Approved for public release, distribution is unlimited / The purpose of this thesis is to determine the effect that the inclusion of satellite altimeter data has on weapon preset accuracy. GDEM data and MODAS data utilizing four satellite altimeters were used by the Weapon Acoustic Preset Program to determine the suggested presets for a Mk 48 torpedo. The acoustic coverage area generated by the program will be used as the metric to compare the two sets of outputs. The assumption is that the MODAS initialized presets will be more accurate, and, therefore, the difference between the two sets of presets can be attributed to inaccuracy on the part of the GDEM presets. Output presets were created for two different scenarios, an Anti-Surface Warfare (ASUW) scenario and an Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) scenario, and three different depth bands, shallow, mid, and deep. After analyzing the output, it became clear that the GDEM data predicted a weapon effectiveness that was far higher than the effectiveness predicted by the MODAS data. Also, while GDEM predicted a wide range of coverage percentages MODAS predicted a narrow range of coverage percentages. / Ensign, United States Navy

Cette thèse s’articule autour de trois essais consacrés à l’analyse de la surliquidité bancaire dans les pays de la CEMAC. Le premier essai a cherché à identifier les déterminants de la surliquidité des pays membres de la CEMAC sur la période de 1985 à 2002. L’estimation GMM utilisé a permis de montrer que la surliquidité en Afrique Centrale dérive à la fois du comportement de précaution des banques commerciales et des facteurs exogènes. La grande prudence des banques peut s’expliquer par l’expérience de la crise financière des années 1980, la restructuration du système bancaire, l’instabilité des dépôts et un contexte économique très risqué. L’embellie du cours du pétrole alimente les réserves excédentaires due à la faible capacité d’absorption des pays de la zone. Dans le deuxième essai, il a été question d’identifier les canaux de transmission les plus opérationnels en Afrique Centrale. La modélisation VAR a permis de montrer que le taux d’intérêt est le canal le plus faible. C’est précisément la carence d’un marché financier qui ne permet pas d’assurer le rôle de recyclage de la liquidité bancaire et de la transmission de la politique monétaire. Dans le troisième essai, a été élaboré un modèle de prévision d’inflation dans un des pays membres de la CEMAC à savoir le Tchad. Les modèles BVAR se sont révélés en Afrique Centrale être plus efficaces que les outils traditionnels (AR, ARIMA, VAR).L’analyse de sensibilité entreprise par l’approche bayesienne indique que la surliquidité exercerait des tensions inflationnistes dans la zone. / This thesis is based on three essays focused on analysis of the excess liquidity in the CEMAC countries. The first one identifies the determinants of excess liquidity in developing countries by studying the case of CEMAC member countries from 1985 to 2002. The GMM estimator used has shown that the excess liquidity in Central Africa derived from both the prudence of commercial banks and exogenous factors. The precaution of Commercial Banks can be explained by the financial crisis in 1980s, the restructuring of the banking system, the instability of deposits and a very risky economic environment. The increasing in oil prices fueling excess reserves due to the low absorption capacity of countries in the region. In the second essay, it was discussed the transmission channels in Central Africa. The VAR model used has shown that the interest rate channel is the lowest. This is exactly the lack of a financial market that does not allow ensuring the function of the recycling of liquidity and the transmission of mone ary policy. At the last essay, it was developed a forecasting model of inflation in Chad which is member of CEMAC countries. BVAR models have been shown in Chad to be more effective than traditional tools (AR, ARIMA and VAR). A sensitivity analysis undertaken by the Bayesian approach indicates that the excess liquidity would exert inflationary pressures.

This essay will compare the capital asset pricing model (CAPM), Fama and French threefactor model and Carhart´s four-factor model, to see which of these models that can explain portfolio excess returns best on the Swedish stock market. This thesis will tempt to validate the three and four-factor models because of the limited amount of research done on the Swedish stock market. The results indicate that the three-factor model improves explanatory power for portfolio returns in comparison to the CAPM, and the four-factor model gives a small improvement in the explanatory power compared to the three-factor model. The results also indicate that all models have a low explanatory power when the market is volatile.

S'inspirant du modèle français, le législateur iranien a créé en 1960 une nouvelle institution : le Conseil d'État iranien. Mais la loi n'a jamais été appliquée. La Cour de Justice Administrative (CJA) actuelle a été créé par l'article 173 de la Constitution de 1979, pour exercer le contrôle judiciaire sur les organismes et les agents de l'autorité publique, sous l'autorité du pouvoir judiciaire. La CJA est compétente pour les recours en excès de pouvoir contre les actes administratifs et contre les fonctionnaires publics. Le contentieux de la légalité des actes administratifs en droit iranien distingue les recours objectifs envisagés à l'article 19 de la loi de 2006 relative à la CJA et les recours subjectifs prévus à l'article 13 de cette loi. L'Assemblée générale de la CJA est compétente pour les recours objectifs et les Chambre de cette Cour pour les recours subjectifs. Ce qui caractérise la CJA, c'est qu'elle soit principalement le juge de première et de dernière instance. En matière de décisions définitives des juridictions spécialisées, elle agit en tant que juge de cassation. Elle est le juge du droit commun des litiges administratifs car dans le système iranien, il n'existe ni des tribunaux administratifs ni des cours administratives d'appel. / Inspired by the French model, the Iranian legislator created in 1960 a new institution: The Council of State of Iran. But the law has never been implemented. The Court of Administrative Justice (CAJ) of that time was created by the section 173 of the 1979 Constitution to exercise judicial control over agencies and the agents of public authority under the authority of the judiciary. The CAJ is responsible for the excessive use of power against administrative acts and against agents' administration. The dispute on the legality of administrative acts in Iranian law distinguishes between the objective appeals envisaged in article 19 of the 2006 Act on the CAJ and the subjective appeals provided in article 13 of this law. The General Assembly of the CAJ is responsible for the objective appeals and The Chamber of this Court is responsible for the subjective appeals. What characterizes the CAJ is that it is primarily the judge of the first and the last instance. In terms of final decisions of the specialized courts, it acts as a court of cassation. It is the judge of the common administrative law cases as in the Iranian system; then there are no administrative courts or administrative courts of appeal.

O objetivo do presente estudo foi investigar a relação entre a prevalência de obesidade e percepção do ambiente para a prática de atividades físicas em adultos de Itirapuã - SP. Desenvolveu-se um estudo do tipo transversal de base populacional com 216 adultos. Dados sócio demográficos e comportamentais foram obtidos por meio de um questionário estruturado. A percepção do ambiente para a prática de atividade física foi avaliada por meio de um questionário estruturado adaptado da Neighborhood Environmental Walkability Scale (NEWS), previamente validado para a população brasileira. As prevalências de excesso de peso e obesidade (IC 95%) foram estimadas. Para avaliar a associação entre o excesso de peso (sobrepeso e obesidade) e a percepção do ambiente para a prática de atividade física foram empregados modelos de regressão logística bivariados e ajustados por sexo e idade. Dentre os 216 adultos avaliados, 55% eram do sexo feminino e a média de idade foi de 37 (12) anos. Elevada proporção de sobrepeso (31%) e obesidade (25,5%) foi observada. Em modelos de regressão ajustados por sexo e idade, verificou-se que os indivíduos que residiam em locais mais distantes de escolas de ensino fundamental [OR 1,99 (IC95% 1,13; 3,47)], locadoras de filmes [OR 2,33 (IC95% 1,29; 4,19)] e praças ou locais ao ar livre onde pudessem praticar atividade física [OR 2,05 (IC95% 1,15; 3,66)] apresentaram maior chance de ocorrência de excesso de peso. Quanto ao nível de satisfação com o bairro, observou-se que a satisfação com a qualidade e quantidade de supermercados no bairro de residência estava inversamente associada à ocorrência de excesso de peso [OR 0,14 (IC95% 0,03; 0,69)]. Os dados sugerem que os adultos residentes em municípios de pequeno porte também são influenciados pelo ambiente para a prática de atividade física e que este está associado à ocorrência do excesso de peso. / The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between the prevalence of obesity and the perception of the environment for the practice of physical activity in adults from Itirapuã, São Paulo state. A population-based cross-sectional study involving 216 adults was conducted. Sociodemographic and behavioral data were collected using a structured questionnaire. The perception of the environment for the practice of physical activity was assessed by an adapted version of the structured questionnaire Neighborhood Environmental Walkability Scale (NEWS) validated for use in the Brazilian population. Prevalences of both overweight and obesity (95% CI) were estimated. Bivariate logistic regression models, adjusted for gender and age, were employed to assess the relationship between excess weight (overweight and obesity) and perception of the environment for the practice of physical activity. Of the 216 adults assessed, 55% were women and mean age was 37 (±12) years. A high rate of overweight (31%) and obesity (25.5%) was found. The regression models adjusted for gender and age revealed that individuals living far from primary schools [OR 1.99 (95%CI 1.13; 3.47)], movie rental stores [OR 2.33 (95%CI 1.29; 4.19)] and squares or spaces outside to perform physical activities [OR 2.05 (95%CI 1.15; 3.66)] had a higher risk of excess weight. Regarding level of satisfaction with the neighborhood, satisfaction with the quality and quantity of supermarkets in the neighborhood of residence was inversely associated with excess weight [OR 0.14 (95%CI 0.03; 0.69)]. These results suggest that adults living in small towns are also influenced by the environment in terms of practice of physical activity and that this is associated with excess weight.

A presente dissertação faz uma abordagem do tema da redução do capital de companhias abertas e fechadas no Brasil, apresentando-o em duas partes. Na primeira parte, composta pelos Capítulos 1 e 2, são tratados aspectos gerais e, na segunda parte, composta pelos Capítulos 3 e 4, são tratados aspectos específicos das reduções do capital social. No Capítulo 1, é apresentado um breve histórico do capital social, em que se procura estalecer a sua origem e relação com a função de produtividade das primeiras companhias, afastando-se do pensamento tradicional de que o capital social tenha tido a sua origem relacionada com a função de proteção de credores. Além disso, é apresentada uma noção geral de capital social, suas classificações, princípios mais relevantes e funções, sempre com o foco de preparar a discussão para a sua redução. No Capítulo 2, é apresentada uma noção geral da redução do capital e a visão do autor dos dois principais princípios que a informam: o da igualdade e o da proteção aos credores. A análise prossegue, para apresentar uma classificação das reduções do capital de acordo com as suas causas ou de acordo com os efeitos que produzem no patrimônio das companhias. Por fim, sustenta-se a taxatividade das causas de redução do capital social. No Capítulo 3, são apresentadas as causas de redução do capital por perda e por excesso, bem como o procedimento para a sua implementação. A boa compreensão deste capítulo depende, em grande parte, das discussões sobre o capital social, suas classificações, princípios mais relevantes e funções, bem como sobre os princípios aplicáveis e as classificações das reduções do capital. No Capítulo 4, são brevemente apresentadas as outras causas que podem determinar a redução do capital social de companhias abertas e fechadas no Brasil, bem como as principais discussões ao redor de cada uma delas. / This paper highlights the reduction of capital stock on Brazilian privately and publicly-held companies, being presented in two parts. Part One is integraded by Chapters One and Two, which present an overview of the matter, and Part Two, which present specific issues related to each cause of reduction of capital stock. On Chapter One, it is presented a short history of capital stock with the purpose of relating it with its productivity function on the first companies, instead of relating it with the function of guarantee for creditors, as a traditional doctrine usually explains its origin. Besides, it is presented a general concept of capital stock, its categories, principles and functions, with the goal of preaparing further discussions on its reduction. On Chapter Two, it is presented a general concept of reduction of capital stock and the authors stand point of the two main principles applicable to it: equal treatment and creditors protection. The analysis moves ahead to categorize the cases of reduction of capital stock in accordance with their causes or the effects on companies assets. On Chapter Three, the author presents the two main causes of capital reduction in Brazil: loss and excess (of assets). Besides it is presented the procedure to accomplish a reduction of capital stock on each case. To fully understand this chapter it is mandatory to be aware of the general concept of capital stock, its categories, principles and functions, as well as the general concept of reduction of capital stock and its principles. On Chapter Four, it is brieftly presented the other causes of reduction of capital stock on Brazilian law, as well as the main discussions that surround them.

<div>Underground structures must be able to support static overburden loads, as well as to accommodate additional deformations imposed by seismic motions. Progress has been made in the last few years in understanding the soil-structure interaction mechanisms and the stress and displacement transfer from the ground to the structure during a seismic event. It seems well established that, for most tunnels, the most critical demand to the structure is caused by shear waves traveling perpendicular to the tunnel axis. Those waves cause distortions of the cross section (ovaling for a circular tunnel, and racking for a rectangular tunnel) that result in axial forces (thrusts) and bending moments. While all this has been well-studied for structures placed in linear-elastic ground, there is little information regarding the behavior of buried structures placed in nonlinear ground, especially under undrained conditions, i.e., when excess pore pressures generate and accumulate during the earthquake.</div><div><br></div><div><div>Two-dimensional dynamic numerical analyses are conducted to assess the seismic response of deep circular tunnels located far from the seismic source, under drained or undrained loading conditions. It is assumed that the liner remains elastic and that plane strain conditions apply. </div><div> A new cyclic nonlinear elastoplastic constitutive model is developed and verified, to simulate the nonlinear behavior and excess pore pressures accumulation with cycles of loading in the ground. The results of the numerical analyses show negligible effect of input frequencies on the normalized distortions of a tunnel for input frequencies smaller than 5 Hz (the distortions of the tunnel are normalized with respect to those of the free field); that is, for ratios between the wavelength of the seismic input and the tunnel opening larger than about eight to ten. The results also show that undrained conditions, compared with drained conditions, tend to reduce deformations for flexible liners and increase them for stiffer tunnels, when no accumulation of pore pressures with cycles of loading is assumed. However, when pore pressures increase with the number of cycles, the differences in distortions between drained and undrained loading are reduced, i.e., the normalized distortions increase for flexible and decrease for stiff tunnels, compared to those with drained conditions. </div></div><div><br></div><div><div>Undrained loading produces larger thrust in the liner than drained loading for stiff tunnels with flexibility ratio F ≤ 2.0.</div><div>For more flexible tunnels with F > 2.0, the behavior is the opposite, i.e., smaller axial forces are obtained for undrained loading than for drained loading. Including excess pore pressure accumulation does not introduce significant changes in the axial forces of the liner, irrespective of the flexibility of the tunnel, compared to those obtained from undrained loading without pore pressure accumulation.</div><div>The drainage loading condition (drained or undrained) or the magnitude of the free-field excess pore pressures during undrained loading do not affect the normalized bending moments for flexible tunnels, with F ≥ 2. For stiffer tunnels, with F < 2, the normalized bending moments increase from drained to undrained loading, and with the free field excess pore pressures.</div></div><div><br></div><div><div>It is found that the tunnel’s response is determined by the load on the liner, or by the distortions of the cross section, depending on the flexibility ratio. For stiff structures, with F ≤ 2.0, important axial forces and bending moments are produced in the structure, with larger magnitudes for the undrained case; while the distortions of the cross section are very small. When the tunnel becomes more flexible, the loading on the liner decreases, but the distortions of the cross section start to be important. For flexible structures with initial F ≥ 10 (for the cases investigated), the performance is largely determined by the distortions of the cross section, while the axial forces and bending moments are almost negligible. Such distortions are drastically affected by the drainage loading condition and by the magnitude of pore pressures in the free field. </div></div><div><br></div>

Submitted by Carolina Neves (carolinapon@uefs.br) on 2017-02-17T23:59:52Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Disserta??oJoseneideAlves.pdf: 3612959 bytes, checksum: a4ba8033510286e66a0d4453ad52d71d (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-02-17T23:59:53Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Disserta??oJoseneideAlves.pdf: 3612959 bytes, checksum: a4ba8033510286e66a0d4453ad52d71d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-08-31 / The biorreduction has great importance in the production of optically pure substances and is widely used for asymmetric synthesis. Bioconversions occur with high specificity and efficiency because they are catalyzed by enzymes, forming one of the isomers from a pro-chiral substrate. This work had as main objective to evaluate the potential reduction of micro-organisms (yeasts, bacteria and fungi) isolated in the state of Bahia using as carbonyl substrate the acetophenone, analyzing its conversion into alcohol and identifying the enantiomeric excess produced. Strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae isolated from sugar cane brandy distilleries of Bahia state, rhizobacteria isolated from Arachis pintoi (forage peanut) in southern Bahia and endophytic fungi isolated Hevea brasiliensis. The products were analyzed by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry to verify the conversion of the substrate in alcohol and enantiomeric excess was determined by gas chromatography with chiral stationary phase. Of the 28 microorganisms evaluated 18 acted as biocatalysts. Products of reduction of acetophenone were obtained with yields between 6 and 79% and enantiomeric excess from 41 to 100%. Fungi CDC026, CDC086 and MDF077 converted acetophenone into (R)-alcohol, with ee of 54, 56, and 84%, while the other strains that showed positive results for acetophenone yielded the (S)-alcohol. Whereas 64% of test organisms were able to act as catalysts in the enantioseletive reduction of acetophenone, it was observed that the microbial diversity of the state of Bahia is a source of new catalysts for the production of enantiomeric pure compounds. / A Biorredu??o tem grande import?ncia na produ??o de subst?ncias opticamente puras, sendo amplamente utilizada para s?nteses assim?tricas. As bioconvers?es ocorrem com alta especificidade e efici?ncia por serem catalisadas por enzimas, formando um dos is?meros a partir de um substrato pr?-quiral. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo principal avaliar o potencial redutor dos microrganismos (leveduras, bact?rias e fungos) isolados no territ?rio baiano frente ao substrato carbon?lico acetofenona; verificando a convers?o do substrato (acetofenona) em ?lcool quiral e identificando o excesso enantiom?rico com que as rea??es biocatal?ticas ocorreram. Foram utilizadas culturas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae isoladas em cacha?arias do estado da Bahia, rizobact?rias isoladas no sul da Bahia e fungos endof?ticos. Foi testada a a??o desses microrganismos sobre o substrato acetofenona. Os produtos foram analisados por Cromatografia gasosa acoplada a espetrometria de massa, para verificar a convers?o do substrato em ?lcool; o excesso enantiom?rico foi obtido em cromat?grafo gasoso equipado com coluna quiral obtendo-se separa??o para os is?meros da acetofenona com um excesso enantiom?rico de at? 100%, para a cepa bacteriana I68. Os fungos CDC026 e CDC086 converteram a acetofenona em (R)-?lcool, as demais cepas que apresentaram resultados positivos para aceofenona produziram o (S)-?lcool em excesso. Conclui-se que em geral os microrganismos testados apresentaram boa capacidade de redu??o da acetofenona em experimentos de biotransforma??o, constituindo-se fontes de compostos enantiomericamente puros.

Submitted by JOSIANE SANTOS DE OLIVEIRA (josianeso) on 2017-08-07T16:29:12Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Karrario Ferreira da Silva_.pdf: 745800 bytes, checksum: 213c38355c2c8c4e07eae1732228c265 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-08-07T16:29:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Karrario Ferreira da Silva_.pdf: 745800 bytes, checksum: 213c38355c2c8c4e07eae1732228c265 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-05-30 / Nenhuma / Este pesquisa tem como objetivo apresentar ao leitor o impacto na situação econômica e financeira das empresas brasileiras do setor siderúrgico, decorrentes da crise do mercado mundial de aço. Esta pesquisa é de grande relevância para a infraestrutura do país, setores da economia como: (indústria de transformação, indústria de base, construção civil e também o setor automobilístico e os segmentos de máquinas e equipamentos) são os maiores consumidores de aço aqui produzido, estes representam 80% do consumo de aço no país e estão em desaceleração. A pesquisa caracteriza se como: quantitativa, descritiva e documental. Para o desenvolvimento da pesquisa foram coletados dados referentes aos anos de 2001 a 2015, divididos em dois períodos distintos, sendo o primeiro período 2001 a 2007, antes da crise de 2008/9, e o segundo período após a crise 2010 a 2015. A amostra contou com 10 companhias abertas listadas na BM&FBOVESPA e com dados disponíveis na economática. Foram usados 11 indicadores econômico-financeiros de rentabilidade, liquidez, endividamento e capital de giro. Os indicadores financeiros foram: (Retorno sobre os Ativos [ROA]; Retorno sobre Patrimônio Líquido [ROE]; Liquidez Corrente; Liquidez Geral, Endividamento a Curto Prazo e Endividamento a Longo Prazo). (Os Indicadores econômicos foram: (Lucros antes de juros, impostos, depreciação e amortização EBITDA; Tesouraria (T); Capital de Giro (CG); Necessidade de Capital de Giro (NCG)) e a Margem Liquida (MG). Destacaram-se um indicador financeiros de rentabilidade o ROA e 3 três indicares econômicos de rentabilidade, ROE, Margem Liquida, EBITDA, que deram resultados estatisticamente significantes a 5%. Os resultados das análises dos indicadores apontam que os lucros auferidos pelos empresários e acionistas das siderúrgicas diminuíram consideravelmente em relação ao primeiro período analisado. A taxa de retorno gerada nas aplicações das siderúrgicas foi impactada de forma negativa e que a produtividade e a eficiência econômica das siderúrgicas bem como a quantidade de recursos gerados por meio de suas atividades operacionais foram impactadas economicamente, de forma negativa pela crise de 2008/9 e pelo excesso de produção de aço. / The objective of this study was to analyze the impact on the economic situation and financial position of Brazilian companies in the steel sector, arising from the crisis of the global market for steel. The research is characterized as: Quantitative, descriptive and documentary. For the development of the research data were collected for the years 2001 to 2015, divided into two distinct periods, being the first period 2001/7, before the crisis of 2008/09, and the second period after the crisis 2010/15. The sample consisted of 11 companies listed on BM&F and with data available in the Economatica. We used 11 economic and financial indicators of profitability, liquidity, debt and working capital. The financial indicators were: (Return on Assets [ROA]; Return on Equity [ROE]; Current Liquidity Liquidity General, short-term debt and debt in the long term). (The Economic Indicators: (Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization EBITDA; Treasury (T); Working Capital (CG); Working Capital Need (WCN)) and the margin Liquidation (MG), all divided by sales). There are two financial indicators of profitability: ROE and ROA and two indicares rentals of profitability: Net Margin and EBITDA, which gave statistically significant results. The results of the analysis of the financial indicators ROE and ROA indicate that the profits earned by entrepreneurs, shareholders and/or investors of the steel industry decreased substantially in relation to the first period analyzed, since the rate of return generated in applications of steel mills was financially impacted in a negative way. The results of economic indicators EBITDA and net margin, indicate that productivity and economic efficiency of the steel industry as well as the amount of resources generated through its operational activities were economically impacted negatively by the crisis of 2008/9 and by excessive production of steel, hindering the sales and distribution of dividends.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-25T20:22:56Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Leandro Alberto de Paiva Siqueira.pdf: 3521197 bytes, checksum: 69a587110b1ceae987343d261e25189e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-10-16 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Beginning in the 1990s, diverse habits, conducts, and daily-life behaviors, when practised in excess, in an uncontrolled or repetitive manner began to be biologized by psychiatry and progressively included in diagnostic manuals of mental disorders. Generically known by the term compulsions, these "new mental disorders" group together thoughts and desires that provoke discomfort, fear, and anxiety the activities whose engagement brings pleasure such as playing, eating, buying, doing physical exercise, working, sex, surfing the internet, using substances that alter perception, relationships, and religion. The emergency of compulsions as a new "epidemic" to be combatted against occurred at the same that psychiatry went through a reformulating process of its practices and knowledge thanks to new computo-informational technologies, the development of modern psychopharmaceuticals, and the incorporation of the contents regarding the mental and human behavior produced by the neurosciences. This research aims to trace a genealogy of compulsions in order to problematize dispositifs of power that operate subjects at the moment when disciplinary societies, analyzed by Michel Foucault, come to be overlapped by control societies, as pointed out by Gilles Deleuze. In this change, the asylum no longer is the principal economy of power in the formatation of subjectivities, in order to be substituted by technologies that operate in open air and result in normalizations of the normal. They are technologies that combine subjections and machinic servitudes, promoting processes of (in)dividuation, and take place on an environment by means of flows of mental health that convokes the policing of "disfunctions", the auto-vigilance of behaviors and conducts, and the formation of organized groupings of carriers of disorders. Understood as unfoldings of neoliberal governamentality, compulsions are configured as one more dispositif of an "era of moderation and moderates" and of the proliferation of the sensations of liberty / A partir dos anos 1990, diversos hábitos, condutas e comportamentos da vida cotidiana, quando praticados em excesso, de maneira descontrolada ou repetitiva passaram a ser biologizados pela psiquiatria e progressivamente incluídos em manuais de diagnósticos de transtornos mentais. Conhecidos genericamente pelo termo compulsões, estes novos transtornos mentais reúnem desde pensamentos e desejos que provocam desconforto, medo e ansiedade a atividades cujo engajamento traz prazer como jogar, comer, comprar, fazer exercícios físicos, trabalhar, sexo, navegar na Internet, usar substâncias que alterem a percepção, relacionamentos e religião. A emergência das compulsões como nova epidemia a ser combatida ocorreu simultaneamente à psiquiatria passar por um processo de reformulação de suas práticas e conhecimentos graças às novas tecnologias computoinformacionais, ao desenvolvimento de modernos psicofármacos e à incorporação de conteúdos sobre o mental e o comportamento humano produzidos pelas neurociências. Esta pesquisa visa traçar uma genealogia das compulsões a fim de problematizar dispositivos de poder que operam assujeitamentos no momento em que as sociedades disciplinares, analisadas por Michel Foucault, passam a ser sobrepostas pelas sociedades de controle, como apontou Gilles Deleuze. Neste deslocamento, o manicômio deixa de ser a principal economia de poder na formatação de subjetividades, para ser substituído por tecnologias que operam a céu aberto e procedem a normalizações do normal. São tecnologias que combinam sujeições e servidões maquínicas, promovendo processos de (in)dividuação, e incidem sobre o ambiente por meio de fluxos da saúde mental que convocam ao policiamento de disfunções , à autovigilância de comportamentos e condutas e à formação de agrupamentos organizados de portadores de transtornos. Entendidas como desdobramentos da governamentalidade neoliberal, as compulsões configuram-se como mais um dispositivo de uma era da moderação e dos moderados em meio à proliferação de sensações de liberdade