CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeÃoamento de Pessoal de NÃvel Superior / O presente trabalho analisarà como se deu a constituiÃÃo do partido liberal moderado na provÃncia do Cearà e que aspectos estiveram envolvidos neste processo. Atribuiu-se como perÃodo de sua formaÃÃo e atuaÃÃo polÃtica o intervalo entre 1830 (quando Josà Martiniano de Alencar chegou à CÃmara dos Deputados e iniciou a troca de correspondÃncias com diversas forÃas polÃticas cearenses) e 1837 (quando ele deixou a PresidÃncia da ProvÃncia do CearÃ, reflexo da queda do partido moderado na Corte e do inÃcio do Regresso conservador). Como fontes de pesquisa teremos cartas privadas, jornais, correspondÃncias oficiais, proclamaÃÃes, leis, dentre outras. O trabalho se estrutura sobre trÃs aspectos: o primeiro à voltado à compreensÃo do ideÃrio liberal moderado e suas bases de sustentaÃÃo, o segundo objetiva evidenciar os meandros que envolveram a formaÃÃo do partido moderado na provÃncia e o terceiro visa compreender as caracterÃsticas da administraÃÃo provincial de Josà Martiniano de Alencar, enquanto momento da consolidaÃÃo do projeto polÃtico liberal moderado no CearÃ. / The following study will analyze how the liberal moderate party was constituted in the province of Cearà and what aspects were involved in this process. It was attributed as its formation period and political acting the time interval between 1830 (when Josà Martiniano de Alencar arrived at the Deputies Chamber and began to write letters to various political powers of CearÃ) and 1837 (when he left the Presidency of Cearà province, reflection of the moderate party fall and the beginning of the conservator Regress). As sources of investigation, we have personal letters, newspapers, official correspondences, proclamations, laws, among other things. This work is organized on three aspects: the first is geared to understand the liberal moderate ideas and its bases, the second aims to show the meanders involved in the moderate party formation in the province and the third intends to comprehend the characteristics of Josà Martiniano de Alencar‟s provincial administration, the consolidation time of liberal moderate political project in CearÃ.

O excesso de Fe no organismo gera espécies reativas de oxigênio (ERO) que são potencialmente tóxicas. Entretanto, a magnitude dos efeitos da exposição à moderada sobrecarga de Fe e da sua interação com facilitadores e/ou inibidores da absorção mineral não é conhecida. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar esses efeitos e a sua interação com fruta nos e/ou fitato (facilitadores e inibidores da absorção de Fe, respectivamente) nos índices séricos do estado nutricional em Fe, no perfil dos lipídeos séricos e em parâmetros do metabolismo hepático e ósseo. Para o experimento foram utilizados 34 ratos machos Wistar, pesando inicialmente 49,3 ± 3,9g, alojados individualmente em gaiolas de aço semimetabólicas por 92 dias. Uma dieta AIN-93G (Dieta 1: Grupo Controle) e quatro dietas AIN93G modificadas foram usadas para o estudo, com as seguintes características: Dieta 2: sobrecarga moderada de ferro com 550mgFe/kg de ração (Grupo SBC); Dieta 3: sobrecarga moderada de ferro + 18% de farinha de yacon (Grupo SBC+FY); Dieta 4: sobrecarga moderada de ferro + 0,6% de fitato (Grupo SBC+FIT); Dieta 5: sobrecarga moderada de ferro + 18% de farinha de yacon + 0,6 % de fitato (Grupo SBC+FY+FIT). Os resultados demonstraram que a moderada sobrecarga de Fe ou a sua interação com farinha de yacon e/ou fitato não alterou os índices séricos do estado nutricional em Fe. Ocorreu aumento na atividade sérica da AST apenas no grupo SBC (p=0,055). Nos grupos SBC e SBC+FY houve diminuição na concentração do colesterol sérico (p=0,002) e, apenas no grupo SBC+FY+FIT, diminuição da concentração sérica do VLDL. No fígado, houve aumento significativo (p=0,002) da concentração de Fe não-heme nos grupos IO (+83%) e SBC+FIT (+117%) e, em todos os grupos SBC, na atividade da enzima GPx (p=0,000). A atividade da CAT foi menor (p=0,036) apenas para o grupo SBC+FY+FIT. Em todos os grupos SBC ocorreu significativo aumento nos depósitos de hemossiderina em torno das células de Kupffer (p=0,000). Houve aumento na apoptose em todos os grupos SBC, com os grupos SBC+FY e SBC+FY +FIT apresentando o maior número de corpúsculos apoptóticos/área (+405% e +342%, respectivamente) (p=0,000). Não houve alteração nos parâmetros relacionados ao metabolismo ósseo. No grupo SBC+FY houve significativo aumento na absorção aparente de Ca (p<0,05). Conclusões: A moderada sobrecarga de Fe não alterou os índices séricos do estado nutricional em Fe, mas resultou em alterações no tecido hepático e no perfil dos lipídeos séricos. Com exceção do perfil de lipídeos séricos, no qual apenas o fitato pareceu exercer efeito protetor, nos demais parâmetros avaliados a interação com farinha de yacon rica em fruta nos e/ou fitato reverteu parcial ou totalmente as alterações induzidas pela moderada sobrecarga de Fe. / Excess Fe in the organism generates potentially toxic reactive oxygen species (ROS). However, the magnitude of the effects of a moderate Fe overload and its interaction with factors which inhibit or facilitate mineral absorption is not known. The aim of the present work was to evaluate such effects and their interaction with fructans and/or phytate (compounds which facilitate and inhibit Fe absorption, respectively) on serum iron status indices, on the profile of serum lipids and on hepatic and bone metabolism parameters. In the experiment, thirty-four male Wistar rats initially weighing 49,3 ± 3,9g were used. The rats were housed in individual stainless-steel wire-mesh cages for 92 days. An AIN-93G diet (Diet 1: Control Group) and four modified AIN-93G diets were used in the study. The modified diets presented the following formulations: Diet 2: moderate Fe overload with 550mgFe/kg diet (IO Group); Diet 3: moderate Fe overload + 18% yacon flour (IO-YF Group); Diet 4: moderate Fe verload + 0.6% phytate (IO-Phy Group); Diet 5: moderate Fe overload + 18% yacon flour + 0.6% phytate (IO-YF-Phy Group). The results demonstrated that a moderate Fe overload or its interaction with yacon flour and/or phytate did not alter the serum iron status indices. An increase in the serum AST activity was observed only in the IO group (p=0,055). In the IO and IO-YF groups, there was a reduction in the serum cholesterol concentration (p=0,002) and a reduction in the serum VLDL concentration was observed only in the IO-YF-Phy group. In the liver, there was a significant increase (p=0,002) in non-heme Fe concentration in the IO (+83%) and IO-Phy (+117%) groups. Also, GPx activity was significantly increased (p=0,000) in all IO groups. CAT activity was lower (p=0,036) only in the IO-YF-Phy group. A significant increase in hemosiderin deposition around Kupffer cells was observed in all IO groups (p=0,000). Apoptosis was increased in all IO groups, whereas the IO-YF and IO-YF-Phy groups showed the largest number of apoptotic bodies/area (+405% and +342%, respectively) (p=0,000). There was no alteration in the parameters related to bone metabolism. In the IO-YF group, there was a significant increase in Ca apparent absorption (p<0,05).Conclusions: The moderate Fe overload did not alter the serum iron status índices, but led to alterations in the hepatic tissue and in the profile of serum lipids. Except for the profile of serum lipids where only phytate seemed to have a protective effect, in the other evaluated parameters the interaction with yacon flour rich in fructans and/or phytate partially or totally reversed the alterations induced by the moderate Fe overload.

Este trabalho tem o objetivo de estudar o sentido epistemológico do conceito de sustentabilidade ambiental que compreende a revisão teórica dos paradigmas, cartesiano e econômico, orientadores do desenvolvimento da sociedade moderna, que causam as degradações nos âmbitos ambiental e social; e do histórico ambiental, que expressa as diferentes significações atribuídas ao conceito sustentabilidade, ao longo do tempo, sendo hoje a idéia de desenvolvimento sustentável uma idéia amplamente usada. A partir da percepção dessas distintas concepções, analisam-se as bases teóricas definidas pelas correntes da teoria de Kuznets, a de Solow, as leis de mercado, o ecodesenvolvimento e o ecossocialismo, agrupadas nas duas grandes vertentes: da ecologia radical, de ruptura com esse modelo de desenvolvimento, e da ecologia moderada que propõe mudanças sem afetar a estrutura da sociedade. Estas concepções divergem quanto à configuração da relação estabelecida entre as temáticas que compõe a discussão ambiental: a social e a econômica, que se utilizam idéias como a educação, a interdisciplinaridade, a técnica e o desenvolvimento sustentável, de forma díspar. Tais análises são transpostas à pesquisa científica, importante espaço de discussão da questão ambiental pela característica de questionamento própria da ciência, tendo como estudo de caso os Projetos Temáticos da FAPESP. Apesar de tal possibilidade os projetos seguem a concepção de sustentabilidade ambiental adotada pelo sistema econômico, da ecologia moderada, que baseia suas propostas nas técnicas, condizente com o os paradigmas vigentes. / This work aims to study the epistemological concept of environmental sustainability through Cartesian and economic theoretical paradigms. This analysis guides the modern society development, which causes deterioration on social and environmental fields. It also includes the environmental history study, which expresses, over time, different sustainability concept meanings, so, nowadays, sustainable development is a widespread idea. These different conceptions are analyze on theories like; Kuznets´s, Solow´s, market laws, ecodevelopment and ecossocialism, grouped in two main ideas: the radical ecology, concept focused on changes in the current development model; and moderated ecology, suggesting soft changes, without affecting the society structure. These conceptions differ about the configuration of the environmental debate structures relationships: the social and economic fields, which use ideas such as, education, interdisciplinary, technology and sustainable development in several ways. These analyses are translated to scientific research, an important environmental discussion forum issue by questioning the character of science, taking FAPESP Thematic Projects as data for a case study. Despite this possibility, these projects follow the concept of environmental sustainability adopted by the economic system, the moderate ecology, which based its solutions on technique, coherent to the prevailing paradigms.

This study focuses upon the adaptation of the Swedish Social Democratic Party and Moderate Party towards the European Union. Adaptation is explored by examining attitudes the political parties have on different issues related to the EU. In other words it is assumed that adaptation is dependent on attitudes, amongst other things, and the attitudes are examined by studying officially expressed opinions by the parties in party programmes and in parliamentary protocols. By expanding the study to three years possible alterations in the attitudes can be detected and something can be said on the level of adaptation the parties show towards the EU in each research question. The questions are (1) Should Sweden take an active part in developing the European integration process?, (2) Is it believed that participation in international collaboration provides output benefits that the nation state no longer can provide?, (3) Is pooling of sovereignty problematic?, (4) Is military non-alignment important for Sweden? and (5) Is it important that Sweden participates in a common European security policy? The three years of research are 1995, 2006 and the first half of 2010. Two of the questions are developed by utilising the fusion perspective, that is a part of the fusion approach, which is also the theoretical framework of this study. The findings of this study show that both the Social Democratic Party and the Moderate Party experience attitudinal alterations in almost all the questions investigated. This causes some shifts in their level of adaption towards the European Union. Furthermore the results show that the Social Democratic Party and the Moderate Party are adapted towards the Union in most of the years researched.

Cette thèse est consacrée à l’étude de théorèmes limites : grandes déviations et déviations modérées pour des estimateurs liés à des modèles financiers. Dans une première partie, nous nous sommes intéressés à l’étude des déviations grandes et modérées des estimateurs de la covariation et de la (co)volatilité réalisée issus des fonctionnelles associées à deux processus de diffusion couplés de manière synchronisée. Les techniques utilisées dans ces travaux sont basées d’une part sur celles utilisées dans Djellout-Guillin-Wu et sur la sous additivité et sur la notion d’approximation exponentielle inspirées des travaux de J. Najim d’autre part. Dans une deuxième partie, on considère que les deux processus de diffusion sont observés de manière non synchronisée et on établit des déviations modérées pour l’estimateur de la variation généralisée et pour celui de Hayashi-Yoshida. Les résultats sont obtenus par l’utilisation d’une nouvelle approche sur les déviations modérées des variables aléatoires m−dépendantes vérifiant des conditions de type "Chen-Ledoux". Dans la troisième et dernière partie, on s’intéresse à l’étude processus autorégressif d’ordre p dont le bruit est un processus autorégressif d’ordre q. On montre des déviations modérées pour certains estimateurs associés à notre modèle dont la statistique de Durbin-Watson. Les résultats sont donnés dans le cas où le bruit est gaussien puis dans le cas de condition de type "Chen-Ledoux" portant sur le bruit. / This thesis is devoted to the study of the limits theorem : large and moderate déviations for some financial mathematicals estimators. In the first part, we studied the large and moderate deviations of the estimators of covariation and the realized (co)volatility obtained from the functional associated to two diffusion processes coupled in synchronous manner. The techniques used in this work are based, on the one hand, on those used in Djellout-Guillin-Wu and the subadditivity and the exponential approximation notion inspired by J. Najim results on the other hand. In the second part, we consider that ours two diffusion processes are observed in a nonsynchronized manner and on the establish the moderate deviations for the generalised bipower variation estimator and the Hayashi-Yoshida estimator. The results are obtained by using a new approach on the moderate deviations of the m−dependent random variables based on the Chen-Ledoux type condition. In the third and last part, we study the stable autoregressive process of order p where the driven noise is also given by a q-order autoregressive process. We prove the moderate deviations for some estimators associated with our model such as the Durbin-Watson statistic. The results are given in the case where the driven noise is the normally distributed then in the case where the driven noise satisfy a Chen-Ledoux type condition.

Les processus de Cox-Ingersoll-Ross et de Heston jouent un rôle prépondérant dans la modélisation mathématique des cours d’actifs financiers ou des taux d’intérêts. Dans cette thèse, on s’intéresse à l’estimation de leurs paramètres à partir de l’observation en temps continu d’une de leurs trajectoires. Dans un premier temps, on se place dans le cas où le processus CIR est géométriquement ergodique et ne s’annule pas. On établit alors un principe de grandes déviationspour l’estimateur du maximum de vraisemblance du couple des paramètres de dimension et de dérive d’un processus CIR. On établit ensuite un principe de déviations modérées pour l’estimateur du maximum de vraisemblance des quatre paramètres d’un processus de Heston, ainsi que pour l’estimateur du maximum de vraisemblance du couple des paramètres d’un processus CIR. Contrairement à ce qui a été fait jusqu’ici dans la littérature,les paramètres sont estimés simultanément. Dans un second temps, on ne se restreint plus au cas où le processus CIR n’atteint jamais zéro et on propose un nouvel estimateur des moindres carrés pondérés pour le quadruplet des paramètres d’un processus de Heston.On établit sa consistance forte et sa normalité asymptotique, et on illustre numériquement ses bonnes performances. / The Cox-Ingersoll-Ross process and the Heston process are widely used in financial mathematics for pricing and hedging or to model interest rates. In this thesis, we focus on estimating their parameters using continuous-time observations. Firstly, we restrict ourselves to the most tractable situation where the CIR processis geometrically ergodic and does not vanish. We establish a large deviations principle for the maximum likelihood estimator of the couple of dimensionnal and drift parameters of a CIR process. Then we establish a moderate deviations principle for the maximum likelihood estimator of the four parameters of an Heston process, as well as for the maximum likelihood estimator of the couple of parameters of a CIR process. In contrast to the previous literature, parameters are estimated simultaneously. Secondly, we do not restrict ourselves anymore to the case where the CIR process never reaches zero and we introduce a new weighted least squares estimator for the quadruplet of parameters of an Heston process. We establish its strong consitency and asymptotic normality, and we illustrate numerically its good performances.

This diploma thesis is focused on storytelling in the state of moderate stress. The theoretical part includes an introduction to the issue of stress, defense mechanisms, Thematic Apperception Test and then explains in detail theory of defense mechanism according to Phebe Cramer and also Defense Mechanism Manual which is used for evaluation of TAT defenses. The aim of empirical part of this thesis is to find out whether moderate pain which is caused by the fact that participants holds their hand in front of them (in position of "staying power") has effect on number of occurrence of defense mechanisms in narratives according to TAT. The stories are narrated during the staying power position. The second aim is to verify whether number and quality of used defenses has effect on the duration of the staying power position. The simple regression analysis was used to find out that there is no significant relationship between number of used defense mechanisms and the level of experienced pain. However, it is shown that higher usage of defense mechanisms has positive effect on duration of staying power position. This effect is even stronger if only matured defense mechanisms are included in the model, which is projection and identification.

Biomass burning in southern Africa has brought significant challenges to the research society as a fundamental driver of climate and land cover changes. Burned area mapping approaches have been developed that generate large-scale low and moderate resolution products made with different satellite data. This consequently afford the remote sensing community a unique opportunity to support their potential applications in e.g., examining the impact of fire on natural resources, estimating the quantities of burned biomass and gas emissions. Generally, the satellite-derived burned area products produced with dissimilar algorithms provide mapped burned areas at different levels of accuracy, as the environmental and remote sensing factors vary both spatially and temporally. This study focused on the inter-comparison and accuracy evaluation of the 500-meter Moderate Resolution Imaging Spetroradiomter (MODIS) burned area product (MCD45A1) and the Backup MODIS burned area product (hereafter BMBAP) across the main-fire prone South African biomes using reference data independently-derived from multi-temporal 30-meter Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper (TM) imagery distributed over six validation sites. The accuracy of the products was quantified using confusion matrices, linear regression and subpixel burned area measures. The results revealed that the highest burned area mapping accuracies were reported in the fynbos and grassland biomes by the MCD45A1 product, following the BMBAP product across the pine forest and savanna biomes, respectively. Further, the MCD45A1 product presented higher subpixel detection probabilities for the burned area fractions <= 50% than the BMBAP product, which appeared more reliable in detecting burned area fractions > 50% of a MODIS pixel. Finally the results demonstrated that the probability of identifying a burned area within a MODIS pixel is directly related to the proportion of the MODIS pixel burned and thus, highlights the relevance of fractional burned area during classification accuracy assessment of lower resolution remotely-sensed products using data with higher spatial resolution. / Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 2011. / Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology / unrestricted

A desnutrição é capaz de induzir diversas alterações metabólicas afetando marcadamente a composição corporal e o sistema imunológico. O exercício físico, por sua vez, produz alterações no organismo para uma melhor capacidade de adaptação a situações de estresse. O desvio da situação de homeostase produzida pelo exercício físico induz uma reorganização de seus mecanismos funcionais, principalmente dos mecanismos endócrinos e imunológicos. Ainda é pouco conhecida a influência do exercício sobre a desnutrição e também as conseqüências sobre o sistema imunológico quando as duas variáveis são combinadas. Assim, esse trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar os efeitos do exercício físico de endurance sobre ratos submetidos a um protocolo de desnutrição crônica. Avaliamos ratos Wistar machos, desnutridos por 16 semanas, divididos em 4 grupos: eutrófico sedentário (ES), eutrófico treinado (ET), desnutrido sedentário (DS), desnutrido treinado (DT). O treinamento físico foi realizado em esteira, por 10 semanas, 5 vezes por semana, com intensidade aproximada de 60- 65% do consumo máximo de oxigênio. Avaliou-se a composição corporal, através da aferição do peso corporal, peso dos tecidos muscular esquelético e adiposo, do fígado, do conteúdo de gordura e proteína na carcaça, e a concentração de leptina, ACTH, glicose, insulina, e glutamina no plasma. Avaliamos também, através de citometria de fluxo, os marcadores de superfície celular CD3 e CD4, bem como a celularidade no timo. O consumo máximo de oxigênio e o desempenho através de um teste até a exaustão também foram analisados. A análise estatística utilizada foi o teste de variância ANOVA two-way com pós teste de Bonferroni e, nível de significância adotado de p<0,05. Os resultados encontrados demonstraram que o treinamento de endurance em ratos submetidos à desnutrição crônica promoveu uma acentuada redução do peso e da adiposidade corporal; um aumento da massa muscular relativa ao peso corporal; um restabelecimento da glicemia aos valores normais; uma melhor relação da concentração insulina/glicose, sugerindo uma sensibilidade à insulina aumentada; um aumento dos estoques de glicogênio muscular; um maior consumo máximo de oxigênio; e uma recuperação na morfologia e fisiologia tímica, uma maior resposta proliferativa do baço e linfonodos estimulados com IL2. Concluímos desta forma que o exercício foi capaz de recuperar a morfologia, como também a maturação timócitos CD3 e CD4 e sua celuraridade em ratos desnutridos. A resposta proliferativa à estimulação da IL2 também foi recuperada. / Malnutrition is capable of inducing diverse metabolic alterations, markedly affecting body composition and the immune system. Physical exercise, on the other hand, induces a renders the organism more capable of adaptation to stress. Still, little is known about the influence of exercise training upon malnutrition-related alterations and its consequences on the immune system. Our aim was to evaluate the effect of moderate intensity exercise training in rats submitted to a protocol (16wk) of chronic malnutrition. Male Wistar rats were divided in to 4 groups: sedentary, fed ad libitum (SF); trained fed ad libitum (TF); sedentary energy restricted (RES); and trained energy restricted (TER). Training was carried out on a treadmill for 10 weeks, 5 time wk, under an intensity of 60-65% of the maximal oxygen consumption. We evaluated the Corporal composition, the variation of body weight, and the weight of the skeletal muscle, adipose tissues, and liver; as well as fat and protein content in the carcass; and also plasma leptin, ACTH, glucose, insulin and glutamine concentration. We also examined through flow cytometry CD3 and CD4, as well as the celularity in the thymus. The maximum consumption of oxygen and the performance were also assessed. The results demonstrate that endurance training in rats submitted to the chronic malnutrition protocol promoted reduction of body weight and of corporal adiposity; an increase in the relative contribution of muscle to body weight; the reestablishment of glicemia; improval of insulin/glucose reason, suggesting increased sensitivy to insulin; an increase of muscle glycogen content; enhanced oxygen consumption; are recovery of the morphology and physiology of the thymus, together with a proliferative response of the spleen and lymph nodes stimulated with IL2. We conclude in such a way that moderate intensity training restored thymus morphology and the capacity of maturation of CD3 and CD4 and also timocyte number and the of proliferative response to IL2 stimulation.

Cette thèse est consacrée à l'étude de quelques questions soulévées par le théorème de Nesterenko sur l'indépendance algébrique de valeurs des séries d'Eisentein E₂, E₄, E₆. Elle est divisée en deux parties.Dans la première partie, constituée des deux premiers chapitres, on généralise les équations différentielles algébriques satisfaites par les séries d'Eisenstein qui se trouvent dans le coeur de la méthode de Nesterenko, les équations de Ramanujan. Ces généralisations, appélées 'équations de Ramanujan supérieures', sont obtenues géométriquement à partir de champs de vecteurs définis, de manière naturelle, sur certains espaces de modules de variétés abéliennes. Afin de justifier l'intérêt des équations de Ramanujan supérieures en théorie de transcendance, on montre aussi que les valeurs d'une solution particulière remarquable de ces équations sont liées aux 'périodes' de variétés abéliennes.Dans la deuxième partie (troisième chapitre), on étudie la méthode de Nesterenko per se. On établit un énoncé géométrique, contenant le théorème de Nesterenko, sur la transcendance de valeurs d'applications holomorphes d'un disque vers une variété quasi-projective sur $overline{mathbf{Q}}$ définies comme des courbes intégrales d'un champ de vecteurs. Ces applications doivent aussi satisfaire une propriété d'intégralité, ainsi qu'une condition de croissance et une forme renforcée de la densité de Zariski, conditions qui sont naturelles pour des courbes intégrales de champs de vecteurs. / This thesis is devoted to the study of some questions motivated by Nesterenko's theorem on the algebraic independence of values of Eisenstein series E₂, E₄, E₆. It is divided in two parts.In the first part, comprising the first two chapiters, we generalize the algebraic differential equations satisfied by Eisenstein series that lie in the heart of Nesterenko's method, the Ramanujan equations. These generalizations, called 'higher Ramanujan equations', are obtained geometrically from vector fields naturally defined on certain moduli spaces of abelian varieties. In order to justify the interest of the higher Ramanujan equations in Transcendence Theory, we also show that values of a remarkable particular solution of these equations are related to 'periods' of abelian varieties.In the second part (third chapter), we study Nesterenko's method per se. We establish a geometric statement, containing the theorem of Nesterenko, on the transcendence of values of holomorphic maps from a disk to a quasi-projective variety over $overline{mathbf{Q}}$ defined as integral curves of some vector field. These maps are required to satisfy some integrality property, besides a growth condition and a strong form of Zariski-density that are natural for integral curves of algebraic vector fields.