The Cassenha Hill copper-gold prospect is situated in the Catabola area, Huambo Province, southwestern Angola. Geologically, the prospect is part of the Angolan Central Eburnean Zone (CEZ) and consists of Paleoproterozoic metasedimentary rock sequences which have been intruded by Eburnean granitoids at ± 2.1 Ga. The prospect itself comprises an area of 180 Km2 and has been intermittently explored since 2005 by Rift Valley Resources (RVR) and its associates. The Cassenha Hill prospect is characterized by the occurrence of partially altered and highly oxidized metasedimentary rocks (meta-mudstone, meta-siltstone, carbonate-rich rock, meta-sandstone, breccia, and quartzite), and altered isolated granitoids. This study represents the first detailed study of the prospect and aims to shed light on the characteristics of the various rock types (i.e., host and barren rocks), their source/provenance, styles of alteration, and the origin and/or type of the fluid responsible for the mineralization. Techniques applied include borehole core logging, petrography, whole-rock geochemistry (XRF and ICP-MS), and stable isotope geochemistry on samples collected on the surface and from exploration boreholes drilled as part of RVR exploration program. Overall, the petrographic and geochemical studies undertaken in the rocks of the Cassenha Hill prospect indicate the following: (1) The rocks are moderately to strongly fractured; (2) The rocks have experienced weak to moderate chemical weathering; (3) The rocks are compositionally immature and originated from felsic provenance; (4) The rocks are sulfur-poor, and lacking in sulfide minerals (5) The rocks are enriched in LREE and LILE elements and depleted in HREE and HFSE elements; (6) The mineralization is associated with chloritization alteration and predominantly occurs within and/or at the edges of quartz/chlorite-rich veins/fractures and is not restricted to any rock type. Two ore stages could be identified, namely, hypogene ore (stage I) consisting of pyrite ± chalcopyrite ± other copper sulfides, and supergene ore (stage II) consisting of malachite ± azurite ± chrysocolla, which represents the prevalent mineralization at the prospect. The δ 18O value of quartz veins range from +12.81 to +13.53‰, while the δD of chlorite minerals range from -51 to -45‰. Therefore, assuming fluid-rock interaction took place at ≈ 350oC, due to the presence of quartz, the fluid had δ 18OH20 values of about +8‰, which are typical of magmatic waters. On the other hand, at a temperature of ≈ 350oC, and with the difference between chlorite and water being -33.5‰, such fluids would have had δDH20 values of about -20‰ (δ 18OH20= -4‰), which are typical of meteoric waters. Although the various mineral phases have yielded different isotopic signatures, this study suggests that water is ultimately of meteoric origin but exchanged with hydrogen-poor magmatic rock, thus maintaining the meteoric signature. The continuous influx of meteoric waters within the fracture system led to the development of copper oxides such as malachite, azurite and chrysocolla, which possibly originated from the insitu oxidation of the hypogene sulfides. This signature, together with other field, petrographic and geochemical observations allows one to, tentatively, suggest that the Cassenha Hill prospect represents an extension of a polymetallic vein-type of porphyry Cu deposit that has been subjected to supergene processes at the weathering profile.

<P> The Faymar Gold Property, near Timmins Ontario, is cross-cut by two quartz-carbonate veins. Isotopic measurements of carbon species in fluid inclusions in these quartz-carbonate veins, reveal the presence of CO2 and other light carbon species (eg. CH4). The inclusion contents were liberated using thermal decrepitation. The results obtained are found to vary quite significantly with various periods and temperatures of heating. The most useful results were obtained from samples heated for 5 minutes at 550 °C. The short heating period reduces fractionation and reaction effects. Mass spectrometer measurements of the carbon isotopes reveal that the CO2 and total carbon in the inclusions are characterized by a δ13c of -3.O and -4.7 respectively. A magmatic source for the fluids most easily explains these values. Petrographic observations indicate that secondary inclusions dominate. Thus, the isotopic measurements are of fluids which post-date the deposition of the quartz-carbonate or at least represent a late stage of this process. Since the mineralization in the veins also appears to be secondary to the quartz-carbonate (ie. in fractures), it is possible that the carbon species in the inclusions are distinct of the mineralizing fluids. </p> / Thesis / Bachelor of Science (BSc)

<p> The Meguma Group is situated in the southeastern and southwestern regions of Nova Scotia. The Meguma Group is divided into two formations: the Goldenville and the Halifax. Both formations are comprised of A and E divisions of the Bouma sequence. Thus, the Meguma Group is a turbidite deposit. Auriferous quartz veins strike parallel to bedding and occur between the lower Bouma cycle's E division and the overlying Bouma cycle's A division. The development of bedding-parallel veins was due to hydraulic fracturing of the Bouma units.</p> <p> The bedding-parallel quartz veins were emplaced at low temperatures, from 260°C to 300°C. The fluid which precipitated the gold-arsenopyrite-quartz veins consisted of a divalent cation salt species (MgCl2) and hydrosulphide ligands which were the main complexing agent of gold.</p> <p> Gold was precipitated due to the reduction of sulphide ligands as they came into contact with the organic-rich slates of the E division of the Bouma sequence. Sulphide reduction was not complete, thus a large concentration of gold remained in solution later to be precipitated with arsenic in arsenopyrite.</p> / Thesis / Bachelor of Science (BSc)

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Orientador: Marcone Lima Sobreira / Resumo: A tese foi subdividida em quatro capítulos, todos redigidos no formato de artigos científicos. O primeiro capítulo, denominado “POLIDOCANOL VERSUS GLICOSE PARA O TRATAMENTO ESCLEROTERÁPICO DE TELANGIECTASIAS DOS MEMBROS INFERIORES: PROTOCOLOS PARA UM ESTUDO CLÍNICO, RANDOMIZADO E CONTROLADO - PG3T” foi cadastrado no site de registro de estudos clínicos dos Estados Unidos da América controlado pelo Food and Drug Administration (EUA, FDA) sob o registro número NCT02657252, com intenção de ampliar a relevância e veracidade do estudo, sendo redigido em tempo verbal futuro; o segundo capítulo, denominado “ESTUDO CLÍNICO, RANDOMIZADO, CONTROLADO E TRIPLO CEGO PARA COMPARAR POLIDOCANOL DILUIDO EM GLICOSE VERSUS GLICOSE PURA PARA O TRATAMENTO DE TELANGIECTASIAS EM MEMBROS INFERIORES - PG3T”, apresenta os resultados obtidos com a aplicação clínica do primeiro protocolo de pesquisa, sendo redigido em tempo verbal passado; o terceiro capítulo, denominado “POLIDOCANOL VERSUS GLICOSE PARA O TRATAMENTO ESCLEROTERÁPICO DE VEIAS RETICULARES DOS MEMBROS INFERIORES: PROTOCOLOS PARA UM ESTUDO CLÍNICO, RANDOMIZADO E CONTROLADO” foi cadastrado no site de registro de estudos clínicos dos EUA controlado pelo FDA (Estados Unidos da América, Food and Drug Administration) sob o registro número NCT02054325, com intenção de ampliar a relevância e veracidade do estudo, sendo redigido em tempo verbal futuro; o quarto capítulo, denominado “ESTUDO CLÍNICO, RANDOMIZADO, CONTROLADO E TRIPLO CEGO PARA COMPARAR... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The thesis was divided into four chapters, all written in the papers format. The first chapter, entitled " POLIDOCANOL VERSUS GLUCOSE FOR SCLEROTHERAPY TREATMENT OF TELANGIECTASIS OF THE LOWER LIMBS: STUDY PROTOCOL FOR A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL - PG3T " was registered in the clinical trials registration site of the United States controlled by the Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) under the registration number NCT02657252, intended to increase the relevance and veracity of the study, being written in the future tense; the second chapter, called "clinical study TRIPLE BLIND CLINICAL TRIAL COMPARING POLIDOCANOL VESUS HYPERTONIC GLUCOSE TO TELANGIECTASIS TREATMENT IN LOWER LIMB - PG3T" presents the results obtained with the clinical application of the first research protocol, It is written in the past tense; the third chapter, called " POLIDOCANOL VERSUS GLUCOSE FOR THE VEIN OF SCLEROTHERAPEUTIC TREATMENT RETICULAR OF LOWER LIMBS: PROTOCOLS FOR A CLINICAL STUDY, RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL " was registered in the US clinical trial registry site controlled by the FDA (United States, Food and Drug Administration) under the number NCT02054325 record, intended to increase the relevance and veracity of the study, and written in future tense; the fourth chapter, called " RANDOMIZED, CONTROLLED AND TRIPLE BLIND CLINICAL TRIAL COMPARING POLIDOCANOL DILUTED IN GLUCOSE VESUS PURE GLUCOSE TO TREATMENT OF RETICULAR VEIN IN LOWER LIMBS" presents the results to the clinical application... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Doutor

Article / This work proposes a biometric identification system that works together with a palm vein reader sensor and a hand-clenching support, designed to perform the capture the back of the hand. Several processing steps were performed: extraction of the region of interest, binarization, dilation, noise filtering, skeletonization, as well as extraction and verification of patterns based on the measurment of coincidence of vertical and horizontal displacements of skeletonized and dilated images. The proposed method achieved the following results: processing time post capture of 1.8 seconds, FRR of 0.47% and FAR of 0,00%, with a referential database of 50 people from a total of 1500 random captures.

The Mokrsko-West deposit, situated about 20 km south from Prague, is one of the most important gold deposits in the Bohemian Massif. We can find hydrothermal quartz veins in two types of host rocks: tonalite in the Central Bohemian Plutonic Complex (CBPC) and amphibolite in the Jílové Belt (JB). A several generations of the quartz veins with different mineralization were found in the deposit. This study has several objectives. At first, it determines and compares the chemistry of quartz samples from different generations of hydrothermal veins. In addition, this work describes the distribution of the most important trace elements. Lastly, the work compares the potential differences in the chemistry of samples from the different host rocks (CBPC and JB). With the use of the LA-ICP-MS, 16 quartz samples from the Mokrsko-West deposit were analysed. Finally, 101 analyses were realized. From the analysed trace elements, the most important were Li, Mg, Al, Ca, Fe, Cu, Zn, As, Sb and Pb. Aluminium affects the concentration of the most of analysed trace elements. Positive correlation between Al and the other metals was also found. The samples with high Al content also showed high concentrations of other metals (Fe, Cu, Zn, Pb) and As. Samples with lower Al content showed lower concentration of other metal...

Contexto: Existem controvérsias na literatura médica sobre potenciais alterações da hemodinâmica venosa dos membros inferiores durante a gravidez. Objetivo: Estudar a drenagem venosa em membros inferiores e suas alterações na gestação (1º, 2º e 3º trimestres) e pós-parto mediante Mapeamento Dúplex (MD) das veias profundas e superficiais e a Pletismografia a Ar (PGA). População: Foram recrutadas vinte mulheres primigestas, sem doença venosa prévia, junto aos Núcleos de Saúde da Família ligados ao Centro de Saúde Escola da FMRP-USP. Métodos: O estudo hemodinâmico venoso nos membros inferiores foi realizado empregando-se dois métodos não invasivos: o MD e a PGA. Foram registrados os diâmetros e os refluxos das principais veias (femoral comum, femoral, poplítea, safena magna e parva) dos membros inferiores por meio do MD. Foram avaliados pela PGA: o índice de enchimento venoso (IEV), a fração de ejeção (FE), a fração de volume residual (FVR) e o esvaziamento venoso (OF-outflow). Todos os registros foram obtidos em 3 diferentes períodos da gestação e no pós-parto. Os dados foram estatisticamente analisados e considerou-se p?0,05. Resultados: Houve aumento do diâmetro venoso no território da femoral comum e da safena magna infravalvar bilateralmente, nos 2º e 3º trimestres. Na PGA, registrou-se diminuição da FVR bilateral, elevação do IEV à direita e aumento do OF bilateral no decorrer da gestação. Observou-se edema em 4 (15%) gestantes no segundo trimestre e 11 (55%) no terceiro trimestre. Quanto ao refluxo, documentouse um caso no 2º trimestre no território da safena magna supravalvar esquerda (5%) e mais dois casos no 3º trimestre (15%), sendo uma no território da safena magna infravalvar esquerda e outra gestante com refluxo nos territórios de safena magna infravalvar e safena parva esquerdas. Após o parto, houve regressão de todas essas alterações anatômicas e hemodinâmicas da drenagem venosa dos membros inferiores. Conclusão: Apesar do aumento significativo dos diâmetros das veias femorais comuns e safenas magnas infravalvares bilateralmente, diminuição da FVR bilateral, elevação do IEV à direita, aumento do OF durante a gestação, todas essas alterações retornaram aos parâmetros anatômicos e hemodinâmicos venosos iniciais, após o parto / Background: The relation between pregnancy and venous reflux is still misunderstood and some authors question if pregnancy is the main cause of venous reflux and venous disease. Objective: analyze venous hemodynamics in healthy primigravidae during the first, second and third trimester of pregnancy and in the puerperium. Methods: prospective study with 20 primigravidae evaluated in the first, second and third trimester of pregnancy and postpartum. Duplex scan evaluated venous diameters and reflux; air plethysmography evaluated venous filling index (VFI), ejection fraction (EF), residual volume fraction (RVF), outflow fraction (OF )in both limbs. OF in the right limb while the patient was in left lateral decubitus position was also evaluated. Results: During pregnancy, there was bilateral increase in venous diameters in common femoral and infravalvar great saphenous veins; occurrence of reflux in the left surpravalvar great saphenous vein in one patient (5%) in the second trimester; and occurrence of reflux more other two patents (15%) in the third trimester: one in the left infravalvar great saphenous vein, and other in the left popliteal and small saphenous vein. All these alterations observed during pregnancy disappeared after delivery. VFI decreased after delivery in the left limb, but increased progressively in the right limb, returning to basal level after delivery; EF did not change; RVF decreased during pregnancy, mainly in left limb, and returned to basal level after delivery; OF increased during pregnancy and returned to basal levels after delivery; OF in left lateral decubitus did not change. Conclusion: pregnancy caused a diameter increase in bilateral common femoral and great saphenous veins, unilateral right increase in VFI, bilateral decrease in the RVF and bilateral increase in OF. All these parameters returned to initial status after delivery

As lesões das veias justa-hepáticas apresentam mortalidade elevada apesar das diferentes técnicas cirúrgicas de tratamento. Os objetivos desse estudo são: a) construir um modelo experimental de lesão letal transfixante de veia cava inferior (VCI) justa-hepática por técnica endovascular, e avaliar as alterações hemodinâmicas decorrentes dessa lesão. b) tratar a lesão por meio de reposição volêmica inicial e controle do sangramento com a colocação de endoprótese revestida (ER), c) acompanhar clinicamente o pós-operatório com ultra-som Doppler (USD) e cavografia. d) avaliar as alterações anatomopatológicas da VCI com a ER. Vinte cães anestesiados e monitorados [freqüência cardíaca (FC), pressão arterial média (PAM), pressão na VCI, pressão vesical, pressão peritoneal] foram submetidos a lesão transfixante da VCI justa-hepática, por técnica endovascular. Após a reposição volêmica inicial foram divididos em dois grupos: controle (GI)) e experimento (GII). O GI ficou em observação e quando a PAM atingiu níveis entre 40 e 30 mm Hg foi submetido a laparotomia para avaliação do sangramento e da lesão. O GII foi tratado com ER e acompanhado clinicamente com USD e cavografia após 4 (GIIA) e 8 semanas (GIIB) quando foram sacrificados e a VCI com ER foi analisada. O GI apresentou aumento significativo das pressões peritoneal, vesical e da VCI, hipotensão arterial, bradicardia e óbito após 80 minutos. No GII a sobrevida foi de 100%, sem repercussões clínicas. O USD e a cavografia mostraram que todas as ERs encontravam-se pérvias. O Doppler revelou padrão de fluxo monofásico pulsátil nos segmentos estudados. Ao US, as medidas dos diâmetros da ER nas 2ª (7,89 ± 1,20 mm), 4ª (7,24 ± 1,72 mm) e 8ª (8,04 ±1,15 mm) semanas, não mostraram diferenças estatísticas significantes. Na cavografia as medidas dos diâmetros da VCI antes da colocação da ER, logo após a sua colocação e após 4 e 8 semanas, não mostraram diferenças estatisticamente significantes entre os GIIA e GIIB. Esses dados analisados para o GII como um todo, mostram diferenças estatisticamente significantes; VCI (11,74 ± 0,86 mm) T=1,00 p= 0,007, após a colocação da ER (12,86 ± 0,41 mm) T= 0,00 p= 0,008 e no período tardio (8,44 ± 2,00 mm) T= 0,00 p= 0,005. A média da taxa de redução do diâmetro da luz da ER foi de 27,43 ± 20,00%. As medidas, em cm de H2O, da pressão na VCI, cranial (0,55 ± 0,50), caudal (1,15 ± 1,76) e no interior da ER (0,75 ± 0,63), não mostraram diferenças estatisticamente significantes. No estudo da VCI com ER, observamos a formação de neoíntima mais espessa do que às camadas média e íntima. Na área da lesão, a camada média estava seccionada e cicatrizada por tecido fibroconjuntivo. Concluindo, a) criamos um modelo experimental de lesão letal transfixante de VCI justa-hepática por técnica endovascular com mortalidade de 100% dos casos após 80 minutos da lesão, provocando hemoperitônio volumoso com aumento significante da pressão peritoneal, b) tratamos essa lesão com ER com sobrevida de 100%, c) verificamos através do USD e cavografia a perviedade da ER após 2, 4 e 8 semanas do tratamento, d) observamos espessamento significante da neoíntima com redução de 27% do diâmetro da luz, sem repercussão clínica ou aumento de gradiente pressórico / Juxtahepatic vein injuries present a high mortality rate despite the different surgical techniques for their treatment. The objectives of this study are: a) to develop an experimental model of transfixing lethal injury of the juxtahepatic inferior vena cava (IVC) through endovascular technique and to evaluate the hemodynamic alterations caused by this injury, b) to treat the lesion with initial volume replacement and hemorrhage control with the insertion of a stent graft (SG), c) to clinically follow the posttreatment period with Doppler ultrasound (DUS) and cavography, d) to evaluate the anatomopathological alterations of the IVC with the SG. Twenty anesthetized and monitored dogs [heart rate (HR), mean arterial pressure (MAP), vesical and, peritoneal pressure] were submitted to transfixing injury of the juxtahepatic IVC, by endovascular technique. After the initial volume replacement they were divided into two groups: control (GI) and experimental (GII). GI was maintained under observation and when MAP reached levels between 40 and 30 mm Hg the animals were submitted to laparotomy to evaluate bleeding and the lesion. GII was treated with SG and clinically followed by DUS and cavography after 4 (GIIA) and 8 weeks (GIIB), when they were sacrificed and IVC and SG were analyzed. GI presented a significant increase in peritoneal, vesical and IVC pressures, arterial hypotension, bradycardia, and death after 80 minutes. GII had a 100% survival rate, without clinical repercussions. DUS and cavography showed that all SG were patent. Doppler ultrasound showed a pattern of a monophasic pulsatile flux in all studied segments. On US, the measures of SG diameters in the 2nd (7.89 ± 1.20mm), 4th (7.24 ± 1.72mm) and 8th (8.04 ± 1.15mm) weeks did not show statistically significant differences. On cavography the measures of IVC diameters before the insertion of SG, immediately after its insertion and after 4 and 8 weeks did not show statistically significant differences between GIIA and GIIB. These data analyzed for the GII as a whole, showed statistically significant differences; IVC (11.74 ± 0.86mm) T=1.00 p=0.007, after the insertion of SG (12.86 ± 0.41mm) T=0.00 p=0.008 and in the late period (8.44 ± 2.00mm) T=0.00 p=0.005. The average rate of reduction in lumen diameter of SG was 27.43 ± 20,00%. The measures, in H2O cm of the IVC pressure, cranial (0.55 ± 0.50), caudal (1.15 ± 1.76) and in the interior of the SG (0.75 ± 0.63) did not show statistically significant differences. In the IVC study with SG, we observed the formation of a thicker neointima as compared to the media and intima layers. In the area of the lesion, the media layer was injured and cicatrized with fibroconjuctive tissue. In conclusion, a) we created an experimental model of transfixing lethal injury of the juxtahepatic IVC by endovascular technique with a mortality rate of 100% after 80 minutes of the injury, causing an important hemoperitonium with significant increase in peritoneal pressure, b) we treated this lesion with SG, with a survival rate of 100%, c) we verified through DUS and cavography the patency of the SG after 2, 4 and 8 weeks of treatment, and d) we observed significant thickening of the neointima with a reduction of 27% in the diameter of the lumen, without clinical repercussion or pressure gradient increase

A forma externa do fígado é extremamente variada dentre os mamíferos. Esses tipos de arquitetura apresentam arranjos vasculares próprios, de acordo com o maior ou menor grau de fissuração deste órgão entre as espécies, assumindo particular importância no estabelecimento da segmentação porto-bilo-arterial. Esta importância, no entanto, deve-se principalmente ao fato das veias hepáticas não obedecerem o mesmo trajeto da circulação funcional, o que nos impele a estabelecer um novo padrão segmentar. Mediante observações de peças isoladas, fixadas in situ, como também de moldes plásticos do sistema venoso hepático obtidos mediante corrosão e de peças injetadas com látex Neoprene e posteriormente dissecadas, podemos identificar cinco veias hepáticas principais. Estas veias podem ser divididas em dois grupos: as veias segmentares, que drenam um segmento apenas, e veias intersegmentares, que drenam mais de um segmento. São elas: veia segmentar do processo papilar (segmento I), apresenta-se como vaso único que desemboca na veia cava caudal. Veia intersegmentar esquerda, formada por 2 ou 3 veias segmentares laterais esquerdas que drenam o lobo lateral esquerdo (segmento II) e 1 a 5 veias segmentares paramedianas esquerdas, que drenam o lobo medial esquerdo (segmento III). Veia intersegmentar sagital, formada pela confluência entre a veia segmentar do processo quadrado (segmento IV) e a veia segmentar medial do lobo medial direito (segmento V). Veia segmentar direita, formada por duas ou três veias segmentares laterais direita que drenam o lobo lateral direito (segmento VI). Veia segmentar do processo caudato (segmento VII) que drena o processo caudado. / The external form of the liver is extremely varied among the mammals. These architecture types present an own vascular arrangements, in agreement with the largest or smaller degree of fissuring of this organ among the species, assuming private importance in the establishment of the port-bilo-arterial segmentation. This importance however, is due mainly to the fact that the hepatic veins don\'t obey the same itinerary of the functional circulation what it impels us to establish a new pattern to segmental. By means of observations of pieces isolated, fastened in situ, as well as of plastic molds of the hepatic veins system obtained by means of corrosion and of pieces injected with Neoprene latex and later on dissected, we can identify five main hepatic veins. These veins can be divided in two groups: the segmental veins, that draining a segment just, and intersegmental veins, that draining more than a segment. They are them: left intersegmental vein, formed by 2 or 3 lefts segmental lateral veins that draining the left lateral lobe (segment II) and 1 to 5 left segmental paramedians veins, that draining the left medial lobe (segment III), sagital intersegmental vein, formed by the confluence among the segmental vein of the quadrate lobe (segment IV) and the segmental medial vein of the right medial lobe (segment V), segmental vein of the caudate process (segment VII), draining the caudate process and the right segmental vein, formed by 2 or 3 segmental lateral right veins that draining the right lateral lobe (segment VI). the segmental vein of the papillary process (segment I) comes as only vessel that ends in the cava caudal vein.