Em estudos sobre a atenção visuoespacial automática, as regiões de aparecimento dos estímulos são comumente demarcadas na tela. Resultados preliminares de nosso laboratório demonstraram que as demarcações favorecem a manifestação do efeito atencional. O presente estudo estendeu esse achado determinando o modo de atuação destes estímulos. Em um primeiro experimento, confirmamos o achado de que o efeito atencional observado quando as demarcações estão presentes diminui na ausência delas. Em um segundo experimento, investigamos a possibilidade do efeito atencional não se manifestar na ausência das demarcações devido a um desvio muito precoce do foco atencional do local inicialmente atendido, porém o efeito atencional não se manifestou na ausência das demarcações quando se estabilizou o foco atencional por um período maior no local atendido. No terceiro experimento, identificamos a possibilidade do efeito atencional não se manifestar na ausência das demarcações devido a um mascaramento anterógrado de determinado estímulo alvo pelo estímulo precedente mobilizador da atenção / In studies about automatic visuospatial attention, the appearance of the stimulus regions are commonly marked on the screen. Preliminary results from our laboratory demonstrated that the placeholders favors the development of attentional effect. This study extended this finding by determining the mode of action of these stimuli. In a first experiment, we confirmed the finding that the attencional effect observed when placeholders decreases in their absence. In a second experiment, we investigated the possibility of attentional effect do not manifest in the absence of placeholders due to a very early turning from the attentional focus of initially attended site, however, the attentional effect did not manifest in the absence of placeholders when it stabilized the attentional focus by a longer period in the treated site. In the third experiment, we identified the possibility of the attentional effect do not manifest in the absence of placeholders due to an anterograde masking of certain stimulus target by mobilizing previous stimulus of attention

M. Tech. / Purpose: To determine whether there was any improvement in proprioception by influencing the proprioceptive receptors through either manual manipulation of the Sacroiliac joint or subjecting the participants to whole body vibration by means of Powerplate training. A combination of the two was also used. Methods: This study included 45 participants divided into 3 groups of equal size. All participants were symptomatic with regard to Sacroiliac Joint pain and\or restriction and fell within the different activity categories according to the Internat ional Physical Activity Questionnaire. Participants in Group 1 were subjected to Sacroiliac Joint adjustment and Powerplate training, Group 2’s participants were subjected only to Sacroiliac Joint adjustment, and participants in Group 3 were only asked to perform training sessions on the Powerplate. The study design consisted of six consultations with intervention applied at each consultation and objective readings taken at the beginning, after the 3rd intervention and after the last intervention. Objective data was obtained by the Biodex Stability System. The initial effect of the intervention was represented by the initial Biodex Stability System reading compared to the second reading, and the short term effect was represented by the initial reading compared to the Biodex Stability System reading at the end of the six consultations. Results: Objective results from comparing intergroup Biodex Overall Stability Index readings showed that Group 3, the group that received only Powerplate training, had the most significant ef fect (p=0.016). This was followed by Group 1 (Powerplate and Chiropractic Spinal Adjustive therapy) with p=0.098. During intragroup comparison, it was found that the initial treatment , from the first Biodex reading to the second, had the biggest effect (p=0.005). iv Conclusion: Although the group that only received Powerplate training showed a significant effect especially with initial treatment, some effect was also seen at the group that received both Powerplate training and Chiropractic Spinal Adjustive therapy and the group that only received Chiropractic Spinal Adjustive therapy. Although there was an initial worsening of balance between sessions 1 and 2 in the Powerplate group, the overall effect showed an improvement in balance in this Group.

This graduation thesis analyses the spot and forward markets; the focus is on stock and stock-call options for two German companies -- Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank. Price movement and evaluation/devaluation for the financial instrument are measured over a specific period of time. The closing chapter compares both markets using three criteria -- leverage effect, analysis of volume and traded contracts, and how volatility affects the call option price.

As an economically as well as politically sensitive topic, labor market interventions stir up discussions among professionals as well as general public. Most economists take negative stance against minimum wage policies providing arguments backed by theoretical reasoning rather then sound empirical evidence. Knowledge of labor market outcomes and their transmission channel to other segments of the economy are till nowadays limited and inconsistent. Neither empirical research in the field contributes to a uniform consent on the impact of minimum wage hikes on the price level. Moreover, the reported estimates display large heterogeneity and after a brief inspection reveal that the field is infested with publication selectivity. A uniquely constructed dataset consisting of 469 estimates of the price effect of minimum wage changes and their associated characteristics is analyzed using a set of statistical tools generally known as meta-analysis. The method is a powerful tool nowadays widely used in empirical research to synthesize and systematically evaluate sometimes inconsistent research results. While the study finds no consistent evidence of an actual link between minimum wage hikes and inflationary pressures, the empirical results show strong presence of publication selectivity. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)

Neste trabalho, calculam-se o calor específico e a entropia do Modelo de Anderson simétrico de uma impureza usando o Grupo de Renormalização Numérico (GRN). O método é baseado na discretização logarítmica da banda de condução do metal hospedeiro a qual a impureza está acoplada. Porém, esta discretização introduz oscilações nas propriedades termodinâmicas. Esta inconveniência, inerente ao método, é contornável para a suscetibilidade magnética, mas é crítica para o calor específico, restringindo o alcance do GRN. Para sobrepor essa dificuldade, é usado o novo procedimento denominado intercalado que foi desenvolvido para o cálculo da suscetibilidade magnética de modelos de duas impurezas. Para reduzir as matrizes e o tempo computacional, é usado, também, o operador carga axial, recentemente definido no contexto do Modelo de Kondo de duas impurezas, e que é conservado pelo Hamiltoniano de Anderson simétrico. As curvas obtidas são comparadas com resultados exatos obtidos por ansatz de Bethe e pelo Modelo de Nível Ressonante. / The specific heat and the entropy of the one-impurity symmetric Anderson Model are calculated using the Numerical Renormalization Group (NRG). The heart of the method is the logarithmic discretization of the metal conduction band where the impurity is coupled. However, this discretization, inherent in the method, introduces oscillations in the thermodynamical properties. For the susceptibility it is not so critical but for the specific heat the usual calculation is prohibitive. To overcome this difficulty, we use the new procedure called interleaved that was developed to calculate the susceptibility of two-impurity models. In order to reduce the matrices and computation time, use is made of the axial charge operator recently defined in the two-impurity Kondo Model context and that is conserved by the symmetric Anderson Hamiltonian. The curves obtained are compared with exacts results of Bethe ansatz and Resonant Level Model.

Orientador: Prof. Dr. André Gustavo Scagliusi Landulfo / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal do ABC, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Física, 2015.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-05-14T12:14:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 1577961 bytes, checksum: c71d976d783495df566e0fa6baadf8ca (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-08-06 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / We start this work studying the appearance of geometric quantum phases as in the relativistic as in the non-relativistic quantum dynamics of a neutral particle with permanent magnetic and electric dipole moment which interacts with external electric and magnetic fields in the presence of linear topological defects. We describe the linear topological defects using the approach proposed by Katanaev and Volovich, where the topological defects in solids are described by line elements which are solutions of the Einstein's equations in the context of general relativity. We also analyze the in uence of non-inertial effects in the quantum dynamics of a neutral particle using two distinct reference frames for the observers: one is the Fermi-Walker reference frame and another is a rotating frame. As a result, we shall see that the difference between these two reference frames is in the presence/absence of dragging effects of the spacetime which makes its in uence on the phase shift of the wave function of the neutral particle. In the following, we shall use our study of geometric quantum phases to make an application on the Holonomic Quantum Computation, where we shall show a new approach to implement the Holonomic Quantum Computation via the interaction between the dipole moments of the neutral particle and external fields and the presence of linear topological defects. Another applications for the Holonomic Quantum Computation is based in the structure of the topological defects in graphene layers. In the presence of topological defects, a graphene layer shows two distinct phase shifts: one comes from the mix of Fermi points while the other phase shift comes from the topology of the defect. To provide a geometric description for each phase shift in the graphene layer, we use the Kaluza-Klein theory where we establish that the extra dimension describes the Fermi points in the graphene layer. Hence, we can implement the Holonomic Quantum Computation through the possibility to build cones and anticones of graphite in such way we can control the quantum uxes in graphene layers. In the last part of this work, we study the Landau quantization for neutral particles as in the relativistic dynamics and non-relativistic dynamics. In the non-relativistic dynamics, we study the Landau quantization in the presence of topological defects as in an inertial as in a non-inertial reference frame. In the relativistic quantum dynamics, we start our study with the Landau quantization in the Minkowisky considering two different gauge fields. At the end, we study the relativistic Landau quantization for neutral particles in the Cosmic Dislocation spacetime. / Neste trabalho estudamos inicialmente o surgimento de fases geometricas nas dinâmicas quânticas relativística e não-relativística de uma partícula neutra que possui momento de dipolo magnético e elétrico permanente interagindo com campos elétricos e magnéticos externos na presença de defeitos topológicos lineares. Para descrevermos defeitos topológicos lineares usamos a aproximação proposta por Katanaev e Volovich, onde defeitos lineares em sólidos são descritos por elementos de linha que são soluções das equações de Einstein no contexto da relatividade geral. Analisamos também a inuência de efeitos não-inerciais na dinâmica quântica de uma partícula neutra em dois tipos distintos de referenciais para os observadores: um é o referencial de Fermi-Walker e outro é um referencial girante. Vemos que a diferença entre dois referenciais está na presença/ausência de efeitos de arrasto do espaço-tempo que irá influenciar diretamente na mudança de fase na funçãao de onda da partícula neutra. Em seguida, usamos nosso estudo de fases geométricas para fazer aplicações na Computação Quântica Holonômica onde mostramos uma nova maneira de implementar a Computação Quântica Holonômica através da interação entre momentos de dipolo e campos externos e pela presença de defeitos topológicos lineares. Outra aplicação para a Computação Quântica Holonômica está baseada na estrutura de defeitos topológicos em um material chamado grafeno. Na presença de defeitos topológicos lineares, esse material apresenta duas fases quânticas de origens distintas: uma da mistura dos pontos de Fermi e outra da topologia do defeito. Para dar uma descrição geométrica para a origem de cada fase no grafeno usamos a Teoria de Kaluza-Klein, onde a dimensão extra sugerida por esta teoria descreve os pontos de Fermi no grafeno. Portanto, a implementação da Computação Quântica Holonômica no grafeno está baseada na possibilidade de construir cones e anticones de grafite de tal maneira que se possa controlar os fluxos quânticos no grafeno. Na última parte deste trabalho estudamos a quantização de Landau para partículas neutras tanto na dinâmica não-relativística quanto na dinâmica relativística. Na dinâmica não-relativítica, estudamos a quantização de Landau na presença de defeitos em um referecial inercial e, em seguida, em um referencial nãoo-inercial. Na dinâmica relativística, estudamos inicialmente a quantização de Landau no espaço-tempo plano em duas configurações de campos diferentes. Por fim, estudamos a quantização de Landau relativística para partículas neutras no espaço-tempo da deslocação cósmica.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:14:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 RebenRMG.pdf: 3800723 bytes, checksum: a25f5d04ee938499344a1aa36b4e8be8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-12-29 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico / There is nowadays a growing demand for located cooling and stabilization in optical and electronic devices, haul of portable systems of cooling that they allow a larger independence in several activities. The modules of thermoelectrical cooling are bombs of heat that use efect Peltier, that consists of the production of a temperature gradient when an electric current is applied to a thermoelectrical pair formed by two diferent drivers. That efect is part of a class of thermoelectrical efcts that it is typical of junctions among electric drivers. The modules are manufactured with semiconductors. The used is the bismuth telluride Bi2Te3, arranged in a periodic sequence. In this sense the idea appeared of doing an analysis of a system that obeys the sequence of Fibonacci. The sequence of Fibonacci has connections with the golden proportion, could be found in the reproductive study of the bees, in the behavior of the light and of the atoms, as well as in the growth of plants and in the study of galaxies, among many other applications. An apparatus unidimensional was set up with the objective of investigating the thermal behavior of a module that obeys it a rule of growth of the type Fibonacci. The results demonstrate that the modules that possess periodic arrangement are more eficient / H? atualmente uma demanda crescente por resfriamento localizado e estabiliza??o de temperatura em dispositivos ?pticos e eletr?nicos, alem de sistemas de refrigera??o port?teis que permitem uma maior independ?ncia em diversas atividades. Os m?dulos de refrigera??o termoel?trica s?o bombas de calor que utilizam efeito Peltier, que consiste na produ??o de um gradiente de temperatura quando uma corrente el?trica ? aplicada a um par termoel?trico formado por dois condutores diferentes. Esse efeito faz parte de uma classe de efeitos termoel?tricos que ? t?pico de jun??es entre condutores el?tricos. Os m?dulos s?o fabricados com semicondutores. O mais utilizado ? o telureto de bismuto Bi2Te3, arranjados em uma seq??ncia peri?dica. Neste sentido surgiu a id?ia de fazer uma an?lise de um sistema que obedece a seq??ncia de Fibonacci. A seq??ncia de Fibonacci tem conex ?es com a propor??o ?urea, podendo ser encontrada no estudo reprodutivo das abelhas, no comportamento da luz e dos ?tomos, como tamb?m no crescimento de plantas e no estudo de gal?xias, dentre muitas outras aplica??es. Foi montado um aparato unidimensional com o objetivo de investigar o comportamento t?rmico de um m?dulo que obedece a uma regra de crescimento do tipo Fibonacci. Os resultados demonstram que os m?dulos que possuem arranjo peri?dico s?o mais eficientes iv

Neste trabalho, calculam-se o calor específico e a entropia do Modelo de Anderson simétrico de uma impureza usando o Grupo de Renormalização Numérico (GRN). O método é baseado na discretização logarítmica da banda de condução do metal hospedeiro a qual a impureza está acoplada. Porém, esta discretização introduz oscilações nas propriedades termodinâmicas. Esta inconveniência, inerente ao método, é contornável para a suscetibilidade magnética, mas é crítica para o calor específico, restringindo o alcance do GRN. Para sobrepor essa dificuldade, é usado o novo procedimento denominado intercalado que foi desenvolvido para o cálculo da suscetibilidade magnética de modelos de duas impurezas. Para reduzir as matrizes e o tempo computacional, é usado, também, o operador carga axial, recentemente definido no contexto do Modelo de Kondo de duas impurezas, e que é conservado pelo Hamiltoniano de Anderson simétrico. As curvas obtidas são comparadas com resultados exatos obtidos por ansatz de Bethe e pelo Modelo de Nível Ressonante. / The specific heat and the entropy of the one-impurity symmetric Anderson Model are calculated using the Numerical Renormalization Group (NRG). The heart of the method is the logarithmic discretization of the metal conduction band where the impurity is coupled. However, this discretization, inherent in the method, introduces oscillations in the thermodynamical properties. For the susceptibility it is not so critical but for the specific heat the usual calculation is prohibitive. To overcome this difficulty, we use the new procedure called interleaved that was developed to calculate the susceptibility of two-impurity models. In order to reduce the matrices and computation time, use is made of the axial charge operator recently defined in the two-impurity Kondo Model context and that is conserved by the symmetric Anderson Hamiltonian. The curves obtained are compared with exacts results of Bethe ansatz and Resonant Level Model.

This work defines religion market as a network industry when at a certain level of switching costs can lead in individual's locking up in the current group and thus prevent his conversion. First, the participating individual's utility function is defined. It is largely influenced by the probability which the individual attaches to the existence of God and afterlife. The study shows, that at sufficiently high level of social capital, it is advantageous to participate for rationally minded individuals although they are not believers. The empirical part demonstrates the effect of specific religious and social capitals on individual's decision to convert through the logit model. This influence is positive, compared to original expectations (i.e. the higher the social and specific capital, the higher the tendency to convert). It can confirm the thesis that the influence of these individual's growth of specific capital is causing higher demand for more strict organizations which eliminate free-riders and provide higher social capital.