In the ongoing discussion about the gotlandic picture stones, there is a highly debated question if we can interpret their reuse in gotlandic churches as a ritual practice or not. Also, if the reuse was of ritual character, was it in order to oppress and humiliate an earlier faith?  Or to redeem and initiate the old faith into Christianity, in a respectful manner towards the past?      This work focuses on the churches with Romanesque architecture since they are the closest kept monuments that could shed more light on the time period that spans on the transition from Viking age to Middle age Gotland. The aim of the thesis is to shed more light on the period when the first stone churches on Gotland were built as a manifestation of Christianity. It is of great interest here to question how the first stone church builders on Gotland looked upon their forefathers and their past.       Investigations of how picture stones are placed and reused in Romanesque churches have been made, with overviews of their context and dating. This in order to contribute to the ongoing debate about the reuse of picture stones. The discussion is completed by pointing out clear examples of meaningful use in accordance to the churches heavily symbolic room and space. The Romanesque churches were seen as representations of the temple of Jerusalem. Connecting the placing of picture stones to the value of these churches room and space, can result in interpretations of continuity and cultural process.

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Esta dissertação tem como objetivo principal apresentar aos professores a matemática que é utilizada em diversas atividades da indústria do petróleo para serem apresentadas em sala de aula como aplicações práticas de diversos conceitos que são ministrados desde o ensino fundamental até o superior. Assim, possui o intuito de desenvolver no aluno a percepção da importância de se aprender matemática, criando um estímulo a mais em seus estudos. O trabalho se refere especificamente ao Terminal Aquaviário da Baía de Guanabara (TABG), pertencente à empresa de petróleo Petrobras Transporte S/A (TRANSPETRO), no qual labora o autor. São apresentados os diversos cálculos utilizados nas variadas atividades do dia a dia do TABG. Por fim, são sugeridas algumas atividades que podem ser aplicadas em sala de aula / This essays main target is to introduce the mathematics used in several activities among the petroleum industry to teachers so that they can be shown in classrooms as of practical use of a wide diversity of concepts which are tought from junior school to university classes. Therefore, its intent is to develop the pupils perception of the importance of learning mathematics, creating an additional way to stimulate their study. The matter refers specifically to the Guanabara Bay Marine Terminal (TABG), a unit of the Petrobras Transporte S/A (TRANSPETRO) Corporation, the authors workplace, showing wide variety of calculations used in the diverse day-by-day activities at the TABG. Finally, there are a few suggestions for activities to be carried out in classroom

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Esta dissertação tem como objetivo principal apresentar aos professores a matemática que é utilizada em diversas atividades da indústria do petróleo para serem apresentadas em sala de aula como aplicações práticas de diversos conceitos que são ministrados desde o ensino fundamental até o superior. Assim, possui o intuito de desenvolver no aluno a percepção da importância de se aprender matemática, criando um estímulo a mais em seus estudos. O trabalho se refere especificamente ao Terminal Aquaviário da Baía de Guanabara (TABG), pertencente à empresa de petróleo Petrobras Transporte S/A (TRANSPETRO), no qual labora o autor. São apresentados os diversos cálculos utilizados nas variadas atividades do dia a dia do TABG. Por fim, são sugeridas algumas atividades que podem ser aplicadas em sala de aula / This essays main target is to introduce the mathematics used in several activities among the petroleum industry to teachers so that they can be shown in classrooms as of practical use of a wide diversity of concepts which are tought from junior school to university classes. Therefore, its intent is to develop the pupils perception of the importance of learning mathematics, creating an additional way to stimulate their study. The matter refers specifically to the Guanabara Bay Marine Terminal (TABG), a unit of the Petrobras Transporte S/A (TRANSPETRO) Corporation, the authors workplace, showing wide variety of calculations used in the diverse day-by-day activities at the TABG. Finally, there are a few suggestions for activities to be carried out in classroom

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The thesis proposes an indirect indicator of the geomagnetic field variations, i.e. the hard cosmic ray flux. Analysing HCRF variations, a prognostic scheme of a leap of cardiovascular diseases was drafted. The application of this method, most probably, will inform people about the geomagnetic impact and will supplement other existing methods employed to reduce a leap of cardiovascular diseases. / Prie Žemės paviršiaus nuolat egzistuoja aplinkoje esančių radionuklidų spinduliuotė. Greta jos būna kosminės kilmės elementariųjų dalelių spinduliuotė. Šių kosminių dalelių kiekis ir pobūdis nuolat kinta laike, nes jas veikia heliomagnetiniai, geomagnetiniai, Žemės atmosferos būklės ir kiti veiksniai. Kaip žinoma, Žemės link nuolat juda izotropinis kosminių dalelių srautas. Dauguma šių dalelių atskrieja iš Galaktikos. Dėl neišvengiamos sąveikos su atmosferos dujų atomais pirminės kosminės dalelės negali prasiskverbti pro visą Žemės atmosferą. Dėl to artėjant prie Žemės paviršiaus aptinkamos jau tiktai antrinės dalelės, kurių daugumą sudaro miuonai ir gama kvantai.

The focus of this study is aimed at the traditional building material; clay, together withsheep’s wool to act as reinforcement. The combination of the two materials created thebasis for an alternative board material. Soil-based building materials were used to alarge extent in the past. The oldest clay houses found were built as early as 8000 yearsBC. During the Middle Ages in Central Europe, soil and clay were used as fillers in timberframe structures. As new building materials evolved, clay based building methodshave suffered a more secluded position in the western world. New building materialshave caused the characteristics of traditional building materials to be forgotten. Sheep’swool, unlike clay, has previously not been classified as a building material, but ismostly used for textiles. Sheep are bred generally for two purposes; meat productionand wool production. The wool that comes from sheep that are in the meat productionbecomes a by-product that is usually reckoned as waste.The study presented below involves a product development of a board material containingclay and sheep’s wool. Nine different compositions were made in different series.Focus on the three different series was places on variety of sheep’s wool, amountof sheep’s wool and the viscosity of the clay. The manufacturing of the product wasmade by hand with own thought out and manufactured aids.The lack of aggregated material properties complicates the use of clay and sheep’swool. A performance based declaration and the CE marking of a product are requiredfor a building material to become an accepted product in the construction market.Building engineering research was carried out in the laboratory environment, and basedon standardized methods calculations were made on the Clay-wool board such as flexuralstrength, vapour permeability, thermal conductivity, fire resistance and practicaluse.The result shows that the Clay-wool board is comparable to other board materials. Thetechnical characteristics of the Clay-wool board regarding flexural strength reportedvalues between 118 N and 550 N, depending on the composition of clay and wool. Allthe boards showed that the point of breaking was viscous, since the wool held the clayslabs together. When calculation vapour permeability, the result showed values between2,289 x 106 m2/s and 3,571 x 106 m2/s.The thermal conductivity was measured on one single board, the one containing thelargest amount of wool, where the value was established to 0,218 W/m*K. It was noticedthat the thermal conductivity increased when wool was clay–dipped. / Denna studie fokuserar på det traditionella byggmaterialet lera tillsammans medfårull som ska agera som armering. Kombinationen av de två materialen skapadegrunden för ett alternativt skivmaterial. Jordbaserade byggmaterial användes förri tiden i stor utsträckning. De äldsta lerhusen som hittats är byggda så tidigt sompå 8000 – talet f.Kr. I medeltidens Centraleuropa användes jord och lera till utfackningari ramverkskonstruktioner av trä. I takt med att nya byggmaterial utvecklatsfick lerbaserade byggmetoder en undanskymd ställning i västvärlden.Nya byggmaterial har gjort att det traditionella byggmaterialets egenskaper generellthar glömts bort. Fårull har tidigare inte klassats som ett byggmaterial, liktlera, utan används till största del till textilier. Får avlas generellt för två syften;köttproduktion och ull produktion. Ullen som kommer från får i köttproduktionenblir en biprodukt som vanligen räknas som avfall.Studien som presenteras omfattar en produktutveckling av ett skivmaterial innehållandelera och fårull. Nio olika kompositioner gjordes i tre olika serier. Fokuspå de tre olika serier lades på fårullssort, ullmängd och lerviskositet. Tillverkningav lerullsskivorna gjordes för hand med egna uttänkta och tillverkade hjälpmedel.Bristen på sammanställda materialegenskaper komplicerar användningen av leraoch fårull. Det krävs en prestandadeklaration och CE-märkning av en vara för attett byggmaterial ska bli en accepterad produkt på byggmarknaden. Byggnadstekniskforskning gjordes i laboratorisk miljö och utifrån standardiserade metoderhar beräkningar gjorts på lerullskivorna gällande, böjhållfasthet, ånggenomsläpplighet,värmekonduktivitet, brandtålighet samt praktisk användning.Resultatet visar på att lerullsskivan är jämförbar med andra skivmaterial. Lerullsskivornastekniska egenskaper gällande böjhållfasthet redovisade värden mellan118 N och 550 N, beroende på komposition av lerullsskiva. Alla skivor visade påsega brott, eftersom ullen höll ihop lerullsskivorna. Vid beräkning av ångpermeabilitetvisade resultaten på värden mellan 2,289 x 106 m2/s och 3,571 x 106m2/s. Värmeledningsförmågan beräknades endast på lerullsskivan med störstmängd ull, där värdet blev 0,218 W/m*K. Det uppdagades att värmeledningsförmåganökade när ullen dränktes i lervälling.