Diss. Nr. 3212 Wirtschaftswiss. St. Gallen, 2006. / Literaturverz.

Thesis (doctoral)--Universität St. Gallen, 2006.

O presente estudo objetivou analisar a relação do índice do arco plantar com o equilíbrio postural e com a frequência do uso do salto alto entre mulheres de diferentes faixas etárias. Participaram do estudo 60 mulheres, 20 no grupo jovem (GJ), 20 no grupo adulto (GA) e 20 do grupo idoso (GI), as quais foram separadas em subgrupos com 10 indivíduos cada de acordo com a frequência do uso do salto alto. A avaliação da frequência do uso do sapato de salto alto foi realizada através do número de vezes que o indivíduo utilizava esse tipo de calçado. Para o cálculo do índice do arco plantar (IAP) utilizou-se o método de impressão plantar, por meio de um pedígrafo. Para a aquisição dos dados referentes ao equilíbrio postural foi utilizada uma plataforma de força AMTI; as variáveis utilizadas a partir do Centro de Pressão (COP) foram: amplitude de deslocamento ântero-posterior do centro de pressão (COPap), amplitude de deslocamento médio-lateral do COP (COPml), velocidade média de deslocamento do COP (COPvel) e área da elipse (elipse). Os resultados apontam que não houve correlações entre as variáveis do COP (COPap, COPml, velocidade e elipse) e o IAP na condição de olhos abertos e olhos fechados. Ao se tratar da faixa etária, houve diferença estatisticamente significativa entre o índice do arco plantar do GJ e GI e do GA e GI, indicando que o grupo de mulheres idosas possui um maior índice do arco plantar, ou seja, um rebaixamento no arco longitudinal medial. Com relação à frequência do uso do salto alto, não houve diferença estatisticamente significativa do índice do arco plantar entre os grupos. Concluiu-se que o índice do arco plantar não altera o controle postural em mulheres jovens, adultas e idosas deste estudo e que o grupo idoso apresenta um rebaixamento do arco longitudinal medial quando comparado com o grupo jovem e adulto. / The present study aimed to analyze the relationship between plantar arch index and postural balance and the frequency of use of high-heeled shoes among women of different age groups. The study included 60 women, 20 in the young group (GJ), 20 in the adult group (GA) and 20 in the elderly group (GI), which were separated into groups with 10 individuals each according to frequency of use of high-heeled shoes. The evaluation of the frequency of use of the high heel shoe was performed using the number of times that the person use this kind of footwear. To obtain the plantar arch index (IAP) was used the method of printing plant, with a plantar foot pressure. For acquisition of postural balance data was used a AMTI force plate and variables from the center of pressure (COP) used were: range of anteroposterior displacement of the center of pressure (COPap), range of displacement of the medial-lateral COP (COPml) and average speed of displacement of the COP (COPvel). The results showed that there were no correlations between the variables of COP (COPap, COPml, speed and ellipse) and IAP on eyes opened and eyes closed conditions. When dealing with the age group, there were statistically significant differences between the plantar arch index of the GJ and GI and of the GA and GI, indicating that the group of older women have an increased plantar arch index or a presents lower medial longitudinal arch. It was concluded that the plantar arch index does not alter postural control in young, adult and elderly people and that the elderly group presents lower medial longitudinal arch when compared with the young adult group showing.

Development of the palate morphology and shape of the dental arch in patients with cleft Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the differences in development of the palate morphology and in the relationship and shape of the dental arches in two groups of individuals with different types of orofacial cleft defects. Introduction: Orofacial clefts are the cause of the insufficient growth of the face. Range of the resulting deformation depends on the type of cleft, individual growth disposition of the patient and comprehensive interdisciplinary treatment of the cleft. Material and Methods: The sample consisted of 18 patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate and 18 patients with isolated cleft palate. Measurements were performed on study casts of patients aged 9 and 13 years in average. Following measurements were performed: the frontal and distal width of the upper and lower dental arch, the length of both halves of the upper dental arches, the frontal length and depth of the upper dental arch and the overjet. According to the sagittal relationship of the dental arches, patients were classified into one of five categories of the GOSLON yardstick score. The results were compared between groups and between both age periods using one- or two-sample Wilcoxon test and Fisher test for the GOSLON...

The models for volatility, autoregressive conditional heteroscedastic (ARCH) and generalized autoregressive conditional heteroscedastic (GARCH) are discussed. Stationarity condition and forecasting for simple ARCH(1) and GARCH(1,1) models are given. The model for discrete time series is proposed to be negative binomial integer-valued GARCH model, which is a generalization of the Poisson INGARCH model. The stationarity conditions and the autocorrelation function are given. For parameter estimation, three methodologies are presented with a focus on maximum likelihood approach. Simulation study on a sample size of 100 and 500 are carried out and the results are presented. An application of the model to a real time series with numerical example is given indicating that the proposed methodology performs better than the Poisson and double Poisson model-based methods.

O presente estudo objetivou analisar a relação do índice do arco plantar com o equilíbrio postural e com a frequência do uso do salto alto entre mulheres de diferentes faixas etárias. Participaram do estudo 60 mulheres, 20 no grupo jovem (GJ), 20 no grupo adulto (GA) e 20 do grupo idoso (GI), as quais foram separadas em subgrupos com 10 indivíduos cada de acordo com a frequência do uso do salto alto. A avaliação da frequência do uso do sapato de salto alto foi realizada através do número de vezes que o indivíduo utilizava esse tipo de calçado. Para o cálculo do índice do arco plantar (IAP) utilizou-se o método de impressão plantar, por meio de um pedígrafo. Para a aquisição dos dados referentes ao equilíbrio postural foi utilizada uma plataforma de força AMTI; as variáveis utilizadas a partir do Centro de Pressão (COP) foram: amplitude de deslocamento ântero-posterior do centro de pressão (COPap), amplitude de deslocamento médio-lateral do COP (COPml), velocidade média de deslocamento do COP (COPvel) e área da elipse (elipse). Os resultados apontam que não houve correlações entre as variáveis do COP (COPap, COPml, velocidade e elipse) e o IAP na condição de olhos abertos e olhos fechados. Ao se tratar da faixa etária, houve diferença estatisticamente significativa entre o índice do arco plantar do GJ e GI e do GA e GI, indicando que o grupo de mulheres idosas possui um maior índice do arco plantar, ou seja, um rebaixamento no arco longitudinal medial. Com relação à frequência do uso do salto alto, não houve diferença estatisticamente significativa do índice do arco plantar entre os grupos. Concluiu-se que o índice do arco plantar não altera o controle postural em mulheres jovens, adultas e idosas deste estudo e que o grupo idoso apresenta um rebaixamento do arco longitudinal medial quando comparado com o grupo jovem e adulto. / The present study aimed to analyze the relationship between plantar arch index and postural balance and the frequency of use of high-heeled shoes among women of different age groups. The study included 60 women, 20 in the young group (GJ), 20 in the adult group (GA) and 20 in the elderly group (GI), which were separated into groups with 10 individuals each according to frequency of use of high-heeled shoes. The evaluation of the frequency of use of the high heel shoe was performed using the number of times that the person use this kind of footwear. To obtain the plantar arch index (IAP) was used the method of printing plant, with a plantar foot pressure. For acquisition of postural balance data was used a AMTI force plate and variables from the center of pressure (COP) used were: range of anteroposterior displacement of the center of pressure (COPap), range of displacement of the medial-lateral COP (COPml) and average speed of displacement of the COP (COPvel). The results showed that there were no correlations between the variables of COP (COPap, COPml, speed and ellipse) and IAP on eyes opened and eyes closed conditions. When dealing with the age group, there were statistically significant differences between the plantar arch index of the GJ and GI and of the GA and GI, indicating that the group of older women have an increased plantar arch index or a presents lower medial longitudinal arch. It was concluded that the plantar arch index does not alter postural control in young, adult and elderly people and that the elderly group presents lower medial longitudinal arch when compared with the young adult group showing.

abstract: Craniofacial morphology in primates can vary on the basis of their diet because foods are often disparate in the amount and duration of force required to break them down. Therefore diet has the potential to exercise considerable selective pressure on the morphology of the masticatory system. The zygomatic arch is a known site of relatively high masticatory strain and yet the relationship between arch form and load type is relatively unknown in primates. While the relative position and robusticity of the arch is considered a key indicator of craniofacial adaptations to a mechanically challenging diet, and central to efforts to infer diet in past species, the relationships between morphology and diet type in this feature are not well established. This study tested hypotheses using two diet categorizations: total consumption percent and food material properties (FMPs). The first hypothesis that cortical bone area (CA) and section moduli (bone strength) are positively correlated with masticatory loading tests whether CA and moduli measures were greatest anteriorly and decreased posteriorly along the arch. The results found these measures adhered to this predicted pattern in the majority of taxa. The second hypothesis examines sutural complexity in the zygomaticotemporal suture as a function of dietary loading differences by calculating fractal dimensions as indices of complexity. No predictable pattern was found linking sutural complexity and diet in this primate sample, though hard object consumers possessed the most complex sutures. Lastly, cross-sectional geometric properties were measured to investigate whether bending and torsional resistance and cross-sectional shape are related to differences in masticatory loading. The highest measures of mechanical resistance tracked with areas of greatest strain in the majority of taxa. Cross-sectional shape differences do appear to reflect dietary differences. FMPs were not correlated with cross-sectional variables, however pairwise comparisons suggest taxa that ingest foods of greater stiffness experience relatively larger measures of bending and torsional resistance. The current study reveals that internal and external morphological factors vary across the arch and in conjunction with diet in primates. These findings underscore the importance of incorporating these mechanical differences in models of zygomatic arch mechanical behavior and primate craniofacial biomechanics. / Dissertation/Thesis / Appendix A / Appendix B / Appendix D / Doctoral Dissertation Anthropology 2017

Este trabalho apresenta modelos numéricos em elementos finitos, elaborados com o auxílio do programa ANSYS 5.5, de paredes de alvenaria estrutural apoiadas em vigas de concreto armado. São estudados diversos modelos possíveis de serem utilizados, inclusive com a consideração das não-linearidades de contato, ou seja, a separação e o deslizamento que tendem a ocorrer na interface parede-viga por ocasião do efeito arco. Para tanto, são introduzidos elementos de contato nesta interface. Os resultados obtidos são comparados entre si e também com resultados experimentais encontrados na literatura, de modo a se avaliar as características positivas e negativas de cada procedimento. / This work describes numerical procedures using ANSYS 5.5 program for modeling masonry walls supported by reinforced concrete beams. Several available procedures for this case are studied, including or not, non-linear effects that can occur at the boundary surface between the masonry wall and the concrete beam, because of the arch effect. So, obtained results for these numerical models are compared among themselves and with experimental results found in papers, in order to obtain some information about their acuity.

O presente estudo objetivou analisar a relação do índice do arco plantar com o equilíbrio postural e com a frequência do uso do salto alto entre mulheres de diferentes faixas etárias. Participaram do estudo 60 mulheres, 20 no grupo jovem (GJ), 20 no grupo adulto (GA) e 20 do grupo idoso (GI), as quais foram separadas em subgrupos com 10 indivíduos cada de acordo com a frequência do uso do salto alto. A avaliação da frequência do uso do sapato de salto alto foi realizada através do número de vezes que o indivíduo utilizava esse tipo de calçado. Para o cálculo do índice do arco plantar (IAP) utilizou-se o método de impressão plantar, por meio de um pedígrafo. Para a aquisição dos dados referentes ao equilíbrio postural foi utilizada uma plataforma de força AMTI; as variáveis utilizadas a partir do Centro de Pressão (COP) foram: amplitude de deslocamento ântero-posterior do centro de pressão (COPap), amplitude de deslocamento médio-lateral do COP (COPml), velocidade média de deslocamento do COP (COPvel) e área da elipse (elipse). Os resultados apontam que não houve correlações entre as variáveis do COP (COPap, COPml, velocidade e elipse) e o IAP na condição de olhos abertos e olhos fechados. Ao se tratar da faixa etária, houve diferença estatisticamente significativa entre o índice do arco plantar do GJ e GI e do GA e GI, indicando que o grupo de mulheres idosas possui um maior índice do arco plantar, ou seja, um rebaixamento no arco longitudinal medial. Com relação à frequência do uso do salto alto, não houve diferença estatisticamente significativa do índice do arco plantar entre os grupos. Concluiu-se que o índice do arco plantar não altera o controle postural em mulheres jovens, adultas e idosas deste estudo e que o grupo idoso apresenta um rebaixamento do arco longitudinal medial quando comparado com o grupo jovem e adulto. / The present study aimed to analyze the relationship between plantar arch index and postural balance and the frequency of use of high-heeled shoes among women of different age groups. The study included 60 women, 20 in the young group (GJ), 20 in the adult group (GA) and 20 in the elderly group (GI), which were separated into groups with 10 individuals each according to frequency of use of high-heeled shoes. The evaluation of the frequency of use of the high heel shoe was performed using the number of times that the person use this kind of footwear. To obtain the plantar arch index (IAP) was used the method of printing plant, with a plantar foot pressure. For acquisition of postural balance data was used a AMTI force plate and variables from the center of pressure (COP) used were: range of anteroposterior displacement of the center of pressure (COPap), range of displacement of the medial-lateral COP (COPml) and average speed of displacement of the COP (COPvel). The results showed that there were no correlations between the variables of COP (COPap, COPml, speed and ellipse) and IAP on eyes opened and eyes closed conditions. When dealing with the age group, there were statistically significant differences between the plantar arch index of the GJ and GI and of the GA and GI, indicating that the group of older women have an increased plantar arch index or a presents lower medial longitudinal arch. It was concluded that the plantar arch index does not alter postural control in young, adult and elderly people and that the elderly group presents lower medial longitudinal arch when compared with the young adult group showing.

The aim of this master’s thesis is to design a footbridge across a river. The main objective is design and analysis of a footbridge supported by a steel arch. Stress ribbon is suspended on steel arch using hangers. The analysis of the structure has been carried out using ANSYS 12.0 and Nemetschek SCIA 2011.1 software, design checks using EXCEL in accordance with Eurocodes. Time dependent analysis was considered.