The analysis for genome variants is a very intensive computer process. It requires a very large amount of memory and processing power. As a result of that, it can take up to one full day for…
It is intended in this work to evaluate the technical feasibility of using waste as EVA lightweight aggregate in matrix-based alkali-activated mortars aimed at the development of non-structu…
Corn (Zea mays L.) is a plant belonging to the Gramineae/Poaceae family, the third most cultivated cereal planet. This way, the stigma of the plant, also known as hair, silk, beard or corn d…
My project had as objective to create a platform to students in early grades of elementary school to help them in textual productions. I developed the software for the web, so that is functi…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Fourth Award
Transplantation is a process that consists in replace a diseased organ or tissue for a healthy exemplar of it. In many times this is the only effective treatment to cure the disease. However…
A large volume of oil and its derivatives are routinely disposed in the sea during the washing processes performed in oil cargo ship tanks. This occurs because after the tanks are unloaded i…
Translational Medical Science
Searching mechanisms to improve the immune system against cancer can be an alternative for treatments used nowadays. In that way, my project studies the relation of lipid mediators (such as…
Fourth Award
The drought has caused several impacts in different continents of the planet. The increase of poverty and hunger has been considered as a direct consequence of droughts for the world populat…
Systems Software
This work was instigated from the resistance and difficulty encountered during a geography class in the town of Antônio Cardoso, Brazil when a newspaper article was presented. The headline w…
Biomedical Engineering
Third Award
The flu is a major problem detected in many cities around the world, which damages and interferes demonstrably in the daily routine of everyone. Due to its high mutagenic rate, there is the…
Agriculture in the 21st century faces several challenges: increase food production, adopt efficient and sustainable production methods, adapt to climate change. In order to fight agricultura…
On Amazon you can find large economic problems, social and especially environmental. As the overthrow of buriti tree to give place to the monoculture of assai and dumps of waste that already…
Plant Sciences
Cancer is characterized by uncontrolled growth of cells and this disease prevention has taken an important dimension in the field of science, since it has recently been appointed as a major…
Physics and Astronomy
Azadirachta indica known as Nim, is a natural species from Asia and the Indian subcontinent, it belongs to the family Meliaceae, it is used as pesticide. The objective of this study was to i…
Energy: Chemical
This project presents the development of a system that monitors the position of an employee while the worker is performing sitting activities. The biggest cause of the work abstention in Bra…
Mathematics
Starting from the relation between articular hypermobility and injuries in artistic gymnastics whose occurrences are among the highest indexes within the sports activities, my objective was…
Energy: Chemical
The objective of this project is to build an automatic and self-sufficient brise-soleil named as “ECO Brise” to serve as a variable screen to control the amount of sunlight through the windo…
Energy: Physical
Second Award
According to ITOPF (International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation), a total of 6.75 billion liters of oil was spilled in the oceans since the 1970's. Oil affects the base of the aquatic e…
Chemistry
Music is a universal phenomenon that is present in the history of all civilizations .Since the beginning, it is part of everyday life of communities, manifesting itself in different ways . A…
Energy: Physical
In tissues bioengineering, synthetic or biological materials have been used as cutaneous substitutes for the treatment of large skin lesions. In this research, I developed techniques that tr…
Materials Science
The coast of Paraná in Southern Brazil presents increasing pollution levels and incipient monitoring systems. To overcome this deficit, we sought to identify relationships between phytoplank…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Among the universe of stem cells, adult mesenchymal cells have demonstrated a great potential to many disease treatment. Although these cells are disseminated in the human body, and neither…
Plant Sciences
Third Award
The L-Asparaginase enzyme is largely used in the treatment of the people who have the acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). It transforms the energy source of the cancer cells, the L-Asparagin…
Plant Sciences
The production and application of natural enzymes is an emerging interest. Bromelain is a proteolytic enzyme useful in the production of pharmaceuticals. Brazil lacks low-cost alternatives f…
Energy: Physical
Biomechatronics is the synergistic application of mechanics, biology and electronics. Examples of biomechatronic implants are cardiac pacemakers and neurostimulators, which are implanted in…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The main goal of this project is to answer the question: How mitochondria of Candida albicans adapt and modulate the fungi adaptation to sudden chances in growth conditions associated to the…
Plant Sciences
Dengue fever is a viral disease caused by the dengue virus, which affects 390 million people worldwide every year. It is transmitted through the bite of the Aedes aegypti female mosquitoes a…
Environmental Engineering
The Styrofoam® (Expanded Polystyrene) is an odorless rigid cellular plastic that doesn’t contaminate the soil, water and air, is 100% reusable and recyclable and can return to the condition…
Environmental Engineering
Third Award
Disposable diapers are one of the top contributors to waste in landfills. In the US alone, nearly 25 billion diapers are deposited into landfills each year. This project aims to reduce the t…
Energy: Physical
Among alternatives of bioenergy resources, lignocellulose has been identified as a potential raw material for production of second generation bioethanol. Although, sustainability advantages…