Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / The study aimed to evaluate the silvicultural performance of Eucalyptus spp. clones and select superior clones with higher quality of the wood. The material used for the study was from a clonal test of interspecific hybrids of Eucalyptus spp., in the municipality of Tapes - state of Rio Grande do Sul, belonging to company CMPC Celulose Riograndense. The forest stand was established in August 2003, with initial spacing of 3.0 x 3.0 m, containing 138 clones. The clones were grouped by the diameter at breast height (DBH) and overall height (h), and 29 of them were selected for the study. For the sampling of trees DBH, h, bark thickness (EC), dynamic modulus of elasticity (Ed) using ultrasound and longitudinal residual strain (DRL) resulting from growth stresses. The DRL was measured in living trees with the extensometer method CIRAD-Fôret. Afterwards, 58 trees were felled and broken into logs to evaluate end splitting planks were taken to prepare speciments for wood physical and mechanical properties according to D 143-94 - ASTM (2000) standards. The end logs splitting (IRT) was evaluated in the field, covering the logs end during five days for subsequent measurement. The phenotypic variance components and indirect gain selection estimate for the clones in this study were determined by DRL, wood volume (Vsc), basic density (ρpond) and IRT. The clones showed enough genetic variability to be separated into groups according to DHB at three and seven years, and for h at seven years of age. The early selection at three years after planting can be used to identify Eucalyptus spp. clones with best growth. The DRL showed variability among clones, but no correlation with the dendrometric variables. The mean value for IRT was 0.46%. The DRL was highly correlated with TCL and IRT, however the ρpond and mechanical properties showed no correlations with the DRL. The clones belonging to group 1, which present the lowest levels for TCL and consequently lower IRT, can be considered potential for forest breeding programs. Clone selection performed by the variable DRL, Vsc, ρpond and IRT, provided satisfactory genetic gains, by improving the growth characteristics or improving quality of the wood. / DESEMPENHO SILVICULTURAL E SELEÇÃO DE CLONES DE Eucalyptus spp. PARA A QUALIDADE DA MADEIRA Autor: Rafael Beltrame Orientador: Dr. Clovis Roberto Haselein Data e Local da Defesa: Santa Maria, 14 de dezembro de 2012. O estudo teve como objetivos avaliar o desempenho silvicultural de clones de Eucalyptus spp. e selecionar clones superiores visando à qualidade da madeira. O material utilizado foi procedente de um teste clonal de híbridos interespecíficos de Eucalyptus spp., conduzido no município de Tapes-RS, pertencente à empresa CMPC Celulose Riograndense. O povoamento foi implantado em agosto de 2003, com espaçamento inicial de 3,0 x 3,0 m, contendo 138 clones. Os clones foram avaliados e agrupados quanto ao diâmetro à altura do peito (DAP) e altura total (h), selecionandose 29 deles para o estudo. Nas árvores, foram medidos o DAP, a h, a espessura de casca (EC), o módulo de elasticidade dinâmico (Ed) com auxílio do ultrassom e a deformação residual longitudinal (DRL) decorrente das tensões de crescimento. A DRL foi medida em árvores vivas, utilizando o extensômetro, pelo método CIRADFôret. Em seguida, 58 árvores foram abatidas e desdobradas em toras para avaliação das rachaduras de topo e confecção de amostras para a realização dos testes físicos e mecânicos, conforme a norma D 143-94 - ASTM (2000). O índice de rachaduras de topo das toras (IRT) foi avaliado a campo, ensacando as extremidades dessas por um período de cinco dias para posterior medição. A estimativa dos componentes da variância fenotípica e o ganho indireto de seleção para os clones do estudo foram determinadas por meio da DRL, volume sem casca (Vsc), massa específica básica ponderada (ρpond) e IRT. Os clones apresentaram variabilidade genética suficiente para serem separados em grupos quanto ao DAP, aos três e aos sete anos, e quanto à h das árvores, aos sete anos de idade. A seleção precoce aos três anos após o plantio pode ser empregada para identificar clones de Eucalyptus spp. com melhor vigor de crescimento. A DRL apresentou variabilidade entre os clones, porém não apresentou correlações com as variáveis dendrométricas. O valor médio do IRT foi de 0,46%. A DRL apresentou alta correlação com a TCL e o IRT, entretanto, a ρpond e as propriedades mecânicas não apresentaram correlações com a DRL. Os clones pertencentes ao grupo 1, por apresentarem os menores níveis para a TCL e, consequentemente, menores IRTs, podem ser considerados potenciais para programas de melhoramento genético florestal. A seleção de clones realizada por meio das variáveis DRL, Vsc, ρpond e IRT proporcionaram ganhos genéticos satisfatórios, tanto para o melhoramento das características de crescimento quanto para a qualidade da madeira.

The modern gas turbine engine industry needs a simpler and faster method to facilitate the design of gas turbine combustors due to the enormous costs of experimental test rigging and detailed computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations. Therefore, in the initial design phase, a couple of preliminary designs are conducted to establish initial values for combustor performance and geometric characteristics. In these preliminary designs, various one-dimensional models using analytical and empirical formulations may be used. One of the disadvantages of existing models is that they are typically geometric dependant, i.e. they apply only to the geometry they are derived for. Therefore the need for a more versatile design tool exists. In this work, which constitutes the first step in the development of such a versatile design tool, a single equation-set network simulation model to describe both steady state compressible and incompressible isothermal flow is developed. The continuity and momentum equations are solved through a hybrid type network model analogy which makes use of the SIMPLE pressure correction methodology. The code has the capability to efficiently compute flow through elements where the loss factor K is highly flow dependant and accurately describes variable area duct flow in the case of incompressible flow. The latter includes ducts with discontinuously varying flow sectional areas. Proper treatment of flow related non-linearities, such as flow friction, is facilitated in a natural manner in the proposed methodology. The proposed network method is implemented into a Windows based simulation package with a user interface. The ability of the proposed method to accurately model both compressible and incompressible flow is demonstrated through the analyses of a number of benchmark problems. It will be shown that the proposed methodology yields similar or improved results as compared to other’s work. The proposed method is applied to a research combustor to solve for isothermal flows and flow splits. The predicted flows were in relatively close agreement with measured data as well as detailed CFD analysis. / Dissertation (MEng (Mechanical Engineering))--University of Pretoria, 2005. / Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering / unrestricted

Submitted by Cristiane Shirayama (cristiane.shirayama@fgv.br) on 2011-06-02T18:28:22Z No. of bitstreams: 1 66070100195.pdf: 1353793 bytes, checksum: a50ab2b0ae0c20bf56ebe00e51c01065 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Vera Lúcia Mourão(vera.mourao@fgv.br) on 2011-06-02T20:11:06Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 66070100195.pdf: 1353793 bytes, checksum: a50ab2b0ae0c20bf56ebe00e51c01065 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Vera Lúcia Mourão(vera.mourao@fgv.br) on 2011-06-02T20:32:19Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 66070100195.pdf: 1353793 bytes, checksum: a50ab2b0ae0c20bf56ebe00e51c01065 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2011-06-03T17:29:43Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 66070100195.pdf: 1353793 bytes, checksum: a50ab2b0ae0c20bf56ebe00e51c01065 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-04-20 / The purpose of this study is to analyze the nominal price evolution of listed companies and confirm whether the nominal price puzzle can be seen in the Brazilian capital markets. The nominal prices of sampled shares have not followed the positive evolution of the São Paulo Stock Exchange Index (IBOVESPA) during the analyzed period, given that share prices were controlled by a series of stock splits and share dividends. From the evidences of the nominal price puzzle in Brazil, this study sought to understand managers’ motivations to make such decisions to control nominal prices. The methodology applied in this study consists of creating portfolio of shares based on nominal prices and analyzing the financial returns of those portfolios. This methodology was based on Hwang e Lu (2008), which present that nominal share prices in the United States are relevant and returns are inversely related to nominal share prices. This fact can contribute in the explanation of manager’s motivations to actively control nominal share prices. This relationship between nominal share price and financial returns could not be seen in Brazil. / Este trabalho tem como objetivo analisar a evolução dos preços nominais de ações de empresas brasileiras listadas e verificar se o nominal price puzzle ocorre no mercado acionário brasileiro. Constatou-se que os preços nominais da amostra de ações não vêm acompanhando a evolução positiva do Índice da Bolsa de Valores de São Paulo (IBOVESPA) durante o período analisado, uma vez que os preços das ações sofreram influência de certos mecanismos de controle, como por exemplo, desdobramento e bonificações de ações. A partir dos indícios do nominal price puzzle, buscou-se entender as motivações que levam as empresas brasileiras a controlarem os preços nominais de suas ações. A metodologia aplicada nesse estudo consiste na formação de carteiras de ações a partir do critério de preços nominais e análise dos retornos dessas carteiras. Essa metodologia foi baseada no trabalho de Hwang e Lu (2008), que mostram que o preço das ações no mercado acionário americano em termos nominais é relevante, e os retornos obtidos com ações são inversamente relacionados com os preços nominais das mesmas. Esse fato pode contribuir na explicação da motivação para os administradores optarem por controlar os preços das ações. No Brasil, essa relação inversa entre preço nominal e retorno não pode ser verificada.

This research is devoted to the circumstances of the emergence of Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR). The introductory part briefly presents the position of the Russian Orthodox Church before and after the 1917 revolution, including splits that have been arisen in this historical period. In the next part are explored problems of emergence of Russian church emigration ň, its main centers, as well as the reasons for the canonical and political debate that led to the fragmentation of the Russian church emigration and its separation from the Moscow Patriarchate. The research illustrates the root causes of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia and its subsequent development. Key words: Russian Orthodox Church, Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR), Council in Sremski Karlovci, russian church emigration, splits in Russian Orthodox Church.