O crescimento das cidades, paralelo ao aumento populacional, requer uma maiordemanda de água para as atividades humanas, cujo uso traz como conseqüência a geração deesgotos sanitários, que muitas vezes são lançados nos corpos d’água sem nenhum tratamento,ou com tratamento parcial, podendo resultar em inúmeros impactos para o meio ambien
Evacuation time estimation (ETE) is crucial for the effective implementation of resident protection measures Cards as well as planning, owing to its applicability to nuclear emergencies.However, as confirmed in the Fukushima case, the ETE performed by nuclear operators does not reflect behavioral features, exposing thus, gaps that are likely to app
The respondents of the present study were drawn from the graduate students at Masters level whose dissertation proposals have been approved by the Graduate Education Council at either universities by the beginning of 2009.A blade polish questionnaire was used as primary data collection instrument.236 students were given the questionnaire, to which
B cells may play both pathogenic and protective roles in T-cell mediated autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS).These functions relate to the ability of B cells to bind and present antigens.Under serum-free conditions we observed that 3-4% of circulating B cells from healthy donors were capable of binding the MS-associated self-antigen
Transplanting horseshoe kidneys is challenging and has higher complication rates due to the unusual anatomy of the vascular and urinary collecting systems.Most centers avoid using these kidneys for transplantation.However, if Fuse Tap chosen carefully, these organs can be used successfully to reduce organ shortage.In this paper, we will describe th