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Direne, Alexandre Ibrahim. "Methodology and tools for designing concept tutoring systems." Thesis, University of Sussex, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.334970.
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Frye, Matthew C. "Applying set based methodology in submarine concept design." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/4946.
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Early stage ship design decisions continue to be a challenge for naval architects and engineers. The complex interactions between the different elements of the ship and the broad spectrum of disciplines required in ship design make it difficult to fully realize the effects and limitations early decisions place on design flexibility. U.S. Navy design is exploring the use of Set Based Design (SBD) principles and methodology in designing the fleet for the 21st century. Existing research has shown the merits of SBD in other industries; however, research on the use of SBD in naval design does not exist. The thesis explores how to execute SBD in light of the recent restructuring of the U.S. Navy acquisition process calling for the use of SBD in pre-preliminary design. This is undertaken using the knowledge gained from exploration of the Ship-to-Shore Connector (SSC) program, the first use of SBD in a new start acquisition program. The thesis concludes by applying the derived information to an early stage submarine concept design. This effort focused on how to develop submarine design parameters and exploration of how to create and reduce integrated concepts.
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Frye, Matthew C. (Matthew Clinton). "Applying set based methodology in submarine concept design." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/69214.
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Thesis (Nav. E.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering; and, (S.M. in Engineering and Management)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, System Design and Management Program, 2010.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
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Early stage ship design decisions continue to be a challenge for naval architects and engineers. The complex interactions between the different elements of the ship and the broad spectrum of disciplines required in ship design make it difficult to fully realize the effects and limitations early decisions place on design flexibility. Naval ship design has primarily focused on using point based design methods that do not necessarily produce the most cost effective, innovative, and high quality designs. Recognizing these shortcomings, U.S Navy design is exploring the use of Set Based Design (SBD) principles and methodology in designing the fleet for the 21st century. Existing research has shown the merits of SBD in other industries; however, research on the use of SBD in naval design does not exist. The thesis explores how to execute SBD in light of the recent restructuring of the U.S. Navy acquisition process calling for the use of SBD in pre-preliminary design. This is undertaken using the knowledge gained from exploration of the Ship-to-Shore Connector (SSC) program, the first use of SBD in a new start acquisition program. The thesis concludes by applying the derived information to an early stage submarine concept design. This effort focused on how to develop submarine design parameters and exploration of how to create and reduce integrated concepts.
Matthew C. Frye.
S.M.in Engineering and Management
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Davis, Joseph Hutson. "Design Methodology for Developing Concept Independent Rotorcraft Analysis and Design Software." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/19721.
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Throughout the evolution of rotorcraft design, great advancements have been made in developing performance analysis and sizing tools to assist designers during the preliminary and detailed design phases. However, very few tools exist to assist designers during the conceptual design phase. Most performance analysis tools are very discipline or concept specific, and many are far too cumbersome to use for comparing vastly different concepts in a timely manner. Consequently, many conceptual decisions must be made qualitatively. A need exists to develop a single software tool which is capable of modeling any type of feasible rotorcraft concept using different levels of detail and accuracy in order to assist in the decision making throughout the conceptual and preliminary design phases. This software should have a very intuitive and configurable user interface which allows users of different backgrounds and experience levels to use it, while providing a broad capability of modeling traditional, innovative, and highly complex design concepts.
As an illustration, a newly developed Concept Independent Rotorcraft Analysis and Design Software (CIRADS) will be presented to prove the applicability of such software tools. CIRADS is an object oriented application with a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for specifying mission requirements, aircraft configurations, weight component breakdowns, engine performance, and airfoil characteristics. Input files from the GUI are assembled to form analysis and design project files which are processed using algorithms developed in MATLAB but compiled as a stand alone executable and imbedded in the GUI. The performance calculations are based primarily upon a modified momentum theory with empirical correction factors and simplified blade stall models. The ratio of fuel (RF) sizing methodology is used to size the aircraft based on the mission requirements specified by the user. The results of the analysis/design simulations are then displayed in tables and Text Fields in the GUI. The intent for CIRADS is to become a primary conceptual sizing and performance estimation tool for the Georgia Institute of Technology rotorcraft design teams for use in the annual American Helicopter Society Rotorcraft Design Competition.
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Yusoff, Mohammed Bin. "A decision support system for a public sector organisation : concept and methodology." Thesis, Imperial College London, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/8439.
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York, Richard H. "A new methodology to measure body/self-concept based on personal construct theory." Thesis, Boston University, 1987. https://hdl.handle.net/2144/38120.
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston UniversityPLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you.
The objective of this dissertation is to describe and test the reliability and validity of the Body/Self-Concept Methodology (BSC). It measures body attitudes as consequences of body/self-concept. The BSC Methodology was constructed from insights of the debate about the self in American psychology. This debate included philosophical, neurological, psychological, spiritual, and theological issues. These were integrated into Kelly's methodology producing a psychotheological research perspective. This methodology consists of a research philosophy, theory and measures for body/self-concept, and statistical methods. The BSC Method is the six techniques for collecting qualitative and quantitative data. This collection depended on a computer. The quantitative data are ratings of bipolar adjective pairs and a Q-sort of body items. The BSC Method was tested in a study with 40 subjects. The qualitative results included affective self-report data. It was concluded that some of these results implied that this method pierced denial defense mechanisms. The quantitative results were highly valid and reliable for the attitude ratings, but less for the Q-sort. It was concluded that there was sufficient reliability and validity to justify further development of the BSC Methodology. The next step is to write a computer program for data collection and analysis.
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Wagner, Katherine Mott. "Optimization of Disaggregated Space Systems Using the Disaggregated Integral Systems Concept Optimization Technology Methodology." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/99338.
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This research describes the development and application of the Disaggregated Integral Systems Concept Optimization Technology (DISCO-Tech) methodology. DISCO-Tech is a modular space system design tool that focuses on the optimization of disaggregated and non-traditional space systems. It uses a variable-length genetic algorithm to simultaneously optimize orbital parameters, payload parameters, and payload distribution for space systems. The solutions produced by the genetic algorithm are evaluated using cost estimation, coverage analysis, and spacecraft sizing modules. A set of validation cases are presented. DISCO-Tech is then applied to three representative space mission design problems. The first problem is the design of a resilient rideshare-manifested fire detection system. This analysis uses a novel framework for evaluating constellation resilience to threats using mixed integer linear programming. A solution is identified where revisit times of under four hours are achievable for $10.5 million, one quarter of the cost of a system manifested using dedicated launches. The second problem applies the same resilience techniques to the design of an expanded GPS monitor station network. Nine additional monitor stations are identified that allow the network to continuously monitor the GPS satellites even when five of the monitor stations are inoperable. The third problem is the design of a formation of satellites for performing sea surface height detection using interferometric synthetic aperture radar techniques. A solution is chosen that meets the performance requirements of an upcoming monolithic system at 70% of the cost of the monolithic system.Doctor of Philosophy
Civilians, businesses, and the government all rely on space-based resources for their daily operations. For example, the signal provided by GPS satellites is used by drivers, commercial pilots, soldiers, and more. Communications satellites provide phone and internet to users in remote areas. Weather satellites provide short-term forecasting and measure climate change. Because of the importance of these and other space systems, it is necessary that they are designed in an efficient, reliable, and cost-effective manner. The Disaggregated Integral Systems Concept Optimization Technology (DISCO-Tech) is introduced as a means of designing these space systems. DISCO-Tech optimizes various aspects of the space mission, including the number of satellites needed to complete the mission, the location of the satellites, and the sensors that each satellite needs to accomplish its mission. This dissertation describes how DISCO-Tech works, then applies DISCO-Tech to several example missions. The first mission uses satellites to monitor forest fires in California. In order to reduce the cost of this mission, the satellites share launch vehicles with satellites from other, unrelated missions. Next, DISCO-Tech is used to choose the placement of new ground stations for GPS satellites. Because GPS is an important asset, this study also assesses the performance of the network of ground stations when some of the stations are inoperable. Finally, DISCO-Tech is used to design a group of satellites that measure sea level, since sea level is important for climatology research. A design is presented for a group of satellites that perform these measurements at a lower cost than a planned mission that uses a single satellite.
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Argüello, Velazquez Jazmin Adriana. "Implementing Ecosystem Natural Capital Accounting Methodology to the Rhone watershed : the proof-of-concept." Thesis, Lyon, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019LYSEN040/document.
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Comment mesurer la dégradation de la nature, son état de "santé", afin de déterminer l’amortissement de son utilisation, non-enregistré dans les bilans des nations? Mon travail de thèse sur la « comptabilité écosystémique » du bassin versant du Rhône est une première expérimentale sur une nouvelle méthodologie intégrable aux outils encore incomplets des comptabilités nationales de type PIB. Consommer du capital écologique, nos ressources renouvelables, sans l’amortir revient à créer des dettes écologiques. L’objectif de la comptabilité écosystémique est de produire un outil d’aide à la décision permettant d’éviter la dégradation nette des écosystèmes par des politiques publiques informées par la science. L’outil produit des bilans écologiques basés sur des informations géographiques et mesurés en termes physiques, permettant d’effectuer des modélisations et simulations afin d’estimer l’internalisation des externalités (Figure). J’ai élaboré divers indicateurs synthétiques relatifs aux fonctions des écosystèmes et de leur intégrité, pour calculer le potentiel écologique du bassin versant du Rhône. Le diagnostic comptable est assortie d’une description spatialisée des changements observés afin de mieux saisir leur pertinence. L’outil est susceptible d’aider les différentes entités territoriales à se positionner sur la gestion de leurs ressources renouvelables stratégiques (eau, sols, biomasse, infrastructures et services écologiques) dans le contexte d’un ordre mondial en transformation: il s’agit des enjeux géopolitiques majeurs en matière de sécurité et souveraineté alimentaire et énergétique, dans leur lien avec la santé publiqueHow to measure the degradation of nature, its "health" condition, to determine the depreciation of its use, not recorded in the balance sheets of the nations? My thesis work on the "ecosystem accounting" of the Rhone river basin is an experimental first on a new methodology integrable with the still incomplete tools of the national accounts of the type GDP. Consuming ecological capital, our renewable resources, without amortizing means the creation of ecological debts.The goal of ecosystem accounting is to produce a decision support tool to avoid the net degradation of ecosystems through science-informed public policies. The tool produces ecological balances based on geographical information and measured in physical terms, making it possible to perform modelizations and simulations in order to estimate the internalisation of externalities (Figure). I have developed various synthetic indicators relating to the functions of ecosystems and their integrity, to calculate the ecological potential of the Rhône watershed. The accounting diagnosis is accompanied by a spatial description of the changes observed in order to better understand their relevance. The tool is likely to help the various territorial entities to position themselves on the management of their strategic renewable resources (water, soil, biomass, infrastructures and ecological services) in the context of a changing world order: major geopolitical issues in terms of security and food and energy sovereignty, in their link with public health
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Karuppoor, Srinand Sreedharan. "Tools for innovation and conceptual design." Texas A&M University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/1260.
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The ability to design is the distinguishing characteristic of an engineer. Recent research has increased our understanding of both the engineering design process and effective means for teaching that process to neophyte design engineers. In that spirit, a design methodology was developed at the Institute for Innovation and Design in Engineering (IIDE), Texas A&M University. At the core of this approach is a design philosophy based on the cognitive skills of Abstraction, Critical Parameter Identification, and Questioning. This philosophy along with the design process is taught in the senior undergraduate design and graduate design courses. The goal of the methodology is not only to teach the design process to novice designers but also to instill in them the design philosophy that would enable them to perform design effectively and innovatively in any area of specialty.
In this dissertation the design philosophy along with its role in the design methodology is explained. The Need Analysis and the Conceptual Design stages of the IIDE methodology are elaborated. The weaknesses in these stages are identified and addressed, by developing and incorporating design methods and techniques that fit the spirit and framework of the IIDE design methodology. The Object Function Method was developed to address certain aspects at the Need Analysis stage. There was need for an effective concept searching method within the Concept Design stage of the IIDE design methodology. This is addressed by the development of new search techniques and methods for effective concept discovery during concept searching. The usage and application of these methods and techniques is explained in detail along with examples.
Additionally, this dissertation contains the results of a study conducted with two groups of senior design students, those who have been through the process and those who have not, to evaluate the effectiveness of applying the IIDE design philosophy and performing the Need Analysis and Conceptual Design stages for the given design challenge. The goal of the study was to investigate the relationship, if any, between the degree to which these aspects of the design methodology were followed and the quality of the resulting design solutions produced.
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Macrae, Michael John. "Some aspects of concept acquisition in history." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001433.
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There is concern that school history is often purposeless, taught by chalk and talk and textbook methods, giving thin and unassimilated information. At a time when subjects are under increasing scrutiny and pressure to justify their existence as relevant in the school curriculum, many of the defects inherent in the 'traditional' approach to history have made it difficult to present a forceful and valid argument for its continued inclusion as a school subject.This has led to the adoption of new approaches which are designed to get pupils more actively involved in their learning. One such approach was adopted by the Schools Council 13-16 project in Britain. It laid emphasis on the methodology of the subject and identified five ways in which history could prove to be a useful and necessary subject for adolescents to study. These were: as a means of acquiring and developing such cognitive skills as those of analysis, synthesis and judgement; as a source of leisure interests; as a vehicle for analysing the contemporary world and pupils' place in it; as a means for developing understanding of the forces underlying social change and evolutioni and, finally, as an avenue to self-knowledge and awareness of what it means to be human (Introduction, p. ii)
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Kirlangic, Mehmet Eylem. "EEG-Biofeedback and epilepsy: concept, methodology and tools for (neuro)therapy planning and objective evaluation." [S.l.] : [s.n.], 2005. http://deposit.ddb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?idn=974935220.
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Chen, Zhang. "Modular architecture of the large-scale human brain structural network: the concept, methodology and applications." Thesis, McGill University, 2011. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=104616.
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The human brain is a large and interacting complex network with many nontrivial intrinsic topological properties at multiple scales ranging from micro- to macroscopic. An important issue in neuroscience is the characterization of those underlying architectures which will help us to uncover the general principles of the structural and functional organization of the human brain and to understand how the brain is capable of generating and integrating information from multiple sources in real time. In this dissertation, I performed a series of analyses designed to characterize the modular architecture, one of the most important intrinsic connectivity patterns of the human brain network, using cortical thickness from in-vivo MRI. Two cortical regions were considered strongly connected if they demonstrated statistically significant correlations in their thickness. In my first study, using 124 brains from the International Consortium for Brain Mapping dataset, we constructed and analyzed large-scaled structural brain network focused on the global properties. We demonstrated that the human cortical network is a small world network characterized by cohesive neighborhoods and short mean distances between regions. In my next study, using the same dataset, I extended our analysis to the intrinsic modular architecture of the structural brain network. Modules were defined as groups of cortical regions that were strongly interconnected to achieve the maximum network modularity. I showed that the human cortical network is organized into six topological modules that closely overlap known brain functional domains such as auditory/language, strategic/executive, sensorimotor and visual. I next investigated the modular organization of cortical structural networks in 102 young and 97 normal elderly adults. Both cohorts displayed a modular organization with modules overlapping with functional domains such as executive and auditory/language processing. However, compared with the same modular organization of young adults, the aging group demonstrated a significantly reduced modularity that might be indicative of reduced functional segregation in the aging brain. More importantly, the aging brain network exhibited reduced intra-/inter-module connectivity in modules corresponding to the executive function and the default mode network of young adults, which might be associated with the decline of cognitive functions in aging. In my last study, I investigated the modular organization of the cortical structural networks in 97 normal controls (NC) and 92 Alzheimer's Disease (AD) patients. The AD network exhibited a more functionally generalized and geographically localized (anterior/posterior) modular organization. More importantly, I also found significantly reduced network modularity and intra-module connectivity in both the executive and language modules in AD, which might partly explain the decline of cognitive and memory functions in AD patients. Furthermore, I observed significant AD-related changes in inter-module connectivity among different modules which might reflect abnormal integration of distributed brain systems. This thesis has explored and investigated, for the first time, the underlying modular architectures of the human brain structural network using cortical thickness, and their differences among various population groups.Le cerveau humain est un réseau vaste et complexe, comportant de nombreuses propriétés topologiques intrinsèques non-triviales, à des échelles multiples allant du niveau microscopique au niveau macroscopique. Un problème important en neurosciences est d'être capable de caractériser ces architectures sous-jacentes. Ceci est important pour tenter de découvrir les principes généraux de l'organisation structurelle et fonctionnelle du cerveau humain, ainsi que de comprendre comment le cerveau est capable de générer et d'intégrer en temps réel des informations provenant de sources multiples. Dans ce manuscrit, j'ai effectué une série d'analyses conçues pour caractériser l'architecture modulaire, l'un des plus important modèles de connectivité intrinsèque du cerveau humain, en utilisant l'épaisseur corticale extraite à partir d'imagerie par résonance magnétique (IRM) in-vivo. Deux régions corticales sont considérées comme étant fortement connectées s'il existe une corrélation statistiquement significative entre leurs épaisseurs respectives. Dans la première étude, nous avons construit et analysé le réseau cérébral structurel a grande échelle, à un niveau global, en utilisant 124 cervaux issus de la base de données ICBM (International Consortium for Brain Mapping). Nous avons démontré que le réseau cérébral humain est un réseau « du petit monde » caractérisé par des voisinages cohésifs ainsi que de petites distances moyennes entre les régions. Dans l'étude suivante, en utilisant la même base de données, j'ai étendu l'analyse de l'architecture modulaire intrinsèque du réseau structurel cérébral. Les modules furent définis comme les groupes de régions corticales étant connectés morphologiquement afin d'obtenir la modularité maximum du réseau. J'ai montré que le réseau cortical humain est organisé en six modules topologiques correspondant à des domaines fonctionnels connus, tels que l'audition/langage, stratégique/exécutif, sensorimoteur et visuel. J'ai ensuite analysé l'organisation modulaire des réseaux structurels corticaux dans 102 jeunes adultes et 97 adultes plus âgés. Les deux groupes ont montré une correspondance entre l'organisation modulaire fonctionnelle et les domaines fonctionnels tels que l'audition et le traitement du langage. Cependant, en comparaison avec l'organisation modulaire correspondante chez le jeune adulte, le groupe plus âgé a montré une modularité significativement réduite, ce qui pourrait être d'un indicateur d'une ségrégation fonctionnelle réduite chez le cerveau vieillissant. Plus important, le réseau cérébral vieillissant a montré une connectivité intra-/inter-module réduite, dans les modules correspondant aux fonctions exécutives et au réseau cérébral par défaut du jeune adulte, ce qui pourrait être associé au déclin progressif des fonctions cognitives dans le vieillissement. Dans ma dernière étude, j'ai étudié l'organisation modulaire des réseaux structurels corticaux dans 97 contrôles normaux (NC) et 92 patients atteints de la maladie d'Alzheimer (AD). Le réseau AD a montré une organisation modulaire plus généralisée fonctionnellement, ainsi que plus localisée géographiquement (antérieur/postérieur). Plus important, j'ai aussi trouvé une diminution significative de la modularité du réseau et de la connectivité intra-module pour les modules exécutifs et du langage pour le groupe AD, ce qui pourrait expliquer en partie le déclin des fonctions cognitives et de mémoire chez les patients atteints de la maladie d'Alzheimer. De plus, j'ai observé des changements liés à la maladie d'Alzheimer, dans la connectivité inter-module parmi les différents modules, ce qui pourrait refléter une intégration anormale des systèmes distribués cérébraux. Cette thèse explore et analyse pour la première fois les architectures modulaires sous-jacentes du réseau cérébral structurel humain en se basant sur l'épaisseur corticale, et leur différences parmi différents groupes de population.
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Li, Lei. "Monitoring of aerosol chemical composition by remote sensing : Verification of the concept and methodology development." Thesis, Lille 1, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018LIL1R003/document.
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La détermination de la composition chimique des aérosols atmosphériques est essentielle pour le climat terrestre et l’environnement. Néanmoins, les mesures in situ qui permettent d’accéder à cette composition sont limitées et les modèles de chimie-transport peuvent ne pas bien représenter la réalité. Notre travail de thèse a consisté à développer une nouvelle approche afin de remonter à la composition des aérosols à grande échelle par télédétection. Les modèles de mélange des composants des aérosols, soit par proportion en volume soit par l’approximation de Maxwell Garnett qui relient les propriétés optiques à la composition, ont été incorporés dans l’algorithme de restitution des propriétés atmosphériques (GRASP). La nouveauté du concept réside dans la restitution directe des composants chimiques de l’aérosol plutôt que dans une estimation indirecte à partir des propriétés optiques retrouvées. Les tests synthétiques ont montré une sensibilité des observations du satellite POLDER/PARASOL à la présence d’éléments chimiques clés des aérosols. La méthodologie a ensuite été appliquée aux mesures réelles. Les caractéristiques optiques dérivées de PARASOL en utilisant le module de composition chimique ont montré un bon accord (R de ~ 0,9 pour l’épaisseur optique) avec nos mesures de référence — le réseau AERONET. La méthodologie a aussi été appliquée aux mesures de AERONET. Les variabilités spatiale et temporelle de la composition de l’aérosol ainsi retrouvée correspondent bien à nos attentes. La composition obtenue a également été validée à l’aide de données de campagne de terrain et a pu être comparée avec les simulations réalisées avec le modèle chimie-transport GOCARTDetermination of atmospheric aerosol chemical composition has a great importance for Earth’s climate and environment. However, in situ measurements that enable determination of aerosol composition are limited in time and space, while simulations by chemical transport models may not accurately describe the reality. The current thesis presents a novel methodology for monitoring of aerosol composition by remote sensing on large spatial and temporal scale. Namely, the volume-weighted and Maxwell Garnett models, which link the aerosol optical properties and chemical composition, were incorporated into the first versatile algorithm (GRASP) that derives the atmospheric properties from remote sensing. The concept proposes the direct retrieval of fractions of aerosol chemical components instead of post-processing estimate of the aerosol composition from the retrieved optical properties (refractive index, aerosol sizes). The tests showed sufficient sensitivity of the POLDER/PARASOL satellite observations to presence of key aerosol chemical elements. Then, the methodology was applied for the real PARASOL measurements. The aerosol optical characteristics derived from PARASOL using the chemical composition module demonstrated a good agreement with our reference measurements – AERONET ground-based network (e.g., R of ~ 0.9 for aerosol optical thickness). The methodology was then applied to the AERONET measurements as well. The obtained spatial and temporal patterns of aerosol composition agree well with known physical expectations. The retried aerosol composition was validated using available field campaign data and inter-compared with GOCART chemical transport model simulations
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Wagner, Daniel F. "Development and proof-of-concept of a comprehensive performance evaluation methodology for geographic information systems /." The Ohio State University, 1991. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu148775772399839.
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Kratzer, Gadala E. "A methodological approach for conducting a Business Case Analysis for the Advanced Technology Ordnance Surveillance (ATOS) Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD)." Thesis, Monterey California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/1766.
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The purpose of this thesis is to provide a methodological approach for conducting a Business Case Analysis (BCA) for the Advanced Technology Ordnance Surveillance (ATOS) Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD). This study compares the cost savings over time of having an ATOS infrastructure in place at Navy Munitions Management locations compared to the base case of "as-is" inventory management. ATOS is a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)-based automated system that provides a capability to collect environmental data in near real-time and supports munitions management tasks on stored munitions pallets. This type of data has never before being available and is critical for making more precise decisions about the shelf life and operational performance of individual munitions throughout their service life. ATOS is not meant to be a replacement for the status quo processes of Ordnance Management (OM). Instead, ATOS is meant to enhance many of the current processes and add additional capabilities and dimensions to OM. A Business Case Analysis for a notional site, using exemplar data sets indicates that with an initial investment of 1.3 million dollars, a Net Present Value (NPV) of 5.3 million dollars can be obtained over a 10-year period. The payback period is less than one year, and the Return on Investment is 214 %, or almost 11 % annual, compounded ROI.
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Sezgin, Erkan. "A Comparative Perspective of International Cooperation against Terrorism." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1185301559.
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Johansson, Oskar, and Bjuhr Anton Dahlgren. "Concept development of a fixed sonobuoy launcher : A study to examine the feasibility of applying concept development methodology to solve an industry related problem." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Maskinkonstruktion, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-158201.
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Is it possible to apply concept development methodology to solve a real industrial problem? This study will examine if this is possible. Saab has ordered a concept which allows launching of a sonobuoy from a pressurized aircraft cabin, this is a perfect opportunity to test this theory because it is a real system with technical demands to ensure robustness and safety. The system needs to be operated in tight areas which is the reason no launcher available will be used, they do not fulfill this demand. There are also a number of demands that the concept needs to fulfill which must be ensured during the concept process. It is not common when developing a component that a thorough and systematical concept development process is carried out at Saab. Therefor it was interesting to see how it would work with a Saab related product. The concept development process was carried out thoroughly by researching known methods within the subject. It was decided that the process would not follow a singular methodology because there where no process that suited this study perfectly. The process used was decided to be parts from different literature where methods that suited the concept at the current state would be used. This was performed differently depending on the current state of the concept. For example the product requirement process were established in a different way than the concept generation because they are different, one is mostly gathering facts while the other is mainly a creative phase. Regardless of the step in the concept development process the objective was to always use some sort help from the methodology. A combination of lacking experience with the technical area and applying concept development methodology towards a industrial problem slowed down the process. The final concept were not as developed as the plan was from the start. To perform each step required more research than what was intended and some steps became an iterative process which also took time from the actual development. However, the actual process of setting up requirements, generating ideas and evaluating concepts should also be regarded as deliverable for this study. It is material that can be used for future development and this concept where never intended to be a finished design which mean it is useful material for the future. To use concept development methodology for this kind of projects is recommended based on this study. Foremost when the experience of the system is limited, it ensures that the solution space and requirements are examined more than it would have without the process. It also helps with decision making and when discussing a concept within the group which could lead to an agreement which it might not would have without the methods.
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Barnum, Garrett J. "A Computationally-assisted Methodology for Rapid Exploration of Design Possibilities in Conceptual Design." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2010. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/2131.
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One of the most important decisions in the product development process is the selection of a promising design concept because of the large influence it has on the final product. A thorough search for the best design is a significant challenge to designers, who are trying to balance the objective and subjective performance of the designs they create. In this thesis, a computationally-assisted design methodology is developed and used in the early stages of design to more thoroughly search for designs that perform well according to objective physics-based models and subjective designer-specific preference-based models. The method presented herein uses an initial pool of user-created designs that is parameterized and used in a numerical search that recombines design features to form new designs in a semi-automated way. Designs are then evaluated quantitatively by objective performance calculations and evaluated qualitatively by human designers. Designer preference is interactively gathered when visual representations of new computer-created designs are presented to the designer for subjective evaluation. A mathematical model is then formed using statistical probability methods to approximate the designer's preference and incrementally updated after the designer subjectively evaluates a new set of designs at each iteration of the automated search process. The methodology uses a multiobjective approach to search for optimally performing designs, treating both the physics-based models and the preference-based models as objectives. The methodology couples the speed of computational searches with the ability of human designers to subjectively evaluate unmodeled objectives. The method is demonstrated with two product examples to find optimal designs that designers may not have otherwise discovered among the vast number of possible combinations of features. The proposed methodology brings the ability to search for and find numerous, optimal solutions across a wide solution space, in an efficient and human-centered way, and does so in the early stages of design.
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Grönvik, Lars. "Definitions of Disability in Social Sciences : Methodological Perspectives." Doctoral thesis, Uppsala University, Department of Sociology, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-7803.
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This dissertation examines how disability researchers define disability. It is based on four studies. The first describes different definitions of disability in disability research. The second study is a conceptual analysis of the use of disability in a sample of disability research classics. In this study, it is evident that use of the concept is all but clear. It is concluded that especially environmentally based disability definitions would benefit from further empirical investigations. The notion that environmental factors (such as barriers) are a causal aspect of disability is rather widely accepted among disability researchers. However, it has not been empirically studied to such an extent that it is possible to construct workable theories of this relationship.
The third study focuses on administrative definitions of disability and investigates the possibility of using data on disabled people that have been gathered by Swedish welfare authorities. It is concluded that rich data are available, but also that researchers must scrutinize how disability has been defined in these contexts. These authorities often start from medical understandings of disability, which may clash with contemporary understandings of disability as being environmentally based.
The fourth study is a statistical analysis of the effects of different disability definitions on dependent variables. The analyses emphasize variables often included in studies of living conditions. There are major effects of choice of disability definition on the outcome in relation to such variables.
The dissertation strongly rejects efforts to standardize disability definitions; different analytical purposes require different kinds of conceptualizations. Instead, the dissertation suggests that case-constructing reflexivity be conducted. Case-constructing reflexivity means that the researcher starts with a careful analysis of how disability is best defined in relation to the aims of the study, and continues by being constantly aware of how the choice of definition may affect sampling, analyses and results.
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Forell, Burkhard. "A methodology to assess species yields of compartment fires by means of an extended global equivalence ratio concept." Braunschweig : Techn. Univ., Inst. für Baustoffe, Massivbau und Brandschutz, 2007. http://www.gbv.de/dms/bs/toc/527844802.pdf.
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Chan, Kai-yan. "A critique of Kripke's theories of proper names and names of natural kinds : an application of the later Wittgenstein's methodology /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1997. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B19019385.
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Melhuish, Kathleen Mary. "The Design and Validation of a Group Theory Concept Inventory." PDXScholar, 2015. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/2490.
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Within undergraduate mathematics education, there are few validated instruments designed for large-scale usage. The Group Concept Inventory (GCI) was created as an instrument to evaluate student conceptions related to introductory group theory topics. The inventory was created in three phases: domain analysis, question creation, and field-testing. The domain analysis phase included using an expert consensus protocol to arrive at the topics to be assessed, analyzing curriculum, and reviewing literature. From this analysis, items were created, evaluated, and field-tested. First, 383 students answered open-ended versions of the question set. The questions were converted to multiple-choice format from these responses and disseminated to an additional 476 students over two rounds. Through follow-up interviews intended for validation, and test analysis processes, the questions were refined to best target conceptions and strengthen validity measures. The GCI consists of seventeen questions, each targeting a different concept in introductory group theory. The results from this study are broken into three papers. The first paper reports on the methodology for creating the GCI with the goal of providing a model for building valid concept inventories. The second paper provides replication results and critiques of previous studies by leveraging three GCI questions (on cyclic groups, subgroups, and isomorphism) that have been adapted from prior studies. The final paper introduces the GCI for use by instructors and mathematics departments with emphasis on how it can be leveraged to investigate their students' understanding of group theory concepts. Through careful creation and extensive field-testing, the GCI has been shown to be a meaningful instrument with powerful ability to explore student understanding around group theory concepts at the large-scale.
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Hughes, Richard Sylvester. "The conceptual structure of product semantic models." Thesis, Brunel University, 1999. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/4969.
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The study is concerned with the conceptual structure and content of the framework for characterising user-product interaction, proposed under the title – ‘Product Semantics’. The sources for the critique of design, from which the framework is derived, are identified and analysed, and the substantive theoretical and methodological content given initial consideration in terms of the deployment of the central concept of ‘meaning’, and the principal theoretical approaches adopted in the analysis of meaning and semantic concepts generally. The commitment to a cognitive and experiential approach to user-interaction is established and the concepts central to the framework, and requiring more detailed analysis, are identified. The core of the study consists in an analysis of the sequence of concepts and contexts that are chiefly used in the theoretical articulation of the framework, including - function, affordance, categorisation, artefacts, meaning and expression - of which the concept of affordance is central to the structure. On the basis of the initial consideration of the structure and content of the scheme, and in the light of the analysis of concepts, the explanatory structure of the framework is established. It is argued that the core commitment to an experiential and cognitive account, and the form of the explanatory structure, are jointly incompatible with the conceptual content of the framework, particularly in respect of the pivotal role of the concept of affordance. Proposals are advanced for an alternative interpretation which addresses the central issues of consistency and coherence, and which suggests an alternative approach to the conceptual characterisation of the framework and the form of the explanatory hierarchy. The implications of the framework, and the proposed alternative interpretation, are considered in respect of their application in shaping approaches to the development of design theory and methodology, and the experiential aspect of semantics and cognition.
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Kratzer, Gadala E. "A methodology approach for conducting a Business Case Analysis for the Advanced Technology Ordnance Surveillance (ATOS) Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD). /." Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2005. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion/05Dec%5FKratzer.pdf.
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Forell, Burkhard [Verfasser]. "A methodology to assess species yields of compartment fires by means of an extended global equivalence ratio concept / von Burkhard Forell." Braunschweig : IBMB, 2007. http://d-nb.info/994493983/34.
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Peacock, Christine. "A novella of ideas : how interactive new media art can effectively communicate an indigenous philosophical concept." Queensland University of Technology, 2009. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/30391/.
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How interactive new media art can effectively communicate an indigenous philosophical concept. The sophistication and complexity of the philosophical concept concerning relationships between land and people and between people, intrinsic to the laws and customs of Australian Indigenous society, has begun to be communicated and accessed beyond the realm of anthropological and ethnological domains of Western scholarship. The exciting scope and rapid development of new media arts presents an innovative means of creating an interactive relationship with the general Australian public, addressing the urgent need for an understanding of Indigenous Australian concepts of relationship to land, and to each other, absent from Western narratives. The study is framed by an Indigenous concept of place, and relationships between land and people and between people; and explores how this concept can be clearly communicated through interactive new media arts. It involves: a creative project, the development of an interactive new media art project, a website work-in-progress titled site\sight\cite; and an exegesis, a Novella of Ideas, on the origins, influences, objectives, and potential of creative practices and processes engaged in the creative project. Research undertaken for the creative project and exegesis extended my creative practice into the use of interdisciplinary arts, expressly for the expression of philosophical concepts, consolidating 23 years experience in Indigenous community arts development. The creative project and exegesis contributes to an existing body of Indigenous work in a range of areas - including education, the arts and humanities - which bridges old and new society in Australia. In this study, old and new society is defined by the time of the initial production of art and foundations of knowledge, in the country of its origins, in Indigenous Australia dating back at least 40,000 years.
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Peacock, Eve Christine. "A novella of ideas : how interactive new media art can effectively communicate an indigenous philosophical concept." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2009. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/30391/1/Eve_Peacock_Thesis.pdf.
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How interactive new media art can effectively communicate an indigenous philosophical concept. The sophistication and complexity of the philosophical concept concerning relationships between land and people and between people, intrinsic to the laws and customs of Australian Indigenous society, has begun to be communicated and accessed beyond the realm of anthropological and ethnological domains of Western scholarship. The exciting scope and rapid development of new media arts presents an innovative means of creating an interactive relationship with the general Australian public, addressing the urgent need for an understanding of Indigenous Australian concepts of relationship to land, and to each other, absent from Western narratives. The study is framed by an Indigenous concept of place, and relationships between land and people and between people; and explores how this concept can be clearly communicated through interactive new media arts. It involves: a creative project, the development of an interactive new media art project, a website work-in-progress titled site\sight\cite; and an exegesis, a Novella of Ideas, on the origins, influences, objectives, and potential of creative practices and processes engaged in the creative project. Research undertaken for the creative project and exegesis extended my creative practice into the use of interdisciplinary arts, expressly for the expression of philosophical concepts, consolidating 23 years experience in Indigenous community arts development. The creative project and exegesis contributes to an existing body of Indigenous work in a range of areas - including education, the arts and humanities - which bridges old and new society in Australia. In this study, old and new society is defined by the time of the initial production of art and foundations of knowledge, in the country of its origins, in Indigenous Australia dating back at least 40,000 years.
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Ippolito, John. "Exploring a participatory methodology through the conscious experience of co-emergence in the concept and conduct of a research setting in ESL." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp03/MQ27355.pdf.
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Synnestvedt, Jensen Louise. "Terrorism or hacking? A law interpretation on the concept of cyber terrorism. : A legal dogmatic thesis with an empirical legal science methodology." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO), 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-25203.
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Cyber-crime, terrorism and hacking is a topic discussed widely and many independent groups as for example Wikileaks and Anonymous are often taken into consideration when discussing cyber-crime. When researching cybercrime and it is important to first research the legal background as to the purpose of the creation of the internet, and to what extend state control is an issue in the matter of both cybercrime being carried out and the establishment of cyber activist groups. How shall the law be interpreted in the case of internet hacking and under what category do these fit, terrorists, cybercriminals or hackers.
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López, Nicolás. "Metafilosofía jurídica de los siglos XX y XXI: ¿un concepto analítico de derecho?" Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2016. http://repositorio.pucp.edu.pe/index/handle/123456789/119237.
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This paper aims to offer a metaphilosophical reconstruction of Law in the analytic tradition of the twentieth and twentieth-one century first fifteen years, in order to determine the identity of the “analytic concept of law”. To do that I will usethree argumentative axes. The first will clarify the distinction between the Continental and Anglo-Saxon focuses on twentieth century analytical legal philosophy. The second axis will emphasize the methods and purposes of the latter, from the publication of Hart’s The Concept of Law’s first edition to its second edition in 1994. The third will problematize the existence or non-existence of an analytical concept of Law.Este trabajo pretende hacer una reconstrucción metafilosófica del derecho en la tradición analítica, puntualmente entre el siglo XX y los tres primeros lustros del XXI, con el objeto de determinar la identidad del concepto analítico de derecho. Para dicho fin, se dispondrá de tres ejes argumentativos. El primero dilucidará la distinción entre los enfoques continental y anglosajón de la filosofía jurídica analítica del siglo XX. El segundo eje se centrará en los métodos y propósitos de esta última, desde el período posterior a la publicación de la primera edición de The Concept of Law de Hart (1961) hasta su segunda edición en 1994. El tercero problematizará la existencia o inexistencia de un concepto analítico del derecho.
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Dong, Hai. "A customized semantic service retrieval methodology for the digital ecosystems environment." Thesis, Curtin University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2345.
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With the emergence of the Web and its pervasive intrusion on individuals, organizations, businesses etc., people now realize that they are living in a digital environment analogous to the ecological ecosystem. Consequently, no individual or organization can ignore the huge impact of the Web on social well-being, growth and prosperity, or the changes that it has brought about to the world economy, transforming it from a self-contained, isolated, and static environment to an open, connected, dynamic environment. Recently, the European Union initiated a research vision in relation to this ubiquitous digital environment, known as Digital (Business) Ecosystems. In the Digital Ecosystems environment, there exist ubiquitous and heterogeneous species, and ubiquitous, heterogeneous, context-dependent and dynamic services provided or requested by species. Nevertheless, existing commercial search engines lack sufficient semantic supports, which cannot be employed to disambiguate user queries and cannot provide trustworthy and reliable service retrieval. Furthermore, current semantic service retrieval research focuses on service retrieval in the Web service field, which cannot provide requested service retrieval functions that take into account the features of Digital Ecosystem services. Hence, in this thesis, we propose a customized semantic service retrieval methodology, enabling trustworthy and reliable service retrieval in the Digital Ecosystems environment, by considering the heterogeneous, context-dependent and dynamic nature of services and the heterogeneous and dynamic nature of service providers and service requesters in Digital Ecosystems.The customized semantic service retrieval methodology comprises: 1) a service information discovery, annotation and classification methodology; 2) a service retrieval methodology; 3) a service concept recommendation methodology; 4) a quality of service (QoS) evaluation and service ranking methodology; and 5) a service domain knowledge updating, and service-provider-based Service Description Entity (SDE) metadata publishing, maintenance and classification methodology.The service information discovery, annotation and classification methodology is designed for discovering ubiquitous service information from the Web, annotating the discovered service information with ontology mark-up languages, and classifying the annotated service information by means of specific service domain knowledge, taking into account the heterogeneous and context-dependent nature of Digital Ecosystem services and the heterogeneous nature of service providers. The methodology is realized by the prototype of a Semantic Crawler, the aim of which is to discover service advertisements and service provider profiles from webpages, and annotating the information with service domain ontologies.The service retrieval methodology enables service requesters to precisely retrieve the annotated service information, taking into account the heterogeneous nature of Digital Ecosystem service requesters. The methodology is presented by the prototype of a Service Search Engine. Since service requesters can be divided according to the group which has relevant knowledge with regard to their service requests, and the group which does not have relevant knowledge with regard to their service requests, we respectively provide two different service retrieval modules. The module for the first group enables service requesters to directly retrieve service information by querying its attributes. The module for the second group enables service requesters to interact with the search engine to denote their queries by means of service domain knowledge, and then retrieve service information based on the denoted queries.The service concept recommendation methodology concerns the issue of incomplete or incorrect queries. The methodology enables the search engine to recommend relevant concepts to service requesters, once they find that the service concepts eventually selected cannot be used to denote their service requests. We premise that there is some extent of overlap between the selected concepts and the concepts denoting service requests, as a result of the impact of service requesters’ understandings of service requests on the selected concepts by a series of human-computer interactions. Therefore, a semantic similarity model is designed that seeks semantically similar concepts based on selected concepts.The QoS evaluation and service ranking methodology is proposed to allow service requesters to evaluate the trustworthiness of a service advertisement and rank retrieved service advertisements based on their QoS values, taking into account the contextdependent nature of services in Digital Ecosystems. The core of this methodology is an extended CCCI (Correlation of Interaction, Correlation of Criterion, Clarity of Criterion, and Importance of Criterion) metrics, which allows a service requester to evaluate the performance of a service provider in a service transaction based on QoS evaluation criteria in a specific service domain. The evaluation result is then incorporated with the previous results to produce the eventual QoS value of the service advertisement in a service domain. Service requesters can rank service advertisements by considering their QoS values under each criterion in a service domain.The methodology for service domain knowledge updating, service-provider-based SDE metadata publishing, maintenance, and classification is initiated to allow: 1) knowledge users to update service domain ontologies employed in the service retrieval methodology, taking into account the dynamic nature of services in Digital Ecosystems; and 2) service providers to update their service profiles and manually annotate their published service advertisements by means of service domain knowledge, taking into account the dynamic nature of service providers in Digital Ecosystems. The methodology for service domain knowledge updating is realized by a voting system for any proposals for changes in service domain knowledge, and by assigning different weights to the votes of domain experts and normal users.In order to validate the customized semantic service retrieval methodology, we build a prototype – a Customized Semantic Service Search Engine. Based on the prototype, we test the mathematical algorithms involved in the methodology by a simulation approach and validate the proposed functions of the methodology by a functional testing approach.
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Cuim, Amanda da Silva. "A abordagem de gênero textual nos anos iniciais de escolarização : um olhar ontológico /." São José do Rio Preto, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/191179.
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Orientador: Maria Eliza Brefere ArnoniResumo: A intencionalidade desta pesquisa é investigar a organização didático-pedagógica de atividades que objetivam o desenvolvimento do conceito de gêneros textuais nos anos iniciais do Ensino Fundamental. Selecionamos como objeto de análise o conceito educativo, ou seja, a organização metodológica do conceito científico de gênero textual no processo educativo, tendo a mediação dialética como categoria de análise, segundo a “Teoria Pedagógica da Metodologia da Mediação Dialética M.M.D.” que fundamenta a perspectiva ontológica da atividade educativa (ARNONI, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018). Elegemos como objetivos: estudar os fundamentos ontológicos da linguagem, em especial, sua natureza social que reflete as relações sociais e veiculam o efeito das lutas sociais, numa sociedade organizada em classes sociais; compreender a linguagem das crianças como diversificação de gêneros textuais que expressam a natureza social de seu cotidiano; analisar a apresentação de gênero textual no livro didático (LD). Em relação aos gêneros textuais, apontamos os limites dos exercícios do LD, os quais dificultam e cerceiam a compreensão conceitual das crianças e apresentamos a proposição teórico-metodológica da M.M.D. como possibilidade do professor estudar e desenvolver o conceito científico de gênero textual, resgatando as ideias iniciais que os alunos trazem deste conceito, via linguagem cotidiana, valorizando-a (RESGATANDO), para, então, elaborar a questão problematizadora, pautada no conceito científico ... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo)
Abstract: The intent of this research is to investigate the didactic-pedagogical organization of activities that aim the development of the concept of textual genres in the early years of elementary school. We selected as an object of analysis the educational concept, ie the methodological organization of the scientific concept of textual genre in the educational process, with dialectical mediation as a category of analysis, according to the “Pedagogical Theory of the Methodology of Dialectic Mediation MMD” that underlies the perspective. ontological analysis of educational activity (ARNONI, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018). We chose as objectives: to study the ontological foundations of language, especially its social nature that reflects social relations and convey the effect of social struggles in a society organized into social classes; understand children's language as a diversification of textual genres that express the social nature of their daily lives; analyze the presentation of textual genre in the textbook (LD). Regarding the textual genres, we point out the limits of the exercises of LD, which hinder and limit the conceptual understanding of children and present the theoretical-methodological proposition of M.M.D. as a possibility for the teacher to study and develop the scientific concept of textual genre, rescuing the initial ideas that students bring from this concept, through everyday language, valuing it (RETURNING), to then elaborate the problematizing question, based on the ... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)
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Roberts, Dennis C. "Preliminary Development of a Q-Sort Measure of the Adlerian Concept of Personality Priorities: The Adlerian Personality Priorities Q-Sort (APPQs)." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1311882487.
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Mohd, Nasir Abdul Rahman. "Standardisation of plant and machinery valuation practices in Malaysia." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2013. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/61056/1/Abdul_Mohd_Nasir_Thesis.pdf.
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Plant and machinery valuation is important to every company.s annual financial reporting. It is reported under the non-current assets section, and the valuers are generally employed to provide the up to date valuation of the non-current assets valuation such as property, plant and equipment that can make up to 80% of the total assets of a company. The valuation of plant and machinery is also important for other purposes such as securing loan facilities, sales, takeover, insurance and auction. The application of 2005 International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) has a subsequent impact on the financial sector, as a whole. The accountants have to choose between the Historical Cost approach and Market Value approach in determining the value of the client.s assets. In Malaysia, the implementation of IFRS has a domino effect on the financial system, especially for plant and machinery valuation for financial reporting. The comparison data for plant and machinery valuation is limited unlike land and building valuation. The question of Malaysian valuer.s ability to comply with the IFRS standard keeps rising every day, not just to the accountants, but also other related parties such as financial institutions, government agencies and the clients. This is happening because of different interpretations of premise of value for plant and machinery, as well as methods been used and differences in standards of reporting among the valuers conducting plant and machinery valuation. The root of the problem lies in the lack of practical guidelines governing plant and machinery valuation practices and different schools of thought among the valuers. Some follow the United Kingdom.s RICS guidelines, whilst some valuers are more comfortable with the United State.s USPAP rules, especially on the premise of value. This research is to investigate the international best practices of plant and machinery valuation and to establish the common valuation concept, awareness and application of valuation methodology and valuation process for plant and machinery valuation in Malaysia. This research uses a combination of the qualitative and quantitative research approach. In the qualitative approach, the content analyses were conducted from the international practices and current Malaysian implementation of plant and machinery valuation. A survey (quantitative approach) via questionnaire was implemented among the registered and probationary valuers in Malaysia to investigate their understanding and opinion relating to plant and machinery valuation based on the current practices. The significance of this research is the identification of international plant and machinery practices and the understanding of current practices of plant and machinery valuation in Malaysia. It is found that issues embedding plant and machinery valuation practices are limited numbers of resources available either from scholars or practitioner. This is supported by the general finding from the research survey that indicates that there are immediate needs for practical notes or guidelines to be developed and implemented to support the Malaysian valuers practising plant and machinery valuation. This move will lead to a better understanding of plant and machinery valuation, reducing discrepancies in valuation of plant and machinery and increased accuracy among practising valuers.
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Sandia, Rondón Luis Alfonso [Verfasser]. "Sustainable environmental planning in Venezuelan rural areas, concept and methodology : cases of study - Rivas Dávila Municipality (Mérida State) and Quíbor Valley (Lara State), Venezuela / Luis Alfonso Sandia Rondón." Berlin : Freie Universität Berlin, 2009. http://d-nb.info/1023579960/34.
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Peixoto, Luzanir Luíza de Moura. "APRENDIZAGEM DO CONCEITO DE ESTÉTICA: CONTRIBUIÇÕES DA TEORIA DO ENSINO DESENVOLVIMENTAL PARA O ENSINO DE ARTES VISUAIS." Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás, 2011. http://localhost:8080/tede/handle/tede/1048.
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Previous issue date: 2011-09-15The current study had as a investigative focus the learning of the concept of aesthetics on the perspective of historical-cultural theory, especially based on the contributions of V. Davydov s developmental teaching theory. This research privileged a form of a teaching organization of an art content, in addition to conventional teaching procedures, would contribute to the formation of theoretical thinking, combining ownership of content required for formation of the aesthetics concept with the development of related intellectual capacities. With this intention, the investigative proposal was directed to research the following questions: How does the teaching of visual arts can be organized so that student learning results in the formation of concepts? Working on the concept of aesthetic theory and cultural history? What are the advantages and difficulties in implementing this type of teaching organization? The research objectives were: to investigate and analyze the application of the methodology proposed by Davydov for learning the aesthetics concept; organize the teaching of visual arts to a class of 3rd year of high school in order teach the aesthetics concept, identifying the advantages and difficulties of implementing Davydov s proposal considering the context of a public High School. The survey consisted on the implementation and monitoring of an didactic training experiment. Data were collected through an observation of teachers and students activities during the execution of the teaching experiment, with reference on the teaching plan developed from the perspective of cultural historical theory. Besides the observation of classes, we used semi-structured interview with the teacher of the class, document analysis and focus groups with students. The research subjects were the art teacher and students from the 3rd class in high school. In the development of the experiment were systematically evaluated the effects of teaching procedures carried out in the promotion and expansion of the students mental processes, especially the ownership / internalization of concepts, the mental domain actions that correspond to it, the development of logical thought procedures and the ability to apply more general concepts to particular situations. The results point to the real possibility of using the methodology of teaching art that, based on content, values the students intellectual capacities formation. The main contribution of this research was to show what is possible in developmental teaching, that students learn more effectively in the arts content, particularly as regards the formation concepts, but the teacher must attend to the contradictions that surround her achievement. It is believed that their results are also useful to all who care about the issue of teaching art.
O presente estudo teve como foco investigativo a aprendizagem do conceito de estética na perspectiva da teoria histórico-cultural, especialmente com base nas contribuições da teoria do ensino desenvolvimental de V. Davydov. A pesquisa privilegiou uma forma da organização do ensino de um conteúdo de arte que, para além dos procedimentos didáticos convencionais, viesse contribuir para a formação do pensamento teórico do conceito de estética pelos alunos. A proposta de investigação foi direcionada para as seguintes indagações: De que modo o ensino de artes visuais pode ser organizado para que a aprendizagem dos alunos resulte em formação de conceitos? Como trabalhar o conceito de estética na Teoria histórico-cultural? Quais as vantagens e dificuldades na concretização desse tipo de organização do ensino? Os objetivos da pesquisa foram: investigar e analisar a aplicação da metodologia proposta por Davydov para a aprendizagem do conceito de estética; organizar o ensino de artes visuais para uma turma do 3º ano do Ensino Médio tendo em vista a aprendizagem do conceito de estética; identificar as vantagens e dificuldades da proposta de Davydov considerando o contexto de uma escola pública de Médio. A pesquisa consistiu na realização e acompanhamento de um experimento didático-formativo. Os dados foram coletados por meio de observação da atividade do professor e dos alunos no decorrer da realização do experimento didático. Além da observação das aulas, foi utilizada a entrevista semi-estruturada com o professor da classe, a análise de documentos e o grupo focal com os alunos. Os sujeitos da pesquisa foram o professor de arte e os alunos de uma turma de 3º ano do ensino médio. A análise focou efeitos dos procedimentos de ensino na promoção e ampliação dos processos mentais dos alunos, especialmente, quanto à apropriação/interiorização do conceito de estética. Os resultados mostram a possibilidade do ensino do conteúdo de estética como conceito a ser formado pelos alunos. A principal contribuição da pesquisa foi revelar as contradições que se apresentam no ensino desenvolvimental no contexto concreto da escola. Acredita-se que seus resultados são úteis também a todos que se preocupam com o tema da didática de artes.
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Santos, Noélli Ferreira dos. "A metodologia de resolução de problemas e o aplicativo Winplot para a construção do conceito de função por alunos do ensino médio." Universidade Franciscana, 2013. http://tede.universidadefranciscana.edu.br:8080/handle/UFN-BDTD/155.
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This paper aims to analyze the contributions of the Methodology Problem Resolutions coupled with Winplot application to build the concept of function by high school students. The participants were students of the 1st year of High School of the Escola Estadual Padre Rômulo Zanchi in the city of Santa Maria. The research was a qualitative, grounded in cultural-historical theory of Vygotsky and Methodology Problem Resolutions. The instruments used involved two questionnaires, observations of activities, a daily classroom, as well as the documentary record of the students in the use of application Winplot. The questionnaires showed that the students use the computer for leisure and expressed interest in using it for learning math. As for your previous knowledge, the students have difficulties on content function. After the activities are applied, the results analysis, it was found that students were able to analyze the numerical data, understand the variations of the quantities involved, algebraic and graphical form relationships more accurately, and can interpret and observe changes performed on each chart and other information and properties, allowing the appropriation of the concept of function and could be a basis for the understanding of other mathematical functions. However there were some difficulties faced by students, especially with regard to reading and interpreting graphs. The most significant is that students engaged with the technological resources and motivated with more diverse classes, where students exchange information and learning. The computerized environment and methodology required participation and discussion by changing the traditional setting of the classroom. So the teacher had to be open to pedagogic as well as technological innovations, thus providing a more dynamic and innovative learning.
No presente trabalho, teve-se como objetivo analisar as contribuições da Metodologia de Resoluções de Problemas aliada ao aplicativo Winplot para a construção do conceito de função por alunos do Ensino Médio. Os sujeitos participantes foram estudantes do 1° ano do Ensino Médio da Escola Estadual Padre Rômulo Zanchi na cidade de Santa Maria. A pesquisa foi de cunho qualitativo, fundamentada na teoria histórico-cultural de Vygotsky e na Metodologia de Resolução de Problemas. Os instrumentos utilizados envolveram dois questionários, observações das atividades desenvolvidas, além de um diário de aula, bem como o registro documental dos alunos no uso do aplicativo Winplot. Com base nos questionários, verificou-se que os alunos utilizam o computador para o lazer e demonstrarm interesse em utilizá-lo para a aprendizagem de matemática. Quanto aos seus conhecimentos prévios, os alunos apresentaram dificuldades sobre o conteúdo de função. Após as atividades serem aplicadas, e os resultados analisados, constatou-se que os alunos tiveram a possibilidade de avaliar os dados numéricos, compreender as variações das grandezas envolvidas, estabelecer relações algébricas e gráficas com mais precisão, além de poder interpretar e observar as alterações realizadas em cada gráfico entre outras informações e propriedades, o que possibilitou a apropriação do conceito de função e pôde servir de base para a compreensão das demais funções matemáticas que serão estudadas ao longo do ensino médio. Entretanto, observaram-se algumas dificuldades enfrentadas pelos alunos, principalmente no que se refere à leitura e a interpretação de gráficos. Um dos resultados mais significativo desse trabalho diz respeito ao envolvimento dos alunos com os recursos tecnológicos e a motivação demonstrada nas aulas mais diversificadas, nas quais tiveram a oportunidade de socializar informações e aprendizados. O ambiente informatizado e a metodologia adotada exigiram participação e discussões mudando o cenário tradicional de sala de aula. Por isso, o professor precisou estar aberto às inovações tanto pedagógicas como tecnológicas, de modo a proporcionar assim um processo de ensino mais dinâmico e inovador.
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Dias, Débora Mirtes dos Santos Ravagnani. "APRENDIZAGEM DO CONCEITO DE MÚSICA: CONTRIBUIÇÕES DA TEORIA DO ENSINO DESENVOLVIMENTAL." Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás, 2011. http://localhost:8080/tede/handle/tede/1085.
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Previous issue date: 2011-09-30The present study focused on the formation of the musical theoretical thought of the students of the first year of the Fundamental Teaching School. It is inserted in the didactics field, dealing with the relations between music teaching and learning. The theoretical references are based in works of Vygotsky, Luria, Leontiev, Elkonin and Davydov and of musical educators as Schaffer and Willems. It implied that the problems faced by the musical teaching education result of a multiplicity of factors, and the strong presence of a traditional education model is one of them. Thus, the investigation was directed for the following inquiries: How the music teaching can be organized in order to the students learning result in concepts formation? How to work the music concept in the Cultural-Historical Theory? What are the advantages and difficulties in the realization of this kind of teaching organization? The objectives of the research were: investigating and analyzing the application of the methodology proposed by Davydov for the learning of the music concept; organizing the music teaching for a group of the first year of the Fundamental Teaching School, keeping in mind the learning of music concept; identifying the advantages and difficulties of the implementation of the Davydov proposal considering the context of the field school. The research consisted in the realization and attendance of an educational-formative experiment for five months (February, March, April, May, June), in the year of 2011, in a state public institution of the regular educational system in the city of Goiânia, in Goiás state. The data were collected through the observation of the activity of the teacher and of the students along the carrying out of the educational experiment, having as reference the planning and the development of a developmental teaching plan elaborated with the intention of promoting the students´ acquisition of the necessary contents for the music concept formation. Besides the classes observation, it was also used the semi-structured interview with the teacher of the class, the school observation, the musical composition produced by the students in togetherness with the music teacher. The results showed that the educational experiment searched for understanding how the students appropriated the musical concepts oriented by principles of the theory of Davydov. They also showed that by using this procedure the students learning was significant. They also showed that by using this procedure the students learning was significant. The main contribution of this research consisted in showing that, despite the existence of several factors that reflect in school life and in the learning of the students, the Developmental Teaching can be a promising possibility to the formation of the students musical way of thinking.
O presente estudo teve como foco a formação do pensamento teórico musical dos alunos do primeiro ano do ensino fundamental. Insere-se no campo da didática, tratando das relações entre o ensino e a aprendizagem de música. Do referencial teórico constam obras de Vygotsky, Luria, Leontiev, Elkonin e Davydov e de educadores musicais como Schaffer e Willems. Partiu-se do pressuposto de que os problemas enfrentados pela educação musical escolar resultam de uma multiplicidade de fatores, sendo um deles a forte presença de um modelo de ensino tradicional. Assim, a investigação foi direcionada para as seguintes indagações: De que modo o ensino de música pode ser organizado para que a aprendizagem dos alunos resulte em formação de conceitos? Como trabalhar o conceito de música na Teoria Histórico cultural? Quais as vantagens e dificuldades na concretização desse tipo de organização do ensino? Os objetivos da pesquisa foram: investigar e analisar a aplicação da metodologia proposta por Davydov para a aprendizagem do conceito de música; organizar o ensino de música para uma turma do 1º ano do ensino fundamental, tendo em vista a aprendizagem do conceito de musica; identificar as vantagens e dificuldades da implementação da proposta de Davydov considerando o contexto da escola campo. A pesquisa consistiu na realização e acompanhamento de um experimento didático-formativo, durante cinco meses (fevereiro, março, abril, maio, junho), no ano de 2011, em uma instituição da rede estadual de ensino regular na cidade de Goiânia, no Estado de Goiás. Os dados foram coletados por meio da observação da atividade da professora e dos alunos no decorrer da realização do experimento didático, tendo como referência o planejamento e o desenvolvimento de um plano de ensino desenvolvimental elaborado com a intenção de promover a aquisição, pelos alunos, dos conteúdos necessários a formação do conceito de música. Além da observação das aulas, foi utilizada a entrevista semi-estruturada com o professor da classe, a observação da escola, a composição musical produzida pelos alunos em conjunto com a professora de música. Os resultados mostraram que o experimento didático buscou compreender como os alunos apropriaram do conceito de música, orientado por princípios da teoria de Davydov proporcionou maior participação e atividade da maior parte dos alunos. Evidenciaram também que por meio deste procedimento foi significativa a aprendizagem dos alunos. A principal contribuição desta pesquisa consistiu em mostrar que, apesar da existência de diversos fatores que repercutem na vida escolar e na aprendizagem dos alunos, o Ensino Desenvolvimental pode ser uma possibilidade promissora para formação do modo de pensar musical dos alunos.
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Sievers, Stefan [Verfasser]. "Methodology for evaluating modular production concepts / Stefan Sievers." München : Verlag Dr. Hut, 2018. http://d-nb.info/1155056876/34.
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Saak, Marcus [Verfasser]. "Entwicklung eines Konzeptes und eines Prototypen für ein rechnergestütztes Werkzeug zum effizienten Einsatz der Problemlösungsmethodik "Spalten" = Development of a concept and of a prototype for a computer-aided tool for the efficient employment of the problem solving methodology "Spalten" / Marcus Saak." Karlsruhe : IPEK, 2006. http://d-nb.info/1002690587/34.
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Poggi, Francesca. "General Jurisprudence as analysis of the fundamental theoretical concepts of legal system." Derecho & Sociedad, 2017. http://repositorio.pucp.edu.pe/index/handle/123456789/119019.
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This essay proposes a conception of the general jurisprudence as a conceptual analysis aiming at inquiring the fundamental theoretical concepts of a given legal system. The author clarifies her proposal by analysing its key-terms, and, in particular, by explaining what should be the object of the general jurisprudence, in which sense it should be said “general”, what should be its methods, its epistemic status and its relations with related disciplines.En este ensayo, la autora propone una concepción de la teoría general del derecho como análisis de los conceptos teóricos fundamentales de un ordenamiento jurídico. Tal concepción, que no se pretende exclusiva, si no que bien puede convivir con enfoques diferentes y diferentes modos de entender la disciplina, está articulada por medio de un análisis del significado atribuido a sus términos-clave, mediante el cual se intenta mostrar cómo ésta conciba al objeto de la teoría general del derecho, su carácter de generalidad, su estatus epistemológico y sus relaciones con las disciplinas afines.
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Kadlec, Čestmír. "Vytvoření obecného postupu pro návrh portálu realitních kanceláří." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2009. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-15606.
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This dissertation thesis deals with questions connected with creating concept of real-estate agency web portal. Theoretical part including first two main parts of the thesis examines basic definitions and main principles of Internet -- history, services, concepts of Internet, which has to be mentioned to create present metodology based on actual pieces of knowledge. Thesis continues with defining term "web portal" in relationship with real-estate market. Theoretical part is supplemented with practical examples for better understanding. Practical part analyzes real-estate market from the view of utilization of Internet services. Selected web pages are evaluated from different aspects. Main goal of this thesis is to define universal methodology for real-estate agency portal concept.
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Liu, Ying-Chieh. "A methodology for the generation of concepts in mechanical design." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2000. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/251729.
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Lindahl, Mattias, Erik Sundin, Tomohiko Sakao, and Yoshiki Shimomura. "An interactive design methodology for service engineering of functional sales concepts : a potential design for environment methodology." Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för konstruktions- och produktionsteknik, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-35503.
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Manufacturing companies around the globe are striving to increase their revenues and profitability. One way is through Functional Sales, i.e. shifting the focus from the production of products to the production of services. Functional Sales and Design for Environment (DfE) have many common issues, e.g. the life cycle perspective. The paper’s aim is to highlight a proposed interactive design method for Service Engineering of Functional Sales offers and to relate this method to selected DfE methods and tools as well as users’ experiences with these methods and tools. The paper concludes that the proposed method has several benefits that are useful in DfE. One benefit is that the method does not focus on products but rather on how needs can be satisfied by increasing service content. Another is the visualization of e.g. validation in order to facilitate communication between different actors in the product development process.
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Кругляк, А. В. "Концепт FEAR / СТРАХ в сучасному художньому дискурсі (лінгвальний та перекладацький аспекти)." Master's thesis, Сумський державний університет, 2019. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/75880.
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Робота апробована у тезах конференції "Концепт FEAR / СТРАХ у сучасному художньому дискурсі (лінгвальний та перекладацький аспекти)", IV Міжнародна нуково-практична конференція "DYNAMICS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF WORLD SCIENCE", 18-20 грудня 2019 року, Ванкувер, Канада.Мета: дослідити лінгвальний та перекладацький аспекти концепту FEAR / СТРАХ у збірці розповідей «Ти тут не чужий» Адама Хезлетта, а також використання коротких розповідей під час вивчення іноземних мов та перекладу. Теоретичне значення: виокремити основні теоретичні засади вивчення дискурсу й концепту, дослідити використання перекладацьких трансформацій під час перекладу художньої літератури та спробувати систематизувати та структурувати характеристики концепту FEAR / СТРАХ.
Цель: исследовать лингвальный и переводческий аспекты концепта FEAR / СТРАХ в сборнике рассказов «Ты здесь не чужой» Адама Хезлетта, а также использование коротких рассказов при изучении иностранных языков и перевода. Теоретическое значение: выделить теоретические основы изучения дискурса и концепта, исследовать использование переводческих трансформаций при переводе художественной литературы и попробовать систематизировать и структурировать характеристики концепта FEAR / СТРАХ.
Goal: to study the linguistic and translation aspects of the concept FEAR in Adam Hezlett’s short stories collection “You Are Not a Stranger Here”, as well as the use of short stories during learning foreign languages and translation. Theoretical meaning: to distinguish the basic theoretical principles of discourse and concept, to explore the use of translation transformations in translation of fiction, and attempts to systematize and structure the characteristics of the concept FEAR.
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Shepherd, Joshua D. "York Bowen's Viola Concerto: A Methodology of Study." Scholarly Repository, 2011. http://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa_dissertations/590.
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According to musicologists and critics, the “English Musical Renaissance” or the second Renaissance of English music, as it also called, to distinguish it from the generation of English musicians of the Renaissance, produced many composers in Great Britain during the years 1880 to 1966. This resurgence of nationalistic musical activity was a time of prolific musical output by composers such as Edward Elgar, Arnold Bax, Gustav Holst and Ralph Vaughan Williams. Another composer who flourished during the English Renaissance was Edwin York Bowen (1884-1961). His Viola Concerto in C minor, Op. 25 (1907), is the subject of this essay. Bowen’s Viola Concerto was written with Lionel Tertis (1876-1975) in mind. Tertis, the leading violist of the day, made it his life’s mission to popularize the viola as a solo instrument. This essay explores the Concerto from a theoretical point of view. In addition, the piece will be approached from a performance/pedagogical point of view, with the inclusion of a methodology of study based on sixteen specific technical excerpts drawn from the piece.
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Prinsloo, Timothy. "Damage detection methodology for composite UAV wings using modal analysis and probabilistic concepts." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/32786.
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Monitoring of structural integrity is critical in many fields today, and particularly so in the civil, mechanical and aerospace engineering industries. In the aerospace industry, appreciably sized and almost exclusively composite UAVs share the airspace with other aircraft. Such composite structures also pose numerous uncertainties to structural health monitoring and analysis techniques. This necessitates research into a methodology for practical and effective structural health monitoring techniques. This work presents a methodology for structural health monitoring and particularly delamination detection in composite wing structures. The approach uses experimental modal analysis with due consideration for the probabilistic effects of random variations in material and geometrical properties, for the purpose of a general and non wing-specific damage detection technique. A large number of composite material coupons were tested to determine statistical distributions of 2D orthotropic material properties, using an optical image correlation system to reduce the expense of testing. Uncertainties in the wing geometry arising from manufacturing variances were taken into consideration. The material properties of the foam spar and resin beadings were considered isotropic and deterministic. A finite element model of the wing was subsequently improved using a scanning laser vibrometer to conduct detailed experimental modal analyses of five wings, and a multi-model updating approach based on frequency and mode shape information was used to update selected sensitive material properties. Significant improvement was accomplished. Using the probabilistic material property database, a confidence region was established for wing mode shapes through a Monte Carlo procedure. It was shown that delamination effects are capable of perturbing the dynamic mode shapes beyond the confidence regions implied by the material uncertainties. This provides a basis for further development of a structural health monitoring methodology for composite structures, taking due account of the many uncertainties in the structure.Dissertation (MEng)--University of Pretoria, 2011.
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Soares, Vando Kleber Santos. "Desenvolvimento do conhecimento físico com a aprendizagem baseada em problemas : análise das interações discentes." Universidade Federal de Sergipe, 2017. https://ri.ufs.br/handle/riufs/5115.
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This work investigated the establishment of the interactive process among the students of a
third grade high school class with the adoption of the methodology of problem-based learning
(PBL) and its relation in the development of students' scientific and everyday concepts about
electrodynamics. The research was carried out at a state public high school in the interior of
the state of Sergipe. In order to analyze social interactions, we used Vygotsky's ideas,
Wertsch's (1984) constructs, from Monteiro's (2006) perspective, and the (2002) Analytical
tool of Mortimer and Scott. Participant observation was used for data collection, which was
performed during 11 classes, and a recorder was used to record the conversations of two
groups. Field records, evaluation chart, knowledge sheets and tests of the students were also
used. The results showed that the PBL allowed the students to formulate and to expose their
points of view of the studied contents, which promoted the emergence of interactive chains as
a pattern of interaction and to use semiotic resources as mediators for the understanding and
development of the concepts.Este trabalho investigou o estabelecimento do processo interativo entre os alunos de uma turma da terceira série do ensino médio com a adoção da metodologia da Aprendizagem Baseada em Problemas (ABP) e sua relação no desenvolvimento dos conceitos científicos e cotidianos dos estudantes sobre eletrodinâmica. A pesquisa foi realizada em um colégio público estadual do interior do estado de Sergipe. Para analisar as interações sociais lançamos mão das ideias de Vygotsky, dos constructos de Wertsch (1984), na perspectiva de Monteiro (2006), e da ferramenta analítica de Mortimer e Scott (2002). Utilizou-se a observação participante para a coleta de dados, que foi realizada durante 11 aulas, e se utilizou um gravador para gravar as conversas de dois grupos. Foram utilizados ainda registros de campo, fichas avaliativas, folhas de conhecimentos e provas dos alunos. Os resultados mostraram que a ABP permitiu aos alunos formularem e exporem seus pontos de vista dos conteúdos estudados o que promoveu o surgimento de cadeias interativas como padrão de interação e utilizarem recursos semióticos como mediadores para o entendimento e o desenvolvimento dos conceitos.
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Fisher, Justin. "Pragmatic Conceptual Analysis." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/195796.
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Pragmatic Conceptual Analysis is a proposed methodology for attributing correct application conditions, or 'meanings', to concepts. This methodology involves two stages: first, we seek an empirical understanding of the ways in which usage of a given concept has regularly delivered benefits, and, second, we seek an explication of that concept which is optimally capable of delivering benefits in these ways. Such an explication captures the 'pragmatic meaning' of a given concept. Chapters 1-3 articulate Pragmatic Conceptual Analysis and the notion of pragmatic meaning, and show how these are related to other philosophical methodologies and accounts of concept-meaning.Chapter 4 uses a 'bootstrapping argument' to establish that Pragmatic Conceptual Analysis has two important virtues. The first phase of this argument establishes that Pragmatic Conceptual Analysis has normative authority - it reveals explications that we have practical and epistemic reason to adopt, whether we take these explications to be semantically revisionary or not. This normative authority licenses using Pragmatic Conceptual Analysis, in the second phase, to explicate our shared concept of concept-meaning. This yields the conclusion that we have epistemic reason to adopt the notion of pragmatic meaning as our explication of 'concept-meaning'. Having explicated our concept in this way, we see that Pragmatic Conceptual Analysis also has descriptive authority - it is a semantically conservative tool that reveals concept-meaning, thus explicated.The initial presentation of the bootstrapping argument considers only one sort of work that our concept of concept-meaning does - helping to guide our application of other concepts. But this concept also regularly delivers benefits in a second way - by helping us to give good explanations for the behavior and behavioral success of various concept-users. Chapter 5 uses the normative authority of Pragmatic Conceptual Analysis to justify a particular account of how good explanations work. Chapter 6 draws upon this account to argue that, in order best to explain people's behavioral successes, we need an explication of concept-meaning that is closely related to the one presented in Chapter 4.Chapter 7 considers several objections and hard cases, and argues that Pragmatic Conceptual Analysis weathers these storms in good shape.
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Frecaut, Jean-Michel. "Vers une methodologie d'integration du concept d'aide a l'utilisateur dans les systemes logiciels complexes." Toulouse 3, 1988. http://www.theses.fr/1988TOU30050.
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La premiere partie est consacree a la recherche d'une definition du concept d'aide a l'utilisateur a travers une etude sur les logiciels interactifs actuels disposant d'outils ou des mecanismes d'assistance. Deux tentatives d'aide systematique a l'integration d'une partie de ce concept lors de l'ecriture de logiciels sont exposees. Puis deux approches d'integration sont presentees et analysees. Finalement, a travers deux applications s'executant sur cette architecture, l'influence d'un tel systeme au niveau de l'interactivite homme-machine est constatee