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Conductive polymers have attracted a great deal of interest in recent years because they have the characteristics of conventional polymers, such as easy processability and lightness, combined with the properties of semiconductor materials. This combination of properties makes it possible to apply this class of polymers in high value-added products, such as the electronics industry. The preparation of nanocomposites of conductive polymers and clay can lead to increases in properties (with great interest in electrical and optical properties) in relation to the matrix used, with the insertion of small percentages of filler. Poly(3-hexadecylthiophene) nanocomposites with montmorillonites organofiltered with a quaternary ammonium salt derived from thiophene ((3-thienyl) 2-ethyl trimethylammonium bromide) were prepared through in situ polymerization and characterized using infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), Thermogravimetric Analysis and Size Exclusion Chromatography (GPC).

Artificial intelligence (AI) can be a valuable tool for improving real estate sales opportunities and maximizing profits. AI can be used to collect and analyze real estate market data, such as historical sales prices, interest rates, demographic trends and other relevant factors. This will help make decisions about which properties to buy and sell, and set competitive prices. It can help identify and segment a target audience, allowing you to target potential buyers. By analyzing demographic and behavioral data, it will be possible to customize marketing strategies and provide relevant information to each customer group. Use algorithms to determine the optimal selling price of a property and take into account factors such as location, size, features and market conditions, which will help set a competitive and attractive price for buyers. AI-based virtual assistants can be implemented on a website or property sales platform.

The industrial processing of acerola generates a large amount of waste which is generally discarded or underused, causing losses of raw materials and energy, as well as environmental impact. As this agro-industrial waste is rich in antioxidant compounds, high levels of vitamin C and other bioactive compounds, it can be put to better use. Therefore, this research aimed to make use of the acerola residue by adding it to a yogurt, and to evaluate the effects of this residue on the yogurt's physicochemical and textural characteristics.

Naturalist trips awaken my instinct for nature and enrich my vision as an ecologist. They are an opportunity to observe and try to understand the relationship between man and nature. From Yellowstone National Park to Switzerland, from the forests of Belarus to those of the Balkans, and from the African wilderness to that of Costa Rica, all the examples presented in this book show the beauty of wilderness, underline the irreplaceable richness of freely evolving environments, and remind us of the difficulty of humans to live in nature without destroying it. These travelogues are the occasion of formidable lessons of ecology and lead to show humility in front of nature. This book is intended for naturalists, conservation professionals and beyond to all those who love nature and travel.

This master's thesis describes the development of a collection of multimedia works that deal with the relationship between the feminine and the monstrous. It sets out to confront a conventional point of view that defines the feminine as strange and contrary to the established norm, which is masculine by definition. Based on research into the works of researchers in art, history, cinema and literature, namely Bram Dijkstra, Silvia Federici and Barbara Creed, the work presents the usual representation of the feminine as something grotesque and monstrous, and questions its unfolding.

After having enslaved the African peoples, devitalized them by pillaging them and appointing permanent potentates who perpetuate shameless neo-colonialism, Fortress Europe, under pressure from populist elites on the right and left, is barricading itself in, preventing these "human wrecks" from accessing the supermarket, or what's left of it. The solution is always the same: Reinforce the tracking system, and at the same time announce with great media fanfare the leniency of the West, which is partly responsible for the misfortune of its exhausted "southerners". Western policy is always the great divide: it starts with human rights and ends with the slave market. Some may dress it up in humanist or revolutionary rhetoric, but imperialism is still imperialism. Hypocrites will say that slavery is nothing new and that this is an African affair, denying the responsibility of neo-colonialism. Driven by poverty, hundreds of thousands of Africans risk their lives to cross the Mediterranean.

First of all, the basis of any credible history is truth, and truth means recognizing the obvious. But this truth, expelled from history, has taken refuge in legend, which is the epic of the dominated. Before the arrival of settlers, our country was subdivided into empires, and each empire was autonomous from the others. It's thanks to the white man that we share a single territory, which we are proud to present to the world as a subcontinent. This is the greatest gift the colonists ever gave us. In the same way that we respect our traditional black ancestors, we owe the same respect to those we consider our modern ancestors (the whites). If the colonists united the territories to make a common heritage for all, a single cultural space of languages, on the other hand our traditional ancestors promoted the values on which we must base our colonialist assets.

In the present title, the hybridization of the joropo llanero and flamenco is perceived from the flute, from the perspective of two works that fuse both rhythms. It also details the background of the joropo llanero and the flamenco and its descent to the fandango as a generator axis of these sonorities in the instrument. As a result of this research, the musical resources in common between the joropo llanero and flamenco used in the transverse flute as an element of intersection in works that contain both rhythms are evidenced. On the other hand, there are contributions related to the musical elements found from the flautist point of view in the works "Entre dos mundos" by composer Omar Acosta and "Xarop" by composer Ignacio Ramos.

Preventive traffic education for primary school pupils at the Santa Maria de Belém School, located in the Belém Metropolitan Region in the municipality of Marituba, in the state of Pará, Brazil. Its main objective is to sensitise students to the importance of taking care when travelling on public roads, as well as the proper use of mandatory traffic protection equipment. As a result, the students will have a safe and responsible traffic education, making them future drivers and aware citizens in traffic.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has played an increasingly important role in various aspects of our lives, including the way we relate to and search for a partner. The search for the "better half" is a fundamental part of the human experience, and AI has proven to be a valuable tool for improving and facilitating this process. The importance of AI in matchmaking lies in its ability to analyze and process large amounts of data and complex patterns. Using advanced machine learning algorithms, AI can examine profiles, preferences and behaviors of individuals to find potential matches more efficiently and accurately than traditional methods. One of the biggest benefits of AI in matchmaking is its ability to overcome geographic and cultural barriers. AI-based dating apps and platforms can connect people from different parts of the world, expanding opportunities to meet someone compatible that would otherwise be difficult to reach. AI can help improve the quality of matches.

Jorge Octavio Guzmán Sánchez is a professor in the Computer Systems Engineering department of the Tecnológico Nacional de México / IT of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, and it is here where he teaches "Web Programming With Frameworks" and thanks to this that for several years he has been able to collect this knowledge that seeks to be in a text that can serve as teaching material for students studying the aforementioned subject.

The specific object of our study, the Municipality of San Casimiro, located in the south of the State of Aragua in the Republic of Venezuela, is in a process of agricultural regression, demographic stagnation in its rural area and presents underutilization or non-utilization of natural resources such as minerals and land, and of the cultural resources of the population such as patron saint festivities, Carnival, empirical knowledge of the environment, artistic and culinary traditions and others, which has influenced the poverty of its inhabitants who suffer from unemployment, lack of housing, malnutrition and social injustice. The knowledge of the historical and geographical process that generated this human reality, can allow to offer viable solutions to the economic and social situation described.

Innovative transformation of ecosystem and infrastructure characteristics of a smart real estate object into a developed combined supersystem with interconnected subsystems of on-line control in real time of energy supply and water treatment modules.The supersystem includes preliminary analysis of long-term forecasts of development of this field of technology, use of the analysis results to form the process of integration of 44 commercial system criteria of smart real estate object assessment with the systems of 40 + 10 criteria and methods of obtaining the ideal final result according to the qualification of the Theory and Algorithm of Inventive Problem Solving.Specificity of design and logistics of construction of the ecosystem of a smart object or real estate complex and its innovative ecosystem components as an autonomous supersystem and incoming autonomous innovative infrastructure subsystems, ensuring its maximum economic efficiency and environmental friendliness of construction and operation processes, with maximum energy and other resources saving.

In an era of the consequences of migration and interculturality in their diversity, aspects of post-migration become important for considerations in political education, which is primarily concerned with the triad of policy, politics and polity. The study, as an approach to a social development, deals with central elements of a development that finds interest and meaning in political elements of the current legal situation, the learning field of politics - political education, intercultural competence - interculturality, political economy, ecology, sustainability, inclusion, future-oriented education and culture - religion, thematically and in terms of specialist literature, based on the author's many years of work as a political educator in adult education, primarily out of personal interest. It is about social design processes with similarities in Germany, Austria and Europe.

From the 1970s onwards, the sharp increase in threats to the environment, coupled with an improved understanding of these threats, gave rise to an unprecedented normative movement. This proliferation of standards affected all legal orders, from national law to domestic legislation. This plethora of standards requires judges to work rigorously and meticulously to decipher the truth behind them. This is why the administrative judge is called upon to interpret these texts to give them meaning and spirit, with a view to ensuring maximum protection of the environment. They are called upon to play their role as guardians of the law, and see themselves invested with the role of good shepherd for the application of environmental protection laws. While the administration is sometimes tempted to neglect the environment, the judge is in the last line and cannot shy away from the environmental rule.

Foreign immigration represents an increasingly relevant phenomenon in contemporary Italian society. The presence of people from different cultures and backgrounds requires careful reflection on the ways of integration and intercultural dynamics that develop within our country. In this context, education represents one of the main challenges for the integration of migrants into Italian society. In fact, the teaching of Italian as a second language (L2) is a fundamental factor for the success of the integration process. Over the years, the ways in which Italian as L2 is taught have undergone continuous changes as a result of the evolution of the migration phenomenon and Italian school regulations.

Since the economic viability of using biodigesters has been proven, several cities in Paraná are already using the method. It basically consists of transforming pig feces into renewable energy through the biomass by-product, biogas. Another by-product that can be used is biofertilizer - an excellent substitute for regular fertilizer. The basis of this work is the characterization of the study region and the subsequent sizing of the Canadian-style biodigester. From the calculations, it was found that the amount of energy used monthly on the property is 449.7 kWh/month, which is less than the amount that would be produced, approximately 2,706 kWh/month. Therefore, the monthly surplus would be 2,256.3 kWh/month, which could be sold to COPEL through a public call - the value adopted for calculation purposes was R$ 0.30. Based on this, the payback time, taking into account the savings on the electricity bill and on the quantity of gas cylinders used, would be around 11 months, making it feasible to implement this form of renewable energy on this rural property in the interior of the municipality of Nova Prata do Iguaçú - PR.

The aim of this study was to assess the local conditions for sustainable tourism and local development in the village of Barra Grande, the main tourist destination on the Maraú peninsula, on the southern coast of the state of Bahia, Brazil. Since tourism is considered to be the main economic activity in the town and the main element that mobilizes the whole community in the search for socio-economic benefits, it is argued that any attempt to trigger a process of Local Development should be based on the convergence of efforts to strengthen tourism and improve the environmental, social and economic conditions that support it. In an attempt to provide an indication of the current conditions in the area, an assessment was made of indicators representative of Sustainable Tourism and Local Development based on the perceptions of three segments: residents, visitors and the hotel sector. The results indicate the need for interventions in basic sanitation and greater involvement by the local government.

This course on pharmacognosy, toxicology, pharmacology and phytochemistry explores the essential areas of naturally occurring drug science, toxicity assessment, mechanisms of drug action and the study of plant chemical compounds.This course provides an in-depth understanding of naturally occurring drugs, chemical safety, mechanisms of drug action and the study of plant chemical compounds. It prepares students to participate in drug research, development and use, as well as to assess risks and ensure the safety of chemical substances.

Parkinson's disease is the second most prevalent neurodegenerative disease in the elderly, although its prevalence and incidence vary according to age, gender and race/ethnicity. Studies show that the prevalence increases with age, with an estimated 5 to 26 cases per 100,000 people per year, approximately 1% among individuals aged 65 to 69 and ranging from 3% to 14.3% among the elderly over 85. The most common clinical signs of the inflammatory process include the presence of resting tremor, muscle rigidity, bradykinesia and postural instability. Diagnosing the disease is not a simple task, as it is known that there are patterns of stages in the progression of the disease in the human body. However, many patients do not follow this progression due to the heterogeneity of manifestations that can arise. Gait analysis has become an attractive and non-invasive quantitative mechanism that can help in the detection and monitoring of PD sufferers. Feature extraction is an extremely important task for the quality of the data to be used by ML algorithms, with the main objective being to reduce the dimensionality of the data in a classification process.

The monograph presents the results of the author's long-term research on the problem of determination of pharmaceuticals, namely, the development of new chromatographic methods for the determination of framycetin sulfate, as well as the perfection of existing methods. The monograph is intended for undergraduate and graduate students studying in the programs of "analytical chemistry", as well as specialists in the field of pharmachemistry.

In children, paratesticular tumors represent approximately 1-2% of solid tumors, with an incidence of 0.5-2 per 100,000 children. The most frequent anatomopathological type in children is rhabdomyosarcoma, and other types of paratesticular tumours are exceptional. In most cases, these tumors are unrecognized and sometimes initially misdiagnosed. These tumors require multidisciplinary management to improve patient survival. Treatment is essentially surgical, irrespective of tumour type and stage, and often requires chemotherapy depending on the tumour and tumour extension.

This article seeks to establish the relationship between the dimensions that make up brand loyalty and the lifestyles of older consumers in the fresh meat category in the city of Bogotá. To achieve this goal, a literature review of the concepts related to brand, brand loyalty, the dimensions that make up brand loyalty and lifestyles will be carried out. Through the information collected, we will explore the relationship between brand loyalty and lifestyles of consumers in the fresh meat category by means of a quantitative research design with a descriptive correlational scope. The results suggest valid and reliable information on the psychographic attributes of greatest importance for each level of fresh meat purchase loyalty, leading to optimise marketing planning in this industry.

This research, the result of a master's dissertation defended in 2017 at UDESC, has as its central theme to discuss the perspectives of teaching the history of the Africas from the Supervised Curricular Internships of the Undergraduate History course at UDESC, that is, from the initial training in History. The aim was to investigate the representations of the history of the Africas and people of African descent that are appropriated by students as interns in the Supervised Curricular Internship course. Taking Federal Law 10.639/2003 as a milestone, which made it compulsory to teach African and Afro-Brazilian history in schools, this research sought to understand the changes and continuities following the regulation of this law. In this context, this research contributes to thinking about the main clashes and obstacles that surround the experience of teaching the history of the Africas in basic education, observed from the teachers' practice in the initial training process and enabling the development and updating of new teaching and learning strategies on this subject, both at university and at school.

Some sectors are more affected by stress than others. The level of stress at work is said to be higher in the national health service than in other professional environments. Care staff who have to cope with increasing professional demands without being able to control their workload end up feeling a great deal of physical, psychological and emotional exhaustion. Exhaustion that could also affect their performance at work. It is this sector of activity, and nursing work in particular, that our study focuses on. The presence of stress in both public and private institutions is well established. The overloaded timetable, lack of motivation, sudden death of some staff, workload, confrontation with the pain and death of patients, observed among staff at Kyeshero Hospital, all led us to carry out a study on the stress suffered by staff at Kyeshero Hospital.

Born in Pentecoste - CE. She has a degree in Languages/English from the State University of Ceará (UECE) and a degree in Hospitality Technology from the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Ceará (IFCE). She was awarded an IFCE International Scholarship and studied Hospitality in Canada for one semester. She has a Master's degree in Translation Studies from the Federal University of Ceará (UFC). Currently a substitute English teacher at IFCE.

In September 2023, the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus held a meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus on the development of cooperation with the countries of Africa, where the Belarusian government outlined the main directions in this continent: medicine, education, ensuring food security of African countries, supply of agricultural machinery, industrial cooperation. Assessing the objective foreign trade situation, Belarusian Prime Minister R. Golovchenko emphasized that Africa has a huge potential for development, but the accumulated political capital of Belarus has not yet been converted into successful trade and economic projects. In 2022, exports of Belarusian goods to Africa amounted to just over $200 million and are showing a slight downward trend. For this reason, the government of Belarus has set a clear task - it is necessary to make every effort to find the right tools to reverse the negative dynamics in cooperation with African countries, to form roadmaps, to look for specific projects that can be implemented. What steps are being taken in Belarus in this direction? This is the subject of this proposed study.

The production of energy in the form of hydrogen through industrial, rural and urban waste is a sustainable technology concept, since this waste does not add economic value and is considered an environmental obstacle. The use of hydrogen as an energy vector, produced from residual biomass, can be evaluated as an interesting form of energy storage. Hydrogen can be produced by gasifying biomass with a high water content. Supercritical water (Tc ¿ 374 °C, Pc ¿ 221 bar) has unique physicochemical properties that minimize mass transport limitations, making it an excellent medium for decomposing organic compounds. In view of this, it is extremely important to know the key factors necessary for the efficient application of biomass gasification in supercritical water. Therefore, this review aims to gather information on the main factors involved in these reactions. In addition, some of the operational challenges and the state of the art regarding the main biomass models have been raised.

The aim of this work is to build an intelligent control system for a brain-machine interface, using the Artificial Neural Networks paradigm. The interface built translates brain signals to move a cursor on a digital screen. The control system uses a feedback signal from the user to calibrate itself, allowing it to adjust the movement of the cursor in a personalized way, according to the signals sent by the user. By using artificial neural networks, we were able to reduce the training time, which in traditional control systems can take two to three months, to around five minutes. The project aims to facilitate accessibility for individuals with limited physical and motor abilities, whether temporary or permanent. The construction of a system that translates limbic signals into digital responses makes it possible to develop a range of new applications to increase the autonomy of people with motor limitations. As a continuation of this work, many applications could be developed for home automation of basic tasks, such as turning on a light or a household appliance

This research aims to investigate the processes of reading, interpretation and creative writing within the specific space of a public school. The guiding objective is to identify in the textual productions of the participating students how the processes of interaction between reading and writing, creative processes and the production of texts take place in the classroom. It is in this sense that this research is justified, since it recognises the importance of the communicative, educational and social functions that literacy practices can offer students, enabling them to read, interact with reading and writing, and produce texts. The research falls within the interpretivist paradigm and consists of a case study, using non-participant observation and content analysis of the students' productions as research techniques. To this end, a number of Portuguese language classes were observed, with classes corresponding to the 5th year of primary school. This observation, based on the theoretical framework discussed, allowed us to analyse the data we collected in order to investigate how written production was taking place in the classroom and also the role of creativity in this process.