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Peters, Martha Kate. "Quaker pamphleteering and the development of the Quaker movement, 1652-1656." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1996. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/272747.
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Hellstrand, Alexandra. "Prosten dömer : En visiterande prosts ärendehantering på Åland åren 1652-1656." Thesis, Mittuniversitetet, Avdelningen för humaniora, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-21271.
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Att visitera inom stiften var ett sätt för den kyrkliga överheten att utöva tillsyn över församlingarna och dess medlemmar i 1600-talets Sverige. Allt från folkets katekeskunskaper till prästernas ämbetsskötsel kontrollerades under visitationerna. Tillfällen gavs också för församlingsmedlemmarna att själva ta upp klagomål eller problem som de ville få hjälp med av en högre auktoritet än det lokala prästerskapet.Godkännandedatum 2013-06-10
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Meseguer, i. Bell Pol. "El setge de barcelona de 1651-1652. La ciutat comtal entre dues corones." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/107900.
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La recerca titulada “El setge de Barcelona de 1651-1652. La Ciutat Comtal entre dues corones” analitza el desenvolupament de l’últim període de la Guerra dels Segadors (1640-1652). Per als catalans la defensa de Barcelona era la última opció de mantenir viu el projecte iniciat l’any 1640 lluny dels designis de la Monarquia Hispànica. Per als espanyols la recuperació de Catalunya i la seva capital era bàsica per a mantenir el seu prestigi polític i militar a Europa.
Durant els quinze mesos de setge la Ciutat Comtal va estar marcada per les aliances de Madrid amb els prínceps francesos revoltats a la Fronda contra Lluís XIV i Mazzarino, els principals aliats de Catalunya en el conflicte. Les dificultats a França van fer que el Principat hagués de fer front pràcticament sol a la guerra i els seus costos. Aquest aïllament va provocar que les elits catalanes comencessin una lluita pel poder i gran part de les principals institucions es dividissin dins i fora de Barcelona.
Al llarg del text s’analitza la situació política, diplomàtica, militar i social d’un país en guerra, sense recursos i greus problemes com la pesta, els allotjaments o la manca de socors del principal aliat, França. Per a l’anàlisi s’ha fet especial èmfasi en l’aportació dels diaris institucionals, personals, deliberacions i correspondència dels protagonistes dels fets per donar una visió més propera i real del setge.The research titled “El setge de Barcelona de 1651-1652. La Ciutat Comtal entre dues corones” analyzes the development of the last period of the Guerra dels Segadors (1640-1652). For Catalans defense, was the last option of maintaining the project started in 1640 away from the designs of the Spanish Monarchy. For the Spanish Catalonia and its capital recovery was basic to maintain its political and military prestige in Europe. During the fifteen-month siege, Barcelona was marked by alliances with the french princes and Madrid in the Fronde revolt against Louis XIV and Mazarin, the chief allies of Catalonia in the conflict. Difficulties in France made the Principality had to cope virtually alone in the war and its costs. This isolation led to the Catalan elites began a struggle for power and most of the major institutions are divided within and outside the city. Throughout the text analyzes the political, diplomatic, military and social war in a country without resources and serious problems like the plague, accommodation or lack of relief main ally, France. For the analysis emphasis is placed on providing institutional newspapers, personal discussions and correspondence of the protagonists of the events to a closer and real siege.
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Blanquie, Christophe. "Au service de Condé et de la Religion : le chevalier de Thodias : 1616-1672 : une biographie du premier jurat de Bordeaux pendant l'Ormée." Paris, EHESS, 1993. http://www.theses.fr/1993EHES0080.
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Le chevalier de thodias nait en 1616 dans une famille de la petite noblesse du bordelais, religieuse et vulnerable aux evolutions qui provoquent la fronde. Thodias entre en 1633 dans l ordre de saint-jean de jerusalem mais place sa carriere sous le patronage du grand-conde. Il en recoit le gouvernement du duche de fronsac en 1647. D abord temoin de la fronde bordelaise, il participe, lors de la prison des princes, a l animation de leur parti, surtout jusqu au voyage a bordeaux de la princesse de conde. Thodias, blesse, est fait prisonnier par les armees royales pendant l attaque du faubourg saint seurin le 5 septembre 1650. Sa reputation de condeen lui vaut d acceder en 1651 a la jurade de bordeaux. Son action montre comment, pour controler bordeaux sans compromettre l avenir, les condeens constituent une coalition avec, notamment, une faction de l ormee, a laquelle ils concedent la police de la ville. Cette alliance s organise grace a des reseaux de famille d amitie et de clientele qui preexistent a la fronde et lui survivent. Une histoire de l ormee limitee a l horizon bordelais de cette faction apparait donc incomplete, faussee. A la chute de bordeaux, thodias rejoint conde avant de rallier malte muni de sa recommandation. Il retrouve le gouvernement de fronsac a la paix des pyrenees mais se heurte a d autres officiers du prince. Les solidarites qu il met en oeuvre recoupent celles qui jouent pendant la fronde. Leur continuite et leur efficacite montrent qu elles resistent a la fronde et qu il y a pas incompatibilite entre les deux fidelites de thodias. Sa reinsertion semble achevee en 1666 mais il regagne pourtant malte apres 1669 et y meurt en 1672Born in 1916 near bordeaux, the knight de thodias is a son of lesser nobility. His familial background appears to be both religious and exposed to the evolutions which prelude the fronde. Though received in 1633 in the order of saint-john of jerusalem, he chooses the great-conde as a patron and is given his dukedom of fronsac government in 1647. First one of the prince's informants on the fronde in guyenne, after the latter's arrest he becomes one of the leaders of his party, mainly till the princess of conde irruption in bordeaux. Thodias, mounded, is seized by the royal armies besieging the faubourg saint seurin on the 5 th of september 1650. Known for a condean, he enters the bordelaise jurade in 1951. His action demonstrates how, in order to keep control of bordeaux without ruining their party-future, condeans coalize with, among others, some ormistes who assume the police of the town as a counterpart. This alliance spreads through family, friendship and clientage relationshops, which one can trace before the fronde and that outlive it as well. Thus, an history of the ormee restricted to this party bordelais horizon appears incomplete if not erroneous. After the bordeaux surrender, thodias joins conde in exile before sailing to malta with a recommandation by the prince. Thodias takes over fronsac government after the peace of pyrenees but a feud of other condean officials
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Geldenhuys, Hugo Amos. "Die Kaapse meubelmakers, 1652-1900." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/65134.
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Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 1986.INDLEIDING: Ten spyte van die belangrike bydrae wat die meubelmakers oor meer as drie eeue gelewer het t.o.v. die vervaardiging van een van die belangrikste gebruiksartikels in die Kaapse huishoudings, is daar nag min aandag aan die onderwerp bestee. Slegs enkele navorsers soos H. Aucamp (1971), M. Baraitser en A. Obholzer (1971), J.L.M. Franken (1940) en J. Hoge (1946) verwys na enkele meubelmakers, timmermans, draaiers, voeërs en beeldsnyers wat meubels gemaak het. Daar is egter nog geensins 'n geheelbeeld saamgestel oor die herkoms van die Kaapse meubels en die vakmanne wat dit plaaslik vervaardig het nie. Die doel van hierdie studie is om vas te stel wie die mense was wat die Kaapse meubels sedert die volksplanting plaaslik vervaardig het. Die studie het ook ten doel om, waar moontlik, te onderskei tussen die verskillende soorte vakmanne wat meubels gemaak het, nl. kabinetmakers, stoelmakers, draaiers, voeërs, beeldsnyers en timmermans.
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Longtin, Mario. "Edition du Mystère de sainte Barbe en deux journées BN Yf 1652 et 1651." Thesis, McGill University, 1996. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=24090.
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This thesis consists in editing, side by side, two printed texts of Le Mystere de sainte Barbe en deux journees. The oldest (which can be found at "La Bibliotheque Nationale de Paris", call number BN Yf 1652) has been published by la Veuve Trepperel and Jehan Jehannot between the years 1511 and 1517. The other text, also to be found at "La B.N.P." (call number BN Yf 1651) is a revised edition of the former published between the years 1552 and 1585 on Simon Calvarin's press. The BN Yf 1652 contains 3 677 lignes, whilst the Calvarin's edition is of 3 734 lignes; both texts are at fourteenth characters. The mystery play is divided in two days. It consists almost exclusively of octosyllables.
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Claassens, Hester Wilhelmina. "Die geskiedenis van Boerekos 1652-1806." Thesis, Pretoria : [s.n.], 2003. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-06142004-094752.
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MacDonald, David Bruce. "Balkan holocausts? : comparing genocide myths and historical revisionism in Serbian and Croatian nationalist writing, 1986-1999." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2001. http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/1652/.
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This thesis explores, from both a theoretical and practical basis, how and why Serbian and Croatian nationalist elites used victim centred propaganda to legitimate new state creation during the collapse of Communist Yugoslavia (1986-1999). This often involved applying imagery from the Jewish Holocaust, with overt comparisons between Jewish suffering and the imagined genocides of Serbs and Croats. Chapters 'One' and 'Two' discuss why a rhetoric of victimisation and persecution has been an enduring aspect of national identity, from the ancient Hebrews onwards. This theoretical section develops a model for analysing nationalist teleology, comprising a Golden Age, a Fall from grace, and a Redemption. It also provides a critique of nationalism theory, analysing its successes and failures in understanding the importance of victim centred propaganda and the Holocaust in nationalism writings. Chapters 'Three' to 'Nine' examine how a fear of genocide was used by Serbian and Croatian nationalists to push their people into wars of "self defence". Through a detailed examination of primary source material, these chapters dissect many of the arguments advanced during the conflicts in, Kosovo, Croatia, and Bosnia-Hercegovina. Important comparisons can be made about how history was revised and what purpose these revisions served. Serbian and Croatian propaganda is divided into specific time periods. The time periods examined include the earliest eras, from the 3rd to the 15th centuries AD, followed by the medieval era, and the 19th century. The 20th century is divided into several periods, beginning with the first kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918), World War II, Communist Yugoslavia, the breakdown of the Federation, and the rise of nationalism and violence. A chapter on Bosnia-Hercegovina and the Bosnian Moslems demonstrates how effectively Serbian and Croatian propaganda was applied to a third party.
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Buzied, Mohamed Mabruk. "Enterprise accounting and its context of operation : the case of Libya." Thesis, Durham University, 1998. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/1652/.
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Manzi, Lea, Andrea Leoni, and Chiara Zavatta. "L'Aquila 2010 : quartiere San Silvestro : residenze e luoghi per la collettività." Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2010. http://amslaurea.unibo.it/1652/.
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Il progetto di intervento per la ricostruzione dell’Aquila è il frutto del lavoro sul discusso e attuale tema del terremoto del 6 aprile 2009 in Abruzzo, che ha profondamente colpito la città ed il suo territorio.
Quest’ultimo è stato l’elemento fondativo da cui partire in fase progettuale, affinchè la memoria possa diventare nuovamente fonte di identità e dove il paesaggio rappresenti un dialogo costante tra passato e presente, dove gli spazi aperti assumano il ruolo di rinnovata struttura generativa. Lo scenario che si prospetta dopo il sisma, mostra come sia forte la necessità di ritornare alla propria città, l’Aquila, attraverso la fruizione di spazi di relazione pubblici quali le piazze, le chiese e gli spazi privati dell’abitazione.
L’intervento all’interno del quartiere di San Silvestro in cui si è sviluppato il progetto, rappresenta una realtà molteplice e complessa in cui più elementi interagiscono tra loro.
Per questo, il progetto si pone come obiettivo quello di “intrecciare relazioni”, ossia creare legami tra sistemi ed elementi ora disgiunti che, se tra loro connessi, diventano l’occasione per far rivivere la città. La volontà di creare relazioni si è definita attraverso diverse azioni; una di queste è la scelta di intervenire a scala urbana, definendo un nuovo sistema viario che possa svincolare il centro dal percorso congestionato di via Duca degli Abruzzi.
L’intervento previsto su macroscala non solo ha l’obbiettivo di tutelare il centro storico dal traffico carrabile, ma privilegia la circolazione pedonale all’interno del quartiere, cercando di restituire una percezione dello spazio a misura d’uomo.
Altro aspetto caratterizzante il progetto è la volontà di “ricostruire scene urbane” caratteristiche del centro storico aquilano, consolidando gli spazi di aggregazione già esistenti come piazza san Silvestro e inserendo nuovi spazi di relazione in corrispondenza di porta Branconia, un punto nevralgico del progetto perché congiunge la cinta muraria con il centro storico e con la città all’esterno delle mura. Il progetto prevede che il sistema del verde retrostante sia accessibile attraverso percorsi nel verde che, dal centro, confluiscono sull’asse commerciale di via della Croce Rossa.
La definizione della parte più storica del quartiere di San Silvestro avviene attraverso un sistema di nuovi elementi che dialogano con le preesistenze storiche: un complesso di alloggi che si sviluppa nel lotto adiacente la chiesa, secondo la tipologia a schiera, ha un duplice affaccio, su via Duca degli Abruzzi da un lato e su via Sant’Agnese dall’altro; un nuovo museo per la città che si colloca su piazza San Silvestro confrontandosi direttamente con la Chiesa e col palazzo Branconi-Farinosi, rispettandone il ruolo e l’importanza.
Nell’area di espansione, limitrofa al già esistente quartiere di San Silvestro, si è cercati di privilegiare la relazione della città col suolo: a tal proposito l’andamento delle curve di livello presenti, dà origine a strade per l’accesso agli alloggi sociali che confluiscono nel verde adiacente le mura della città.
L’elemento unificatore di questo nuovo impianto risulta essere dunque il parco pubblico che costeggia le mura, congiungendo piazza S. Silvestro con l’estremità ovest dell’area e con i percorsi pedonali che caratterizzano tutta l’area di progetto trovando la massima espressione in prossimità proprio delle mura storiche.
Attraverso queste prime intenzioni progettuali si è cercato di sviluppare un sistema organico e coerente di elementi capaci di dialogare con il contesto circostante e di instaurare nuove relazioni con la città.
Se consideriamo le diverse componenti che formano il sistema possiamo evidenziare la presenza di elementi serventi, quali gli spazi aventi funzione pubblica, e di elementi serviti, come le residenze, aventi funzione privata. In particolare, il sistema residenziale, assume uno sviluppo uniforme ed omogeneo all’interno dell’area di intervento articolandosi con differenti connotazioni a seconda del diverso contesto circostante.
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Sancisi, Elisa <1974>. "Studio dei ritmi circadiani in pazienti in stato vegetativo." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2009. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/1652/.
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Objective: To study circadian rhythms (sleep-wake, body core temperature and melatonin circadian rhythms) in patients in vegetative state (VS) in basal condition and after nocturnal blue light exposure.
Methods: Eight patients in VS underwent two experimental sessions of 48 consecutive hours polysomnography with body core temperature (BCT) measurement separated by a 1-week interval. For a week between the two experimental sessions, patients underwent nocturnal blue light exposure (470 nm; 58 μW/cm2 for 4 hours from 11.30 p.m. to 3.30 a.m.). Brain MRI, Level of Cognitive Functioning Scale (LCF) and Disability Rating Scale (DRS) were assessed just before polysomnography.
Results: In all patients LCF and DRS confirmed vegetative state. All patients showed a sleep-wake cycle. All patients showed spindle or spindle-like activities. REM sleep was detected in only 7 patients. Patients displayed a greater fragmentation of nocturnal sleep due to frequent awakenings. Mean nocturnal sleep efficiency was significantly reduced (40±22 vs. 74±17) in VS patients respect to controls. A significantly increasing of phase 1 and a significantly reduction of phase 2 and phase 3 were observed too. A modification of diurnal sleep total time and of diurnal duration of REM sleep were found after 1-week nocturnal blue light exposure. All patients displayed a normal BCT 24-h rhythm in basal condition and after nocturnal blue light exposure. A reduction of mean nocturnal melatonin levels in basal condition were observed in VS patients. Melatonin suppression after blue light exposure was observed in only 2 patients in VS.
Conclusions: We found disorganized sleep-wake cycle and a normal BCT rhythm in our patients in VS. A reduction of mean nocturnal melatonin levels in basal condition were observed too.
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Inglis-Jones, James John. "The Grand Condé in exile : power politics in France, Spain and the Spanish Netherlands 1652-1659." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1995. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:3ab667bf-f5af-45b7-985f-1d936f8299a4.
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This thesis looks at the career of the Grand Condé - Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé - between 1652 and 1660. During this period the prince was in exile in the Spanish Netherlands. As a consequence of his power and status in France the prince's exile had a decisive impact not just upon the politics of the captaingeneral's court in Brussels, but more widely, upon the foreign policy of Cromwell's Protectorate, Philip IV's government in Madrid, the regime of Cardinal Mazarin in Paris and the Franco-Spanish war. International relations between France and Spain during the 1650's have been largely ignored by historians, so too has French political history in this period. Yet, the 1650's were a vital decade for France and Spain both historically and historiographically. The period saw the final stage of the costly and attritional conflict between the two 'great' crowns, whilst in France the regime of Cardinal Mazarin was the last ten years of government by a cardinal-minister before Louis XIV's declaration of personal rule in 1661. This has assumed enormous significance for historians many of whom see it as an important period of transition. Ten major European archives have been consulted to build a detailed picture of the impact of Condé's exile upon politics within France and the war being fought in the Flanders theatre. The cardinal's regime existed throughout the 1650's in an environment of acute uncertainty and instability whilst it was by no means clear that the war with Spain was a demonstration of an 'ascendant' France dealing the death blows to a 'declining' Spain. By raising questions about France's 'rise' to European supremacy and the internal stability of Mazarin's regime the thesis rejects the straightforward terms in which this period has been treated. In particular, using the example of Condé and placing his exile and Mazarin's regime in the context of aristocratic politics, it demonstrates that there were no indications that grandee power was in decline. Indeed, the thesis argues that the power of the grands as a crucial element in the power structure of Ancien Regime France, was set to continue into the next century.
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Moura, Gabriele Rodrigues de. "“Señores de la palabra” : histórias e representações na obra de Antonio Ruiz de Montoya (1612-1652)." Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, 2013. http://www.repositorio.jesuita.org.br/handle/UNISINOS/6790.
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A presente dissertação refletirá sobre o trabalho de Antonio Ruiz de Montoya, tanto como missionário dos índios, quanto a escrita da obra Conqvista Espiritval, relato de grande importância para a construção dos conhecimentos e da memória missionária sobre os primeiros anos de evangelização na Província Jesuítica do Paraguay. A narrativa foi dividida em seis partes: descrição etnográfica e geográfica da Província; primeiros missionários na região; propagação da fé, a relação com a Província Jesuítica, a tradição relacionada ao apóstolo São Tomé, finalizando com a destruição e êxodo guayreño; caracterização geral das reducciones, fornecendo a descrição de cada uma, os impedimentos e hostilidades; e, os menológios dos padres mártires da Companhia paraguayense. A estrutura de sua escrita, de forma geral, destaca-se pela sua qualidade em narrar os fatos, os quais Montoya se mostra um señor de la palabra, quando relata aquilo que testemunhou ou foi protagonista.
En esta tesis de maestría se reflexiona sobre la obra de Antonio Ruiz de Montoya, tanto como misionero de los indios, como la escritura de la obra Conqvista Espiritval, informe de gran importancia para la construcción del conocimiento y la memoria de los primeros años de la evangelización misionera de la Provincia Jesuítica del Paraguay. La narrativa se divide en seis partes: descripción geográfica y etnográfica de la Provincia; los primeros misioneros de la región, la difusión de la fe, la relación con la Provincia Jesuita, la tradición relacionada con el apóstol Santo Tomás, que termina con la destrucción y guayreño despoblación; la caracterización general de reducciones, proporcionando una descripción de cada uno de los obstáculos y hostilidades; y los menologios acerca de los sacerdotes mártires de la Compañía paraguayense.La estructura de su escritura, en general, sobresale por su calidad en la narración de los hechos, lo que demuestra que Montoya fue Señor de la Palabra, al informar lo que vieron o ha sido protagonista.
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Markham, Simon. "Studies in law and literature, 1580-1652." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.319006.
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Rafudeen, Mohammed Auwais. "Government perceptions of Cape Muslim exiles : 1652-1806." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17216.
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Bibliography: pages 79-84.This essay examines how the Cape government thought and felt about certain prominent Muslims, exiled from present day Indonesia to that colony, in the period 1652 to 1806. It has both descriptive and analytic functions. Descriptively, it seeks to find out what these thoughts and feelings were. Analytically, it seeks to explain why they came about. The essay contends that the way in which the exiles were perceived can only be understood by locating them in the wider Cape social, economic and political context. Accordingly, it describes elements of this context such as the Dutch colonial rationale, the Cape social structure, its culture and pertinent legal practices. Against this background, it then describes these perceptions. The description is general and specific. It examines perceptions of exiles in general by a study of the social class to which they belonged, namely the free blacks. It particularly focuses on the demography, the legal status and the economic position of this class. The final chapter of the essay is ties empirical backbone, being a specific and detailed examination of what the Cape government thought and felt about prominent individual exiles. As far as possible, it elicits all the evidence concerning these exiles, pertinent to the topic at hand, that is available in the prevailing historical literature. This essay's central thesis is that the exiles were peripheral to the concerns of the Cape government. Perceptions of individual exiles were nuanced and encompassed various attitudes, but at the core the exiles were not seen as important to their vital interests. The class to which the exiles belonged, the free blacks, were always at the demographic, legal, and economic margins of Cape society. The essay contends that the reason the exiles were peripheral in government perceptions was because of the general marginality of Muslims in the Cape context. They lacked numbers, and their role as a religious constituency was undermined by a society that subsumed such a constituency under various other concerns. The thesis is a departure from other studies on Cape Muslim history which this essay contends, tend to emphasise the "differentness" and centrality of the Muslim contribution.
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Legrand, Anne-Sophie. "Antoine Trouvain, 1652-1708 : graveur et éditeur d'estampes /." Paris : A.-S. Legrand, 1995. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb35777667b.
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Vázquez, Cruz Santiago. "Hacia una síntesis convergente del dodecaedrano: Estudios, modelo, preparación de precursores y primeros ensayos de las rutas 10 + 10 y 12 + 8." Doctoral thesis, Universitat de Barcelona, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/1652.
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En la presente tesis doctoral se han preparado dos alquenos altamente piramidalizados tricíclicos que han sido atrapados en forma de aductos Dielsalder. En ausencia de dienos se obtienen los correspondientes dimeros ciclobutánicos que experimentan una retrocicloadición térmica (2 + 2) a dimeros diénicos. Por otro lado se han llevado a cabo varios intentos para sintetizar tetrasecododecaedradienos bien por la dimerización de un alqueno piramidalizado tetracíclico de 10 átomos de carbono, bien por el acoplamiento cruzado de dos alquenos piramidalizados, uno tricíclico de 18 átomos de carbono y otro pentacíclico de 12 átomos de carbono.Paralelamente a este trabajo sintético se ha realizado un estudio teórico utilizando métodos de mecánica molecular, semiempíricos y "ab inicio", de los alquenos piramidalizados descritos en la tesis, de los C-dimeros ciclobutánicos y de los dimeros diénicos preparados. En general los cálculos teóricos correlacionan bien con los datos experimentales de los que disponemos.
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Muthige, Shumani Ralson. "Managing the implementation of management structure changes at the Eastern Cape Department of Education." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/1652.
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The Eastern Cape Department of Education has been in the forefront of the media – mostly for the wrong reasons. The major problems that have been reported range from the mismanagement of the feeding schemes, unpaid service providers, lack of adequate infrastructure, corruption committed by the officials, unfilled posts, poor service delivery and the second lowest matriculation pass rate in the country. Although there are many problems, as stated, this study research is focused on the management of change and its implementation in the organisational structure.
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Bernardo-Bricker, Anna R. "Investigating the origin of PM2.5 in Baltimore using highly time-resolved organic molecular markers measured during the Baltimore PM-supersite." FIU Digital Commons, 2008. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/1652.
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The detailed organic composition of atmospheric fine particles with an aerodynamic diameter smaller than or equal to 2.5 micrometers (PM 2.5) is an integral part of the knowledge needed in order to fully characterize its sources and transformation in the environment. For the study presented here, samples were collected at 3-hour intervals. This high time resolution allows gaining unique insights on the influence of short- and long-range transport phenomena, and dynamic atmospheric processes. A specially designed sequential sampler was deployed at the 2002-2003 Baltimore PM Supersite to collect PM2.5 samples at a 3-hourly resolution for extended periods of consecutive days, during both summer and winter seasons. Established solvent-extraction and GC-MS techniques were used to extract and analyze the organic compounds in 119 samples from each season. Over 100 individual compounds were quantified in each sample. For primary organics, averaging the diurnal ambient concentrations over the sampled periods revealed ambient patterns that relate to diurnal emission patterns of major source classes. Several short-term releases of pollutants from local sources were detected, and local meteorological data was used to pinpoint possible source regions. Biogenic secondary organic compounds were detected as well, and possible mechanisms of formation were evaluated. The relationships between the observed continuous variations of the concentrations of selected organic markers and both the on-site meteorological measurements conducted parallel to the PM2.5 sampling, and the synoptic patterns of weather and wind conditions were also examined. Several one-to-two days episodes were identified from the sequential variation of the concentration observed for specific marker compounds and markers ratios. The influence of the meteorological events on the concentrations of the organic compounds during selected episodes was discussed. It was observed that during the summer, under conditions of pervasive influence of air masses originated from the west/northwest, some organic species displayed characteristics consistent with the measured PM2.5 being strongly influenced by the aged nature of these long-traveling background parcels. During the winter, intrusions from more regional air masses originating from the south and the southwest were more important.
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Barrientos, Maria Izabel Garrido Garcia. "Retrofit de edificações: estudo de reabilitação e adaptação das edificações antigas às necessidades atuais." Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/11422/1652.
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Grande parte dos edifícios antigos foram construídos segundo diretrizes que hoje em dia, não são as mais funcionais. Essas edificações necessitam de uma reabilitação (retofit), que é uma reforma gerenciada do partido,adaptando as construções as novas necessidades através da busca pela otimização das atividades desempenhadas.Esta dissertação estuda o processo evolutivo das cidades e a atual valorização de uma região central legada ao abandono durante anos. Serão discutidos os condicionantes do processo de retrofit, suas caracteristicas e vantagens, tais como: a questão da degradação pelo uso, a mudaça no perfil do usuário,o fim da vida útil dos materiais, a preocupação com a eficiência, e as inovações tecnológicas, propiciadas pela automação. É também, apresentada uma proposta metodológica de diagnóstico e ferramentas computacionais disponíveis no mercado. Assim reunidos informações e propomos diretrizes com o objetivo de auxiliar profissionais envolvidos nas atividades de reabilitação do parque edificado.
Almost all old buildings had been constructed with concepts that nowadays are not more functional. Those constructions need a retrofit, that it is a rnanaged reform of the building, adapting the constructions to the new necessities, through the search for the optimization of the perforrn activities. This research evaluates cities evolutionary process, and the current valuation of downtown forgotten for years. The agents of the retrofit process, its characteristics and advantages will be discussed, such as: the degradation for the use, the user's profile changes, the end of materials useful life, the concern with the energy efficiency, and the technological innovations, propitiated by automation. It's also, presented a proposal methodology of diagnosis and available computational tools in the market.
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Gustafson, Laetitia. "Copingstrategieë van regsmediese assistente binne die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens / Laetitia Gustafson." Thesis, Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/1652.
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Price, John Charles. "Measurement and modelling of structure and pore level processes in filters and wicks." Thesis, University of Plymouth, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/1652.
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Characterisation of new filtration and wicking materials through a 'wet-bench" testing process is a requirement for many filtration companies before new products can be released to market. A reduction in this testing commitment through the application of successful computational based models, requiring minimal empirical input, would undoubtedly result in huge financial savings and reductions in testing lead times. Such models could offer total media characterisation and could also aid further insights into many filtration and wicking processes which before would have required an expensive combination of different testing procedures. In this research, a depth filtration model has been developed, based on the three-dimensional void network model Pore-Cor, The geometry of the void network is fitted, by means of an 8-dimensional Boltzmann annealed amoeboid simplex, to the porosity and percolation characteristics of stainless steel sintered filters measured by mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP). Preferential and critical flow paths through the network are calculated via a newly developed algorithm which allows a representation of net flow within individual pore/throat clusters. Particles from an experimental size distribution are fed along these flow-biased paths, using a newly developed random-particle-selection algorithm and, when straining occurs, the flow paths are re-calculated. The model is shown usefully to reproduce experimental filtration efficiencies as a function of pressure drop, measured by single pass tests. A critique of filtration efficiency measurements is given, suggesting use of a new 'alpha efficiency' rather than standard beta efficiency. The model is currently being adapted to accept porometry as well as porosimetry data, hence avoiding the use of mercury in future testing. Further to development of the filtration model the research associated with this thesis has also investigated two related areas. One is an investigation of a hydrophilic treatment of a series of polymeric sinters using oxidizing plasma. The investigation shows an improved method of data analysis of capillary rise measurements. An optimization process for determining the correct hydrophilic treatment parameters is proposed based on the variance across sample sets, and results are interpreted with respect to the Vyon® samples analysed. Secondly an investigation of anomalous compression characteristics found in the MIP of stainless steel Sinterflo® media is presented. Hypotheses were proposed for the observed increase in media compressibility and these were investigated using the Pore-Cor void network model for comparison with other investigations of porosity and compression analysis. Preliminary results suggest increased compressibility arises from microscopic material deformities and micro-fractures found in the media.
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Nasir, Noori Abdul-Nabi. "Ecology of the plaice (Pleuronectes platessa L.) in Broad Sands Bay Firth of Forth." Thesis, Heriot-Watt University, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10399/1652.
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Lotter, Pierre. "Parameter extraction of superconducting integrated circuits." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1652.
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Thesis (MScEng (Electrical and Electronic Engineering))--University of Stellenbosch, 2006.Integrated circuits are expensive to manufacture and it is important to verify the correct operation of a circuit before fabrication. Efficient, though accurate, parameter extraction of post-layout designs are required for estimation of circuit success rates. This thesis discusses electrical netlist and fast parameter extraction techniques suited for both intraand inter-gate connections. This includes the use of extraction windows and look-up tables (LUTs) for accurate inductance and capacitance estimation. These techniques can readily be implemented in automated layout software where fast parameter extraction is required for timing analysis and gate placement.
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Mayeux, Nicole. "Some New Place." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2013. http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1652.
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Parreira, Cátia Vanessa Soares. "Bebidas alcoólicas: padrões de consumo de álcool dos professores numa Escola Secundária de Espinho." Bachelor's thesis, [s.n], 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10284/1652.
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Monografia apresentada à Universidade Fernando Pessoa para obtenção do grau Licenciada em EnfermagemO álcool é uma droga que é considerada um problema social grave. O seu consumo verifica-se essencialmente entre os jovens e os adultos, sendo uma droga tolerada socialmente. Ultimamente têm-se realizado estudos em estudantes do ensino secundário, universitários e em determinadas comunidades e profissões. No entanto, não foi encontrado qualquer artigo relacionado com estudos realizados ao nível da classe docente. A escola é um local onde crianças e jovens passam a maior parte do seu tempo por isso, é um local muito importante para a informação e prevenção do alcoolismo bem como de outros tipos de drogas. O docente, como formador de jovens e crianças desde tenra idade deve, de acordo com o nível etários dos seus alunos, promover competências que lhes permitam evitar o consumo de álcool. As atitudes e postura dos professores constituem muitas vezes um ponto de referência para os alunos que, muitas vezes, os procuram imitar. Com o objectivo de “alertar” para a importância da realização de estudos nesta classe de profissionais, foi desenvolvido um estudo subordinado ao tema “Bebidas Alcoólicas – Padrões de consumo de Álcool dos Professores”. Este estudo foi realizado numa Escola Secundária em Espinho, sendo um estudo quantitativo, descritivo-correlacional e transversal. A amostra é constituída por 65 professores da referida Escola. Para a recolha de informação, foi elaborado um questionário com duas partes, a primeira parte destina-se à obtenção de dados sócio-demográficos e a segunda parte, à recolha de dados relativos ao consumo de álcool através do instrumento de recolha de dados, a escala AUDIT. The alcohol is a drug considered by many as serious social problem. It is consumed essentially by teenagers and adults, and it´s socially tolerated. Lately, there were been made several studies with secondary students and university students and also with several communities and several jobs. But, meanwhile, it wasn’t found any article related with those studies made specifically with teachers. School is a place where children and youngsters spend most of their time, so it´s the best place to alert, inform and prevent alcoholism as well as other types of drugs. Teachers, as children and youngsters educators’ should, according to the children age, promote and develop skills in order to avoid alcohol addiction. Teachers’ attitudes and behaviour are, most of the time, a reference to students’ that many times try to imitate their teachers and assume their attitudes as socially accepted. With the main goal of “alerting” to the importance of the realization of inquires among these professionals, it was developed a study under the theme “Alcoholic drinks – levels of consume among teachers”. This study was realized in an Espinho Secondary School, being a quantitative descriptive-correlational study and transversal. The sample is constituted by 65 teachers from the referred school. The gathering of information, was realized through a questionnaire with two parts, having, the first one, the goal of obtaining social and demographical information, and the second one, with the goal of gathering information related to the consume of alcohol habits among those teachers. This study was realized through the scale AUDIT instrument.
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Carvalho, Luís Manuel Lopes. "Default correlation implied from portfolio credit derivatives." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/1652.
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Mestrado em FinançasDespite the absence of good theoretical models to cope with credit portfolio issues, the development of credit derivative markets and the popularity of portfolio credit derivatives have created the need of handling the issue of default correlations in some way. In that context the copula models emerged and became extremely popular within the industry. In recent studies copula models have been criticized for not being flexible enough and for being a static approach. The recent turmoil on the Asset Backed Security market and the failure of Lehman Brothers, Inc brought to discussion the accuracy of these models. Based on data provided by two banks, on default correlation implied from CDO tranche market quotes, we try to draw conclusions about: 1)The credibility of the HLPGC copula model; 2) The power that correlations between single name CDS spreads have to explain those implied by market data, specially during the current. For the empirical study we will use the most popular and liquid portfolio credit derivatives: Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDO based on the iTraxx credit index for 5 years maturity), and implied correlations of CDO tranches written on the same index. The data source will be Bloomberg for single name CDS spreads and Calyon and JP Morgan for implied correlations from a Copula model.
Apesar da inexistência de modelos teóricos robustos para lidar com carteiras de risco de crédito, o desenvolvimento e a popularidade dos mercados de derivados de crédito criaram a necessidade de lidar com a questão das correlações de probabilidades de incumprimento de uma forma simples. Foi neste contexto que surgiram os modelos de cópula associados à indústria do risco de crédito. Estudos recentes criticam os modelos de cópula pela sua falta de flexibilidade e por assumirem uma abordagem estática. A recente crise no mercado de titularizações de hipotecas bem como a falência do Lehman Brothers, Inc reacenderam a discussão sobre a eficácia destes modelos. Com base em informação cedida por dois bancos de investimento sobre correlações implícitas nas cotações de mercado de tranches de CDOs, procurar-se-á concluir acerca da: 1) Credibilidade do modelo de cópula HLPGC; 2) Capacidade que as correlações entre spreads dos CDS individuais têm, na actual crise, para explicar as correlações essas correlações implícitas. Para a análise empírica usamos a carteira mais líquida de derivados de crédito: o índice iTraxx com maturidade de 5 anos e as correlações implícitas para as tranches emitidas sobre esta carteira. As fontes de informação utilizadas são, a Bloomberg para os prémios de risco dos nomes que constituem o iTraxx e JP Morgan e Calyon para correlações implícitas geradas pelos seus modelos de cópula.
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Oliveira, Cristina Villares. "Os jovens e os seus pares: Estudo sociométrico e psicopatológico de uma população escolar." Doctoral thesis, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Coimbra, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/1652.
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Tese de Doutoramento em Psiquiatria, apresentada à Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de CoimbraDa revisão da literatura sobre os relacionamentos das crianças e dos jovens com os seus pares, constata-se a existência de um sólido corpo de informação sobre a influência do grupo de pares no desenvolvimento, sobre a conexão entre os relacionamentos familiares e as capacidades sociais e adaptativas, sobre as formas de avaliação dos relacionamentos entre colegas (sendo as técnicas sociométricas as grandes privilegiadas), sobre os equivalentes cognitivo-comportamentais e afectivos dos estatutos sociométricos, e sobre a capacidade destes em prever risco de desajustamento no futuro. Mas constata-se igualmente a existência de informação escassa sobre a associação entre psicopatologia e a qualidade dos relacionamentos entre os jovens, área que todavia se mostra promissora na investigação em psicopatologia do desenvolvimento. O presente trabalho tem como objectivo ajudar à compreensão do nexo entre esses elementos e à comunicação sempre desejável entre esferas complementares do conhecimento. Na Escola 2,3 C/C do Ensino Básico de Anadia, foram avaliados sociometricamente, ao longo de três anos consecutivos, jovens do 5o ao 9o anos de escolaridade. No primeiro ano de estudo, foram incluídos 268 jovens, no segundo 454 jovens e no terceiro 393 jovens. Foi analisada a distribuição das populações pelos diferentes estatutos sociométricos (populares, médios, negligenciados, rejeitados e controversos) e, para cada um deles, foram examinados os padrões de interacção social. Foram aleatoriamente seleccionados 121 jovens no terceiro ano de estudo, distribuídos equitativamente pelos quatro estatutos sociométricos mais representativos, e foi também incluído o único elemento controverso. Foi aplicado um protocolo, junto dos jovens e professores, que procurou avaliar e quantificar elementos sobre a psicopatologia, condições sócio-familiares e adaptação escolar. Foi igualmente avaliada a estabilidade versus a mudança de estatuto sociométrico em anos consecutivos, e estudada a sua associação com a psicopatologia detectada. Os elementos obtidos são descritos e, sempre que possível, submetidos a análise estatística. Os resultados encontrados permitem extrair as seguintes conclusões: 1. O teste sociométrico é um método eficaz para medir os relacionamentos dos jovens com os seus pares e para detectar grupos relativamente homogéneos quanto ao funcionamento social, psicológico e académico. 2. Em qualquer grupo de jovens estudado, encontra-se uma percentagem estável de indivíduos que são sociometricamente populares, médios, negligenciados, rejeitados ou controversos. 3. O bom relacionamento com os colegas encontra-se associado a uma constelação de factores: bom nível de adaptação social e escolar, desempenho académico elevado, e satisfação pessoal. Pelo contrário, os grupos sociometricamente desfavorecidos (negligenciados e rejeitados) evidenciam maiores problemas nessas mesmas áreas. 4. Os grupos sociométricos que evidenciam bom relacionamento com os colegas (populares e médios) apresentam significativamente menos psicopatologia do que os grupos socialmente problemáticos. Apenas as perturbações de ansiedade tomam expressão na psicopatologia detectada nos grupos sociometricamente mais favorecidos. 5. O grupo sociométrico dos negligenciados aproxima-se significativamente mais do grupo dos rejeitados do que de qualquer outro em medidas de psicopatologia e desajustamento social e escolar. Distinguem-se, no entanto, pelo facto de o grupo dos negligenciados ser aquele que apresenta taxas mais elevadas de perturbações de ansiedade, enquanto que o grupo dos rejeitados é aquele que apresenta taxas mais elevadas de perturbações relacionadas com comportamentos disruptivos. 6. Os estatutos sociométricos apresentam estabilidade moderada quando avaliados dois anos consecutivos. O grupo dos rejeitados mantém-se fortemente estável ao fim de um ano. O grupo menos estável é o dos controversos. O dos negligenciados diferencia-se dos rejeitados por apresentar uma estabilidade menor. 7. Pela singeleza da sua aplicação e pela sua capacidade em discriminar os grupos potencialmente psicopatológícos, o teste sociométrico toma-se um método de eleição para detectar grupos de risco. Estes resultados podem constituir um subsídio para algumas linhas de investigação em psicopatologia do desenvolvimento, concorrendo para a detecção precoce de jovens em risco psicopatológico, para o esclarecimento dos factores subjacentes à psicopatologia, e para o delinear de estratégias e intervenções terapêuticas. Neste sentido, surgem como relevantes para futura investigação as seguintes hipóteses: A. Grande parte dos indivíduos sociometricamente mal posicionados apresenta psicopatologia, mas a relação causal desta associação não está determinada. Pode considerar-se que formas precoces de perturbação têm uma influência negativa nos relacionamentos interpessoais dos jovens, ou pelo contrário considerar-se que os jovens com dificuldades nos relacionamentos interpessoais se tomam desproporcionalmente vulneráveis aos factores de stress normativos e não-normativos. B. O isolamento social, mesmo sem a existência de rejeição activa, pode ser considerado como um factor de risco. Pode assim considerar-se o estatuto sociométrico condicionado por esse tipo de dificuldades nos relacionamentos, o estatuto dos negligenciados, como um grupo potencialmente em risco. C. Embora uma parte dos jovens sociometricamente mal posicionados apresente uma evolução favorável, não são conhecidos os factores que determinam esse desfecho. Poderá haver uma relação com um isolamento temporário, ao invés dos efeitos mais negativos de um isolamento continuado. D. Atendendo a que os grupos dos populares e dos médios não diferem na sua adaptação psico-social, poderá não ser necessário um grau de aceitação pelo grupo superior ao normal para que a vida social na escola seja benéfica. E. O teste de percepções sociométricas, ao medir a tele, ou a capacidade do indivíduo perceber correctamente as escolhas de que é alvo, pode igualmente permitir a medição da capacidade do indivíduo em experienciar afectos, positivos ou negativos, com um mínimo de distorção perceptual.
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Brandão, Maria Inês Elvas da Silva. "Estudo das afecções oculares em crianças dos 0 aos 10 anos avaliadas no Centro Hospitalar Cova da Beira." Master's thesis, Universidade da Beira Interior, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/1652.
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Objetivos: A visão é um sentido extremamente importante no correto desenvolvimento das crianças. Torna-se então necessário que as crianças sejam observadas, consoante a sua idade, por um optometrista/oftalmologista, de modo a despistar qualquer alteração à normalidade, prevenindo assim problemas visuais futuros. O principal objetivo deste trabalho de investigação consiste em caraterizar e avaliar a epidemiologia bem como os fatores de risco associados a erros refrativos, vergênciais e patologias oculares em crianças dos 0 aos 10 anos de idade.
Métodos: Estudo observacional, descritivo e transversal com caráter analítico com recolha de dados prospetivos. A amostra, não probabilística de conveniência, é constituída por crianças com idades compreendidas entre os 0 e os 10 anos de idade que no período de janeiro a junho de 2013, que frequentaram a consulta externa de pediatria do Centro Hospitalar Cova da Beira. Os dados pessoais foram recolhidos através de um questionário, aplicado aos pais ou representantes legais da criança, e posteriormente recolhidos os dados optométricos (acuidade visual, refração, exame ocular externo, desvios oculares). Os resultados do estudo, foram analisados com recurso ao programa informático Exel e Software Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) versão 20.0 para Windows, tendo sido considerado significativos os resultados com p<0,05.
Resultados: Das 115 crianças observadas, 64,3% pertencia ao Grupo 1, com idades entre os 0 e os 6 anos e 35,7% pertencia m ao Grupo 2, tendo idades compreendidas entre os 6 e os 10 anos. No grupo 1, 62,2% eram do sexo masculino e no grupo 2, 63,4% do sexo masculino. Das 115 crianças avaliadas detetou-se em 43 algum tipo de problema oftalmológico (37,4%): erros de refração e/ou erros vergênciais. No grupo 1, 22,9% das crianças eram hipermetropes e 5,4% míopes. No grupo 2, a incidência de hipermetropia foi de 17,1% e foram consideradas míopes 7,3% das crianças avaliadas neste grupo. Relativamente aos erros vergênciais, no grupo 1 em 23,0% das crianças foi observado algum tipo de desvio, enquanto no grupo 2, foram observados desvios oculares em 29,3% das crianças. Relativamente à avaliação prévia por um optometrista/oftalmologista, das 115 crianças, 36 já tinham sido previamente avaliadas, 18% (n=13) das crianças do Grupo 1, e 56% (n=23) do Grupo 2. Das crianças avaliadas, no grupo 1, 3 apresentavam antecedentes e pessoais e 10 antecedentes familiares de risco de doença oftalmológica, enquanto no grupo 2, 4 crianças apresentavam antecedentes pessoais e 3 antecedentes familiares. Em termos de terapia visual, no grupo 1, 5% das crianças estava a realizar algum tipo de tratamento, enquanto no grupo 2, 12% das crianças se encontrava na mesma situação.
Conclusão: Neste estudo, observou-se uma maior incidência de problemas visuais em relação à literatura. No entanto verificou-se uma concordância em relação aos fatores de risco, tais como, prematuridade, baixo peso ao nascer, antecedentes pessoais e familiares de risco oftalmológico. Com este trabalho conclui-se que uma grande parte das crianças não está a cumprir o Rastreio Oftalmológico Infantil.Purpose: Vision is an extremely important sense on children development. The main goal of this research work is to characterize and evaluate the epidemiology and risk factors associated with refractive errors, vergence and eye diseases in children from 0 to 10 years old. Methods: Observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study, with analytical character and prospective data collection. The non-probabilistic and convenience sample is made up of children aged from 0 to 10 that attended the outpatient pediatric Hospital Center Cova da Beira between January 2013 and June 2013. The personal data were collected through a questionnaire made to the legal guardian of the children, and after that the clinical data were collected. The results of the study were analyzed on a software named Software Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20.0, for Windows, being considered significant only the results with p <0.05. Results: From the 115 observed children, 35,7% were aged between 6 and 10, and 64,3% between 0 and 6. On the first group, 37,8% of the children were female and 62,2% were male. On the other hand, on group 2, 36,6% were female, and 63,4% were male. The higher incidence of refractive errors was found in group 1, where 22.9% of children were farsighted, and 5.4% of them nearsighted. On the second group the incidence of farsighted was 17,1%, and were considered nearsighted 7,3% of the children evaluated. Towards the vergence errors, on group 1, was observed ocular deviations on 23,0% of the children, while on group 2 that number increased to 29,3%. From the children evaluated on group 1, three of them had personal background, and ten of them family history, whereas on group 2, 4 had personal background and 3 family history. There was a higher percentage when was verified a previous observation by a health professional on group 2, which is 56% compared to 18% in Group 1. In terms of visual therapy, on group 1, 5% of the children were doing some kind of treatment, while in group 2, the percentage of children on this same situation was 12%. Conclusion: In this study was verified a higher incidence of visual problems compared to the literature. However, was conferred a conformity regarding the risk factors, such as, prematurity, low birth weight, personal and family history.
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Terrones, Cornejo Jorge Anibal. "Implementación de un sistema de calidad aplicado a una pyme manufacturera de artículos complementarios de cuero." Bachelor's thesis, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, 2003. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12672/1652.
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El presente informe de tesis para obtener el grado de Ingeniero industrial por la modalidad de Perfeccionamiento Profesional da a conocer el desarrollo de un manual para la implementación de un sistema de calidad adaptado a las pequeñas y medianas empresas en el Perú.
La información de los puntos a implementar se han tomado de la norma ISO 9001:2000. En este informe se han suprimido algunos puntos que no son de mucho interés para una pyme por su propia naturaleza y tamaño y se han adaptado a las necesidades de la empresa aquellos puntos de suma importancia para lograr el control total de sus procesos.
En una primera parte se hace una recopilación de información acerca de la situación de las pymes en el Perú con el fin de fundamentar la necesidad de buscar un camino para el desarrollo de estas unidades de negocio tan importantes en la economía nacional. También se hace una revisión de la norma ISO 9001:2000 que será la base para este manual.
En una segunda parte se hace una revisión de la norma a la cual hacemos referencia con el fin de tener en claro los lineamientos que posee y aplicarlos a lo largo de la investigación.
En una tercera parte se ha realizado un diagnóstico general de la empresa en la que se ha ido implementando este sistema de calidad. Conforme se va avanzando en este diagnóstico nos daremos cuenta de que la empresa no cuenta con un control documentario de sus procesos. Es por esto que se ha decidido trabajar conjuntamente con el dueño (gerente) para que tome conciencia de lo importante que son estos controles para su empresa.
En una cuarta parte se detalla la implementación del sistema de calidad adaptado a las necesidades de la pyme en cuestión. Es esta implementación se debe contar con todo el personal involucrado gracias al apoyo del gerente.
Se puede precisar como una de las conclusiones más importantes el logro de la toma de conciencia por parte del personal de la empresa, de que el cambio no es sólo para bien de la empresa, sino para bien de todos sus trabajadores.
Finalizando este manual se encuentran los documentos creados sobre la base de la empresa y los documentos usados por la empresa al terminar la implementación del sistema de calidad.Tesis
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Ferreto, Tiago Coelho. "Dynamic server consolidation with controlled reconfiguration delays." Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10923/1652.
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Previous issue date: 2010Virtualization has reemerged in the last years as a solution to minimize costs in data centers due to resources subutilization. The possibility of dynamically changing virtual machines capacities and live-migrate them between physical servers resulted in a higher flexibility to attend sudden changes in computing demand, minimizing the amount of physical resources required. This increase in flexibility derived novel computing models such as utility computing and cloud computing. One of the key mechanisms in these virtualized data centers is dynamic server consolidation. It performs periodically the mapping of virtual machines to physical servers in order to attend changes in demand, while using a minimal set of physical resources to restrain power consumption costs. However, redefining a new mapping can require migrating virtual machines between physical servers, which eventually delay the reconfiguration of virtual machines to a new capacity. This work presents traditional algorithms used for dynamic server consolidation and evaluate their impact on the reconfiguration delay metric using different types of real and synthetic workloads. An algorithm for dynamic server consolidation which controls the maximum reconfiguration delay incurred by a new mapping is proposed. The experiments performed using this algorithm show that it provides higher control over reconfiguration delays and has a small impact in the additional amount of resources required.
A virtualização reapareceu nos últimos anos como solução para minimizar custos em data centers decorrentes da subutilização de recursos. A possibilidade de dinamicamente alterar a capacidade de máquinas virtuais e migrá-las de forma transparente entre servidores físicos resultou em maior flexibilidade para atender mudanças repentinas em demanda computacional, minimizando a quantidade de recursos físicos necessários. Este aumento em flexibilidade derivou novos modelos de computação como utility computing e cloud computing. Um dos principais mecanismos nestes data centers virtualizados é a consolidação dinâmica de servidores. Ele realiza periodicamente o mapeamento de máquinas virtuais para servidores físicos de forma a atender mudanças de demanda, enquanto utiliza um conjunto mínimo de recursos físicos para reduzir custos em consumo de energia. No entanto, redefinir o mapeamento pode exigir migrar máquinas virtuais entre servidores físicos, o que pode acabar atrasando a reconfiguração das máquinas virtuais para a nova capacidade. Este trabalho apresenta algoritmos normalmente utilizados para consolidação dinâmica de servidores e avalia o seu impacto na métrica de atraso de reconfiguração usando diferentes tipos de workloads reais e sintéticos. Um algoritmo para consolidação dinâmica de servidores que controla o atraso máximo de reconfiguração decorrente de um novo mapeamento é proposto. Os experimentos realizados com esse algoritmo demonstram que ele provê maior controle sobre atrasos de reconfiguração e possui baixo impacto na quantidade adicional de recursos necessários.
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Mzamo, Nokuzola Assunta. "Assessing contributions of tourism development to poverty alleviation programmes in Langa, Western Cape Province." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1652.
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Thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree
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at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2013The study, which deals with Assessing Contributions of Tourism Development to Poverty Alleviation Programmes in Langa, Western Cape Province, was conducted against the background that Langa Township has all that it takes to be considered as a well developed tourist destination. Despite the great potential of tourism economic clusters in Langa Township, which covers its rich historical contribution in the history making of new the South Africa, cultural tourism and township tourism, the township faces a challenge of unemployment whilst there are few community members that perceive tourism as an escape industry that would create job opportunities for them, and hence contribute to a better life. Conversely, this study locates the tourism industry as key in efforts to uplift the poor standard of living that the Langa township community faces. In South Africa, generally, the tourism industry is recognised as one of the key economic sectors that has great potential to contribute towards eradicating community-based poverty challenges. The central focus of the study involves the viability of tourism business segments in Langa Township, community participation, community understanding and awareness of the tourism industry in the area, as well as basic infrastructure to support tourism industry. The study employed both quantitative and qualitative methodology. The quantitative survey was administered by using Likert Scale questionnaires, which were distributed to community members who have stayed in Langa for more than five years. The quantitative survey was distributed to the Langa Local Economic Development Forum, tour operators based in Langa, and those who make use of Langa as a visiting destination, and community leaders. The main findings of the study revealed that there are few tour operators who conduct business based in Langa township, whilst those tourism establishments that exist are not widely marketed and properly planned to both lead and benefit from the potential of tourism economic segments in order to keep these operators highly viable and sustainable. Community understanding and awareness of the tourism industry in the area is at a fair level of understanding and awareness, but with little in-depth knowledge on how these communities can use it for the improvement of their living conditions. However, basic infrastructure to support the tourism industry in Langa is not at a high standard to attract tourist use. For example, the indoor sport centres, playing fields, and cultural yards are of a poor quality. This situation makes it difficult to currently position the tourism industry in Langa township, and drive it as a leading economic sector for poverty alleviation. Nonetheless, the study presents recommendation on how best to improve the current exploration on the tourism industry in Langa township for a positive impact on programmes towards poverty alleviation.
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Fraga, Sandra Madalena da Rocha. "Língua estrangeira moderna no vestibular : que conhecimento lingüístico é exigido nas provas de língua espanhola?" reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/1652.
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Este trabalho desenvolve-se na área da Lingüística Aplicada ao Ensino do Espanhol como Língua Estrangeira. O propósito é o de examinar as provas de espanhol dos vestibulares de três Instituições de Ensino Superior de Porto Alegre e Grande Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, no período compreendido entre os anos de 1996 a 2000, para depreender delas o tipo de conhecimento lingüístico exigido do candidato. Empregamos como base metodológica a avaliação formativa, com enfoque qualitativo na interpretação das informações e quantitativo na coleta e exposição dos dados, resultando em um quadro descritivo da realidade das provas examinadas. O estudo caracteriza-se como exploratório, sem levantamento de hipóteses. A falta de pesquisas sobre as provas de espanhol nos vestibulares, e de literatura específica sobre o assunto resultou na busca de uma base teórica que desse suporte a uma análise clara e ajustada ao objetivo. Teóricos clássicos como Saussure (1974), Bloom (1983) até autores contemporâneos como Ortega Olivares (1990), Orlandi (1987) e Wiggins e McThige (1998) constituíram o referencial teórico do trabalho. A análise das provas de espanhol foi organizada tendo em vista os conceitos de Orlandi sobre tipos de discurso, o de Wiggins e MacThige sobre os tipos de perguntas de compreensão e de Ortega Olivares sobre o conceito de gramática. Os resultados apontam para a presença dos discursos autoritário, lúdico e polêmico com a predominância desse último. As perguntas de unidade preponderam sobre as do tipo essencial e o conhecimento gramatical, em grande parte, ainda de base estruturalista indicam que uma nova postura deva ser adotada em relação à elaboração das provas de vestibular e à abordagem do conteúdo.
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Gantois, Renaud. "Contribution à la modélisation de l'écoulement de résine dans les procédés de moulage des composites par voie liquide." Toulouse 3, 2012. http://thesesups.ups-tlse.fr/1652/.
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Les procédés de moulage des composites par voie liquide représentent des solutions très attractives sur le plan industriel, car ils permettent de réaliser des pièces complexes et de grandes dimensions à bas coûts. Néanmoins, ces procédés demandent une bonne maîtrise des mécanismes d'imprégnation qui restent relativement difficiles à anticiper. Le travail s'articule autour d'une étude expérimentale et numérique, visant à modéliser l'écoulement de la résine liquide dans le renfort fibreux pendant l'étape de remplissage. Le moyen d'essai développé est destiné à la mesure de la perméabilité, à la fois dans le plan et dans la direction transverse au renfort. L'étude numérique porte sur la simulation des écoulements macroscopique et microscopique. À l'échelle macroscopique, l'originalité du modèle proposé réside dans le couplage des méthodes BEM et Level Set, en 2D et 3D. À l'échelle microscopique, un solveur stationnaire BEM a été développé pour évaluer la perméabilité d'une microstructure fibreuse en 2DLiquid Composite Molding (LCM) is more and more used in industry for its ability to produce complex and large parts at low cost. However, this process needs a special care to anticipate properly the impregnation of the fibrous reinforcement, which remains a challenging task important to achieve. This work is divided into an experimental and a numerical study. It aims to model the resin flow through the fibrous reinforcement occurring during the mold filling stage. An experimental setup has been designed to measure both plane and transverse permeabilities of the reinforcement. The numerical study is focused on the simulation of the flow at macroscopic and microscopic scales. At macro scale, our main contribution is the coupling between BEM and Level Set methods, which has been achieved for both 2D and 3D problems. At micro scale, a stationary BEM solver has been developed to evaluate the transverse permeability of a 2D fibrous microstructure
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Ballena, Rázuri Luis, Ruiz Peregrina Becerra, and Malca Rossela Gonzales. "Plan de negocio Kunacenter." Master's thesis, Universidad del Pacífico, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11354/1652.
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La presente investigación se refiere a las empresas que brindan el servicio de cuna, las cuales se definen como instituciones educativas que atienden las necesidades infantiles de cuidado, protección, desarrollo y aprendizaje de los niños entre los 3 meses y 3 años.
Los autores de la investigación trabajaron en el centro empresarial de San Isidro por varios años y experimentaron la necesidad de ayuda en el cuidado de sus hijos. Así, se observó que existe la necesidad de una cuna que reciba a niños desde edades muy tempranas y que, además, ofrezca horarios extendidos como alternativa para padres que trabajan y no saben con quién dejar a sus niños.
Para analizar esta problemática es necesario mencionar sus causas. Una de ellas es que el distrito de San Isidro recibe una alta población flotante, los cuales vienen a trabajar a diario desde otros distritos y que tienen que buscar cómo organizarse para poder dejar a sus hijos al cuidado de un tercero, sin tener muchas opciones para ello. Otra causa es que, existe un incremento de mujeres que trabajan y que al experimentar la maternidad, se enfrentan al problema de no tener con quien dejar a sus hijos, ya que ambos padres salen del hogar a trabajar.
En otros países más desarrollados, los centros financieros albergan edificios que cuentan con un espacio especial asignado a una cuna para los hijos de los empleados de las empresas que tienen sus oficinas allí. Esto se convierte en un beneficio adicional para los empleados de estas empresas y el clima laboral se vuelve más grato, al verse reducido el estrés de no tener con quién dejar a sus hijos.
El interés de esta investigación es no sólo para conocer las causales de esta tendencia social, sino para proponer un modelo de negocio que cubra la demanda de este sector de la población que está insatisfecho con las opciones que encuentra actualmente en el mercado.
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Lopes, Rui Patrício Andrade Pereira. "Sistema de gestão de qualidade para serviços TI na Universidade de Aveiro." Master's thesis, Universidade de Aveiro, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/1652.
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Mestrado em Engenharia e Gestão IndustrialEste trabalho tem como objectivo a análise da infra-estrutura de Sistemas e Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação (STIC) da Universidade de Aveiro, com a finalidade de elaboração de um modelo de gestão para a sua governação. Para tal, foi feita uma pesquisa para encontrar normas, regras ou boas práticas que se aplicam a serviços iguais em organizações semelhantes e de outro cariz. Chegou-se à conclusão de que existem princípios que são aplicados a todos os tipos de organização, com os devidos ajustamentos. A complexidade da tarefa permitiu apenas o diagnóstico e elaboração de sugestões, projectos e indicadores que visem a melhoria dos serviços prestados e a optimização da infra-estrutura, com especial atenção ao suporte prestado pelo Helpdesk. A implementação das directivas defendidas por uma das duas compilações de princípios, regras e boas práticas é a conclusão lógica de todo este trabalho. Embora ambas sirvam perfeitamente para o fim desejado, considerou-se o Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF) o mais indicado por várias razões, que serão explanadas no decorrer deste trabalho. ABSTRACT: The main goal of this work is the analysis of the University of Aveiro IT infrastructure as to propose a management model to its governance. A research was conducted in order to find standards, guidelines and best practices for similar organizations or others, and one of the outcomes is that there are general directives that can be adapted to each case. Nevertheless, the complexity of this task, allowed only a diagnosis and proposal of suggestions and measurement indices aiming at the improvement of the offered services, particularly the Helpdesk, as well as the optimization of the infrastructure. The logical consequence of this work is the implementation of ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library) or MOF (Microsoft Operations Framework), the latter was considered more adequate to this purpose due to reasons explained in this work.
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Banks, Nico. "Diagnosing and Correcting Problems with Project Selection at the World Bank." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2017. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/1652.
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In 1992, the World Bank Group’s success rate - as evaluated the Bank’s unit, the Independent Evaluation Group - had substantially declined. In response, the Bank formed a task force to determine what factors had caused the decline. The Task Force report detailed several problems with the Bank’s project selection and implementation process. A review of the report and other literature concludes that projects often fail to achieve their goals because of overly optimistic ex-ante appraisals, and project delays. The project selection and design process should attempt to mitigate the risk of project delay by ensuring that financing is available on time, site conditions are stable, and the supply of materials is adequate. A regression analysis based on projects implemented in the 21st century investigates how project success has changed since the report, and how the Bank can continue to improve its project selection process. It concludes that the Bank’s projects are more successful when implemented in countries with a political environment conducive to businesses. In addition, projects experience more delays and are less successful when the borrowing country is responsible for funding a large percentage of the project.
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Lowham, Keith D. "Synchronization analysis and simulation of a standard IEEE 802.11g OFDM signal." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/1652.
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Approved for public release, distribution is unlimitedSynchronization of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexed (OFDM) signals is significantly more difficult than synchronization of a single-carrier system. The recently approved IEEE Standard 802.11g specifies a packet-based OFDM system that provides a basis for the discussion of OFDM synchronization in a packet-based environment. Algorithms that synchronize the receiver carrier demodulation frequency and phase, the data frame, the OFDM symbol timing, and the data symbol timing are discussed and analyzed in an AWGN channel. System View simulation is used to implement the frame and carrier frequency synchronization algorithms, where the performance of these algorithms is analyzed and they are shown to be useful detection algorithms for Standard 802.11g signal reception.
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Helm, Sarah Kathleen Chattaraman Veena. "Body discrepancy and body satisfaction influence on approach and avoidance behaviors and emotions /." Auburn, Ala, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10415/1652.
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Schwartz, Sarah Ann. "Employing the induced hypocrisy paradigm to encourage nutrition on college campuses." Thesis, Manhattan, Kan. : Kansas State University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/1652.
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Pudhota, Madhuri. "THERMAL STABILITY OF PHENOLIC BASED BINDERS AND FRICTIONAL PERFORMANCE OF BRAKE COMPOSITE MATERIALS." OpenSIUC, 2015. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/1652.
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To enhance frictional performance, wear and to obtain improved thermal stability with a reduction of noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) and provide environment friendly brakes for the increasing needs of the population's comfort and safety requirements this study was initiated. The thermal stability of two different phenolic resins as binder on the frictional performance of brake composite material was studied. The two phenolic resins used are Durite phenolic resin and Bakelite phenolic resins. They were tested for friction, wear, thermal stability and degradation. This was executed by using a universal friction tester (UFT) for testing friction and wear, then on thermo gravimetric analysis (TGA) and the TGA results indicate more mass loss of NB samples contrary to test results. When individual materials were heated, Bakelite lost less mass compared to Durite. The friction test indicates more friction when used the NB samples but they had less wear and more stability nevertheless this could vary for other compositions and conditions.
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Carvalho, Paul G. "The Effectiveness of Periodically-Harvested Closures in Meeting Ecological and Socioeconomic Objectives." DigitalCommons@CalPoly, 2016. https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/1652.
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Periodically-harvested fisheries closures (PHCs) are a widespread form of community-based marine spatial management used throughout the Indo-Pacific that also is currently being intensively advocated by conservation organizations for supporting productive fisheries and healthy marine ecosystems. However, local implementation of PHCs has historically been designed to support occasional and efficient exploitation of fish stocks, and not necessarily sustainable fisheries yields and stock conservation. The efficacy of PHCs for achieving their historical cultural objectives of periodicity and efficiency of harvest, simultaneously with achieving contemporary fisheries objectives of fisheries productivity and conservation is undetermined. As a result, the utility of PHCs for supporting contemporary ecosystem-based fisheries management is uncertain given environmental, social and climate change. We developed a biological-economic fisheries model of PHCs to test the value of this form of marine resource management for achieving cultural, fisheries and conservation objectives under sustainable and overfishing scenarios. Our results reveal PHCs to be more effective at achieving the multiple objectives than either non-spatial or fully-protected area management when fisher impact on fish behavior is considered. These results describe the performance of PHCs in general when fish behavior is considered, but does not provide detailed guidance for a particular PHC. Thus, we modified and calibrated our biological-economic fisheries model with empirical data from Nakodu Village on Koro Island in Fiji. The calibrated model allowed us to estimate the effectiveness of Nakodu Village’s current PHC management and predict consequences of future management actions. Results suggest that 5-year PHC closures are optimal for simultaneously achieving fisheries productivity and conservation goals in Nakodu Village. These findings challenge the dogma that PHCs are simply a cultural legacy and warrant further investigation of the utility of PHCs for supporting ecosystem-based management beyond the Indo-Pacific.
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Wu, Yuhong. "Structural studies of Human Caprin Protein." OpenSIUC, 2019. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/dissertations/1652.
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Human Caprin-1 and Caprin-2 are prototypic members of the caprin (cytoplasmic activation/proliferation-associated protein) protein family. Vertebrate caprin proteins contain two highly conserved homologous regions (HR1 and HR2) and C-terminal RGG motifs. Drosophila caprin (dCaprin) shares HR1 and RGG motifs but lacks HR2. Caprin-1 and Caprin-2 have important and non-redundant functions. The detailed molecular mechanisms of their actions remain largely unknown.
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Judisch, Alexandra Lynae. "Towards an optimized low radiation dose quantitative computed tomography protocol for pulmonary airway assessment." Thesis, University of Iowa, 2015. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/1652.
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Lung disease affects tens of millions of Americans, making it one of the most common medical conditions in the United States. Many of these lung diseases are classified as chronic airway disease. Because of this, it is important to be able to catch the development early so as to begin treatment as soon as possible to delay the progression and subsequently monitor that progression. One method of doing so is the use of quantitative computed tomography (CT). Study of the airway anatomy can be quantified using such measures as minor inner diameter (MinD), major inner diameter (MajD), wall thickness (WT), inner area (IA), and outer area (OA). Changes in these measures can then be tracked over time to determine how the airways are being affected by disease. The challenge with the desired longitudinal imaging is that prolonged radiation exposure can be dangerous to the patient. In order to make longitudinal imaging more feasible, it is important to determine what quantitative measures can reliably be made at different radiations doses so as to optimize radiation dose and quantitative assessment.
Working to make this determination, three different radiation doses were tested to evaluate their quantitative outputs. A high dose (14.98 mGy), medium dose (6.00), and low dose (0.74 mGy) were used to image six different porcine subjects. Images were collected at these doses both while the lungs were in-vivo and once the lungs had been fixed and excised ex-vivo. All of the scans were then processed using APOLLO (VIDA Diagnostics). From the complete airway trees, quantitative measures were collected from thirty-five airways. For the whole lung analysis, the medium and low dose in-vivo scans and the high dose ex-vivo scans were compared to the high dose in-vivo scans to compare assess MinD, MajD, WT, IA, and OA. Then, in order to determine how well the CT measures represent the actual anatomy, a total of thirteen cube samples containing airways were segmented from one of the lungs (based on volume analysis of the lung pre- and post-fixation and visual inspection). The cubes were imaged in CT, for the purpose of aiding in the establishment of original location and studying the effect of a narrowed imaging window, and microscopic CT (μCT). Since μCT can have a resolution on the scale of microns, the values measured in these images were considered ground-truth. The CT and μCT cubes were then registered to the high dose ex-vivo scan so as to compare the cube values with the ex-vivo values from each of the three doses. The same five measures were collected and analyzed.
The MinD, MajD, WT, IA, OA were statistically analyzed between the three in-vivo radiation dose scan sets, the high dose in- and ex-vivo scans, and the µCT cube, CT cube, and the three ex-vivo radiation dose sets. Preliminary results for the in-vivo scans show that the low dose and medium dose scans can reliably (< 5% error) be used to evaluate airways with minor diameters between 3.42 mm and 10.34 mm and major diameters between 3.98 mm and 12.06 mm. Comparison of the high-dose in-vivo and ex-vivo scans showed that the fixation and excision of the lungs did not significantly affect the ex-vivo lungs' ability to be used as a model for the in-vivo lungs. Finally, analysis of the various forms of the ex-vivo airways showed that there were few statistically significant differences between the datasets.
These results support the use of using the low (0.74 mGy) radiation dose when studying airway disease affecting airways with minor diameters between 3.42 mm and 10.34 mm and major diameters between 3.98 mm and 12.06 mm. They also show that the quantitative measures from CT are representative of the true measures of the airways.
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Kauppi, Erika Donnelly. "A Thirst for More." PDXScholar, 2014. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/1652.
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A Thirst for Moretakes the reader on a journey into self-development culture around Portland, Oregon. The author attends events devoted to personal growth to try to understand how this culture shapes our lives and the way we think. Along the way, she encounters psychics, mystics, an alleged cult leader, and seekers and self-reinventors of all stripes. As participants in this culture work to build their own philosophies and define their own spirituality, they also create their own communities--intentionally and otherwise. These communities form the heart of this exploration. Chapters 1 and 2 explore the spontaneous communities that arise during afternoon events in which participants pay for goods, services, and information pertaining to personal growth and spirituality. Chapter 3 delves into a sacred art and music festival in which participants gather outdoors for a handful of days in the hopes of connecting with each other and transforming themselves--and society--in the process. The final chapters explore the lives of two communities. In Chapter 4, a woman devotes her life to starting up an eco-village in the foothills of Mt. Hood. In Chapter 5, the author visits a 41-year-old commune in which residents and visitors have abandoned former lives in their search for meaning, fulfillment, belonging, and a place to call home.
As the author questions others about their beliefs, she begins to question her own. Why do we believe what we believe?
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Murrey, Sonia. "Alleviating Risks of Parental Incarceration through Mentorship." ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1652.
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The focus of the present study was on the lack of positive socialization of children affected by parental incarceration. Researchers have indicated the need to broaden the examination of the effects of parental incarceration on children. Mentorship has demonstrated a positive influence for youth who display at-risk behaviors. However, there is little research regarding the effectiveness of mentorship programs for youth who have experienced the negative effects of parental incarceration. The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological study was to describe the experiences of youth who have completed an individualized mentorship program following parental imprisonment. Flyers were distributed to case managers and program managers of mentorship programs in New Castle County in order to recruit participants ages 18 -24 years who had a parent incarcerated and who had completed a mentorship program. Through individual interviews, 5 participants provided a retrospective account of antisocial behaviors exhibited as the result of parental incarceration, isolation, physical and emotional abuse faced in their youth, and the ways in which mentorship impacted their lives. Interview data were coded based on words that expressed emotion (emotion coding), words that expressed action (action coding), and words that described circumstances (circumstantial coding). This study revealed that, for these 5 participants, mentorship did have a positive impact. Findings further suggested that mentoring be recognized as a more focal strategy to assist youth, researchers, and practitioners in (a) identifying triggers that may lead to adverse responses to parental incarceration and (b) helping youth improve their overall quality of life when exposed to such circumstances.
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Guzy, Jackie. "Maintaining biodiversity with a mosaic of wetlands: factors affecting amphibian species richness among small isolated wetlands in central Florida." Scholar Commons, 2010. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/1652.
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The biodiversity value of a wetland is linked not only to its position in the landscape relative to other wetlands, but also to its habitat characteristics. I monitored amphibian species richness among 12 small, isolated, and undisturbed wetlands (which occur on lands permitted for phosphate mining) in central Florida during the 2005 and 2006 breeding seasons. I used seven habitat and landscape variables to characterize the environments of the wetlands and generalized linear models to determine which of these variables had the greatest influence on the occurrence of seven amphibian species (Anaxyrus terrestris, Gastrophryne carolinensis, Hyla gratiosa, Lithobates capito, L. catesbeianus, L. grylio, and Pseudacris nigrita verrucosa). Significant models for each species incorporated six of the seven habitat and landscape variables: distance to permanent water (2 spp.), distance to nearest wetland (3 spp.), vegetation heterogeneity (2 spp.), hydroperiod (2 spp.), presence/absence of fish (1 sp.), and distance to canopy cover (1 sp.). I suggest that source/sink metapopulation and patchy population dynamics in a given year are affected in part by environmental variables of ephemeral wetlands as they affect individual amphibian species. I suggest that a diversity of environmental conditions among wetlands produces the greatest amphibian biodiversity in this system, and that conservation and restoration efforts should emphasize environmental heterogeneity.
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Mlambo, Winile. "Educators’ views on the challenges facing the teaching of life skills in UMkhanyakude primary schools." Thesis, University of Zululand, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10530/1652.
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A mini dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Education in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Masters Of Education in Research Methodology in the Department of Educational Psychology and Special Education at the University Of Zululand, 2016This study was designed to explore educators’ views on the challenges facing the teaching of Life skills in Umkhanyakude primary schools. The study was motivated, among other things, by the paucity of literature regarding educators’ views on the challenges facing Life skills in rural area primary schools. Life skills are a mandatory subject for all learners at Junior and Intermediate phases. It deals with the holistic development of the learner throughout childhood and equips them with knowledge, skills and values that will assist them to achieve their full physical, intellectual, personal, emotional and social skills (DoE 2012). To guide the study three research hypotheses were formulated and statistically tested at a/the 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted a quantitative research approach using descriptive survey design. The sample for the study comprises of 202 educators in Umkhanyakude Districts primary schools. This/the sample was obtained using the random sampling. Data was obtained from the sample using a questionnaire. The questionnaire is a 24 item, which was designed in a Likert like 5 scale. The validity of the questionnaire was obtained through a sample pilot test of 60 educators and the reliability coefficient of 0.753 was obtained using the Crobach’s Alpha. The data obtained from the sample was analysed using the Chi Square with SPSS. The study’s findings revealed agreement amongst educators that there are challenges facing the Life skills teaching. In addition, the study revealed that an overwhelming majority of educators (99%) confidently agree that Life skills can be used as an intervention to counteract the challenges faced in the Life skills class. Additionally, the study revealed that biographical information like gender and post level have no significant influence on the educators’ ability to indicate different challenges experienced in Life skills class, while, on the other hand, age, phase, experience and qualifications was found to have a significant impact on the educators’ ability to indicate different challenges experienced in Life skills class. Likewise, the study revealed that there is no evidence that educators’ view on the challenges facing Life skills teaching depend on the post level and gender. The respondents’ opinions were independent of gender, meaning that males and female homogenously agree that there are challenges when teaching Life skills. Based on the findings of the study, it is recommended that all educators teaching Life skills must be professionally qualified as the study revealed qualification influence the teachers’ ability. More important is that educators with more years of teaching experience may be the ones teaching the subject as per the study results. It is also recommended that efforts should be made by stakeholders, especially the Department of Education, to motivate educators teaching Life skills considering the importance of Life skills education in equipping learners with essential skills to cope with the various challenges learners are facing. Efforts should be made to ensure the continuity of Life skills education as an intervention in schools. Finally, it is recommended that there should be networking and collaboration between educators; especially for those qualified and those unqualified to teach Life skills education, as the findings indicated as such.
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Eziwarman. "Numerical analysis for piezoelectric unimorph beam power harvesting Applications." Thesis, Curtin University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1652.
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This research investigated energy harvesting of unimorph piezoelectric beams using numerical methods. Electromechanical coupled transformation and non-orthonormalised solution methods were introduced to model the voltage, current and power FRFs. Case studies investigated the contribution of axial and transverse deformation and changing neutral axis of segmented piezoelectric components for different unimorph piezoelectric beam applications. Analysis of beams with varying orientation showed that axial coupling must be accounted for to correctly model the system power.
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Hobbs, Gaynor S. "Prisoners' Use of Social Support." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2000. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1652.
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Manuscript 1: It is generally acknowledged that prison is often a stressful environment, yet little is known of the coping processes employed by prisoners. This paper aims to examine the question of what facilitates and frustrates prisoners' use of social support whilst imprisoned. This question is examined with regards to both informal (family and friends, other prisoners) and 'formal sources of support (professional support services, peer support prisoners, prison officers). The conclusion that was drawn from this review of the literature is that the role of social support in correctional environments is largely unknown and current thinking is based primarily on anecdotal evidence. Future research should examine prisoners' evaluations of support sources so that services can be directed to best meet prisoners' needs. Manuscript 2: Obtaining support is an important aspect of coping with stress. The purpose of this study was to determine whether prisoners' perceptions of the quality of support differed across support sources. Seventy male sentenced prisoners provided ratings of a perceived support for each of nine potential sources of support. Family members were perceived as providing the highest quality of support with prison officers the lowest. Family members were most often used for support and were perceived as the most helpful. Support from other prisoners, family, and workshop instructors were perceived as the most accessible. The data support the intuitive notion that prisoners' access to family is crucial. The data also question the viability of unit management.