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Sierra, Simon. "99¢ Dreams." Digital Commons at Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School, 2021. https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/etd/978.
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Desperate to post bail after the love of his life is seized by ICE, an undocumented dishwasher descends into the underbelly of California’s Central Valley and a bloody bidding war for the severed head of a man everyone is looking for.
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Gerhard-Mercator-Universitaet, Duisburg /. Fachbereich 3. Fachgebiet Computerlinguistik. "Computerlinguistik Zweijahresbericht Akademische Jahre 97/98 und 98/99 (Berichtszeitraum WS 97/98 bis SS 99)." Gerhard-Mercator-Universitaet Duisburg, 2001. http://www.ub.uni-duisburg.de/ETD-db/theses/available/duett-12132001-153045/.
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Fernandez-Pena, Sebastian. "Aviation insurance : a Montreal '99 perspective." Thesis, McGill University, 2006. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=101815.
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Article 50 of the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air, also known as the Montreal Convention of 1999, places an obligation on the States Parties whereby their carriers are required to maintain adequate insurance coverage, but without providing any definition or guidance as to how the term "adequate" should be interpreted or understood.This thesis, then, not only pinpoints the lack of accuracy of the terms contained in Article 50 but also suggests how the provision should be construed.
In order to do so, this project studies the origins of aviation insurance as well as its main characteristics and practice; presents an overview of the legal doctrine prompted as a consequence of the incorporation of Article 50; performs a thorough study of the evolution of Article 50; and concludes with a comparative study of other regional and domestic legal regimes requiring compulsory aviation insurance.
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Cunha, Bruno Santos. "Aplicabilidade da lei federal 9.784/99." Universidade de São Paulo, 2014. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/2/2134/tde-11022015-150338/.
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O presente trabalho tem por escopo analisar a aplicabilidade da Lei Federal n. 9.784/99 (Lei de Processo Administrativo Federal LPAF). A partir do exame das expressões doutrinárias do direito e do processo administrativo no Brasil, busca-se investigar a extensão de sua incidência, tendo-se como premissa inicial o fato de a referida Lei representar um verdadeiro quadro ou fonte normativa primordial de ordenação da atuação administrativa, pautando requisitos mínimos para instauração, instrução e decisão relativos à formação e posterior execução da vontade funcional da Administração Pública. Nesse sentido, busca-se discutir a fórmula ou regime geral de incidência da LPAF, tendo como fundamento sua estipulação baseada em normas básicas e sua subsidiariedade em relação às espécies processuais administrativas reguladas por leis específicas. Os critérios legais de aplicabilidade da lei são evidenciados para que se chegue a um escalonamento (ordem de preferência) entre os mesmos, sobretudo a fim de melhor trilhar a extensão da lei entre os entes, entidades e órgãos submetidos a seu quadro normativo. Em vistas disso, o estudo toma como base os caracteres estruturais Administração Pública, alinhando a atividade administrativa e a consequente incidência da LPAF ao quadro de organização administrativa disposto no Anteprojeto de Lei Orgânica da Administração Pública Federal e Entes de Colaboração. Por derradeiro, estuda-se a o alcance federativo da lei, de forma a investigar a possibilidade de sua aplicação e extensão aos entes subnacionais, com a instauração de um patamar de tratamento e atuação unificados perante as diversas facetas e expressões de atividade administrativa em todas as entidades políticas (União, Distrito Federal, Estados e Municípios)The present work aims to analyze the Federal Law n. 9.784/99 applicability (Federal Administrative Procedure Act, also known, in Brazil, as LPAF). From the examination of brazilian experts expressions about administrative law and administrative procedure law, the study seeks to investigate the extension of the LPAF impact, taking into consideration that this Act represents a primary source of normative ordering of the administrative functions and all the acts and decisions taken and made by the Public Administration. In such scope, the aim is thus to discuss a general formula for the impact of the LPAF, mainly based on its basic rules and principles and its subsidiarity in relation to administrative procedural species regulated by specific Acts. Furthermore, the legal criteria for the applicability of the LPAF are highlighted in order to reach an order of preference between them. From this point, the study sets its focus on the structural character of the Public Administration to investigate the impact of the LPAF aligned to regular administrative activity. For the last, the federal state issue is raised in order to discuss its applicability and the possibility of establishing an unified level of administrative procedures and activities through all the political entities in the Federation (Union, Federal District, States and Municipalities).
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Håkansson, Linn, and Elenore Herrström. "Transformerade koordinater i referenssystemet SWEREF 99." Thesis, Högskolan Väst, Avdelningen för data-, elektro- och lantmäteriteknik, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-8923.
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Sverige är uppbyggt av fastigheter och en fastighet avgränsas med hjälp av punkter, exempelvis dubb i berg eller rör i mark. Fastighetsgränsers fysiska läge stämmer inte alltid överens med koordinaterna i referenssystemet, vilket resulterar i avvikelser. Genom åren har flera referenssystem använts och vid varje byte genomförs en transformation mellan till- och frånsystemet. Idag är SWEREF 99 det mest tillämpade referenssystemet i Sverige vid mätning i plan. Syftet med studien var att utreda gränspunkter och stompunkter i del av området Ammenäs, Uddevalla kommun. Frågor som besvaras är: Hur väl stämmer de angivna, transformerade, koordinaterna i referenssystemet SWEREF 99 med gränspunkters och stompunkters fysiska läge? Vad kan vara orsaken till eventuella avvikelser? Påverkar eventuella avvikelser detpraktiska arbetet och vad kan de ge för effekter samt går det att komma till rätta med dem? Genom studien har både kvalitativ och kvantitativ metod tillämpats. Den kvalitativa metoden har används för faktainsamling, både via litteratur och genom intervjuer samt mailkontakt med personal på Uddevalla kommun. Den kvantitativa metoden användes för inmätning av fastighetsgränser och stompunkter. Insamlad mätdata jämfördes med de angivna koordinaterna i referenssystemet SWEREF 99. Resultatet har visat att avvikelser finns mellan de fysiska gränspunkterna och de angivnakoordinaterna i referenssystemet SWEREF 99. Stompunkterna i området stämmer dock väl överens med referenssystemet och därför kan det uteslutas att stompunkterna i systemet gett upphov till gränsernas avvikelser. Under studien har det framkommit att spänningar existerade redan under 1940-talet och de har sedan följt med i de olika referenssystemsbyten som gjorts genom åren. Spänningar kan uppkomma vid sammankoppling av olika stomnät och ge upphov till avvikelser vid mätning. Stomnätet i området är etablerat efter att de första fastigheterna bildades. Inför transformationen till SWEREF 99 utfördes stödmätning endast på stompunkterna, sålunda har alla gränspunkter transformerats tillsammans med punkterna. För att komma tillrätta med gränsernas avvikelser krävs en ny transformation där stödmätning görs även på gränspunkter. Då avvikelserna inte påverkar det praktiska arbetet i Ammenäs finns dock inga planer på att en sådan process ska genomföras för området.Sweden is made up of properties and a property is bounded by means of markings, such as stud in rock or pipes in the ground. The physical location of a property's bounds does not always correspond with the coordinates in the reference system, resulting in discrepancies. Through the years, several reference systems has been used, and with each change implemented, a transformation between the old and the new system is done. Today SWEREF 99 is the most applied reference system in Sweden when measuring in the plane.The purpose of this study was to investigate the boundary markers and reference points in part of the area of Ammenäs in Uddevalla municipality. Questions to be answered is: How well does the physical boundary markers and the reference points correspond with the transformed coordinates in the reference system SWEREF 99? What can be the cause ofdifferences? How do deviations affect the practical work with ordinances in the area and how can these be overcome? Through the study, both qualitative and quantitative methodology were applied. The qualitative method has been used for fact collection, both through literature and through interviews and e-mail contact with staff at Uddevalla municipality. The quantitative method was used for the measurement of property boundaries and reference points. Collected data were compared with the coordinates in the reference system SWEREF 99. The results have shown discrepancies between the physical boundary markers and the transformed coordinates in the reference system SWEREF 99. Reference points in the area are consistent with the reference system. The gist of the result is that reference points in part of the area has not given rise to the boundary deviations. The study has revealed that discrepancies existed already in the 1940s, the deviations have since followed in the different reference system changes made over the years. Discrepancies can occur at the interconnection of different core networks and can cause differences in the measurement. The reference network was established in the area after the first properties were formed. Before the SWEREF transition only support measurement on the reference points was performed. To deal with the discrepancies, a new transformation which also supports measurements at boundary markings are needed. Since the deviations do not affect the practical work in Ammenäs, such a process will not take place.
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Ferreira, Carlos Magri. "Comercialização de feijão no Brasil 1990-99." Universidade de São Paulo, 2001. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/11/11132/tde-07112001-143255/.
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O objetivo do trabalho foi estudar a produção e comercialização de feijão no Brasil na década de 1990, tendo como referencial o Plano Real e fazer uma projeção de demanda até 2005. Foram realizados estudos sobre a produção, considerando épocas de colheita, distribuição geográfica, principais fluxos de distribuição. Foram também estimadas relações entre preços recebidos pelos produtores dos sete principais estados produtores e entre preços ao atacado e varejo na cidade de São Paulo. Foram estimadas as margens de comercialização e realizados estudos econométricos, cuja metodologia básica aplicada consistiu de duas etapas, a primeira, foi identificar o sentido da causalidade, ou seja, diante de algum fator ou choque, em que nível de mercado mais freqüentemente se iniciam as alterações de preços, e como essas alterações são transmitidas, ou em que intensidade os níveis de mercado reagem frente aos choques de preços, que podem ter origem na variação da demanda, da oferta de matéria-prima ou da oferta de insumos de comercialização. Por fim, foi feita uma projeção de consumo. Os resultados revelam que após o Plano Real ocorreram algumas alternâncias de produção entre as regiões e um crescimento da produção na Região Nordeste. Porém, não ocorreram alterações significativas nas quantidades produzidas de feijão nos tradicionais Estados produtores. Por outro lado, aumentou a quantidade importada. Quanto à concentração da produção, verificou-se a existência de microrregiões cujas produções tem maiores participações e são mais constantes no contexto nacional. Observou-se que muitas análises de mercado feitas no período considerado, basearam-se somente nos resultados das safras destas regiões, chegando a conclusões e previsões equivocadas. Concluiu-se que, embora haja certa concentração da produção de feijão no Brasil, a produção pulverizada desempenha papel importante no comportamento do mercado. Quanto aos preços recebidos pelos produtores, após o Plano Real, sofreram uma queda de cerca de 33,9%, e os preços ao varejo e atacado sofreram uma diminuição de 33,5% e 25,2%, respectivamente. As margens de comercialização relativas, entre atacado e varejo e entre varejo e produtor, aumentaram, indicando que o consumidor pagou mais pelos serviços de intermediação. Finalmente, confirmou-se o papel do setor intermediário de abrandar choques. Desta forma, apesar das mudanças de estratégias no mercado atacadistas, não foram encontrados elementos que indiquem mudanças substanciais na comercialização. Em relação ao consumo per capita foi estimada uma redução, em média, de 1% ao ano, nas três últimas décadas. Esta tendência porém, não é linear, existindo oscilações entre anos. A projeção para o período de 2000 a 2005 permitiu indicar a manutenção da redução do consumo.The objective of this work was to study how commercialization of beans evolved in Brazil during the 1990's, given particular attention to the influence of the 'Plano Real' in the bean market. The evolution of the production of beans according to geographic regions and periods of harvest, as well as their flows of distribution, were studied. In addition the was demand projected demand until the year 2005. The ratio between the prices paid to farmers in the seven largest bean producer states of the country and the wholesale and retail prices in the city of São Paulo were developed. The rates marketing margins were also estimated. Econometric studies were developed in order to identify the direction of causality in price formation. The results obtained indicate that the 'Plano Real' did not have significant impact in the amount of beans produced by the traditional major producer states, whereas the imports of beans were significantly increased. Results obtained reveal that after 'Plano Real' there was some production alternation among the regions studied with an increasing trend observed in the Northeast Region. No significant changes were observed, however, on the amount produced by traditional bean producer States. On the other hand, bean importats was significantly increased. Some micro regions within those states were identified as very important and stable centers of bean production in the country. The study showed that in spite of some regions concentrate a large amount of the national production, the scattered production in other regions of the country plays a very important role in the national bean market. After the introduction of the 'Plano Real', prices paid to farmers fell by approximately 33,9%, and the retail and wholesale prices dropped respectively by 33,5% and 25,2%. The commercialization margins of retailers over wholesale prices, as well as of retailers over producer prices, were increased. Hence, consumers have paid more for the intermediation services. The markup of wholesalers over producer prices shrank. The cushioning role of intermediaries in lessening chocks was confirmed. Despite the changes observed in the strategy used by wholesalers, the study did not find indications of substancial alterations in bean possible tendencies of rupture between the commercialization. Some fluctuation among productive regions and some evolution in the strategies of wholesalers were identified during the period of analysis. The tendency for a decreasing per capita consumption of beans was corroborated, and such a fact was estimated to amount to 1% per year. This tendency, however, is not entirely linear. It presents oscillations from year to year. The estimation of the national consumption of beans for the period from 2000 to 2005 projects the persistence of the decreasing per capita consumption.
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Mateikaite, Daina. "Dmitrij Sjostakovitj Violinkonsert nr.1 Op. 99." Thesis, Kungl. Musikhögskolan, Institutionen för klassisk musik, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kmh:diva-2080.
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Traeger, Sabrina [Verfasser]. "Die Einstellung nach § 99 BetrVG. / Sabrina Traeger." Berlin : Duncker & Humblot, 2018. http://d-nb.info/1238442846/34.
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Middleton, Matthew James. "The properties of AGN in the context of X-ray binaries." Thesis, Durham University, 2009. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/99/.
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Black holes are undoubtedly the most fascinating and exciting objects in the Universe, capturing the imagination of scientists and film writers alike. It has been a long standing objective of the scientific community to understand how these objects work and whether the black holes seen in the centers of galaxies, including our own, show analogous physics to those seen in stellar mass binary systems in other parts of the galaxy. In this body of work I aim to introduce the reader to the many broad facets of the subject to which the first 4 chapters are dedicated. These explain the mechanisms allowing black holes to be seen, i.e. luminous accretion and reprocessing of radiation, the environments black holes are found in and the effect this can have on observations. The 5 chapters following the introduction are the papers that I have published from my studies in this field as I try to address the outstanding problems which present obstacles to our understanding of unified black hole accretion. I hope that you, the reader will find this work compelling in nature and an enjoyable insight into one of the greatest mysteries of the Universe.
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Hunt, Kate. "Understanding gender and health : systematically comparing the health and health experiences of men and women." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2007. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/99/.
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Gender differences in health are the product of a complex interaction between biology and the social world. Our ascribed sex and how this is interpreted in the culture within which we live (gender) have life-long consequences for our life chances, including our health. For many years the aphorism that ‘men die quicker but women are sicker’ was presumed to encapsulate gender differences in health. The first paper presented in the thesis challenged this dominant paradigm. First, an analysis of morbidity in two British data sets showed more similarity than difference between men and women. Secondly, we highlighted earlier research with similar results which had been overlooked and failed to shake the ‘gender orthodoxy’. Thirdly, we stressed the ahistoric and decontextualised way in which research on gender and health had been conducted or reported. The remaining papers in the thesis share two underlying principles; all make systematic comparisons between men and women, and all attempt to also examine diversity within gender. All but one of the papers utilise data from the West of Scotland Twenty-07 Study, a study of the social patterning of health in three age cohorts. The second paper examined the impact of paid and unpaid work on symptoms, treating each domain as being relevant in principle to the health of both women and men. The experience of paid work was the predominant influence on malaise symptoms, and unpaid work in the home did not explain any variation in men’s symptom scores. Similar associations were seen between most aspects of paid work and malaise symptom scores in both genders. The paper highlighted the dearth of literature that had compared systematically either the conditions of men’s and women’s paid work, or the health effects of the paid and unpaid work environment for men and women. Men’s ‘under-usage’ of health care is often constructed as a problem, potentially reinforcing an assumption that women ‘over-use’ health care. On average, women have more consultations with their general practitioner, but this excess is mostly apparent in the reproductive years. The third paper examined whether these gender differences exist when taking account of the underlying nature and perceived severity of illness. Women were no more likely than men to have consulted their GP in the past year amongst those reporting morbidity in any of the five condition groups, and men were more likely to have consulted amongst those who reported digestive conditions. The fourth paper takes as its starting point the strong patterning of cigarette smoking by gender (and class) throughout the twentieth century. In it we examined the relationship between ‘masculinity’ and ‘femininity’ scores using the Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI, an instrument developed within social psychology in the 1970s). No relationship was seen between either score and smoking in the youngest cohort, nor amongst men in the middle cohort, and in the oldest cohort there was only a suggestion of an association between higher femininity scores and smoking in men. The strongest relationship was seen between ‘femininity’ score and smoking amongst women born in the 1950s who also had a somewhat elevated risk associated with higher ‘masculinity’ scores. Suicide and suicidal behaviours are strongly patterned by gender, and the dramatic rise in suicides amongst young males in the late 1980s and 1990s in several countries was often attributed to a ‘crisis’ in masculinity. The fifth paper examines the association between serious suicidal thoughts and the same measures of ‘masculinity’ and ‘femininity’ and a measure of gender traditionalism. In both men and women in early and late middle age, we found a negative association between higher ‘masculinity scores’ and serious suicidal thoughts, and a positive association between more traditional gender role attitudes and serious suicidal thoughts at older ages. No such associations were seen in early adulthood, and no relationship was seen between serious suicidal thoughts and ‘femininity’ scores at any age. Gender differences in the pattern of coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality have been described as enigmatic and one of the most striking features of cardiovascular mortality in the twentieth century. In an analysis controlling for many of the classic risk factors for CHD (smoking, blood pressure, body mass index, mental health), we found that higher ‘femininity’ scores (using continuous scores from the BSRI) were associated with a decreased risk of CHD mortality in men. No such association was seen in women, and the continuous ‘masculinity’ scores were unrelated to mortality in both women and men. Some advantages and problems with using these measures of ‘masculinity’ and ‘femininity’ in sociological research on gender and health are discussed. Previous research on one distressing side effect of some cancer treatments, chemotherapy-induced hair loss, has almost exclusively focussed on women. The final paper compares young adults’ experiences of hair loss following chemotherapy. Hair loss was a challenging aspect of the experience of cancer for both women and men which made them acutely aware of their vulnerability and visibility as a ‘cancer patient’. Both recounted negative reactions to their altered image, challenging social norms of interaction. However, there were two notable gender differences: it was only men who discussed the loss of body hair below the eyeline; and only women who spoke of being encouraged to wear wigs or offered ice helmets to delay or disguise hair loss. These differences are discussed in relation to social constructions of hair as a marker social identity, including gender. I argue that the gender-comparative approach taken reveals important commonalities across gender, highlighting a greater need for more support for men with chemotherapy induced alopecia, and makes what is not said in the women’s interviews as revealing as what is said in men’s. The concluding remarks highlight the challenges in researching gender and health, and discuss the complex ways in which gender can influence health and vice-versa.
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Sanchez, Castro Juan David <1974>. "L'inadempimento contrattuale e il sistema di rimedi nell'attuazione italiana e spagnola della direttiva 1999/44/CE: verso una costruzione unitaria della responsabilità contrattuale." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2007. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/99/.
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Attlee, Edwina. "Strayed homes : a reading of everyday space." Thesis, Birkbeck (University of London), 2014. http://bbktheses.da.ulcc.ac.uk/99/.
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This thesis puts forward the category of ‘strayed home.’ Might it be possible to locate public spaces which are temporarily transformed by the homely things that take place in them? Places which permit or invite intimate ways of behaving? Through an interrogation of a series of spaces in which people do things in public that might be thought of as private the thesis asks questions about habitual experience of space, about attachments to practices and places. Each chapter presents a close reading of a strayed home that takes into account its cultural representations (in film, literature and advertisements) alongside a reading of the space as the author finds it today. The collision of these imaginary and immediate spaces is explored as inseparable from the way space is experienced. As such the thesis follows the logic and the poetry of everyday speech and imagery and the way realities of expression shape reality. Taking the Jewish tradition of eruv as its starting point the thesis moves from the launderette, to the sleeper-train, the fire escape, the greasy spoon and then to the postcard. Each space (or object) is explored separately but themes that emerge highlight the simultaneous pleasure and trauma involved in the experience of a strayed home. These spaces are at once too small and pleasurably confined, sites of exposure but also encounter, of contagion but also mixing, of solitude and of society. These are spaces which trouble our natural sensitivity to time and space but which permit a certain and rare figuring of the one through the other. The handling of time in these spaces or the way in which they disrupt the handling of time is suggestive for conceptions of home, domesticity and privacy. This investigation suggests that wasted time, as well as the other bodily wastes of dirt, sound and smell, might be integral to what it is that makes a space (temporarily) a home.
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Lu, Zhihong. "Magnetic anisotropy graded media and Fe-Pt alloy thin films." Thesis, [Tuscaloosa, Ala. : University of Alabama Libraries], 2009. http://purl.lib.ua.edu/99.
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Tagliaferri, Lorenza. "Probabilistic Envelope Curves for Extreme Rainfall Events - Curve Inviluppo Probabilistiche per Precipitazioni Estreme." Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2008. http://amslaurea.unibo.it/99/.
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A regional envelope curve (REC) of flood flows summarises the current bound on our experience of extreme floods in a region. RECs are available for most regions of the world. Recent scientific papers introduced a probabilistic interpretation of these curves and formulated an empirical estimator of the recurrence interval T associated with a REC, which, in principle, enables us to use RECs for design purposes in ungauged basins.
The main aim of this work is twofold. First, it extends the REC concept to extreme rainstorm events by introducing the Depth-Duration Envelope Curves (DDEC), which are defined as the regional upper bound on all the record rainfall depths at present for various rainfall duration. Second, it adapts the probabilistic interpretation proposed for RECs to DDECs and it assesses the suitability of these curves for estimating the T-year rainfall event associated with a given duration and large T values. Probabilistic DDECs are complementary to regional frequency analysis of rainstorms and their utilization in combination with a suitable rainfall-runoff model can provide useful indications on the magnitude of extreme floods for gauged and ungauged basins.
The study focuses on two different national datasets, the peak over threshold (POT) series of rainfall depths with duration 30 min., 1, 3, 9 and 24 hrs. obtained for 700 Austrian raingauges and the Annual Maximum Series (AMS) of rainfall depths with duration spanning from 5 min. to 24 hrs. collected at 220 raingauges located in northern-central Italy. The estimation of the recurrence interval of DDEC requires the quantification of the equivalent number of independent data which, in turn, is a function of the cross-correlation among sequences. While the quantification and modelling of intersite dependence is a straightforward task for AMS series, it may be cumbersome for POT series. This paper proposes a possible approach to address this problem.
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Hoddell, Richard James. "A mtDNA study of aspects of the recent evolutionary history and phylogeographic structure of selected teleosts in coastal environments of south-western Australia." Hoddell, Richard James (2003) A mtDNA study of aspects of the recent evolutionary history and phylogeographic structure of selected teleosts in coastal environments of south-western Australia. PhD thesis, Murdoch University, 2003. http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/99/.
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At present, there is a general lack of information regarding the spatial genetic architecture and genetic diversity of estuarine and coastal freshwater fish in Australia or about the interacting intrinsic, extrinsic and historical influences responsible for sculpting these patterns. This thesis represented the first investigation of the phylogeographic structure and recent evolutionary histories of teleost fishes from the coastal and estuarine environments of south-western Australia, using the resolution afforded by mtDNA sequence data. Available evidence indicated that, to different degrees, these species have limited potential for dispersal amongst local assemblages from different water bodies. As this theoretically reduces the confounding effects of recent gene flow on extant genetic structure, these fishes were well suited to studying the influences of historical factors. Historical influences were expected to be particularly profound, given that these coastal environments underwent massive modifications during Late Quaternary eustatic fluctuations.
The thesis consists of four major components, which explored different aspects of interspecific and intraspecific phylogeny and p hylogeograp hy of three teleost species, based on mtDNA control region and cytochrome b fragments. First, the relationship between the endemic, 'strictly estuarine' Leptatherina wallacei (Atherinidae) and the more widespread, 'estuarine and marine' 6. presbyteroides was examined, with a view to establishing whether 6. wallacei represents a monophyletic or polyphyletic lineage and whether this species was derived recently (i.e. in Holocene estuaries). Second, the phylogeographic structure and genetic diversity of L. wallacei were investigated and compared with data from L. presbyteroides, with a view to using this information to interpret the recent evolutionary histories of each congener. Third, the divergence between assemblages of L. wallacei inhabiting two isolated coastal lakes was used to estimate a maximal substitution rate for the control region, which was then used to infer general time frames for the divergence between the two Leptatherina species and between the major phylogeographic partitions within each species. Fourth, investigations were initiated into phylogeographic patterns and levels of genetic diversity within and among assemblages of Pseudogobius olorum (Gobiidae) from several coastal lakes and an estuary.
Phylogenetic analyses indicated that the two Leptatherina species were characterised by exclusive and reciprocally-monophyletic lineages of aplotypes from both mtDNA regions, supporting the monophyletic origins of L. wallacei. Both 6. wallacei and 6. presbyteroides exhibited high levels of genetic diversity and extensive overall subdivision (e.g. Qsr = 0.691 and 0.644 respectively for control region data). There was a profound phylogeographic break in both species between all conspecific assemblages from the lower west coast (LWC phylogroup) and all those from the south coast (SC phylogroup), which suggested the influences of shared extrinsic and/or historical factors. There was limited genetic structuring within the two major phylogroups of either Leptatherina species, apparently reflecting recent connectivity amongst local assemblages, with subsequent fragmentation and insufficient time for lineage sorting. However, two major phylogeographic breaks distinguished monophyletic control region phylogroups of L. wallacei from the isolated coastal Lake Clifton and Lake Walyungup, consistent with their independent evolution following lacustrine entrapment during the Holocene.
The divergence between these two isolated lacustrine assemblages of Leptatherina wallaceiformed the basis for an estimate of the maximal substitution rate of the control region. While these data were unable to provide a precise estimate of the actual rate of molecular evolution, all the evidence suggested that it was proceeding very rapidly. The maximal rate estimate of 172.3% lineage-' MY-' was among the fastest ever reported. Based on this rate, the two Leptatherina species diverged at least 1 SKya, thus rejecting a Holocene origin for L. wallacei. The divergence between the LWC and SC phylogroups of L. wallacei has been ongoing for at least GKya, while the equivalent divergence in L. presbyteroides has been ongoing for at least 11 Kya. As the time frames of these divergences were consistent with periods of massive environmental modifications associated with the end-Pleistocene fall in sea level and the HMT, it was likely that these factors have played important roles in sculpting the species' divergence and intra-specific genetic structure. Although useful in temporally scaling genetic divergences within and between the two Leptatherina species, wider application of this rate estimate to questions regarding other taxa was limited. For example, evident rate heterogeneity between the genera precluded its use with even the relatively closely-related atherinid Atherinosoma elongafa.
Phylogeographic analyses identified high levels of genetic diversity and extensive genetic subdivision (e.g. st = 0.652 for control region) amongst an estuarine and several lacustrine assemblages of Pseudogobius olorum, although phylogeographic structure was shallower than in either Leptatherina species. There was increased divergence between three assemblages from the lower west coast and two from the south coast, consistent with the profound break evident in the Leptatherina. One lacustrine assemblage appeared to represent a distinct lineage and a preliminary maximal rate estimate (~61.4% lineage-1 MY-1) was calculated based on the minimum divergence of this assemblage from its nearest conspecifics. Although slower than the rate calculated for L. wallacei, this was still high for teleost fishes.
Overall, this study indicated that historical environmental factors, especially those related to Quaternary eustatic changes, have played important roles in sculpting the phylogeography and evolution of three teleost species from south-western Australia. Moreover, as these species have differential dependencies on estuarine environments (is. 'strictly estuarine' vs 'estuarine and marine') and represented two different taxonomic groups (i.e. Atherinoidei and Gobioidei), historical environmental factors may have exerted similar influences on other coastal species in the region.
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Peterle, Martin Arndt [Verfasser]. "Der funktionelle Auftraggeberbegriff des § 99 GWB : Der Anwendungsbereich des § 99 GWB unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Europäischen Beihilfenrechts / Martin Arndt Peterle." Frankfurt a.M. : Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, 2020. http://d-nb.info/1207722693/34.
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Said, Daphne de Souza. "Estudo de metodologias de controle de qualidade do Mo-99 utilizado no preparo de geradores de Mo-99/Tc-99m." Universidade de São Paulo, 2016. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/85/85131/tde-13052016-130311/.
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O 99mTc é o radionuclídeo mais utilizado em medicina nuclear. No Brasil os geradores de 99Mo/99mTc são produzidos exclusivamente pelo Centro de Radiofarmácia do IPEN-CNEN/SP, com 99Mo importado de diferentes fornecedores. O 99Mo (t1/2 = 66 h), por ser um produto de fissão do 235U, pode conter impurezas radionuclídicas prejudiciais à saúde humana. Dessa forma, para que o gerador seja utilizado de forma segura, é necessário que o 99Mo seja avaliado por ensaios de controle de qualidade e atenda à alguma especificação descrita em farmacopeia. A Farmacopeia Europeia (FE) apresenta monografia, com parâmetros (identificação, pureza radioquímica e pureza radionuclídica), métodos de análise, e limites, para avaliação da qualidade da solução de [99Mo] na forma de molibdato de sódio, que é utilizada como matéria-prima no preparo dos geradores de 99Mo/99mTc. No entanto, observa-se uma dificuldade na implementação e execução dos métodos por parte dos produtores de geradores, com pouca literatura sobre o assunto, provavelmente devido à falta de praticidade dos métodos propostos e à extensa lista de reagentes utilizados. Nesse trabalho foram avaliados vários parâmetros de qualidade do 99Mo descritos na monografia da FE. Foram estudados métodos de separação do 99Mo de suas impurezas radionuclídicas por extração em fase sólida (SPE) e por TLC. Após separação por SPE, foi proposta a quantificação de metais por ICP-OES para avaliar a porcentagem de retenção de Mo e a porcentagem de recuperação de Ru e Te e Sr em diversos tipos de cartuchos, em substituição ao uso de radiotraçadores. Observou-se que a marca de cartucho de SPE para separação do 99Mo recomendada pela FE apresentou baixa recuperação para Ru, quando comparado aos outros cartuchos de troca aniônica disponíveis no mercado. Amostras de 99Mo de diferentes fornecedores mundiais foram analisadas. Observou-se que é possível realizar a quantificação de 103Ru em amostras de 99Mo mesmo com tempos de decaimento acima de 4 semanas. Um método alternativo de separação do 99Mo do 131I por TLC apresentou resultados promissores. Não foi feita a quantificação das impurezas radionuclídicas emissoras beta e alfa. Todas as amostras analisadas apresentaram resultados dentro das especificações da FE para pureza radioquímica (>95%) e pureza radionuclídica.99mTc is the most used radionuclide in nuclear medicine. In Brazil, the 99Mo/99mTc generators are exclusively produced by Radiopharmacy Center at IPENCNEN/ SP, by importing 99Mo from different suppliers. 99Mo (t1/2 = 66 h) is a fission product of 235U and it can have radionuclidic impurities that are prejudicial for human health. For safe use of generators, it is necessary to perform the evaluation of 99Mo by quality control tests in order to assess if 99Mo complies with the specifications. The European Pharmacopoeia (EP) presents a monograph for evaluation of the quality of the [99Mo] solution as sodium molybdate,that is used as raw material for 99Mo/99mTc generators production, including specification parameters (identification, radiochemical purity and radionuclidic purity), analysis methods and limits. However, it has been observed difficulties on the execution and implementation of these methods by the generators producers, with a few literature about this subject, probably due to complexity of the proposed methods. In this work, many quality control parameters of 99Mo described in the EP monograph were evaluated. Separation methods for 99Mo from its radionuclidic impurities by solid phase extraction (SPE) and TLC were studied. After SPE separation, the quantification of metals by ICP-OES to evaluate the percentage of retention of Mo and the percentage of recovery of Ru, Te and Sr using different types of cartridges were proposed, replacing radiotracers use. It was observed that the specific type of SPE cartridge recommended by the EP for separation of 99Mo presented low recoveries for Ru, compared to other available anion exchange SPE cartridges. 99Mo samples from different worldwide suppliers were analyzed. It was observed that quantification of 103Ru in 99Mo samples with decay time higher than 4 weeks is possible. An alternative method for separation of 131I from 99Mo showed promising results by TLC. The quantification of beta and alpha emitters radionuclidic impurities was not performed. All analysed samples presented results that comply with EP specifications for radiochemical purity (>95%) and for radionuclidic purity.
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Peterle, Martin [Verfasser]. "Der funktionelle Auftraggeberbegriff des § 99 GWB : Der Anwendungsbereich des § 99 GWB unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Europäischen Beihilfenrechts / Martin Arndt Peterle." Frankfurt a.M. : Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, 2020. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:101:1-2020040509290836365422.
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SAID, DAPHNE de S. "Estudo de metodologias de controle de qualidade do Mo-99 utilizado no preparo de geradores de Mo-99/Tc-99m." reponame:Repositório Institucional do IPEN, 2016. http://repositorio.ipen.br:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/26396.
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Dissertação (Mestrado em Tecnologia Nuclear)
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Svensson, Sanna. "Sveriges implementering av EU:s visstidsdirektiv 99/70/EG." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO), 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-24948.
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This paper aims to study, from a legal dogmatic method, the Swedish legislation on fixed-term work related to the EU directive 99/70/EC 1. In particular, the directives demand to prevent abuse of frequent temporary employment. An employer may, in agreement with the Swedish legislation combine different types of temporary employment, to prolong the time in the temporary employment. In this proceeding an employer can avoid employing an employee in a permanent position. For example, an employee can be employed in a probationary period of six months, in a general temporary employment for a maximum of 24 months, and thereafter in a temporary position for a maximum of 24 months before the employment turns into a permanent position. This provided that the employments were made by the same employer, and within five years. The EU Commission has requested Sweden to change its legislation in harmony with the fixed-term work directive requirements to prevent abuse of repetitive fixed-term contracts. Sweden now has two months to implement the Directive otherwise the Commission may bring an action against Sweden at the European Court of Justice. The Ministry of Employment and the TCO have presented a legislative draft on how the Swedish law should instead be designed. In 2012 there were 661,000 people with fixed-term contracts in Sweden, 288,000 of them were men and 373,000 were women. There are mostly women who have fixed-term employments. This may result in women being more vulnerable than men in terms of for example the economy. Fixed-term employments can cause difficulties in obtaining loans or gaining access to the housing market. For society, temporary jobs lead to higher costs compared to permanent employment. If fixed-term employments are increasing, it will lead to more short periods of unemployment and rising costs including unemployment insurance.
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Véliz, García Paula Andrea. "Taller 99 sesenta años de grabado en Chile." Tesis, Universidad de Chile, 2017. http://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/150759.
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Rossatto, Giovana Maria. "As relações capital/trabalho no período 94/99." Florianópolis, SC, 2001. http://repositorio.ufsc.br/xmlui/handle/123456789/82194.
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Análise da exploração da força de trabalho na indústria brasileira sob a óptica marxista. Para identificar as atuais condições em que ocorre a exploração capitalista partiu-se do estudo dos conceitos sobre a exploração capitalista, definidos por Marx, e como aconteceu o processo de evolução das relações capital/trabalho na história da exploração capitalista. Essa sustentação teórica permite analisar como a indústria brasileira se comportou frente ao processo da atual etapa de acumulação de capital - a globalização -, bem como as transformações impostas à classe trabalhadora. A exploração da força de trabalho no Brasil é diferente da processada nos países desenvolvidos, pois aqui verifica-se uma superexploração da força de trabalho caracterizada pela negação do pagamento de parte do trabalho necessário ao trabalhador para recompor a sua força de trabalho, intensificação do trabalho e pelo prolongamento da jornada de trabalho. Observa-se, assim, na definição de Marini, um capitalismo sui generis. Além do levantamento teórico a pesquisa também mostra uma análise do setor metalúrgico no Brasil, com vistas a provar que na prática os conceitos teóricos estudados se revelam, ou seja, com a análise foi possível observar a partir das greves levantadas no período 94-99 que o trabalhador brasileiro vive sob as condições capitalistas de superexploração. As causas de greves que se revelaram mais intensas são os atrasos nos pagamentos de salários o que caracteriza um dos elementos da superexploração, pois se nega ao trabalhador a condição de recompor a sua força de trabalho. A partir dos dados levantados sobre o setor, no período analisado, observa-se que houve crescimento, bem como um importante incremento nos índices de produtividade resultante não só da intensa implementação de novas tecnologias, como também da intensificação do trabalho, o que caracteriza a mais valia relativa, uma das modalidades dos processos da superexploração. De outra forma, quando se analisa a jornada de trabalho, percebe-se que esta recebeu um incremento de horas extras em detrimento do nível de pessoal ocupado na produção, caracterizando um aumento da mais valia absoluta. Neste sentido foi possível observar que as relações capital/trabalho na indústria brasileira, realizam-se com base não só na exploração da força de trabalho, mas também na superexploração. A superexploração da força de trabalho brasileira é uma modalidade de exploração própria do capitalismo dependente.
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Mullan, Elise Maree. "Hauora tuwhena :kaupapa ta tataritanga hauora Maori, 1990-99 = Disproportionate health : a policy analysis of the health of Maori, 1990-99." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Department of Political Science, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/4667.
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This thesis examines the effects of public sector restructuring on Maori health
development during the 1990s, primarily through an analysis of health sector reform,
changes to health policy direction, and the response of Government to Maori
development issues. The relationship between health development and socioeconomic
status is also examined in order to determine what the cost of the economic
and political climate of the decade has been for Maori. A key focus is the partnership,
and obligations thereof, established by the Treaty of Waitangi between Maori and the
Crown. As Government has acknowledged the Treaty as the founding document of
Aotearoa New Zealand, any discussion of Maori health must start with the Treaty as a
basis.
The theoretical framework adopted employs social policy and sector analysis in order
to assess whether health outcomes for Maori have improved during the 1990s.
Institutional influence on the policy process is also examined as part of this
framework. The influence of these procedures on policy development and general
health outcomes for Maori during the 1990s is assessed, while health outcomes for
Maori women in particular are discussed as a case study. This thesis examines why
disproportionate health development still occurs in terms of Maori and non-Maori
health despite Maori health having been designated a health gain priority area since
1984, and Government requirements that mainstream accountability to Maori be
improved.
As part of this examination, health promotion and intervention strategies have been
assessed as these are seen as an effective first point of contact for groups traditionally
disadvantaged in terms of health outcomes. Moreover, areas have been highlighted
where improvement to policy could enhance positive Maori development, as positive
Maori development is seen as essential to improving health outcomes for Maori.
Regional policy efforts for promoting Maori health gain are also examined.
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MESTNIK, SONIA A. C. "Separacao do Mo-99 do Te-132 usando tioureia como agente complexante .Aplicacao a separacao do Mo-99 dos produtos de fissao." reponame:Repositório Institucional do IPEN, 1987. http://repositorio.ipen.br:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/9881.
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Edvardson, Kristoffer, and Martin Karlsson. "Byte från lokalt referenssystem till SWEREF 99 : fallstudie Gävle." Thesis, University of Gävle, Department of Technology and Built Environment, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-230.
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Den 1 februari 2007 bytte Lantmäteriet referenssystem till SWEREF 99. Anledningen till att kommuner, myndigheter och andra användare också bör byta till SWEREF 99 är att ett gemensamt referenssystem ger ett flertal fördelar, bland annat kommer informationsutbyte att underlättas inom Sverige och användare av GNSS mottagare (Global Navigation Satellite System) kommer inte att behöva bekymra sig över olika koordinatsystem.
Syftet med denna C-uppsats på 10 poäng är att underlätta för kommuner och organisationer som skall byta referenssystem.
En handledning för hur kommuner skall lägga upp arbetet med referenssystembytet samt vad kommunen bör ta hänsyn till under inmätningar av kompletteringspunkter som ligger till grund för kommunens transformation presenteras. Geografisk bunden information finns på ett stort antal förvaltningar och bolag inom kommuner och för att inte missa någon organisation vid ett referenssystembyte har vi gjort en undersökning av vilken data som bör transformeras. Kontroll av två transformationsfunktioner som finns i ArcMap jämförs med en transformation i programmet GTRANS och inmätta koordinater med GNSS teknik för att undersöka avvikelserna vid ett framtida byte av referenssystem.
För att räta upp kommunens nuvarande referenssystem görs inmätningar med GNSS teknik. Detta för att punktkoordinater ska fås i såväl SWEREF 99 som frånsystemet. Dessa punkter skall hålla en hög noggrannhet i det kommunala nätet. Resultatet från transformationerna i ArcMap och i GTRANS minimerar de spänningar och deformationer som kan finnas i det kommunala stomnätet. Antalet kända punkter i transformationssambandet är fler i ArcMap än i GTRANS och vid en jämförelse inom ett mindre område visar ArcMaps två metoder det bästa resultatet.
On February 1st 2007 the National land survey of Sweden changed reference system to the Swedish realisation of European Terrestrial Reference System 1989 (ETRS 89), SWEREF 99. The reason why municipalities, authorities and other users should use SWEREF 99 instead of other reference systems is because the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. The change of reference system should be implemented in order to facilitate the exchange of information inside Sweden and so that the users of GNSS receivers (Global Navigation Satellite System) can refer to the municipality coordinate system easier.
The aim with this 10 point thesis, on C-level, is to suggest solutions for municipalities and organizations that are changing reference system.
The study results in a supervision for municipalities’ work procedures at a change of reference system, and show what they should consider during measuring of complement points to underlie their transformation. Geographic information is accessible in a large number of administrations and companies in the municipality. To avoid missing any organization at a change of reference system, an investigation of which data should be transformed has been made. A surveillance of two transformation functions in ArcMap and one in GTRANS are compared with GNSS technique measured coordinates for comparison divergence between the transformations in a future change of reference system.
Measurements with GNSS technique are made to improve the present reference system in the municipality. The measurements are made because coordinates shall be present in SWEREF 99 as well as the from-system. These points shall keep a high accuracy with respect to equipment, method of measuring etc. The result from the transformations in ArcMap and GTRANS minimize the tensions and deformations in the municipal horizontal geodetic control network in different ways in relation to the coordinates. The numbers of known points in relationship for transformations are larger in ArcMap than GTRANS, a comparison in a small area in central Gävle shows that ArcMaps results are better than GTRANS.
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Jacobsson, Marie. "Förstudie för byte till SWEREF 99 vid Forsmarks kärnkraftverk." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för Industriell utveckling, IT och Samhällsbyggnad, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-14277.
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I och med utvecklingen av globala satellitnavigeringssystem (GNSS) har Sverige, genom Lantmäteriet, skapat ett globalt anpassat referenssystem för både nationell och lokal användning kallat SWEREF 99. Med GNSS kan mätningar i SWEREF 99 idag göras med en mätosäkerhet från några meter, ner till centimeter beroende på metod. Sedan 2007 används SWEREF 99 som nationellt referenssystem för både mätning och kartframställning. Vid Forsmarks kärnkraftverk används i dagsläget ett lokalt referenssystem kallat Forsmark TUZ. Vid användning av GNSS måste erhållna koordinater transformeras för att få dem i det lokala systemet. Detta medför att en del av GNSS-teknikens fördelar vad gäller mätosäkerhet går förlorad. I takt med att tekniken går framåt och det blir allt vanligare att utbyta lägesbunden information mellan olika parter underlättas arbetet av att alla arbetar i ett gemensamt referenssystem. Det här examensarbetet har som syfte att utreda förutsättningarna för ett byte från det lokala referenssystemet Forsmark TUZ till det nationella SWEREF 99. Målsättningen är att avgöra om Forsmark TU (den horisontella delen av Forsmark TUZ) är tillräckligt homogent för att vara underlag för ett systembyte, och om så är fallet ta fram transformationsparametrar för ett sådant byte. Mätmetoden som användes för att skapa underlag för referenssystembytet var statiska GNSSmätningar, dessa visade på en mätosäkerhet mindre än 1 cm för de nio inmätta passpunkterna i SWEREF 99. Forsmark TU kontrollerades genom inpassning med hjälp av nio punkter dels med unitär transformation, och dels med Helmerttransformation, till detta användes programvaran Gtrans. Inpassningen kunde inte påvisa några grova fel. Detta gällde för båda transformationsmetoderna. Emellertid visade residualerna för de båda typerna av inpassning ovanligt stora värden för flertalet av punkterna, vilket ändå gjorde att passpunkterna inte ansågs pålitliga. Slutsatsen är att Forsmark TU inte verkar vara homogent, och det är inte lämpligt att ta fram några transformationsparametrar, varför inga sådana presenterats.The Swedish mapping, cadastral and land registration authority (Lantmäteriet) has, as a consequence of the development of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), introduced a globally tied reference frame for both surveying and mapping in Sweden called SWEREF 99. Today the uncertainty achievable with GNSS can be between a few meters to some millimetres depending on method. The situation at the nuclear power plant in Forsmark, when it comes to reference frames, is that they use a local reference frame called Forsmark TUZ for their geographical information. To be able to use measurements from satellite techniques a transformation has to be performed. Since there is always a loss of quality when performing a transformation some advantages achieved with GNSS will be lost. As the technique constantly is developing the need for an accurate reference frame is high. Also the exchange of geographical data increases and will benefit from a unified reference frame. The exchange and work with geographical data will be more efficient for everyone working in the same system. The aim of this Bachelor’s thesis is to investigate the preconditions for a change of reference frame to SWEREF 99 at the nuclear power plant in Forsmark. The objective is to determine whether or not Forsmark TU is sufficiently homogeneous for the change and if so, present transformation parameters for the operation. The surveying technique used was static relative GNSS measurements with post-processing. The results of the measurements showed an uncertainty at sub-centimetre level. The fitting of the local frame onto SWEREF 99 was done using a conformal transformation both with and without a scale factor in the software Gtrans. The result showed no gross errors. The residuals for both types of transformation were bigger than expected, which indicates that these points are unreliable. The conclusion is that Forsmark TU does not seem to be homogeneous, and it is not suitable to present any transformation parameters.
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Dean, Martin Christopher. "Austrian policy during the French revolutionary wars, 1796-99." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1988. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.293506.
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Ångman, Josefin, and Pernilla Larsson. "Remittances and Development : Empirical evidence from 99 developing countries." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Nationalekonomiska institutionen, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-228416.
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Several studies have examined the effect of remittances on economic growth,poverty, education, and governance, among other factors, in developing countrieswith inconclusive results. Using annual panel data of 99 developing countries invarious empirical models, this study aim to answer the question how remittances affect a broader aspect of development using the Human Development Index asdependent variable. The findings indicate that there is a positive relationship between remittances and the level of human development in developing countries.
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Medina-Smith, Emilio J. "Four essays on economic growth in Venezuela, 1950-99." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.271767.
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Ellis, Warren. "Grapevine (Shiraz/Richter 99) water relations during berry ripening." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/2328.
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Thesis (MscAgric (Viticulture and Oenology))--Stellenbosch University, 2008.The effect of various irrigation strategies on grapevine water relations during the berry ripening period was investigated in a Shiraz/Richter 99 vineyard. Comparisons between different irrigation strategies (full/seasonal, véraison+post véraison, post véraison and no irrigation) were made. During the day, the seasonally irrigated vines experienced less water stress than the deficit treatments. Non-irrigated vines seemed to maintain higher diurnal leaf water potentials. Lower leaf water potentials indicated lower water contents in the vegetative and reproductive tissue. Full irrigation seemed to stimulate primary shoot length. Longer water deficit induced earlier and more complete shoot maturation (reserve accumulation). Re-distribution of leaf area on the shoot may occur when vines are subjected to water deficit. Extended water deficit seemed to induce earlier and restricted water loss from vegetative tissue. The water relations were reflected in the berry size. Irrigation during ripening seemed to induce a continuation of berry water loss. Transpiration losses were apparently much higher in fully irrigated vines whereas stomatal control efficiently maintained water relations in non-irrigated vines. Water deficit seemed to have enhanced the soluble solid accumulation. Irrigation treatments did not seem to affect the titratable acid and pH. The post véraison irrigation in particular seemed to favour a wide window for harvesting. Irrigation at post véraison and especially véraison+post veraison seemed to have a greater effect on the synthesis and extraction of phenolics, anthocyanins and tannins in the berry skins. Different irrigation strategies may affect grapes in such a way that different wine styles are obtained.
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Cloete, Catharina Sandra Magdalena. "Gevallestudie van realistiese wiskudige benadering in getalbegrip 1-99." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1889.
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Thesis (MTech (Education))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2009Huidiglik is die uitslae van wiskunde in Suid-Afrika baie swak in vergelyking met ander lande. Selfs die meeste Afrika-Iande presteer beter, Die doel van hierdie studie is om die redes en gevolge vir hierdie swak prestasies vas te stel. Dit is ook die navorser se poging om 'n bydrae te lewer tot beter wiskundige ontwikkeling ten opsigte van getalbegrip in die Grondslagfase deur aanbevelings vir opvoeders daar te stel wat benut kan word om hierdie doel te verwesenlik. In die literatuurstudie is Konstruktivisme, soos gesien deur Piaget en Vygotsky, breedvoerig bespreek. Die Realistiese benadering tot wiskundige ontwikkeling in getalbegrip is ook bestudeer. Verder is gefokus op.verskeie aspekte wat wiskundige ontwikkeling beinvloed, Die rede vir graad een en twee leerders se swak getalbegrip van 1 tot 99 en 'n moontlike oplossing vir hierdie probleem gee aanleiding tot die volgende navorsingsvrae: Dien die Plannemakerprogram as 'n doeltreffende hulpmiddel vir grade een en twee opvoeders om leerders se getalbegrip 1 tot 99 te verbeter? en Verbeter die Realistiese benadering, 5005 gevolg in die Plannemakerprogram, leerders se getalbegrip 1 tot 99? 'n Kwalitatiewe navorsingsontwerp is gebruik om die empiriese studie te voltooi. Vier skole in die Overberg-distrik, twee relatief groot en twee multi-graadskole, is gebruik. Gestruktureerde onderhoude is gevoer met ses graad een- en twee opvoeders en getalbegriptoetse is met hul leerders afgele, Die navorsingsresultate het getoon dat opvoeders wei riglyne benodig vir suksesvol!e ontwikkeling van getalbegrip in die Grondslagfase. Dit bevestig ook dat die grondlegging van goeie getalbegrip in graad een gele word en indien leemtes in hierdie belangrike aanvangsjaar ontstaan, leerders vorentoe probleme ondervind. Leerders by skole een en drie, waar die Plannemakerprogram gevolg is, se uitslae is heelwat hoer as skole twee en vier waar opvoeders ander benaderings gevolg het. Die uitslae van skool een se graad twee leerders, waar die Plannemakerprogram reeds vanaf graad een gevolg is, is ook beduidend hoer as skool drie waar die Plannemakerprogram slegs vanaf graad twee gevolg is. Hierdie navorsingstudie ondersoek, analiseer en bespreek die resultate met aanbevelings.
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Banham, Christopher Mark. "Boys of England and Edwin J. Brett, 1866-99." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2006. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/792/.
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Boys of England was a Victorian boys' periodical. It was published weekly by Edwin J. Brett from 1866 to 1899, initially from the Fleet Street offices of the Newsagents' Publishing Company, and later from Brett's own `Boys of England Office'. It was the first periodical of its kind, and achieved a large sale amongst eager youngsters. The purpose of this thesis is to provide a general history of BOE and Brett, neither of which has yet been attempted. More specifically, the thesis is intended to address misconceptions regarding Brett and his work. Historians of boys' periodical literature have tended to portray Brett's papers as largely supportive of middle class hegemony. They argue that they failed to connect with the lives of their upper working and lower middle class readers. However, this thesis contends that in actual fact BOE engaged closely with the lives of its readership, comprised mainly of boys from the `respectable' working classes. Therefore, BOE should rightly be considered an important, indigenous component of working class society and culture in mid to late Victorian Britain. To provide as comprehensive an analysis as possible, the thesis is divided into three sections: `Paper and Proprietor'; `Content'; `Response'. These sections are divided into further chapters, each exploring a salient facet of BOE and Brett. Some of these engage with, and challenge, the existing historiography of boys' periodical literature. Others introduce historiographies previously remote from the study of boys' papers, widening the remit of this relatively self-contained field. Some examine entirely unstudied, or largely understudied, subject matter. Ultimately, this thesis is intended to make a valuable contribution not only to the historiography of boys' papers specifically, and children's literature in general, but also to the wider historiographies of Victorian social and cultural history and the Victorian working class.
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Kramer, Kirsten Elizabeth. "Improving the robustness of multivariate calibration models for the determination of glucose by near-infrared spectroscopy." Diss., University of Iowa, 2005. http://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/99.
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Myerson, Connie Elka. "Evaluation of Sensorimotor Deficits and Compensatory Mechanisms Following Traumatic Brain Injury Using Three-Dimensional Kinematic Analysis in Rodent Models." Scholarly Repository, 2008. http://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa_theses/99.
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Three-dimensional kinematic analysis was used to precisely quantify alterations in gait and compensatory behaviors in rat performance on beamwalk and treadmill tasks following moderate traumatic brain injury. Measures included limb height, joint angles, adduction, flexion, and swing/stance phase duration. Injury-associated changes on the treadmill included postural and hip angle change, and increases in hip height and adduction. The beamwalk presented as a more sensitive measure when coupled with kinematic analysis, as differences between injury groups were evident on measures including knee, ankle, elbow, and mid hip height. Animal response was diverse, possibly reflecting individual compensatory strategies which varied among injured animals. Kinematic analysis was ultimately shown to be a useful tool in characterizing and dissociating initial impairment, compensation, and recovery.
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Hernandez, Monique Nicole. "A Spatial Analysis of Colorectal Cancer in Miami-Dade County." Scholarly Repository, 2008. http://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa_dissertations/99.
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This dissertation explores the spatial patterns and place-based characteristics of colorectal cancer (CRC) late stage incidence and CRC-specific mortality in Miami-Dade County. Because CRC is the second leading cause of death among all cancers and is almost 90 percent preventable through medical screenings, investigations of CRC disparities across groups and communities are extremely relevant in the fight against cancer. This paper analyzes the geographic distribution of CRC cases in Miami-Dade County between two periods, 1988-1992 and 1998-2002 to: a) identify significant "hot spots" or clusters of disease; b) investigate associations of CRC patterns with neighborhood level characteristics such as socio-economic status, race/ethnicity, and poverty; and c) explore the policy implications of the spatial trends identified for the disease, with particular reference to the Welfare Reform Act of 1996. This dissertation analyzes data from the Florida Cancer Data Registry and tract level U.S. Census data, to identify the spatial distribution of CRC and study its relation to place-based variables using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and spatial statistical modeling. Identifying spatial clusters of disease can assist in targeting public health interventions and improving social service delivery, particularly for uninsured populations. Identifying communities facing greater obstacles to screenings and quality medical care through the use of spatial analysis is an effort to mitigate these barriers while simultaneously providing empirically based evidence linking neighborhood-level social and economic conditions to health disparities.
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Ramdas, Jyoti. "Functions Of Nucleosomes And Other Regulatory Factor(S) In Homologous Recombination Promoted By RecA Protein." Thesis, Indian Institute of Science, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/2005/99.
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Homologous genetic recombination occurs during the life cycle of virtually every organism Genetic studies especially in prokaryotes and fungi have defined the rules of recombination, led to the characterization of alternate pathways and to the development of molecular models The biochemistry of homologous genetic recombination has advanced most productively in bacteria and fungi due to the extensive genetic understanding of these organisms The identification of mutants defective in homologous recombination, purification and characterization of the gene products that participate in recombination has brought the ultimate goal of reconstituting a cell-k free system for Eschenchia coli, at least with naked DNA substrates, closer to reality.
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Mason, Bryan Patrick. "Adding Upstream Sequence and a Downstream Reporter to the Bile Acid Inducible Promoter of CLOSTRIDIUM scindens VPI 12708." TopSCHOLAR®, 2009. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/99.
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Bile acids in the small intestines of animals serve to breakdown fats and fatsoluble vitamins. Most of the bile acids are reabsorbed into the enterohepatic circulation, but approximately five percent of these bile acids pass into the large intestine. These bile acids are swiftly deconjugated by the bacterial population, and then subjected to further intestinal bacterial chemical modifications. The most significant of these modifications are 7α-dehydroxylations which form secondary bile acids (deoxycholate and lithocholate). Much research has illuminated the 7α-dehydroxylation pathway: of particular interest is the bile acid inducible operon, for which Clostridium scindens VPI 12708 serves as the model organism. There is a lack of knowledge on how this operon is regulated, so the goal of this project was to create a genetic construct consisting of upstream regulatory elements, a bile acid inducible promoter, and a ϐ- glucuronidase reporter. Cloning strategies utilized PCR to amplify desired DNA fragments and sewing methodology to combine DNA fragments. DNA fragments were ligated into plasmids and transformed into competent E. coli. Transformants were evaluated for the desired reporter gene fusion by blue/white screening, additional PCR, and/or restriction digestion. The bile acid inducible promoter was successfully amplified, and the upstream sequence and uidA (ϐ- glucuronidase) reporter was demonstrated. However, no E. colitransformants were demonstrated to possess the baiP-uidA gene fusion. The project strategy is plausible and data regarding the bile acid inducible promoter are greatly needed.
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Perez, Denise. "Light-Use Efficiency of Coral-Reef Communities: A Sensitivity Analysis Using an Optically Based Model of Reef Productivity and Calcification." NSUWorks, 2013. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_stuetd/99.
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Biogeochemical processes of reefs have been studied for over fifty years, however, information is still lacking on several fundamental reef processes. This lack of information has been limited essentially by techniques that cannot repeatedly sample large spatial areas. These limitations can be reduced with the use of an optical model to estimate biogeochemical processes. This project applied Monteith's light-use efficiency model to coral reef communities for determining photosynthetic and calcification efficiency of light. Gross primary production and net calcification were pooled from the peer-reviewed literature to calculate efficiency. Process efficiency was then compared across functional types of reef communities (i.e., coral, algae/seagrasses, mixed, and sand), and by year, location, season, and depth. Photosynthetic efficiency was calculated from 19 studies, showing an average of 0.039 mol O2 mol-1 photons. Photosynthetic efficiency differed significantly for mixed communities between studies, and for algae/seagrass communities among depths. Calcification efficiency averaged at 0.007 mol CaCO3 mol-1 photons. Significant differences were found in calcification efficiency of algae/seagrasses and mixed reef communities among studies and localities. Additionally, calcification efficiency of algae/seagrasses varied significantly in accordance with depth. Future use of the light-use efficiency model will require determining the efficiency of each functional type to estimate gross production and calcification. Additionally, further investigation of the light-use efficiency model will require long-term measurements of APAR, which is the fraction of incident light absorbed, and the incorporation of environmental parameters that reduce efficiency.
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LeComte-Hinely, Jenna Risa. "The Moderating Effect of Role Quality on the Relationship between Work-Family Conflict and Well-Being: A Longitudinal Study." PDXScholar, 2010. http://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/99.
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Work-family conflict (WFC) is a stressor that can cause negative consequences, including deleterious effects on an individual's health and well-being. This study examined this relationship through the lens of the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) Model. This study expanded on two recent applicable studies to examine role quality as a moderator of the WFC-well-being relationship. Well-being was operationalized by three constructs: overall health, depression, and life satisfaction. Hierarchical regression analyses were used to test the hypotheses that a negative relationship existed between WFC and the three well-being outcomes over time, and that this negative relationship between WFC and well-being could be reduced when role quality is high, compared to when role quality is low. These hypotheses were tested using a sample of 234 working, married individuals caring for both children and parents. The use of this sample allowed examination of four types of role quality as potential moderators: job, spousal, child-care and parent-care. Results showed that WFC had a significant and positive relationship with depression over time. Two of the proposed moderators, spousal role quality and child-care role quality, significantly buffered the effects of work-to-family conflict on life satisfaction. Theoretical and practical implications of the findings are discussed.
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Hammelman, Jackie. "Physiological And Psychological Responses To 911 Emergency Tapes." NSUWorks, 2013. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_stuetd/99.
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The news has become a central part of daily culture in the United States and provides up to date information regarding a vast array of topics from weather to war. A specific aspect of the news, emergency 911 tapes, and their influence on viewers' physiological and psychological health was investigated. Research regarding the relationship between physiological arousal and exposure to brief traumatic stimuli, as well as research addressing the development of pathological psychiatric symptoms are discussed in the literature review. This study examined the relationship between exposure to 911 emergency tapes, physiological arousal, and symptoms of psychopathology while considering the influence of trait personality characteristics and state mood. Results identified significant differences in physiological response to the 911 emergency condition compared to news reports. No significant differences were identified between mood state and arousal except in the instance of respiration rate and negative mood; those with higher scores on negative mood displayed higher levels of respiration. Personality factors and empathy were examined for their predictive value on level of arousal, and yielded insignificant results. Finally, baseline level of PTSD was not significantly correlated with arousal in the 911 condition, except in terms of respiration rate. Future research is required to better understand the arousal as a result of exposure to such media, and the associated psychological and physiological health implications.
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Manlee, Tamaryn. "The identification of factors that contribute to the competitive advantage of the catalytic converter industry cluster in the Eastern Cape." Thesis, Port Elizabeth Technikon, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/99.
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The research problem addressed in this study was to determine what the main factors are that contribute to the competitive advantage of the catalytic converter industry cluster in the Eastern Cape. To achieve this objective theoretical models of competitive advantage and literature of industry clustering were identified. For the models on competitive advantage, Porter’s diamond was used for national competitive advantage and Porter’s model on the competitive environment, which affects the competitive advantage of a region. Other theories on competitive advantage of cities and regions were identified, leading up to the theory on the cluster approach. The literature mentioned was broken down and analysed using literature, from knowledgeable people in the automotive industry in the Eastern Cape, identified during the study. A questionnaire was developed to test the degree to which the catalytic converter industry cluster in the Eastern Cape is in agreement with the literature study. The empirical study obtained a strong concurrence with the literature study on national competitive advantage and the theory of clusters. This resulted in a strategy for the catalytic converter industry cluster to sustain competitive advantage and remain globally competitive.
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Ndawana, Duduzile. "The role of the judiciary in protecting the right to freedom of expression in difficult political environments: a case study of Zimbabwe." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/99.
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The right to freedom of expression is with no doubt one of the most important rights in all democratic societies. The southern African sub-region is however lacking when it comes to the protection of this right. There are either highly repressive laws which result in the right being practiced but to a limited extent. In other cases the media is owned by the elite in society which results in the majority not being represented in the independent media and at the same time, the public media is often abused by the governing elite. The scene is therefore that both the public media and private media are representative of the elite. The research seeks to explore the protection of human rights, particularly the right to freedom of expression in politically volatile environments. The research focuses on Zimbabwe but comparative analysis has also been drawn with other jurisdictions moreso South Africa. It is important to note that Zimbabwe has ratified both the International Covenant on Civil Political Rights and the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ rights both of which protect the right to freedom of expression. It is however not enough that states ratify international and regional instruments without domesticating the instruments at the national level. The domestication of the international and regional instruments is meant to ensure that individuals enjoy these rights. Freedom of expression is highly volatile in Zimbabwe. The legislature has been accused of taking away the right which has been granted to citizens by the Constitution through its highly repressive laws. The Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA), the Public Order and Security Act (POSA), and the Official Secrets Act are some of the laws which have been put under spotlight in Zimbabwe. There is therefore a conflict between the legislature, the press and individuals in Zimbabwe. In Zimbabwe like many democratic states, there is separation of powers between the legislature, the executive, and the judiciary. The legislature is the decision making structure that enacts policies in their capacity as representatives of the people; the judiciary is the mediating body that adjudicates decisions between the organs of state as well as between those organs and individuals and the executive enforces decisions. The findings of the research are that despite the ratification of international and regional instruments dealing with the right to freedom of expression and the protection of the right to freedom of expression in the constitution, there still exist repressive laws in Zimbabwe which to a great extent limit the right to freedom of expression. These laws in light of the prevailing environment in Zimbabwe are often used to deprive citizens and journalists of information and their right to freedom of expression. The judiciary finds itself in a difficult position as the executive does not comply with its rulings. The independence of the judiciary, in light of the environment is also compromised by the threats to the judges, the appointment process and ‘gifts’ given to the judges for example, farms. The research analyses the history and theories of freedom of freedom of expression in Zimbabwe, the laws regulating the right and the case law dealing with this right. Finally there is a comparison between Zimbabwe and South Africa and conclusions and recommendations are made based on the discussion in the dissertation. Among the recommendations is that civil society should be involved in educating individuals especially journalists about the right to freedom of expression. Further, the judiciary should also take a more proactive approach in the protection of the right.
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Bakhtiar, Qutub A. "Mitigating Inconsistencies by Coupling Data Cleaning, Filtering, and Contextual Data Validation in Wireless Sensor Networks." FIU Digital Commons, 2009. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/99.
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With the advent of peer to peer networks, and more importantly sensor networks, the desire to extract useful information from continuous and unbounded streams of data has become more prominent. For example, in tele-health applications, sensor based data streaming systems are used to continuously and accurately monitor Alzheimer's patients and their surrounding environment. Typically, the requirements of such applications necessitate the cleaning and filtering of continuous, corrupted and incomplete data streams gathered wirelessly in dynamically varying conditions. Yet, existing data stream cleaning and filtering schemes are incapable of capturing the dynamics of the environment while simultaneously suppressing the losses and corruption introduced by uncertain environmental, hardware, and network conditions. Consequently, existing data cleaning and filtering paradigms are being challenged. This dissertation develops novel schemes for cleaning data streams received from a wireless sensor network operating under non-linear and dynamically varying conditions. The study establishes a paradigm for validating spatio-temporal associations among data sources to enhance data cleaning. To simplify the complexity of the validation process, the developed solution maps the requirements of the application on a geometrical space and identifies the potential sensor nodes of interest. Additionally, this dissertation models a wireless sensor network data reduction system by ascertaining that segregating data adaptation and prediction processes will augment the data reduction rates. The schemes presented in this study are evaluated using simulation and information theory concepts. The results demonstrate that dynamic conditions of the environment are better managed when validation is used for data cleaning. They also show that when a fast convergent adaptation process is deployed, data reduction rates are significantly improved. Targeted applications of the developed methodology include machine health monitoring, tele-health, environment and habitat monitoring, intermodal transportation and homeland security.
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Sweet, Arabia. "The Impact of the Welfare Reform Act of 1996 on Black Marriage Rates: A Comparative Case of Mississippi and Michigan." DigitalCommons@Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center, 2017. http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/cauetds/99.
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This study examines the relationship between the Welfare Reform Act of 1996 and black marriage rates at the federal level and in Mississippi and Michigan. This study was based on the premise that the Welfare Reform Act of 1996 negatively influenced black marriage rates over time. A case study analysis approach was used to analyze data gathered on welfare reform for Mississippi, Michigan and the federal level. The researcher found that overall, the goals of welfare reform were largely unmet. The conclusions drawn from the findings suggest that welfare reform failed because the policy was poorly written.
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Hansen, K. M. "Different places for different faces : optimising the beneficial outcomes of Christchurch parks." Diss., Lincoln University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10182/99.
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Local authorities exist to promote the social, economic, environmental, and cultural wellbeing of communities. Parks provide a means of achieving this purpose. This study investigates community preferences for Christchurch parks using the Beneficial Outcomes Approach. Outcomes desired by the community are identified, together with the park settings required to achieve them. Different attitudes and preferences of three socio-economic areas are compared. Information was gathered from a household survey of 600 residents from three diverse socioeconomic areas of Christchurch selected by using the New Zealand Deprivation Index. Results show that the overwhelming majority of Christchurch residents regularly use Christchurch parks for a diverse range of activities. Parks fill many different roles associated with the activity, aesthetic and environmental values ascribed to parks by the Christchurch community. The Christchurch community perceives and wants a diverse range of personal, social/cultural, environmental, and economic benefits from parks. Differences were found between the three socio-economic areas in the way they valued and used parks. Respondents from the low socio-economic area were more inclined to use parks as a special place to visit for weekend outings and relaxation in contrast to respondents from the high socio-economic area who were more likely to use parks for daily exercise. Respondents from the medium socio-economic area had mixed use patterns. The study concludes that a city-wide network approach to park provision is required to cater for the diverse range of experiences, settings and activities preferred by the Christchurch community and to optimise the beneficial outcomes of Christchurch parks. The BOA provides a useful method of prioritising outcomes and guiding management actions to be more responsive to community needs.
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Magee, Christopher. "The relationship between chronic sleep restriction, poor sleep quality and obesity in adults." School of Psychology, 2008. http://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/99.
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This thesis consists of two literature reviews followed by three empirical chapters that examined the relationship between chronic sleep restriction and obesity. Chapter 2 reviewed available research data and presented a theoretical model linking chronic sleep restriction to obesity. This model hypothesises that chronic sleep restriction contributes to obesity by altering energy regulatory hormones such as ghrelin and leptin. It was also argued that factors such as poor mental health, medication use and long work hours contribute to chronic sleep restriction at a population level, and could have implications for improving sleep. This model provides a sound theoretical framework, which was used to guide the subsequent empirical chapters. In chapter 3, the key methodological limitations of previous studies examining the relationship between chronic sleep restriction and obesity were outlined. Methodological recommendations for future research were then provided to facilitate a more complete understanding of how chronic sleep restriction and obesity are linked in the general population. Chapter 4 tested a path model linking chronic sleep restriction to obesity in 325 adults aged 18 to 87 years, based on the theoretical framework provided in chapter 2 and the methodological recommendations listed in chapter 3. The results indicated that short sleep durations and age were associated with obesity, whilst age, uncomfortable sleep environments, irregular sleep/wake cycles and poor mental health were associated with short sleep durations. However, the results also identified potential environmental, behavioural and psychological determinants of chronic sleep restriction that could be targeted in the future treatment and prevention of obesity. Chapter 5 examined the relationship between three dimensions of sleep quality as assessed by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and obesity in 262 adults aged 18 to 35 years. Short sleep durations and increased levels of daytime dysfunction (e.g., sleepiness) were associated with obesity, whilst irregular bedtimes, noisy environments, discomfort and depression were the major factors associated with poor sleep quality. These factors could play a role in obesity interventions that target sleeping patterns and need to be further investigated. Finally, chapter 6 examined the effects of two nights of seep restriction on energy expenditure and neuroendocrine hormones involved in energy balance regulation in ten healthy male adults. The results indicated that sleep restriction led to an increase in ghrelin and a reduction in PYY, which corresponded with increased hunger and reduced satiety. The results also suggested that energy expenditure declined with sleep restriction. These results suggest that sleep restriction could contribute to obesity by altering energy expenditure and the hormonal regulation of food intake. The findings from this thesis therefore suggest that chronic sleep restriction contributes to the development of obesity by altering key pathways identified in chapter 2. The identification of possible determinants of chronic sleep restriction has potential applications for the treatment and prevention of obesity. For example, the factors identified in chapters 4 and 5 could be targeted as a way to promote healthy sleep durations, and could be effective in improving the efficacy of existing interventions for obesity.
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Mnyanda, Yoliswa Ntuku. "Managing HIV and AIDS stigma in the workplace : case study of the Eastern Cape Department of Social Development /." Link to the online version, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10019/99.
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Ma, Xiping. "Effects of environmental factors on distribution and asexual reproduction of the invasive hydrozoan, Moerisia lyonsi." College Park, Md. : University of Maryland, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/99.
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Thesis (M.S.) -- University of Maryland, College Park, 2003.Thesis research directed by: Marine, Estuarine, Environmental Sciences Graduate Program. Title from t.p. of PDF. Includes bibliographical references. Published by UMI Dissertation Services, Ann Arbor, Mich. Also available in paper.
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Farewell, Joseph. "Siegfried Sassoon and Rebecca West: A Dual-Commentary on the English Home Front in World War I." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2011. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/99.
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The glory of war is dead, and the Great War killed it. Soldierly dignity, heroism, and proper field chivalry; all laid to waste by a single mortar round at Arras. This ethos—a vestige of Greek warrior worship—stood little chance against the trenches. It either drowned in the fecal trench muck at the Somme or staggered back—in tatters, if that—a broken soul; another victim of the so-called “Good Fight.” And there were many victims. An entire generation, even, lost to the trenches. But that’s not even the worst part. The worst part is that home front in England didn’t even get it.
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Phillips, Lucy K. "Revitalized Streets of San Francisco: A Study of Redevelopment and Gentrification in SoMa and the Mission." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2012. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/99.
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San Francisco's South of Market (SoMa) neighborhood and the Mission District are facing new forms of redevelopment. The deindustrialization of SoMa has posed an opportunity for a 'new model' of gentrification to create a mixed-use, mixed-income neighborhood from an area previously occupied by abandoned warehouses and vacant lots. In the Mission, awareness of the threats of gentrification and increased community participation are fighting to preserve the neighborhood and eliminate displacement. The innovative approaches to urban revitalization in these two neighborhoods demonstrate how redevelopment may occur without gentrification.