Can the environmental health of urban centers be assessed through pollutants trapped in lakes? A study case in the biggest city of the southern hemisphere

Author(s):  
Rafael André Lourenço ◽  
Julia Blanco ◽  
Josilene da Silva ◽  
Satie Taniguchi
TRANSPORTES ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
José Mauro Bernardo Mesquita ◽  
Paulo Cezar Martins Ribeiro

<p>Este artigo descreve uma metodologia de implantação de estacionamento integrado destinado a atender pólos geradores de trafego com déficit de vagas de estacionamento para veículos particulares, especificamente, os shopping centers. Os estacionamentos integrados tem recebido crescente atenção por parte das autoridades responsáveis pelo transito nos grandes centros urbanos, devido a sua flexibilidade de implantação e operação, alem de requererem custos mais baixos se comparados com outras estratégias de transportes disponíveis. O uso do estacionamento integrado para suprir falta de vagas nos shopping centers existentes permite a ampliação do numero de vagas de estacionamento, usando áreas situadas fora do shopping-center. Um modelo existente para previsão do número das vagas necessárias à acomodação da demanda faz parte do método. O estudo e baseado em projetos de implantação de estacionamentos integrados no exterior, com outras finalidades. Um estudo de caso e apresentado, exemplificando a metodologia proposta.</p><p>ABSTRACT</p><p>This paper describes a method intended to implement a "park and ride scheme" in order to assist traffic generators with deficit of space for private car parking, specially the shopping centers. There have been a increasing attention regarding "park and ride schemes", by the transport authorities in the major urban centers because of their flexibility in implementation and operation. Besides that, they are less expensive when compared to other transport schemes. The use of a "park and ride scheme" offering additional space to shopping centers parking lots allows an increase in the available spaces, using an outside area. An existent method to predict the required number of spaces for the shopping centers is used. This study is based on projects for "park and ride schemes" around the world, for other purposes. A study case is presented.</p>


1997 ◽  
Vol 161 ◽  
pp. 611-621
Author(s):  
Guillermo A. Lemarchand ◽  
Fernando R. Colomb ◽  
E. Eduardo Hurrell ◽  
Juan Carlos Olalde

AbstractProject META II, a full sky survey for artificial narrow-band signals, has been conducted from one of the two 30-m radiotelescopes of the Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomía (IAR). The search was performed near the 1420 Mhz line of neutral hydrogen, using a 8.4 million channels Fourier spectrometer of 0.05 Hz resolution and 400 kHz instantaneous bandwidth. The observing frequency was corrected both for motions with respect to three astronomical inertial frames, and for the effect of Earths rotation, which provides a characteristic changing signature for narrow-band signals of extraterrestrial origin. Among the 2 × 1013spectral channels analyzed, 29 extra-statistical narrow-band events were found, exceeding the average threshold of 1.7 × 10−23Wm−2. The strongest signals that survive culling for terrestrial interference lie in or near the galactic plane. A description of the project META II observing scheme and results is made as well as the possible interpretation of the results using the Cordes-Lazio-Sagan model based in interstellar scattering theory.


2000 ◽  
Vol 179 ◽  
pp. 387-388
Author(s):  
Gaetano Belvedere ◽  
V. V. Pipin ◽  
G. Rüdiger

Extended AbstractRecent numerical simulations lead to the result that turbulence is much more magnetically driven than believed. In particular the role ofmagnetic buoyancyappears quite important for the generation ofα-effect and angular momentum transport (Brandenburg &amp; Schmitt 1998). We present results obtained for a turbulence field driven by a (given) Lorentz force in a non-stratified but rotating convection zone. The main result confirms the numerical findings of Brandenburg &amp; Schmitt that in the northern hemisphere theα-effect and the kinetic helicityℋkin= 〈u′ · rotu′〉 are positive (and negative in the northern hemisphere), this being just opposite to what occurs for the current helicityℋcurr= 〈j′ ·B′〉, which is negative in the northern hemisphere (and positive in the southern hemisphere). There has been an increasing number of papers presenting observations of current helicity at the solar surface, all showing that it isnegativein the northern hemisphere and positive in the southern hemisphere (see Rüdigeret al. 2000, also for a review).


2000 ◽  
Vol 179 ◽  
pp. 303-306
Author(s):  
S. D. Bao ◽  
G. X. Ai ◽  
H. Q. Zhang

AbstractWe compute the signs of two different current helicity parameters (i.e., αbestandHc) for 87 active regions during the rise of cycle 23. The results indicate that 59% of the active regions in the northern hemisphere have negative αbestand 65% in the southern hemisphere have positive. This is consistent with that of the cycle 22. However, the helicity parameterHcshows a weaker opposite hemispheric preference in the new solar cycle. Possible reasons are discussed.


1978 ◽  
Vol 48 ◽  
pp. 515-521
Author(s):  
W. Nicholson

SummaryA routine has been developed for the processing of the 5820 plates of the survey. The plates are measured on the automatic measuring machine, GALAXY, and the measures are subsequently processed by computer, to edit and then refer them to the SAO catalogue. A start has been made on measuring the plates, but the final selection of stars to be made is still a matter for discussion.


1979 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 474-503 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Jerzykiewicz ◽  
C. Sterken

In 1975 we started a photometric search program of examining for variability- the bright early B stars located south of -20° declination. The main purpose we had in mind was to look for hitherto undiscovered 6 Cephei variables. Therefore, we limited our program to objects spectroscopically similar to the B Cephei stars.


1979 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 371-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.B. Hearnshaw

RSCVn stars are fully detached binary stars which show intrinsic small amplitude (up to 0.3 amplitude peak-to-peak) light variations, as well as, in most of the known cases, eclipses. The spectra are F to G, IV to V for the hotter component and usually KOIV for the cooler. They are also characterised by abnormally strong H and K emission from the cooler star, or, occasionally, from both components. The orbital and light curve periods are in the range 1 day to 2 weeks. An interesting feature is the migration of the light variations to earlier orbital phase, as the light variation period is shorter than the orbital period by a few parts in 10+4to a few parts in 10+3.


Author(s):  
R. J. Lee ◽  
J. S. Walker

Electron microscopy (EM), with the advent of computer control and image analysis techniques, is rapidly evolving from an interpretative science into a quantitative technique. Electron microscopy is potentially of value in two general aspects of environmental health: exposure and diagnosis.In diagnosis, electron microscopy is essentially an extension of optical microscopy. The goal is to characterize cellular changes induced by external agents. The external agent could be any foreign material, chemicals, or even stress. The use of electron microscopy as a diagnostic tool is well- developed, but computer-controlled electron microscopy (CCEM) has had only limited impact, mainly because it is fairly new and many institutions lack the resources to acquire the capability. In addition, major contributions to diagnosis will come from CCEM only when image analysis (IA) and processing algorithms are developed which allow the morphological and textural changes recognized by experienced medical practioners to be quantified. The application of IA techniques to compare cellular structure is still in a primitive state.


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