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ItemCapítulo de livro Bamboo Construction: Main Building Techniques and Their Resources, Sustainability, History, Uses, and Classification(2023-01-01) De Araujo, Victor Almeida ; Colauto, Letícia Rubio
; Abel, Leticia Gabriele Crespilho ; do Rosário, Fábio Silva ; Vasconcelos, Juliano Souza ; Morales, Elen Aparecida Martines ; Barbosa, Juliana Cortez ; Gava, Maristela ; Christoforo, André Luis ; Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar) ; Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) Like wood, bamboo is utilized in different products for civil construction, either in natural or in engineered form. The easy proliferation in small-sized planted forests, rapid harvest cycles, and low environmental impacts in the planting and processing stages gave significant credentials to this renewable bio-based resource in the last years. In addition, different bamboo species are likely to be applied to structural applications. These facts value this biomaterial as a convenient input to supply the civil construction sector, above all, in more sustainable housing and infrastructure. Formerly, bamboo culms and esterillas were used in popular buildings using rudimentary solutions based on vernacular techniques. From the advancement of bioresource technology and industrialization, structural bamboo products and bamboo-based composites are being developed for modern buildings manufactured from prefabrication techniques. As a structural material in its multiple forms, bamboo can be used alone or together with other materials, which contributes to the diffusion of this commodity worldwide. Thereat, bamboo buildings may overcome their usual applications in Asia, Africa, and part of Latin America to be valued as a sustainable alternative for construction by engineering and architecture professionals from Europe, Oceania, and South and North Americas.ItemCapítulo de livro Dry deposition of atmospheric nanoparticles(2021-01-01) Costa, Maria Angélica Martins; Fogarin, Henrique M. ; de Almeida, Sâmilla Gabriella Coelho ; Dussán, Kelly J. ; Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) The increasing number of pollutants emitted or released during and after the industrial revolutions caused major changes that were harmful to the environment and the health of the population. The harms resulting from air pollution were evident in the most industrialized regions, due to the large amount of pollutants emitted in these regions. Environmental protection agencies have highlighted the harmful effects of air quality on human health and have become a concern in recent years due to the growing episodes of air pollution in many cities around the world. In this way, the pollutants emitted undergo or may undergo the deposition process, this process is responsible for removing pollutants from the atmosphere. The most common mechanisms for removing atmospheric particulate matter are dry deposition and wet deposition. These mechanisms are related to the size and behavior of the particulate matter. This chapter is presented a study case that the dry deposition flux determination for the ions present in the PM1 (particles < 1 μm) in regions with mixed crops, grass, and urban areas. The particulate matter (PM) concentration, size distribution, and chemical characterization were evaluated and were associated with the emission sources. The dry deposition velocities were calculated using Zhang and Nho-Kim, Michou and Peuch parameterization models. The highest PM1 concentrations were related to the highest number of burning sites. The highest PM concentration of 202.3 μg m−3 with a 160 nm median mass diameter was found. The air mass trajectories indicated that the particulate matter sampled may have been influenced by the particulate matter transport, mainly from regions where many industries use the biomass to generate energy. The lowest dry deposition velocities were presented by the particles with a diameter range between 400 nm and 1.2 μm, for all the land use categories (LUC). The lowest dry deposition velocities were calculated for urban areas, which indicates that the particulate matter in this region stays longer in the atmosphere and so it is easily inhaled and deposit in the lungs and blood circulation, which increased health risks. The anthropogenic actions are negatively impacting the environment as well the human health. Therefore, it is important to evaluate the particulate matter emissions, as well its ionic composition, the air mass trajectories, and the ionic species deposition fluxes to estimate the impacts of the anthropogenic actions, with the aim of creating and/or adapting the standards and laws for each country, always following the criteria established by WHO for air quality.ItemCapítulo de livro Predisposing factors for pituitary apoplexy(2014-08-01) Chang, Claudia V. ; Araujo, Ricardo V. ; Nunes, Vânia Dos S.; Cirqueira, Cinthya Dos S. ; Felicio, Andre C. ; Universidade de São Paulo (USP) ; Instituto Superior de Medicina (ISMD) ; Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) ; University of British Columbia Pituitary apoplexy is a rare threatening condition, still often misdiagnosed. In line with this the treating physician should be aware of pituitary apoplexy as a potential diagnoses whenever a patient seeks care with acute-onset headache associated with visual loss, ophthalmoparesis and altered mental status. In line with this there are several known predisposing factors that may lead to pituitary apoplexy as well, and eventually their early identification will be a clue to diagnosis or will help tailor patient management. Herein, our aim is to focus on these factors associated with pituitary apoplexy grouped into six major categories: associated medical conditions, surgery, head trauma and endocrinological testings.