils (COV). L’objectif est d’étudier la dégradation des COV initiaux et la production d’intermédiaires réactionnels lors de la mise en oeuvre de ce procédé dans des conditions proches de l’air intérieur (concentration des COV en mélange). TroisCOV modèles (toluène, décane, trichloréthylène) sont étudiés séparément puis en mélange dans un réacteurstatique puis dans un réacteur dynamique multi-pass. Les résultats obtenus montrent que (i) l’efficacité dedégradation dépend de la nature et du nombre de COV à traiter, des caractéristiques du média photocatalytiqueet des conditions opératoires, (ii) les intermédiaires majoritaires et les plus persistants sont les aldéhydeslégers, (iii) l’élimination des aldéhydes est inhibée lorsque les COV initiaux sont en mélange, (iv) l’augmentation du temps de résidence sur le matériau photocatalytique permet une élimination plus rapide des COV initiaux et des sous-produits. / Heterogeneous photocatalysis is a technique of oxidation used for the removal of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). Aim is to study the degradation of initial VOCs and the production of reaction intermediates during this process in conditions close to the indoor air (VOC concentration in mixture). Three model VOCs (toluene, decane, trichloroethylene) are studied separately and then in mixture in a static reactor and in a dynamic multi-pass reactor. The obtained results show that (i) the degradation efficiency depends on the nature and the number of VOCs, on the photocatalyst characteristics and on process conditions, (ii) the major and the most persistent intermediates are light aldehydes, (iii) the elimination of aldehydes is inhibited when the initial VOCs are in mixture, (iv) increasing the residence time on the photocatalyst provides a higher removal rate of initial VOCs and of byproducts.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-04-22T22:11:03Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Augusto Cesar Alves Bacovis.pdf: 1516831 bytes, checksum: f50467d22252da63f058160a13272581 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-08-16 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / period of so fierce business competition, where until a simple news can disestablish any market, the competitiveness becomes an overweight factor in any segment of manufacturing sector. Notwithstanding to this scenario, the Industrial Pole of Manaus (PIM) offers fiscals incentives to the companies there established, with the counterpart of the accomplishment of the Basic Productive Process (BPP) determined by Interministerial Ordinance. The PIM needs, at the same time, to comply with competitiveness ordination and local development. This research studied the BPP as a competitive governmental strategy, firming as the main pillar, the five forces theory by Michael Porter. This research was delimited to study the LCD TV BPP. It is classified as an explorative and descriptive study. The data analysis was qualitative. Its expectation is demonstrate the establishment of BPP as a rule for production of goods in Manaus, as a competitive strategy. It also contributed with subsidies such for the Govern as the LCD TV Manufacturers, in their respective decision making processes. / Em tempo de concorrência empresarial acirrada, onde até mesmo uma simples notícia pode desestabilizar qualquer mercado, a competitividade passa a ser um fator preponderante em qualquer segmento do setor produtivo. Não obstante a este cenário, o Polo Industrial de Manaus (PIM) oferece incentivos fiscais às empresas ali instaladas, com a contrapartida do cumprimento de um Processo Produtivo Básico (PPB) estabelecido por Portaria Interministerial. O PIM precisa, ao mesmo tempo, atender o requisito da competitividade e do desenvolvimento regional. A presente pesquisa estudou o PPB como estratégia governamental competitiva, tendo como pilar principal, a teoria das cinco forças de Michael Porter. A pesquisa delimitou-se a estudar o PPB dos televisores em cores com tela de LCD. Esta pesquisa se classifica como um estudo exploratório e descritivo. A análise dos dados foi qualitativa. Espera-se demonstrar o estabelecimento do PPB como regra para produção de bens em Manaus, como sendo uma estratégia competitiva. Esta pesquisa contribuiu com subsídios tanto para o Governo quanto para os fabricantes de televisor em cores com tela de LCD, em seus respectivos processos de tomada de decisão.

Cementproduktion står idag för totalt 5 % av koldioxidutsläppen globalt, vilket t.ex. är mer än dubbelt så mycket som den globala flygindustrin. Nya cement- och betongrecept, med nya egenskaper, utvecklas med målet att minska klimatbelastningen. I produkten Bascement ersätts delar av klimatbelastande cementklinker med mineraltillsatsen flygaska, en restprodukt från andra industrier. Detta ska alltså leda till en minskad klimatbelastning. Betong med Bascement har dock orsakat förseningar och extra kostnader i produktion på grund av långa torktider som inte stämt överens med simuleringar i TorkaS 3.2, en programvara baserad på betong med Byggcement. TorkaS ska ersättas av programvaran Produktionsplanering Betong (PPB) som kan simulera uttorkning i betong med Bascement. Målet med studien är att undersöka hur fuktsimuleringar i PPB skiljer sig jämfört med genomförda fuktmätningar i fyra betongprover med två olika vattencementtal, vct. Genom att förvara proverna i olika miljö är målet att experimentellt mäta hur omgivningen påverkar uttorkningen. Målet är vidare att visa skillnader mellan fuktsimuleringar med inbyggd klimatdata i PPB och med egna uppmätta klimatdata. Resultaten från de experimentella undersökningarna visar att uttorkningen blev större i betongprover med vct 0,40 än för motsvarande prover med vct 0,55 efter 70 dagar. Prover som hade förvarats i en stabil inomhusmiljö hade torkat mer än prover som hade förvarats i en varierande utomhusmiljö, vilket i denna studie inte stämde överens med simuleringar i PPB. Resultatet i denna studie visar att simuleringar i PPB tenderar att visa något större uttorkning jämfört med genomförda fuktmätningar. Denna överskattning blir större vid simuleringar med en varierande utomhusmiljö än med en stabil inomhusmiljö. Överskattningen blir större vid simuleringar med inbyggd klimatdata i PPB än med egna uppmätta klimatdata. Vid justering av betongens maxtemperatur i PPB till verkligt uppmätt maxtemperatur påverkas fuktsimuleringarna positivt så att de närmar sig de experimentellt erhållna resultaten. Betong med låga vct påverkas mer av en sådan justering än höga vct. Slutsatsen i denna studie är baserad på simuleringar och fuktmätningar i ett fåtal betongprover, vilka kan ha utsatts för störningar. Fler studier behövs för att validera reliabiliteten hos programvaran PPB. Val av härdningsmetod samt maxtemperatur under härdning kan påverka uttorkningen och simuleringar i PPB. Experimenten indikerar att simuleringar med PPB tenderar att avvika om betong med höga vct utsätts för vattentillskott kort efter gjutning. Korrekt maxtemperatur i PPB är viktigt för en mer verklig simulering av uttorkning i betong, särskilt vid låga vct. Simuleringar i PPB tenderar att bli mer korrekta med egna klimatdata än med inbyggd klimatdata. / Cement production currently accounts for a total of 5 % of carbon dioxide emissions globally, which for example is more than twice as much as the global aviation industry. New cement and concrete recipes, with new properties, are being developed with the aim of reducing the climate load. In the Portland fly ash cement, parts of climate-stressing cement clinkers are replaced with the mineral-added fly ash, a residual product from other industries. This should lead to a reduced climate impact. Concrete with Portland fly ash cement, however, has caused delays and extra costs in production due to long drying times that did not match with simulations in the software TorkaS 3.2, which is based on concrete with Portland-limestone cement. TorkaS will be replaced by the software Production Planning Concrete, PPB, which can simulate dehydration in concrete with Portland fly ash cement. The aim of the study is to investigate how moisture simulations in PPB differ from executed moisture measurements in four concrete samples with two different w/c ratio. By storing the samples in different environments, the goal is to experimentally measure how the environment affects the dehydration. The goal is also to show differences between moisture simulations with the built-in climate data in PPB and with the own measured climate data. The results from the experimental studies show that the dehydration became larger in concrete samples with w/c ratio 0.40 than for samples with w/c ratio 0.55 after 70 days. Samples that had been stored in a stable indoor environment had dried more than samples that had been stored in a varying outdoor environment, which in this study did not correspond to simulations in PPB. The result of this study shows that simulations in PPB tend to show slightly greater dehydration than executed moisture measurements. This overestimation is greater in simulations with a varying outdoor environment than with a stable indoor environment. The overestimation is greater in simulations with the built-in climate data in PPB than with the own measured climate data. When adjusting the maximum temperature of the concrete in PPB to the actual measured maximum temperature, the moisture simulations is positively affected so that they approach the experimentally obtained results. Concrete with low w/c ratio is more affected by such an adjustment than concrete with high w/c ratio. The conclusion in this study is based on simulations and moisture measurements in a few concrete samples, which may have been exposed to disturbances. More studies are needed to validate the reliability of the PPB software. Choice of curing method and maximum temperature during curing can affect the drying and simulations in PPB. The experiments indicate that simulations with the PPB software tend to deviate if concrete with a high w/c ratio is exposed to water shortly after casting. Correct maximum temperature in PPB is important for a more real simulation of dehydration in concrete, especially at high w/c ratio. Simulations in PPB tend to be more accurate when using own climate data than using the built-in climate data.

Under de senaste åren har tillverkningsprocessen av betong genomgått en förändring föratt göra materialet och processer mer miljövänliga. Detta är en följd av att betong räknasvara ett av de viktigaste byggnadsmaterialen i världen. En viktig anledning till denomfattande användningen av betong är att betong som material är fuktbeständigt, att detinte möglar och att det är väldigt formbart.Förenta nationerna nämner 17 globala mål vars uppgift är att främja hållbarhet i framtidendär mål nio anger ”Bygga upp en motståndskraftig infrastruktur, verka för eninkluderande och hållbar industrialisering och främja innovation”. Detta faktum måstenaturligtvis tas hänsyn till även vid tillverkningen av betong och dess beståndsdelar.Syftet med det här examensarbetet är att med hjälp av ett stort antal mätpunkter visa påolika styrkor och svagheter inom tre olika typer av prognostiserande beräkningsverktygav torkningstider. Målet med arbetet är att jämföra statistik av praktiska mätningar,utfärdade av Conservator AB, med varandra och med de tre vanligasteberäkningsprogrammen som används för att beräkna uttorkningstider av betong.I de undersökta byggdelarna i arbetet gav TorkaS den högsta noggrannheten och sedanföljt väldigt nära av PPB. Utöver detta uppfyller de förväntningar som borde kunna ställaspå prognostisering av uttorkningstid för betong. Studien har också visat attuttorkningstiden för betong i nyproduktion påverkas mest av uttorkningsklimatet och tjockleken på avjämningsmassan. / In the recent years, the manufacturing of concrete has undergone a change to make theprocesses and the material more environmentally friendly. This is accompanied by thefact that concrete is one of the most important building materials in the world. This islargely because concrete as a material is moisture resistant, does not mold and is highlyformable.The United Nations mentions 17 global goals whose mission is to promote sustainabilityin the future whereas the ninth one states that “Build resilient infrastructure, promoteinclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation”. This leads to the factthat it needs to take in consideration the manufacturing of concrete and its components.The purpose of this research is to show strengths and weaknesses in prediction tools forconcretes drying time by comparison with data from many measuring points. Besidesthat, the aim is to compare statistics of practical measurements, which were issued byConservator AB, with each other and with other three most commonly used programs inforecasting the drying time for concrete, i.e. TorkaS, BI-Dry and PPB.From the building sections that were researched, TorkaS gave the highest accuracy inforecasting the drying time and then followed very closely by PPB. In addition, BI-Drydid not meet the expected requirements on some of the building sections. Besides that, thestudy has shown that the drying time of concrete in new production is most influenced bythe drying climate and the thickness of the compound.

La photocatalyse hétérogène est une technique d'oxydation utilisée pour l'élimination des Composés Organiques Volatils (COV). L'objectif est d'étudier la dégradation des COV initiaux et la production d'intermédiaires réactionnels lors de la mise en oeuvre de ce procédé dans des conditions proches de l'air intérieur (concentration des COV en mélange). TroisCOV modèles (toluène, décane, trichloréthylène) sont étudiés séparément puis en mélange dans un réacteurstatique puis dans un réacteur dynamique multi-pass. Les résultats obtenus montrent que (i) l'efficacité dedégradation dépend de la nature et du nombre de COV à traiter, des caractéristiques du média photocatalytiqueet des conditions opératoires, (ii) les intermédiaires majoritaires et les plus persistants sont les aldéhydeslégers, (iii) l'élimination des aldéhydes est inhibée lorsque les COV initiaux sont en mélange, (iv) l'augmentation du temps de résidence sur le matériau photocatalytique permet une élimination plus rapide des COV initiaux et des sous-produits.

Esta dissertação analisa a trajetória do Partido Progressista Brasileiro (PPB), atualmente rebatizado de Partido Progressista (PP), desde a época do regime militar, sob a denominação de ARENA. O trabalho investiga o desempenho eleitoral e as estratégias que o partido vem utilizando para sobreviver em um ambiente democrático e multipartidário. Nascido dentro do Estado no período autoritário o PPB enfrentou uma série de dificuldades para manter-se com a transição para a democracia. O partido que nasceu grande e descentralizado vem ao longo do tempo assumindo outro perfil: um partido menor e mais centralizado. Apesar de ter perdido influência o PPB têm se mantido entre os maiores partidos do Brasil concentrando cerca de 10% dos cargos políticos em disputa. O trabalho trata também dos deputados, federais e estaduais, do PPB, analisando o posicionamento destes acerca de questões importantes para a política nacional. / This dissertation analyses the trajectory of the Brazilian Progressive Party (recently renamed of Progressive Party - PP), since its creation during the military regimen under the denomination of ARENA (Renovadora National Alliance). The work investigates the electoral performance and the strategies developed by the party to survive under a democratic and multiparty environment. Having been born within of the State, BPP faced many difficulties to survive after the end of the authoritarian regime. After having developed a large and decentralized struture, this party have changed into: a centralized and small organization. Although having lost most of its influence, the BPP has kept its position among the largest parties concentrating about 10% of the elected offices in the country. The work also examines the BPP´s members of the houses of representatives, analysing their positioning regarding important issues of Brazilian policy.

Evaluating the ability of biosorbents to remove arsenic from water has global significance due to the widespread availability and low cost of biosorbent materials. In this study, the ability of coffee grounds and coconut substrate (two previously unreported biosorbents) to remove arsenic from water was compared against the performance of arsenic removal on rice husk (a recognized and widely tested biosorbent). The three biosorbents were individually screened for their ability to remove arsenite, As (III), and arsenate, As (V), from water. Batch reactors were employed to assess the percent removal, reaction kinetics, adsorption capacity, and desorption of each arsenic species onto/from biosorbents under pH buffered and non‐buffered conditions. The resulting experimental data was statistically interpreted using analysis of variance and ttesting of the means. The experimental results were also fit to existing kinetic and isotherm models to provide kinetic rate constants, the maximum adsorption capacity, and to help interpret the nature of the reactions on the biosorbent surface. While all three biosorbents removed arsenic with similar initial reaction kinetics (pseudo 1st order reaction rate constant for As (III) was 0.13 hr^‐1 for all three biosorbents and for As (V) was 0.17 hr^‐1 for coffee grounds and rice husk and 0.15 hr^‐1 for coconut substrate), the amount of arsenite and arsenate removed was highest for coffee grounds (84 and 91 percent, respectively), followed by rice husk (68 and 72 percent, respectively), and then coconut substrate (26 and 24 percent, respectively). The maximum adsorption capacity of arsenite and arsenate was determined for coffee grounds (0.66 and 0.70 mg/g, respectively) and rice husk (0.55 and 0.66 mg/g, respectively). While desorption was observed for both coffee grounds and rice husk, the total amount of desorption accounted for less than 15 percent of the total retained mass. The results of this thesis work reveal that coffee can be used as an effective biosorbent when compared to rice husk; however, coconut substrate is less effective than rice husk at removing As (III) and As (V).

Esta dissertação analisa a trajetória do Partido Progressista Brasileiro (PPB), atualmente rebatizado de Partido Progressista (PP), desde a época do regime militar, sob a denominação de ARENA. O trabalho investiga o desempenho eleitoral e as estratégias que o partido vem utilizando para sobreviver em um ambiente democrático e multipartidário. Nascido dentro do Estado no período autoritário o PPB enfrentou uma série de dificuldades para manter-se com a transição para a democracia. O partido que nasceu grande e descentralizado vem ao longo do tempo assumindo outro perfil: um partido menor e mais centralizado. Apesar de ter perdido influência o PPB têm se mantido entre os maiores partidos do Brasil concentrando cerca de 10% dos cargos políticos em disputa. O trabalho trata também dos deputados, federais e estaduais, do PPB, analisando o posicionamento destes acerca de questões importantes para a política nacional. / This dissertation analyses the trajectory of the Brazilian Progressive Party (recently renamed of Progressive Party - PP), since its creation during the military regimen under the denomination of ARENA (Renovadora National Alliance). The work investigates the electoral performance and the strategies developed by the party to survive under a democratic and multiparty environment. Having been born within of the State, BPP faced many difficulties to survive after the end of the authoritarian regime. After having developed a large and decentralized struture, this party have changed into: a centralized and small organization. Although having lost most of its influence, the BPP has kept its position among the largest parties concentrating about 10% of the elected offices in the country. The work also examines the BPP´s members of the houses of representatives, analysing their positioning regarding important issues of Brazilian policy.