AgradecimentosAo Prof. Dr. Adilson Gonzaga, mestre e amigo, pelos ensinamentos e orientações precisas e, principalmente, pela confiança e incentivo para a realização desta pesquisa, minha sincera gratidão.Ao Prof. Dr. Maurílio Boaventura por fundamentar os meus primeiros passos na área de pesquisa com muita paciência e dedicação, o que possibilitou a busca de novos caminhos, meu sincero reconhecimento.Aos amigos do Laboratório de Visão de Computacional -LAVI, Anderson e Thiago, pelo aprendizado diário, compartilhar de idéias e bons momentos.À todos os colegas do Departamento de Engenharia Elétrica da EESC-USP, em especial Clayton, Celso França, Fábio e Marcelo pelo companheirismo.Aos professores e funcionários do Departamento de Engenharia Elétrica que sempre estiveram dispostos a colaborar e, às secretárias Denise e Marisa pela atenção e 'ajudas burocráticas'. Ao Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico -CNPq pelo apoio financeiro concedido durante a realização desta pesquisa, sem o qual a mesma não seria possível.Aos amigos 'mosqueteiros', Cassius e Edward, que com muito bom humor e inteligên-cia estiveram sempre abertos para compartilhar os desafios da vida profissional.Aos amigos da república, Anselmo e Nivaldo, pelas conversas sempre divertidas durante as madrugadas.À família Palma que proporcionou agradáveis momentos de conversas e orientações em meio a passeios e viagens nesses últimos anos. i À minha namorada Ariane, que com carinho dispôs de seu tempo na tarefa paciente de revisar partes importantes deste texto e, especialmente, pela compreensão, companheirismo e amor. À você meus agradecimentos repletos de carinho e amor.À minha família, que de forma sábia, humilde e amorosa ensinam a vencer em cada momento da vida. E neste momento especial, a minha sincera gratidão pelo apoio constante, pelas orações fortalecedoras e por jamais permitirem que eu desistisse dos meus desejos e sonhos profissionais. E, principalmente, ao Senhor Deus, o Autor da Vida, que me revestiu de força, perseverança e sabedoria para desenvolver toda esta pesquisa mostrando mais uma vez que para Ele nada é impossível.ii The increase of recognition systems in the contemporary world has demanded robust and agile detection processes. From teleconference systems to security and monitoring mechanisms, the Detection and Recognition of people have became constantly used and applied. In attempt to search for alternative ways to solve both detection and recognition problems, this work proposes the utilization of biometric measures, taken in digital image of human faces. From the study of such measures, it's possible to verify face proportions, especially the Divine Proportion, which could allows, in the future, to implement the detection and/or recognition algorithms that utilize such proportions. Due to small amount of scientific publications that use the Divine Proportion as a way of detection and/or recognition in image processing, this investigation contributes with some steps in this direction.

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Babassu is a native palm tree from Brazil traditionally used by Indigenous Peoples (IP) and Traditional Communities (TC), in order to produce medicines applied in different treatments. Some of these medicinal applications have been scientifically analyzed in order to prove their pharmacological potentialities and have also been an object of interest for the protection of Intellectual Property Rights. The objective of this work was to carry out the technological forecasting of traditional knowledge associated with babassu related to the treatments applied by traditional medicine and to analyze the indicators connected with to the protection of Intellectual Property Rights. Initially, we conducted a survey of ethnobotanical and ethnopharmacological studies, presenting applications of babassu performed by traditional medicine. Subsequently, we presented a literature review, focused on analyzing the effects of babassu according to the practices of traditional medicine. Finally, we analyzed the records of filed patents made in World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), European Patent Office (EPO) and Latin American Base of the European Patent Office (LATIPAT) in relation to previously identified Traditional Knowledge Associated (TKA). There were different types of babassu applications used by traditional medicine, according to the results of the ethnobotanical and ethnopharmacological studies carried out in Brazil. The applications that stood out were related to anti-inflammatory and cicatrizant treatments. Most of the pharmacological research that focused on proving the medicinal potential associated with the use of babassu, analyzed applications in anti-inflammatory and cicatrizant treatments, which mostly demonstrated these potentialities. It was verified that the interests for the protection of Intellectual Property Rights of the TKA with babassu, and the anti-inflammatory and cicatrizant treatments, presented a growth. This study contributes with positive evidence for the medicinal and cosmetic potentialities of babassu presented by traditional medicine. However, it also shows that holders of TKA have not been involved in the processes of protection of Intellectual Property Rights of inventions that apply TKA with babassu. In view of the related conflicts, it is suggested that TKA be valued in management and conservation practices.

The Federal Network of Professional, Scientific and Technological Education (FNPSTE), established by Law nº 11,892/2008, presents an innovative institutional model in terms of the political-pedagogical proposal, and it is expected that its institutions comply with the Technological Innovation Law by creating the Technological Innovation Centers (TICs). Among the responsibilities of TICs, the protection of intellectual properties generated in the institutions is highlighted. In this article, we present a study of the databases of the National Institute of Industrial Property and the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply to evaluate the protection of intellectual properties claims by the TICs of the institutions of FNPSTE in the period from 2009 to 2015, in addition to highlighting the impact of education policies on the expansion of the FNPSTE. Although implementation of TICs is not consolidated in all institutions of FNPSTE, it is noted through the results that in recent years the implementation of TICs has presented a significant and relevant growth of intellectual properties. The institutions of Northeast, South and Southeast regions of Brazil have a greater number of intellectual properties when compared to Midwest and North regions, pointing out the need for greater investments in public policies in order to promote applied research and, consequently, technological innovation.