Dissertations / Theses: 'Investigates'

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Enqvist, Annika. "The New Beauty Council investigates : when form becomes behaviour." Thesis, Konstfack, Institutionen för Interdisciplinära Studier (IS), 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:konstfack:diva-2862.

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The New Beauty Council (NBC) project, in its different forms and shapes, is about the multiple perceptions of urban space and design. NBC’s work includes performances, public projects, speaker series, urban curating and collaborations that engage innovative strategies of production as well as dialogues. NBC investigates how concepts of the public are constituted and how beauty and ugliness can be (re-)defined. Using the idea of the carnivalesque as a method, NBC engages with organizations and institutions, which shape and interpret cities through public conversations and staged situations. The founding members are Annika Enqvist, Anna Kharkina, Thérèse Kristiansson and Kristoffer Svenberg. A recent project is Changed Perspectives c/o Stockholm City Museum – comprising four public talks about living in and making use of Stockholm as a city. These conversations were curated and performed by Annika Enqvist and Thérèse Kristiansson.1 The research and subjects of the series in general, and one of the talks; Whatever Blows Our Trumpet in particular, are the basis of this paper. Lounging the NBC as a collaborative initiative, building the website, producing the public talks and curating other works have been a part of the practical part of my MA project.
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Symon, Bernard Dennis. "A Reductionistic Epistemology utilizing Brain Laterality which Investigates Pharmacists' Ideal Interactive Environment." University of the Western Cape, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6487.

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Doctor Pharmaceuticae - Dpharm
The brain laterality of pharmacists may influence where the pharmacists are best suited to work. Brain laterality refers to the asymmetry of the hemispheres of the brain with regard to specific cognitive functions, such as objectivity and emotion. The left hemisphere functions objectively and rationally, whereas the right hemisphere is subjective and non-rational. Animal behaviour in the literature demonstrated an influence of brain laterality, thus selecting an ideal work environment may also be driven by brain laterality bias. Further support for the research included: amblyopia; hemiplegia; the WADA test. The research question investigated the matching of the brain laterality groups of pharmacists to their ideal work environments. The aims investigated: ear, eye, hand and foot dominance in determining brain laterality; influence of brain laterality and reductionistic variables on job choice; location of emotion generation and job choice. Five objectives investigated these aims: influence of brain laterality alone; influence of brain laterality and reductionistic variables; influence of a new brain laterality determining continuum; Propinquity Principle in achieving data; correctness of the Right Hemisphere Theory (RHT) or the Valence Theory (VT). The RHT suggests that the right hemisphere is dominant in processing all emotion. The VT argues that the left hemisphere is specialised in processing the positive emotions while the right hemisphere is specialised in processing the negative emotions. The resulting Null Hypothesis posits that there is no statistical difference between the different brain laterality groups enabling pharmacists to work competently in any placement. The Alternative Hypothesis was that there is a statistical difference between the brain laterality groups, thus brain laterality can be used to best place pharmacists into ideal placements.

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Chayakul, Chaisri, and not supplied. "An Investigation of the Influence on the Teaching and Learning of English in the Royal Thai Air Force Academy." RMIT University. Education, 2007. http://adt.lib.rmit.edu.au/adt/public/adt-VIT20080206.102937.

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This research investigates the influences on the teaching and learning of English in the Royal Thai Air Force Academy (RTAFA). In the study, a Mixed Methods design, incorporating both quantitative and qualitative research design features, was employed within a Case Study approach. Questionnaires and interviews were used as research techniques to examine and identify what constitute the influences on the teaching and learning of English in the RTAFA and the factors that affect the limitation of the English proficiency of the RTAFA graduates. The quantitative methods included a pilot questionnaire for cadets (N = 35), questionnaires for every Year level of cadets in training (N = 517) and questionnaires for the English instructors (N = 9). The Quest software program (Adams & Khoo, 1993) was applied to analyse the questionnaires and group means and standard deviations were used to calculate effect sizes between students of different Year levels. In relation to the student questionnaire, some category items were also examined and analysed separately. In relation to the qualitative analysis, semistructured interviews with a small number of the RTAFA cadets in all five years of training (N = 25), the English instructors (N = 9) and the senior administrators of the RTAFA (N = 4) were conducted to complement and triangulate the data gathered from the questionnaires. The results from the questionnaires and interviews suggest that the English curriculum influenced the teaching and learning of English in the RTAFA, followed by issues in relation to cadets' attitudes and motivations for studying English and cadets' English educational background. Factors that affected the limitation of the English proficiency of the RTAFA graduates were a lack of realization by the cadets of the importance of English, the very structure of the English curriculum and the content of the English syllabus, the perceived low status of English as evidenced by the lack of academic credits given to the subject, the poor facilities of the language laboratories, the perceived lack of current teaching methods and techniques of the instructors, the varying experiences of the cadets' background knowledge of English, the rigid military system and the need for more native speaking English instructors to develop the oral language skills of cadets. Based on the findings of all the data, suggested recommendations for improving the teaching and learning of English in the RTAFA include a revision of the English curriculum, an improvement of the content of English with an emphasis on listening, speaking and conversation skills, an update of the English language laboratories, smaller English classes and a constant professional development for instructors in relation to techniques in English teaching and learning.

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Astrom, Kristina. "What influences prescribing in primary care? : a thesis that investigates relationships between prescribing, policy and perceptions." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.419937.

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Karlsson, Daniel, Samir Ouangar, and Yasin Ouangar. "Motivation in the Swedish Police Department : A qualitative study that investigates how the applied leadership tools correspond to Police Officers’ motivation factors." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-413919.

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For an organization to become successful, creating an attractive environment with an atmosphere that both encourages, as well as motivates its employees, is vital. Furthermore, when wanting the employees to reach their optimal performance, good leadership is crucial. A leader’s visions and goals should be communicated to the employees to obtain maximized results within the organization. The research focuses on the motivation within the Swedish Police Department and its existing leadership. This paper aims to analyse and investigate the main motivational tools that are used by the Police Chiefs within the Swedish Police Department for motivating their subordinates. There will also be an investigation of whether the tools used correspond to the officers’ underlying motivation factors.In this paper, three different divisions of the Swedish Police Department were investigated: Field Operations, Criminal Investigations, and Crime Preventions. The reason for using different departments in this study was primarily to better reflect the Swedish Police Department. To answer the research question, a qualitative research method was used along with a data-collection consisting of interviews with a total of twelve respondents. The results showed that the used leadership tools do not fully correspond to police officers' motivation factors.

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Skoglund, Per. "Grid connected large-scale energy storage : Literature review regarding present technology and application, with a complementary case study that investigates the profitability of storage within a wind farm." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för tillämpad fysik och elektronik, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-135758.

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In the transition from traditional power plants to more environmentally friendly alternatives will generate a need for more flexibility in production, transmission and consumption. Energy storage can be provide the flexibility that are required to continue to have a robust and stable electrical system. The purpose of this report is to give an overview of the electrical energy storage technologies. The classification of energy storage technologies used in this report is mechanical, chemical and electrical. In these three categories were ten different technologies presented with function, advantages, disadvantages, degree of maturity and research area for each technology. The distribution between the globally operational energy storage technologies were presented. Also the framework and regulations for actors to own and operate an energy storage in Sweden. This review was complemented with a case study about connecting a lithium ion battery system to a wind farm. The case investigated the profitability for 20 MW wind farm with a 12 MW and 18 MWh energy storage system for a five and ten-year period. The utilization of the storage was optimized with \textit{What's best} for three different investment cost. The review were done in order to answer: what is the futures energy storage technology?, what applications can be replaced by energy storage for an electricity producer? and what will the effects be of the new actor Aggregator? The result from comparing three different prices for lithium ion batteries resulted in a non-profit scenario for all the cases in a five-year period. There were a maximum, minimum and predicted futuristic price, which generated a loss of 731, 220 and 76.6 MSEK for respective case. Only the futuristic price for a ten-year period indicated an profit. The conclusion that can be drawn from this case study is that energy storage is too expensive and the extra income from utilization of the energy storage is not enough to motivate an energy storage investment. There are not a single technology that possesses all of the required properties for the applications. In the future there will be a combination of technologies to cover all the applications. For the seasonal storage pumped hydro and compressed air are most promising technologies. The flywheels and supercapacitors can contribute with short powerful burst of energy that are needed for power quality and operating reserves. For the more wide range application such as power fleet optimization and integrate the renewable energy production, batteries in form of lithium ion battery and sodium-sulfur battery will most probably be used. For electricity producers energy storage can replace existing solutions. Instead of using diesel generators for black start services, an battery can be used. Also the power quality could be enhanced with batteries acting as filters. The process can be more utilized in a more efficient way with an energy storage. The aggregator actor gathers small variable load from e.g several houses and participate on the electricity market. This actor will level out the differences in power demand during the day. It will reduce the losses and reduce the need for grid investments in both the transmission and distribution networks. It would also generate more available frequency reserves and probably change how the market is paying for the generated benefits.

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Skosana, Arthur Mzwandile. "Human resources strategies for effective management applications at Gauteng Department of Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation / Arthur Mzwandile Skosana." Thesis, North-West University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/4774.

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This study investigates the restructuring and alignment processes within the Gauteng Department of Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation. The nature of the study was neither inclusive nor an exclusive study accommodate every input of the sub-directorate, and review the staff capacity to meet with set objectives of the Department. It also investigates some of the problematic areas shortsighted by the restructuring and alignment processes in the hub and areas of concerns which included: Accommodation (office space and sports fields); support of staff by senior managers; contracting and performance reviews; transport; progress review meeting of the hub system; budgeting and its implementation; equipment demand; administration tools leading severe problems; contracting of contract workers leading severe problems; and overtime and excessive workload in the hubs. It was showed in the research that problems occurred due to the inappropriate alignment of internal programmes complimented with inadequate human resources strategic planning and implementation. The problem of restructuring and alignment are due to oversight on the processes and implementation of the programmes at the foundational level, the lack of follow-ups on Service Level Agreement (SLA) with local government (still not signed), interdepartmental and intergovernmental integration strategy not in place, inadequate facilities for offices, consultation with community and stakeholders which only took place at the later stage. The respondents seriously commented regarding the organisational structure that has been changed thrice since its implementation. This led to overcrowding of staff hubs, with no career path strategy. Further causes are lack of alignment of human resource management strategy with programmes, and structural arrangement of all the departmental sub-directorates, confusing the implementation of programmes and the reporting systems. Considering the challenges of restructuring and alignment at the Gauteng Department of Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation, the study concludes that there is a need for further restructuring and alignment of the human resource strategy to manage the objectives of the Department effectively and efficiently.
Thesis (M. Development and Management)--North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, 2010.

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Steen, Scott. "Understanding the processes involved in implementing an improving access to psychological therapies service : an exploratory study that investigates practitioner and client experience regarding its effect on patient pathways, service design and overall outcomes." Thesis, University of Chester, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10034/620323.

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The English Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme is a government-funded initiative that aims to provide timely and equitable access to evidence-based psychotherapeutic interventions, within a primary care setting. Despite the many achievements of the programme, there are several issues regarding research to clinical gaps, as well as a high rate of variation between sites concerning outcomes and attrition. This thesis explores the implementation process of the IAPT delivery model to understand which factors are influential in the successful uptake and integration of evidence-based psychotherapeutic interventions. The aims of this thesis are:  To explore, identify and analyse the implementation process involved in establishing and delivering an IAPT service.  To uncover the factors that either facilitate or impede its development to provide a more in-depth and detailed account of the implementation and operation of services.  To develop an understanding regarding the applicability of evidence-based practice and the IAPT delivery model in a clinical setting, for the provision of psychological therapies. I conducted a series of semi-structured interviews with practitioners delivering and implementing services, across seven sites, and clients, across three sites. The design and analysis followed an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, focusing on personal meaning and sense-making processes. The objective of the interview was to understand the implementation process regarding the IAPT delivery model, exploring how this influences personal experiences and client engagement. Additionally, participant narrative was set in context using open-access data collected and published by the programme. The analysis generated three master themes for practitioners delivering and implementing services including: ‘A Call to Action’ describing how participants regarded this process as a genuine opportunity to make a real impact in mental healthcare; ‘Contextual Influences on Service Operation’ which explores the activities in becoming a locally determined, adaptable and relevant service; and a ‘Focus on Relationships’ outlining the relational and collaborative work involved during implementation. For the client group, three master themes were generated including: ‘A Personal Journey: From Discovery to Advocacy’ illustrating the changing experiences involved during service access and engagement; ‘Perception of Self’ which portrays how individuals made sense of their engagement by judging what it meant to them; 5 and ‘Outside Factors’ which explores the role of others and the physical journey made in getting to services. The analysis suggested that both groups made sense of their experiences in complex and varied ways. Heavily influencing the implementation of the IAPT delivery model is the over-arching need to boost throughput and quantity, possibly at a cost of quality. Additionally, it is argued that the use of routine outcome monitoring in services is useful for reflecting on the implementation process and engaging clients. The key to successful implementation appears to be about achieving integration, requiring a whole-systems based approach that considers the mediating pathways into and out of services. In light of the findings and literature, the thesis proposes several recommendations for future practice and further research.

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Gwak, Changdae. "Ecclesiology and membership trends in the South Korean churches." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/15047.

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Thesis (DTh)--University of Stellenbosch, 2000.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study examines the reasons for the recent membership decline in the South Korean Churches (SKCs) as well as the existing problems facing the Churches. It investigates the pathological pattern in the Churches and its fundamental roots. The study proposes an alternative solution that could remedy the problems and promote healthy growth within the Churches. Two issues are taken into consideration: 1) In general, the SKCs' explanations of the recent membership decline are inadequate. The reasons for the decline cannot be found by simply examining statistics. The problems are at a much deeper level and the decline requires a comprehensive examination. 2) The Churches' remedial actions are also inadequate: they are both short-sighted and, in practical terms, ineffective, as well as theologically unfaithful. A new direction for healthy growth should be proposed. This study focuses on the assumption that the reasons for the recent decline in membership of the SKCs are closely related to the distortion of the Churches' dominant ecclesiology, which has produced various ecclesial pathologies and has resulted in the Churches' loss of credibility in society. This study thus pays attention to the ecclesiology of the Churches. Chapters II and III analyse the dominant ecclesiology of the SKCs within their historical and contextual background. The analysis shows that problems relate to the SKCs' uncritical accommodation of the American churches' dominant ecclesiological models. This implies that the SKCs urgently need the construction of a contextual ecclesiology. This study hypothesises that a practical theological methodology can construct a relevant contextual ecclesiology. Hence, the central thesis of the study is: the development and application of a sound practical theological methodology will lead to the development of a biblical and contextual ecclesiology ('practical theological ecclesiology') which will explain the growth and decline in the SKCs and indicate a new direction for healthy growth. Chapter IV presents a theoretical basis for this study: it discusses a practical theological ecclesiology by means of a four-phased practical theological methodology. This consists of descriptive, explanatory, normative, and strategic phases. Subsequent chapters address the four phases and analyse the growth of the SKCs: emphasis is placed on the fact that the dominant ecclesiology of the SKCs has encouraged the Churches to accommodate contemporary culture and dominant ideologies, whether secular or religious, without proper critical, theological reflection. This accommodation has undermined healthy growth and resulted in a numerical decline. Finally, this study recommends 'a trinitarian praxial ecclesiology' as a new direction for the SKCs. This will play a critical, constructive role in promoting the healthy growth of the Churches.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die studie ondersoek die redes vir die daling in die lidmaatskap van die Suid-Koreaanse Kerke (SKKe) asook die probleme waarmee die kerke gekonfronteer word. 'n Bepaalde sigbare patologiese patroon word ondersoek. 'n Alternatiewe oplossing vir die probleme word gesoek sodat die SKKe op 'n teologies-gebalanseerde wyse kan groei. Twee sake word onder die loep geneem: 1) Daar word aangevoer dat die SKKe se verklarings vir die daling in lidmaatskap onvoldoende is. Om bloot statisties na die daling te kyk, is geen oplossing van die probleme nie. 2) Die regstellende aksie wat die SKKe aanvoer is ook onvoldoende. Dit is kortsigtig, prakties oneffektief en ontrou aan basiese teologiese beginsels. 'n Nuwe benadering tot gebalanseerde groei word voorgestel. Die studie werk met die vooronderstelling dat die redes vir die huidige daling in lidmaatskap in die SKKe verband hou met 'n teologies verwronge ekklesiologie wat tot verskeie wanpraktyke aanleiding gegee het Die verwronge ekklesiologie het die kerke geloofwaardigheid in die samelewing laat verloor. Die studie gee dus aandag aan die ekklesiologie van die SKKe. In Hoofstukke II en III word die heersende ekklesiologie in die SKKe geanaliseer teen 'n historiese en kontekstuele agtergrond. Die analise toon aan dat die probleme verband hou met die onkritiese akkommodasie in die SKKe van die heersende Amerikaanse kerkmodelle. Die implikasie is dat die SKKe dringend moet aandag gee aan hulle ekklesiologie. Die studie werk met die hipotese dat 'n prakties-teologiese metodologie kan lei tot die ontwerp van 'n kontekstuele ekklesiologie. Die sentrale hipotese van die studie is dus: die ontwikkeling en toepassing van 'n gebalanseerde prakties-teologiese metodologie sal lei tot die ontwikkeling van 'n bybelse en kontekstuele ekklesiologie ("n prakties-teologiese ekklesiologie'). As sodanig sal dit die groei- en kwynpatrone in die SKKe kan help verklaar en die basis le vir gebalanseerde groei in die kerke. Hoofstuk II handel oor 'n teoretiese basis vir die studie: 'n prakties-teologiese ekklesiologie word bespreek aan die hand van 'n vier-fase prakties-teologiese metodologie. Dit bestaan uit beskrywende, verduidelikende, normatiewe en strategiese fases. Die daaropvolgende hoofstukke handel oor die vier fases. Die groei in die SKKe word aan die hand daarvan ontleed. Daar word aangetoon in watter mate die heersende ekklesiologie in die SKKe tot die akkommodering van dominante kultuurpatrone en ideologiee aanleiding gegee het. Sekulere en godsdienstige ideologiee is sonder krities teologiese refleksie geakkommodeer. Dit het gesonde groei in die kerke oor die lang termyn gesaboteer en aanleiding gegee tot die heersende daling in lidmaatgroei. Ten slotte word 'n "trinitariese praxis ekklesiologie" as 'n nuwe metodologiese benadering in die SKKe voorgestel wat 'n krities-konstruktiewe rol kan speel om die kerke weer te help om gebalanseerd te ontwikkel.

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Sorenson, Joshua Russell. "The use of large plot rainfall simulation to investigate." Texas A&M University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/3045.

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In this study, large scale rainfall simulation was used to evaluate runoff generation from canopy and intercanopy areas within an ashe juniper woodland of the Edwards Plateau. One 3 x 12 m site was established beneath the canopy of mature ashe juniper trees and two sites were established in intercanopy areas. At the base of each plot a trench was constructed for capturing and monitoring shallow subsurface flow. Rainfall simulations on the juniper site produced little surface runoff even though rainfall intensity exceeded 145mm/hour on some occasions. A total of 82.6% of the water applied to the juniper dominated site was accounted for as shallow subsurface flow. The dynamic nature of shallow subsurface flow indicate this process is driven chiefly by macropore flow. On the intercanopy site, 12.67% of the water left the site as surface runoff and ≤3% left as shallow subsurface flow. Large root channels and conduits, which were not present on the intercanopy site, within the soil may promote shallow subsurface flow beneath the juniper canopy. This study is the first to document and suggest shallow subsurface flow occurs on Texas rangelands. The results of this experiment indicate shallow subsurface flow is an important mode of runoff generation on the Edwards Plateau.

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Alseid, Marwan N. K. "Multimodal interactive e-learning : an empirical study : an experimental study that investigates the effect of multimodal metaphors on the usability of e-learning interfaces and the production of empirically derived guidelines for the use of these metaphors in the software engineering process." Thesis, University of Bradford, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/4246.

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This thesis investigated the use of novel combinations of multimodal metaphors in the presentation of learning information to evaluate the effect of these combinations on the usability of e-learning interfaces and on the users' learning performance. The empirical research described in this thesis comprised three experimental phases. In the first phase, an initial experiment was carried out with 30 users to explore and compare the usability and learning performance of facially animated expressive avatars with earcons and speech, and text with graphics metaphors. The second experimental phase involved an experiment conducted with 48 users to investigate their perception of avatar's facial expressions and body gestures when presented in both the absence and presence of interactive e-learning context. In addition, the experiment aimed at evaluating the role that an avatar could play as virtual lecturer in e-learning interfaces by comparing the usability and learning performance of three different modes of interaction: speaking facially expressive virtual lecturer, speaking facially expressive full-body animated virtual lecturer, and two speaking facially expressive virtual lecturers. In the third phase, a total of 24 users experimentally examined a novel approach for the use of earcons and auditory icons in e-learning interfaces to support an animated facially expressive avatar with body gestures during the presentation of the learning material. The obtained results demonstrated the usefulness of the tested metaphors to enhance e-learning usability and to enable users to attain better learning performance. These results provided a set of empirically derived innovative guidelines for the design and use of these metaphors to generate more usable e-learning interfaces. For example, when designing avatars as animated virtual lecturers in e-learning interfaces, specific facial expression and body gestures should be incorporated due to its positive influence in enhancing learners' attitude towards the learning process.

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Mbhele, Moruti Herbert. "Absent father in marriage : a pastoral challenge." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/66358.

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This study focused on the search of the impact of absent father on the lives of young adults in the household. In the interview with the coparticipants, the research revealed that the problems of absent father prevailed and continued to traumatize young adults despite the execution of pastoral care of laying hands and uttering of prayers on young adults by pastors and deacons of the church since these are the pastoral practices and care the church offers to assist in halting the problems. The absence of pragmatic of pastoral method caused dismay more especially on young adults because they perceived a church as a family of God which is endowed with power to provide healing and comfort abundantly in their lives as well as changing the mind-set of their fathers who deserted them. Prior to this research the inability to deal and solve the problems of absent father caused the congregation to encounter dilemma because some members of the congregation emphasized that these young adults who their problems of absent father seem not to be solved by prayer and laying of hands must be referred to psychologist while others suggested that such young adults must be excommunicated because they disturb the smooth running of the worshipping in the church. These views prompted the current research. It was, therefore, the aim of this study to journey with the coparticipants in order to understand and have knowledge of the situation they are encountering so that the research will employ the appropriate pastoral care and practice to assist them to get rid of the problems of absent father,
Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2015.
Practical Theology
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Vicks, Antoinette. "Regulating Medicolegal Death Investigations." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7516.

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Medicolegal death investigators (MDIs) are a crucial part of the death investigation process but the profession remains unregulated and lacks a required accreditation or licensing process that many other professions use. Research shows the current medicolegal death investigations system, though a crucial government function, has existing deficits in its functionality that affect service delivery. The current study was based on an educational theory and utilized open ended survey questions. Data from 16 investigators was collected through surveys where relevant information was asked in the context of their situation and questions were specific to the phenomenon being studied. The data was analyzed by identifying individual and group descriptions of the experience to understand the overall meaning of their experience. The investigators interviewed had different experiences and varying beliefs in the importance of their role as an investigator. They were confident in their roles and provided detailed descriptions of their responsibilities. Additionally, investigators do not appear to have any direct issues due to educational differences but did embrace their roles as death investigators with a desire toward ensuring both their personal safety and that of society. Although many have acquired training as a result of their employment, they did not feel that the lack of prior training was a hindrance. This study contributes to the literature by providing data for consideration when developing regulations promoting standards within the system. This includes the health and safety of medicolegal death investigators and filling the gap of recognizing the need for standardized regulations by identifying the need for uniform training and safety practices.

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Costa, Hermeson Barbosa da. "Uma estratégia de estimação da PRNU de dispositivos de aquisição equipados com um arranjo de filtros de cor." reponame:Repositório Institucional da UFSC, 2016. https://repositorio.ufsc.br/xmlui/handle/123456789/171447.

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Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro Tecnológico, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Elétrica, Florianópolis, 2016.
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Em análise forense, as técnicas de identificação de dispositivos de aquisição são usadas para verificar se uma imagem investigada foi adquirida por um determinado dispositivo suspeito (câmera digital, por exemplo). Para tentar solucionar esse problema, uma característica dos equipamentos de aquisição de imagens que vem sendo amplamente explorada é a não uniformidade da fotorresposta (photo-response nonuniformity - PRNU). A PRNU é um padrão de ruído, originário das imperfeições do processo de manufatura, que caracteriza cada fotossensor de forma única. Atualmente, a taxa de sucesso (identificação correta da fonte da imagem) das técnicas baseadas em PRNU, utilizando imagens de baixa resolução, tende a ser limitada. Tal limitação se deve ao fato de que imagens de baixa resolução possuem poucas amostras (pixels) para estimar a PRNU, diferente de imagens de alta resolução. Este trabalho propõe uma nova abordagem baseada em PRNU para identificação de dispositivos de aquisição de imagens. Tal abordagem baseia-se na decomposição da imagem em subimagens, visando reduzir o efeito da interpolação da imagem no processo de estimação da PRNU. Além disso, essa abordagem utiliza todos os canais da imagem, sem distinção entre eles, para obter uma estimativa da PRNU. Assim, resultados melhores são obtidos para identificação da fonte, tanto de imagens de alta resolução quanto de baixa resolução, conforme observado em experimentos realizados com imagens adquiridas por câmeras digitais e câmeras digitais de telefones celulares.

Abstract : In forensic analysis, techniques of acquisition device identification are used for checking whether an image under investigation has been acquired by a particular suspect device (digital camera, for example). For trying to solve this problem, a characteristic of image acquisition device that has been widely explored is the photo-response nonuniformity (PRNU). The PRNU is a pattern noise originating from the imperfections of the manufacturing process, which characterizes each photo sensor. Currently, the success rate (correct identification of the image source) of techniques based on PRNU, using low-resolution images, tends to be limited. Such a limitation is due to the fact that low-resolution images have few samples (pixels) to estimate the PRNU, unlike high-resolution images. This paper proposes a new approach based on PRNU to perform image acquisition device identification. This approach is based on the decomposition of the image into sub-images, aiming to reduce the image interpolation effect in the PRNU estimation process. Moreover, this approach uses all image channels, without distinguishing among them, to estimate the PRNU. Thereby, improved results are obtained for identifying the source for both high-resolution and low-resolution images, as illustrated in experiments carried out by using images from digital cameras and cellphone digital cameras.

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Azevedo, Felipe Martins de. "O poder investigatório do Ministério Público e seus limites na tutela da probidade administrativa." reponame:Repositório Institucional da UFSC, 2012. http://repositorio.ufsc.br/xmlui/handle/123456789/94020.

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Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências Jurídicas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Direito, Florianópolis, 2010
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O objeto do presente trabalho é o poder investigatório do Ministério Público e seus limites na tutela da probidade administrativa. A dissertação examina a atuação desta Instituição nas investigações dos ilícitos civis relacionados aos interesses transindividuais, em conformidade com suas atribuições outorgadas pela Constituição de 1988 e por leis infraconstitucionais. A atuação investigatória do Ministério Público levanta várias questões sobre seus limites no ordenamento jurídico brasileiro, abrangendo o eventual conflito entre o interesse público na apuração de atos ilícitos ofensivos à probidade administrativa, e a preservação dos direitos fundamentais dos investigados. A pesquisa busca determinar a abrangência e os limites da função investigatória do Ministério Público, na tutela da probidade administrativa. Estas questões são examinadas com a utilização do método dedutivo, partindo-se da identificação de uma teoria geral referente ao Estado de Direito e aos direitos fundamentais, para após descrever e analisar as funções constitucionais e legais do Ministério Público, quanto às suas atribuições cíveis na tutela coletiva, notadamente no inquérito civil. A seguir, busca-se aplicar esta teoria geral na solução dos problemas específicos levantados pelo tema proposto, examinando-se a atuação investigatória da Instituição no que se refere ao direito à privacidade e aos princípios da obrigatoriedade, da publicidade, da eficiência e da supremacia do interesse público, em suas interações recíprocas. Conclui-se que as pessoas que exercem cargos ou funções públicas têm uma esfera de privacidade reduzida. O trabalho aponta que a existência de requisitos mínimos relativos à hipótese de atuação investigatória do Ministério Público condiciona a aplicação do princípio da obrigatoriedade. A pesquisa identifica o status de norma conferido ao princípio constitucional da publicidade, que afasta a hipótese de sigilo das investigações ministeriais para a proteção do direito à privacidade dos investigados, tendo em vista a natureza pública das funções por estes exercidas. Ainda examina a possibilidade de sigilo temporário destas investigações com base na conveniência de sua instrução ou na proteção do interesse da sociedade. Finalmente, analisa as restrições constitucionais e legais de sigilo impostas a determinadas matérias, em especial o sigilo bancário, bem como as condições para o acesso e utilização destas matérias sigilosas nas investigações do Ministério Público.
The object of this paper is the investigative power of the Public Prosecution Service and its limits in administrative probity tutelage. The thesis examines the performance of that institution in tort investigations related to collective interests, in accordance with its granted attribution by 1988 Constitution and statutes. The limits of the investigative powers of Public Prosecution Service raises several questions in the Brazilian legal system, comprising the eventual conflict between the public interest in tort finding offensive to administrative probity, and the preservation of fundamental rights of the citizens subjects to investigation. The thesis seeks to determine the scope and limits of the investigative function of Public Prosecution Service in administrative probity tutelage. These issues are examined using the deductive method, starting from the identification of a general theory concerning the Rule of Law and fundamental rights, after describing and analyzing the constitutional and legal functions of Public Prosecution Service, as to its civil attribution in collective tutelage, especially in the civil investigation. Following, this general theory has been trying to be applied to solve the specific problems raised by the proposed theme, examining the investigative performance of the Institution as regards the right to privacy and the principles of mandatory action, publicity, efficiency and supremacy of public interest in their reciprocal interactions. The thesis states that the public servants have a reduced sphere of privacy. The thesis shows that the existence of minimum requirements regarding the possibility of Public Prosecution Service investigative power leads to the application of the principle of mandatory action. The thesis also identifies the normative status of the constitutional principle of publicity, which excludes the possibility of confidentiality in ministerial investigations to protection of privacy rights of those investigated, in view of public nature of the functions they perform; moreover, the thesis examines the possibility of temporary secrecy of those investigations based on the convenience of their instruction or to protect the society interests. Finally, the thesis analyzes the constitutional and legal restriction of confidentiality imposed on certain matters, particularly in bank secrecy, as the conditions for accessing and using of the confidential matters in Public Prosecution Service investigation.

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Dornelles, Alexandre Borges. "Comissões parlamentares de inquerito : um estudo analitico em Santa Catarina." reponame:Repositório Institucional da UFSC, 1997. https://repositorio.ufsc.br/handle/123456789/106447.

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Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciencias Juridicas
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Análise da eficiência e eficácia das Comissões Parlamentares de Inquérito havidas no Estado de Santa Catarina no período de 1989 a 1993. Reflexão da importância da utilização do Instituto enquanto mecanismo de controle da função administrativa do Estado Contemporâneo. Proposição de mecanismos auxiliadores para a melhoria da eficiência e eficácia do trabalho parlamentar.

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Ehler, Glen. "Private investigator." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp01/MQ26913.pdf.

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Ehler, Glen (Glen Elliott) Carleton University Dissertation Sociology and Anthropology. "Private investigator." Ottawa, 1997.

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Schuhmacher, Jacques. "The war criminals investigate." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2017. https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:0573af80-6407-4bf4-9ba4-6529cc9ae584.

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This thesis uses the war crimes investigations carried out by the Wehrmacht between 1939-1945 to explore the creation and development of the narrative which the Nazi regime constructed to justify its war of aggression, conquest, and extermination. This source has been sorely underused and provides deep insight into the regime's official narrative - a narrative which seems fundamentally at odds with its true aims and its murderous actions. It claimed that the Reich was waging a war in self-defence and for humanitarian reasons. These justifications were designed to convince both the German population and international audiences. The regime did not simply lie, however, but gathered empirical evidence which it then used selectively to legitimise the war. By reconstructing this process, the thesis aims to understand the degree to which the regime was able to make its arguments convincing. This allows us to better understand how it was possible to mobilise so many ordinary Germans to support and fight the war and, indeed, to perpetrate horrendous crimes. In particular, this thesis seeks to explore the tension between the official narrative and the Reich's own crimes, arguing that these two were not diametrically opposed, but that there was a direct justificatory link between them. Crucial in this context was the degree to which the regime could portray its criminal actions as a response to those of the enemy. In doing so, this thesis develops on a historiography which has acknowledged the importance of the regime's justificatory framework, but which has yet to study the foundations on which this was based and how it developed over the course of the war. In short, this is a study of the German narrative of victimhood which underpinned the brutal war of extermination.

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Ali, Abduladim. "Investigate multilingual mobile learning applications." Thesis, University of Huddersfield, 2017. http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/34535/.

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The main aim of this thesis is to investigate multilingual mobile learning applications by using the wireless response system (WRS) as a case study. This application is developed and internationalised into fourteen languages, to allow students and teachers from different languages to use this application, with a view towards enhancing the educational environment. Additionally, one related aim is to detect the usability of the multilingual mobile learning application in these languages, by measuring the effectiveness, efficiency, user satisfaction and comprehensibility of the WRS, through the adoption of the Fuzzy theory. Drawing on a survey of 295 participants, the results indicate significant differences between the original language of the interface (i.e., English) and certain other language interfaces, in terms of its effectiveness, efficiency, user satisfaction and comprehensibility. These variances make the usability level of the WRS in the English language interface significantly better and statistically different from the Netherlands, Dutch, French, Italian, Swedish, Russian, Romanian, Spanish and Turkish languages. However, the results show that the usability level of the WRS interface in the English language is not significantly better and statistically different from the Arabic, Chinese, Portuguese, Malay and Polish languages. These results encourage future studies to further improve the mobile learning application in languages that demonstrated low usability values. These results will help researchers in this field to recognise the problems and weaknesses of multilingual mobile learning applications, towards improving and solving them. The significance of this thesis lies in making the WRS application available in fourteen languages, and also in measuring the usability of these fourteen languages through the application of (1) Fuzzy theory and (2) SPSS software. The use of the Fuzzy theory to measure the collected data leads to obtaining accurate and precise results, facing the vagueness and ambiguities of the user‟s language surrounding the analysis process. In other words, this theory adds a clearer and more accurate understanding of the vagueness of language‟s uncertainty, opinion and ambiguous expressions that are hidden in different users‟ backgrounds.

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Wu, Po-Yen. "Investigate overall performance using simulation." The Ohio State University, 1991. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1248460965.

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Pereira, Frederico Valdez. "Colaboração premiada: legitimidade e procedimento." Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10923/1824.

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Collaboration rewarded – directly inspired by Italian and American law – also known as procedural collaboration or whistleblower reward, aims to contribute to the acquisition of investigative and evidentiary elements since investigation by traditional methods is blocked. The problem of strengthening methods of proof presents a possible conflict of interest in criminal justice’s efficiency with rights of freedom and maintenance of procedural dynamics’ vigor, leading us to reflection on the theme from criteria given theory of principles and proportionality. Therefore, it values the latent constitutional tension on this theme. Moreover, the greatest difficulty in positive law is that Brazilian legislation does not set procedural rules to whistleblower award, which makes it difficult mainly regarding what procedure to be taken, how to manage pentiti, and probative valuation of co-defendants’ statements that collaborate with Justice. Hence, it is addressed how collaboration rewarded can be legitimately used by courts, preserving both its purpose and the fundamental guarantees of those involved.
A colaboração premiada – inspirada diretamente nos Direitos italiano e americano – também denominada colaboração processual ou delação premiada, objetiva contribuir para a aquisição de elementos investigativos e probatórios ante bloqueio na investigação pelos métodos tradicionais. O problema do reforço nos métodos probatórios apresenta uma possível colisão do interesse na eficiência da justiça penal com direitos de liberdade e de manutenção da higidez na dinâmica processual, levando a que se reflita sobre o tema a partir de critérios conferidos pela teoria dos princípios e pela proporcionalidade. Valoriza-se, assim, a tensão constitucional latente no tema. Além disso, a maior dificuldade no direito positivo está no fato de a legislação brasileira não estabelecer nenhum regramento de ordem processual para a cooperação premiada, o que cria dificuldades principalmente quanto ao procedimento a ser utilizado, à forma de gestão dos pentiti, e à valoração probatória das declarações dos corréus que colaboram com a Justiça. Aborda-se, assim, o modo como a colaboração premiada poderá ser legitimamente utilizada pelos tribunais, preservando-se sua razão de ser e as garantias fundamentais dos envolvidos.

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Campos, Monique Amália Moreira. "O professor de biologia e a possibilidade de uso de diferentes abordagens de ensino com materiais midiáticos a fim de desenvolver a criticidade do aluno do ensino médio /." Bauru, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/139474.

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Orientador: Fernando Bastos
Banca: Alexandra Bujokas de Siqueira
Banca: Eduardo Adoleo Terrazzan
Resumo: Sendo a Biologia uma ramo da ciência em constante mudança, os materiais didáticos muitas vezes não conseguem acompanhar essas atualizações. Uma forma de superar esse obstáculo é aliá-los a conteúdos noticiosos, provindos de materiais multimidiáticos que podem, por exemplo, ser textos de divulgação científica. Para que o conteúdo seja trabalhado de forma crítica, a fim de se concretizar um letramento científico, pode-se fazer uso de várias abordagens, tanto no ensino de ciências quanto as presentes na mídia educação. Portanto, esse caráter interdisciplinar resulta em alguns questionamentos: como trabalhar mais de uma abordagem/ perspectiva de ensino; em que medida o professor consegue aplicar a proposta em sala; e por fim, quais são as dificuldades que ele enfrenta e como superá-las. O objetivo geral da pesquisa foi estudar se o professor consegue aliar e trabalhar abordagens de ensino investigativo e de mídia educação, partindo de explicações prévias (de reuniões), a fim de relacionar o cotidiano do aluno com a matéria estudada através de um tema controverso em um material midiático. Assim, a pesquisa assumiu caráter de investigação qualitativa (ALVES-MAZZOTTI, 1991; BOGDAN E BIKLEN, 1994; CARVALHO, 2004), na qual os dados foram analisados na perspectiva análise de conteúdo categorial (FERREIRA e LOGUERCIO, 2014). As abordagens de ensino por investigação e mídia educação, objetivando um letramento científico, podem ser trabalhadas juntas, já que apresentam características em ... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo)
Abstract: Since Biology is a constantly changing field of science, teaching materials often cannot follow these updates. A way to overcome this obstacle is ally them to the news content, stemmed from multimediatic materials that can, for example, be scientific texts. For content to be worked critically, in order to achieve scientific literacy, various approaches can be used, both in science education as those present in media education. Therefore, this interdisciplinary character leads to some questions: how to work more than one approach / education perspective; how far the teacher can apply the proposal in the classroom; and finally, what are the difficulties he faces and how to overcome them. The overall objective of the research was to study if the teacher is able to combine and work with nvestigative teaching approaches and media education, from previous explanations (meetings) in order to relate the daily life of the student with the subject studied by a controversial topic by a media material. Thus, the research took a qualitative research character (ALVES-MAZZOTTI, 1991; BOGDAN And BIKLEN, 1994; CARVALHO, 2004), in which the data were analyzed from the perspective categorical content analysis (FERREIRA and LOGUERCIO, 2014). The inquiry teaching and media literacy approaches, aiming at a scientific literacy, can be worked together, since they have common characteristics and even complementary. We conclude from the analyzed aspects that the teacher's view of the media material, a... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)
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Petry, Marcelo José da Costa. "Violência e inquérito policial." Florianópolis, SC, 2001. http://repositorio.ufsc.br/xmlui/handle/123456789/81914.

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Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências Jurídicas
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O presente trabalho apresenta-se para realizar um enfrentamento da matéria em relação ao processo penal como um todo. Mais especificadamente em relação ao sistema de investigação preliminar criminal, cognominado inquérito policial no Brasil. Busca-se, resumidamente uma análise sobre a crise enfrentada pelo sistema jurídico de modo geral. Utiliza-se uma abordagem sobre a prova e seu cotejo constitucional. Da mesma forma um resgate histórico sobre a polícia e a investigação criminal. Estuda-se, ainda, a doutrina garantista e o inquérito como instituição que mereça urgentes reparos. Da mesma forma, comenta-se sobre legislações que restringem direitos fundamentais e com analise de arestos jurisprudenciais sobre a matéria, notadamente os de cunho garantista. Enfim, busca-se analisar o sistema de investigação policial suscitando discussão sobre a problemática e apontado sugestões. No anexo apresenta-se resgate de casos onde o erro judiciário foi provocado por investigação policial viciada, especialmente caso ocorrido recentemente no interior gaúcho

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Oliveira, Artur André Almeida de Macedo. "INvestigate and Analyse a City - INACITY." Universidade de São Paulo, 2018. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/45/45134/tde-04052018-170132/.

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Este trabalho apresenta uma plataforma para coleta e análise de imagens urbanas, que integra Interfaces de Programação de Aplicativos \"Application Programming Interfaces\" (APIs) de sistemas de busca de imagens, Sistemas de Informações Geográficas (SIGs), mapas digitais e técnicas de visão computacional. Esta plataforma, INACITY, permite que usuários selecionem regiões de interesse e capturem elementos de relevância para a arquitetura urbana, como, por exemplo árvores e buracos em ruas. A implementação da plataforma foi feita de maneira a permitir que novos módulos possam ser facilmente incluídos ou substituídos possibilitando a introdução de outras APIs de mapas, SIGs e filtros de Visão Computacional. Foram realizados experimentos com as imagens obtidas através do \"Google Street View\" onde árvores são capturadas em áreas de bairros inteiros em questão de minutos, um ganho significativo quando comparado com o procedimento manual para levantamento deste tipo de dado. Além disso, também são apresentados resultados comparativos entre os métodos de visão computacional propostos para a detecção de árvores em imagens com outros métodos heurísticos, em um conjunto onde as árvores estão marcadas manualmente e assim as taxas de precisão e de redescoberta de cada algoritmo podem ser avaliadas e comparadas.
This project presents a platform that integrates Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), image retrieval systems, Geographical Information Systems (GISes), digital maps and Computer Vision techniques to collect and analyse urban images. The platform, INACITY (an acronym for INvestigate and Analyse a City), empowers users allowing them to select a region over a map and see urban features inside that region that have relevance to the urban architecture context, for instance trees. The implementation is extensible and it is designed to make it easy to add or replace new modules, for instance, to add a new API to present a map, different GISes and other Computer Vision filters.

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Metzler, Florian. "Experiments to investigate phonon-nuclear interactions." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019. https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/121824.

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Thesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, 2019
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-107).
This thesis presents a series of experiments conducted by the author between 2016 and 2018 that were designed to test for and investigate a proposed phonon-nuclear coupling interaction and an associated nuclear excitation transfer mechanism. Electric and magnetic interactions of phonons with atomic nuclei have been studied for several decades. However, such second-order interactions are too weak to induce nuclear state changes. Hagelstein and Chaudhary recently identified the possibility of a stronger, first-order phonon-nuclear interaction, based on the boost correction associated with the nucleon-nucleon potential for nuclei embedded in a condensed matter environment. Because the newly proposed interaction follows from the relativistic (Dirac) treatment of nucleons, Hagelstein and Chaudhary refer to this interaction as relativistic phonon-nuclear coupling.
Relativistic phonon-nuclear coupling implies the possibility of phonon-mediated nuclear excitation transfer where in the process of absorbing and emitting phonons, energy can transfer from excited state nuclei to nearby ground state nuclei, analogous to widely studied excitation transfer at the atomic and molecular level. To test for and investigate these theoretical conjectures, we prepared samples with a combination of ground state and excited state Fe-57 nuclei (from beta-decaying Co-57) attached to a steel substrate. Samples then underwent treatment by inducing vibrations via ultrasound or mechanical stress. Simultaneously, time histories of radioactive emission were recorded at different locations. Early experiments with vibrations induced at the MHz level via ultrasound transducers yielded negative results and no variations in radioactive emission were observed. However, in conjunction with mechanical stress, deviations from expected emission were observed.
After applying mechanical stress to a sample, we observed a 19% enhancement above expected levels of 14.4 keV gamma emission from Fe-57 and a 17% enhancement above expected levels of Fe K-alpha emission (which to a large extent is driven by internal conversion from the 14.4 keV nuclear transition). The enhancements decayed away with a time constant of about 2.5 days. At the same time, emission on the Sn K-alpha line (driven by fluorescence of Sn in the steel) was consistent with the expected exponential decay of Co-57 at the 1% level, suggesting detector integrity. Similar deviations from expected emission were observed by two additional detectors in different locations. Further experimentation exhibited a high level of reproducibility of the observed effects. By now, evidence for the effects have been seen in seven different detectors and in six different experimental configurations. In some experiments, reductions instead of enhancements can be observed.
Moreover, we observe differences in the ratio of 14.4 keV gamma and Fe K-alpha emissions across experiments. To explain reported observations, we propose that the temporary enhancements and reductions of emission originate from phonon-mediated nuclear excitation transfer and are caused by resulting delocalization and angular anisotropy effects. Delocalization can result from excitation transferring into the steel substrate and across the Co-57/Fe-57 residue. Angular anisotropy can follow from phase coherence at neighboring sites as a result of resonant excitation transfer. Furthermore, observed differences in the incremental emission of 14.4 keV gamma and Fe K-alpha emission suggests that a new channel for internal conversion is opened in off-resonant states present in excitation transfer. We motivate and discuss the conjectured mechanisms as well as alternative candidate explanations and conclude that the latter do not suffice to account for the reported observations.
Finally, we present limitations of this work to date and point at avenues for further research and clarification. Relativistic phonon-nuclear coupling and nuclear excitation transfer have the potential to form new tools in the toolbox of nuclear engineers. The further pursuit of research in this area could lead to the use of phonons in a wide range of applications: for mixing nuclear states; for generating angular anisotropy or inducing beam formation; and potentially for exciting or de-exciting atomic nuclei in applications otherwise reliant on photons. This, in turn, could lead to many nuclear engineering applications becoming more economical as well as less hazardous.
by Florian Metzler.
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S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering

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Albertoni, Maiara Rosa. "Investigações sobre desengajamento moral." Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF), 2018. https://repositorio.ufjf.br/jspui/handle/ufjf/6770.

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O desengajamento moral (DM) é um processo psicossocial que desativa o padrão moral interno de condutas desumanas, silenciando a autocondenação. Assim, três estudos foram conduzidos para analisar o DM por diferentes prismas. Especificamente, os objetivos foram: analisar o estado atual da arte das pesquisas sobre DM (Estudo 1); obter uma versão traduzida e adaptada para o Brasil da principal medida de DM, a Multifaceted Scale of Mechanisms of Moral Disengagement - MSMMD, buscando evidências de validade e estimativas de fidedignidade (Estudo 2); e investigar as relações entre DM e variáveis demográficas e educacionais (Estudo 3). O Estudo 1 revelou que este fenômeno tem sido relacionado a um número bastante grande de comportamentos transgressivos que variam em termos de gravidade, que o DM se manifesta em diversos contextos e em diferentes fases do curso de vida, que predominam estudos correlacionais e que são escassos os estudos sobre DM no Brasil, bem como que há carência de medidas com evidências de validade e fidedignidade para esse contexto. O Estudo 2 denotou que a versão brasileira da MSMMD parece ser multidimensional, sendo o modelo teórico – quatro conjuntos de mecanismos que agrupam oito mecanismos e dão origem a um total – a estrutura interna mais adequada para a medida. A escala apresenta boa consistência interna para o total de itens, porém, a maioria dos fatores e componentes apresentou Alfas de Cronbach inferiores ao esperado. Também foram encontradas evidências de validade para a MSMMD baseadas na relação com outras variáveis, mais precisamente empatia, comportamentos prossociais e atos infracionais. Embora não esteja isenta de limitações, a versão brasileira da MSMMD pode ser considerada um recurso útil para pesquisas brasileiras sobre DM. Ademais, recomenda-se que mais estudos sobre suas propriedades psicométricas sejam realizados. O Estudo 3 identificou que meninos, alunos com menor idade e com menor número de anos estudados, estudantes de instituições de ensino públicas e com histórico de reprovação escolar apresentaram maior DM. Religião não se associou ao DM de forma geral, porém os mecanismos Justificação Moral e Linguagem Eufemística foram menos utilizados pelos participantes que possuem e são praticantes de religião. Neste estudo, Justificação Moral foi o mecanismo mais utilizado pelos estudantes e Comparação Vantajosa o menos utilizado. Não obstante as limitações, as três pesquisas que compõem a presente dissertação abrem, ainda que modestamente, caminhos para futuras pesquisas sobre DM no contexto brasileiro.
Moral disengagement (DM) is a psychosocial process that deactivates the internal moral standard of inhuman conduct, silencing self-condemnation. Thus, three studies were conducted to analyze DM by perspectives different. Specifically, the objectives were: to analyze the current state of the art of researches on DM (Study 1); to obtain a translated and adapted version for Brazil of the main measure of DM, the Multifaceted Scale of Mechanisms of Moral Disengagement - MSMMD, seeking evidence of validity and reliability estimates (Study 2); and to investigate the relationships between DM and demographic and educational variables (Study 3). Study 1 revealed that this phenomenon has been related to a fairly large number of transgressive behaviors that vary in severity, that DM manifests itself in several contexts and in different phases of the life course, that predominate correlational studies and that are scarce the studies on DM in Brazil, as well as that there is a lack of measures with evidence of validity and reliability for this context. Study 2 denoted that the Brazilian version of MSMMD appears to be multidimensional, with the theoretical model - four sets of mechanisms that group eight mechanisms and give rise to a total - the most adequate internal structure for the measure. The scale presents good internal consistency for the total of items, however, most of the factors and components presented Cronbach's Alphas lower than expected. Evidence of validity for MSMMD was also found based on the relationship with other variables, more precisely empathy, prossocial behavior and infractional acts. Although not exempt from limitations, the Brazilian version of MSMMD can be considered a useful resource for Brazilian research on DM. In addition, it is recommended that further studies on MSMMD psychometric properties be performed. Study 3 identified that boys, students with lower age and with less number of years studied, students of public institutions with a history of school failure showed higher DM. Religion was not associated with DM in general, but the Moral Justification and Euphemistic Language mechanisms were less used by participants who have and are practicing religion. Moral Justification was the mechanism most used by students and Advantageous Comparison less used. Despite the limitations, the three researches that compose this dissertation open, albeit modestly, ways for future researches on DM in the Brazilian context.

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Oliveira, Hermogenes Hebert Pereira. "Investigações em semânticas construtivas." Universidade Federal de Goiás, 2014. http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/tede/handle/tede/3103.

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Proof-theoretic Semantics provides a new approach to the semantics of logical constants. It has compelling philosophical motivations which are rooted deeply in the philosophy of language and the philosophy of mathematics. We investigate this new approach of logical semantics and its perspective on logical validity in the light of its own philosophical aspirations, especially as represented by the work of Dummett (1991). Among our findings, we single out the validity of Peirce’s rule with respect to a justification procedure based on the introduction rules for the propositional logical constants. This is an undesirable outcome since Peirce’s rule is not considered to be constructively acceptable. On the other hand, we also establish the invalidity of the same inference rule with respect to a justification procedure based on the elimination rules for the propositional logical constants. We comment on the implications of this scenario to Dummett’s philosophical programme and to proof-theoretic semantics in general.
As semânticas construtivas oferecem uma nova abordagem semântica para as constantes lógicas. Essas semânticas gozam de fortes motivações filosóficas advindas da filosofia da linguagem e da filosofia da matemática. Nós investigamos essa nova abordagem semântica da lógica e sua concepção de validade lógica sob a luz de suas próprias aspirações filosóficas, em especial aquelas representadas pelo trabalho de Dummett (1991). Dentre nossos resultados, destacamos a validade da Regra de Peirce em relação ao procedimento justificatório baseado nas regras de introdução para as constantes lógicas proposicionais. Essa é uma situação indesejável, pois a Regra de Peirce não é considerada aceitável de um ponto de vista construtivo. Por outro lado, verificamos que o procedimento justificatório baseado nas regras de eliminação atesta a invalidade dessa mesma regra. Tecemos alguns comentários a respeito das consequências desse cenário para o projeto filosófico de Dummett e para as semânticas construtivas em geral.

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Wielewicki, Fabiana. "Investigações fotográficas : paisagem programada." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/25222.

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A presente pesquisa configura-se como um acompanhamento reflexivo da produção em arte que desenvolvo atualmente. Seu objeto de estudo corresponde a uma etapa do meu processo de trabalho em arte compreendida entre 2002 e 2005. Esta dissertação aborda questões entendidas como desdobramentos dos procedimentos e experiências realizadas no decorrer do meu processo de trabalho em arte. A fotografia é a linguagem predominante em minha produção artística, e atua como meio e assunto no corpo dos trabalhos. Nos trabalhos realizados nesse período foram observadas questões relativas ao olhar que constrói paisagens, intermediado pelo dispositivo fotográfico. A fotografia parece atuar no processo artístico como dispositivo que interroga a si mesma, mas também como dispositivo do olhar que investiga e/ou produz paisagens.
The present study consists of a reflexive follow-up of the art production I have developed lately. Its object of study corresponds to one of the steps of my work process as an artist, between the years of 2002 and 2005. This dissertation approaches issues understood as unfoldings of procedures and experiments carried out during my work of art process. Photography is the predominant language in my artistic production, and it acts both as a means and as a subject in the body of my work. In the works carried out in this period, issues related to the look that builds landscapes intermmediated by photographical devices were observed. Photography seems to act in the artistical process as a device that investigates itself and also as a kind of looking device which investigates and/or produces landscapes.

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Lynn, Brianna. "Policing Farm Crime: An Exploratory Study of Agricultural Crime Units." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2020. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3820.

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The purpose of this study was to explore the practices, perceptions, and operations of agricultural crime units. To date, there has been little research conducted on policing agricultural crimes and no known research on units specializing in investigating them. The study utilizes data gathered from qualitative interviews with agricultural crime investigators across several states to fill this gap in the literature. The results allow for an examination of the fundamental practices of agricultural units, their perceptions and their experiences. In addition, they point to several implications for both policy and practice that may serve to guide our efforts to combat the problem.

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Smith, Benjamin A. "Cellular biomechanics investigated by atomic force microscopy." Thesis, McGill University, 2004. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=85648.

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Living biological cells are highly complex, multifunctional systems whose physical attributes are relatively unknown. Critical functions involving plasticity of cell morphology, connectivity and response to stimuli are proposed to be fundamentally related to the micromechanical character and the ability of the cell to exert directed mechanical signaling. Unique abilities of atomic force microscopy in measuring cellular viscoelastic properties (on length scales from nanometers to microns) are explored with specific applications to (1) airway smooth muscle cells and (2) hippocampal neurons. Surface indentation techniques for stiffness mapping, as well as quantitative measurements of frequency-dependent complex rheology are featured. Structural and molecular determinants of dynamic mechanical behavior are identified. In smooth muscle cells, an isotropic fiber network provides strong resistance to deformation. Actin polymerization is largely responsible for stiffening following contractile activation, not myosin cross-bridge formation as expected. On neuronal dendrites, stiffness contrast correlates with known distributions and stability of cytoskeletal elements: microtubules along the shafts and dynamic actin in the spines (micron-sized surface protrusions). Focus is given to dendritic spines as the post-synaptic contact sites for most excitatory transmission between neurons. Large heterogeneity is observed in spine mechanical properties, but stiffer spines appear to be associated with axon-like contacts. Spines may stiffen in response to synaptic stimulation, in agreement with recent observations of actin-based stabilization of spine shape (reduced motility) following excitatory treatments.
Remarkably, the frequency dependence of the complex shear moduli (0.5-100 Hz indentations) of both cellular systems is described well by the same rheological model: that of soft glassy materials existing just above the glass transition. The central feature of this model is that storage ( G') and loss moduli (G") scale in parallel as a weak power-law function of frequency. Power-law exponents (alpha), measured to be of the order 0.1, are related to the level of molecular agitations in the cell and determine the degree of solid-like (G' >> G" with a glass transition at alpha = 0) or fluid-like behavior (G' << G" with alpha = 1 for a pure fluid). The soft glassy hypothesis is founded on the concepts of disorder and metastability of structural elements. A Newtonian viscosity (pure fluid) component is also identified with significant effects for high frequency deformations. Together these properties are critical for describing cellular remodeling: contraction in smooth muscle cells or synaptic plasticity at dendritic spines.

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Huggins, Bruce Wayne. "RNA Dynamics and Interactions Investigated by Photocrosslinking." NCSU, 2006. http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/theses/available/etd-06042006-151722/.

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A complete understanding of protein synthesis requires description of the cyclical motions and interactions that occur in ribosomal RNA and transfer RNA during translation. The purpose of the following research was to gain understanding of the nature of these motions and interactions, and to develop new tools to measure how ligands alter the conformational flexibility of RNA during the steps of initiation, elongation and termination. Different tRNA substrates were bound to the E. coli 70S to simulate the arrangement of the tRNA-ribosomal complex before and after peptide bond formation, and different UV-induced 16S rRNA-tRNA photocrosslinks were produced in these complexes, illustrating that the 16S rRNA P-site undergoes local deformations during elongation. A statistical study was undertaken to understand the nature of conformational states in the 30S ribosomal subunit. Using the lists of observed UVB/C- and UVA-s4U-induced crosslinks and the T. thermophilus 30S X-ray crystal structure, frequencies were compared to a number of geometrical parameters demonstrating that crosslink formation requires substantial RNA motions. In addition, the results show that the restricted pattern of crosslink formation in E. coli 16S rRNA is due to the overall rigidity of the 30S subunit outside of the active site. One consequence of these conclusions is that potocrosslinking rates depend on the ease of inter-nucleotide conformational movements. This was exploited in a study that used the temperature response of the rate constant for the UVA-induced photo-crosslink between s4U8 X C13 in E. coli tRNA to determine tRNA geometry and internal energy. The rate constants followed Arrhenius behavior in their dependence on temperature, and this allowed calculation of the activation energy associated with the conformational rearrangement necessary to bring the photoreactive bonds together. The experiments show that changes in the tRNA on ribosomes can be uncovered by photocrosslinking, that RNA mobility occurs by transient conformational changes, and describe a new technique than can quantitatively measure the internal energy associated with these conformational movements.

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Parkinson, Matthew John. "Supramolecular interactions investigated by solid-state NMR." Thesis, Imperial College London, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.429310.

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Burokas, Aurelijus 1982. "New behavioural models to investigate eating disorders." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/126535.

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The rapid increase of obesity has encouraged the study of the aetiology of eating disorders. Besides genetic, social and metabolic factors, obesity is caused by over-eating and has high rate of relapse to abnormal food-taking habits, which is mainly provoked by food-associated cues. High-palatable food intake shares similarities with the consumption of addictive drugs since it engages brain reward systems and produces comparable behavioural adaptations. However, the mechanism of the transition from normal food consumption to pathological over-eating remains obscure. Animal models are crucial to study the underlying mechanisms and are also excellent tools to facilitate the research of new pharmacological targets and to evaluate the benefit/risk ratio of potential novel treatments. We have focussed our research in the study of novel potential targets for eating disorders using new animal models developed in our laboratory. Firstly, we investigated the effects of the chronic blockade of the endocannabinoid system as anti-obesity treatment in a novel model of diet-induced obese rats and the role of the endocannabinoid system on cognitive processes and metabolism in mice using new behavioural devices. Secondly, we validated new sophisticated behavioural models of relapse and frustration in mice to investigate these key elements in the development of overeating.
L’augment de l’obesitat promou l’estudi de l’etiologia dels trastorns alimentaris. A més dels factors genètics, socials i metabòlics, l’obesitat es deu a la ingesta excessiva i hi ha una elevada recaiguda a hàbits alimentaris anormals per factors ambientals associats al menjar. El consum de menjar d’alta pal•latabilitat s’assembla al de substàncies addictives donat que implica els sistemes cerebrals de recompensa produint adaptacions comportamentals comparables. Tanmateix, el mecanisme de transició d’un consum normal de menjar a un consum patològic excessiu es coneix poc. Els models animals són molt importants per conèixer els mecanismes d’aquests processos patològics i eines excel•lents per trobar noves dianes farmacològiques, així com per avaluar el risc/benefici de possibles nous tractaments. Hem centrat el nostre treball en l’estudi de noves dianes per als trastorns alimentaris emprant nous models animals posats a punt en el nostre laboratori. Primer, hem estudiat els efectes del bloqueig crònic del sistema endocannabinoide com un tractament anti-obesitat en un nou model d’obesitat induïda en rates i la implicació del sistema endocannabinoide en els processos cognitius i metabòlics en ratolins emprant nous sistemes comportamentals. Segon, hem validat nous models de recaiguda i frustració en ratolins per estudiar aquests elements claus en el desenvolupament de l’obesitat.

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Wilson, Ruth. "Novel experiments to investigate atom-diatom scattering." Thesis, University of Sussex, 1995. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.294411.

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Whitley, Alan. "Using Kolmogorov equations to investigate hedging errors." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2015. https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:e327741a-543c-4568-a8bd-8e50a4db1dc4.

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This thesis presents a study of hedging errors caused by model mis-specification, making use of a Kolmogorov forward equation with d-function initial conditions. The method is used to calculate the probability distribution of hedging errors at maturity for a number of realistic examples. An analysis of numerical schemes used to solve the Kolmogorov forward equation is presented, making particular use of Fourier transform techniques. Much of the analysis applies to a 'toy' model which captures the main features of the hedging problem. Detailed analysis of a semi-discrete Fourier numerical method for solving the toy model problem leads to a complete description of the accuracy and stability behaviour of the scheme. The thesis also includes a novel time-change method which solves the heat equation with d-function initial conditions, using the Crank-Nicolson method, and which demonstrates improved convergence of the scheme. The numerical analysis included in the thesis explores further aspects of Fourier transform methods applied to the analysis of Partial Differential Equations with Dirac data and variable coefficients.

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Davenport, Eric Parker. "Fluorescent Probes to Investigate Homologous Recombination Dynamics." DigitalCommons@USU, 2016. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/5007.

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There are multiple mechanisms by which DNA can become damaged. Such damage must be repaired for the cell to avoid ill-health consequences. Homologous recombination (HR) is a means of repairing one specific type of damage, a double-strand break (DSB). This complex pathway includes the Rad51-DNA nucleoprotein filament as its primary machinery. Current methodology for studying HR proteins includes the use of fluorescently labeled DNA to probe for HR dynamics. This technique limits the number of proteins that can be involved in experimentation, and often only works as an end reporter. The work here aims at improving upon standard techniques by creating two fluorescent protein probes. The first probe was developed by directly attaching a fluorophore to Saccharomyces cerevisiae Rad51 with the use of click chemistry and the incorporation of unnatural amino acids. This probe could function as a primary reporter on the formation and dissociation of the Rad51-DNA filament in the presence of pro- and anti- HR mediator proteins. The second probe was created by labeling the exterior cysteine residues of Plasmodium falciparum single strand DNA binding protein (SSB) with a fluorophore via maleimide chemistry. This probe acts as a secondary reporter for HR dynamics by signaling for when free single stranded DNA (ssDNA) is available.

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Mirmojarabian, S. (Seyed). "Signal analysis tool to investigate walking abnormalities." Master's thesis, University of Oulu, 2018. http://jultika.oulu.fi/Record/nbnfioulu-201809062748.

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Abstract. This thesis presents a signal analysis tool, which has been designed to investigate walking abnormalities which are related to foot rolling movements during walking; interaction of foot with ground which is called stance phase. They would cause a wide range of severe anatomical damages such as ankle, leg, heel and back pain in the long-term. Comparing to the conventional data acquisition setups of biomechanical researches, inertial measurement sensors (IMU), which are being used widely as an appropriate alternative setup recently, facilitate monitoring human movement for a long-term period out of laboratory. This justifies the growing trend of improving the IMU-based algorithms which are designed for events detection, position calculation, and rotation estimation. Therefore, a set of 4 IMUs, placed on shank and foot of both legs, has been used for data collection. In data processing stage, two novel algorithms have been developed and implemented as the backbone of the designed software aiming to detect and integrate stance phases. The first algorithm was developed to detect stance phases in gait cycle data. Even though the detection of events in gait cycles has been the topic of a majority of biomechanical researches, stance phase as the interval between two consecutive events has not been studied sufficiently. The second algorithm, sensor alignment, generates a rotation matrix which is used to align IMU sensors placed on the same foot and shank. This alignment of the two sensors enables us to add or subtract the data point-wisely to make a more meaningful interpretation of the data regarding thought-out walking abnormalities during phase stances. The visualized results of the thesis can be considered as an early stage of a more comprehensive research which might lead to quantitative results corresponding to different walking abnormalities.

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Tulsulkar, Jatin. "To investigate neuroprotective mechanism in female brain." University of Toledo Health Science Campus / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=mco1446042789.

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Hsu, Yu-ming, and 徐裕明. "A Study of the National Legislature Investigates Power." Thesis, 2009. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/7d8xm9.

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國立中山大學
中國與亞太區域研究所
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Investigative powers of Congress is the Congress to obtain the required information, the tool found the truth. Due to the need for legislative decision-making rational, and rational legislative decision-making need to use the logic of scientific method, to take an objective view of the decision for seeking truth from facts, there is no investigative powers, Congress is that the lack of information, difficult to discover the truth of a disadvantage, unable to make the right decisions , will not be able to carry out its terms of reference on the role of function. Compared to democracy in the world''s major countries of the development of the investigative power of Congress, the Legislative Yuan may exercise certain power of investigation in 2004 until the beginning by the J.Y. Interpretation No.585 to explain the right of access to the survey. Representative democracies, the United Kingdom is one of the first use of the investigative power of Congress, the United States Department of the investigative power of Congress to develop the most complete system, also the most frequent use of the country, a democratic country by the major development of the investigative power of Congress, know that the investigative power of Congress to essential for Congress to support legislative power, Congress is also an important weapon supervision. However, the exercise of legislative power on behalf of the people in our country of the Legislative Yuan in the future can indeed play with investigative powers to supervise the executive, legislative and other auxiliary functions, there is the establishment of a sound depends on the right of Congress to investigate the mode of operation. In this paper, since the right of Congress to investigate the meaning and nature of the legal basis of the investigative power of Congress to explore the principle behind the system and principles. At the same time by the Democratic National Congress representative survey Overview of the implementation of the right to introduce a system to explore the rights of the Legislative Yuan to investigate the nature and the status quo, the existing access to the Legislative Yuan of the operation of the right to study the document, which on my development of the investigative power of Congress to amend the law. In this study, data collection through literature, the light of our constitutional system with a foreign legal system, and finally developed the following recommendations: 1.The Legislative Yuan investigative power system should be the rule of law, and clearly defined the scope of the exercise of investigative powers, to avoid violation of other constitutional organs of the terms of reference. 2. The introduction of a small number of right( Minderheitsenquete) - in order to learn from the German system. 3. In addition to the exercise of law in the Legislative Yuan to develop terms of reference "of the exercise of investigative powers," a chapter, the new legislation is still to be a peremptory norm of "public hearing", "testimony" of the relevant provisions. 4. Addition of "contempt of Congress" of norms. 5. Be added to a breach of confidentiality provided for the punishment. 6. The Legislative Yuan investigative powers should be fine with more force. 7. Should be determined by the local councils the right to access provisions.

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Lin, Ken-Chang, and 林耿彰. "The Biomechanical Investigates of stair descent at three different high heels." Thesis, 2008. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/36447391519186482184.

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碩士
國立臺北教育大學
體育學系碩士班
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The purpose of this study was to examine stair descent performed at three different high heels heights. Ten healthy female adults with high heels experienced (height=163.1±4.9cm；weight=54.7±6.0kg；age=28.2±4.6years) participated in this study. Methods: One high-speed video cameras (Mega Speed 25k)) and ATMI force plateform (1000 Hz) were used to sample the stair descent motion. By adopting Kwon 3D movement analysis software to process the film with Direct Linear Transformation (DLT), kinematical parameters such as body center-of-gravity position, the contact joint angle, the maximal joint angle displacement, the maximal joint velocity and time to maximal joint velocity of three lower extremity could be obtained . By adopting DASY LAB6.0 software to process original signals with correction modular and low-pass filtering (10 HZ), three dimension ground reaction force could be obtained. Then, using body weight (B.W) as standardization basis, force and impulse values of ground reaction force could be worked out. The parameters were compared by one-way ANOVA, the level of significance was set at .05. Results:(1)When females wears high-heel shoes which is more than 3cm , vertical movement of the center body mass , knee maximal joint velocity and the contact joint angle of ankle all increase as people step down from stairs, while the touchdown angle of knee on the contrary .(2)Systematic increases in the vertical ground reaction force and maximal loading rate as heel height increased, shortern the time to maximal vertical ground reaction force. Conclusions: It appears that females wearing high-heeled shoes more than 3 cm increases the vertical ground reaction force , maximal loading rate, vertical movement of the center body mass, and knee maximal joint velocity. Therefore, women should be aware of the high-heeled problems when choosing shoes.

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lwo, Chien-Chen, and 駱建呈. "The national legislature investigates the research of the power--And talk about my country Legislative Yuan to investigate the legalization of the power." Thesis, 2006. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/wkfw8v.

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國立臺灣大學
國家發展研究所
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The national legislature inquisition power originates England, afterwards other all countries popular grass to suppress, is a democratic nation country. Would under the government system that power sign separately, a necessary assistance power. National legislature''s investigating the meaning of the power to lie in it is(1) the national legislature inquisition power to is the national legislature that inspects the administration process direct power;(2)In the national legislature launch the lawmaking procedure, national legislature''s investigating power is to launch lawmaking procedure, the development assistance legislative power of[with] lawmaking intelligence, information;(3)The national legislature inquisition power is the right principle that knows according to the citizen to develop the national legislature original rights of the constitutional government function. The national legislature investigates the basic principle of the power system back lies in the fulfillment power then for cent to sign, rule of law principle, the responsibility politics, human rights guarantee, the citizen knows of the guarantee etc. of[with] right. The national legislature investigates the power system to have no restriction not, all needing to have certain restriction for witness'' right, the administration privilege and the judicature, for example not from certificate the Yuan of the personal offense, the administration privilege uses with judicial independent etc.. Represent the democratic nation of sex in, the United States is the model that carries out the national legislature inquisition power system, establishing it to hear the public''s trust that the certificate system, national legislature investigates power in the many times in the past major history case(as Watergate case), also developing the function of the check and balance ; The British is a national legislature to investigate the origins of the power system, a few systems all is custom it first, if the witness takes an oath the method etc., its" the administration inspects to make" system also develops a style of one''s owns ; The national legislature inquisition power system of France isn''t needy, carrying out however up but without certain result, the committee establishes very few, even establishing, also becoming the tool that the government manipulates ; The national legislature of Germany investigates power to go into constitution, the legal source is rather complete, even passing to investigate the committee method its special features to lie in to distinguish analysis the acknowledgement that the scandal inquisition committee and lawmaking investigated committee, few powers in 2001, compulsory power it give, personal guarantee of the rights etc.; The country Zheng inquisition power of Japan is similar into the constitution, similar separate often the term the committee and the hoc committee, it keeps secret an obligation, power to sign for cent at the public official, don''t invade proper realm of judicature of the judicial precedent is rather many, can be a reference. Our country is fixing a method to explain with Lord Chancellor to make many times in the past under, constructed national legislature to investigate the embryo of the power gradually, release a word on the 325th explain first is put forward a document to survey power, thereafter, each legislator puts forward Legislative Yuan inquisition method drafted plan in succession ; Along with release a word No.461 explain and release a word to explain on the 498th of make, enrich the content of"be queried an obligation", and really adjust the meeting regulation and release a word No.585 explain, explained the meaning, content of"national legislature investigate power" with one action, and my country will improve a direction in the future ; The government information public the method announced to public the administration privilege to exercise of boundary, and the Law Governing Legislators'' Exercise of Power revises drafted plan, also toward investigate the power learning with foreign national legislature and keep up with of the direction moves forward. The future suggestion lies in hoping to have an explicit legal source, and revises a Law Governing Legislators'' Exercise of Power, And consider to introduce German few power provision, "independent public prosecutor" in the United States system or"the national legislature inspects to make" in England system etc., end, should as soon as possible sound and related legal system, build up usual practice.

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Lin, Hsing-Hung, and 林杏虹. "The Study of Customer Value Investigates Travel Mobile Services Intention to Use." Thesis, 2015. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/17804723962175307536.

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Wu, Guo-Liang, and 吳國樑. "The Study of Data Mining Approach Investigates on The Business Model of Facebook." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/15333354251076796720.

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碩士
淡江大學
管理科學學系碩士班
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This study is base on facebook community to discuss the behavior of all the users from facebook , and explore the word of mouth delivery and purchasing behavior of all the facebook users and their person-in-relation(friends,classmates,colleagues,..etc.) further. Therefore, it is possible to set up the application to business model about the relationship recommemdation, relationship marketing, community marketing. This study is base on the facebook users to discuss the behavior of facebook community. This study use the K-means cluster analysis of SPSS Modeler software to divide into two clusters of all the users ： contributor and Lurker, inferring the attitude of each cluster on the use of all tools , motivation and purpose of the use of facebook and by the means of the apriori , in order to determine the used value of the various of tools and the degree of information share for each cluster, inferring whether the type of tools is praticability or not for the potential commercial behavior . In addition , this study will explore the purchase of information reference source in the shopping online of the facebook users, whether the use of the facebook tools is connected to the purchasing behavior. Finally, this study will make up the attitude of the use of the facebook community users , community sharing and information orientation, and according to the service schemes of facebook , this study propose the established of segmentation service schemes stage of the outline of the facebook users ; the established of segmentation service schemes stage of the comsumer outline of the facebook users ; the established of segmentation service schemes stage of the consumer behavior outline of the facebook users of the facebook social network platform service schemes in order ,then propose the planning and operating orientation of the proposal to the enterprise.

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Fang-ju, Lin, and 林芳如. "This work investigates the scope and content of owner protection mechanism in construction." Thesis, 2002. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/33505479309947296746.

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國立中央大學
土木工程研究所
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In construction contracting, both the owner and the contractor are protected under the contract law. Due to disparity of economic standing and perception of risks, the owner often has more to lose than the contractor does, should the contractual relationship be unexpectedly terminated. Many a contractual mechanism is so purposely designed to protect the owner, including various bonds, allocation of risks and insurance, award deductions, liquidation damages, and procedural restrictions for progress and payment. Contractor pre-qualification is also a powerful means adopted to protect owner’s project success. After the commencement of construction, the owner protection mechanisms, which take the form of contract provisions, are enforceable only when the conditions hold true at any given timeframe. Unfortunately, this may not be the case in general. Both external conditions, including those relevant to the contractor, and internal conditions, in particular those related to construction progress, will vary. Therefore, it is imperative to examine the effectiveness of such mechanisms routinely and make necessary contractual adjustments if conditions turn against the owner. This work investigates the scope and content of owner protection mechanism in construction. Both literature review and expert interviews were conducted to establish the basis of analysis. A set of factors is identified as critical to owner protection. Eigenvector Method is employed upon these factor, with experts’ opinion, to generate relative weights among them. Fuzzy Sets Theory is introduced to formulate an analytic model for evaluating the overall protection gained by the owner. Recommendations are given to how this simple model can be incorporated into the procedure of contract management.

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Chen, Jia-Ruei, and 陳嘉瑞. "Investigates the application of PTFE wicks to Loop Heat Pipe with flat evaporator." Thesis, 2015. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/28403727381712240959.

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Chiu, Yu-Hung, and 邱鈺烘. "The Biomechanical Investigates of Soccer Volley Shot Performed atThree Kinds of Ball Heights." Thesis, 2005. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/23498521050213045645.

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國立台北師範學院
體育學系碩士班
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The Biomechanical Investigates of Soccer Volley Shot Performed at Three Kinds of Ball Heights Advisor: Tzu-Lin Wong Graduate student: Yu-Hung Chiu ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine soccer full-volley shots and side-volley shot performed at three kinds of ball heights. Twelve junior amateur, right leg dominant, male soccer players (height=175.08±6.42 cm; weight=64.42±8.16 kg; age=16.92±0.64 yrs) participated in this study. Two high-speed video cameras (JVC DVL-9800) were used to sample the kicking motion at 120 Hz. For calibrating the performance area, a calibration frame with 15 control points was videotaped before the trails. A digitizing system (Kwon 3D) synchronized with an ATMI force plateform(2400 Hz) were used to collect the full-volley shots and side-volley shot performed at three kinds of ball heights. By the three-dimensional cinematographic technical analysis, the kicking leg was modeled as a three-link kinetic chain composed of thigh, shank, and foot, from which liner velocity, angular velocity and angular momentum were computed. The difference between the biomechanical parameters with full-volley shots and side-volley shot performed at three kinds of ball heights were analyzed using repeat measure one-way ANOVA. The level of significance was set at 0.05. The results as follows: 1. The ball velocity and foot velocity of full-volley shots and side-volley shots performed on lower ball height had high value than that performed on higher ball-height(p<.05). 2. At the period of back-swing, the full-volley shots performed on higher ball height which expended less time than lower ball height(p<.05), At the period of back-swing, the side-volley shots show not significance with three kinds of ball heights(p>.05). At the period of leg-cocking, the full-volley shots performed on higher ball height which expended more time than lower ball height(p<.05), At the period of leg-cocking, the side-volley shots show not significance with three kinds of ball heights(p>.05). 3. As kicking the ball-height was elevated, there was a increased trend of foot angular momentum and angular velocity before ball impact by used the full-volley soccer shots and side-volley soccer shots(p<.05). But there was a decreased trend the frontal of foot angular momentum and angular velocity before ball impact by used the soccer full-volley shots and side-volley shots(p<.05). 4. Soccer full-volley shots and side-volley shots performed at three kinds of ball heights did not influence the peak ground reaction force and liner impulse before impact(p>.05). It was also not related to the ball velocity. The results were concluded as follows: In the present study, the volley shots performed on higher ball height which had lower ball velocity than performed on lower ball height, and did not influence the sum of swing time. As kicking the ball heights were elevated, soccer full-volley shots and side-volley shots had less frontal foot angular momentum and angular velocity which won’t benefited the ball velocity. Keyword: full-volley soccer shot, side-volley soccer shot, instep kick, kinematics.

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Cheng, Kai－Chung, and 鄭凱中. "This study investigates the relationship among employee stock ownership, employee stock option, corporate performance." Thesis, 2005. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/66055252718858358820.

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國立中正大學
企業管理所
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The employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) has implemented for a long time in Taiwan, it also causes many controversial issues. During the past five years, as the option market has been established, the employee stock option (ESO) becomes one of the major compensation systems in Taiwan. According to previous literatures, ESO is benefitial for the performance of the corporations. Nevertheless, there has not been adequate evidence to demonstrate the ESO is helpful for Taiwanese to corporations. This study investigates the relationship among employee stock ownership, employee stock option, corporate performance. This work empirically examines the effects of stock ownership and stock option announcements for companies listed in the TSE. Panel data is used and the sample period is from January 2001 to December 2004. The empirical results are summarized as follows： The ESOP significantly affect the firm’s performance. But it is not effective. The ESO does not significantly affect the firm’s performance. Since ESO has just been started four years ago and is not popular at this moment, ESO does not significantly affect corporate performance.

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Caldareri, Vincenza. "Artist, art-educator and reflective inquiry : a phenomenological research that investigates creative and pedagogical experiences." Thesis, 1996. http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/146/1/MM18377.pdf.

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This thesis is based on the assumption that there are significant relationships between my art making process and my art teaching practice. While I am able to implicitly incorporate my feelings and intuition as subjective experiences within my holistic sense of my "self", I am using the systematic and disciplined process of reflective inquiry to make the relationships explicit--that is, to document them, describe them, and make them consciously available for communication and analysis by me and by readers of the thesis. Through self-reflection, I explore how my inner, private meanings are manifested in my outer, public practices as an artist and as a teacher, and see how they can be a resource for other art educators. In presenting my research I adopted David Kolb's model of experiential learning as a frame that I applied to my experiences as an artist and as a teacher. Through description of my art-making practices and reflective introspection, I integrated practical and theoretical orientations within myself as an artist. In the art classroom, I adopted participant observation and action research strategies for my research. The data from the studio was in the form of a journal/diary, along with the actual art products. I have included photographs to show to the reader some of the images I produced. My data from the classroom was in the form of audio tapes, a video tape, log/reflection/diary, and photographs of student's art-work. I then used methods of qualitative research to analyse the data and to discern the relationships that emerged from both collections of data. For me teaching is a life-long process of learning, just as in the creative process there must be a constant evolution. In order for the art-educator to evolve, he/she has to practice creative activity. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)

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Lin, Yun-Fei, and 林芸妃. "The study of data mining approach investigates on the online community tools and purchase behavior." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/75975711032216588991.

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淡江大學
管理科學研究所碩士班
99
Since the development of internet applications matured, social network is a new social mode that is easier for searching the cyber community, and it is forward to create an innovative source for advertising and marketing to the business. Mostly, researches in Taiwan in relation to the behavior or marketing on online community tools are focus on either advertising or marketing, without a whole picture. Thus, this study investigates the on-line community tools as a research subject, and explores the users’ online and purchase behavior in the cyber community. In addition, this study implements the SPSS Clementine as a data mining approach, to categorize four kinds of online users’ behavior by using a two-step method. Finally, this article suggests that online users those who join communities of commerce and their purchase behavior are critical knowledge for considering possible business models and proposals. By doing so, in terms of profit model, knowledge extraction from subjects of four clusters might be a contribution to this research issue.

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