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A method for the recovery and fractionation of whey proteins from a whey protein concentrate (80%, w/w) by hydrophobic interaction chromatography is proposed. Standard proteins and WPC 80 dissolved in phosphate buffer with ammonium sulfate 1 M were loaded in a HiPrep Octyl Sepharose FF column coupled to a fast protein liquid chromatography (FPLC) system and eluted by decreasing the ionic strength of the buffer using a salt gradient. The results showed that the most hydrophobic protein from whey is alpha-lactalbumin and the less hydrophobic is lactoferrin. It was possible to recover 45.2% of beta-lactoglobulin using the HiPrep Octyl Sepharose FF column from the whey protein concentrate mixture with 99.6% purity on total protein basis.

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Intermodal interfaces are extremely important for the transportation system as a whole. Therefore, designing and dimensioning airport terminals' curbsides are major steps to improve passengers' experience. Indeed, evaluating such design is a critical task that must be performed to point out the best solution. This paper reports our modeling, implementing, and evaluating two curbside scenarios: one as currently applied to the Portela Airport, in Lisbon, and another alternative as proposed by a Transport Consultancy Agency. Our contribution results in the creation of a broader methodology to evaluate various scenarios, in addition to determining the best scenario between the ones presented and discussed in this paper. Some preliminary experiments are carried out, whose results are presented and discussed so as to compare their efficiency. Finally, we draw some conclusions and point out ways in which this work can be further extended.

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The work presented in this article consists of the development of a discrete event simulation model, based on a real case and implemented in an Arena simulation environment. This is aimed at a class of very specific multiphase multiproduct production lines, with a four closed-loop network configuration, which is very common in the automobile sector. Also included in this study is an index of economic and functional efficiency, which evaluates cost-efficiency in each of the simulated scenarios. From a conceptual perspective, the idea of a virtual cell, was used in the configuration modeling of the production line. The modeling of complex production systems, based on the concept of virtual cells, allows for a greater understanding of the functioning process of a production line, through the simplification of the production flow and the addition of buffers between the virtual cells. Thus, due to the facility presented by their dynamic configuration, virtual cells constitute an important modeling tool, which should always be used whenever one aims to optimize production flow, namely in the case of production lines with a rather complex configuration.

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This paper presents the development of an autonomous mobile robot controlled by a fuzzy logic controller (FLC). The robot is capable of performing several behavior-based tasks, such as to follow walls and avoid obstacles, and can be used for the embodiment of different behaviors. Experimental results are given to assess the performance of the FLC and to validate the adopted design options for the construction and control of the robot.

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The complex cubic-quintic Ginzburg-Landau equation (CGLE) admits a special type of solutions called eruption solitons. Recently, the eruptions were shown to diminish or even disappear if a term of intrapulse Raman scattering (IRS) is added, in which case, self-similar traveling pulses exist. We perform a linear stability analysis of these pulses that shows that the unstable double eigenvalues of the erupting solutions split up under the effect of IRS and, following a different trajectory, they move on to the stable half-plane. The eigenfunctions characteristics explain some eruptions features. Nevertheless, for some CGLE parameters, the IRS cannot cancel the eruptions, since pulses do not propagate for the required IRS strength.

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The methodology was based on qualitative data gathered from three case studies and collected from semi-structured, in-depth interviews conducted in the three municipalities. These, in turn, were selected from the participants in the Simplex program. This chapter highlights the role of national programs in the transfer of knowledge to the local municipalities as well as its importance in the development of their knowledge absorption capabilities.