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Piazzesi, Carolina <1993>. "Calligrafia e Shodō: analisi e comparazione della cancelleresca italiana e il corsivo kana giapponese." Master's Degree Thesis, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/10579/21514.
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Il segno, o meglio la sua realizzazione, è un bisogno che risiede in ogni essere umano, di ogni luogo e cultura. Impronte nelle grotte, incisioni sul legno e poi su pietra: da una similitudine di tracce ogni cultura ha poi sviluppato un proprio sistema per comunicare, per lasciare “nero su bianco” la propria storia.
Studiando la scrittura di una cultura è quindi possibile risalire al popolo che l’ha creata e sviluppata nel corso dei secoli, ma è possibile, attraverso un processo contrario, studiare la cultura per motivare le differenze stilistiche riscontrabili nelle diverse grafie.
Ponendo a confronto la calligrafia italiana, nello specifico la scrittura ‘cancelleresca’ o ‘italica’, e lo 書道 shodō, “Via della Scrittura” giapponese, in particolare il corsivo kana realizzato durante l’elaborazione della Kokufū Bunka, sarà possibile individuare queste differenze o scoprire similitudini.
Analizzando due periodi storici differenti, quali il Rinascimento italiano (1500) e il periodo Heian giapponese (794-1185), sarà necessario definire il contesto storico in cui queste grafie si sono formate, oltre a delineare lo sviluppo calligrafico italiano, nato nell’antica Roma, e l’introduzione della lingua scritta cinese in Giappone e i cambiamenti attuati per creare una propria scrittura autoctona, composta di kanji e kana.
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Genna, Mariangela. "Sviluppo di strumenti per l'analisi della scrittura e applicazioni." Doctoral thesis, Università degli studi di Trieste, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10077/8529.
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2011/2012Le funzioni fine-motorie sono la base per il rapido conseguimento della piena autonomia strumentale, in particolare il disegno e la scrittura a mano, sono fondamentali per le prestazioni scolastiche e lo sviluppo umano generale. Una varietà di condizioni neurologiche e psichiatriche dell'infanzia e dell'adolescenza potrebbe compromettere il normale sviluppo delle abilità motorie. La ricerca nel settore, soprattutto nel nostro Paese, manca di un sistema di riferimento per la determinazione precoce dei disturbi dell’apprendimento, necessario, inoltre, per una valutazione opportuna del trattamento riabilitativo. A tale scopo, le attività di ricerca svolte dall’Autore nel corso del dottorato hanno inizialmente riguardato lo studio dell’apprendimento in un campione di soggetti a sviluppo tipico, madrelingua italiana e destrimani. Per raggiungere quest’obiettivo sono stati sviluppati algoritmi di elaborazione che permettessero l’analisi delle caratteristiche dinamiche del movimento, da acquisizioni di prove di scrittura eseguite su tavoletta grafica digitale. Una volta definiti i test e i parametri cinematici più informativi per l’analisi dello sviluppo, quali velocità, grado di automazione, arrangiamento spaziale e tempi di pianificazione motoria, sono stati determinati i relativi valori di riferimento per ogni fascia d’età. A questo punto, creato tale sistema di riferimento, è stato possibile fare ulteriori studi su campioni con caratteristiche diverse. Si è avuta l’occasione di analizzare le prestazioni di un gruppo di studenti in cui è stato sperimentato, durante gli anni delle scuole primarie, un metodo di insegnamento ideato nella prima metà del Novecento da Ida Terzi, insegnante elementare all’istituto per ciechi di Reggio Emilia. Il metodo è utilizzato per migliorare la percezione e l’integrazione dello schema corporeo, per organizzare l’orientamento e la rappresentazione mentale dello spazio, facilitando la coerenza percettiva e il passaggio da un utilizzo inconscio a un uso consapevole del corpo in movimento. Confrontando le performance cinematiche di tale campione con un gruppo di controllo, sono state osservate diverse strategie nell’esecuzione delle prove di scrittura proposte, inoltre, grazie allo sviluppo di strumenti per l'analisi della qualità del prodotto scritto, è stato possibile distinguere una migliore accuratezza nel gruppo in cui è stato adottato il Metodo Terzi.
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Elias, Aaron. "Roundabout modeling in CORSIM." [Gainesville, Fla.] : University of Florida, 2009. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/UFE0025029.
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Scheffknecht, Phillip. "Characterization of heavy precipitation on Corsica." Thesis, Toulouse 3, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016TOU30339/document.
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Les fortes précipitations sont parmi les phénomènes météorologiques les plus dangereux pouvant causer des dégâts matériels, des blessés et des morts. Le programme de recherche HyMeX (Hydrological cycle of the Mediterranean eXperiment) s'intéresse à leur étude sur le bassin méditerranéen et plus particulièrement sa partie nord occidentale. Les travaux réalisés dans le cadre de cette thèse ont porté en particulier sur l'étude des mécanismes associés aux événements de fortes précipitations (High Precipitation Events, HPE) se produisant en Corse. Une climatologie des HPE en Corse sur une durée de 31 ans a été réalisée ainsi que l'étude détaillée de trois HPEs de l'automne 2012 pendant la campagne de mesures d'HyMeX. Ces trois cas d'études sont abordés par le biais de l'analyse des données et par celui de la modélisation. L'étude climatologique a montré que 173 HPEs (caractérisés par plus de 100 mm de précipitations en 24h) se sont produits en Corse sur la période 1985-2015. Ils sont principalement caractérisés par le fait qu'ils affectent plutôt la partie orientale de la Corse, plus particulièrement son orographie. Ces HPEs se produisent surtout de septembre à décembre avec un maximum en octobre. Une analyse en composantes principales a permis de classer ces événements en trois catégories. Les dépressions méditerranéennes chaudes d'automne, celles d'hiver froides, et une catégorie dite mixte associée aux dépressions atlantiques de grande échelle. Les précipitations les plus fortes sont observées quand l'orographie corse fait obstacle à un flux de sud-est chaud et humide. Les cas d'études présentés sont tous les trois différents en terme de mécanismes impliqués. Le cas du 4 septembre 2012 est associé à une dépression stationnaire donnant des précipitations sur toute la Corse avec un maximum sur le littoral et le relief de l'est de l'île. Celui du 31 octobre correspond à une dépression se déplaçant rapidement et induisant une évolution en plusieurs phases associée à un flux de basse couche initialement de sud-est tournant à l'ouest, associé à des précipitations d'abord convectives le long du relief oriental puis évoluant au fur et à mesure en pluies stratiformes sur l'ouest et le sud-est de l'île. Le dernier cas, du 23 octobre, est composé d'une ligne de cellules convectives résultant d'une convergence stationnaire au sud-est, sous le vent de la Corse. Les cellules convectives sont advectées vers l'île par le flux de sud-est de moyenne et haute altitude. Cette configuration permet la stationnarité de la ligne convective, provoquant un épisode de précipitations relativement court et très localisé. Les résultats de ce travail confirment que le modèle numérique Meso-NH permet de bien simuler ce type de phénomène avec une précision satisfaisante à une résolution horizontale de 2,5 km. Cependant, cette étude met également en évidence l'importance de la bonne représentation des conditions initiales. En outre, la distribution spatiale des précipitations dépend fortement de la représentation de l'orographie dans le modèle et de la résolution horizontale. Elle est améliorée quand on utilise une résolution de 500mHeavy precipitation is one of the primal meteorological reasons for property damage, injuries, and deaths. In the framework of the Hydrological Cycle of the Mediterranean (HyMeX) program, heavy precipitation is analyzed throughout the entire Mediterranean basin with a special focus on the northwestern Mediterranean. This work studies in particular the mechanisms of high precipitation events (HPEs) on Corsica. For this purpose, a 31 year (1985 - 2015) climatology of HPEs on Corsica is presented. In addition, three HPEs during autumn 2012 are analyzed in detail using observations and numerical modeling. A climatology of 173 events shows that the eastern half of Corsica, specifically the orography, is most affected by high precipitation events. The months from September to December, most of all October, are identified as most prone to heavy precipitation events over Corsica. A principal component analysis is used to classify the events into three categories, which correspond to warm autumn and cold winter Mediterranean cyclones as well as a mixed category which contains also larger scale Atlantic cyclones. The heaviest precipitation is observed when warm moist southeasterly flow encounters the Corsican orography. In addition, three case studies are presented, each with different mechanisms involved. A stationary cyclone on 4 September 2012 led to widespread precipitation over Corsica with the most intense rain observed over the east of the island, along the coast and the orography. On 31 October, a fast moving cyclone caused a multi-phase event, which was characterized by low level wind turning from southeast to west while precipitation gradually changed from convective along the orography in the east of the island to stratiform mainly over the west and southwest. The last event, 23 October 2012, was comprised of a line convective cells which formed over stationary lee side convergence southeast of Corsica. The convective cells were advected toward the island by the mid- and upper level southeasterly wind. These conditions allowed the convective line to remain stationary, resulting in a highly localized and relatively short event. The findings confirm that the numerical model Meso-NH is well capable of simulating such events with satisfactory precision at a grid spacing of 2.5 km. However, the studies also underline the importance of well captured initial conditions. Additionally, the spatial distribution of precipitation is highly dependent on the representation of the orography in the model as well as the horizontal grid spacing and is improved when using a horizontal grid spacing of 500 m instead
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León, Hilario Leysser L. "El maestro estricto: Efigie de Luigi Corsaro." Foro Jurídico, 2017. http://repositorio.pucp.edu.pe/index/handle/123456789/119990.
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Rol, Jan. "Characterization of monopole induced air showers using CORSIKA." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Högenergifysik, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-328049.
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In this thesis a characterization of air showers induced by magnetic monopoles is presented. Monopoles are predicted to exist and be accelerated to relativistic velocities. High energy monopoles traversing earth’s atmosphere continuously deposit energy, inducing an air shower. These air showers have been described based on simulations run in CORSIKA. It was found that monopole air showers are continuous; they plateau after the shower maximum, and have a large electromagnetic component. As such,they can easily be distinguished from normal cosmic rays and most other air shower sources. Very high energy photons and muons could induce similar showers but do not produce identical signals in track-following detectors such as IceCube.
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Bertrand, Cédric. "Contribution à l'étude phytochimique de Ruta corsica DC." Toulouse, INPT, 2001. http://www.theses.fr/2001INPT011G.
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Ruta corsica DC est une plante buissonnnate d'un vert glauque, endémique des montagnes de Corse et de Sardaigne. Elles est connue localemant pour ses propriétés phototoxiques. Parmi le genre Ruta, quelques espèces, comme Ruta graveolens, sont utilisées en médecine traditionnelle comme abortives. De nombreuses propriétés sont attribuées à cette plante qui était déjà bien connue de la civilisation Grecque. Le genre appartient à la grande famille des Rutaceae. Dans une première partie, nous présentons la position systématique actualisée des Rutaceae et du genre Ruta. Nous nous sommes attachés à présenté, de façon la plus exhaustive possible, les différeents composés isolés de ce genre ainsi que leurs principales voies de biosynthèse et leurs activités biologiques. Une troisième partie est consacrée aux perspectives biologiques à travers l'évaluation de l'activité antimalarique de quelques composés, cette étude reste préliminaire et doit être approfondie.
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Cortivo, Raquel Aparecida Dal. "No fogo das três pedras: leitura comparada das poéticas de Corsino Fortes, Arménio Vieira e Filinto Elísio." Universidade de São Paulo, 2017. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/8/8156/tde-07062017-090958/.
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Inserida num contexto de globalização, a literatura cabo-verdiana parece impactada pelos influxos de modernidade e pós-modernidade. E colocar as poéticas de Corsino Fortes, Arménio Vieira e Filinto Elísio em comparação fornece índices desses impactos, sobretudo no que se refere às formas. As concepções do tempo e do espaço interferem nas escolhas estéticas e temáticas dos poetas, determinando trânsitos e permanências. Propõe-se, pois, sob essa perspectiva, a leitura das obras A cabeça calva de Deus (2010) e Sinos de Silêncio: canções e haikais (2015), de Corsino Fortes; O Brumário (2013), Derivações do Brumário (2013), Sequelas do Brumário (2014) e Fantasmas e fantasias do Brumário (2015), de Arménio Vieira; e Do lado de cá da rosa (1995), Li Cores e Ad Vinhos (2009), Me_xendo no baú. Vasculhando o U (2011), Zen limites (2016), de Filinto Elísio. A obra de Corsino Fortes volta-se para o futuro como um valor a ser perseguido e uma dimensão a ser construída a partir das percepções do passado e do trabalho no presente. Desse modo, o poeta insere-se na episteme da modernidade, compreendendo o trabalho com a palavra como fundamental não somente para a expressão de uma convicção ideológica e política como também estética. Com isso, um espaço bem delimitado, ao qual adere e no qual enraíza seus versos, desenha-se: Cabo Verde em sua multiplicidade étnica e cultural. A obra de Arménio Vieira parece marcada pelo desencanto e pelo esgotamento; nesse sentido, o olhar para o futuro revela apenas o nada, o vazio. O poeta centra-se na própria palavra que se manifesta no presente da escrita e se coloca em diálogo com autores da literatura mundial. O espaço que se revela não é físico ou geográfico, mas literário e de dimensões internacionais. A poética de Filinto Elísio, por sua vez, parece manter-se em trânsito constante, razão pela qual inscreve-se de maneira mais incisiva sob o signo do excesso; parece expressar uma temporalidade múltipla que, contudo, tem como foco irradiador o presente. O espaço apresenta-se na obra de Elísio também marcado pela pluralidade indiciada na referência explícita à viagem e a espaços geográficos diversos. Tanto Arménio Vieira quanto Filinto Elísio, pelo que apresentam de excessivo em seu fazer poético, remetem a características distintas das apresentadas pela poética de Fortes, principalmente no que se refere ao descentramento que as inscreve na episteme contemporânea de uma outra modernidade, cujas pluralidade e complexidade admitem variadas e, por vezes, controversas denominações como pós-modernidade, supermodernidade ou modernidade reflexiva.Seted in a context of globalization, the cape-verdean literature seems affected by influxes of modernity and postmodernity. And put the poetics works of Corsino Fortes, Arménio Vieira and Filinto Elísio compared provides indices of these impacts, especially with regard to the forms. The concepts of time and space affect the aesthetic and thematic choices of those poets, determining transits and stays between them. It is proposed, therefore, from this perspective by the reading of the works A cabeça calva de Deus (2010) e Sinos de Silêncio: canções e haikais (2015) from Corsino Fortes; O Brumário (2013), Derivações do Brumário (2013), Sequelas do Brumário (2014) e Fantasmas e fantasias do Brumário (2015), from Arménio Vieira; and Do lado de cá da rosa (1995), Li Cores e Ad Vinhos (2009), Me_xendo no baú. Vasculhando o U (2011), Zen limites (2016), from Filinto Elísio. The Corsino Fortes works turns itself back to the future as a value to be pursued and theyre a dimension to be built from the perceptions of the past and in the present.That way the poets work is a part of epistemology of modernity, including working with the word as fundamental not only for the expression of an ideological conviction and political as well as aesthetic. Thereby a well-defined space, which adheres and which roots itself his verses, this poetry draws: Cape Verde in its ethnic and cultural diversity. The Arménio Vieiras works seem marked by disenchantment and exhaustion; in that sense, his look to the future only reveals the nothing and the empty. By the way the poet focuses on word that manifests itself in the present of the writing this and put itself in dialogue with authors of world literature. This way the revealed space is not physical or geographical, but it is literary and it has international dimensions. The poetry of Filinto Elísio, by your turn, it looks like to remain in constant transit, reason for it is part of a more incisive way under the excess of the sign; It seems to express a multiple temporality that, however, is a propagator the present time. The space presents in the work of Filinto Elísio is also marked by the plurality indicted like an explicit reference to the journey and the different geographical areas. Thereby both Arménio Vieira as Filinto Elísio, by the excessive presenting in the making poetic, refer to distinct characteristics presented by the poetics of Fortes, especially with regard to decentralizing the part in contemporary episteme of \"another modernity\" whose plurality and complexity admit varied and sometimes controversial names as postmodernity, supermodernity or reflexive modernity.
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Boisvert, Pierre Yves. "Regionalisation and decentralisation in France, with special reference to Corsica and its special status." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1989. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.670331.
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Commitante, Raffaella. "Orang-utan stress : behaviour and corsitol responses in rehabilitation." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.436684.
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Hewitt, Suzanne. "River response to Late Quaternary environmental change in Corsica." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2002. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/3314/.
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Mediterranean river systems are particularly sensitive to environmental change and often provide good archives to reconstruct fluvial histories. This study investigates river response to environmental change in two steep land river catchments in Corsica. Late Pleistocene alluviation and pedogenic weathering is explored within the Tavignano River basin (-775 km2) and river response to Late Holocene (including Little Ice Age) environmental change is examined in the Figarella catchment (-132 km2). A range of geochronological controls has been employed including optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating, a profile development index (POI) determined from pedogenic properties, and lichenometry. This study also examines the potential of a relatively new absolute dating teclmique, terrestrial insitu cosmogenic nuclide dating, for establishing the timing of recent glacial activity in Corsica. Two cosmogenic lOBe nuclide exposure ages of 14.09 ± 1.04 k and 12.70 ± 0.96 k cal. years suggest that Corsica was glaciated during the Lateglacial period. Although more samples are required to confirm these ages, support for this interpretation is evident from other palaeoenvironmental data in the western Mediterranean and a simple snowpack model simulating Younger Dryas conditions in Corsica. Analysis of the Tavignano alluvial units indicates that Pleistocene glaciation is likely to have had a strong impact on the river regime and sedimentation style. The timing of the major alluviation phases has been estimated using an age model derived from OSL ages and the POI. Deposition is broadly coeval with the Late Pleistocene cold stages and climate change is therefore considered to be the dominant control on river behaviour during the Late Pleistocene. Lichenometric dating of coarse flood deposits on the Figarella valley floor has established the timing of flood periods since ca. AD 1570. At least ten distinct periods of enhanced flooding are evident over the last five centuries. Flooding was particularly prominent during the 1500s, mid-late 1700s and throughout the 1800s in the Figarella, corresponding to particularly cold and wet periods. The apparent synchrony of flood events across the Mediterranean region during the Little Ice Age suggests that climate variability over the past 500 years has been the overriding control on flood frequency in Corsica. Analyses of twentieth century rainfall records show a strong correlation between heavy precipitation events in the western Mediterranean and a strong negative winter North Atlantic Oscillation.
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Farrant, T. J. "The evolution of themes and techniques in Balazac's shorter fictions from Corsino to Les Celibataires (1832)." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1990. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.314964.
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Zhu, Xuesong. "Design Strategies for an Artificial Neural Network Based Algorithm for Automatic Incident Detection on Major Arterial Streets." FIU Digital Commons, 2008. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/77.
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Traffic incidents are non-recurring events that can cause a temporary reduction in roadway capacity. They have been recognized as a major contributor to traffic congestion on our national highway systems. To alleviate their impacts on capacity, automatic incident detection (AID) has been applied as an incident management strategy to reduce the total incident duration. AID relies on an algorithm to identify the occurrence of incidents by analyzing real-time traffic data collected from surveillance detectors. Significant research has been performed to develop AID algorithms for incident detection on freeways; however, similar research on major arterial streets remains largely at the initial stage of development and testing. This dissertation research aims to identify design strategies for the deployment of an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) based AID algorithm for major arterial streets. A section of the US-1 corridor in Miami-Dade County, Florida was coded in the CORSIM microscopic simulation model to generate data for both model calibration and validation. To better capture the relationship between the traffic data and the corresponding incident status, Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT) and data normalization were applied to the simulated data. Multiple ANN models were then developed for different detector configurations, historical data usage, and the selection of traffic flow parameters. To assess the performance of different design alternatives, the model outputs were compared based on both detection rate (DR) and false alarm rate (FAR). The results show that the best models were able to achieve a high DR of between 90% and 95%, a mean time to detect (MTTD) of 55-85 seconds, and a FAR below 4%. The results also show that a detector configuration including only the mid-block and upstream detectors performs almost as well as one that also includes a downstream detector. In addition, DWT was found to be able to improve model performance, and the use of historical data from previous time cycles improved the detection rate. Speed was found to have the most significant impact on the detection rate, while volume was found to contribute the least. The results from this research provide useful insights on the design of AID for arterial street applications.
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Isoluoma, Rebecca, and Erika Östgren. "Får alla vara med? : En studie om hur förskollärare förstår barns inkludering och exkludering." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för utbildningsvetenskap, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-29085.
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Syftet med denna studie är att få kunskap om hur förskollärare agerar och stödjer barn i deras tillträde i den fria leken samt undersöka vilka tillträdesstrategier som används av barnen utifrån ett förskollärarperspektiv. Studien är kvalitativ och använder semistrukturerade intervjuer med sju förskollärare som metod. Data transkriberades och analyserades genom att använda Corsaros studier med begreppen tillträdesstrategier samt kamratkulturer. Vid analysen framkom två teman: stöttning och tillgänglighet samt ”får jag vara med?”. Båda teman har flera underrubriker. Studien visar att det fanns två olika uppfattningar kring stöttning och tillgänglighet, där den aktiva förskolläraren uppfattas som att förebygga exkludering långsiktigt medan den avvaktande förskolläraren har en mer kortsiktig plan och löser problemen som finns här och nu. Studien visar även förskollärarnas upplevelser kring barnens hinder och vägar till lek och vilka tillträdesstrategier som förskollärarna anser fungerar mer eller mindre bra för att få tillträde till den fria leken. En slutsats som framkom i vår studie utifrån tillträdesstrategier ur ett förskollärarperspektiv är att det inte är den strategi som förskollärarna uppfattar förekommer mest som är den som oftast leder till lek, något som även Corsaro har kommit fram till i sina studier.Fastställt via akademichefsbeslut HIG-STYR 2019/7 den 2019-01-07
Daniel Petterson, fil dr, univ. lekt Pedagogik och Erika Björklund, fil dr, univ. lekt Pedagogik går in som examinatorer på PEG700 under veckorna 1 till och med 3, 2019 då Peter Gill, prof. Pedagogik, gått i pension från och med 2019-01-01.
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Momani, Bilal Al. "Classification of remotely sensed imagery using a knowledge-based approach (CORSIKA)." Thesis, University of Ulster, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.529553.
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Candea, Matei. "In the know : being and not being Corsican in Corsica, France." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.615258.
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Mayo, James Oliver 1984. "Images of Corsica in France : travel memoirs and 19th century writers /." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2009. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd3041.pdf.
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Mayo, James Oliver. "Images of Corsica in France: Travel Memoirs and 19th Century Writers." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2009. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/1764.
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Considered an integral part of Metropolitan France, the island of Corsica is situated nonetheless on the very periphery of the modern state that claims it. Actually situated geographically closer to Italy than to any part of France, its culture and its people are likewise more closely related to their Italians neighbors than to the rest of what Corsicans term "Continental France." Following the acquisition of Corsica, both government officials and bourgeois travelers would seek to visit the island, often recording their findings and publishing these memoirs for others to know of their travels. This concept of travel memoirs, specifically those regarding Corsica, had already been a fairly common practice among the British, as they had often placed interest in the island itself. From this group of French and British travel memoirs would come the writings of James Boswell, P. P. Pompéi, and the Baron de Beaumont, among others. Corsica becomes a place of unique setting for novels and short stories throughout the century, with tales of banditry, vendetta, and violence from the island. For those authors seeking to place their stories in Corsica, inspiration was drawn from the very travel memoirs they had read regarding the island, although often they chose to ignore them in favor of stereotypes. I have chosen three specific 19th century authors in relation to the images created by the travel memoirs of Corsica: Prosper Mérimée, Honoré de Balzac, and Guy de Maupassant. The purpose behind each author's use of the images of Corsica was very different and shows different ways that these images were used. Mérimée directly used Corsica to question the triumph of the civilized over the uncivilized, Balzac used Corsica to represent France itself, and Maupassant used Corsica to show that "reality" is really nothing more than a personal illusion. Though when publishing their travel memoirs the authors might not have expected much to come of them, they have actually influence an entire century of writers, and possibly an entire nation, with their images of Corsica.
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Ramachandran, Suresh. "Analysis of Freeway Weaving Areas Using Corridor Simulator and Highway Capacity Manual." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/35886.
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Weaving is defined as the crossing of two or more traffic streams traveling in the same direction along a significant length of the highway without the aid of traffic control devices . The traditional methods used for design and operational analysis of a highway is the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM). The traditional weaving methods in the highway capacity manual use road geometry and traffic volume as inputs and provide an estimate of speed as an output. CORSIM is a new computer simulation model developed by Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for simulation of traffic behavior on integrated urban transportation networks of freeway and surface streets. The intent of this research is to identify the difference in the results by using the new CORSIM simulation and the traditional HCM approach in modeling the weaving sections on a freeway and make recommendations. The research will also compare the modeling strategy and provide analysis of the output.Master of Science
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Rengifo, Gonzáles Javier. "Disentangling atmospheric cascades started by gamma rays from cosmic rays with CORSIKA." Master's thesis, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2017. http://tesis.pucp.edu.pe/repositorio/handle/123456789/8716.
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En este trabajo buscamos un método para diferenciar entre lluvias de partículas producidas por rayos cósmicos y por rayos gamma a energías de TeV, utilizando simulaciones CORSIKA. Este método intenta resolver el problema que existe en la búsqueda de señales de rayos gamma medidos por diversos experimentos frente a un fondo de flujo dominante de hadrones. Los resultados de este trabajo pueden aplicarse al estudio de Explosiones de Rayos Gamma (GRBs). Los GRBs emiten fotones muy energéticos, que al interactuar con la atmósfera terrestre, producen una gran cascada electromagnética de partículas secundarias, las cuales son detectables.
El procedimiento sería simular eventos producidos por fotones, la señal, y protones, el fondo, que son las partículas más abundantes de los rayos cósmicos. Extraemos varios parámetros de los perfiles longitudinales de las lluvias de partículas, caracterizando las lluvias simuladas. Algunos de los parámetros de ajuste más importantes son el m_aximo de lluvia (Xmax), el ancho de la lluvia FWHM, el parámetro de asimetría, el número máximo de partículas Nmax y el comienzo de lluvia XStart. Existen diferentes experimentos utilizando tanques Cherenkov de agua y detectores de fluorescencia que pueden medir estos parámetros de las lluvias.
Hemos probado dos métodos. El primero se basa en cortes simples, mientras que el segundo se basa en un análisis multivariado utilizando el paquete TMVA, que mejora los cortes individuales. El primer método se aplicó a las energías simuladas separadas de 102, 103, 104 y 105 GeV para encontrar cortes adecuados.
Encontramos que Xmax, FWHM, Xstart y Nmax dependen de la energía.
Posteriormente aplicamos estos cortes dependientes de la energía y otros cortes
fijos a una muestra realista, que consiste en 104 eventos de señales (fotones) y 106 eventos de fondo (protones) que cubren un rango de energía de 102 a 105 GeV con diferentes espectros. Además, se introdujo un error en la energía simulada para simular la eficiencia de reconstrucción de energía de un detector. El resultado obtenido deja 54% eventos de señal y 12% eventos de fondo. Aplicando el análisis multivariado TMVA, encontramos que el método Boosted Decision Trees (BDT) era el mejor para distinguir la señal del fondo. El resultado para una eficiencia de señal similar fue 0:7% de eventos de fondo.
Por último, utilizando cortes más estrictos en la BDT para mejorar la significancia, el resultado fue 1 evento de fotón por cada 1000 eventos de protón. Dada la proporción de flujo inicial, significa una capacidad de rechazo de fondo de 103.
Por lo tanto, la viabilidad de la separación gamma/hadrón requiere una mejora adicional.In this work we search for a method to differentiate between particle showers produced by cosmic rays and by gamma rays at TeV energies, using CORSIKA simulations. This method tries to solve the dominant hadron flux background problem when looking for gamma-ray signals measured by different experiments. The results of this work can be applied to the study of Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs). GRBs emit very energetic photons, which after interacting in the Earth's atmosphere, produce a large detectable electromagnetic cascade of secondary particles. The procedure will be to simulate events produced by photons, the signal, and protons, the most abundant cosmic-ray background. We extract several parameters from fitting particle air-shower longitudinal profiles, characterizing the simulated showers. Some of the most important _t parameters are the shower maximum (Xmax), the width of the shower FWHM, the asymmetry parameter, the maximum number of particles Nmax and the shower start Xstart. There are different experiments using water Cherenkov tanks and fluorescence detectors which can measure these shower parameters. We tested two methods. The first relies on simple cuts, while the second is based on a multivariate analysis using the TMVA package, which improves individual cuts. The first method was applied to single simulated energies of 102, 103, 104 and 105 GeV to find adequate cuts. We found that Xmax, FWHM, Xstart and Nmax depend on the energy. Later we applied these energy-dependent cuts and other fixed cuts to a realistic sample, which consists of 104 signal events (photons) and 106 background events (protons) covering an energy range from 102 to 105 GeV with different spectra. Moreover, we introduced an energy smearing to simulate a detector energy reconstruction efficiency. The obtained result leaves 54% signal events and 12% background events. Applying the multivariate analysis TMVA, we found that the Boosted Decision Trees (BDT) method was the best for distinguishing signal from background. The result for a similar signal efficiency was 0:7% of background events. Finally using tighter cuts on the BDT to improve the significance results in 1 photon event for every 1000 protons. Given the initial ux proportion, it means a 103 background rejection capability. Thus the feasibility of gamma/hadron separation requires further improvement.
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Long, Luke. "Britain and Corsica, 1728-1796 : political intervention and the myth of liberty." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/13232.
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Britain's foreign relations formed a crucial component of the political nation during the eighteenth century. Foreign affairs were a key issue of state, and perceived failure within European power politics could cause the fall of government ministries. Britain's foreign relations with the main European powers, and especially France and Spain, have been extensively recorded. Britain's unique relationship with Corsica has been neglected. Corsica can appear to be insignificant compared to other European states. Many British writers, however, government officials, naval and military officers, considered Corsica to be of the highest importance within eighteenth-century foreign affairs. Corsica was especially important within the larger sphere of Anglo-French rivalry. Corsica was one of the few territories that was ruled by both nations during the eighteenth century. This thesis reveals that Britain's relations with Corsica were far more significant than has been previously realised. Britain's relations and interactions with Corsica remained relatively consistent throughout the period from 1728 up until 1796. The two main developments to occur between Britain and Corsica during the eighteenth century were, firstly, the ‘Corsican crisis' (1768-1769) and, secondly, the establishment of an Anglo-Corsican Kingdom (1794-1796). These are discussed in chapter 2 and chapter 4 of the thesis respectively. Both of these ‘events' have been studied as being separate from each other and as confined to their respective periods of time. This thesis aims to link and to compare these two key developments for the first time, and to show that the Corsican crisis directly influenced the Anglo-Corsican constitution in 1794.Corsica was the largest European territory to be ruled by Britain during the eighteenth century. The Anglo-Corsican Kingdom provides a unique insight into how Britain might rule conquered territories in Europe. The thesis charts and explains Britain's relations with Corsica against the background of the second hundred years war against France.
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Skyles, Emilee M. "Alluvial Geochronology and Watershed Analysis of the Golo River, Northeastern Corsica, France." DigitalCommons@USU, 2013. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/2045.
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The Golo River in Corsica, France, is a short, steep river (~95 km, 2706 m relief) in the Western Mediterranean with formerly glaciated headwaters. The small size and location of the Golo River make this system ideal for observing the influence of climate and sea-level change on river dynamics over the 100,000 years. A rapidly advancing dating technique, optically stimulated luminescence, was utilized to determine the timing of these river deposits on the coastal plain in order to frame them in the context of previous glacial and interglacial episodes. Climate fluctuations in the headwaters supplied the vast majority of sediment into the system during glacial time periods, which was then transported and deposited near the mouth of the Golo River on the coastal Marana Plain. Sea- level also played a vital role in defining a geometric configuration that ultimately governed whether large amounts of sediment stored onshore or offshore. Analysis of the Golo River longitudinal profile and watershed reveals changes in steepness and gradient that are related to changes in rock type, fault movement and tectonically-driven base-level fall.
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PUDDU, SELENA. "Le piante aliene nel Mediterraneo: comparazione tra Sardegna, Corsica e isole circumsarde." Doctoral thesis, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11584/248708.
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This research project was mainly aimed at updating and comparing the exotic vascular flora of Sardinia with that of other territories belonging to the same biogeographical region and at the analysis of the most vulnerable habitats at risk of biological invasion.
The first part of the work has been focused on the comparison of the exotic flora of Sardinia with that of another insular system, Corsica, in order to acquire the information necessary to define new strategies, guidelines and priorities useful to mitigate the effects of biological invasions.
First we proceeded with the updating of the checklist of Sardinia and with the implementation of a new checklist for Corsica. The checklist of the exotic vascular flora of Sardinia is composed of 598 taxonomic units (18% of the total flora), of which 344 are neophytes, 164 archeophytes and 90 dubious; 6 (our signal) are new reports. Furthermore, 168 are naturalized, 276 casual and 64 invasive. The checklist of Corsica is composed of 553 entities (17% of the total flora), of which 339 are neophytes, 127 archeophytes, 87 dubious and 27 are new reports. Moreover, 117 are naturalized, 250 casual and 99 invasive.
The comparison of the two floras showed no significant differences, confirming the similarities among insular territories from the same biogeographical region; 234 exotic entities are in common between the two territories (46% of the alien flora of Sardinia and 50% of Corsica).
In the second part of the thesis, a first census of the taxa present in the various little islands through the analysis of the bibliography was made. Then, a checklist with 153 taxa divided into 57 families was developed. Statistical analysis were carried out (hierarchical cluster, PCA and Bayesian analysis) to evaluate the homogeneity of the exotic vascular flora, through a matrix presence/absence, for each reported island. Moreover, other analysis (hierarchical cluster, PCA, correlation analysis and linear regression) were carried out in order to verify which values, associated with surface characteristics of the islands, insulation, type and use of soil, climatic indices and human disturbance, can positively or negatively affect the presence of exotic taxa or even of the total flora in the studied areas.
The third part of the thesis focused on the most vulnerable habitats to biological invasions, those of wetlands. In particular, a study focused on the area of the Regional Natural Park Molentargius - Saline. Floristic and chorological analysis of the exotic taxa, corresponding to 107 of which 10 are of dubious exoticism, 21 are cultivated not naturalized and 21 of new signaling, have been integrated with maps of the more invasive and potentially invasive entities for the area. Maps were carried out in GIS environment, after the implementation of a geodatabase, based on regional technical map of the Autonomous Region of Sardinia (scale 1:10.000) and orthophotos of Sardinia.
From the obtained results, it was possible to gain some knowledge on the behavior of exotic taxa in geographic areas with similarities from an environmental perspective and consequently, have a complete overview of the main invasive entities that threaten native habitats and species.
Moreover, the acquired data may enable the development of new strategies, guidelines and priorities for action aiming to mitigate the effects of plant invasions in the studied territories, as well as in other areas with similar climatic conditions.
Finally, it is important to highlight that the creation of a common monitoring network among the different areas of study could be an effective way to promote the exchange of information, cooperation and coordination (still very weak), involving all stakeholders working in the sector.
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Dulmage, Cornelia. "A Bibliography of the Monographs of Gregory Corso, with Collection Analysis of the Holdings Thereof in the Rare Book Collection of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill." Thesis, School of Information and Library Science, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1901/72.
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A project assessing the Rare Book Collection’s holdings of the English-language monographs of Beat Generation poet and author Gregory Corso. Includes an overview of the Beat Generation and Corso’s role in it, a brief history of the Rare Book Collection’s Beat Generation collection, and a discussion of the role and purpose of collection analysis. Includes also an original bibliography of Corso’s monographs, compiled for the purpose of the study.
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Torstensson, Anemone. "Får jag vara med? : En studie om pedagogers syn på barns tillträdesstrategier och exkluderingar i leken samt sin egen roll i den fria leken." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Institutionen för pedagogiska studier, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-66295.
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Denna studie har som syfte att öka kunskapen om pedagogers föreställningar om barns tillträdesstrategier och exkluderingar av varandra i leken samt pedagogernas egen roll i leken. För att undersöka detta har kvalitativa semistrukturerade intervjuer genomförts med tre förskollärare på olika förskolor. Resultatet visar att pedagogernas föreställningar om barns tillträdesstrategier är att barnen använder följande sätt för att starta upp en lek och ta sig in i en påbörjad lek: producera en liknande handling, observera och leka vid sidan om, fråga om lov att vara med, fråga en pedagog om hjälp samt att förstöra leken. Pedagogernas föreställningar om barns exkludering i leken är att de protesterar mot att någon försöker ta sig in genom att förstöra och klagar hos en vuxen, sätter upp ramar och förutsättningar för att hindra andra från att vara med samt verbalt neka tillträde. Att verbalt neka tillträde tar en pedagog upp som ett sätt att neka vuxna att vara med. Utifrån pedagogernas berättelser har jag urskilt tre övergripande roller som pedagogerna tar i barnens lekar. Dels att vara med bara för att det är roligt, dels för att styra leken så att den inte går överstyr och något barn far illa samt för att lära barnen sociala färdigheter och sakkunskaper.
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Fernandes, Maria de Fátima. "A expressão metafórica do sentido de existir na literatura caboverdiana contemporânea: João Varela, Corsino Fortes e José Luís Tavares." Universidade de São Paulo, 2013. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/8/8156/tde-06122013-124928/.
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A produção literária assinada pelos autores cabo-verdianos João Vário (heterônimo de João Varela), Corsino Fortes e José Luís Tavares constitui o objeto central desta análise desenvolvida a partir do estudo teórico do conceito de Identidade, visando enquadrar teoricamente a produção literária cabo-verdiana contemporânea, identificar as principais linhas de sua orientação (conteúdos, temática, estilos, retórica), relevando a receptividade da intercomunicação cultural e literária de/entre eles, bem como apresentar uma fundamentação teórica e metodológica para a leitura de suas obras. Aliando conteúdos teóricos aos contextos de produção poética pré e pós-independência, analisamos poemas das obras Exemplos (1966-1998), de João Vário, A cabeça calva de Deus (2001), de Corsino Fortes, e Agreste matéria mundo (2004), de José Luís Tavares para verificar o posicionamento dos sujeitos literários na (re)construção da(s) identidade(s) na Literatura Cabo-Verdiana a partir dos anos 1960 do século XX à atualidade. O tratamento do tema visa caracterizar uma expressão metafórica do sentido de existir na Literatura Cabo-verdiana contemporânea, consubstanciada essencialmente no cruzamento de orientações dos estudos literários pós-estruturalistas, pós-coloniais, Estudos Comparados e Teoria da Literatura, e ainda com base na exploração de conteúdos literários com uma forte dimensão filosófica da contemporaneidade, conforme concebida por teóricos como Stuart Hall, Zigmut Bauman, Antonny Giddens, Michel Foucault, Jacques Derrida, Edward Said, Hassan Zaoual e Benedict Anderson, Milton Santos, entre outros.Literary production signed by Cape Verdean authors John Vário (heteronym John Varela), Corsino Fortes and José Luís Tavares is the central object of this analysis developed from the theoretical study of the concept of identity in order to theoretical frame the Cape Verdean contemporary literature, to identify the main lines of its orientation (contents, thematic, style, rhetoric), revealing the receptivity of literary and cultural intercommunication between them, and present a theoretical and methodological reading of their works. Combining theoretical content to the contexts of poetic production before and after the independence, we analyze poems of the works Exemplos (1966-1998), of João Vário, A Cabeça Calva de Deus (2001) of Corsino Fortes, and Agreste matéria Mundo (2004) of José Luís Tavares - to check the positioning of the literary subjects in (re) building Identities in Cape Verdean literature from the 1960s of the twentieth century to the present. The treatment of the subject aims to characterize a metaphorical expression of the sense of existing on contemporary Cape Verdean literature, based primarily on cross-orientations of poststructuralist and postcolonial literary studies, Comparative Studies and Literary Theory, based on the exploitation of content with a strong philosophical dimension of contemporaneity, as conceived by theorists such as Stuart Hall, Zigmut Bauman, Antonny Giddens, Michel Foucault, Jacques Derrida, Edward Said, Hassan Zaoual and Benedict Anderson, Milton Santos, among others.
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Fornaciari, Isabela Aparecida. "Investigações no campo da programação semafórica." Universidade de São Paulo, 2010. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/18/18144/tde-13122010-164945/.
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Neste trabalho são investigados alguns aspectos relacionados com a programação de tempos de semáforos isolados. A seguir são comentados os principais resultados obtidos. Os valores obtidos na cidade de São Carlos são os seguintes: tempo médio total (no início e no final) perdido no verde mais amarelo por fase veicular nos semáforos igual a 3,12 s (interseção em nível e fluxo sem conversão); velocidade média dos pedestres na travessia em semáforos igual a 1,28 m/s e velocidade correspondente ao 85 percentil igual a 1,00 m/s. Com exceção de alguns casos especiais, os valores do atraso fornecidos pelos métodos: Webster, HCM-2000, Simulador Integration e Simulador Corsim são da mesma magnitude e, portanto, perfeitamente viáveis de serem utilizados nos estudos práticos. Na determinação dos tempos que compõem a fase destinada à travessia de pedestres em semáforos, os métodos Ferraz e MUTCD são mais indicados que os métodos Webster/Denatran e CET-SP, uma vez que proporcionam adequada segurança sem \"assustar\" os pedestres e com o mínimo de prejuízo à capacidade do fluxo veicular. O emprego de fase exclusiva para pedestres em semáforos com duas fases veiculares leva aos seguintes acréscimos aproximados nos valores do atraso médio dos veículos: 40% para fluxos veiculares até 1000 v/h, 25% para fluxos veiculares da ordem de 1100 v/h e 20% para fluxos veiculares da ordem de 1200 v/h.In this research some aspects related to time programming of single traffic lights are investigated. The main results are commented as follows. The values obtained in the city of São Carlos are: total average lost time (in the beginning and in the end) in the green and yellow phases in each vehicular signal phase equal to 3.12 s (level intersection and flow without conversion), pedestrians average speed on the traffic lights crossing equal to 1.28 m/s and speed corresponding to the 85º percentile equal to 1.00 m/s. Except for some special cases, the values of the delay provided by the Webster, HCM-2000, Simulator Integration and Simulator Corsim methods are of the same magnitude and, therefore, they are perfectly feasible to use in practical studies. In determining the periods of the pedestrian crossing stage for the traffic signals, the Ferraz and MUTCD methods are more indicated than the Webster/Denatran and CET-SP methods, since they provide appropriate safety without \"scaring\" the pedestrians and with minimal damage to the vehicular flow capacity. The use of exclusive pedestrian phase at two vehicular stage signals leads to the following approximate increases in the values of the vehicles average delay: 40% to vehicle flow up to 1000 v/h, 25% for vehicle flow about 1100 v/h, and 20% for vehicle flow about 1200 v/h. In this research some aspects related to time programming of single traffic lights are investigated.
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Viviès, Jean. "James Boswell et la Corse édition critique d'"An Account of Corsica", 1768 /." Lille 3 : ANRT, 1987. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb376017414.
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Gu, Yahong. "Integrating a Regional Planning Model (TRANSIMS) With an Operational Model (CORSIM)." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/31289.
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TRANSIMS is a disaggregate, behavioral, regional transportation planning package developed by Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) under funding from US DOT, EPA, and Department of Energy. It is an integrated system of travel forecasting models designed to give transportation planners accurate, complete information on traffic impacts, congestion, and pollution by simulating on a second-by-second basis the movements of every person and every vehicle through the transportation network of a large metropolitan area. This regional microsimulation approach provides a better assessment of the performance of a large network than the current link performance functions utilized in the current planning procedures. On the other hand, their microsimulation approach on a regional scale requires a lot of data that may not be readily available, and utilize a low fidelity microsimulation in order to make it operational. Some agencies may be interested in performing a more detailed investigation of traffic patterns within a sub area, such as the downtown area. The author implemented a subarea focusing methodology within TRANSIMS and also developed an interface that allows the investigator to use a high-fidelity, small-size network efficient traffic operational software package â CORSIM to perform sub area traffic operational analysis with demand and network extracted from applications of TRANSIMS. This methodology will allow TRANSIMS to take advantage of higher fidelity models for sub-network analysis and allow CORSIM to use planning inputs such as individual 24 hour travel activities and trip chains. An evacuation model is also built and applied to Virginia Tech main campus, Blacksburg, VA to evaluate this sub area focusing methodology.Master of Science
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Marabini, Alessia <1968>. "La concezione epistemica dell'analiticità: un dibattito in corso." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2012. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/5005/1/Marabini_Alessia_tesi.pdf.
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Il lavoro è una riflessione sugli sviluppi della nozione di definizione nel recente dibattito sull'analiticità. La rinascita di questa discussione, dopo le critiche di Quine e un conseguente primo abbandono della concezione convenzionalista carnapiana ha come conseguenza una nuova concezione epistemica dell'analiticità. Nella maggior parte dei casi le nuove teorie epistemiche, tra le quali quelle di Bob Hale e Crispin Wright (Implicit Definition and the A priori, 2001) e Paul Boghossian (Analyticity, 1997; Epistemic analyticity, a defence, 2002, Blind reasoning, 2003, Is Meaning Normative ?, 2005) presentano il comune carattere di intendere la conoscenza a priori nella forma di una definizione implicita (Paul Horwich, Stipulation, Meaning, and Apriority, 2001). Ma una seconda linea di obiezioni facenti capo dapprima a Horwich, e in seguito agli stessi Hale e Wright, mettono in evidenza rispettivamente due difficoltà per la definizione corrispondenti alle questioni dell'arroganza epistemica e dell'accettazione (o della stipulazione) di una definizione implicita.
Da questo presupposto nascono diversi tentativi di risposta. Da un lato, una concezione della definizione, nella teoria di Hale e Wright, secondo la quale essa appare come un principio di astrazione, dall'altro una nozione della definizione come definizione implicita, che si richiama alla concezione di P. Boghossian. In quest'ultima, la definizione implicita è data nella forma di un condizionale linguistico (EA, 2002; BR, 2003), ottenuto mediante una fattorizzazione della teoria costruita sul modello carnapiano per i termini teorici delle teorie empiriche.
Un'analisi attenta del lavoro di Rudolf Carnap (Philosophical foundations of Physics, 1966), mostra che la strategia di scomposizione rappresenta una strada possibile per una nozione di analiticità adeguata ai termini teorici. La strategia carnapiana si colloca, infatti, nell'ambito di un tentativo di elaborazione di una nozione di analiticità che tiene conto degli aspetti induttivi delle teorie empiricheThis work is a reflection on the developments of the recent debate on analiticity. The renaissance of this debate, after Quine’s critique and a first abandonment of the carnapian conventionalist proposal has, as a consequence, a new conception of analticity. In most of the cases, the new epistemic theories, among which Bob Hale and Crispin Wright’s thesis (Implicit Definition and the A priori, 2001) and Paul Boghossian’s theory (Analyticity, 1997; Epistemic analyticity, a defence, 2002, Blind reasoning, 2003, Is Meaning Normative ?, 2005) all show the common character of conceiving a priori knowledge in the shape of an implicit definition (Paul Horwich, Stipulation, Meaning, and Apriority, 2001). But a second group of objections heading first to Horwich and secondly to the same Hale e Wright, all bring to evidence respectively two main difficulties for implicit definition corresponding to the questions of epistemic “arrogance” and of “acceptance”.From all this stem different answers. On one side, in Wright and Hale’s theory we have a conception of definition according to which it appears like an abstraction principle, on the other side we have a notion of definition as an implicit implicit definition which heads to Boghossian conception. In this last case implicit definition is conceived like a linguistic conditional (EA, 2002; BR, 2003), given through theory factorization following Carnap model for the theoretical terms of empirical theories. A deep analysis of Rudolf Carnap’s work (Philosophical foundations of Physics, 1966), put on evidence the fact that a strategy focused on factorization represents a possible path for a notion of analyticity apt to theoretical terms. Carnap’ strategy represents a way for a notion of analyticity which aims to give account of the inductive aspects of empirical theories
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Marabini, Alessia <1968>. "La concezione epistemica dell'analiticità: un dibattito in corso." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2012. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/5005/.
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Il lavoro è una riflessione sugli sviluppi della nozione di definizione nel recente dibattito sull'analiticità. La rinascita di questa discussione, dopo le critiche di Quine e un conseguente primo abbandono della concezione convenzionalista carnapiana ha come conseguenza una nuova concezione epistemica dell'analiticità. Nella maggior parte dei casi le nuove teorie epistemiche, tra le quali quelle di Bob Hale e Crispin Wright (Implicit Definition and the A priori, 2001) e Paul Boghossian (Analyticity, 1997; Epistemic analyticity, a defence, 2002, Blind reasoning, 2003, Is Meaning Normative ?, 2005) presentano il comune carattere di intendere la conoscenza a priori nella forma di una definizione implicita (Paul Horwich, Stipulation, Meaning, and Apriority, 2001). Ma una seconda linea di obiezioni facenti capo dapprima a Horwich, e in seguito agli stessi Hale e Wright, mettono in evidenza rispettivamente due difficoltà per la definizione corrispondenti alle questioni dell'arroganza epistemica e dell'accettazione (o della stipulazione) di una definizione implicita.
Da questo presupposto nascono diversi tentativi di risposta. Da un lato, una concezione della definizione, nella teoria di Hale e Wright, secondo la quale essa appare come un principio di astrazione, dall'altro una nozione della definizione come definizione implicita, che si richiama alla concezione di P. Boghossian. In quest'ultima, la definizione implicita è data nella forma di un condizionale linguistico (EA, 2002; BR, 2003), ottenuto mediante una fattorizzazione della teoria costruita sul modello carnapiano per i termini teorici delle teorie empiriche.
Un'analisi attenta del lavoro di Rudolf Carnap (Philosophical foundations of Physics, 1966), mostra che la strategia di scomposizione rappresenta una strada possibile per una nozione di analiticità adeguata ai termini teorici. La strategia carnapiana si colloca, infatti, nell'ambito di un tentativo di elaborazione di una nozione di analiticità che tiene conto degli aspetti induttivi delle teorie empiricheThis work is a reflection on the developments of the recent debate on analiticity. The renaissance of this debate, after Quine’s critique and a first abandonment of the carnapian conventionalist proposal has, as a consequence, a new conception of analticity. In most of the cases, the new epistemic theories, among which Bob Hale and Crispin Wright’s thesis (Implicit Definition and the A priori, 2001) and Paul Boghossian’s theory (Analyticity, 1997; Epistemic analyticity, a defence, 2002, Blind reasoning, 2003, Is Meaning Normative ?, 2005) all show the common character of conceiving a priori knowledge in the shape of an implicit definition (Paul Horwich, Stipulation, Meaning, and Apriority, 2001). But a second group of objections heading first to Horwich and secondly to the same Hale e Wright, all bring to evidence respectively two main difficulties for implicit definition corresponding to the questions of epistemic “arrogance” and of “acceptance”.From all this stem different answers. On one side, in Wright and Hale’s theory we have a conception of definition according to which it appears like an abstraction principle, on the other side we have a notion of definition as an implicit implicit definition which heads to Boghossian conception. In this last case implicit definition is conceived like a linguistic conditional (EA, 2002; BR, 2003), given through theory factorization following Carnap model for the theoretical terms of empirical theories. A deep analysis of Rudolf Carnap’s work (Philosophical foundations of Physics, 1966), put on evidence the fact that a strategy focused on factorization represents a possible path for a notion of analyticity apt to theoretical terms. Carnap’ strategy represents a way for a notion of analyticity which aims to give account of the inductive aspects of empirical theories
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Ceccato, Luca <1993>. "L'espatrio: un fenomeno mutevole nel corso degli anni." Master's Degree Thesis, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10579/15708.
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L'espatrio ormai è diventato un fenomeno utilizzato ampiamente, specialmente nelle multinazionali. Tuttavia, le modalità di questo processo sono differenti, a seconda dell'incarico che l'espatriato andrà a ricoprire.
L'elaborato vuole mettere in evidenza la responsabilità dell'IHRM in questo processo, come sono mutate le sue dinamiche nel corso degli ultimi anni, come stia cambiando la percezione degli espatri, il progressivo abbattimento delle barriere culturali e quali siano stati i fattori cruciali che hanno determinato questi cambiamenti, analizzando a livello empirico casi di successo o insuccesso a livello aziendale.
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ATZENI, DANILA. "Il lessico in corsi universitari di italiano l2." Doctoral thesis, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11584/266402.
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This thesis is about vocabulary and especially its role in teaching and learning Italian as a foreign
language. In recent decades, in fact, the crucial importance of vocabulary has been repeatedly
reaffirmed within the disciplines that deal with the learning of second languages as well as in
language teaching, although in the past has not always received the attention it deserved.
The first chapter gives an account of some terminological and theoretical issues.
The second chapter explains the role that vocabulary has played and currently plays in second
language acquisition research and also in the different methods used in language teaching.
The third chapter is focused on two case studies, namely the analysis of the place specifically
dedicated to teaching vocabulary during university classes of Italian language for foreign students
observed by the writer in two different contexts: the University of Leeds and the University of
Cagliari. In the same chapter, we also analyse the lexical activities found in the different teaching
materials adopted in the two aforementioned universities.
In the fourth chapter, on the one hand we analyse those moments when teachers intervene to clarify
the meaning of words during activities not necessarily dedicated to vocabulary. On the other, we
analyse an activity practiced in Leeds which is the preparation of a glossary accompanying the oral
presentation of a report by each student.
The analyses point out some details of two specific contexts at specific times. What has been
observed cannot be generalized to contexts of teaching and learning other than those in which the
material was collected and, in view of this, the conclusion proposes some reflections on what was
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Viviès, Jean. "James Boswell et la Corse : édition critique d'"An account of Corisia" (1768)." Toulouse 2, 1986. http://www.theses.fr/1986TOU20039.
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L'ouvrage de James Boswell, « An account of Corsica, journal of a tour to that island and memoirs of Pascal Paoli » (1768) est présenté dans une édition critique. Le volume un comporte les différents éléments de l'appareil critique. L'introduction générale s'attache principalement à éclairer les faits et à reconstituer le contexte du voyage de Boswell. Elle contient notamment un portrait de l'auteur, une description de la réalité historique corse de 1765 et une analyse du processus de composition de l'oeuvre. Les deux derniers chapitres posent quelques jalons d'une interprétation idéologique et littéraire. Ce volume renferme également les notes sur le texte, une bibliographie sélective, une série d'annexes et un index. Le volume deux comprend le texte anglais de la première édition de 1768 et, en regard, une traduction originale en françaisAn account of Corsica, journal of a tour to that island and memoirs of Pascal Paoli (1768), by James Boswell, is presented in a critical edition. Volume one consists of the various elements of the critical apparatus. A general introduction aims at establishing the facts and setting out the context of Boswell's trip to Corsica. A portrait of the author as well as a description of the Corsican scene in 1765 and an analysis of the writing of the book are included. The last two chapters put forward a literary and ideological assessement. Volume one also includes notes on the text, a select bibliography, a series of documents in appendix and an index. Volume two contains the English text, based on the first edition of 1768, facing an original translation into French
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SOARES, Rosidelma Pereira Fraga. "Convergências e tessituras de pedras, rios, ilhas e ventos: Manoel de Barros, João Cabral de Melo Neto e Corsino Fortes." Universidade Federal de Goiás, 2009. http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/tede/handle/tde/2451.
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Previous issue date: 2009-04-13This dissertation has as its aim to examine according to praxis of Comparative Literature, the lyrical poetry of two important representatives of Brazilian and of one African contemporary literature. The research begins with critical reflections about modernity and contemporaneousness as present in the poems of Manoel de Barros, considered some contributions of academic criticism about his poetics and pointed out to a possible place for this poet in Brazilian Literature. We made efforts for outlining the ways followed by the other two poets, João Cabral de Melo Neto and Corsino Fortes, tackling the reception literary criticism gave to his productions. Then the research centered in theoretical reflections about subjectivity and its ramifications in the studied poems. This allowed a discussion of the lyric subject, the image and the flame of eroticism. In a third moment, the research revolved around approaches of signs of childhood as lived experiences according to lyric memory, contributing to the presence of myth. The work still centered in metalanguage, as well in a search under words that evoke the mineral and to language childhood, producing a meeting of stones, rivers, islands and wind which goes beyond intertextual metaphor. We integrated and usefulness to this bibliographical survey three unpublished interviews. The first with the poet Manoel de Barros, the second with Antônio Carlos Secchin, from UFRJ, and the third with Simone Caputo Gomes, one of the main researchers of the Center of African Researchs of the University of São Paulo
Esta dissertação teve como objetivo, à luz de Literatura Comparada, proceder a uma pesquisa sobre a poesia lírica de dois grandes representantes da literatura brasileira e um da literatura cabo-verdiana. Inicia-se com reflexões críticas acerca da modernidade e contemporaneidade nos poemas de Manoel de Barros e algumas contribuições da crítica acadêmica sobre sua poética, apontando um possível lugar para o poeta na literatura brasileira. De modo semelhante, trilharam-se caminhos para a análise da obra de dois outros poetas João Cabral de Melo Neto e Corsino Fortes , com foco na recepção da crítica literária sobre a produção do Pernambucano e na leitura inicial da obra de Corsino Fortes. Em seguida, o estudo centrou-se em questões teóricas acerca da subjetividade e seus desdobramentos nos poemas do corpus da pesquisa, com uma discussão sobre o sujeito lírico, a imagem e a chama do erotismo. Paulatinamente, a pesquisa girou em torno dos indícios da infância como experiências vivenciadas, conforme a memória lírica, contribuindo para a presença do mito de origem. Além disso, incluem-se uma reflexão sobre a metalinguagem e um olhar de leitmotiv sobre as palavras que remetem ao mineral e à infância da língua, formando um encontro de pedras, rios, ilhas e ventos, considerado no contexto da pesquisa como uma metáfora intertextual. Como integração e utilidade na análise analítica dos poemas, incluem-se, ao final da dissertação, três entrevistas inéditas: a primeira com o poeta Manoel de Barros, a segunda com o Prof. Dr. Antônio Carlos Secchin, da UFRJ, e a terceira com a Profª. Drª Simone Caputo Gomes, uma das pesquisadoras do Centro de Estudos Africanos da Universidade de São Paulo
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Crowther, Brent C. "A Comparison of CORSIM and INTEGRATION for the Modeling of Stationary Bottlenecks." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/32479.
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Though comparisons of simulation models have been conducted, few investigations have examined in detail the logical differences between models. If the output measures of effectiveness are to be interpreted correctly, it is important that the analyst understand some of the underlying logic and assumptions upon which the results are based. An understanding of model logic and its inherent effect on the results will aid the transportation analyst in the application and calibration of a simulation model. In this thesis, the car-following behavior of the CORSIM and INTEGRATION simulation models are examined in significant detail, and its impact on output results explained. In addition, the thesis presents a calibration procedure for the CORSIM sub-model, FRESIM. Currently, FRESIM is calibrated by ad hoc trial-and-error, or by utilizing empirically developed cross-referencing tables. The literature reveals that the relationship between the microscopic input parameters of the CORSIM model, and the macroscopic parameters of capacity is not understood. The thesis addresses this concern. Finally, the thesis compares the INTEGRATION and CORSIM models in freeway and urban environments. The comparison is unique in that the simulated networks were configured such that differences in results could be identified, isolated, and explained. Additionally, the simplified nature of the test networks allowed for the formulation of analytical solutions. The thesis begins by relating steady-state car-following behavior to macroscopic traffic stream models. This is done so that a calibration procedure for the FRESIM (Pipes) car-following model could be developed. The proposed calibration procedure offers an avenue to calibrate microscopic car-following behavior using macroscopic field measurements that can be easily obtained from loop detectors. The calibration procedure, while it does not overcome the inherent shortcomings of the Pipes model, does provide an opportunity to better calibrate the network FRESIM car-following sensitivity factor to existing roadway conditions. The thesis then reports an observed inconsistency in the link-specific car-following sensitivity factor of the FRESIM model. Because calibration of a network on a link-specific basis is key to an accurate network representation, a correction factor was developed that should be applied to the analytically calculated link-specific car-following sensitivity factor. The application of the correction factor resulted in observed saturation flow rates that were within 5% of the desired saturation flow rates. The thesis concludes with a comparison of the CORSIM and INTEGRATION models for transient conditions. As a result of the various intricacies and subtleties that are involved in transient behavior, the comparisons were conducted by running the models on simple networks where analytical solutions to the problem could be formulated. In urban environments, it was observed that the models are consistent in estimates of delay and travel time, and inconsistent in estimates of vehicle stops, stopped delay, fuel consumption, and emissions. Specifically, it was observed that the NETSIM model underestimates the number of vehicle stops in comparison with INTEGRATION and the analytical formulation. It was also observed that the NETSIM vehicles speed and acceleration profiles are characterized by abrupt accelerations and decelerations. These abrupt movements significantly impact stopped time delay and vehicle emissions estimates. Inconsistencies in emissions estimates can also be attributed to differences in the embedded rate tables of each model. In freeway environments for under-saturated conditions, INTEGRATION returned higher values of travel time and delay, and lower values of average speed than the FRESIM model. These results are consistent with the analytical solution, and can be attributed to the speed-flow relationship of each model. In saturated conditions, when the capacity of the bottleneck is equal to the demand volume, the emergent vehicle behavior of the FRESIM model was observed to be inconsistent with the analytical solution. The FRESIM vehicles were observed to dramatically decelerate upon entering a lower-capacity link. This deceleration behavior led to higher travel time and delay time estimates in FRESIM than in INTEGRATION. In over-saturated conditions, longer queue lengths were observed in FRESIM than in INTEGRATION, resulting in slightly higher travel and delay estimates in the FRESIM model. The reason for the discrepancy in queue lengths is unclear, as the network jam density in each model was equivalent.Master of Science
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Koppula, Nanditha. "A Comparative Analysis of Weaving Areas in HCM, TRANSIMS, CORSIM, VISSIM and INTEGRATION." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/33175.
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Traffic simulation is a powerful tool that provides transportation engineers with the ability to test the feasibility and performance of a system before it is implemented and also helps in optimizing the proposed system. Over the past twenty years significant amount of work has been conducted on improving the quality and accuracy of transportation simulation models. Much of this work has been concentrated on microscopic simulation models because they provide traffic engineers greater opportunity to examine the inherently complex, stochastic, and dynamic nature of transportation systems when compared to traditional macroscopic models. In order to test the performance of some of the simulation models, a study is conducted on freeway weaving sections, which are considered to be one of the most complex regions to be modeled and analyzed. The intent of the research is to evaluate TRANSIMS, CORSIM, VISSIM and INTEGRATION and compare them with Highway Capacity Manual, which adopts a traditional methodology for carrying out the operational analysis of a highway system. The statistics collected for the simulation runs include weaving speeds, non-weaving speeds and density of the weaving section.Master of Science
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De, Quarto Nicola <1979>. "Fattori di rischio in corso di tromboflebite nel cavallo." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2010. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/3021/1/da_stampare_con_frontespizio_15-3-10.pdf.
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De, Quarto Nicola <1979>. "Fattori di rischio in corso di tromboflebite nel cavallo." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2010. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/3021/.
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Boraso, Sabrina. "Patologia emocoagulativa e suo trattamento in corso di sepsi." Doctoral thesis, Università degli studi di Padova, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/11577/3425985.
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The host response to infection involves soluble mediators ( components of flogosis, clotting factors) and cells(platelets, endothelial cells and monocites) and is a continuum of complex and very organized chain reactions that have as objective the elimination of pathogenic threat, and the restitution ad integrum of the host.
However if the response is excessive , the host response turn on its bearer and causes the organ dysfunction.
In sepsis there is a strong cross-talk between flogosis and coagulation.
In septic patients the primary activation of haemostasis is associated to thrombocytopenia with a variable incidence from 36%-60%.
There is an attenuation of anticoagulant mechanism, including P C; AT, and the fibrinolitic way.
In patients affected by two organ failure septic shock, the recommended therapy comprise the use of activated recombinant protein c. We analyzed the effect of activated recombinant protein c in a limited group of patients in ICU on coagulation cascade. In particular we studied coagulation parameter variation of septic patients. Despite a deep knowledge on coagulation cascade, poor information are available on VWF role on septic coagulation modifications.
Four patients were enrolled in our study that lasted 28 days.
Our study suggest that high VWF:Ag e VWF:CBA levels remain elevated during all the period evaluated. Moreover thrombocytopenia is not correlated to VWF levels. Clinical features are quite different from Moskowitz Syndrome characterized by platelets number decrease associated with high molecular weights consumption as cause-effect.
VWF level trend probably correlates with endothelium injury. In fact we can assume that persistent high levels of VWF confirm a continuous and severe endothelium injury causing a multiorgan failure. VWF dosage trend may be an important prognostic index.
Future improvements may include propeptide and ADAMTS13 dosage, though VWF multimers distribution does not seem to be well-matched with significant deficits of this metalloproteasi.
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Turner, Carl Peter. "How terrorism ends : a comparative conflict analysis of Northern Ireland, the Basque Country and Corsica." Thesis, University of Hull, 2015. http://hydra.hull.ac.uk/resources/hull:13768.
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This study is concerned with how ethno-nationalist/separatist terrorism is countered within liberal democracies and what impact government responses have on how a conflict involving the use of terrorism is transformed from one of violence to constitutional political activity. Specifically, we are concerned with the balance between coercive and conciliatory responses. A moderate terrorism studies approach is used, which focuses on root causes of terrorism and places them in a historical context ranging from the historical precedents of a terrorist campaign to when a group reaches a permanent and verifiable ceasefire. The study combines theories from within terrorism studies and conflict studies to develop a theoretical framework, in which the relational conflict triangle model of situation-attitudes-behaviour is informed by academic knowledge on terrorism. In order to put the study into context preliminary matters are addressed as to what ethno-nationalist/separatist terrorism is and the relationship between terrorism and liberal democracy. The following chapters introduce conflict studies, terrorism studies, and develop the theoretical framework, noting the convergence of interests between the two disciplines. The framework is then tested by comparing three protracted cases of ethnonationalist/separatist terrorism in the Basque Country, Corsica and Northern Ireland. The analysis centres on the terrorist groups involved and how they come to emerge and, in many cases, reach the decision to abandon violence. The analysis is historical and takes into account the situation, attitudes and behaviour of the protagonists involved, noting the proneness of terrorist organisations towards volatile division. The conclusion drawn is that a combination of coercion, conciliation and reform led to the eventual ending of terrorist campaigns in the three cases but conciliation and reform were dependent on the use of coercive measures targeted directly at the groups involved. The reasons for splinter groups continuing violence are also discussed.
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Piccoli, Francesca. "High-pressure carbonation : a petrological and geochemical study of carbonated metasomatic rocks from Alpine Corsica." Thesis, Paris 6, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017PA066448/document.
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Le cycle global du carbone est fortement lié au bilan entre l’enfouissement en profondeur du carbone dans les zones de subduction, et les émissions de CO2 dans l'atmosphère par dégazage volcanique et métamorphique. Dans la zone d’avant arc (75-100 km en profondeur), les réactions de volatilisation et la dissolution des carbonates induite par l'infiltration des fluides aqueux sont les processus à l'origine de la production de fluides de composition C-O-H. Le carbone initialement piégé sous forme minéral dans les roches peut donc être mobilisé et transporté par ces fluides vers le manteau ou la croûte lithosphérique. Des estimations récentes prévoient que, compte tenu de l'ensemble des processus qui ont lieu dans les zones de subduction (volatilisation, dissolution, mais aussi bien le magmatisme et la formation de diapirs de metasediments), presque la totalité du carbone enfoui serait mobilisé et transféré en phase fluide dans la croûte ou dans le manteau.La percolation de fluides COH à travers des roches de la plaque plongeante et du manteau n'est pas seulement critique pour le recyclage du carbone, mais elle joue aussi en rôle sur le contrôle de l'état d’oxydoréduction du manteau, sur la mobilisation des éléments non volatils, ainsi que sur la rhéologie de ces roches. Cependant, les connaissances sur l'évolution de ces fluides à hautes pressions sont très limitées. Cette étude est centrée sur la caractérisation pétrologique, géochimique et isotopique des échantillons naturels de roches métasomatiques carbonatées de l'unité en facies lawsonite-eclogite de la Corse Alpine (France). Ces roches métasomatiques se localisent sur plusieurs kilomètres le long des contacts lithosphériques majeurs hérités de la plaque océanique subductée, et peuvent révéler des informations importantes sur l'évolution des fluides COH en condition de haute pression pendant la subduction. Dans ce travail, il sera démontré que l'interaction des fluides COH avec des roches silicatées à hautes pressions (entre 2-2.3 GPa et 490-530 ° C) peut causer la dissolution des silicates et la précipitation de carbonates, processus défini comme carbonatation à haute pression. Une caractérisation pétrologique et géochimique détaillée des échantillons, couplée à une étude systématique des isotopes de l'oxygène, du carbone et du strontium-néodyme sera utilisée pour déduire la composition et l'origine multi-source des fluides impliqués. Les implications géochimiques des interactions fluide-roche seront quantifiées par des calculs de bilan de masse et de flux de fluides intégrés dans le temps. Cette étude met en évidence l'importance de la remonté des fluides COH le long des gradients en pression et température pour le stockage du carbone dans les zones de subductionThe balance between the carbon input in subduction zone, mainly by carbonate mineral-bearing rock subduction, and the output of CO2 to the atmosphere by volcanic and metamorphic degassing is critical to the carbon cycle. At fore arc-subarc conditions (75-100 km), carbon is thought to be released from the subducting rocks by devolatilization reactions and by fluid-induced dissolution of carbonate minerals. All together, devolatilization, dissolution, coupled with other processes like decarbonation melting and diapirism, are thought to be responsible for the complete transfer of the subducted carbon into the crust and lithospheric mantle during subduction metamorphism. Carbon-bearing fluids will form after devolatilization and dissolution reactions. The percolation of these fluids through the slab- and mantle-forming rocks is not only critical to carbon cycling, but also for non-volatile element mass transfer, slab and mantle RedOx conditions, as well as slab- and mantle-rock rheology. The evolution of such fluids through interactions with rocks at high-pressure conditions is, however, poorly constrained. This study focuses on the petrological, geochemical and isotopic characteristic of carbonated-metasomatic rocks from the lawsonite-eclogite unit in Alpine Corsica (France). The study rocks are found along major, inherited lithospheric lithological boundaries of the subducted oceanic-to-transitional plate and can inform on the evolution of carbon-bearing high-pressure fluids during subduction. In this work, it will be demonstrated that the interaction of carbon-bearing fluids with slab lithologies can lead to high-pressure carbonation (modeled conditions: 2 to 2.3 GPa and 490-530°C), characterized by silicate dissolution and Ca-carbonate mineral precipitation. A detailed petrological and geochemical characterization of selected samples, coupled with oxygen, carbon and strontium, neodymium isotopic systematic will be used to infer composition and multi-source origin of the fluids involved. Geochemical fluid-rock interactions will be quantified by mass balance and time-integrated fluid fluxes estimations. This study highlights the importance of carbonate-bearing fluids decompressing along down-T paths, such as along slab-parallel lithological boundaries, for the sequestration of carbon in subduction zones. Moreover, rock-carbonation by fluid-rock interactions may have an important impact on the residence time of carbon and oxygen in subduction zones and lithospheric mantle reservoirs as well as carbonate isotopic signatures in subduction zones. Lastly, carbonation may modulate the emission of CO2 at volcanic arcs over geological time scales
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DETTORI, CATERINA ANGELA. "Population genetic analyses of Ferula gr. communis and Ruta gr. corsica in the Tyrrhenian area." Doctoral thesis, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11584/266219.
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The Western Mediterranean Islands represent a major hotspot of plant diversity in the Mediterranean area and are priority regions for conservation due to their high number of endemic plant species. However, information supporting human decision-making on the conservation of these species is still scarce, especially at the genetic level.
In this thesis the first assessment is reported of the genetic diversity and structure of the Corso-Sardinian endemic Ferula arrigonii (Apiaceae) and of Ruta corsica and R. lamarmorae (Rutaceae), endemic to Corsica and Sardinia, respectively. The main aim was to provide suggestions for the conservation of these rare species. In the case of the genus Ferula, the widespread F. communis was also analyzed in order to gain information on its genetic diversity
and structure in the Tyrrhenian area and to compare it with the endemic F. arrigonii. Nine populations (179 individuals) of F. arrigonii were investigated by means of AFLP (Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism) markers. Results indicate that this species is characterized by high levels of genetic polymorphism (about 92% of the fragments were polymorphic), a low inter-population differentiation (Gst = 0.124) and a high intra-population variation (Hw = 0.317). PCoA, Bayesian analysis and neighbor-joining clustering were also employed to investigate the genetic structure of this species. Three genetically distinct groups
were detected, although with considerable overlap between sampling sites. The AFLP analysis of 12 populations of F. communis (168 individuals) from four different islands (i.e. Minorca, Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily) and the Tyrrhenian coast revealed that the populations form an homogeneous group irrespective of the geographic provenance, with the only exception of individuals belonging to F. communis subsp. glauca. Genetic diversity values were not significantly different with respect to those of the endemic F. arrigonii. As regards the genus Ruta, a set of 11 microsatellite markers was used to assess the genetic diversity and the spatial structure of the genetic variation of 96 individuals of R. corsica (6
populations) and 63 individuals of R. lamarmorae (3 populations). The markers were highly polymorphic and detected 10 alleles per locus on average. Overall, results showed that both species have maintained relatively high levels of genetic diversity (He = 0.579 and 0.639, Ho =
0.558 and 0.591 for R. corsica and R. lamarmorae, respectively). Pairwise Fst values (0.035 – 0.351) indicated a low-moderate differentiation for most pairs of populations. AMOVA revealed that 80% of the genetic variation resides within populations, while only 4% is due to differences among the two species. The analyses of the spatial genetic structure suggested the clustering of
the individuals into two groups, approximately corresponding to taxonomic affiliations.
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Paci, Deborah. "Il mito del Risorgimento mediterraneo. Corsica e Malta tra politica e cultura nel ventennio fascista." Doctoral thesis, Università degli studi di Padova, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11577/3422626.
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In 1923 the Fascist regime began a propaganda campaign by claiming the territories of Corsica and Malta, held by France and Great Britain, that were deemed to be Italian lands.
The Fascist regime produced literature on Corsica and Malta that justified that both islands were Italian lands based on historic, ethnic, and linguistic grounds. The Fascists quoted historical, geographical, linguistic, ethnographic and cultural relations between the Italian peninsula and the island elite during the nineteenth century, in order to present evidence of the Italianità of Corsica and Malta.
The Fascist regime activate cultural institutions and the majority of the Italian intellectuals in order to justify, on the ideological level, the irredentist and imperial ambitions in the Mediterranean basin.
This research aims to investigate the myth of the Risorgimento Mediterranean, a myth that was created in order to explain to Italian public opinion the Mussolini's foreign policy regarding Corsica and Malta.
The myth of the Risorgimento Mediterranean created a strong link between the imperial mission of ancient Rome and the "Mediterranean destiny" of the House of Savoy. It gradually became a prevalent subject in Fascist publications and writings of personalities of the Italian cultural life.
This study aims to examine the distance and the convergence between the mythological construction of the Risorgimento Mediterranean and the reality of the Fascist territorial claims in the Mediterranean, in particular on Corsica and Malta.A partire dal 1923 il regime fascista diede avvio a una campagna propagandistica di rivendicazioni territoriali nei riguardi di Malta e della Corsica, facendo appello ad argomentazioni di ordine storico, geografico, linguistico, etnografico nonché ai legami culturali tra la Penisola italiana e le élites insulari risalenti al XIX secolo, al fine di comprovare l’italianità delle due isole. Il regime mobilitò le istituzioni culturali e larga parte dell’intellettualità italiana con l’intento dichiarato di suffragare, sul piano ideologico, le mire irredentiste e imperialiste nel bacino del Mediterraneo. Questa ricerca intende ricostruire la parabola del mito del Risorgimento mediterraneo, un mito che fu concepito e costruito con il proposito di giustificare e motivare, di fronte all’opinione pubblica italiana, le scelte compiute dal governo mussoliniano in materia di politica estera e in particolare nei confronti delle terre irredente mediterranee: la Corsica e Malta. Statuendo un nesso indissolubile tra la missione imperiale fascista, che era stata di Roma antica, e il «destino mediterraneo» di Casa Savoia, il mito del Risorgimento mediterraneo divenne progressivamente un motivo dominante nella pubblicistica fascista e negli scritti di insigni personalità dell’intellettualità italiana. Questo studio si propone di valutare la distanza e la convergenza tra la costruzione mitologica del Risorgimento mediterraneo e la realtà delle rivendicazioni territoriali dell’Italia fascista nel Mediterraneo, in particolare nei riguardi della Corsica e di Malta.
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Paci, Deborah. "Il mito del Risorgimento mediterraneo : Corsica e Malta tra politica e cultura nel ventennio fascista." Thesis, Nice, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013NICE2012.
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Loin d’être une nouveauté, les revendications fascistes autour de « l’italianité » de la Corse et de Malte prennent la suite des campagnes irrédentistes de l’époque crispienne. A partir de 1923, les mêmes arguments d’ordre géographique, historique, linguistique ou ethnographique, tout comme les supposés liens culturels entre les élites italiennes, corses et maltaises du XIXe siècle, furent à nouveau au coeur du débat. Cette défense d’une l’italianité corse et maltaise, tout comme le mythe du Risorgimento méditerranéen, ne constitue cependant qu’une réactualisation de la politique impérialiste de la Rome antique dans le Lebensraum italien qui se concrétise autour du concept de Mare Nostrum.Cette recherche a ainsi permis de combiner l’étude des structures de sociabilité culturelle et scientifique liés à la valorisation linguistique avec une nouvelle l’analyse de la politique méditerranéenne de l’Italie fasciste, tout en gardant une approche sociale et politique des réseaux et vecteurs internes de l’autonomisme corse et du nationalisme maltais. En abordant la question de l’irrédentisme en Corse et à Malte émerge alors le problème de la proximité linguistique des idiomes locaux avec la langue italienne. Dans les deux cas, nous nous heurtons à une des plus délicates questions de l’histoire corse et maltaise: le désir d’autonomie et indépendance. Les fascistes, en s’appuyant sur des arguments d’ordre culturel et en faisant appel aux revendications des populations issues des mauvaises conditions économiques, ont cherché à rallier à la cause irrédentiste les plus fervents opposants aux gouvernements français et anglais: les membres du Parti Corse d’Action (PCA) et du Parti Nationaliste Maltais. Ce problème linguistique qui aurait dû se cantonner à un débat purement scientifique, a ainsi été dévoyé sur le terrain politique au profit des irrédentistes fascistes et des nationalistes corses et maltaisIn 1923 the Fascist regime began a propaganda campaign by claiming the territories of Corsica and Malta, held by France and Great Britain, that were deemed to be Italian lands. The Fascist regime produced literature on Corsica and Malta that justified that both islands were Italian lands based on historic, ethnic, and linguistic grounds. The Fascists quoted historical, geographical, linguistic, ethnographic and cultural relations between the Italian peninsula and the island elite during the nineteenth century, in order to present evidence of the Italianità of Corsica and Malta. The Fascist regime activate cultural institutions and the majority of the Italian intellectuals in order to justify, on the ideological level, the irredentist and imperial ambitions in the Mediterranean basin. This research aims to investigate the myth of the Risorgimento Mediterranean, a myth that was created in order to explain to Italian public opinion the Mussolini's foreign policy regarding Corsica and Malta. The myth of the Risorgimento Mediterranean created a strong link between the imperial mission of ancient Rome and the "Mediterranean destiny" of the House of Savoy. It gradually became a prevalent subject in Fascist publications and writings of personalities of the Italian cultural life. This study aims to examine the distance and the convergence between the mythological construction of the Risorgimento Mediterranean and the reality of the Fascist territorial claims in the Mediterranean, in particular on Corsica and Malta
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Murteira, André Alexandre Martins. "A Carreira da Índia e o corso neerlandês 1595-1625." Master's thesis, Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/11439.
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Tese de mestrado , História dos Descobrimentos e da Expansão Portuguesa (séculos XV-XVIII)Nas primeiras sete décadas de existência da Carreira, os navios perdidos para corsários ou piratas foram pouquíssimos, o que não quer dizer que eles não fossem uma ameaça1. A prová -lo, está o sistema de protecção que houve necessidade de montar desde cedo, assente em armadas de escolta. Baseadas no reino, estas armadas protegiam as naus da Índia ou durante a primeira fase da viagem de ida, ou, sobretudo, durante a última fase da viagem de vinda, a partir dos Açores2. Tratava -se, nos dois casos, de guardar os navios da Carreira nas águas mais próximas da costa portuguesa, frequentadas assiduamente pela pirataria e corso europeus e magrebinos. O resto da rota, então, caracterizavase ainda pela ausência de perigos humanos de monta. Foi só na década de 80 do século XVI que a navegação da Carreira principiou a ser afectada seriamente pelo corso. A guerra anglo-espanhola entre Filipe II e Isabel I, começada em 1585, foi caracterizada, sobretudo depois de 1588, pelo envio quase anual de esquadras inglesas às águas peninsulares, principalmente aos Açores, ponto tradicional de passagem das naus de volta da Índia3. Os ingleses praticaram aí o corso em grande escala, em operações conjuntas de navios da coroa isabelina e de corsários particulares. Parece provável que estas esquadras mistas fossem uma ameaça bastante mais temível do que aquilo que o sistema estabelecido de protecção da Carreira estaria habituado a enfrentar. De 1587 a 1602, sete navios da Carreira foram capturados ou perderam-se em consequência de ataques ingleses Convém notar que, se as esquadras inglesas parecem ter sido um inimigo de novo tipo para a Carreira, a zona em que elas actuavam era, no entanto, a mesma zona de risco onde as naus da Índia já tinham antes de ser protegidas da pirataria e corso mais tradicionais. Fora das águas mais próximas da costa portuguesa, continuou-se a gozar por algum tempo da antiga segurança. Isto, porém, iria também mudar perto do fim do século, quando holandeses e ingleses estabeleceram eles próprios ligações regulares à Ásia através da rota do Cabo. O processo conduziu rapidamente à formação da East India Company (1600) e da Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie, ou V.O.C. (1602), as famosas companhias das Índias Orientais inglesa e holandesa. Com a rota do Cabo navegada agora por inimigos, as naus da Carreira deixaram de poder contar com uma viagem isenta de ameaças humanas longe das águas mais próximas de Portugal.
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NATOLI, SILVIA. "Riduzione della risposta monocitica al CD40L in corso di sepsi." Doctoral thesis, Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata", 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2108/1115.
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E’ stato suggerito che un sistema immunitario adattativo deficitario contribuisca all’immunosoppressione che si verifica in corso di sepsi. In questo lavoro si sono analizzate le risposte al CD40L di monociti prelevati da pazienti con sepsi da batteri Gram negativi. Se paragonati alle cellule prelevate da controlli sani, i monociti dei pazienti settici dimostravano una produzione significativamente ridotta di TNFα, IL-1β e IL-12 ed erano incapaci di esprimere alti livelli di CD80 e CD86 in seguito alla stimolazione con CD40L. Queste alterazioni che si sono osservate all’insorgenza della sepsi persistevano per almeno 7 giorni. In caso di guarigione, tuttavia, la capacità monocitica di rispondere in modo congruo alla stimolazione con CD40L era parzialmente, ma significativamente, ripristinata. Inoltre, la co-stimolazione di linfociti T CD4+ autologhi da parte di monociti dei settici CD40L-attivati non induceva la proliferazione cellulare e la produzione di citochine (INFγ e IL-2) attese. Infine si è osservato come il CD40L non fosse in grado di prevenire l’apoptosi nei macrofagi dei settici messi in coltura. In conclusione suggeriamo che la ridotta capacità di rispondere alla stimolazione con CD40L sia un possibile meccanismo di alterazione monocitica in corso di sepsi. Questa evidenza contribuisce a porre le basi per lo sviluppo di nuove strategie terapeutiche.A defective adaptive immune response has been suggested to contribute to septic immunosuppression. Here, the response of monocytes to CD40-ligand (CD40L) has been analyzed in patients with Gram-negative sepsis. As compared to cells from controls, monocytes from septic patients showed significantly reduced production of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interleukin (IL)-1β, and IL-12 and were unable to acquire high levels of CD80 and CD86 molecules. These alterations were observed at the onset of sepsis and persisted at day 7. However, the ability of monocytes to respond to CD40L stimulation was partially, but significantly, restored in patients who recovered from sepsis. In addition, costimulation of autologous CD4+ T lymphocytes by CD40L-activated monocytes from septic patients failed to induce cell proliferation and interferon (IFNγ) production. Finally, the ability of CD40L to rescue monocytes from apoptosis was severely impaired. We conclude that downregulation of CD40L response may be an appropriate model of monocyte alteration observed during septic immunosuppression and may help in the development of novel therapeutic strategies.
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Picciano, Marco <1992>. "Corso base di cantonese. Proposta di traduzione di materiali didattici." Master's Degree Thesis, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10579/9250.
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Il presente elaborato consiste nella traduzione (dal cinese all’italiano) e relativo commento traduttologico di parti selezionate di due manuali di lingua cantonese di livello elementare.
L’elaborato è suddiviso in tre capitoli:
il primo capitolo offre una breve introduzione sulle principali caratteristiche della lingua cantonese;
il secondo capitolo presenta la traduzione dei manuali;
il terzo capitolo è costituito dal commento traduttologico, nel quale sono spiegate ed analizzate le principali strategie adottate durante la traduzione.
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Leone, R. "ANALISI PROTEOMICA DEL MUSCOLO CARDIACO DI RATTO IN CORSO D'INVECCHIAMENTO." Doctoral thesis, Università degli Studi di Milano, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2434/231150.
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The aging process is a general event involving all organisms and organs, characterized by physiological and metabolic dysfunctions. In cardiac muscle aging represents the major risk factor for cardiac disease onset. A number of hallmarks characterize the ageing process, nevertheless among those the main is represented by an excessive mitochondrial ROS (radical oxygen species) production. For this reason, it has been hypothesized that ROS lead to mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) damages, inducing cellular dysfunction and organ failure. Furthermore, mitochondria being responsible for the fine tuning between mitochondrial fusion, fission and autophagy, which are essential processes for cellular functioning, their role in aging become predominant.
To understand molecular bases of cardiac muscle aging in a physiological model, the proteomic profiles of Sprague Dawley rat hearts of 6, 22 and 30 months old were analyzed by 2D-DIGE technology (two dimensional Differential In Gel Electrophoresis). To contribute to clarify the role of mitochondria in aging, fusion, fission and autophagy were investigated by antigen antibody reactions on total muscle extracts. In addition, mitochondria were isolated by classical methodologies including differential centrifugation and density gradient for the study of proteomic profile by 2D-DIGE of subsarcolemmal (SSM) and intermiofibrillar (IFM) mitochondria. Results on total cardiac muscle, indicate a number of changed proteins, particularly of specific protein isoforms, even though changes in abundance are modest. These results suggest that this model could be representative of a successful aging, like it occurs in human centenarians. In particular, variations involve myosin binding proteins and the troponin I, mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase (Aldh2) and a group of serpins, suggesting that these proteins could be possible putative biomarkers of the aging process. Concerning mitochondrial dynamic in aging, it is impaired with a decreased fission, an increased fusion and a decreased autophagy. The latter through the increment of LC3, could indicate a protective activation of the non-canonical autophagic process. Furthermore, it has been observed that in course of aging there is an increment of Sirtuin 3, which protects mtDNA from mitochondrial ROS attacks, and of CypD, which promotes the opening of mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mtPTP), with a harmful effect for the cell. The changes, that resulted be protective from senescence are in line with the hypothesis of a successful aging, even though the changes in mitochondrial dynamics are remarkable.
However, this study reveals an incoherence between mitochondrial and cardiac tissue proteomic results, particularly on respiratory chain proteins. To avoid unreliable conclusions after proteomics we tested the integrity of isolated mitochondria. We observed that matrix proteins were not enriched in mitochondrial extracts, while the mitochondrial membrane proteins were enriched up to 600%. Further validations were obtained with the analysis of the supernatant (after SS mitochondria enrichment) and by isolation of mitochondria with commercial kits. Our observations are supported by recent papers (Picard et al.), which highlighted the drawbacks of mitochondria isolation by classical methodology demonstrating that the tridimensional mitochondrial network and their interactions with other cellular compartments were destroyed. Also our study underlines technical problems associated with mitochondrial isolation and we suggest, to guarantee results reliability, a careful evaluation of mitochondria integrity (considering both mitochondrial spaces and membranes proteins), before any quantitative differential analysis.
The cardiac muscle proteomic changes in this physiological model of aging indicate that some variations are associated to an intrinsic cardiac aging. Further progresses to validate the reliability of proposed biomarkers of aging will be possible by testing them in animal models affected by cardiovascular disorders.
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Andersson, Johanna. ""Vad gör jag nu då?" : En studie om tillträdesstrategier som språkligt sårbara barn använder sig av." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-56542.
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I denna kvalitativa studie var syftet dels att undersöka om förskollärare upplever att barn med språkligsårbarhet blir uteslutna ur leken och dels att undersöka vilka tillträdesstrategier barn med språkligsårbarhet använder sig av för att få tillträde till leken. Jag genomförde intervjuer med två förskollärarepå en förskola.Resultatet visar att de inte upplever att språksårbara barn med svenska som modersmål blir uteslutna urden fria leken. De upplever däremot att barn med annat förstaspråk än svenska blir uteslutna i störreutsträckning. De upplever även att dessa barn inte heller söker sig till fri lek i samma utsträckning sombarnen med svenska som modersmål. Resultatet visar även att barn oavsett språklig förmåga användersig av liknande icke-verbala strategier när de söker tillträde till leken. Variationen beror på barnens olikapersonligheter och beroende på sin personlighet väljer man olika sätt att söka tillträde i leken. Barnenanvänder sig av kroppsspråket i form av blickar, kroppskontakt och även TAKK förekommer i vissasituationer när de söker tillträde till lek. Språkstarka barn använder sig av kroppsspråket när de sökertillträde samtidigt som de förlitar sig på sitt verbala språk.This qualitative study examines preschool teachers’ experience concerning if children with languageimpairment suffer from exclusion from play with other children. The study also examines theirexperience about what kind of access rituals children with language impairment use to gain access inother children’s free play. Interviews were conducted with two preschool teachers.The result shows that according to preschool teachers’ experience, exclusion can depend on the child’snative language. They notice more exclusion among the children with other native language thanSwedish. They also experience that these children don’t search access to play in the same extent aschildren with Swedish as mother tongue. The result shows that children, no matter speech competence,use the same kind of non-verbal access rituals when they search access to play. The variation of ritualsdepends on the child’s personality, not on language competence. Children use their body language inthe shape of eye contact, body contact and also sign language is used in some situations. Children withdeveloped language use the body language when they want access but they also rely on their speechwhen they search for access.