Due to the rising concern for the environment and sustainability issues, the transportation system is experiencing important changes to its paradigm, with the increasing replacement of internal combustion vehicles by electric ones. Consequently, the electric systems need to adapt to the ever-increasing load demand from the grid and the challenge to identify driving patterns in electric vehicle users’ behavior. ...
Due to the rising concern for the environment and sustainability issues, the transportation system is experiencing important changes to its paradigm, with the increasing replacement of internal combustion vehicles by electric ones. Consequently, the electric systems need to adapt to the ever-increasing load demand from the grid and the challenge to identify driving patterns in electric vehicle users’ behavior. ...
Hoje em dia dentro da perspectiva do desenvolvimento sustentável, várias maneiras de energias sustentáveis vêm surgindo para suprir a demanda atual. A obtenção de biodiesel derivado do óleo de sementes de oleaginosas está entre as possibilidades de reciclagem energética. Estudos realizados pela Embrapa [1] mostraram que a faveleira (Cnidoscolus quercifolius) encontra-se entre as principais oleaginosas que podem...
This paper measures inequalities in healthcare access in Brazil and each region in 1998 and 2008. The analysis controls for predisposing, enabling and need factors. The results show an increase of utilization rates and reduction of inequalities in primary care, especially among uninsured individuals, which suggest an improvement in the public health sector. The exception is the utilization of dentistry visits t...