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O lúpus eritematoso discoide (LED) é a variante mais comum do Complexo Lúpus Eritematoso, sendo considerado uma das dermatopatias imunemediadas mais evidenciadas em cães, ficando muito próximo à casuística do pênfigo foliáceo. É afecção, relativamente, benigna sem envolvimento sistêmico e, clinicamente, caracterizada por leucodermia e/ou eritema associado à perda do aspecto em \"calçamento de pedras\" do plano nasal e, imunologicamente, pela deposição de autoanticorpos (IgA, C3, IgM e IgG) na zona da membrana basal (ZMB). O presente estudo visa correlacionar os achados clínicos e histopatológicos com aqueles da imunofluorescência direta (IFD), objetivando aumentar a acurácia do diagnóstico do LED. Foram incluídos 11 cães (Grupo I) com o quadro lesional tegumentar característico do LED e, cinco caninos (Grupo II), dermatologicamente hígidos, para o controle negativo da IFD. Fragmentos cutâneos oriundos do plano nasal foram submetidos ao exame histopatológico e à reação da IFD e, os resultados obtidos em ambos os Grupos, I e II, foram analisados estatisticamente pelo Índice kappa (k) visando a determinação do grau de concordância ou confiabilidade entre os dois métodos diagnósticos. No Grupo I, o diagnóstico de LED foi firmado em 100% (11/11) dos animais, pela reação de IFD, enquanto que o exame histopatológico estabeleceu o diagnóstico em 81,8% (9/11) dos casos. A positividade da IFD para o LED canino foi estabelecida, em sua totalidade, a partir da fluorescência esverdeada evidenciada na ZMB e/ou em seus anexos cutâneos e, os imunoreagentes mais frequentemente encontrados foram a IgM e C3. Já, em relação ao Grupo II, na totalidade dos animais não se evidenciou histopatologicamente qualquer alteração tegumentar.Também, pela IFD os resultados mostraram-se negativos. O substancial grau de concordância entre a IFD e a histopatologia (k= 0,738 e p= 0,002) comprova que a reação de imunofluorescência direta é exequível e útil no estabelecimento do diagnóstico do LED canino. / The discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) is the most common variant of the Complex Lupus Erythematosus, considered one of auto-immune skin diseases more evident in dogs, getting very close to the casuistry of pemphigus foliaceus. The disease is relatively benign and without systemic involvement, clinically characterized by leukoderma and / or erythema associated with loss of the normal planum nasale \"cobblestone \" architecture and immunologically by deposition of autoantibodies (IgA, C3, IgM and IgG) at the basement membrane zone (BMZ). This study aims to correlate the clinical and histopathological findings with those of direct immunofluorescence (DIF), aiming to increase the accuracy of diagnosis DLE. We included 11 dogs (Group I) with cutaneous lesions characteristic of DLE and five dogs (Group II), with no cutaneous alterations, for the negative DIF. Cutaneous fragments derived from the planum nasale were submitted to histopathological examination and DIF, and the results obtained in both Groups I and II were analyzed by kappa index (k) in order to determine the degree of agreement or reliability among two methods. In Group I, the diagnostic DLE was established in 100 % (11/11) of animals, by the reaction of DIF, while the histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis in 81.8 % (9/11) of cases. The positive DIF for DLE canine was established, in its totality, from the greenish fluorescence evident in the BMZ and / or on their skin annexes and the immunoreagents most frequently found were IgM and C3. Now, in relation to the Group II, all animals did not reveal any histopathological tegumentar changes. Also, by the DIF results were negative. The substantial degree of agreement between the DIF and histopathology (k = 0.738 and p = 0.002) shows that the direct immunofluorescence assay is feasible and useful in establishing the diagnosis of canine DLE.

<p>In today’s industrial world, there are high demands on the environmental aspects.</p><p>Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery AB (SIT AB) is a company that is keen about the environment, and therefore spends a lot of effort in developing combustion processes in order to reduce NOx (nitrogen oxides) emissions on their engine products. They are also researching in optional fuels, which are more environment-friendly.</p><p>In order to provide lower emissions the SIT designed a water rig to study the flow dynamics in a DLE (Dry Low Emission) burner.</p><p>An analyze program (GUI horizontal) was developed with new functions and the existing functions were improved. The program’s function was to evaluate different experimental tests of the flow dynamics in the 3rd generation DLE burners, of the SGT-800 gas turbine engine.</p><p>The aim was to ensure repeatability to enhance reliability, of the experimental test results for further comparison, for upcoming projects concerning future DLE burners.</p><p>When repeatability was achieved, implementations of different geometrical modifications were performed in the 3rd generation DLE burner.</p><p>The reason of the geometrical alterations was to look over if better fuel air mixture could be obtained and accordingly (thus) to reduce hotspots in the burner and in that case reduce NOx emissions.</p>

In today’s industrial world, there are high demands on the environmental aspects. Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery AB (SIT AB) is a company that is keen about the environment, and therefore spends a lot of effort in developing combustion processes in order to reduce NOx (nitrogen oxides) emissions on their engine products. They are also researching in optional fuels, which are more environment-friendly. In order to provide lower emissions the SIT designed a water rig to study the flow dynamics in a DLE (Dry Low Emission) burner. An analyze program (GUI horizontal) was developed with new functions and the existing functions were improved. The program’s function was to evaluate different experimental tests of the flow dynamics in the 3rd generation DLE burners, of the SGT-800 gas turbine engine. The aim was to ensure repeatability to enhance reliability, of the experimental test results for further comparison, for upcoming projects concerning future DLE burners. When repeatability was achieved, implementations of different geometrical modifications were performed in the 3rd generation DLE burner. The reason of the geometrical alterations was to look over if better fuel air mixture could be obtained and accordingly (thus) to reduce hotspots in the burner and in that case reduce NOx emissions.

Owner groups and Facility Managers of health care facilities interested in reducing operation and maintenance (O&M) expenses for new facilities have often been placed in the difficult position of making cost-benefit assessments without a complete understanding of the cumulative impact of building systems selection on their internal rate of return. This is particularly true when owners are evaluating the initial cost and operational benefit (if any) of obtaining various levels of "Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design" (LEED) certifications for their buildings. Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning, and Lighting (HVAC&L) loads comprise 51% of the total energy demand in the typical outpatient facility; however, in order to estimate the likelihood of achieving a particular LEED rating for a new building, a "Whole Building Energy Simulation" is necessary to evaluate HVAC&L system performance. The conventional of requiring a design upon which to base an analysis presents owner operators attempting to perform a Lifecycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) early in the concept phase with two unique problems - how to estimate energy use without an actual "design" to model, and how to estimate a system's first cost without knowing its performance requirements. This study outlines a process by which existing energy metrics from the Department of Energy (DOE), Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS), and Energy Star, can be made early during the developer's pro forma phase - without the need for a building design. Furthermore, preliminary business decisions targeted at determining the likelihood of obtaining a particular LEED rating, and specifying the corresponding building systems, can be estimated without the cost required to employ an Architect and Engineer (A&E) team, or the time necessary to develop a design. This paper concludes that regional factors can dramatically affect a building's required level of energy performance, and that the highest performing HVAC&L system, irrespective of cost, will not always provide the best return on investment. Accordingly, the national averages utilized to establish LEED EA1 thresholds do not reflect the cost particularities owners may encounter when developing in various climate zones, and therefor may be less relevant to lifecycle considerations that previously believed.

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A presente tese parte do conceito de autonomia, de Cornelius Castoriadis, com o objetivo de produzir interrogações sobre EAD on-line e seu potencial inovador, principalmente no que diz respeito ao possível fortalecimento de uma educação mais democrática e do favorecimento da construção da autonomia do aluno auxiliada pelas novas tecnologias. Para realizar os objetivos que são os seus, o presente estudo propõe-se a refletir sobre as características do modelo de formação humana que, emergindo dos documentos oficiais e da farta literatura que vem sendo produzida para introduzir a EAD on-line nos cursos superiores públicos e privados no país. A intenção manifesta é a de tentar examinar os possíveis avanços e retrocessos que muitas propostas de EAD on-line apresentam para o processo de autonomia do sujeito atualmente no Brasil. Para tentar cumprir os objetivos apresentados, foi realizado o exame de parte da vasta produção acadêmica sobre o tema, dando especial atenção aos escritos que trata do ciberespaço e da cibercultura, destacando-se nesses trabalhos as elaborações de Pierre Lévy, um dos autores mais citados pela literatura especializada. Para aprofundar as reflexões críticas sobre a questão antropológica, usamos o referencial winnicottiano da construção da singularidade, e a reflexão de Hannah Arendt sobre a dimensão política da educação.

A presente tese parte do conceito de autonomia, de Cornelius Castoriadis, com o objetivo de produzir interrogações sobre EAD on-line e seu potencial inovador, principalmente no que diz respeito ao possível fortalecimento de uma educação mais democrática e do favorecimento da construção da autonomia do aluno auxiliada pelas novas tecnologias. Para realizar os objetivos que são os seus, o presente estudo propõe-se a refletir sobre as características do modelo de formação humana que, emergindo dos documentos oficiais e da farta literatura que vem sendo produzida para introduzir a EAD on-line nos cursos superiores públicos e privados no país. A intenção manifesta é a de tentar examinar os possíveis avanços e retrocessos que muitas propostas de EAD on-line apresentam para o processo de autonomia do sujeito atualmente no Brasil. Para tentar cumprir os objetivos apresentados, foi realizado o exame de parte da vasta produção acadêmica sobre o tema, dando especial atenção aos escritos que trata do ciberespaço e da cibercultura, destacando-se nesses trabalhos as elaborações de Pierre Lévy, um dos autores mais citados pela literatura especializada. Para aprofundar as reflexões críticas sobre a questão antropológica, usamos o referencial winnicottiano da construção da singularidade, e a reflexão de Hannah Arendt sobre a dimensão política da educação.

O lúpus eritematoso discoide (LED) é a variante mais comum do Complexo Lúpus Eritematoso, sendo considerado uma das dermatopatias imunemediadas mais evidenciadas em cães, ficando muito próximo à casuística do pênfigo foliáceo. É afecção, relativamente, benigna sem envolvimento sistêmico e, clinicamente, caracterizada por leucodermia e/ou eritema associado à perda do aspecto em \"calçamento de pedras\" do plano nasal e, imunologicamente, pela deposição de autoanticorpos (IgA, C3, IgM e IgG) na zona da membrana basal (ZMB). O presente estudo visa correlacionar os achados clínicos e histopatológicos com aqueles da imunofluorescência direta (IFD), objetivando aumentar a acurácia do diagnóstico do LED. Foram incluídos 11 cães (Grupo I) com o quadro lesional tegumentar característico do LED e, cinco caninos (Grupo II), dermatologicamente hígidos, para o controle negativo da IFD. Fragmentos cutâneos oriundos do plano nasal foram submetidos ao exame histopatológico e à reação da IFD e, os resultados obtidos em ambos os Grupos, I e II, foram analisados estatisticamente pelo Índice kappa (k) visando a determinação do grau de concordância ou confiabilidade entre os dois métodos diagnósticos. No Grupo I, o diagnóstico de LED foi firmado em 100% (11/11) dos animais, pela reação de IFD, enquanto que o exame histopatológico estabeleceu o diagnóstico em 81,8% (9/11) dos casos. A positividade da IFD para o LED canino foi estabelecida, em sua totalidade, a partir da fluorescência esverdeada evidenciada na ZMB e/ou em seus anexos cutâneos e, os imunoreagentes mais frequentemente encontrados foram a IgM e C3. Já, em relação ao Grupo II, na totalidade dos animais não se evidenciou histopatologicamente qualquer alteração tegumentar.Também, pela IFD os resultados mostraram-se negativos. O substancial grau de concordância entre a IFD e a histopatologia (k= 0,738 e p= 0,002) comprova que a reação de imunofluorescência direta é exequível e útil no estabelecimento do diagnóstico do LED canino. / The discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) is the most common variant of the Complex Lupus Erythematosus, considered one of auto-immune skin diseases more evident in dogs, getting very close to the casuistry of pemphigus foliaceus. The disease is relatively benign and without systemic involvement, clinically characterized by leukoderma and / or erythema associated with loss of the normal planum nasale \"cobblestone \" architecture and immunologically by deposition of autoantibodies (IgA, C3, IgM and IgG) at the basement membrane zone (BMZ). This study aims to correlate the clinical and histopathological findings with those of direct immunofluorescence (DIF), aiming to increase the accuracy of diagnosis DLE. We included 11 dogs (Group I) with cutaneous lesions characteristic of DLE and five dogs (Group II), with no cutaneous alterations, for the negative DIF. Cutaneous fragments derived from the planum nasale were submitted to histopathological examination and DIF, and the results obtained in both Groups I and II were analyzed by kappa index (k) in order to determine the degree of agreement or reliability among two methods. In Group I, the diagnostic DLE was established in 100 % (11/11) of animals, by the reaction of DIF, while the histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis in 81.8 % (9/11) of cases. The positive DIF for DLE canine was established, in its totality, from the greenish fluorescence evident in the BMZ and / or on their skin annexes and the immunoreagents most frequently found were IgM and C3. Now, in relation to the Group II, all animals did not reveal any histopathological tegumentar changes. Also, by the DIF results were negative. The substantial degree of agreement between the DIF and histopathology (k = 0.738 and p = 0.002) shows that the direct immunofluorescence assay is feasible and useful in establishing the diagnosis of canine DLE.

Title: The effect of sensomotoric stimulation on flat foot of children Introduction: Flat foot is a common health problem in childhood. Its development is related to congenital or acquired dysfunction of the plantar vault. There is no single opinion on the criteria for diagnosis and therapy forms. The aftereffects and health risks of flat foot are often neglected. The therapy form of sensomotoric stimulation, including balance exercises and walking barefoot over different surfaces, could be an appropriate part of the physical activities and games for children in kindergarten. Objectives: The main objective of this thesis was to compare foot prints of a group of children from one kindergarten class before and after six months of sensomotoric stimulation by three different methods (the Chippaux-Šmiřák method, the Godunov-Sztriter method and the Mayer method.). The second objective was to determine at what age category will be the highest prevalence of flat feet and also at what age group is the biggest improvement of the foot arch. The third objective was to compare each other method and determine whether the results will match. Hypothesis 1: After six months of sensomotoric stimulation of the feet of children occurs in the majority of feet of probands the improvement of the longitudinal foot arch...