Volume 8 Number 2 April 2014
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Journal of Transport Literature, vol. 8, n. 2. Manaus: Brazilian Transport Planning
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1. Transport 2. Management 3. Economics 4. Planning 5. Public Policy
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5. Surface Transport, 388
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Summary
Introducing the volume 8, number 2 of JTL
Editorial 5
Research Directory
Transportation with volume discount - a case study of a logistic operator in Ghana, author:
Abdul-Salam Sibidoo Mubashiru* (paper in English), pp. 7-37.
Measurement of a cost function for US airlines: restricted and unrestricted translog models,
author: William J. Meland* (paper in English), pp. 38-72.
A merger effect on different airline groups: empirical study on the Delta-Northwest merger in
2008, author: Sora Park* (paper in English), pp. 73-99.
Risk perception factors and their influence on road transportation, authors: Aderinlewo
Olufikayo*, Ata Grace (paper in English), pp. 100-112.
Informal transport and its effects in the developing world - a case study of Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia, author: Fekadu Kassa* (paper in English), pp. 113-133.
A spinoffs study applied to the airline industry, author: Erika Kutscher* (paper in English),
pp. 134-177.
Analysis of rail yard and terminal performances, authors: Marin Marinov*, Leonardo Di
Giovanni, Giulia Bellisai, Julian Clevermann, Anastasia Mastellou, Diogo Victόria,
Lalka Deleva (paper in English), pp. 178-200.
Monitoring the condition of roads pavement surfaces: proposal of methodology using
hyperspectral images, authors: Marcos Ribeiro Resende, Liedi Legi Bariani Bernucci,
José Alberto Quintanilha* (paper in English), pp. 201-220.
A model to predict cracking progression in hot-mix asphalt pavements, authors: Sérgio
Pacífico Soncim*, José Leomar Fernandes Junior (paper in Spanish), pp. 221-243.
Urban mobility in Maputo metropolitan area: analysis of the management bodies of urban
planning and mobility, institutional arrangements and inputs for effective articulation,
author: Inocêncio Nhatuguês de Mendonça* (paper in Portuguese), pp. 244-270.
Hyperpath concept in freight transport: an exploratory analysis, authors: Silvia Araujo dos
Reis*, José Eugênio Leal (paper in Portuguese), pp. 271-294.
Modeling of logistic networks with seasonality: influence of carrying cost and ICMS credit,
authors: Ricardo Hamad*, Nicolau Dionísio Fares Gualda (paper in Portuguese), pp.
295-324.
Improving post-sale reverse logistics in department stores: a Brazilian case study, authors:
Diana Mery Messias Lopes, Márcio de Almeida D'Agosto, Amanda Fernandes
Ferreira*, Cintia Machado de Oliveira (paper in English), pp. 325-348.
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Sumário
Introdução ao volume 8, número 2 do JTL
Editorial 5
Diretório de Pesquisas
Transporte com desconto de volume - um estudo de caso de um operador logístico em Gana,
autor: Abdul-Salam Sibidoo Mubashiru* (artigo em Inglês), pp. 7-37.
Mensuração de uma função de custo para companhias aéreas norte-americanas: modelos
translog restritos e irrestritos, autor: William J. Meland* (artigo em Inglês), pp. 3872.
Um efeito fusão de diferentes grupos de companhias aéreas: estudo empírico da fusão DeltaNorthwest em 2008, autor: Sora Park* (artigo em Inglês), pp. 73-99.
Fatores de percepção de risco e sua influência sobre o transporte rodoviário, autores:
Aderinlewo Olufikayo*, Ata Grace (artigo em Inglês), pp. 100-112.
O transporte informal e seus efeitos no mundo em desenvolvimento - um estudo de caso de
Addis Abeba, Etiópia, autor: Fekadu Kassa* (artigo em Inglês), pp. 113-133.
Um estudo de "spinoffs" aplicado à indústria do transporte aéreo, autor: Erika Kutscher*
(artigo em Inglês), pp. 134-177.
Análise do pátio ferroviário e do desempenho de terminais, autores: Marin Marinov*,
Leonardo Di Giovanni, Giulia Bellisai, Julian Clevermann, Anastasia Mastellou,
Diogo Victόria, Lalka Deleva (artigo em Inglês), pp. 178-200.
Monitoramento das condições das superfícies de pavimentos rodoviários: proposta de
metodologia utilizando imagens hiperespectrais, autores: Marcos Ribeiro Resende,
Liedi Legi Bariani Bernucci, José Alberto Quintanilha* (artigo em Inglês), pp. 201220.
Modelo de previsión de la progresión del área de fisuras en pavimentos asfálticos, autores:
Sérgio Pacífico Soncim*, José Leomar Fernandes Junior (artigo em Spanish), pp. 221243.
Mobilidade urbana na área metropolitana de Maputo: análise dos órgãos de gestão do
planeamento e mobilidade urbana, arranjos institucionais e insumos para a sua
efectiva articulação, autor: Inocêncio Nhatuguês de Mendonça* (artigo em
Português), pp. 244-270.
Uso do conceito de hipercaminhos no transporte de carga: uma análise exploratória, autores:
Silvia Araujo dos Reis*, José Eugênio Leal (artigo em Português), pp. 271-294.
Modelagem de redes logísticas com demandas sazonais: influência do custo de estoque e do
crédito de ICMS, autores: Ricardo Hamad*, Nicolau Dionísio Fares Gualda (artigo em
Português), pp. 295-324.
Melhorando a logística reversa de pós-venda em lojas de departamento: um estudo de caso
brasileiro, autores: Diana Mery Messias Lopes, Márcio de Almeida D'Agosto,
Amanda Fernandes Ferreira*, Cintia Machado de Oliveira (artigo em Inglês), pp. 325348.
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Editorial
Introducing the volume 8, number 2 of JTL
Welcome to the latest issue of the Journal of Transport Literature - the volume 8, number 2.
The Journal of Transport Literature (JTL-RELIT), e-ISSN 2238-1031, is a fully-electronic,
open access, high-quality and peer-reviewed journal focused on the challenges of emerging
transportation markets. JTL-RELIT publishes scientific articles and reviews of all means of
transportation, associated infrastructure and related sectors. The main objective of JTLRELIT is promoting the diffusion of scientific knowledge in the area of transport
management, planning and economics, with special focus on emerging markets. Papers
reporting experiences from all regions of the world are welcome. Our journal aims to
providing a permanent forum for the academic community of transportation all over the
world. Note that RELIT is an acronym for the title of the journal as it is known in Brazil,
Revista de Literatura dos Transportes. JTL-RELIT is the only transportation journal certified
by Brazilian Institute of Information in Science and Technology (IBCT), of the Ministry of
Science and Technology.
All researchers in the field of transportation and related sectors are invited to submit articles
to JTL-RELIT. Papers are published in Portuguese, English and Spanish in the areas of
transport and infrastructure associated services with an emphasis on management, planning,
public policy, economics, logistics and associated socio-economic, regulatory and
environmental impacts. JTL-RELIT has two sections: Research Directory and Reviews &
Essays.
The Journal of Transport Literature (JTL-RELIT) is an international online journal published
in English, Spanish and Portuguese. The aim of JTL is to publish high-quality, peer-reviewed,
research and review articles in the rapidly developing field of transport economics,
management applied to emerging markets. Experiences from transportation sectors of mature
economies are also welcome. JTL publishes original research papers on all aspects of the
transport economics and management, covering all transport means and infrastructure
associated. JTL also publishes papers on transport-related sectors, such as tourism, fuel, etc.
The journal aims to cover the latest outstanding developments in the field, which are
published in the Research Directory section. Review articles and technical reports are
published in the Reviews & Essays Section of the journal.
JTL-RELIT is freely available in bibliographic databases and repositories of scientific papers
on the internet. These academic databases have search engines that provide potential readers
with a rapid access to its papers. The goal is to maximize the visibility of articles published in
the journal. JTL-RELIT is currently available in the following databases: Directory of Open
Access Journals (DOAJ), Academic Journals Database, TRID/Transportation Research Board
and Scielo - Scientific Electronic Library Online. Papers published in JTL-RELIT are also
easily and freely available from Google Scholar.
JTL-RELIT is published by BTPS, the Brazilian Transport Planning Society. The aim of
BTPS is to provide a professional society for academics and practitioners with an interest in
the field of Transport Planning, Economics and Management. BTPS consists of its members
and an Executive Board. As a scientific society, BTPS aims to stimulate, disseminate,
promote and leverage scientific and technical publications applied to the transportation sector,
and related infrastructure and related sectors.
Your sincerely,
Editorial Board
Journal of Transport Literature
JTL|RELIT
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Journal of Transport
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About JTL|RELIT
The Journal of Transport Literature (JTL-RELIT), e-ISSN 2238-1031, is a fully-electronic,
open access, high-quality and peer-reviewed journal focused on the challenges of emerging
transportation markets.
JTL-RELIT published scientific articles and reviews of all means of transportation, associated
infrastructure and related sectors. The main objective of JTL-RELIT is promoting the
diffusion of scientific knowledge in the area of transport management, planning and
economics, with special focus on emerging markets. Papers reporting experiences from all
regions of the world are welcome.
Our journal aims to providing a permanent forum for the academic community of
transportation all over the world. Note that RELIT is an acronym for the title of the journal as
it is known in Brazil, Revista de Literatura dos Transportes.
JTL-RELIT is the only transportation journal certified by Brazilian Institute of Information in
Science and Technology (IBCT), of the Ministry of Science and Technology. According to
the Brazilian Federal Agency CAPES of the Ministry of Education, the Journal of Transport
Literature is among the best journals of the country.
In summary, here are some characteristics of JTL-RELIT:

International online journal

Focus on emerging transportation markets

Welcomes papers reporting experiences from all over the world

Covers transportation economics, management, public policy, regulation and
environmental issues

Covers all passenger and freight transportation modes

Welcomes all quantitative and qualitative research methodologies
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Sections: Research Directory, Reviews & Essays
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Published quarterly
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Peer-reviewed and double-blind refereeing process

Highly experienced International Editorial Board

Papers in English, Spanish and Portuguese
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First published in 2007
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Entirely open access journal
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Commitment to strict editorial deadlines
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Top-10 Most downloaded Rank
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Paper of the Year Award

Average turnaround times lower than three months
 Freely available at Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Academic Journals
Database, TRID/Transportation Research Board and Scielo - Scientific Electronic
Library Online.
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Published by the Brazilian Transport Planning Society, BPTS
Editorial Board – JTL
JTL is one of the few journals with the Editorial Board formed by researchers from most
continents of the world (Africa, Americas, Asia, Australia and Oceania, and Europe).
Editor-in-Chief

Prof. Alessandro V. M. Oliveira, Aeronautics Institute of Technology, São José dos
Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
Co-Editors
 Prof. Adolf K.Y. Ng, University of Manitoba, Canada.
 Prof. Bhargab Maitra, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India
 Prof. Licinio da Silva Portugal, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro,
RJ, Brazil
Advisory Editors
 Prof. Anderson Ribeiro Correia, Aeronautics Institute of Technology, São José dos
Campos, SP, Brazil
 Prof. Antonio Nelson Rodrigues da Silva, University of São Paulo, São Carlos, SP,
Brazil
 Prof. Bijan Vasigh, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, United States
 Prof. Bruce Prideaux, James Cook University, Australia
 Prof. Carlos Alberto Faria, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
 Prof. Carlos David Nassi, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ,
Brazil
 Prof. Claudio Agostini, Alberto Hurtado University, Chile
 Prof. Claudio Barbieri da Cunha, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
 Prof. Claudio Piga, Loughborough University, United Kingdom
 Prof. David Gillen, University of British Columbia, Canada
 Prof. David Levinson, University of Minnesota, United States
 Prof. David Timothy Duval, University of Winnipeg, Canada
 Prof. Elton Fernandes, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
 Prof. Floriano Carlos Martins Pires Junior, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio
de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
 Prof. Gilberto Sisto Fernández, University of Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, MT, Brazil
 Prof. Guilherme Lohmann, Southern Cross University, Australia
 Prof. Gustavo Andrés Lipovich, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
 Prof. Gustavo Peixoto Silva, Federal University of Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, MG,
Brazil
 Prof. Heloisa Maria Barbosa, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte,
MG, Brazil
 Prof. Jaap de Wit, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
 Prof. Jan Havenga, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
 Prof. Jing Shi, Tsinghua University, China
 Prof. João Bosco Furtado Arruda, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
 Prof. João Carlos Soares de Mello, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, RJ, Brazil
 Prof. João Carlos Souza, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC,
Brazil
 Prof. José Leomar Fernandes Júnior, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
 Prof. Lenise Grando Goldner, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC,
Brazil
 Prof. Márcio Rogério Silveira, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis,
SC, Brazil
 Prof. Maria Inês Faé, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brazil
 Prof. Maria Lucia Galves, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
 Prof. Marin Marinov, Newcastle University, United Kingdom
 Prof. Marta Maria Bastos de Mendonça, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE,
Brazil
 Prof. Martin Dresner, University of Maryland, United States
 Prof. Milton Luiz Paiva de Lima, Federal University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, RS,
Brazil
 Prof. Mônica Maria Mendes Luna, Federal University of Santa Catarina,
Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
 Prof. Nan Liu, Zhejiang University, China
 Prof. Nelson Kuwahara, Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus, AM, Brazil
 Prof. Pastor Willy Gonzales Taco, University of Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil
 Prof. Patrick S. McCarthy, Georgia Institute of Technology, United States
 Prof. Paulo Cesar Marques da Silva, University of Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil
 Prof. Paulo Cezar Martins Ribeiro, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de
Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
 Prof. Reinaldo Crispiano Garcia, University of Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil
 Prof. Renato da Silva Lima, Federal University of Itajubá, Itajubá, MG, Brazil
 Prof. S. Sriraman, University of Mumbai, India
 Prof. Sanjay K. Singh, Indian Institute of Management Lucknow, India
 Prof. Suely da Penha Sanches, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, SP,
Brazil
 Prof. Vania Barcellos Gouvea Campos, Military Institute of Engineering, Rio de
Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
 Prof. Xinmiao Yang, Tsinghua University, China
 Prof. Yen-Chun Jim Wu, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan
Editorial Team

Paulo Celestino, Chief-Journalist, Mtb 998/RN, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Humberto Bettini, Coordenador de Divulgação Científica, JTL, Campinas, SP, Brazil
Ad-hoc referees
 Adriano Lauro, Federal Fluminense University - Niterói, Brazil.
 Aneirson Francisco da Silva, Fepi - Itajubá, Brazil.
 Antonio Carlos Dinato, Daesp - São Paulo, Brazil.
 Arnaldo Vieira Moura, University of Campinas - Campinas, Brazil.
 Ben-Hur de Albuquerque e Silva, Military Institute of Engineering - Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil.
 Carlos Müller, Aeronautics Institute of Technology - São José dos Campos, Brazil.
 Edson Benício de Carvalho Júnior, Catholic University of Brasília - Brasília, Brazil.
 Evandro Cardoso dos Santos, Jackson State University - Jackson, United States.
 Filipe Augusto Cinque de Proença Franco, Ministry of Defense - Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil.
 Francisco Gildemir Ferreira da Silva, National Transportation Agency - Brasília,
Brazil.
 Guilherme Lohmann, Southern Cross University - Lismore, Australia.
 Gustavo Peixoto Silva, Federal University of Ouro Preto - Ouro Preto, Brazil.
 João Bosco Furtado Arruda, Federal University of Ceará - Fortaleza, Brazil.
 João Carlos Félix Souza, University of Brasília - Brasília, Brazil.
 Manuel Meireles, Faccamp - Campo Limpo Paulista, Brazil.
 Maria Inês Faé, Federal University of Espírito Santo - Vitória, Brazil.
 Marin Marinov, Newcastle University - Newcastle, England.
 Marlova Grazziotin Johnston, Departamento Autônomo de Estradas de Rodagens do
Rio Grande do Sul - Porto Alegre, Brazil.
 Mayara Condé Rocha Murça, Aeronautics Institute of Technology - São José dos
Campos, Brazil.
 Miriam Cristina Pontello Barbosa Lima, Federal University of Minas Gerais - Belo
Horizonte, Brazil.
 Nelio Domingues Pizzolato, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro - Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil.
 Régis Martins Rodrigues, Aeronautics Institute of Technology - São José dos Campos,
Brazil.
 Rogéria de Arantes Gomes Eller, Aeronautics Institute of Technology - São José dos
Campos, Brazil.
 Sergio Luiz Garavelli, Catholic University of Brasília - Brasília, Brazil.
JTL Best referee Award JTL, vol. 8, n. 2 (2014)
 Nelio Domingues Pizzolato, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro - Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil.
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All researchers in the field of transportation and related sectors are invited to submit articles
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transport and infrastructure associated services with an emphasis on management, planning,
public policy, economics, logistics and associated socio-economic, regulatory and
environmental impacts.
JTL-RELIT considers submissions of papers previously presented in conferences, symposia
and seminars. The journal strongly encourages authors to present their research in many
research forums and improve their papers according to comments received before submission.
JTL-RELIT has a highly experienced International Editorial Board. The journal also has a
wide network of reviewers, who ensure the quality of the papers and advise on revision of the
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Aims and Scope
We are proud to state that the Journal of Transport Literature (JTL-RELIT) is the only
scientific journal in the world with a strong focus on emerging transport markets. By
emerging markets we mean transportation industries from country with social and economic
activity in the process of rapid growth and industrialization, like China, India and Brazil. JTLRELIT aims at contributing to the scientific development of the transport field in those rapiddevelopment regions.
Our focus on emerging markets does not mean we only receive submissions on this subject.
On the contrary, JTL-RELIT welcomes contributions from all over the world, as experiences
from highly-developed countries are key to scientific progress of the area.
JTL publishes original research papers on all aspects of the transport economics and
management, covering all transport means and infrastructure associated. JTL also publishes
papers on transport-related sectors, such as tourism, fuel, etc.
The journal aims to cover the latest outstanding developments in the field, which are
published in the Research Directory section. Review articles and technical reports are
published in the Reviews & Essays Section of the journal.
Areas covered by JTL-RELIT (not exhaustive):

Transport economics, logistics, management and planning

Transport regulation, public policy and privatization

Social-economic, regulatory and environmental impacts of transports

Upstream and Downstream sectors, such as infrastructure, fuel, distribution and
tourism
Indexing
JTL-RELIT is freely available in bibliographic databases and repositories of scientific papers
on the internet. These academic databases have search engines that provide potential readers
with a rapid access to its papers. The goal is to maximize the visibility of articles published in
the journal. JTL-RELIT is currently available in the following databases: Directory of Open
Access Journals (DOAJ), Academic Journals Database, TRID/Transportation Research Board
and Scielo - Scientific Electronic Library Online. Papers published in JTL-RELIT are also
easily and freely available from Google Scholar.
Editorial Policy
The editorial policy of the Journal of Transport Literature (JTL-RELIT) is described below.
JTL-RELIT typically publishes its four editions in advance. Authors may submit their papers
across the year. Our policy is to provide refereeing and publication decisions within three
months of receipt of manuscript. Some papers may take more time, but we are strictly
committed to editorial times. JTL-RELIT considers submissions of papers previously
presented in conferences, symposia and seminars. The journal strongly encourages authors to
present their research in many research forums and improve their papers according to
comments received before submission.
The journal contains two sections: Research Directory and Reviews & Essays.
Research Directory
The purpose of the Research Directory Section is to present the transportation community
with original, high-quality research. Papers published in this Section contain the latest
outstanding developments in the field and innovative contributions to the study of the
problems of emerging transportation markets.
Reviews & Essays
The purpose of the Essays & Surveys Section is to help transportation researchers and
practitioners keep abreast of research in the field. To this end, the journal publishes extended
survey articles and essays, and book reviews. Papers published in this section must be
formatted as a self-contained article, providing the reader with a broader view of the covered
area of subject (extended survey), instead of simply reviewing an article or book.
About the publisher
JTL-RELIT is published by BTPS, the Brazilian Transport Planning Society. The aim of
BTPS is to provide a professional society for academics and practitioners with an interest in
the field of Transport Planning, Economics and Management. BTPS consists of its members
and an Executive Board. As a scientific society, BTPS aims to stimulate, disseminate,
promote and leverage scientific and technical publications applied to the transportation sector,
and related infrastructure and related sectors.
The Brazilian Transport Planning Society (BTPS) is an academic association of transport
researchers and professors in Brazil. It is based at the Federal University of Manaus. The
major objective of the society is to provide a professional society for academics and
practitioners with an interest in the field of Transport Economics, Management Planning.
BPTS consists of its members and an Executive Committee. The society is responsible for the
Transport Research Network (RPT).
Below is the composition of the current Executive Committee of BPTS.
BTPS Executive Committee (Mandate 2011-2016)
President
 Vânia Barcellos Gouvea Campos, Instituto Militar de Engenharia, Rio de Janeiro, RJ,
Brazil
 Márcia Helena Veleda Moita (in memoriam), Universidade Federal do Amazonas,
Manaus, Brazil
Vice-President
 Nelson Kuwahara, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil
Institucional Coordinator
 Carlos Henrique Rocha, University of Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil
Transport Research Network (RPT)
Coordinator
 Milton Luiz Paiva de Lima, Federal University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
Vice-Coordinator
 Carlos Alberto Faria, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
Committee of Research Group Leaders
 Márcio Rogério Silveira, Santa Catarina Federal State, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
 Renato da Silva Lima, Federal University of Itajubá, Itajubá, MG, Brazil
 Anderson R. Correia, Aeronautics Institute of Technology, S. J. Campos, SP, Brazil
 Gustavo Peixoto Silva, Federal University of Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, MG, Brazil
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