Obtaining data simultaneously from different sensors located on different mobile devices can be useful for applications such as sports and medicine. In order for the data from the different sensors to be combined for analysis, the mobile devices need to be time synchronized first. This paper presents an application that can be used to calculate the difference between the internal clocks of two android devices using a combination of the Cristian and Marzullo algorithms. Different methods to connect the devices over Wi-Fi as well as the internet are tested to determine the optimal method for clock synchronization. The paper also validates the synchronization by testing different sensors on two identical android smartphones. The results show that clock synchronization between two mobile devices can be achieved with a round-trip time of 2 milliseconds or less using Wi-Fi Direct. Validation of the synchronization shows that a delay of 7 milliseconds or less can be achieved between two sensors of the same type on two identical android smartphones. It also shows that the least achievable delay between sensors of different types is 16 milliseconds. The conclusion is that once two android smartphones’ clocks are synchronized, only data from sensors of the same type can be combined, with the exception of the camera sensor. Further testing with more robust equipment is needed in order to eliminate human error which could possibly yield more desirable results. / Att erhålla data från olika sensorer som finns på olika mobila enheter kan vara användbart inom exempelvis sport och medicin. För att data från de olika sensorerna ska kunna kombineras för analys måste de mobila enheterna tidssynkroniseras först. Denna rapport presenterar en applikation som kan användas för att beräkna skillnaden mellan de interna klockorna på två Android enheter med en kombination av Cristian- och Marzullo -algoritmerna. Olika metoder för att ansluta enheterna via både Wi-Fi och internet testas för att bestämma den optimala metoden för tidssynkronisering. Rapporten validerar också synkroniseringen genom att testa olika sensorer på två identiska Android -smartphones. Resultaten visar att klocksynkronisering mellan två mobila enheter kan uppnås med en round-trip time på 2 millisekunder eller mindre med Wi-Fi Direct. Validering av synkroniseringen visar att en fördröjning på 7 millisekunder eller mindre kan uppnås mellan två sensorer av samma typ på två identiska Android -smartphones. Det visar också att den minst möjliga fördröjningen mellan sensorer av olika typer är 16 millisekunder. Slutsatsen är att när två Android smartphones är tidssynkroniserade kan endast data från sensorer av samma typ kombineras, med undantag för kamerasensorn. Ytterligare tester med mer robust utrustning behövs för att eliminera mänskliga fel vilket kan möjligen ge mer önskvärda resultat.

With the growing demand for high-speed data transmission, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) study group, particularly IEEE 802.11, which focuses on Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) technologies, has been actively pursuing advancements to meet these escalating requirements. One such endeavor is the exploration of Millimeter Wave (mmWave) communications. However, mmWave communications differ significantly from traditional communication systems, characterized by factors like high propagation loss, directivity, and susceptibility to blockage. These distinctive attributes present numerous challenges that must be addressed to fully exploit the potential of mmWave communications. The 802.11be amendment, which will be advertised as Wi-Fi 7, introduces several features that aim to enhance the capabilities of Wi-Fi. One of the main features introduced in this amendment is the Multi-Link Operation (MLO) which allows nodes to transmit and receive over multiple links concurrently. The objective of this project is to assess the performance of integrating MLO with an additional mmWave link in comparison to using a single mmWave link. The aim is to determine whether this combination can effectively address challenges within mmWave communications and consequently enhance throughput performance. Experimental simulations were conducted using an event-based Radio Access Technology (RAT) simulator, considering various scenarios and setups. These investigations examined the impact of factors such as link bandwidth, the number of links in MLO, on Wi-Fi performance. Our findings demonstrate the potential of combining MLO with an additional mmWave link, highlighting significant improvements in overall throughput. However, our results also reveal a link asymmetry problem that arises when integrating links with substantial differences in link capacity. This problem manifests in a specific region where the performance of MLO is not as well as that of using a single mmWave link. To address this issue, we propose a potential solution, which we thoroughly investigate through multiple simulations to assess its feasibility and effectiveness. / Med den växande efterfrågan på höghastighetsdataöverföring har IEEE:s studiegrupp, särskilt IEEE 802.11, som fokuserar på Wi-Fi-teknik, aktivt strävat efter att göra framsteg för att möta dessa eskalerande krav. En sådan strävan är utforskningen av mm-vågskommunikation. mm-vågskommunikation skiljer sig dock avsevärt från traditionella kommunikationssystem, som kännetecknas av faktorer som hög spridningsförlust, direkthet och känslighet för blockering. Dessa utmärkande egenskaper innebär många utmaningar som måste hanteras för att fullt ut utnyttja potentialen hos mm-vågskommunikation. Tillägget 802.11be, som kommer att marknadsföras som Wi-Fi 7, introducerar flera funktioner som syftar till att förbättra kapaciteten hos Wi-Fi. En av de viktigaste funktionerna i detta tillägg är MLO (Multi-Link Operation) som gör det möjligt för noder att sända och ta emot över flera länkar samtidigt. Syftet med detta projekt är att utvärdera hur MLO integreras med en extra mm-våglänk jämfört med en enda mm-våglänk. Målet är att fastställa om denna kombination effektivt kan hantera utmaningar inom mm-vågskommunikation och därmed förbättra genomströmningsprestandan. Experimentella simuleringar genomfördes med hjälp av en händelsebaserad RAT-simulator (Radio Access Technology), där olika scenarier och inställningar beaktades. I dessa undersökningar undersöktes hur faktorer som länkbandbredd och antalet länkar i MLO påverkar Wi-Fi-prestandan. Våra resultat visar potentialen i att kombinera MLO med ytterligare en mm-våglänk, med betydande förbättringar av den totala genomströmningen. Våra resultat visar dock också på ett länkasymmetriproblem som uppstår när man integrerar länkar med stora skillnader i länkkapacitet. Detta problem manifesteras i en specifik region där MLO:s prestanda inte är lika bra som vid användning av en enda mm-våglänk. För att ta itu med detta problem föreslår vi en potentiell lösning som vi undersöker grundligt genom flera simuleringar för att bedöma dess genomförbarhet och effektivitet.

The development of more powerful wireless communication technologies such as 5G and Wi-Fi 6 are opening possibilities for advanced applications in industrial settings. Different types of players across the value chain are entering the market and engaging in mergers and acquisitions. The thesis explores the types of acquisitions which have occurred recently in the industrial wireless industry, as well as the reasons for the respective acquisitions. In addition, technology competition in terms of choice of type of network was researched. The aim was to understand the industrial development in the industry and gain insight into M&A activity. To meet the research aim, a qualitative multiple case study was conducted. Data were collected through articles on 27 recent mergers and acquisitions in the targeted industry, as well as though 5 interviews with different stakeholders. The data collected were then analyzed inductively and deductively through thematic analysis, and a framework for classifying acquisitions were developed. Different types of actors in the industry are engaging in different types of mergers and acquisitions. The study concludes that complementary strategic fit between the acquiring firm and the target firm was the most common. This suggests firms seek to combine different resources in order to respond the developments in the market. Moreover, vertical acquisition was the most common type of value chain integration, and technologies in terms of products were the most common resource acquired. / Utvecklingen av mer kraftfulla trådlösa kommunikationsteknologier såsom 5G och Wi-Fi 6 öppnar upp möjligheter för avancerade applikationer i industriella miljöer. Olika typer av aktörer i olika delar av värdekedjan går in i marknaden och ägnar sig åt fusioner och förvärv. Uppsatsen undersöker vilka typer av förvärv som nyligen har skett inom den trådlösa industrin, samt orsakerna bakom dessa förvärv. Dessutom undersöks konkurrens mellan teknologier som uppstår vid val av typ av industriellt trådlöst nätverk. Forskningssyftet var att förstå vad som påverkar den industriella utvecklingen i branschen och få insikt i den förvärvsverksamhet som skett. För att uppfylla forskningssyftet genomfördes en kvalitativ flerfallsstudie. Data samlades in om 27 genomförda förvärv i branschen baserat på artiklar skrivna om förvärven. Det genomfördes även 5 intervjuer med olika intressenter. Den insamlade datan analyserades sedan med tematisk analys, och klassificerades därefter med beroende på strategisk passform och integration i värdekedjan Olika typer av aktörer i branschen ägnar sig åt olika typer av förvärv. Resultaten visade att en kompletterande strategisk passform mellan det förvärvande företaget och förvärvskandidater var det vanligaste. Detta tyder på att företag försöker kombinera olika resurser för ta del av marknadsutvecklingen. Dessutom var vertikala förvärv den vanligaste typen av integration, och teknologi i form av produkter var den vanligaste resursen som förvärvats.

Studien syftar till att analysera mätningar av tidsfördröjningar i inbyggda system som använder externa Wi-Fi-moduler och Network Time Protocol (NTP) för tidssynkronisering. Mätning i detta sammanhang innebär att man tar mätbara data som kan representera tidsfördröjningarna i numerisk form, vilket gör det möjligt att analysera och jämföra dem på ett objektivt sätt. Genom en grundlig litteraturstudie identifierades de olika elementen involverade i tidssynkroniseringsprocessen, inklusive egenskaper hos Wi-Fi-moduler, NTP-protokollet och andra systemkomponenter. Insamlad data analyserades för att upptäcka mönster och tendenser i tidsfördröjning. Det övergripande målet med studien var att bidra med specifika insikter som kan förbättra konfigurationen och prestandan hos inbyggda system. Genom att jämföra prestanda hos olika dataenheter och visa på variationer i tidsfördröjning, har studien gett konkreta mätdata i form av tid, dess genomsnitt och standardavvikelse. Dessa insikter kan användas för att designa mer tillförlitliga inbyggda system med förbättrad tidssynkronisering, vilket är avgörande för mcu som kräver hög precision och stabilitet. / The study aims to analyze the measurements of time delays in embedded systems that use external Wi-Fi modules and the Network Time Protocol (NTP) for time synchronization. Measurement in this context means taking measurable data that can represent time delays in numerical form, making it possible to analyze and compare them objectively. Through a thorough literature review, the various elements involved in the time synchronization process were identified, including the characteristics of Wi-Fi modules, the NTP protocol, and other system components. Collected data were analyzed to detect patterns and trends in time delays. The overall goal of the study was to contribute specific insights that can improve the configuration and performance of embedded systems. By comparing the performance of different data units and showing variations in time delays, the study provided concrete guidelines and recommendations for engineers and developers. These insights can be used to design more reliable embedded systems with improved time synchronization, which is crucial for mcu requiring high precision and stability.

Die Untersuchungsschwerpunkte der vorliegenden Promotion, die von 1996-1999 im Rahmen des BMBF-Projektes "Auenregeneration nach Deichrückverlegung" im Biosphärenreservat Flusslandschaft Elbe - Brandenburg durchgeführt wurde, waren: - Lage und räumliche Verteilung der Vegetationstypen des Auengrünlandes in einem geplanten Rückdeichungsgebiet bei Lenzen (Elbe-km 476-484) im jetzigen Deichvor- und Deichhinterland - Erforschung der kausalen Zusammenhänge zwischen der jetzigen Vegetationszonierung im überflutungsgeprägten Deichvorland und den abiotischen und biotischen Standortsfaktoren vor Ort - aus den zwei erstgenannten Untersuchungen ableitend die Erstellung einer verbindlichen Prognose zur Zonierung der Grünlandvegetation nach der Deichrückverlegung (Übertragung der standortsbezogenen Untersuchungsergebnisse auf das Rückdeichungsgebiet im Geografischen Informationssystem GIS) - Auswirkung verschiedener Weide- und/oder Mahd-Nutzungsformen auf die jetzige Grünlandvegetation und Prognose der landwirtschaftlichen und naturschutzfachlichen Nutzungsmöglichkeiten nach einer Rückdeichung - Landschaftpflegerische Möglichkeiten zur Wiederansiedlung gefährdeter Stromtal-Arten nach einer Deichrückverlegung Anhand multivariater Verfahren (Kanonische Korrespondenzanalyse CCA, Hauptkomponentenanalyse DCA) konnte festgestellt werden, daß die mittlere jährliche Überflutungsdauer sich dazu eignet, die rezente Vegetationszonierung im Auengrünland zu beschreiben und zukünftige Vegetationsverteilung im Rückdeichungsgebiet zu prognostizieren. Die Überprüfung der Prognosergebnisse an Hand des rezenten, bereits überflutungsgeprägten Vordeichgrünlandes ergibt hohe bis sehr hohe Übereinstimmungen zwischen vorhergesagter und Ist-Vegetation bei wechselfrischen bis wechselfeuchten Grünlandbeständen der Typen Leucanthemo-Rumicetum thyrsiflori und Elytrigia repens-Alopecurus pratensis-Gesellschaft. Bei den wechselfeuchten bis wechselfrischen Flutrasen (Alopecuretum geniculati) und Rohrglanzgras-Röhrichten (Phalaridetum arundinaceae) weichen die Prognoseergebnisse in Flächenausdehnung und Kongruenz weiter von der rezenzten Vegetationsverteilung ab. Ursächlich sind hierfür vor allem das Mikrorelief des Deichvorlandes und seine Auswirkungen auf den Wasserzu- und abfluss während und nach Hochwässern verantwortlich. In der Diskussion werden die standortbezogenen Untersuchungesergebnisse mit ökologischen Modellen zur Sukzession und Überflutungstoleranz in Beziehung gesetzt. Das verwendete Prognosemodell wird anhand aktueller Literatur bewertet. Vor dem Hintergrund der weitreichenden hydrologischen Eingriffe in die Flussaue wird deutlich, dass nur solche Grünlandarten und -gesellschaften wieder angesiedelt werden können, die dynamische Grundwasserverhältnisse tolerieren. Eine Wiederbesiedlung kann mit Hilfe verschiedener Techniken aus nahegelegenen Restpopulationen im rezenten Deichvorland gelingen. / The investigations described in this study have been carried out between 1996 and 1999 as a part of the research project "Auenregeneration durch Deichrückverlegung" promoted by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) in the "Mankind and the Biosphere" (MAB) reserve "Flusslandschaft Elbe - Brandenburg". The main objectives of the study were - to map the spatial distribution of different types of riparian grassland within a prospective re-inundation area near the town of Lenzen on the river Elbe (river kilometer 476-484) comprising the current grassland in front of the river dike and in its hinterland, - to quantify the influence of non-biotic and biotic site factors on temporarily inundated areas by thorough investigation of the present/current vegetation zonation of the dike's foreland, - to integrate the results of vegetation mapping and environmental research using a Geographical Information System (GIS) in order to predict the future vegetation zonation after the re-flooding of the proposed area, - to predict the impact of different types of land use on characteristic riparian grassland communities (extensive types of land use with hay harvest(ing) and grazing vs. hay harvest(ing) twice a year) with respect to nature preservation aspects and economic aspects of agricultural land use, and - to propose measures suitable to recover characteristic and endangered plant species and communities of riparian grassland after the setting back of the dike. By means of multivariate statistics (Canonical Correspondence Analysis CCA, Detrended Correspondence Analysis DCA) the mean annual duration of the inundation period was identified as a parameter suitable to describe the current grassland zonation and to predict the future zonation of the prospective re-inundation area. The results of the prediction were evaluated by comparing the predicted areas with the mapped areas of the present grassland types: The spatial distribution of the rarely flooded Leucanthemo-Rumicetum thyrsiflori and Elytrigia repens-Alopecurus pratensis grassland communities were highly congruent and matched well while the predicted and the mapped areas differed widely in more frequently flooded grassland types such as Alopecuretum geniculati and Phalaridetum arundinaceae These differences, however, were due to the microtopography of the dike's foreland (e. g. enbankments) governing the access and reflux of flooding water during inundation periods (site factor "isolation"). Furthermore the results of the evironmental studies were compared with current models of vegetation dynamics and inundation tolerance. The thus developed prediction model was evaluated. Taking the profound alterations in the hydrological characteristics of the flood plain into account it became evident that only those grassland species and communities that are able to tolerate highly dynamic ground water movements can be rehabilitated. Their restitution can be achieved by different techniques making use of left-over plant populations that can be found in the nearby grasslands of the dike's foreland.

A proliferação de dispositivos móveis e de redes sem fio tem encorajado um crescente interesse em sistemas e serviços baseados na localização de dispositivos portáteis, especialmente em ambientes internos, como edifícios e residências. A localização de um dispositivo portátil é um parâmetro crítico em aplicações baseadas no contexto, as quais requerem grande precisão na estimativa de localização. Entretanto, projetar e desenvolver sistemas de localização em interiores, com crescente precisão na estimação e decrescente custo de instalação, é um problema desafiador. Uma abordagem bastante interessante para satisfazer os requisitos de baixo custo consiste em utilizar as infra-estruturas existentes de redes locais sem fio (WLAN) no padrão IEEE 802.11, que já estão instaladas em muitos ambientes. A maioria das abordagens para localização usando WLAN propostas na literatura é baseada em técnicas probabilísticas, que apresentam bom desempenho e estão cada vez mais populares. Estas técnicas usam um mapa com a informação da potência recebida do sinal (RSSI) juntamente com a freqüência de presença de sinal coletada de múltiplos pontos de acesso Wi-Fi, em diferentes localizações físicas no ambiente. Porém, a informação sobre freqüência de presença de sinal pode ser muito ruidosa devido à natureza imprevisível das falhas de transmissão, as quais podem ocorrer decorrentes de diversos fatores. Este trabalho propõe um novo sistema de localização Wi-Fi, o WBLS (Wireless Based Location System), que não considera a informação sobre freqüência de presença de sinal no processo de estimação, visando eliminar os ruídos a ela associados. O WBLS explora o fato da potência do sinal Wi-Fi variar com a localização e usa um HMM descrito em um grafo onde os nós representam as localizações e as arestas, as probabilidades de transição em função da topologia do ambiente e das velocidades esperadas de um pedestre portando um dispositivo móvel. Investiga-se em que situações a eliminação da informação sobre freqüência de presença de sinal devido a seus ruídos associados aumenta a exatidão da estimativa de localização, apesar do descarte da informação em si. Os experimentos realizados demonstram que a característica mais importante do WBLS é uma particular robustez ao lidar com desligamentos de pontos de acesso, os quais podem ocorrer sem nenhum aviso ou previsão em um ambiente onde pouco controle se tem sobre sua infra-estrutura. / The proliferation of mobile computing devices and wireless networks has fostered a growing interest in location-based systems and services for Portable Wireless Devices, specially in indoor environments. The location of a handheld device is a critical parameter in context-aware applications, which require high degree of accuracy of location estimation. However, designing and developing indoor location systems with increasing estimation accuracy and decreasing cost installation is a challenging problem. A very interesting approach to reach low-cost requirements consists in using the pre-existing IEEE 802.11 wireless local area network (WLAN) infrastructure that is already installed in many places. Most of the WLAN indoor location approaches proposed in the literature are based on probabilistic techniques which show good performance and are becoming increasingly popular. Such approaches use a map of received signal strength information and signal presence frequency collected from multiple Wi-Fi access points at different physical locations in the environment. However, the signal presence frequency information can be very noisy due to the unpredictable nature of transmissions failures, which can be caused by several factors. This work proposes a new probabilistic-based Wi-Fi location system, WBLS (Wireless Based Location System), which doesn\'t take the signal presence frequency information into account in the estimation process, in an attempt to eliminate its associated noise. WBLS exploits the fact that Wi-Fi signal strength vary with location, and uses an HMM on a graph of location nodes whose transition probabilities are a function of the building\'s floor plan and expected speeds of a pedestrian holding a portable device. We investigate if eliminating signal presence frequency information due to its associated noise increases the accuracy of the location estimation, despite the amount of information about the signal presence that is discarded. Experiments show that the most important feature of WBLS is a particular robustness while dealing with access points shutdowns that may happen without any warning in an environment where there is little control over the infrastructure.

Submitted by Samira Prince (prince@ufpa.br) on 2012-05-22T14:49:02Z No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertacao_ArcaboucoAprovisionamentoQos.pdf: 2402283 bytes, checksum: 538c75b15b62e851587e9c898048d628 (MD5) license_rdf: 23898 bytes, checksum: e363e809996cf46ada20da1accfcd9c7 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Samira Prince(prince@ufpa.br) on 2012-05-22T14:49:50Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertacao_ArcaboucoAprovisionamentoQos.pdf: 2402283 bytes, checksum: 538c75b15b62e851587e9c898048d628 (MD5) license_rdf: 23898 bytes, checksum: e363e809996cf46ada20da1accfcd9c7 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2012-05-22T14:49:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertacao_ArcaboucoAprovisionamentoQos.pdf: 2402283 bytes, checksum: 538c75b15b62e851587e9c898048d628 (MD5) license_rdf: 23898 bytes, checksum: e363e809996cf46ada20da1accfcd9c7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011 / Recentemente a sociedade está vivendo em meio a um aglomerado de dispositivos móveis com múltiplas interfaces sem fio que permitem que clientes móveis domésticos e corporativos solucionem problemas rotineiros no menor espaço de tempo e em diversas localizações. Por outro lado, a disponibilidade de diversas tecnologias de acesso sem fio como: Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity), WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) e LTE (Long Term Evolution), proporcionam um cenário heterogêneo com diversas oportunidades de conectividade para o usuário de dispositivos com múltiplas interfaces. Alguns dos desafios atuais no contexto da concepção da então denominada NGN (Next Generation Networks) são o desenvolvimento de arcabouços e mecanismos que viabilizem tanto o suporte adequado à Qualidade de Serviço (QoS – Quality of Service) e à Qualidade de Experiência (QoE – Quality of Experience) para aplicações multimídia, quanto a garantia de equidade entre vazões de diferentes aplicações em ambiente heterogêneo. Esta dissertação propõe um arcabouço para o aprovisionamento de QoS e QoE em redes sem fio heterogêneas formada por redes WiMAX e Wi-Fi. Especificamente, nossa solução provê mapeamento estático de QoS entre as classes de serviços WiMAX e categorias de acesso Wi-Fi. Além disso, nossa proposta também combina funcionalidades de equidade entre vazões com a solução de mapeamento, a fim de alcançar um bom compromisso tanto para o operador da rede, quanto para o usuário, através de uma nova metodologia de coleta e calculo de vazão agregada e algoritmo de decisão de handover vertical. A avaliação quantitativa da proposta foi realizada através de modelos de simulação no ns-2 (Network Simulator). Os resultados de desempenho demonstram a eficiência da arquitetura em termos de métricas de QoS (vazão, vazão média e atraso) e QoE (PSRN - Peak Signal to Noise Ratio, SSIM - Structural Similarity Index e VQM - Video Quality Metric). / Recently, the society is living amid an agglomerate of mobile devices with multiple wireless interfaces that allow mobile customers home and business solve routine problems in the shortest time and in several locations. On the other hand, the availability of various wireless access technologies such as Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi), Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) and Long Term Evolution (LTE), provide a heterogeneous scenario with several connectivity opportunities for the user of devices with multiple interfaces. Some of the current challenges in framing the so called Next Generation Networks (NGN) are the development of frameworks and mechanisms that enable both adequate support for Quality of Service (QoS) and Quality of Experience (QoE) for multimedia applications, and assurance equity among throughputs of different applications in a heterogeneous environment. This dissertation proposes a framework for provisioning of QoS and QoE in heterogeneous wireless networks consisting of WiMAX and Wi-Fi networks. Specifically, our solution provides static mapping of QoS between classes of service WiMAX and access categories Wi-Fi. In addition, our proposal also combines features of equity among throughputs with the mapping solution in order to achieve a good tradeoff for both, for the network operator and for the user, through a new methodology for collection and calculation of aggregate throughput and algorithm for Vertical Handover Decision (VHD). The quantitative evaluation of the proposal was carried out using simulation models in Network Simulator (NS-2). The performance results demonstrate the efficiency of the framework in terms of QoS (throughput, average throughput and delay) and QoE (Peak Signal to Noise Ratio, Structural Similarity Index and Video Quality Metric) metrics.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-07-29T16:27:51Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Vandimar Marques Damas.pdf: 1363068 bytes, checksum: abb34855f1640790d53b08c5f555ebd6 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-02-23 / This work is an ethnography of indigenous intercultural degree of UFG, a course which aims to provide higher education for indigenous teachers and teachers already working as such in their villages. Its main focus was to produce a video and a series of photographs in conjunction with indigenous teachers,and from this experience relate ethnographic video with shamanism, witchcraft and cannibalism. To discuss this relationship I insert here two basic concepts that still need development, which are shamanism imagery and cannibal ism imagery, these have been buil twith thread as information obtained during my field work and some ethnographies conducted by other researchers-along-the indigenous peoples who are in Brazil. My main theoret ical references are visual anthropology,theories and concepts of documentary filmmaking,as well as some concepts of ethnology as the Amerindian perspectivism. / Este trabalho é uma etnografia da licenciatura intercultural indígena da UFG, curso que visa fornecer uma formação superior aos professores e professoras indígenas que já atuam como tais em suas aldeias. O seu principal foco foi a produção de um vídeo e uma série de fotografias em conjunto com professores indígenas, e a partir dessa experiência relaciono o vídeo etnográfico com o xamanismo, canibalismo e feitiçaria. Para discutir essa relação insiro aqui dois conceitos básicos, que ainda carecem de desenvolvimento, que são xamanismo imagético e canibalismo imagético, estes foram construídos tendo como fio condutor as informações colhidas durante o meu trabalho de campo e algumas etnografias realizadas - por outros pesquisadores - junto a povos indígenas que estão no Brasil . As minhas principais referências teóricas são a antropologia visual, as teorias e conceitos do cinema documentário, bem como alguns conceitos da etnologia indígena como o perspectivismo ameríndio.

A proliferação de dispositivos móveis e de redes sem fio tem encorajado um crescente interesse em sistemas e serviços baseados na localização de dispositivos portáteis, especialmente em ambientes internos, como edifícios e residências. A localização de um dispositivo portátil é um parâmetro crítico em aplicações baseadas no contexto, as quais requerem grande precisão na estimativa de localização. Entretanto, projetar e desenvolver sistemas de localização em interiores, com crescente precisão na estimação e decrescente custo de instalação, é um problema desafiador. Uma abordagem bastante interessante para satisfazer os requisitos de baixo custo consiste em utilizar as infra-estruturas existentes de redes locais sem fio (WLAN) no padrão IEEE 802.11, que já estão instaladas em muitos ambientes. A maioria das abordagens para localização usando WLAN propostas na literatura é baseada em técnicas probabilísticas, que apresentam bom desempenho e estão cada vez mais populares. Estas técnicas usam um mapa com a informação da potência recebida do sinal (RSSI) juntamente com a freqüência de presença de sinal coletada de múltiplos pontos de acesso Wi-Fi, em diferentes localizações físicas no ambiente. Porém, a informação sobre freqüência de presença de sinal pode ser muito ruidosa devido à natureza imprevisível das falhas de transmissão, as quais podem ocorrer decorrentes de diversos fatores. Este trabalho propõe um novo sistema de localização Wi-Fi, o WBLS (Wireless Based Location System), que não considera a informação sobre freqüência de presença de sinal no processo de estimação, visando eliminar os ruídos a ela associados. O WBLS explora o fato da potência do sinal Wi-Fi variar com a localização e usa um HMM descrito em um grafo onde os nós representam as localizações e as arestas, as probabilidades de transição em função da topologia do ambiente e das velocidades esperadas de um pedestre portando um dispositivo móvel. Investiga-se em que situações a eliminação da informação sobre freqüência de presença de sinal devido a seus ruídos associados aumenta a exatidão da estimativa de localização, apesar do descarte da informação em si. Os experimentos realizados demonstram que a característica mais importante do WBLS é uma particular robustez ao lidar com desligamentos de pontos de acesso, os quais podem ocorrer sem nenhum aviso ou previsão em um ambiente onde pouco controle se tem sobre sua infra-estrutura. / The proliferation of mobile computing devices and wireless networks has fostered a growing interest in location-based systems and services for Portable Wireless Devices, specially in indoor environments. The location of a handheld device is a critical parameter in context-aware applications, which require high degree of accuracy of location estimation. However, designing and developing indoor location systems with increasing estimation accuracy and decreasing cost installation is a challenging problem. A very interesting approach to reach low-cost requirements consists in using the pre-existing IEEE 802.11 wireless local area network (WLAN) infrastructure that is already installed in many places. Most of the WLAN indoor location approaches proposed in the literature are based on probabilistic techniques which show good performance and are becoming increasingly popular. Such approaches use a map of received signal strength information and signal presence frequency collected from multiple Wi-Fi access points at different physical locations in the environment. However, the signal presence frequency information can be very noisy due to the unpredictable nature of transmissions failures, which can be caused by several factors. This work proposes a new probabilistic-based Wi-Fi location system, WBLS (Wireless Based Location System), which doesn\'t take the signal presence frequency information into account in the estimation process, in an attempt to eliminate its associated noise. WBLS exploits the fact that Wi-Fi signal strength vary with location, and uses an HMM on a graph of location nodes whose transition probabilities are a function of the building\'s floor plan and expected speeds of a pedestrian holding a portable device. We investigate if eliminating signal presence frequency information due to its associated noise increases the accuracy of the location estimation, despite the amount of information about the signal presence that is discarded. Experiments show that the most important feature of WBLS is a particular robustness while dealing with access points shutdowns that may happen without any warning in an environment where there is little control over the infrastructure.

Bacillus amyloliquefaciens FZB42 ist ein im Boden weit verbreitetes Bakterium. Es kolonisiert Pflanzenwurzeln und werde als Biodünger verwendet, da sie in der Lage sind, Pflanzenwachstum zu fördern. Der domestizierte Stamm B. subtilis 168 ist eng verwand mit B. amyloliquefaciens FZB42, fördert jedoch kein Pflanzenwachstum. Als ein erster Ansatz zur Ermittlung von Gendifferenzen zwischen FZB42 und B. subtilis 168 - wobei zum damaligen Zeitpunkt nur die Genomsequenz letzteren Organismus bekannt war - wurde die Supression Subtractive Hybridisation (SSH) angewandt. Hierdurch wurden mehrere einzigartige Gene in B. amyloliquefaziens identifiziert. Unterdessen beteiligte sich unser Labor in Kollaboration mit dem GenoMik Network in Göttingen an einem Projekt, dessen Ziel die komplette Sequenzierung des Genoms von B. amyloliquefaciens war. Der Hauptanteil der Arbeit, sowie die Koordination des gesamten Projekts wurden von Xiao-Hua Chen und mir selbst durchgeführt. B. amyloliquefaciens FZB42 besitzt die srf, fen, pks1 (bae), bac und dhb Operons, welche für die Synthese von Surfactin, Fengycin, Bacillaene, Bacilysin und Bacillibactin verantwortlich sind und die ebenfalls im Genom von B. subtilis 168 enthalten sind. Das Genom von B. amyloliquefaciens FZB42, beinhaltet die bmy Gencluster, die die Synthese von Bacillomycin D kontrolliert. Ein weiteres in dieser Arbeit verfolgtes Ziel war die Identifizierung der regulatorischen Wege, die die Expression von Bacillomycin D steuern. Es wurde gezeigt, dass globale Regulatoren, wie beispielsweise DegU, DegQ und ComA, die alternativen Sigmafaktoren sigB und sigH und ein neuartiges Rap-Protein die transkriptionale Aktivität des in dieser Arbeit identifizierten Hauptpromotors des bmy-Operons beeinflussen. Es wurde gezeigt, dass DegU seine Effekte nach direkter Bindung an zwei unterschiedliche Regionen im bmy-Promotor ausübt. Es wurde außerdem gezeigt, dass DegU abgesehen von der Aktivierung des Hauptpromoters des bmy-Operons eine zusätzliche, vermutlich eine post-transkriptionale Rolle spielt. Auf ähnliche Weise erwies sich YczE, ein Membranprotein unbekannter Funktion, das neben sfp kodiert liegt, als essentiell für die Bacillomycin D-Produktion. Der Effekt wurde auf einem post-transkriptionalen Level ausgeübt und war unabhängig von DegU. / Bacillus amyloliquefaciens FZB42 is widely distributed in the soil. It colonizes the plant roots and is used as bio-fertilizer, since they can promote plant growth.The domesticated strain of B. subtilis 168 is closely related to B. amyloliquefaciens FZB42, but does not promote plant growth. As a first approach to detect gene differentiation between FZB42 and B. subtilis 168, and since only the genome sequence of the latter was known at that point, Suppression Subtractive Hybridization (SSH) was employed. Thereby, several unique genes of B. amyloliquefaciens FZB42 could be identified. Meanwhile, our laboratory became engaged in a project aiming to define the complete genome sequence of B. amyloliquefaciens FZB42, in collaboration with the GenoMik Network in Göttingen. The major part of the work and the co-ordination of the whole process were performed by Xiao-Hua Chen and myself. B. amyloliquefaciens FZB42 possesses the srf, fen, pks1 (bae), bac and dhb operons, which are also shared by B. subtilis 168. In addition, the genome of B. amyloliquefaciens FZB42 contains the bmy gene clusters, which controls the synthesis of bacillomycin D. A further issue pursued in this work was to identify the regulatory pathways that govern the expression of bacillomycin D. Global regulators, such as DegU, DegQ and ComA, the alternative sigma factors, sigB and sigH, and a novel Rap protein were found to affect the transcriptional activation of the main promoter of the bmy operon identified in this work. In particular, DegU was shown to mediate its effects, after binding directly to two sites at the bmy promoter region. DegU was shown to play an additional role on bacillomycin D production, presumably a post-transcriptional one. Similarly, YczE, a membrane protein of unknown function, encoded adjacently to sfp proved to be essential for bacillomycin D production, but dispensable for the production of the rest peptide antibiotics produced by B. amyloliquefaciens FZB42. The effect was mediated at a post-transcriptional level and was independent of DegU.