A aplicação de pintura de ligação entre camadas asfálticas é prática comum em obras de pavimentos novos ou restaurações, sendo importante para garantir a aderência entre as camadas. Esse tratamento da interface geralmente é feito com emulsão asfáltica, que faz com que a estrutura do pavimento trabalhe como um sistema monolítico, evitando problemas de trincamento precoce por fadiga, ou escorregamentos. Esse trabalho tem como objetivo estudar a variabilidade de comportamento dos revestimentos asfálticos quanto à aderência na interface, tendo em vista a taxa aplicada de pintura de ligação, o tipo de emulsão (convencional ou modificada por polímero), a superfície de contato entre as camadas e a presença, ou não, de um sistema anti-reflexão de trincas (geotêxtil e grelha de fibra de vidro). A aderência foi medida por meio do ensaio de cisalhamento direto Leutner, em amostras produzidas em laboratório e extraídas de pista. Foram produzidas placas com dupla camada de revestimento asfáltico, sendo a camada superior um CBUQ (Concreto Betuminoso Usinado a Quente) e a inferior, ora SAMI (Stress Absorbing Membrane Interlayer), ora CBUQ, variando a taxa de aplicação de pintura de ligação na interface (0,0; 0,25; 0,5 e 0,75 L/m2) e o tipo de emulsão aplicada (RR-1C, RR- 1C-E e RR-2C-E), além de testar duas diferentes dimensões para as amostras cilíndricas ensaiadas (100 e 150 mm de diâmetro). Os ensaios de cisalhamento direto foram feitos com carregamento monotônico, à taxa de deslocamento de 50mm/min e à temperatura de 20ºC. Realizou-se o mesmo ensaio também com velocidade de 1 mm/min para avaliar a influência desse parâmetro nos resultados de aderência para as três emulsões testadas. As amostras de pista, com 100 mm de diâmetro, foram retiradas de um trecho experimental na Rodovia Ayrton Senna (SP- 070), do km 38,000 ao 39,500. Os resultados do teste de aderência em laboratório demonstraram influência do tipo de emulsão, da presença de geotêxtil/grelha na interface, do diâmetro da amostra, da textura superficial entre camadas e da velocidade de ensaio nos valores de tensão cisalhante máxima e na taxa ótima de aplicação de emulsão. Os valores de taxa ótima de pintura de ligação foram maiores quando na presença de geotêxtil na interface e para superfícies de contato com maior macrotextura. Quanto à aderência, as amostras com grelha não apresentaram diferença significativa comparadas ao uso de interface somente com pintura de ligação, enquanto as amostras com geotêxtil na interface resultaram em valores bem 8 inferiores de tensão cisalhante máxima. Para ensaios com diferentes tipos de pintura de ligação, as amostras com emulsão modificada nem sempre apresentaram melhores resultados em relação às amostras com emulsão convencional. / Asphalt tack coat is commonly applied at the interface between asphalt layers during new pavement construction or overlay to ensure proper bond between the layers. This treatment at the interface, usually done with asphalt emulsion, allows the pavement structures to function as a monolithic system, avoiding problems like premature fatigue cracking, or slippage. This study aims to evaluate: (i) the influence of the tack coat type (neat or polymer modified asphalt emulsion), (ii) the application rate, (iii) the surface type, and (iv) the presence, or not, of an anti-reflective cracking interlayer (geotextile and fiber glass grid), in the adhesion properties between asphalt concrete layers. The adhesion between layers was tested through the Leutner shear test in laboratory and field samples. A double-layer system was produced with HMA as the top layer and SAMI (Stress Absorbing Membrane Interlayer), or HMA, as the bottom layer, varying the tack coat type (RR-1C, RR-1C-E e RR-2C-E), the application rate at the interface (0,0; 0,25; 0,50 and 0,75 L/m²) and the samples diameter (100 and 150 mm diameter). It was used the standard shear displacement rate of 50 mm/min, and the test temperature was set at 20°C. The same procedure was run with a displacement rate of 1 mm/min to evaluate its influence on the adhesion of three asphalt emulsions used as the tack coat. An experimental test section was constructed on Rodovia Ayrton Senna (SP-070), from km 38,000 to 39,500, and core samples (100 mm diameter) were extracted. The results of maximum shear stress demonstrate the influence of the tack coat type, the surface type, the sample diameter, the test displacement rate and the presence of a geotextile/grid on the adhesion at the interface between the asphalt layers,. Samples with grid at the interface presented similar results when compared with the samples with only tack coat at the interface. Samples with geotextile, however, presented significant lower values of maximum shear stress. The Leutner results showed that not always the modified asphalt emulsions present higher shear strength when compared to the neat asphalt emulsions.

Bakgrunden till rapporten var att det företag som medverkat i studien ville utveckla ett grundmönster för damkappor. Syftet med arbetet blev därför att utarbeta ett grundmönster med två ärmtyper som graderas mellan storlek 32-50, samt konstruera en kappmodell från samma grund. Utöver detta skulle även detaljkonstruktioner och specifikationer utformas. Frågeställningarna som styrde arbetet kretsade därför kring hur man på bästa sätt tar fram detta.All konstruktion utfördes i Lectra´s Modaris. För att ta fram grundmönstret jämfördes två arbetssätt för att sedan välja en av de grunder som konstruerats. Efter detta gjordes nödvändiga ändringar utifrån avprovningar. Kappmodellen utarbetades genom kompletterande detaljkonstruktioner utifrån grundmönstret. Även de fristående detaljkonstruktionerna utformades på samma sätt. Specifikationerna togs fram i företagets PDM-system Quest PDM.Passformen hos grundmönstret blev god, ett mindre balansfel kan dock finnas kvar. Kappmodellen som syddes upp av produktionskontoret i Litauen motsvarade kraven. Ståkragen bland detaljkonstruktionerna kunde förbättrats, annars uppfyller även dessa konstruktioner kraven.Specifikationerna från Quest PDM visade krav och instruktioner tydligt. Dock var det problematiskt att använda flera olika ritprogram inom systemet.The background for this report was that the company cooperating with me wanted to develop a basic pattern for women´s coats. The purpose of this study was to construct a basic pattern with two types of sleeves to be graded in the sizes 32-50 and use the basic pattern to create a women´s coat. Beside this, coat details and product specifications should be produced.Lectra´s CAD-program Modaris is used for pattern construction. To create the basic pattern two different construction methods was used, and one of them chosen for further developing. The coat was developed from the basic pattern through additional constructions. The separate detail construktions was created be the same method. The companys PDM system Quest PDM was used to form the product specifications.The fit of the basic pattern was good, a minor balance fault might still remain. The coat sewn by the companys production office in Lithuenia met the requirements. The standing straight collar could be further improved, the other detail constructions lived up to the standars.The product specifications from Quest PDM showed the instructions and demands clearly. Unfortunately there was a problem using different illustration software within the system. / Program: Designteknikerutbildningen

Submitted by (lucia.rodrigues@ufrpe.br) on 2017-02-21T13:55:26Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Cicero Nicolini.pdf: 1169299 bytes, checksum: e932282294084c1947939ed928971bcb (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-02-21T13:55:26Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Cicero Nicolini.pdf: 1169299 bytes, checksum: e932282294084c1947939ed928971bcb (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-09-01 / Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq / Brazil is the world’s largest passion fruit producer. The sanitary problems, mainly diseases caused by viruses are among the limiting factors for increasing productivity and longevity of the plantations. In Brazil, passion fruit woodiness, caused by Cowpea aphid-borne mosaic virus (CABMV) is the major viral disease of this crop. CABMV is also causing agent of the potyvirus mosaic, a viral disease that produces serious damages in cowpea. This crop in Brazil is important mainly in the Northeastern region and represents a relevant source of protein and starch for the population. Some years ago, in the state of Pernambuco it was found a potyvirus naturally infecting “lava-pratos”, leguminous plant native to Atlantic Forest commonly found on the margins of passionflower and cowpea crops. In the city of Paudalho it was found a group of “lava-pratos” plants presenting very intense symptoms with yellow spot on the leaves. From those plants, preparations examined in a transmission electron microscope showed the presence of elongated flexuous particles and cylindrical inclusions typical of potyvirus as well as isometric particles in high concentration and vesicles on the periphery of the chloroplasts which suggested the occurrence of a tymovirus. Serological analyses and coat protein sequencing to identify the potyvirus as well as studies on host adaptation in passionflower and cowpea, using isolates from these crops were undertaken. The virus with isometric particles was chemically purified to produce polyclonal antiserum and subjected to serological studies, host range and genome sequencing for characterization. It was concluded that the potyvirus found in “lava-pratos” is CABMV and phylogenetically observed the host adaptation of this virus to the families Fabaceae and Passifloraceae. For some strains geographical distance was not the strongest factor for genetic grouping and the Brazilian isolates form a large group distinct to other countries. According to the criteria of taxonomy, using amino acid sequence of coat protein and conserved region "tymobox", it was determined the presence of a tymovirus in “lava-pratos”, for which was proposed to be a new species named Cassia yellow mosaic-associated virus (CAYMaV). / O Brasil é o maior produtor mundial de maracujá. Os problemas fitossanitários especialmente as doenças ocasionadas por vírus estão entre os fatores limitantes ao aumento de produtividade e longevidade dos plantios. A principal virose do maracujazeiro no Brasil é o endurecimento dos frutos causado por Cowpea aphid-borne mosaic virus (CABMV). O CABMV também é o agente do mosaico de potyvírus em feijão-caupi, virose que provoca sérios danos nessa cultura. No Brasil, o feijão-caupi é produzido principalmente na Região Nordeste e representa fonte importante de proteína e amido para a população. Há alguns anos atrás, um potyvírus foi encontrado em Pernambuco infectando naturalmente o lava-pratos, uma leguminosa nativa da Mata Atlântica comumente encontrada nas bordas de cultivos de maracujá e feijão-caupi. No município de Paudalho foi observado um grupo de plantas de lava-pratos apresentando sintomas muito intensos com manchas amarelas nas folhas. Dessas plantas, ao ser analisadas preparações em microscópio eletrônico de transmissão, além da presença de partículas alongadas flexuosas e de inclusões cilíndricas típicas de potyvírus foram detectadas partículas isométricas em alta concentração e vesículas nas bordas dos cloroplastos, o que sugeria ser de um tymovírus. Foram realizadas análises sorológicas e seqüenciamento da capa protéica para identificação do potyvírus, assim como estudar a adaptação hospedeira a maracujazeiro e feijão-caupi, utilizando-se isolados obtidos dessas culturas. O vírus com partículas isométricas foi purificado quimicamente para produção de antissoro policlonal e submetido a estudos sorológicos, gama de hospedeiros e seqüenciamento de parte do genoma para caracterização. Concluiu-se que o potyvírus encontrado em lava-pratos é o CABMV e filogeneticamente se observou que ocorre adaptação hospedeira deste vírus em plantas das famílias Fabaceae e Passifloraceae. Para alguns isolados, a distância geográfica não foi o fator mais forte para agrupamento genético e os isolados brasileiros formam um grande grupo distinto aos de outros países. De acordo com os critérios de taxonomia, usando-se seqüência de aminoácidos da capa protéica e região conservada “tymobox”, foi determinada a presença em lava-pratos de um tymovírus, para o qual foi proposto ser uma nova espécie nomeada Cassia yellow mosaic-associated virus (CAYMaV).

Made available in DSpace on 2016-03-15T19:42:31Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Monica Borja Bonilha Moraes.pdf: 4604319 bytes, checksum: ebc61e4ac78ad03ad83d910a405d5174 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-08-19 / Instituto Presbiteriano Mackenzie / This research presents a study of identity through a reflexion towards coats of arms and brands of important higher learning institutions in Europe, North America and Brazil, their stories and cultures using the semiotic theory as the field of science.The methodology used is hybrid because it reconciles a research model that contemplates the biographic review and comprehends an investment in the field of visibility - characteristic of the visual semiotic in its structuring nature - thus prioritizing attention to identity codes that unveil the various symbols present in the coats of arms and brands of the universities, objects of this research. Its interdisciplinary dimension is present in its convergence between the methodology of a visual study and the cultural sphere that frames this look for the universities. Its objective is to accomplish an analysis of large university brands and through a structured study of its many forms of presentation, verify how these institutions establish communication with society through the symbols and in what way they have evidenced their brands throughout the years thus contributing with own their traditions, beliefs and behavior. The significant alterations to the shapes of the coats of arms and brands are highlighted in this research that dialogs with with the period's communication comprehended by the XX and XXI centuries and their distinct subjects. The results show that the brands transmit the regional and institutional culture and are in constant change. Minimal alterations in their visual identities give signs of the university's evolution and the history of their conquests and conflicts. Some brands present a strong tendency to advance to contemporary society's imagery, bringing to the brands languages that incorporate new production technologies and placement of images to accompany the continually updated visual codes while others remains with coats of arms that date back to the XIX century and continue to use the heraldry for the maintenance of institutional values determined since its origins. / Esta pesquisa apresenta um estudo de identidade visual através de uma reflexão voltada aos brasões e marcas de importantes Instituições de Ensino Superior europeias, norte americanas e brasileiras, suas histórias e culturas tendo como campo de ciência o estudo da teoria semiótica. A metodologia utilizada é híbrida justamente porque concilia um modelo de pesquisa que contempla a revisão bibliográfica e compreende um investimento no campo da visualidade própria da semiótica visual, em sua natureza estruturante priorizando, assim, atenção aos códigos identitários que desvelam os feixes simbólicos presentes nos brasões e marcas das universidades, objetos desta pesquisa. Sua dimensão interdisciplinar se dá na convergência entre a metodologia própria de um estudo visual e a esfera cultural que emoldura este olhar para as universidades. Seu objetivo é o de realizar uma análise das grandes marcas universitárias e por meio de um estudo estruturante de suas diversificadas formas de se apresentar, verificar como essas instituições estabelecem comunicação com a sociedade através de símbolos e de que maneira vem evidenciando suas marcas ao longo dos anos contribuindo assim com suas tradições crenças e costumes. As significativas alterações nas formas de seus brasões e marcas são realçadas nesta pesquisa que dialoga com as comunicações no periodo compreendio pelos séculos XX e XXI e seus distintos sujeitos. O resultado aponta que as marcas transmitem a cultura regional e instituicional e estão em constante mudança. As alterações mínimas em suas identidades visuais dão sinais das evoluções das universidades e as histórias de suas conquistas ou conflitos. Algumas marcas apresentam a forte tendência de avançar para a sociedade imagética contemporâena, trazendo para si linguagens que incorporam novas tecnologias de produção e veiculação de imagens para acompanhar os códigos visuais continuamente atualizados enquanto outras permanecem com brasões datados desde o século XIX e continuam a usar da heráldica para manutenção de valores institucionais determinados desde as suas origens.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2009. / Title from PDF title page (viewed on Feb. 3, 2010). Includes bibliographical references.

Previously seed coat color in flax has been used as a phenotypic marker for specialty quality traits and currently there is an increasing demand to use seed coat color in flax to market flax for human and animal nutrition uses. Seed coat color was studied to 1) understand the inheritance of seed coat color conditioned by the b1 locus, to 2) understand the relationship of other important flax traits with seed coat color as well as to 3) identify markers that are linked to seed coat color for future marker assisted selection of seed coat color. Spearman’s rank correlation and an allelism test was used to show the inheritance of the alleles at the b1 locus. Bulked segregant analysis (BSA) was used to identify putatively linked markers with the b1 locus, these were then screened on the CDC Bethune x M96006 recombinant inbred line population. Furthermore, the CDC Bethune x M96006 and CDC Bethune x USDA-ARS Crystal recombinant inbred line populations were used to identify any important flax traits that had a significant relationship with seed coat color. It was shown that seed coat color conditioned by the b1 locus was stably inherited and that b1vg and b1 are allelic to one another. The results of the BSA showed that there were 17 candidates for linkage but when these markers were screened on the population only the Lu456 from linkage group (LG) six was identified to have linkage (χ²=3.90; P<0.05) with the b1 locus. Additionally, it was shown that the b1 seed coat color allele of the b1 locus had a pleiotropic effect on flower color and flower shape and that seed coat color was associated with linolenic fatty acid content. None of the traits examined were found to be associated with the b1vg allele of this locus. These results show that the b1 locus is likely present on linkage group six, more marker coverage on linkage group six of markers that are polymorphic between the two seed coat color parents would increase the accuracy of detection. Lastly, this study showed that plant breeders should consider using the b1vg allele that conditions the variegated seed coat color to mark unique lines with important combinations of traits because it sorted independently for seed quality traits. Whereas, the yellow seed coat color conditioned by the b1 allele was found to be associated with higher linolenic fatty acid content and the semi-lethality of this allele would make it not suitable for use in parental lines.

Field pea (Pisum sativum L.) seeds have high nutritional value but also contain phytate which can inhibit the absorption and utilization of nutrients. Phytate is the main storage form of phosphorus in the seeds but chelates Fe, Zn and some other micronutrients and is not well digested by monogastrics. Peas with pigmented seed coats contain polyphenols which also have anti-nutritional properties. To increase the nutritional value of field pea seeds, two low phytate lines (1-150-81 and 1-2347-144) containing higher inorganic phosphorus concentration (IN-P) and lower phytate-phosphorus concentration (PA-P) than the normal phytate varieties were developed from CDC Bronco in previous research. The objectives of this research were 1) to determine the effect of genotype and environment on iron bioavailability in a set of five pea varieties differing in phytate concentration and iron concentration using in vitro digestion/Caco-2 cell culture bioassay; 2) to determine the effect of seed coats on iron bioavailability by testing whole seeds compared to dehulled seeds in varieties differing in seed coat pigmentation using in vitro digestion/Caco-2 cell culture bioassay; 3) to determine the inheritance of iron bioavailability in field pea by evaluating recombinant inbred lines differing in phytate concentration using in vitro digestion/Caco-2 cell culture bioassay; 4) to determine the effects of pea with the low phytate trait on body weight and hemoglobin concentration of chickens. Iron concentration (FECON) did not differ significantly between normal and low phytate varieties. Iron bioavailability (FEBIO) of the two low-phytate lines was 1.4 to 1.9 times higher than that of the three normal phytate varieties, and growing environment also had a significant effect on FEBIO. Peas with pigmented seed coats contained 7 times lower FEBIO than peas with non-pigmented seed coat. The removal of the seed coat increased the FEBIO in peas with pigmented seed coat 5 to 6 times. From previous research on PR-15 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) which were developed from a cross between low phytate line 1-2347-144 and a normal phytate variety CDC Meadow, it was found that PA-P was controlled by a single gene. FEBIO, in this study, was also found to follow a bimodal frequency distribution, characteristic of single gene control, and it was highly correlated with PA-P in the PR-15 lines. In vivo studies were used to evaluate iron absorption of chickens fed with low and normal phytate pea diets. The diets containing the low-phytate pea lines had no significant effect on chicken body weight and hemoglobin level, compared with the diets containing normal phytate pea varieties. An unexpected high FECON was discovered in the diets that was traced to the ingredients of limestone and dicalcium-phosphate which likely affected the experimental results.

Leucodepletion, the removal of leucocytes from blood products improves the safety of blood transfusion by reducing adverse events associated with the incidental non-therapeutic transfusion of leucocytes. Leucodepletion has been shown to have clinical benefit for immuno-suppressed patients who require transfusion. The selective leucodepletion of blood products by bed side filtration for these patients has been widely practiced. This study investigated the economic consequences in Queensland of moving from a policy of selective leucodepletion to one of universal leucodepletion, that is providing all transfused patients with blood products leucodepleted during the manufacturing process. Using an analytic decision model a cost-effectiveness analysis was conducted. An ICER of $16.3M per life year gained was derived. Sensitivity analysis found this result to be robust to uncertainty in the parameters used in the model. This result argues against moving to a policy of universal leucodepletion. However during the course of the study the policy decision for universal leucodepletion was made and implemented in Queensland in October 2008. This study has concluded that cost-effectiveness is not an influential factor in policy decisions regarding quality and safety initiatives in the Australian blood sector.

Trombocytopeni behandlas primärt med trombocyttransfusion. Trombocytkoncentraten kan erhållas genom poolning av lättcellskikt framställda ur helblodsenheter från flera blodgivare. Helblodsenheterna kyls vanligen ner på en CompoCool®-platta för att snabbt komma ner till rumstemperatur och kan då prepareras redan efter 2 h. Detta brukar vara logistiskt fördelaktigt och gynnar erytrocyterna som framställs ur samma helblodsenheter. Det går även att låta helblodsenheterna kylas ner i rumstemperatur vilket å andra sidan sägs ge ett högre trombocytutbyte då studier visat att trombocyter är känsliga för kyla. Syftet med examensarbetet var att framställa och jämföra kvaliteten på trombocytkoncentrat där helblodsenheten hade kylts ner på CompoCool®-platta respektive kylts ner i rumstemperatur. Hypotesen var att trombocytutbytet skulle bli högre vid nedkylning av helblodsenheten i rumstemperatur än vid nedkylning på CompoCool®-platta. Framställningen av trombocytkoncentraten gjordes genom poolning av 5 st lättcellskikt och en påse trombocytsuspensionsmedium efterföljt av centrifugering och separation i en automatisk blodkomponents separator. Kvalitén utvärderades med avseende på trombocytkoncentration, leukocytkoncentration, swirling samt bakterieodling. Samtliga resultat för kvalitetskontrollerna låg inom de rekommenderade gränsvärdena. Det beräknade t-testet för trombocytkoncentrationen var högre än det kritiska t-värdet vilket innebar att det var en signifikant skillnad mellan de olika nedkylningsmetoderna. Genom användning av de erhållna resultaten kunde hypotesen bekräftas och slutsatsen dras att trombocytutbytet är signifikant högre då helblodsenheten kyls ner i rumstemperatur jämfört med CompoCool®-platta.

Submitted by Socorro Pontes (socorrop@ufersa.edu.br) on 2017-04-11T19:49:29Z No. of bitstreams: 1 JacinaraHGML_TESE.pdf: 2277274 bytes, checksum: 6f35ba41b855fe18662b6c316e37bc38 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Vanessa Christiane (referencia@ufersa.edu.br) on 2017-04-13T14:42:13Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 JacinaraHGML_TESE.pdf: 2277274 bytes, checksum: 6f35ba41b855fe18662b6c316e37bc38 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Vanessa Christiane (referencia@ufersa.edu.br) on 2017-04-13T14:59:04Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 JacinaraHGML_TESE.pdf: 2277274 bytes, checksum: 6f35ba41b855fe18662b6c316e37bc38 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-04-13T14:59:14Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 JacinaraHGML_TESE.pdf: 2277274 bytes, checksum: 6f35ba41b855fe18662b6c316e37bc38 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-12-05 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The Morada Nova sheep is an important locally adapted genetic resource from the Brazilian Semiarid. However, the genetic variability of these animals has been reduced due to the selection criteria adopted by breeders who only select to breed traits. One of these criteria is related to coat color, where the animals of red variety with dark and light tonality are discarded, as well as all animals of the white variety, with the justification that they are less adapted to the semiarid environment. Thus, in the present thesis was built in order to evaluate all characteristics related to the adaptation of Morada Nova sheep with different hair and coat color. Four groups were used according to coat color: (1) dark red animals, (2) intermediate red, (3) light red, and (4) white-coated animals. Forty Morada Nova ewes were observed in each of three herds for 7 consecutive months. In the first study we evaluated the thermal exchanges of sensible and latent heat loss in the different groups. All groups maintained homeothermy even when exposed to high solar radiation. The red coat animals increased respiratory rate in conditions of greater thermal stress. This fact was not observed in the white variety, which showed higher skin evaporation. In the second study, were evaluated hair coat characteristics and their association in the heat transfer from animals to the environment as well as physiological responses of animals. The largest differences found in the coat characteristics were recorded between the extremes of coat color: dark red and white. The white variety exhibited characteristics that promoted the protection of the skin, while red variety had characteristics which favored heat dissipation. It was concluded that Morada Nova sheep have good adaptability to the Semiarid environment, regardless of the coat color, and should be used in farming systems, preserved and multiplied / A raça Morada Nova é um importante recurso genético localmente adaptado do semiárido brasileiro, e apresentam características adaptativas exclusivas dessa região do Brasil no qual foi formada ao longo de anos de seleção natural. Porém, a variabilidade genética desses animais vem reduzindo devido aos critérios de seleção adotado pelos criadores que visam somente o padrão racial. Um desses critérios está relacionado com a cor do pelame, no qual são descartados os animais de pelagem vermelha escura e clara, assim como a variedade branca com a justificativa que são menos adaptados ao ambiente semiárido. Com isso, a presente tese foi construída com o objetivo de avaliar todas as características ligadas à adaptação dos animais da raça Morada Nova com diferentes cores de pelame. Foram avaliados, por um período de sete meses consecutivos, três rebanhos comerciais sendo que cada rebanho foram acompanhadas 40 matrizes. Os animais foram divididos em grupos de forma que os com pelame vermelho foram classificados em: (1) tonalidade escura, (2) tonalidade intermediária e (3) tonalidade clara. Os animais de pelame branco foram classificados como grupo 4. A tese foi dividida em dois artigos, sendo que no primeiro foram avaliadas as trocas térmicas de calor sensível e latente nos diferentes grupos. Foi observado que todos os grupos conseguiram manter a homeotermia, mesmo expostos à elevada radiação solar. Os mecanismos sensíveis foram pouco expressivos para a perda de calor, enquanto que os mecanismos latentes foram mais eficientes na termólise em todos os grupos. Os animais de pelagem vermelha elevaram muito a frequência respiratória nas condições de maior estresse térmico, fato que não foi verificado nos animais com pelagem branca, que apresentaram maior evaporação cutânea. No segundo artigo foram avaliadas as características morfológicas de pelame e sua associação com a transferência térmica de calor, assim como as respostas fisiológicas dos animais. As maiores diferenças encontradas para essas características foram em relação aos extremos de cor de pelagem: vermelho escuro e branco. Os resultados mostraram que a variedade branca apresentou características que promovem a proteção da epiderme, enquanto que os animais da variedade vermelha apresentaram características que favorecem a dissipação de calor. Contudo, pode-se afirmar que todos os animais da raça Morada Nova representam importante material genético bem adaptados a região equatorial semiárida, e devem ser utilizados nos sistemas de criação, conservados e multiplicados / 2017-04-11