This paper focuses on the recent development of the Brazilian financial system and its institutions. It begins by presenting an overview of the credit market in the post-Real Plan period. After stabilization, financial institutions had to be completely reformed. A very conservative and...

O texto analisa o desenvolvimento do sistema financeiro globalizado contemporâneo, como consequência das inovações introduzidas pelos mercados privados, mas principalmente da estratégia comandada pelos Estados Unidos. Esse novo sistema financeiro global, baseado no dólar flexível, gerou...

Fuel cells are clean generators that provide both electrical and thermal energy with a high global efficiency level. The characteristics of these devices depend on numerous parameters such as: temperature, fuel and oxidizer pressures, fuel and oxidizer flows, etc. Therefore, their influence...

The objective of this paper is to experimentally determine the efficiency and viability of the performance of an advanced trigeneration system that consists of a micro gas turbine in which the exhaust gases heat hot thermal oil to produce cooling with an air cooled absorption chiller and hot...

A methodology to estimate the relationship between the expenditure in the commercial area of an airport and the passenger waiting time to board is developed. It shows that the more time spent in the airport, the greater consumption by passengers. This functional dependence is analysed for the...