Repeat track analysis is one tool that can be used to derive parameters describing elevation changes from elevation data collected from a satellite with a near-repeat groundtrack. While initially developed to study ocean topography, it was then applied to ice sheet data. This study expands upon that previous research by testing the method’s ability to estimate parameters using different amounts of data, different grid sizes and types, and different elevation models containing different parameters to be estimated. In all cases, ICESat-derived elevations were used as input data, as ICESat has a near-repeat groundtrack with extensive coverage of the Greenland and Antarctica ice sheets. Results were compared using the differences between modeled and ICESat-derived elevations, correlation of estimated parameters to known physical features, and differences between known and estimated parameter values for simulated elevation data. It was found that there should be data from at least as many distinct time periods (or, in the case of ICESat, laser campaigns) as parameters being estimated, grids centered on and aligned with the reference groundtrack should be used, and that elevation models containing a constant elevation change rate, slopes, an initial elevation at the grid center, and annual terms should be used. Crossover analysis is a different method to determine elevation change rate with elevation data and serves as an independent verification of the repeat track analysis method. It was found that the hdot values determined from crossover and repeat track analyses agreed to within 5 cm/yr in most areas of the ice sheets, with differences greater than 40 cm/yr along the coasts. While repeat track analysis provides greater coverage than crossover analysis, it is uncertain which method provides the most accurate results. / text

京都大学 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(理学) / 甲第23018号 / 理博第4695号 / 新制||理||1673(附属図書館) / 京都大学大学院理学研究科地球惑星科学専攻 / (主査)准教授 河上 哲生, 教授 田上 高広, 教授 下林 典正 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Science / Kyoto University / DFAM

The aim of this master's thesis is the design and implementation of tool trackAnalysis for statistical analysis of DNA structure elements. The positions of individual elements in genome are obtained in the form of the track, and with these positions the tool performs a set of analyzes, including randomness test of track, test examining distances between track and genes, detection of clusters and overlaps. The indivudual tests results can be linked together. The results will be displayed in the form of a list, a graph or a new annotation track. An important part of this thesis is also testing the resulting tool on a set of real data.

A regeneração dos nervos periféricos é um processo natural, que demanda um período longo para se completar, havendo algumas evidências de que agentes físicos, inclusive o laser, podem acelerá-lo. O objetivo primordial deste estudo foi analisar a influência da irradiação com o laser de baixa potência (AsGaAL) sobre a regeneração nervosa, num modelo de lesão por esmagamento do nervo fibular comum de ratos. O objetivo secundário foi avaliar a concordância entre os índices funcionais do nervo fibular (PFI) e o dos nervos ciático (SFI) e tibial (TFI), segundo os métodos propostos por dois autores diferentes. Foram utilizados 35 ratos Wistar (130 dias de idade, massa corporal média de 240 gramas), divididos em quatro grupos no total, sendo três grupos de dez animais cada, conforme o procedimento realizado (1: esmagamento, sem tratamento; 2: esmagamento e tratamento simulado; 3: esmagamento e tratamento efetivo) e num grupo de cinco animais intactos, para controle. A lesão por esmagamento do nervo fibular comum foi obtida pela aplicação de uma carga de 5 Kgf por dez minutos, com uma pinça especialmente confeccionada para esse fim. A irradiação com o laser foi iniciada no primeiro dia pós-operatório, empregando um equipamento de laser AsGaAL de baixa potência (potência de 100 mW, comprimento de onda de 830 nm, dose de 140 J/cm2) de emissão contínua, pelo método transcutâneo pontual de contato, e continuada por 21 dias consecutivos. Os resultados foram avaliados pela medida da velocidade de marcha do animal e do índice funcional do fibular (PFI, de peroneal functional index). A massa corporal, a velocidade de marcha e o PFI foram medidos antes da operação e no 21º dia pós-operatório, o PFI foi obtido por meio de um programa de computador específico para esse fim, utilizando duas fórmulas diferentes. Os resultados mostraram que a massa corporal aumentou em todos os grupos, sem diferença estatística entre os períodos. A velocidade de marcha diminuiu, com diferença estatística em todos os grupos. O PFI aumentou em todos os grupos e com as duas fórmulas utilizadas na sua medida, mas no Grupo 3, embora sem diferença estatística nos períodos pré e pós-operatórios, evidenciando que a irradiação com o laser interferiu na regeneração do nervo fibular esmagado. Houve uma concordância moderada entre o PFI e o SFI, maior no período pós-operatório, demonstrando que o SFI pode ser empregado para a avaliação do nervo fibular, o que, entretanto, não é recomendável. Concluímos que a irradiação do laser de baixa potência influenciou na regeneração do nervo fibular comum esmagado de ratos, pela medida do índice funcional do fibular. / Peripheral nerve regeneration is a natural process, which requires a long period to complete, with a few evidences that physical agents including laser, can speed it up. The main objective of this investigation was to analyze the influence of low power laser (AsGaAL) irradiation on nerve regeneration, in a model of crush injury of the common fibular nerve of rats. A secondary objective was to evaluate the concordance between the fibular (PFI) and sciatic (SFI) nerves functional indexes, according to the methods proposed by two different research groups. Thirty-five Wistar rats (130 days of age, 240 g average body mass) were used and divided into four groups in total, be three groups of ten animals each, according to the procedure carried out (1: crush injury, no treatment; 2: crush injury, sham irradiation; 3: crush injury, effective irradiation), and a group of five untouched animals, for normal control. The crush injury was obtained by the application of a 5 kgf load for 10 minutes, using a spring forceps especially built for this purpose. Laser irradiation was started on the first postoperative day and continued for 21 consecutive days, using a commercially available continuous emission equipment (100 mW intensity, 830 nm wave length, 140 J/cm2 dose) and the transcutaneous punctual contact method. The results were appraised for the measure of the speed of the gait of the animal and of the functional index of the fibular (PFI, de peroneal functional index). Body mass, walking speed and the functional indexes were measured before the operation and on the 21st postoperative day, the functional indexes using a specific software especially developed for this purpose and the two different methods mentioned above. The results showed that the body mass increased while speed decreased with time for all groups, but without statistical significance. The PFI increased in all groups according to the two methods of evaluation used and more markedly in Group 3, although without statistical significance, period pre and post-operative. Moderate concordance was showed between PFI and SFI, higher in the post-treatment than in the preoperative evaluation, meaning that, although not recommendable, the SFI can be used to evaluate the fibular nerve. We concludes that low power laser irradiation influence the regeneration of the crush fibular nerve of rats, as measured by the peroneal functional index.

ACTAR TPC (ACtive TARget and Time Projection Chamber) est une cible active de nouvelle génération construite au GANIL (Grand Accélérateur d'Ions Lourds). Les cibles actives sont des cibles gazeuses où le gaz permet de détecter le passage de particules chargées selon le principe des chambres à projection temporelle (TPC). La TPC d'ACTAR est formée d'une anode segmentée de 16384 pixels carrés de 2 mm de côté. La haute densité de voies est gérée par le système électronique GET (General Electronics for TPCs). Ce système digitalise également les signaux sur un intervalle de temps donné, pour une reconstruction 3D complète des évènements. Un démonstrateur huit fois plus petit a d'abord été construit pour vérifier le fonctionnement de l’électronique et la conception mécanique. La finalisation d’ACTAR TPC s’est basée sur les résultats du démonstrateur, qui a été testé avec des faisceaux de 6Li, de 24Mg et de 58Ni. Le commissioning d'ACTAR TPC a été effectué dans le cas de la diffusion résonante sur cible de protons avec des faisceaux de 18O et de 20Ne.Un algorithme de reconstruction des traces mesurées dans la TPC permet d'en extraire les angles et les énergies des ions impliqués dans les réactions. Les résultats sont comparés à des données connues pour déterminer les performances du système de détection. Les résolutions obtenues sur le commissioning à partir de calculs en matrice R valident l'utilisation d'ACTAR TPC pour de futures expériences. Par ailleurs, la diffusion résonante 6Li + 4He réalisée avec le démonstrateur a permis d'étudier les états d’agrégat alpha dans le 10B. Deux résonances à 8.58 MeV et 9.52 MeV sont observées pour la première fois en diffusion élastique dans cette voie de réaction. / ACTAR TPC (ACtive TARget and Time Projection Chamber) is a next generation active target that was designed and built at GANIL (Grand Accélérateur d'Ions Lourds). Active targets are gaseous targets in which the gas is also used to track charged particles following the principles of time projection chambers (TPC). The TPC of ACTAR has a segmented anode of 16384 2 mm side square pixels. The high density of pixels is processed using the GET (General Electronics for TPCs) electronic system. This system also digitizes the signals over a time interval, enabling a full 3D event reconstruction. An eight time smaller demonstrator was first built to verify the electronics operation and the mechanical design. ACTAR TPC's final design was based on results obtained with the demonstrator which was tested using 6Li, 24Mg and 58Ni beams. The commissioning of ACTAR TPC was then carried out for the case of resonant scattering on a proton target using 18O and 20Ne beams. A track reconstruction algorithm is used to extract the angles and energies of the ions involved in the reactions. Results are compared to previous data to determine the detection system performances. Comparing the commissioning data with R matrix calculations, excitation functions resolutions in different cases are obtained. The use of ACTAR TPC is validated for future experiments. Furthermore, alpha clustering was studied in 10B through the resonant scattering 6Li + 4He, carried out with the demonstrator. Two resonances at 8.58 MeV and 9.52 MeV are observed for the first time in elastic scattering with this reaction channel.

The general context of this work is the use of low energy photon sealed sources in brachytherapy. We have worked in particular on two isotopes: I-125 (mean energy of 27 keV) and Pd-103 (mean energy of 21 keV). The sealed sources are prepared as cylindrical seeds 4.5 mm in length and 0.8 mm in radius. Even if the external dimensions are standard, the internal design can be extremely different from one model to the other as the manufacturers try to improve the dosimetric characteristics of their sources. These isotopes are used mainly as permanent implants for prostate tumours but can also be used in the treatment of eye tumours. Compared to the higher energy photon sources, they offer the physical advantages of a safer manipulation from a radioprotection point of view and of the reduction of the dose to the surrounding healthy tissues. When performing a clinical treatment, it is absolutely mandatory to be able to report very precisely various parameters that can have an impact on the patient treatment outcomes. These parameters are, for example, the prescribed dose, the doses at different organs, the degree of uniformity that has been achieved on the target or some dose-volume information. The brachytherapy treatment planning systems (TPS) also permit more and more to conform the treatment to the patient anatomy, like in external treatments. In the case of prostate tumours, it has been possible for a few years, using ultrasound imaging, to check the positioning of the seeds and to calculate the dose distribution in real time during the implantation procedure. It is clear that to achieve a good precision in the treatment itself, the sources dosimetric characteristics must be known with a maximum of precision. As at these low energies the dosimetric characteristics are very dependant on the internal design, this implies a thorough study of any new source design. This is the subject of the first part of this work with the determination of the dosimetric characteristics of two new models of seed produced by the IBt Company. That determination has been done using measurements with thermoluminescent detectors and Monte Carlo calculations with two codes: MCNP4C and EGSnrc. The comparison of these two codes with the measurements has brought into evidence the necessity to use up to date cross section libraries during the calculations and to take into account the presence of the detectors during the measurements. However, the dosimetry is only one part of the problem when dealing with these low energy sources in radiotherapy. The irradiated materials are complex living tissues, composed of many substructures on which radiations have not always the same impact. It is now largely accepted that the most radiosensitive part of a living cell is the DNA. When photons interact with matter, they produce electrons that deposit their energy as ionisations and excitations of the atoms. These ionisations, if they occur with or close to the DNA molecule, are responsible for damaging it. That structure can support a certain amount of damage and stay functional thanks to repair mechanisms, but these mechanisms have limits in the way they can handle multiple breaks in the DNA strands. If these breaks are too close in space and time, repair is not possible and the cell dies. The density of ionisations increases when the energy of the incoming photon decreases so it is expected that low energy photons will have a higher efficiency at killing cells and so a higher Relative Biological Effect than high energy photons. To study that subject, one must reduce the volume of matter considered during energy deposition events to reach the sizes relevant for cells, micron or even nanometre volumes. That is why the part of radiation physics dealing with that problem is called microdosimetry. The second part of this work is dedicated to a theoretical microdosimetric study of these low energy photon sources using the microdosimetric functions for volumes of 1µm and a cluster analysis study for nanometric volumes. The two types of studies show that the photons of 20-30 keV are effectively more biologically efficient than high energy photons. The microdosimetric results give a ratio of the relative to Co-60 of 2.6 for Pd-103 and 2.2 for I-125, which is concordant with the experimental values published by Wuu et al. (1996). The cluster analysis also shows that the electrons generated by photons of 20-30 keV produce more high order clusters than electrons of 300 keV. The mean cluster order for clusters of 10 nm is 3.0 for Pd-103 and is 3.3 for I-125 compared to 2.1 for electrons of 300 keV. In this case, I-125 shows a higher mean cluster order, which is related to a potentially higher biological efficiency. This is explained by the fact that I-125 photons interact with a probability of 51% by Compton Effect, when that probability decreases to 27% for Pd-103. Compton interactions generate a high number of very low electrons that deposit their energy very locally with a very high density of ionisations. More radiobiological studies are needed to determine which volume site is more relevant and therefore which kind of study better reflects the reality. / Le cadre général de ce travail est l'utilisation de sources scellées de photons de basse énergie en curiethérapie. Nous avons travaillé en particulier avec deux isotopes : I-125 (énergie moyenne de 27 keV) et le Pd-103 (énergie moyenne de 21 keV). Les sources scellées se présentent sous la forme de grains cylindriques de 4.5 mm de long et 0.8 mm de rayon. Bien que les dimensions externes soient standards, la configuration interne peut être extrêmement différente d'un modèle à l'autre vu que les fabricants essaient d'améliorer les caractéristiques dosimétriques de leurs sources. Ces isotopes sont utilisés comme implants permanents pour les tumeurs de la prostate mais peuvent aussi être utilisés dans le traitement des tumeurs ophtalmiques. Comparés aux sources de plus haute énergie, ils offrent l'avantage physique d'une manipulation plus facile du point de vue de la radioprotection et d'une réduction de la dose aux tissus sains avoisinants. Lors d'un traitement clinique, il est important de pouvoir rapporter précisément certains paramètres qui peuvent avoir un impact sur les résultats du traitement pour le patient. Ces paramètres sont par exemple la dose prescrite, les doses à différents organes, le degré d'uniformité atteint sur le volume cible ou certaines information dose-volume. Les systèmes de calcul de dose pour la curiethérapie permettent également de mieux en mieux de conformer le traitement à l'anatomie du patient, comme en radiothérapie externe. Dans le cas des tumeurs de la prostate, il est possible depuis quelques années de vérifier la position des sources et de calculer les distributions de dose en temps réel lors de l'implantation grâce à l'utilisation d'une sonde ultrason. Il est clair que pour arriver à une bonne précision lors du traitement lui-même, il est indispensable de connaître les caractéristiques dosimétriques des sources avec un maximum de précision. Vu que, à ces basses énergies, les caractéristiques dosimétriques sont très dépendantes de la structure interne de sources, cela implique une étude minutieuse et complète de chaque nouveau modèle de grain mis sur le marché. Ceci forme le cadre de la première partie de ce travail qui est la détermination des caractéristiques dosimétriques de deux nouveaux modèles de grains produits par la compagnie IBt. Cette détermination a été réalisée grâce à l'utilisation de détecteurs thermoluminescents et de calculs de Monte Carlo avec deux codes : MCNP4C et EGSnrc. La comparaison de ces deux codes avec les mesures a permit de mettre en évidence la nécessité d'utiliser des bibliothèques de sections efficaces récentes lors des calculs et de prendre en compte la présence des détecteurs lors des mesures. Cependant, la dosimétrie est seulement une partie du problème de l'étude des sources de basse énergie utilisée en radiothérapie. Les milieux irradiés sont des tissus vivants complexes, composés de plusieurs sous-structures sur lesquelles les radiations n'ont pas toujours le même effet. Il est maintenant largement accepté que la partie la plus radiosensible d'une cellule vivante est la molécule d'ADN. Lorsque des photons interagissent avec la matière, ils produisent des électrons qui eux-mêmes déposent leur énergie sous forme d'ionisation et d'excitations des atomes. Ces ionisations, si elles se passent à proximité ou dans la molécule d'ADN, peuvent endommager celle-ci. Cette structure peut supporter une certaine quantité de dommages tout en restant fonctionnelle grâce à des mécanismes de réparation, mais ces mécanismes connaissent des limitations dans la manière dont ils peuvent gérer les cassures multiples des brins d'ADN. Si ces cassures sont trop proches dans le temps et l'espace, la réparation n'est plus possible et la cellule meurt. La densité d'ionisation augmente lorsque l'énergie du photon décroît. Il est donc attendu que les photons de basse énergie auront un efficacité accrue pour tuer les cellules et donc une plus haute Efficacité Biologique Relative que les photons de haute énergie. Pour étudier cet effet, il faut réduire le volume de matière considéré lors des évènements responsables du dépôt d'énergie afin d'atteindre des dimensions d'un ordre représentatif pour les cellules, microns ou même nanomètres. C'est pourquoi la partie de la physique des radiations dédiée à ce problème est appelée microdosimétrie. La seconde partie de ce travail est dédiée à une étude microdosimétrique théorique des ces sources de photons de basse énergie utilisant le concept de fonctions microdosimétriques pour des volumes de 1 µm et une analyse de cluster pour des volumes de l'ordre du nanomètre. Les deux types d'étude montrent que les photons de 20-30 keV sont effectivement plus efficaces radiobiologiquement que les photons de hautes énergie. Les résultats microdosimétriques donnent un rapport de yD relatif au Co-60 de 2.6 pour le Pd-103 et de 2.2 pour l'I-125, ce qui est concordant avec les valeurs expérimentales publiées par Wuu et al. (1996). L'analyse de cluster montre aussi que les électrons générés par les photons de 20-30 keV produisent plus de clusters d'ordre élevé que les électrons de 300 keV. L'ordre de cluster moyen pour des clusters de 10 nm est de 3.0 pour le 103Pd et de 3.3 pour l'I-125 comparé à 2.1 pour des électrons de 300keV. Dans ce cas, l'I-125 montre un ordre de cluster moyen plus élevé, ce qui est lié à une efficacité biologique potentiellement plus élevée. Ceci est expliqué par le fait que les photons de l'I-125 interagissent par effet Compton avec une probabilité de 51 %, cette probabilité tombe à 27 % dans le cas du Pd-103. Les interactions Compton génèrent un grand nombre d'électrons de très basse énergie qui déposent leur énergie très localement avec une très haute densité d'ionisations. D'autres études biologiques sont nécessaires pour déterminer quel volume est plus adapté et donc quel type d'étude reflète le mieux la réalité.

Submitted by (edna.saturno@ufrpe.br) on 2017-05-17T12:28:04Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Marcio Vieira da Cunha.pdf: 1092911 bytes, checksum: 017070356f3e2ce88be8b4fde08736c8 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-05-17T12:28:04Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Marcio Vieira da Cunha.pdf: 1092911 bytes, checksum: 017070356f3e2ce88be8b4fde08736c8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-08-18 / The research was carried out at the Experimental Station of the Agronomic Institute of Pernambuco (IPA), in the city of Itambé, Forest Dry Zone of Pernambuco. It was evaluated eight clones of Pennisetum sp. (Taiwan A-146 2.37, Taiwan A-146 2.27, Taiwan-146 2.114, Merker México MX 6.31, Mott, HV-241, and Elephant B and IRI-381). The objectives were: (a) study the association between morphology and productive traits in Pennisetum sp. clones; (b) identify morphological traits responsible for productivity in Pennisetum sp. clones and (c) study the genotype x environment interaction under forage yield through different methods of adaptability and stability to selection of Pennisetum sp. clones for the Dry Forest Zone of Pernambuco. It was evaluated the canonical correlations and path analysis from the matrix of simple genotypic correlation between morphological and productive traits of the Pennisetum sp. clones. The methods used to study the adaptability and stability were Eberhart and Russell, Wricke, Lins and Binns and the method based on the main components / centroid. The canonical correlations were significant at 1% probability by the chi-square test. The first pair of canonical factors, with correlation of 1.1379, it was associated plants with higher dry matter content to plants with lower leaf area index, lightinterception and leaf angle. The second pair of canonical factors, with correlation of 1.0400, it was associated plants with higher dry matter yield to plants with greater basal tillers density and height, and fewer green leaves per tiller. The results of the pathanalysis showed that the light interception was decisive in the expression of the dry matter content of Pennisetum sp. clones, while the basal tillers density and plant height were responsible for the dry matter yield of these clones. The forage yield was influenced (P < 0.05) by the interaction clones x cuts. The evaluation of Pennisetum sp. clones through different methods of adaptability and stability of the forage yield has increased characterization of the productive performance of clones and provided greater security to the selection. The method based on the main components / centroid allowed greater discrimination on the adaptability of clones. The clone HV-241, despite to the adaptability of the favorable environments, presented less productive stability. The clones of better performance as the adaptability and stability of the forage yield were the Taiwan-146 2.37 and Elephant B, however, is indicated for the first favorable environments and for the second unfavorable environments. / A pesquisa foi realizada na Estação Experimental do Instituto Agronômico de Pernambuco (IPA), no município de Itambé, Zona da Mata Seca de Pernambuco. Foram avaliados oito clones de Pennisetum sp. (Taiwan A-146 2.37, Taiwan A-146 2.27, Taiwan-146 2.114, Merker México MX 6.31, Mott, HV-241, Elefante B e IRI-381). Os objetivos foram: (a) estudar a associação entre características morfológicas e produtivas em clones de Pennisetum sp.; (b) identificar características morfológicas responsáveis pela produtividade em clones de Pennisetum sp. e (c) estudar a interação genótipo x ambiente sobre a produção de forragem por meio de diferentes metodologias de adaptabilidade e estabilidade com vistas a seleção de clones de Pennisetum sp. para a Zona da Mata Seca de Pernambuco. Foram avaliadas as correlações canônicas e análise de trilha a partir da matriz de correlação genotípicas simples entre características morfológicas e produtivas de oito clones de Pennisetum sp. As metodologias utilizadas para o estudo da adaptabilidade e estabilidade foram as de Eberhart e Russel, Wricke, Lins e Binns e o método baseado em componentes principais/centróide. As correlações canônicas foram significativas a 1% de probabilidade pelo teste do qui-quadrado. O primeiro par de fatores canônicos, com correlação de 1,1379, associou plantas com maior teor de MS a plantas com menores IAF, interceptação luminosa e ângulo foliar. O segundo par de fatores canônicos, com correlação de 1,0400, associou plantas com maior produção de MS a plantas com maior densidade de perfilhos basais , altura, emenor número de folhas verdes por perfilho. Os resultados da análise de trilha mostraram que a interceptação luminosa foi determinante na expressão do teor de MS de clones de Pennisetum sp., enquanto que a densidade de perfilhos basais e altura da planta foram responsáveis pela produção de MS nestes clones. A produção de forragem foi influenciada (P < 0,05) pela interação clones x cortes. A avaliação de clones de Pennisetum sp. por meio das diferentes metodologias de adaptabilidade e estabilidade da produção de forragem permitiu maior caracterização do desempenho produtivo dos clones e forneceu maior segurança à seleção. O método baseado em componentes principais/centróide permitiu maior discriminação dos clones quanto a adaptabilidade. O clone HV-241, híbrido do Pennisetum sp. com o milheto, apesar de apresentar adaptabilidade a ambientes favoráveis, foi o que apresentou menor estabilidade produtiva. Os clones de melhor desempenho quanto a adaptabilidade e estabilidade da produção de forragem foram o Taiwan A-146 2.37 e o Elefante B, no entanto, o primeiro é indicado para ambientes favoráveis e o último, a ambientes desfavoráveis

A regeneração dos nervos periféricos é um processo natural, que demanda um período longo para se completar, havendo algumas evidências de que agentes físicos, inclusive o laser, podem acelerá-lo. O objetivo primordial deste estudo foi analisar a influência da irradiação com o laser de baixa potência (AsGaAL) sobre a regeneração nervosa, num modelo de lesão por esmagamento do nervo fibular comum de ratos. O objetivo secundário foi avaliar a concordância entre os índices funcionais do nervo fibular (PFI) e o dos nervos ciático (SFI) e tibial (TFI), segundo os métodos propostos por dois autores diferentes. Foram utilizados 35 ratos Wistar (130 dias de idade, massa corporal média de 240 gramas), divididos em quatro grupos no total, sendo três grupos de dez animais cada, conforme o procedimento realizado (1: esmagamento, sem tratamento; 2: esmagamento e tratamento simulado; 3: esmagamento e tratamento efetivo) e num grupo de cinco animais intactos, para controle. A lesão por esmagamento do nervo fibular comum foi obtida pela aplicação de uma carga de 5 Kgf por dez minutos, com uma pinça especialmente confeccionada para esse fim. A irradiação com o laser foi iniciada no primeiro dia pós-operatório, empregando um equipamento de laser AsGaAL de baixa potência (potência de 100 mW, comprimento de onda de 830 nm, dose de 140 J/cm2) de emissão contínua, pelo método transcutâneo pontual de contato, e continuada por 21 dias consecutivos. Os resultados foram avaliados pela medida da velocidade de marcha do animal e do índice funcional do fibular (PFI, de peroneal functional index). A massa corporal, a velocidade de marcha e o PFI foram medidos antes da operação e no 21º dia pós-operatório, o PFI foi obtido por meio de um programa de computador específico para esse fim, utilizando duas fórmulas diferentes. Os resultados mostraram que a massa corporal aumentou em todos os grupos, sem diferença estatística entre os períodos. A velocidade de marcha diminuiu, com diferença estatística em todos os grupos. O PFI aumentou em todos os grupos e com as duas fórmulas utilizadas na sua medida, mas no Grupo 3, embora sem diferença estatística nos períodos pré e pós-operatórios, evidenciando que a irradiação com o laser interferiu na regeneração do nervo fibular esmagado. Houve uma concordância moderada entre o PFI e o SFI, maior no período pós-operatório, demonstrando que o SFI pode ser empregado para a avaliação do nervo fibular, o que, entretanto, não é recomendável. Concluímos que a irradiação do laser de baixa potência influenciou na regeneração do nervo fibular comum esmagado de ratos, pela medida do índice funcional do fibular. / Peripheral nerve regeneration is a natural process, which requires a long period to complete, with a few evidences that physical agents including laser, can speed it up. The main objective of this investigation was to analyze the influence of low power laser (AsGaAL) irradiation on nerve regeneration, in a model of crush injury of the common fibular nerve of rats. A secondary objective was to evaluate the concordance between the fibular (PFI) and sciatic (SFI) nerves functional indexes, according to the methods proposed by two different research groups. Thirty-five Wistar rats (130 days of age, 240 g average body mass) were used and divided into four groups in total, be three groups of ten animals each, according to the procedure carried out (1: crush injury, no treatment; 2: crush injury, sham irradiation; 3: crush injury, effective irradiation), and a group of five untouched animals, for normal control. The crush injury was obtained by the application of a 5 kgf load for 10 minutes, using a spring forceps especially built for this purpose. Laser irradiation was started on the first postoperative day and continued for 21 consecutive days, using a commercially available continuous emission equipment (100 mW intensity, 830 nm wave length, 140 J/cm2 dose) and the transcutaneous punctual contact method. The results were appraised for the measure of the speed of the gait of the animal and of the functional index of the fibular (PFI, de peroneal functional index). Body mass, walking speed and the functional indexes were measured before the operation and on the 21st postoperative day, the functional indexes using a specific software especially developed for this purpose and the two different methods mentioned above. The results showed that the body mass increased while speed decreased with time for all groups, but without statistical significance. The PFI increased in all groups according to the two methods of evaluation used and more markedly in Group 3, although without statistical significance, period pre and post-operative. Moderate concordance was showed between PFI and SFI, higher in the post-treatment than in the preoperative evaluation, meaning that, although not recommendable, the SFI can be used to evaluate the fibular nerve. We concludes that low power laser irradiation influence the regeneration of the crush fibular nerve of rats, as measured by the peroneal functional index.

The thesis deals with describing, evaluating, and proposing of possible changes in planning, placement and describing possession activities on railway lines in order to improve transmission and quality of the services provided by the SŽDC. The first chapter describes the environment of rail transport focusing mainly on law and regulations. The second chapter describes the aim of the study, additional category focuses on describing the method of processing of materials. The fifth chapter focuses on selected lines to describe the various closures in specific line sections. Sixth chapter aims on comparison methods of implementation lockout activities on examined lines. The last chapter has to summarize and evaluate results to submit any additional recommendations.