Master of Science / Department of Statistics / Gary L. Gadbury / This report presents an analysis of data resulting from a lipidomics experiment. The experiment sought to determine the changes in the lipidome of big bluestem prairie grass when exposed to stressors. The two stressors were drought (versus a watered condition) and a rust infection (versus no infection), and were whole plot treatments arranged in a 2 by 2 factorial. A split plot treatment factor was the position on a sampled leaf (top half versus bottom half). In addition, samples were analyzed at different times, representing a blocking factor. A total of 110 samples were used and, for each sample, concentrations of 137 lipids were obtained. Many lipids were not detected for certain samples and, in some cases, a lipid was not detected in most samples. Thus, each lipid was analyzed separately using a modeling strategy that involved a combination of mixed effects linear models and a categorical analysis technique, with the latter used for certain lipids to determine if a pattern of observed zeros was associated with the treatment condition(s). In addition, p-values from tests of fixed effects in a mixed effect model were computed three different ways and compared. Results in general show that the drought condition has the greatest effect on the concentrations of certain lipids, followed by the effect of position on the leaf. Of least effect on lipid concentrations was the rust condition.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-25T16:44:32Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dennys Salomao Hid.pdf: 1391895 bytes, checksum: fbb70fbd0bab307aa5cc5c58c6d1c4d5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-04-25 / This research investigated the fight against poverty trought public policy of productive inclusio, model of action that directs public investments for micro entrepeneurs, contributing to the heterogeneity and the reduction of the social difference. Explore the projects of implemented inclusion, in the last six years, in the cities of São Paulo enrolled in the SEBRAE Mayor entrepeneur award, wich held its 7th edition in 2012 and is organized by the brazilian servisse of support for micro and small enterprises (SEBRAE), a non-profit organization whose goal is to encourage the development of micro and small businesses. As na object of study, it was used the Paulista Guide, a publication of SEBRAE, that details the projects implemented by the mayors participants of the award. Brings together the main productive actions of initiatives inclusion, wich were evaluated by the judges and guests, providing and excellent material for a categorical analysis. The reports of these projects allowed to survey data. Trought these inventary was possible to isolate the various elemento focused and sort them by their main characteristics. The reunification of these data in tem pre-defined categories tax incentives, credit and microfinance, cooperatives, market access, formalization, incubators, debureaucrastization, clusters, education and training, and other projects allowed the visualization of the number of projects by category and development of the categories themselves over the past six years. Became evidente that the mayors enrolled seek cancel the steady state of your location trough the development and accumulation of human and economic resources, using endogenous development strategies and local. Each municipality adopts a kind of strategy, either radical or by small steps. It was possible to observe that the inclusion public policies envolve local actors public power, ptivate power and social groups and are being created from regional problems, avoiding the mimetism in implemented projects. It was realized that while municipalities have different characteristics, they have similar problems, as the high volume os workers in the informal market, the bureaucratic slowness and the absence of skilled labor. It was also clear that, the more commom is the problem, higher is the chance to adapt and replicate the project in the other locations seeks fix it or minimize it / Esta pesquisa investigou o combate à pobreza por meio das políticas públicas de inclusão produtiva, modelo de ação que direciona os investimentos públicos para a geração de emprego e renda, contribuindo para a heterogeneidade e a diminuição da diferença social. Explora os projetos de inclusão implementados, nos últimos seis anos, nos municípios do Estado de São Paulo inscritos no Prêmio SEBRAE Prefeito Empreendedor, que realizou a sua 7ª edição em 2012 e é organizado pelo Serviço Brasileiro de Apoio às Micro e Pequenas Empresas (SEBRAE), uma entidade sem fins lucrativos, cujo objetivo é estimular o desenvolvimento de micro e pequenos negócios. Como objeto de estudo, foi utilizado o Guia Paulista, uma publicação do SEBRAE, que detalha os projetos implementados pelos prefeitos participantes da premiação. Reúne as principais ações de inclusão produtiva, que foram avaliadas pelos jurados e convidados, constituindo um excelente material para uma análise categorial. Os relatos desses projetos possibilitaram realizar um levantamento de dados. Desse inventário foi possível isolar os diversos elementos enfocados e classificá-los por suas principais características. O reagrupamento desses dados em dez categorias pré-definidas incentivo fiscal, crédito e microcrédito, cooperativismo, acesso ao mercado, formalização, incubadoras, desburocratização, aglomerados, educação e capacitação, e outros projetos permitiu a visualização do número de projetos por categoria e o desenvolvimento das próprias categorias ao longo dos últimos seis anos. Ficou evidente que os prefeitos inscritos buscam anular o estado estacionário de sua localidade por meio do fomento e acúmulo de recursos humanos e econômicos, utilizando estratégias de desenvolvimento endógeno e local. Cada município adota um tipo de estratégia, seja ela radical ou por pequenos passos. Foi possível observar que as políticas públicas de inclusão envolvem os atores locais poder público, poder privado e grupos sociais e estão sendo criadas a partir dos problemas regionais, o que evita o mimetismo nos projetos implementados. Percebeu-se que, embora os municípios tenham características distintas, possuem problemas semelhantes, como o alto volume de trabalhadores no mercado informal, a lentidão burocrática e a falta de mão de obra capacitada. Também ficou claro que, quanto mais comum for o problema, maior é a chance de adaptar e replicar em outras localidades o projeto que procura solucioná-lo ou minimizá-lo