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The strut-and-tie models in reinforced concrete structures analysed by a numerical technique
(Revista IBRACON de Estruturas e Materiais, 2013-02-01) [Artigo]
Os modelos de bielas e tirantes são procedimentos de análise apropriados para projetar elementos de concreto armado em casos de regiões onde há alterações geométricas ou concentrações de tensões, denominadas regiões D. ...
Prevalência de sobrepeso/obesidade e nível econômico de escolares
(Revista Paulista de Pediatria, 2013-06-01) [Artigo]
Objective: To associate the nutritional status of elementary schoolchildren with their gender, age group, and economic status based on a cross-sectional study carried out at public schools in the municipality of Cruzeiro ...
“There is no carnival without samba”: Revealing barriers hampering biodiversity-based R&D and eco-design in Brazil
(Journal of Environmental Management, 2018-01-15) [Artigo]
Considering the unique relevance of Brazilian biodiversity, this research aims to investigate the main barriers to biodiversity-based R&D and eco-design development in a leading national company which has been commended ...
Treatment of snoring and sleep apnea syndrome with a removable mandibular advancement device in patients without TMD
(Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics, 2012-04-01) [Artigo]
INTRODUCTION: Among the sleep disorders reported by the American Academy of Sleep, the most common is obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS), which is caused by difficulties in air passage and complete interruption ...
Typology of companies networks for competitive assessment: an application in higher education institutions
(Business Management Review, 2014) [Artigo]
Taking into account the changes in the market scenario by virtue of globalization, Institutes of Higher Education (IES) as well as other organizations seek their competitive stability. For that reason, it is up to organizations ...
Analysing green supply chain management practices in Brazil's electrical/electronics industry using interpretive structural modelling
(International Journal of Environmental Studies, 2013-06-03) [Artigo]
Industries need to adopt the environmental management concepts in the traditional supply chain management. The green supply chain management (GSCM) is an established concept to ensure environment-friendly activities in ...
O impacto da concordância entre avaliadores no julgamento perceptivo da nasalidade da fala
(Codas, 2014) [Artigo]
To investigate the effect of perceptual inter-judge agreement of hypernasality on velopharyngeal (VP) closure prediction. Two logistic regression models were developed aiming to verify the possibility of predicting the VP ...
Evaluation of different methods of cooling-lubrication in cylindrical grinding of advanced ceramic dip
(Materials Research, 2014-10-01) [Artigo]
The current work presents a study of alternative methods of cooling-lubrication for the external plunge grinding of advanced ceramics using diamond wheels. These two alternative methods, which are intended to reduce cutting ...
Use of nonlinear asymmetrical shock absorber to improve comfort on passenger vehicles
(Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2014-03-31) [Artigo]
In this study the behaviour of two different types of shock absorbers, symmetrical (linear) and asymmetrical (nonlinear) is compared for use on passenger vehicles. The analyses use different standard road inputs and include ...
Distributed harmonic compensation in single-phase low-voltage microgrids
(2018-02-27) [Dissertação de mestrado]
O emprego de switching power interfaces em problemas relacionados a qualidade de energia, tem se tornado uma alternativa interessante na busca de aproveitar ao máximo a contribuição de recursos energéticos distribuídos. ...