Submitted by Emanuel Varela Cardoso (emanuel.varela@ufcg.edu.br) on 2018-05-14T20:44:44Z No. of bitstreams: 1 WALÉRIA SOUZA FIGUEIRA – DISSERTAÇÃO (PPGMET) 2015.pdf: 2735921 bytes, checksum: c2ab85caa20115480b90d1325acfad13 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-05-14T20:44:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 WALÉRIA SOUZA FIGUEIRA – DISSERTAÇÃO (PPGMET) 2015.pdf: 2735921 bytes, checksum: c2ab85caa20115480b90d1325acfad13 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-03-05 / CNPq / Este trabalho teve como objetivo estudar o efeito da remoção de umidade da camada limite planetária por cúmulos rasos. Para tal, esse efeito foi inserido no código do modelo BRAMS. Foram realizados dois experimentos: no primeiro experimento de controle (EXP_ORI), o modelo foi inicializado em sua forma original e no segundo (EXP_AJUST), o modelo foi integrado para as mesmas condições que o EXP_ORI, porém com o devido ajuste realizado no código do BRAMS. O modelo foi integrado para um período de 774 horas a partir da 00 UTC do dia 1° de janeiro até a 00 UTC do dia 1° de fevereiro de 2011. Para facilitar a análise quanto ao impacto desse ajuste no ciclo diário médio das variáveis termodinâmicas de superfície e da precipitação convectiva, foram feitas médias em duas áreas distintas de 1°x1°, uma área sobre superfície florestada (localizada no sul do Amazonas) e outra área sobre superfície desflorestada (localizada no norte da Bolívia). De forma geral, os resultados mostraram que houve diferenças notáveis no perfil termodinâmico da troposfera inferior devido à implementação do novo ajuste. As taxas de aquecimento e umedecimento, em ambas as áreas, tiveram picos as 09 e 09:30 horas local, embora o seu efeito líquido tenha se mostrado nas horas seguintes, o principal impacto ocorreu no início da tarde. O ciclo diário dos fluxos à superfície também foram sensíveis ao ajuste realizado no modelo. Já o comportamento e a quantidade da precipitação convectiva acumulada ao longo do dia foram melhorados no EXP_AJUST, principalmente na área desflorestada. / The objective of this work was to the effects of moisture removal from the planetary boundary layer by shallow cumulus. To reach this goal, this effect was implemented into the BRAMS model code. Two experiments were performed: in the control experiment (EXP_ORI), the model was initialized in its original form and in the second one (EXP_AJUST) the model was run to the same conditions as the EXP_ORI but with due adjustment made in BRAMS code. The model was run for a period of 774 hours, from 00 UTC of 1 January to 00 UTC of 1 February 2011. To facilitate the analysis of the impact of this adjustment on the mean daily cycle of thermodynamic variables of surface and convective precipitation, averages were performed in two different areas of 1° x 1°, an area of forested area (located in the south of the Amazon) and other deforested area on surface (located in northern Bolivia). Overall, the results showed that there were important differences in the thermodynamic profile of the lower troposphere due to the implementation of new setting in the BRAMS code. Values of moistening and heating rates in both areas peaked around 09 and 09:30 local time, although their net effect were felt later, the impact occurred mainly early afternoon. The daily cycle of surface fluxes were also sensitive to the adjustment performed in the model. Also the behavior and the amount of convective precipitation accumulated during the day in EXP_AJUST were improved, especially in deforested area.

Orientador: Bruno Coraucci Filho / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Civil, Arquitetura e Urbanismo / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-23T02:51:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Etto_ThiagoLuiz_M.pdf: 1358242 bytes, checksum: 3752bef8769fe4b8d55034f2bc3589b0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013 / Resumo: Devido à crescente preocupação ambiental é esperado um aumento de estações de tratamento de esgoto, e consequentemente dos resíduos por essas gerados. Dentre as formas de destinação final para tal resíduo, destaca-se a incorporação de lodo no solo que atualmente, é regulamentada pela Resolução Conama nº 375 de agosto de 2006 que estabelece os critérios e procedimentos, para aplicação de lodo de esgoto na agricultura. Diversos estudos mostram que a incorporação de lodo na melhora as características físicas e estruturais do solo, além de prover maior quantidade de macro e micronutriente para as plantas que. Atualmente, a incorporação de lodo é calculada com base somente no teor de nitrogênio, sem considerar a quantidade de fósforo a ser incorporada. Apesar desse elemento ser essencial para o desenvolvimento dos vegetais, seu aporte excessivo no meio ambiente pode ocasionar impactos ambientais, especialmente em ambientes aquáticos, onde o elemento provoca a eutrofização. Outro elemento que pode ser acrescido no solo por meio da incorporação de resíduos e pode ser prejudicial às plantas é o sódio. Neste contexto, o presente trabalho se propôs a avaliar as alterações na dinâmica do fósforo e do sódio em solos que receberam a aplicação de lodo de tanque séptica na quantidade 0,0M, 1,0N, 2,0N e 3,0N, correspondente em massa a 0, 2, 4 e 6%, respectivamente. De acordo com os resultados obtidos, a incorporação de lodo de tanque séptico provocou o incremento da capacidade máxima de adsorção até um limitante que possivelmente é dado pela saturação dos sítios de adsorção. Foi constatado também que a incorporação do lodo aumenta a fração mais biodisponível de fósforo. Quanto ao sódio, seus teores foram acrescidos significativamente, todavia, os valores do percentual de sódio trocável - PST e a razão de adsorção de sódio - RAS se manteve. Assim, o trabalho conclui que a incorporação de lodo de tanque séptico é interessante, uma vez que contribui para a melhoria da fertilidade do solo, em especial, a disponibilidade de fósforo para as culturas, e, apesar de aumentar o sódio trocável, pode não alterar a PST e a RAS / Abstract: Due to growing environmental concern is expected a sewage treatment plants, increase and consequently solid waste generated by them. Among the forms of disposal for such waste, highlights the incorporation of sludge in soil that is currently regulated by CONAMA Resolution 375 of August 2006 establishing criteria and procedures for application of sewage sludge in agriculture. Several studies show that the incorporation of slime improves the physical and structural characteristics of soil, and provide large quantity of macro-and micro-nutrient for plants. Currently, the incorporation of sludge is calculated based only on the content of nitrogen, without regarding the amount of phosphorus being incorporated. Although this element is essential to plants development, their contribution to excessive environmental impacts can especially result in aquatic environments, where the element causes eutrophication. Another element may be added into the soil through the incorporation of residues and may be harmful to plants is sodium. In this context, the present work aimed to evaluate the changes in the dynamics of phosphorus and sodium in soils which was amended with the application of septic tank sludge amount in 0.0 N, 1.0 N, 2.0 N and 3.0 N, corresponding mass at 2, 4 and 6%, respectively. According to the results, the incorporation of septic tank sludge has caused the increase of the maximum adsorption capacity to a limiter which is possibly given by the saturation of the adsorption sites. It was also found that the incorporation of sludge increases more bioavailable fraction of phosphorus. As the sodium content was significantly increased, however, the values of exchangeable sodium percentage - ESP and sodium adsorption ratio - SAR remained. Thus, the paper concludes that the incorporation of septic tank sludge is interesting, since it contributes to improving the soil fertility, in particular, the availability of phosphorous for crops and, despite increasing the exchangeable sodium cannot change the PST and the RAS / Mestrado / Saneamento e Ambiente / Mestre em Engenharia Civil

The aim of this thesis is to design a conceptual self-propelled forestry winch for removing and skidding in thinning steep terrain. The thesis contains patent search of design solutions the machines using in the field, conceptual design of structural layout, assembly drawing overall concept of the equipment and drawing concept chassis design.

The thesis discusses possible ways to reduce or completely eliminate pesticide compounds from drinking water that are produced at a water treatment plant Hrdibořice. The work is divided into theoretical and practical parts. The theoretical part lists kinds of pesticides that occur in water, how they are reduced or eliminated. Furthermore, this section describes the existing water treatment technologies at the Central Committee Hrdibořice, including water sources. In the practical part, pilot tests on two types of filters models with filtering bed of granular activated carbon (hereinafter GAU) were carried out. On the basis of information obtained from the literature and on findings from the pilot tests, designs of technological equipment for pesticide removal from drinking water at water treatment Hrdiborice were carried out. Next, cost estimates for the proposed variant solutions including operating costs were suggested.

This document focuses on processing of RAW image data from digital cameras. In first section is described principle of image capturing by digital camera, common way of image processing in the device and what the RAW format is, its pros and cons. In the next section is described existing demosaicing methods, methods for additional processing of RAW image data and there is analyzed specific RAW format, Canon's CR2, including structure and guide for its conversion. Next sections contains proposal of the new improved demosaicing method and method for suppressing digital noise. On this basis a library for basic CR2 files processing was implemented. There is comparison of methods for processing RAW image data with this library in the next section. In the conclusion there is summary of finished work and there is also mentioned outline of future work.

M. Tech. (Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology), Vaal University of Technology. / Over time, the quality standard of stormwater in the City of Ekurhuleni (CoE) has deteriorated due to industrial, commercial, residential and farming activities. Stormwater quality directly impacts the treatment chain of potable water, and therefore, it should be kept in check at all stages. Innovations in the biofiltration process can provide useful, practical solutions to overcome crucial stormwater pollution problems. In 2013, the CoE developed stormwater design guidelines and standards to be implemented for the design of stormwater management, which include the principles of Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) and Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDS) in particular. The CoE stormwater design guidelines and standards do not provide details on how the city plans to implement SuDS treatment trains to reduce stormwater pollution experienced by the city. This study aimed to verify the efficiency and effectiveness of vegetated biofilters on the stormwater treatment using CoE – Olifantsfontain's natural stormwater and to determine the most suitable vegetation to be used in the region. The CoE experimental case study was conducted to assess the efficiency of selected vegetated biofilters in lowering the concentration of orthophosphate (PO4-3), ammonium (NH4+), and nitrate (NO3-) from Tembisa/Olifantsfontain stormwater. In the experimental setup, six selected plant species were planted into 30 vegetated biofilter columns, namely: Agapanthus praecox (Dryland plant), Carpobrotus edulis (Dryland plant), Stenotaphrum secundatum (Dryland plant), Zantedeschia aethiopica (Wetland plant), Typha capensis (Wetland plant) and Phragmites australis (Wetland plant). The six species were grouped according to general habitats, i.e. three wetland and three dryland plants. Wetland plants were planted into fifteen vegetated biofilters, and dryland plants were also planted on another fifteen vegetated biofilters. The biofilters contained layers of sandy loam soil, coarse and and gravel sand. Each biofilter had a designated inlet and outlet section fitted with a gate valve to control retention time. The raw stormwater consisting of natural nutrient pollutants was applied to each vegetated biofilter through the inlet section. The samples were collected from the inlet and outlet of the six grouped vegetated biofilters during the month of June. All six plant species reduced outflow concentrations of PO4-3 and NH4+ by an average of 99% and 98%, respectively. The results also show that all plant species excluding Phragmites australis were able to reduce NO3- with outflow concentrations being reduced by an average of 58%. From the results obtained, it may be concluded that all the six plant species may be suitable variants to be applied as biofilter material for the purposes of treating urban stormwater in the CoE. The reason is that the determined removal efficiencies for bio-retention fall within 50% – 60% for PO4-3, and 40% - 50% for NH4+ and NO3- respectively. The results also show that if the plant species were applied for SuDs in the CoE, there could be a great improvement in the urban stormwater quality with the consequent improvement in both surface and groundwater quality of the receiving water bodies in the area. Regardless of the nutrient removal by selected plant species, the inclusion of vegetation in a field setting would slow flow rates and thus encourage infiltration into the soil, improve water quality, and support urban biodiversity. In the CoE, all the selected species could be used in the SuDS treatment trains targeting PO4-3, NH4+ and/or NO3-. The case study results provide a informed records for the CoE in the future/intended application SuDs in the upgrade/rehabilitation of its stormwater system.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, 2010. / Title from screen (viewed on May 3, 2010). School of Social Work, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). Advisor(s): Margaret E. Adamek, Valerie N. Chang, Nancy Chism, Rebecca S. Sloan, Lorraine Blackman, Matthew C. Aalsma. Includes vitae. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 216-241).

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:08:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DanielE_DISSERT.pdf: 1217613 bytes, checksum: edb565b9e30a0c09780fcf4efd4a52dc (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-04-05 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / In the Hydrocarbon exploration activities, the great enigma is the location of the deposits. Great efforts are undertaken in an attempt to better identify them, locate them and at the same time, enhance cost-effectiveness relationship of extraction of oil. Seismic methods are the most widely used because they are indirect, i.e., probing the subsurface layers without invading them. Seismogram is the representation of the Earth s interior and its structures through a conveniently disposed arrangement of the data obtained by seismic reflection. A major problem in this representation is the intensity and variety of present noise in the seismogram, as the surface bearing noise that contaminates the relevant signals, and may mask the desired information, brought by waves scattered in deeper regions of the geological layers. It was developed a tool to suppress these noises based on wavelet transform 1D and 2D. The Java language program makes the separation of seismic images considering the directions (horizontal, vertical, mixed or local) and bands of wavelengths that form these images, using the Daubechies Wavelets, Auto-resolution and Tensor Product of wavelet bases. Besides, it was developed the option in a single image, using the tensor product of two-dimensional wavelets or one-wavelet tensor product by identities. In the latter case, we have the wavelet decomposition in a two dimensional signal in a single direction. This decomposition has allowed to lengthen a certain direction the two-dimensional Wavelets, correcting the effects of scales by applying Auto-resolutions. In other words, it has been improved the treatment of a seismic image using 1D wavelet and 2D wavelet at different stages of Auto-resolution. It was also implemented improvements in the display of images associated with breakdowns in each Auto-resolution, facilitating the choices of images with the signals of interest for image reconstruction without noise. The program was tested with real data and the results were good / Na atividade explorat?ria de hidrocarbonetos a grande inc?gnita ? a localiza??o das jazidas. Grandes esfor?os s?o empreendidos na tentativa de melhor identific?-las, localiz?-las e, ao mesmo tempo, otimizar a rela??o custo-benef?cio da extra??o de Petr?leo. Os m?todos s?smicos s?o os mais utilizados pelo fato de serem indiretos, isto ?, sondam as camadas de subsuperf?cie sem invadi-las. O sismograma ? a representa??o do interior da Terra e de suas estruturas atrav?s de um arranjo convenientemente disposto dos dados obtidos por meio da s?smica de reflex?o. Um grande problema nessa representa??o ? a intensidade e variedade de ru?dos presentes no sismograma, como o ru?do de rolamento superficial que contamina os sinais relevantes e pode mascarar as informa??es desejadas, trazidas por ondas espalhadas em regi?es mais profundas das camadas geol?gicas. Desenvolvemos uma ferramenta para suprimir estes ru?dos que usa transformadas Wavelets 1D e 2D. O programa, em linguagem Java, faz a separa??o das imagens S?smicas considerando as dire??es (horizontal, vertical e mistas ou locais) e faixas de comprimentos de ondas que formam essas imagens, usando Wavelets de Daubechies, Autoresolu??o que duplica o comprimento das ondas e Produto Tensorial das bases de Wavelets. Desenvolvemos a op??o, em uma mesma imagem, de usar o produto tensorial de Wavelets de dimens?o 2 ou produto tensorial de Wavelets de dimens?o 1 pelas identidades. Neste ?ltimo caso, temos a Decomposi??o em Wavelets de um sinal bidimensional em uma ?nica dire??o. Esta decomposi??o permite alongar numa determinada dire??o as Wavelets bidimensionais, corrigindo efeitos de escalas ao aplicarmos Autoresolu??es. Em outras palavras, aperfei?oamos o tratamento de uma imagem s?smica, usandoWavelet 1D eWavelet 2D em etapas diferentes de Autoresolu??es. Tamb?m implementamos melhorias na visualiza??o das imagens associadas ?s decomposi??es em cada Autoresolu??o, facilitando as escolhas das imagens com os sinais de interesse para reconstru??o da imagem sem os ru?dos. O programa foi testado com dados reais e os resultados obtidos foram de boa qualidade

This thesis explores the relationship between architecture and the blind people. For better clarity and understanding of the topic, The work has been divided into five distinctive parts. In the first, introduction part, I approach space sensation of a blind person from the physiological and psychological angle. This analysis is very important for the understanding of imagination, which the blind person has. Another important fact to understand is the way in which the blind person gets the information about the space and what is his ability to process it. Further, I explain the basic principles of the blind person’s movement through space and describe instructions of how to help blind people in the concrete spatial situations. In the next part, I give a short information about the historical progress of the relation between the society and the blind people. An important fact is that, as late as 200 years ago, the blind people were considered as “sub men” and did not have the full freedom privilege. This relation has been modified over time and nowadays, the blind people have the freedom of movement and all the rights to enjoy their lives. To meet the needs of the blind people, many associations have been created that act on their behalf. The associations have different modes of functioning, but their common goal is to help blind people with their social rehabilitation, looking for employment and removing architectural barriers. The core of my work is divided into two parts. In the first one, I focus on the problematic of the blind people and architecture from the functional aspect. The functional aspect is vital for the blind people. It corresponds to their safety in the environment. In this chapter, I treat in detail basic elements for designing buildings, for specifying barriers and principles of design for blind people. Furthermore, I describe the help tools the blind people need in order to move in the space. I evaluate the future of these tools and indicate the rapid technological progression which makes the life of blind people more comfortable. In the next part, I focus on the problematic of the blind people and architecture from the aesthetic aspect. This question has not been much explored yet, but is, nonetheless, very important. In this part of my work, I use more my personal experience and the knowledge coming from the exploration of space. Aesthetical values are subjective for all the people, with or without a handicap. Therefore, in this final chapter, I try to note the facts that can be used in the process of the aesthetical perception and to reflect on them. In the domain of aesthetical research, there also exist tools and institutions that help blind people in their comprehension of architecture. The division of my work emerged from the compilation of diverse facts in the process of writing. This thesis has an informative and practical character. It is intended for people who want to understand and to be informed about how to design architecture for the blind people. It will be directed towards people who build this kind of architecture and need an overview of how to make it. It is also intended for people interested in learning more about architecture.

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / Bully victimization takes place within a social context of youths’ parents, peers, teachers, school administrators, and community. Victims often rely on parents, educators, or peers for support. However, there is a gap in the literature in understanding parents’ experiences of what occurs before, during, and after reporting bullying to school officials. Therefore, this dissertation study examined parents’ experiences in discovering, reporting, and living through the aftermath of their child being bullied. This study used a purposeful sample that was criterion-based. Nine mothers and one mother/father pair were tape-recorded using face-to-face semi-structured interviews. Follow-up phone interviews followed. Key themes and patterns were analyzed using the philosophical method of interpretive phenomenology based on Heidegger’s philosophy of being. Exemplars were used to illuminate several themes. Results suggest three unique stages. In the first stage, discovery, parents often noticed psychosocial changes in their child related to bullying. Parents often responded initially by providing advice to their children. When signs of their schoolchildren being bullied persisted, parents decided to report the incidents to school officials. Nine parents reported incomplete interventions that let their youths’ victimization continue. One parent, a paradigm case, shared understandings of how her son’s school official provided a full intervention that was restorative. However, all other parents who received an incomplete intervention found themselves rethinking how to protect their children from bullying. In this aftermath, several parents moved their children out of the school into a new district or began to home school. However, half the parents were left unable to move their child and therefore could not provide protection. Indiana’s anti-bullying law was unknown to eight parents and was unsuccessful in leveraging protection for one parent who used it with school officials as a threat. School official’s responses to bullying were incongruent with student handbook procedures. Recommendations from a parent’s perspective indicate school officials must: 1) have a clear process in place for parents to report, 2) follow through by calling parents back with results from investigating and procedures that will be taken to intervene, and 3) call the bullies’ and victims’ parents to notify what has occurred and what will be done to ensure safety. Discussed are implications for school officials, including social workers, and state policymakers. There is a proposed intervention model (Appendix J) that addresses how parents can respond to school officials who are hesitant to provide bullied youth protection.