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Howe, Peter A., and n/a. "Designing and evaluating an inservice model for mathematics education in the primary school." University of Canberra. Education, 1987. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20060726.164520.
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The study presents a review of in-service models and a search
for an effective in-service model for mathematics education in
the primary school.
The study considers the need to improve the teaching of
mathematics in the primary school; the major reports that have
made recommendations for the improvement of primary mathematics
teaching and the opinions and findings of mathematics
educators. The study examines the state of the art of
in-service models and examines those models previously used.
The study notes the failings of the in-service models past and
present and examines elements within these models which have
proven to be beneficial albeit in part. Throughout the study
particular attention is given to recent studies concerned with
implementing and sustaining change.
The model designed for the in-service of the primary mathematics
teacher, MINC (Mathematics In-service Network Course) is based
on an examination of models past and present. Components and
provisions that have met with success in these models were
included in the design.
The in-service model developed and described in this study
includes four major components input from course leaders and
teachers, reflection, feedback and the opportunity for teachers
to work with others from the same school and neighbouring
schools (networking).
A major section of the study examines the responses of
participants to an evaluation questionnaire given at the
completion of the first in-service course, MINC 1 and the
second, MINC 2.
Data collected from the responses of participants to the
questionnaire were analysed to see if there were differences in
responses from teachers based on such factors as sex, the MINC
network, the level to which participants had studied
mathematics, the year level they taught and expressed confidence
in teaching mathematics.
In conclusion, the study reflects on the evaluation of the
in-service course and addresses considerations for future
in-service courses concerned with mathematics education for
primary teachers.
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Henning, John G. "Ground control strategies at the Bousquet 2 mine." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape11/PQDD_0025/MQ50622.pdf.
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Wiman, Mårten. "Improved inapproximability of Max-Cut through Min-Cut." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-231587.
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A cut is a partition of a graph's nodes into two sets, and we say that an edge crosses the cut if it connects two nodes belonging to different sets. A maximum cut is a cut that maximises the number of crossing edges. We show that for any sufficiently small ε > 0 it is NP-hard to distinguish between graphs for which at least a fraction 1 - ε of all edges crosses the maximum cut and graphs for which at most a fraction 1 - 1.4568 ε of all edges crosses the maximum cut. The previous state of the art had a constant smaller than 1.375 in place of 1.4568.<br>Ett snitt är en partition av en grafs noder i två mängder, och vi säger att en kant korsar snittet om dess ändpunkter tillhör olika mängder. Ett maximalt snitt är ett snitt som maximerar antalet kanter som korsar snittet. Vi bevisar att det för alla tillräckligt små konstanter ε > 0 är NP-svårt att skilja mellan grafer för vilka minst en andel 1 - ε av alla kanter korsar det maximala snittet och grafer för vilka högst en andel 1 - 1.4568 ε av alla kanter korsar det maximala snittet. Detta är en förbättring jämfört med ett tidigare resultat som hade en konstant mindre än 1.375 istället för 1.4568.
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Finch, Charlie Thomas. "MINIMO: A Search for Mini Proper Motion Stars in the Southern Sky." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2007. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/phy_astr_theses/2.
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I report 1684 new proper motion systems in the southern sky (declinations -90 degrees to -47 degrees) with 0.50 arcsec/yr > mu >= 0.18 arcsec/yr. This effort is a continuation of the SuperCOSMOS-RECONS (SCR) proper motion search to lower proper motions than reported in Hambly et al. (2004); Henry et al. (2004); Subasavage et al. (2005a,b). Distance estimates are presented for the new systems, assuming that all stars are on the main sequence. I find that 34 systems are within 25 pc, including three systems --- SCR 0838-5855, SCR 1826-6542, and SCR 0630-7643AB --- anticipated to be within 10 pc. These mini-motion (MINIMO) discoveries constitute a more than ten-fold increase in new systems found in the same region of sky searched for systems with mu >= 0.50 arcsec/yr, suggesting a happy hunting ground for new nearby slower proper motion systems in the region just north (declinations -47 degrees to 0 degrees), much of which has not been rigorously searched during previous efforts.
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Weckert, Steven Mining Engineering Faculty of Engineering UNSW. "Anchorage and encapsulation failure mechanisms of rockbolts ??? stage 2." Awarded by:University of New South Wales. School of Mining Engineering, 2003. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/19219.
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The Fully Encapsulated Resin Bolt (FERB) is widely utilised for strata control and ground support in civil and mining applications worldwide, with approximately 6 million installed per annum by the Australian coal mining industry. Independent studies have concluded that 30-35% of these rockbolts, which represents an annual expenditure of $40 million, are ineffective. The anchorage and failure mechanisms of FERB are yet to be quantified, and support systems are designed primarily from empirical rather than scientific methods. There are no standardised methods of assessing FERB components, installation techniques and support behaviour. The majority of research into FERB support systems remains commercial intellectual property, with little information released into the public domain. This thesis investigated several variables of FERB support systems, and also examined differences between field and laboratory pull-out test load distributions. This research was conducted in two phases, with Phase 1 seeking standardised methodology and repeatability in results, while Phase 2 further refined Phase 1 methods and extended the range of tests. The results in both phases were encouraging, with reasonable repeatability attained in all testing series. The findings included: ??? Annulus Thickness: There was little change in load capacity with small annulus thickness, however the maximum peak load (MPL) significantly reduced once annulus thickness exceeded 4mm ??? Resin Installation Spin Time: Underspinning of cartridge resin was found to have an insignificant effect on rockbolt load/deformation characteristics. Overspinning, however, led to a dramatic reduction in anchorage performance with a lessening in both MPL and stiffness ??? Rockbolt Load Transfer: The magnitude of an applied load reduced to zero along the length of the rockbolt, being greatest nearest the rock free surface (the point of load application). An exponential reduction was found when tested in the manner of laboratory tests, with the loading jack reacting against the free surface. This reduction was linear when the load was applied as in the field, with no load placed on the free surface This basic investigation into FERB support systems has validated many empirical understandings of rockbolts, while highlighting the need for further testing into several key areas.
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ABDUL-HADI, ABDULRAHMAN. "Niveaux du noyau de #2#2#9ra peuples dans la desintegration beta du #2#2#3fr (t1/2=22,0 min) et la desintegration alpha du #2#2#7th (t1/2=18,7 j)." Nice, 1992. http://www.theses.fr/1992NICE4572.
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Les proprietes des etats nucleaires du noyau #2#2#3ra ont ete etudies en les peuplant par la desintegration du francium 223, de periode 22 minutes, et par la voie a partir du thorium 227 de 18,7 jours. Dans la desintegration de #2#2#3fr, nous avons mis au point une methode inedite de separation qui nous a permis de mesurer ce nucleide dans un etat de haute purete radiochimique en le fixant sur un echangeur composite (ncf) et en eliminant en continu les derives de decroissance. Les mesures de son spectre , realisees en continu avec des detecteurs hpge coaxiaux et planaires, nous ont permis d'identifier la presence de 131 raies dont 88 sont rapportees pour la premiere fois. Des mesures de coincidences - ont egalement ete realisees sur les sources de #2#2#3fr purifiees en continu en utilisant un ensemble de detection a 4 detecteurs hpge. L'analyse des donnees obtenues a partir des spectres directs et de coincidences nous a permis de construire le schema de niveaux de #2#2#3ra dans lequel nous avons pu etablir l'existence de 37 etats excites de spin compris entre 1/2 et 7/2 jusqu'a une energie de 1,03 mev. Parmi ceux-ci, 20 sont nouveaux par rapport aux etudes anterieures. Par ailleurs la periode radioactive de #2#2#3fr a ete remesuree avec une precision amelioree, la valeur obtenue t#1#/#2=(22,000,07) min, est en accord avec les mesures precedentes. L'etude de la croissance de #2#2#7th a egalement ete realisee par spectrometrie directe et par les mesures des coincidences -. La source de #2#2#7th, preparee a partir de la source intense de #2#2#7ac et fixee sur colonne de hdehp etait egalement debarrassee du ra et de ses derives par elution continue par hno#3 0,1 m. L'analyse des spectres nous a permis d'etablir l'existence de 177 transitions et 44 etats d'energie inferieure a 1 mev sont proposes. Nos resultats sont en bon accord avec une etude publiee simultanement par un groupe d'orsay. Les niveaux observes dans les 2 voies ont ete compares aux previsions du modele du rotor asymetrique (mra). Jusqu'a l'energie 450 kev, la classification en bandes de doublet de parite construite sur des orbitales =1/2, 3/2 et 5/2 rend tres bien compte des proprietes observees (acceleration des e1 avec k=0, valeurs de a,. . . ). Au-dessus du gap d'environ 300 kev, la forte densite d'etats nucleaires observees dans la voie #2#2#3fr n'est pas predite par le modele mra. L'introduction d'une coexistence de forme, incluant des excitations octupolaires dynamiques, devraient sans doute permettre de donner une interpretation plus satisfaisante des resultats experimentaux
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Nilsson, Alice. "J.S Bach Partita no. 2 : Min tolkning och interpretation." Thesis, Kungl. Musikhögskolan, Institutionen för klassisk musik, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kmh:diva-3589.
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Bergsten, Johanna, and Kristina Korths-Aspegren. "Effekter av mind-body-terapier hos personer med typ 2-diabetes." Thesis, Mittuniversitetet, Institutionen för hälsovetenskap, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-16022.
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Bakgrund: Typ 2-diabetes är en sjukdom som i ökar Sverige. En viktig uppgift som sjuksköterskan har är att motivera patienter med typ 2-diabetes till livsstilsförändringar vad gäller kost, motion, rökavvänjning och stresshantering och får dessutom skriva ut fysisk aktivitet på recept. Intresset för komplementär och alternativ medicin (KAM) ökar i västvärlden. Syfte: Syftet med föreliggande studie var att belysa möjliga effekter av yoga, tai chi och qigong på ett urval objektiva och subjektiva parametrar hos vuxna personer med eller med risk för typ 2-diabetes. Metod: Litteraturöversikt, baserad på 17 vetenskapliga studier. En innehållsanalys gjordes för att sammanställa materialet och studera likheter och skillnader. Resultat: Yoga, tai chi och qigong hade i vissa fall positiva effekter på parametrarna blodglykos, lipider, kroppsmått, blodtryck, fysiskt och psykiskt välbefinnande, vitalitet, stresshantering, och motivation för egenvård. Diskussion: Att ställa de olika studiernas resultat mot varandra var inte möjligt på grund av att de skiljde sig från varandra vad gäller urval, design och intervention. Då dessa mind-body-terapier ej är vetenskapligt bevisade får de inte rekommenderas av sjuksköterskor. Dock åligger det sjuksköterskor enligt Socialstyrelsens kompetensbeskrivning att inspirera till dialog om införande av ny kunskap. Slutsats: Innan rekommendationer kan ges bör effekten av de olika teknikerna undersökas närmare.
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Raees, Aisha. "Peirce's mind /." Available to subscribers only, 2007. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1402172741&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=1509&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Wachs, Marina-Elena. "Material Mind - neue Materialien in Design, Kunst und Architektur /." Hamburg : Kovač, 2008. http://www.verlagdrkovac.de/978-3-8300-3292-2.htm.
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Inan, Cem. "Development Of A Ventilation Model For The G Field Of Cayirhan Coal Mine." Master's thesis, METU, 2005. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/2/12605865/index.pdf.
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Ventilation problems raised with the beginning of underground mining. In underground mining, to provide safe and healthy working conditions, ventilation should be designed properly. Especially in the planning stage of the project, to design ventilation properly is very important.
The latest upgrade of the popular ventilation simulation program, known as VnetPC 2000, has been applied for the ventilation design.
In this study simulation is conducted to both auxiliary and main ventilation at Ç<br>ayirhan G Field.
Information describing the geometry of a ventilation network, airway characteristics and locations, characteristics of different fans were prepared as an input.
The output includes predicted airflows, frictional pressure drops, air power, losses in airway and fan operating points for different trials.
After different trials it has been found that for auxiliary ventilation, where minimum required amount of air is 6 m3/s, ENGART, 30A 40SCV/60HR model fan which is the most economical one was selected.
For main ventilation system, 5 fans which provide airflow more than minimum requirement were chosen. Among them the most economical one, that is ALPHAIR-5400VAX2100 HB, was selected for the mine.
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WHICHER, Ian. "THE MIND (CITTA): ITS NATURE, STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONING IN CLASSICAL YOGA (2)." 名古屋大学文学部インド文化学研究室 (Department of Indian Studies, School of Letters, Nagoya University), 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/2237/19213.
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Anspach, Leonard Max. "An examination of the renewing of the mind in Romans 12:2." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1986. http://www.tren.com.
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Sandersfeld, Michelle R. "Detection of Subpixel Submerged Mine-Like Targets in WorldView-2 Multispectral Imagery." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/17458.
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited<br>The utility of satellite spectral imagery is analyzed for the detection of submerged mine like objects. The targets that were utilized were sub-meter in size and emplaced in the water off the coast of La Jolla, California for a barnacle study. There were three surface targets and three submerged targets that did not exceed three meters in depth. Two meter multispectral and half meter panchromatic WorldView-2 data were used for image processing and analysis. The multispectral data proved more useful than the higher spatial resolution panchromatic data (sub-pixel vs resolved).For the multispectral data, principal component analysis was the most successful of the techniques, locating the submerged and surface targets. Attempts to use the RX-UTD anomaly detector were less successful, because of excessive false positives. This study supports the concept that commercial remote sensing is a viable option to support mine countermeasures.
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Henderson, D. J. "Molecular and genetic analysis of the Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) mini-circle." Thesis, University of East Anglia, 1988. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.383727.
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Nebreda, Sergio Rosell. "'Have this mind' a socio-scientific reading of Philippians 2:5-11 /." Pretoria : [s.n.], 2008. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-09252009-014024/.
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Nylander, Elisabeth, and Sofie Svartholm. "Self care activities of patients with Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 in Ho Chi Minh City." Thesis, Uppsala University, Caring Sciences, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-126200.
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<p>Self care is very important for patients with diabetes type 2, as it can reduce complications. A proper and functioning self-care requires, clear and relevant information and instructions from the health care givers. <strong>Aim:</strong> The purpose of this study was to investigate the self care activities of patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 in Ho Chi Minh City and compare these between genders. <strong>Research questions: </strong>How do patients with diabetes mellitus type 2, in Ho Chi Minh City, practice self care activities (diet, exercise, blood sugar test, foot care, smoking, medication and self-care recommendation)?<strong> </strong>Are there any differences between genders concerning these self-care activities? <strong>Method: </strong>A descriptive and comparative cross-section design with a quantitative method was used. Dorothea Orem's theoretical framework was also used. The data was collected at the Department of Endocrinology and the Endocrinology Clinic, Choray hospital, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It was 100 participants who answered a questionnaire about their diabetes self-care activities. <strong>Results: </strong>Most of the participants had a good self-care of their diabetes type 2. A majority of the participants had got several self-care recommendations from their health-care givers concerning diet, exercise, medication and blood-glucose control. It was a significant difference between gender in favour for the male gender concerning the statements high fat food, participating in 30 minutes of exercise, check inside the shoes, dry between toes, counselling about stop smoking, tried herbal medicine as medication.<strong> </strong><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The diabetes type 2 patients in Ho Chi Minh City need to get more information about self-care concerning blood-glucose, diet and exercise. Both genders need to adopt a healthy lifestyle into their daily life to reduce the risk of developing diabetes complications.</p><br><p>Egenvården är mycket viktig för patienter med diabetes typ 2, eftersom den kan minska komplikationer. En optimal och väl fungerande egenvård kräver tydlig och relevant information och instruktioner från vårdpersonalen. <strong>Syfte:</strong> Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka egenvårdsaktiviteter hos patienter med diabetes mellitus typ 2 i Ho Chi Minh City och jämföra dessa mellan kön. <strong>Frågeställningar:</strong> Hur utför patienter med diabetes mellitus typ 2 i Ho Chi Minh City sina egenvårds aktiviteter (kost, motion, blodsocker test, fotvård, rökning, läkemedel och egenvårds rekommendationer)? Finns det någon skillnad mellan könen beträffande dessa egenvårdsaktiviteter? <strong>Metod:</strong> En beskrivande och jämförande tvärsnitts studie med kvantitativ metod har använts. Dorothea Orems egenvårdsteori har även använts. Data samlades in vid Institutionen för Endokrinologi och endokrinologi kliniken på Choray hospital, i Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Det var 100 deltagare som besvarade ett frågeformulär med frågor om diabetes egenvårds aktiviteter. <strong>Resultat:</strong> De flesta deltagare hade en god egenvård av sin diabetes typ 2. En majoritet av deltagarna hade fått flera egenvårds rekommendationer från sin vårdgivare om kost, motion och medicinering. Det var en signifikant skillnad mellan könen med fördel för männen angående påståendena gällande fettrik mat, deltagande i 30 minuters träning, kontrollera insidan av skorna, torka mellan tårna, rådgivning om att sluta röka samt provat naturläkemedel som medicinering. <strong>Slutsats</strong>: Diabetes typ 2 patienter i Ho Chi Minh City behöver få mer information om egenvård av blodglukos, mat och fysisk träning. Båda könen behöver få en hälsosammare livsstil i sin vardag för att minska risken för komplikationer.</p>
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Flint, Paul Martin. "Managing the creative mind /." Available to subscribers only, 2006. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1136089471&sid=15&Fmt=2&clientId=1509&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Crizóstomo, Luciana Costa. "Overdentures mandibulares retidas por mini-implantes: acompanhamento de 2 anos de um ensaio clínico randomizado." Universidade de São Paulo, 2017. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/58/58131/tde-01092017-084544/.
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O tratamento com mini-implantes tem sido utilizado para retenção de overdentures por possuir menor custo, menor desconforto pós-operatório e proporcionar adequada reabilitação da estética, função e fonação. Este ensaio clínico randomizado, com acompanhamento de 2 anos, foi realizado com o intuito de comparar a qualidade de vida associada à saúde bucal (QVSB), satisfação do paciente, bem como as taxas de sucesso de implantes e overdentures, retidas por implantes ou mini-implantes. Na fase inicial, a amostra foi composta de 120 indivíduos edêntulos que foram alocados aleatoriamente em três grupos de acordo com o tratamento recebido: (GI) quatro mini-implantes, (GII) dois mini-implantes, ou (GIII) dois implantes regulares. Durante o acompanhamento de 1 e 2 anos, a amostra foi reduzida para 106 e 96 participantes, respectivamente. A QVSB, mensurada pelo questionário OHIP-EDENT, e a satisfação (aferida por questões específicas respondidas em EVA 100mm) foram avaliadas antes da intervenção e após o período de acompanhamento. Outra variável utilizada para verificar a efetividade do tratamento foi a taxa de sucesso de implantes e overdentures, que foi obtida por meio de parâmetros clínicos e sobrevivência dos implantes. Os grupos foram comparados por meio de Equações de Estimação Generalizadas (EEG) (α=0,05), e teste post hoc de Bonferroni. Após análise da diferença entre as médias dos escores obtidos para QVSB e satisfação, verificou-se diferença significante, entre grupos tratados e tempo, apenas para a segunda variável. Assim, a modalidade de tratamento não interferiu na qualidade de vida dos participantes após 1 e 2 anos. Para este período, a satisfação foi maior para o grupo I (GI: 1ano - Δ61 mm, 2 anos - Δ55 mm), embora o grupo II (GII: 1 ano - Δ52 mm, 2 anos - Δ 45 mm) apresentasse valores intermediários e o grupo 3 (GIII: 1 ano 32 mm, 2 anos - 31 mm), valores aceitáveis dentro do tratamento. A taxa de sobrevivência dos implantes foi maior para o grupo de implantes regulares: GI (n=152): 88,8%; GII (n=84): 82,1% e GIII (n=80): 97,5%. Para os critérios de sucesso, os únicos parâmetros a apresentarem diferenças entre os grupos foram dor (maior frequência, GIII) e sangramento à sondagem (maior frequência, GI), apenas no 2º ano. Índice de placa, sangramento e profundidade de sondagem aumentaram com o tempo, sendo que GI e GII atingiram menor média. Conclui-se que o tratamento com overdenture, independente do tipo de implantes, teve impacto positivo na QVSB, enquanto a satisfação foi maior no grupo de quatro mini-implantes. Além disso, overdentures retidas por mini-implantes ou implantes regulares atingiram sucesso clínico em 2 anos.<br>Mandibular overdentures retained by mini implants have provide a good retention and lower cost, postoperative discomfort in rehabilitation of aesthetics, function and phonation. This study aimed to follow up a 2-year randomized clinical trial to compare the quality of life associated with oral health (QVSB), patient satisfaction, as well as the success rates of implants and overdentures after the installation Of mini-implants (two or four) or two conventional implants. In the initial phase, the sample consisted of 120 edentulous individuals were randomly allocated into three groups according to the treatment received: (GI) four mini-implants, (GII) two mini-implants, or (GIII) two regular implants. During follow-up of 1 and 2 years the sample was reduced to 106 and 96 participants, respectively. The QVSB, measured by the OHIP-EDENT questionnaire, and satisfaction (measured by specific questions answered in EVA 100mm) were evaluated before the intervention and after the follow-up period. Another variable used to verify the effectiveness of the treatment was the success rate of implants and overdentures, which was obtained through clinical parameters and implant survival. The groups were compared using Generalized Estimation Equations (EEG) (α= 0.05), and post hoc Bonferroni test. After analyzing the difference between the means of the scores obtained for QVSB and satisfaction, a significant difference was observed between treated groups and time, only for the second variable. Thus, the treatment modality did not interfere in the participants\' quality of life after 1 and 2 years. For this period, the satisfaction was highest for the groups of four mini-implants (GI: 1 year - Δ61 mm, 2 years - Δ 55 mm), although the two mini-implants (GII: 1 year - Δ52 mm, 2 years - Δ 45 mm) presented intermediate values and the groups of regular implants (GIII: 1 year - 32 mm, 2 years - 31 mm) had acceptable values within the treatment. The survival rate of the implants was higher for the group of conventional implants: GI (n = 152): 88.8%; GII (n = 84): 82.1% and GIII (n = 80): 97.5%. For the success criteria, the only parameters to present differences between the groups in the second year were pain and bleeding. The first occurred more frequently in the GIII while the second occurred in the GI. Peri-implant parameters (IP, SS, PS) increased with time and groups of mini-implants reached lower mean. It was concluded that overdenture treatment, regardless of the type of implant, has a positive impact on QVSB, while satisfaction was higher in the group of four mini-implants. In addition, overdentures retained by mini-implants or regular implants have achieved clinical success in 2 years.
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Vikström, Linnea. "Min examenskonsert : en analys av Francks Cellosonat och Sjostakovitjs Pianotrio No.2." Thesis, Kungl. Musikhögskolan, Institutionen för klassisk musik, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kmh:diva-2539.
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Denna uppsats är en beskrivning av min examenskonsert och förarbetet inför den. Jag berättar om verken jag spelade: César Francks Cellosonat i A-dur och Sjostakovitjs Pianotrio No. 2. Uppsatsen innehåller även information om tonsättarnas och verkens bakgrund, jag analyserar verken och reflekterar kring min upplevelse av konserten. Mina slutsatser är att jag hade goda förutsättningar för att göra en konsert då jag planerade i god tid inför den, spelade med duktiga musiker och hade en mycket trevlig publik. Jag kommer också fram till att historien bakom verken förändrade och berikade mina konstnärliga tolkningar.<br><p>César Franck, Cellosonat i A-dur, sats 1 och 2, Arr. Jules Delsart. Dmitrij Sjostakovitj, Pianotrio no. 2, op. 67. Linnea Vikström-cello, Iveta Calite-piano, Christopher Sandberg-violin, Joakim Martinsen-piano.</p>
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Booth, Kelvin Jay. "Animal mind, human mind : George H. Mead, animality and the evolution of embodied cognition /." Available to subscribers only, 2008. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1559848221&sid=9&Fmt=2&clientId=1509&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Carroll, Chantal. "Validation partielle d'une version abrégée du MMPI-2, le Mini-Clinique, avec une population normale." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/MQ60624.pdf.
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Guliyeva, Aynur. "Nanostructuration de terpoymères triblocs linéaires poly(isoprène-b-styrène-b-2-vinylpyridine) en film mince." Thesis, Orléans, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019ORLE3026.
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Dans cette thèse, nous nous sommes attachés à préparer des films minces nanostructurés à partir de copolymères à blocs et de les caractériser par différentes techniques (AFM, MET et GISAXS). Le but de la recherche est de réaliser des nanostructurations originales en films minces afin de prendre en compte l'effet de confinement (quantité de matière limitée, interaction avec la surface ...) et de comprendre les phénomènes se produisant au cours de la structuration. Les travaux ont porté sur la mise en œuvre des films minces, leur réorganisation sous vapeur de solvant et leur caractérisation.Plus spécifiquement, les travaux de thèse ont porté sur l’étude de copolymères triblocs linéaires ISP (PI-b-PS-b-P2VP) (seuls ou en mélanges) en films minces, déjà étudié en volume par un laboratoire partenaire de l’Université de Nagoya. Nous avons développé des méthodes de caractérisation adaptées à ce polymère en film mince, en particulier une technique originale de GISAXS reposant sur le marquage sélectif des blocs par des éléments lourds (iode, osmium). Ceci nous a permis de confirmer la structure interne et la forme de l’interface (rayon de courbure) des domaines minoritaires, d’observer des transitions structurales originales. La présence de couches de mouillage aux deux interfaces du film (film/air et film/substrat) est une caractéristique commune à tous les systèmes.Tout d’abord, des triblocs seuls, se trouvant à la limite des différentes morphologies sur le diagramme de phase, ont été étudiés en film mince. Contrairement à ce qui a été observé en volume, des transitions structurales (CYL-SPH et GYD-CYL) ont été observées. Notamment, la transition d’une structure gyroïde alternée présentant une symétrie Q214 vers des cylindres avec une symétrie P2mm (pas d’arrangement typique hexagonal) représente, pour des terpolymères triblocs, un des résultats majeurs de la thèse. Le mécanisme de transition structurale a été élucidé par différentes techniques de caractérisation montrant une relation d’épitaxie entre les deux phases. Ensuite, nous nous sommes focalisés sur la nanostructuration de mélanges de triblocs. Nous avons montré la possibilité d’obtenir des domaines minoritaires de PI et P2VP présentant des interfaces rectangulaires, arrangés avec une symétrie tétragonale, ouvrant la voie à des applications potentielles dans le domaine de nanolithographie<br>In this thesis, we focused on preparing nanostructured thin films from block copolymers and characterizing them by different techniques (AFM, TEM and GISAXS). The goal of the research is to produce original nanostructuration in thin films in order to consider the effect of confinement (limited amount of matter, interaction with surface ...) and to understand the phenomena occurring during structuration. The work includes the elaboration of thin films, their reorganization under solvent vapor and their characterization.Specifically, the thesis focused on the study of ISP linear triblock copolymers (PI-b-PS-b-P2VP) (neat or in blends) in thin films, already studied in volume by a partner laboratory of the Nagoya University. We developed adapted characterization methods to this type of polymer in thin film, such as an original method of GISAXS based on the selective staining of blocks by heavy elements (iodine, osmium). This allowed us to confirm the internal structure and the shape of interface of the minority domains and to observe original transitions between morphologies. The presence of wetting layers at both film interfaces (film / air and film / substrate) is a common feature for all systems.Firstly, neat triblocks located on the boundary between different morphologies on the phase diagram, were studied in thin film. Contrary to what was observed in volume, structural transitions (CYL-SPH and GYD-CYL) were observed in thin film. Particularly, the transition from an alternating gyroid structure having a Q214 symmetry to cylinders with symmetry P2mm (no typical hexagonal arrangement) represents, for triblock terpolymers, one of the major results of the thesis. The structural transition mechanism was elucidated by different characterization techniques showing an epitaxial relationship between the two phases. Secondly, we focused on the nanostructuration of triblock blends. We showed the possibility to obtain minority domains of PI and P2VP with rectangular interfaces, arranged with tetragonal symmetry, opening the way for potential applications in the field of nanolithography
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Nyblaeus, Amanda, and Siri Lundberg. "Jag är mer än bara min diagnos : Personcentrerad vård för patienter med diabetes mellitus typ två." Thesis, Ersta Sköndal högskola, Institutionen för vårdvetenskap, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:esh:diva-2059.
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Rayo, Hernández Cristián Pablo. "Sectorización geotécnica del túnel de drenaje etapa 2, Expansión norte de mina sur, división Codelco norte." Tesis, Universidad de Chile, 2007. http://www.repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/104678.
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Mathew, Panakkal J. "Three Topics in Analysis: (I) The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus Implies that of Algebra, (II) Mini Sums for the Riesz Representing Measure, and (III) Holomorphic Domination and Complex Banach Manifolds Similar to Stein Manifolds." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2011. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/math_diss/2.
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We look at three distinct topics in analysis. In the first we give a direct and easy proof that the usual Newton-Leibniz rule implies the fundamental theorem of algebra that any nonconstant complex polynomial of one complex variable has a complex root. Next, we look at the Riesz representation theorem and show that the Riesz representing measure often can be given in the form of mini sums just like in the case of the usual Lebesgue measure on a cube. Lastly, we look at the idea of holomorphic domination and use it to define a class of complex Banach manifolds that is similar in nature and definition to the class of Stein manifolds.
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Peterson, Timothy V. "Raising the level of knowledge about small group ministry through "The Shepherd and His Flock" curriculum /." Free full text is available to ORU patrons only; click to view:, 2006. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1268599411&sid=2&Fmt=2&clientId=456&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Mmuoebonam, Kenneth. "Nous Christou and Communal Transformation: A Rhetorical and Literary Reading of 1 Cor 2:16." Thesis, Boston College, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:107472.
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Thesis advisor: Thomas D. Stegman<br>Thesis advisor: Christopher R. Matthews<br>The history of interpretation of the phrase nous Christou, which Paul employs in 1 Cor 2:16, mainly focuses on tracing the Hellenistic influence on his writings. No doubt, the Greek language Paul employs in explaining the gospel and the dominant culture of his world make this scholarly proclivity a credible one. But Paul, being a faithful Jew and a creative writer, is capable of appealing to his rich and diverse religious heritage, and his literary ingenuity to communicate his message. This angle of interpretation is seldom explored in discussing the nous Christou<br>Thesis (STL) — Boston College, 2017<br>Submitted to: Boston College. School of Theology and Ministry<br>Discipline: Sacred Theology
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Henricson, Cecilia. "Cognitive capacities and composite cognitive skills in individuals with Usher syndrome type 1 and 2." Doctoral thesis, Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för beteendevetenskap och lärande, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-120114.
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The present thesis belongs to the research area disability research and deal with specific aspects of cognition in individuals with Usher syndrome type 1 and 2. The subject has been investigated and is discussed within an interdisciplinary framework, though the theories applied and described are derived from the area of cognitive psychology. Usher syndrome is a rare genetic condition causing a combination of visual and hearing impairment: deafblindness. There is a congenital hearing loss that is profound in type 1 and moderate to severe in type 2. During mid-childhood symptoms of visual impairment, e.g. light sensitivity, emerge and a progressive loss of visual field follows as a result of the genetically caused eye disease Retinitis Pigmentosa. The syndrome has previously been well described with respect to the genetical and medical aspects, but there has been very little research with a cognitive perspective on the population. Studies 1 and 2 in the present thesis focused on children with Usher syndrome type 1 with cochlear implants and investigated phonological skills, lexical access, working memory and reading skill in the group. Studies 3 & 4 investigated the same cognitive abilities and theory of mind in adults with Usher syndrome type 2. In study 4 the performance on theory of mind in the adults with Usher syndrome type 2 was also compared to that of another group with genetically caused deafblindness: individuals with Alström syndrome. The results were that both the children and adults with Usher syndrome had significantly poorer phonological processing than the control groups with normal hearing. There was a large variation on performance on lexical access, especially in the group of children, however several individuals performed at the same level as the control group. Reading skill was found to be at level with the control groups’. There was also great variation in performance on ToM, however the majority of individuals performed similar to the control group with normal hearing and vision. The present project has resulted in some new knowledge on cognitive performance in individuals with Usher syndrome type 1 and type 2. Performance in the participants with Usher syndrome can to a large extent can be understood by application of the models developed in previous research on populations with hearing impairment or deafness for understanding the impact of hearing with a hearing aid or cochlear implant. However, individuals with Usher syndrome experience additional difficulties in accessing information due to the progressive visual loss and the impact this has on performance is still largely unknown. Hence, the present project would recommend that interventions and support would be designed specifically to each individuals’ needs, with consideration of both the visual impairment and the hearing impairment.<br>Föreliggande avhandling tillhör ämnet handikappvetenskap och beskriver specifika kognitiva förmågor hos personer med Ushers syndrom typ 1 och 2. Avhandlingens ämne har undersökts utifrån ett tvärvetenskapligt perspektiv, även om de teorier som tillämpas och beskrivs huvudsakligen härrör inom området kognitiv psykologi. Ushers syndrom är en ovanlig genetisk åkomma som leder till kombinationen av syn- och hörselnedsättning: dövblindhet. Individer med typ 1 av syndromet har medfödd dövhet medan individer med typ 2 har en medfödd måttlig till grav hörselnedsättning. Någon gång i åldrarna 6-10 år börjar de första symptomen, till exempel nedsatt mörkerseende, på den genetiskt betingade progressiva synnedsättningen Retinitis Pigmentosa att framträda. Syndromet är väl beskrivet i forskningen med avseende på genetiska och medicinska aspekter, men det finns extremt lite tidigare forskning med kognitivt perspektiv om populationen. Studierna 1 och 2 i föreliggande avhandling fokuserade på barn med Ushers syndrom typ 1 och cochleaimplantat. Dessa studier undersökte fonologisk förmåga, lexikal access, arbetsminne och läsning i gruppen. Studie 3 undersökte samma kognitiva förmågor hos vuxna med typ 2 av syndromet. I studie 4 undersöktes även den sammansatta förmågan Theory of Mind hos de vuxna med typ 2 och deras prestation jämfördes både mot en kontroll grupp med normal hörsel och syn och en kontrollgrupp med annan typ av dövblindhet; Alström syndrom. Resultaten visade att både barnen och de vuxna med Ushers syndrom hade signifikant sämre fonologisk förmåga än kontrollgruppen med normal hörsel. Nivån på prestation varierade stort inom grupperna, särskilt mellan barnen med typ 1, och flera av individerna (barn och vuxna) presterade trots hörselnedsättningen på samma nivå som de normalhörande. Läsfärdigheten befanns vara i nivå med kontrollgrupperna. I den vuxna gruppen var det stor variation i prestation även på Theory of Mind, men de flesta av individerna presterade liknande som kontrollgruppen med normal hörsel och syn. Föreliggande projekt har resulterat i lite mer kunskap om kognitiva färdigheter hos individer med Ushers syndrom typ 1 och 2. De resultat som individerna med Ushers syndrome presterade kan till stor del förstås och tolkas genom tillämpning av teorier och modeller utvecklade för att den inverkan på kognitiva förmågor det har att ha nedsatt hörsel och höra med hjälp av hörselapparat eller cochleaimplantat. Dock tyder fynden i detta projekt även på att individer med Ushers syndrom på grund av den allvarliga synnedsättningen har ytterligare svårigheter att få tillgodogöra sig information, men i vilken utsträckning och på vilket sätt är ännu inte beskrivet. Utifrån fynden i föreliggande studie blev rekommendation att interventioner och stöd till personer med Ushers syndrom utformas specifikt till varje individ, med hänsyn taget både till hens grad av synnedsättning och hörselnedsättning.
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Thunberg, Stina, and Sofia Hellenberg. "Knowledge and practices regarding foot care among patients with Type 2 diabetes in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam : A quantitative study." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-215325.
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Introduction: Previous research shows that knowledge and practice was low in type 2 diabetes patients and that women had better practice/self-care than men. Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the knowledge and practices regarding foot-care among patients with type 2 diabetes in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and also investigate if there was any difference between genders in knowledge and practicing of foot care. Method: This study was a descriptive and cross-sectional design with quantitative method. The data was collected at the out-patient clinic of the University Medical Center in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and 100 patients participated voluntarily to answer questionnaire. Orem’s self-care theory was used as theoretical framework. Data were analysed by using statistics. Result: The result shows that more than 70% of the patients had good knowledge of foot care and no significant differences between the genders in the knowledge. Their foot care practices were various. There was significant difference between men and women about using a hot water bottle or heating pad on the feet, and more women than men did. For type of shoes, there were differences between genders in wearing broad, round toes and shoes made of leather or canvas, and more men than women did. Conclusion: The knowledge of foot care was good, but the practice of foot care was low. There was not found any significant difference between the genders in knowledge, but some differences in the foot care practices. More information about foot care is needed to prevent complications with type 2 diabetes.<br>Introduktion: Tidigare forsknings resultat visar att kunskapen om egenvård och utförande av fotvård hos patienter med diabetes typ 2 var låg. Kvinnorna var dock bättre på att utföra egenvården än männen. Syfte: Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka kunskapen och utförandet av egenvård hos patienter med diabetes typ 2 i Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, samt att undersöka om det fanns några skillnader mellan män och kvinnor i kunskapen om egenvård inom fotvård samt dess utförande. Metod: För att undersöka detta gjordes en kvantitativ tvärsnittsstudie med hjälp av enkäter. Det var 100 patienter på en mottagning vid University Medical Center, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, som deltog frivilligt. Orems egenvård teori användes som teoretiskt ramverk i detta arbete. Data analyserades av statistik. Resultat: Resultatet i denna studie påvisar att mer än 70 % av patienternas visade god kunskap och inga signifikanta skillnader fanns mellan kvinnor och män gällande kunskapsnivån. Utförandes av fotvården visade sig dock vara varierande och det fanns signifikanta skillnader mellan kvinnor och män gällande fotvården. Kvinnor använde sig oftare av varma pads och flaskor på deras fötter än vad männen gjorde. Kvinnor och män använde också olika typer av skor. Männen använde oftare breda skor med rundad tå, skor av läder eller canvas skor än vad kvinnorna gjorde. Slutsats: Kunskapen om fotvård hos diabetes patienter i Ho Chi Minh City var god, dock var utförandet av fotvården varierande i denna studie. Det visades ingen signifikant skillnad mellan kvinnor och män angående kunskapsnivån, dock fanns det skillnader angående utförandet av fotvården. Det behövs fortsatt information om fotvård för att patienter med typ 2 diabetes ska förhindra komplikationer
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Coburn, Michael S. "Caught between a risk and a hard place making senese [sic] of a chronic technilogical [sic] disaster in Rock Springs, Wyoming /." Laramie, Wyo. : University of Wyoming, 2009. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1962984731&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=18949&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Dudley, Sandra, and Pirjo Olsson. "Mina fötter är viktiga! : En intervjustudie om erfarenheter av egenvård av fötter hos personer med diabetes typ 2." Thesis, Högskolan i Skövde, Institutionen för hälsa och lärande, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:his:diva-16891.
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Bakgrund: Fotkomplikationer är vanligt bland personer med diabetes typ 2 och kan förebyggas genom egenvård av fötter. Diabetessjuksköterskan har en viktig uppgift i att hjälpa personen att integrera sjukdomen i vardagslivet och hitta strategier för effektiv egenvård. Syfte: Att beskriva personers erfarenheter av egenvård av fötter vid diabetes typ 2. Metod: Kvalitativ studie med induktiv ansats där 12 individuella intervjuer genomfördes och datamaterialet analyserades med kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Resultat: Studiens resultat visar på förutsättningar och hinder för egenvård av fötter hos personer med diabetes typ 2. Förutsättningarna innehöll strategier för livsstilsförändring, att ta ansvar för den egna fothälsan samt rådgivning, stöd och hjälpmedel. Hinder var begränsningar på det psykologiska, kroppsliga, fysiska och organisatoriska planet. Temat kunskap skapar kontroll och handlingskraft framträdde. Diskussion: Resultatet stämmer överens med tidigare forskning angående personer med diabetes behov för att kunna utföra egenvård. Deltagarna önskade dialog och samarbete med diabetessjuksköterska för att bli en aktiv del av vård och egenvård. När samarbetet fungerade upplevde personen kontroll över sjukdomen och kunde ta välinformerade beslut angående egenvård. Konklusion: Kunskap om samband mellan diabetes och fothälsa var avgörande för möjligheten att utföra egenvård och här blev diabetessjuksköterskan en resurs att vända sig till för information och stöd.<br>Background: Foot complications are common among people with type 2 diabetes and can be prevented through self-care. The diabetes specialist nurse can help the person integrate diabetes into their life world, and find strategies for self-care. Aim: Describing experiences of foot self-care among people with type 2 diabetes. Method: A qualitative method with inductive approach was used. 12 individual interviews were conducted and the data was analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Results: There were prerequisites and obstacles for self-care. Prerequisites were strategies for life-style changes, taking responsibility for foot self-care along with consultation, support and aids. Obstacles included limitations in psychological, bodily, physical and organizational factors. A theme: knowledge creates control and drive emerged. Discussion: The results support previous research about the needs of people with diabetes in regards to self-care. Dialogue and cooperation with the diabetes specialist nurse was needed for the person to become an active part in care and self-care. Working cooperation resulted in that the person felt in control and was able to take informed decisions about self-care. Conclusion: Knowledge about the connection between diabetes and foot care was crucial when it came to self-care and the diabetes specialist nurse became a resource for information and support.
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Gotowka, Brendan Reed. "Analysis of 2-axis pencil beam sonar microbathymetric measurements of mine burial at the Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/1736.
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CIVINS<br>The changing state of warfare has driven the US Navy's area of operations closer to shore into littoral coastal waters. Mine Warfare has been proven as an extremely effective means of battlespace control in these waters. Mines can be inexpensively mass produced and rapidly deployed over large areas. The most common type of mine in use is the bottom placed mine, an object with simple geometry that sits on the seafloor. These mines often exhibit scour induced burial below the seafloor, making detection through traditional mine hunting methods difficult or impossible, while the mines themselves remain lethal. The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has developed a computer model that predicts the extent of mine burial to aid mine hunting and mine clearing operations. Investigations under ONR's Mine Burial Program are presently being conducted to calibrate and validate this model. This thesis uses data from the deployment of an acoustically instrumented model mine near the Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory in part of a larger, 16 total object investigation. A 2-axis pencil beam sonar was deployed concurrently with the mine to obtain microbathymetric measurements of the scour pit development and the progression of mine burial. Data correction techniques to correct for beam pattern induced bathymetry errors and a transformed coordinate system are detailed within. An analysis of scour pit dimensions includes scour depth, area, and volume as well as a look into percent burial by depth as a characteristic measurement important for operational mine hunting. The progression of mine burial is related to the wave climate, unsteady flow hydrodynamic forcing, and bed-load transport. The analysis examines the relative roles of these mechanisms in the scour-infill-bury process.
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Barbosa, Francisco de Assis Andrade [UNESP]. "Método de detecção interferométrica de fase, com baixa profundidade de modulação, aplicado à medição de deslocamentos nanométricos em atuadores e mini-manipuladores piezoelétricos." Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/87043.
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Wuthrich, Bryan. "Mind guerrillas : the Beat aesthetics of subversion and liberation /." Available to subscribers only, 2007. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1456284131&sid=7&Fmt=2&clientId=1509&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Strong, Philippa. "Romans 12:2 as an important paradigm for transformation in a Christian : a practical theological study / Philippa Strong." Thesis, North-West University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/1849.
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This thesis comprises four Sections:
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An Introduction: This study has been done according to the article method. It consists of five articles in which the research results have been reported. All the articles form part of the overall objective and goals of the research project. Each article is a project in its own right as it also stands on its own; each one has its own research question, research goals, research methods, bibliography as well as unique content. At the end these articles along with the introduction at the beginning and the final conclusions at the end form part of the entire thesis.
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ARTICLE 1 is an expository approach on a selected core of Biblical references pertaining to the renewing of the mind. ARTICLE 2 discusses popular theoretical approaches pertaining to the renewing of the mind. ARTICLE 3 discusses the working of the human mind as well as provides information on left and right brain preferences and provides meta-theoretical perspectives on change. Good thinking (as a prerequisite of mind renewal) in order to ensure positive change is highlighted throughout the article. ARTICLE 4 is a qualitative empirical study existing of five interviews pertaining to the renewing of the minds in Christians. ARTICLE 5 Gives practice theoretical perspectives of the proposed model called Creative Practical Application (CPA) as a dynamic discipline in order to assist and support Romans 12:2 as an important paradigm for transformation/change in the Christian.
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In this section the conclusions and further suggestions for related research have been stated.
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Although each article has its own bibliography, a comprehensive bibliography of the whole research project has been given in this section.<br>Thesis (Ph.D. (Pastoral))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2008.
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Chun, Min Kuyng. "A Performer’s Guide to Selected Early Violin Works of Darius Milhaud: Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 3; Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 40; and Le Boeuf sur le Toit, Op. 58b." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1627664912381718.
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Rioux, Camille. "Feeding the mind : the development of food categories and its association with food neophobia and pickiness in young children." Thesis, Aix-Marseille, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017AIXM0351/document.
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La néophobie et la sélectivité alimentaire des jeunes enfants ont des conséquences préoccupantes sur la santé notamment parce qu’elles concernent les fruits et les légumes. Il est donc essentiel de promouvoir l’adoption de comportements alimentaires sains chez le jeune enfant. Dans ce contexte, le premier objectif de la thèse était de développer un questionnaire pour mesurer efficacement la néophobie et la sélectivité alimentaire chez les enfants français dès l'âge de 2 ans. Le questionnaire développé dans cette thèse est un outil efficace pour étudier les rejets chez cette population. Le deuxième objectif était de mieux définir le concept de sélectivité alimentaire et d’étudier la relation entre néophobie et sélectivité. Les résultats ont montré que la néophobie et la sélectivité capturent un même type de peur pour les aliments nouveaux et potentiellement toxiques. Le troisième objectif était d'étudier directement la relation entre le développement de la catégorisation des aliments chez les jeunes enfants et leur niveau de néophobie et sélectivité alimentaire. Les résultats ont montré des liens négatifs entre développement cognitif et rejets alimentaires. L'acceptation des aliments dépend probablement de la maturité du système de catégorisation alimentaire. Enfin, le quatrième objectif était de concevoir une intervention, en exploitant les données empiriques sur la relation entre développement cognitif et rejets alimentaires, afin d'influencer positivement ces derniers chez les enfants. Les résultats montrent que l'exposition visuelle est efficace pour diminuer les comportements de rejets alimentaires<br>Food neophobia and pickiness in young children are two strong barriers to fruit and vegetable consumption. It is therefore essential to understand the mechanisms underpinning these two kinds of food rejections to promote the adoption of healthy eating behaviors among preschoolers. In this context, the first objective of the thesis was to develop a hetero-assessment scale to measure efficiently food neophobia and pickiness for French children as young as 2 years of age. The scale developed represents an efficient tool for studying food rejection dispositions in this young population. The second objective was to clarify the concept of pickiness and to provide an insight into the relationship between food neophobia and pickiness. The results revealed that food neophobia and pickiness capture a same kind of fear for new and potentially toxic food. The third objective was to directly investigate the relationship between food categorization development in young children and their food neophobia and pickiness. The thesis is one of the first studies to investigate directly this relationship.This investigation revealed negative connections between cognitive development and food rejection dispositions. Food acceptance probably depends on the maturity of the food categorization system. Finally, the fourth objective was to design an intervention, exploiting the empirical evidence on the relationship between food categorization and food rejections, to positively influence children food rejections. The results add to the promising body of evidence that visual exposure is effective to decrease food rejection behaviors
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Fontes, Luiz Felipe Pereira. "Respostas ecofisiológicas em árvores jovens de eucalipto ao enriquecimento atmosférico de CO 2 e aquecimento em MINIFACE E MINI T-FACE." Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 2017. http://www.locus.ufv.br/handle/123456789/20534.
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Previous issue date: 2017-07-31<br>Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais<br>A concentração de CO2 atmosférico tem aumentando gradativamente nos últimos séculos, sendo observado para o planeta Terra atualmente o nível mais elevado de CO2 dos últimos 800.000 anos. Espera-se que esta concentração aumente ainda mais devido à dependência dos combustíveis fósseis e à taxa de crescimento da população mundial, podendo chegar até o ano de 2100, a concentração médias de 985 ppm (794 - 1142 ppm), juntamente com o aumento na temperatura entre 1,8 e 5,0 °C em algumas regiões do globo. O aumento na concentração do CO2 atmosférico promove, em geral, um acréscimo na taxa fotossintética, síntese de biomassa e na eficiência do uso da água, além da diminuição da condutância estomática e transpiração dos vegetais. Por outro lado, observa-se um aumento na temperatura e alteração na disponibilidade hídrica, podendo aumentar a fotorrespiração e reduzir o ganho líquido de carbono em plantas C3. Nas culturas florestais, responsáveis por grande parte da assimilação de carbono, o aumento na concentração de CO2 é de grande importância. Diante disso,objetivou-se obter respostas ecofisiológicas em árvores jovens de eucaliptos submetidas a ambiente enriquecido de CO2 e aquecimento em sistemas MINIFACE e MINI T-FACE. O experimento foi conduzido na Universidade Federal de Viçosa com a utilização de dois clones pertencentes a empresa Celulose Nipo-Brasileira CENIBRA no período de maio e junho de 2017. Os resultados foram apresentados analisando-se o efeito isolado do aumento da concentração de CO2 no ambiente e o efeito do aumento da concentração de CO2 em ambiente aquecido. Quando analisado o efeito do enriquecimento com CO2, nota-se que em condições de temperatura normais de ambiente, a taxa fotossintética para o tratamento com enriquecimento de CO2 chega a superar 30,0 % os valores obtidos pelo tratamento testemunha. A condutância estomática não apresentou uma tendência definida, em que se verifica uma redução nos valores de abertura estomática em ambiente enriquecido com CO2 . Dessa forma, a maior concentração de CO2 induziu uma maior taxa de transpiração, implicando em redução na eficiência do uso da água. O efeito do CO 2 na resposta das plantas à luz promoveu aumentos na eficiência quântica (17,0 %) e nos níveis de saturação lumínica (24,0 %). A variação de altura e diâmetro do caule foi observada para o tratamento submetido ao enriquecimento de CO2 , chegando a 14,1 % e 14,5 % superiores, respectivamente, quando comparado a testemunha. As plantas sob condições de enriquecimento de CO2 apresentaram valores superiores de biomassa seca para caule, raiz e peso seco total, apresentando médias finais de 9,9 %, 22,9 % e 18,1 % superiores respectivamente a testemunha. Quando o ambiente foi aquecido (+2 oC) e sob alta concentração de CO2 , verifica-se que a condutância estomática, as taxas fotossintética e de transpiração apresentaram resultados condizentes com o consenso científico. Para a condutância estomática, foi observado que as testemunhas apresentaram valores 21,1 % superiores ao tratamento enriquecido com CO2 sob temperatura elevada. Em relação as variáveis morfológicas, o comportamento foi semelhante ao estudo sem aumento na temperatura, em que o enriquecimento de CO2 alterou a altura, diâmetro do caule, peso seco do caule e o peso seco total das plantas. Ao se analisar o efeito da temperatura em ambientes enriquecidos de CO2 verificou-se, ao final do experimento uma tendência ao tratamento em temperatura ambiente em apresentar maiores taxas fotossintéticas. No entanto, ocorreram diferenças significativas em relação aos tratamentos enriquecidos com CO2 sem e com elevação de temperatura para condutância estomática e transpiração, tendo o tratamento com temperatura adicional apresentado valores inferiores para condutância estomática e superiores para a transpiração. Com isso, o aumento da concentração de CO2 ocasiona maior ganho de biomassa, levando a um melhor desenvolvimento inicial da cultura.<br>The concentration of atmospheric CO2 has been increasing gradually in the last centuries, being observed for the planet Earth at the moment the highest level of CO2 of the last 800,000 years. This concentration is expected to increase further due to the dependence of fossil fuels and the world population growth rate, which could reach the year 2100, the average concentration of 985 ppm (794 - 1142 ppm), together with the increase in temperatures between 1.8 and 5.0 °C in some regions of the globe. The increase in the concentration of atmospheric CO2 generally promotes an increase in the photosynthetic rate, the synthesis of biomass and the efficiency of water use, as well as the reduction of the stomatal conductance and transpiration of the plants. On the other hand, there is an increase in temperature and change in water availability, which can increase photorespiration and reduce net carbon gain in C3 plants. In forest crops, responsible for much of carbon assimilation, the increase in CO2 concentration is of great importance. The objective was to obtain ecophysiological responses in young trees of eucalyptus trees submitted to CO2 enriched environment and heating in MINIFACE and MINI T-FACE systems. The experiment was conducted at the Federal University of Viçosa with the use of two clones belonging to the company Celulose Nipo-Brasileira CENIBRA in the period of May and June, 2017. The results were presented by analyzing the isolated effect of the increase of CO2 concentration in the environment and the effect of increasing CO2 concentration in a heated environment. When the CO2 enrichment effect was analyzed, it can be observed that under normal ambient temperature conditions, the photosynthetic rate for treatment with CO2 enrichment exceeds 30.0 % of the values obtained by the control treatment. The stomatal conductance did not present a definite trend, in which there is a reduction in the values of stomatal opening in environment enriched with CO2 . Thus, the higher concentration of CO2 induced a higher rate of transpiration, implying a reduction in the efficiency of water use. The effect of CO2 on plant response to light promoted increases in quantum efficiency (17.0 %) and light saturation (24.0 %). The height and diameter variation of the stem were observed for the treatment submitted to CO2 enrichment, reaching 14.1 % and 14.5 % higher, respectively, when compared to the control. The plants under conditions of CO2 enrichment presented higher values of dry biomass for stem, root and total dry weight, presenting final averages of 9.9 %, 22.9 % and 18.1%, respectively, higher than the control. When the environment was heated (+ 2 °C) and under high CO2 concentration, it was verified that the stomatal conductance, photosynthetic and transpiration rates presented results consistent with the scientific consensus. For stomatal conductance, it was observed that the controls presented values 21.1 % higher than the treatment enriched with CO2 under elevated temperature. Regarding the morphological variables, the behavior was similar to the study without increase in temperature, in which CO2 enrichment altered the height, stem diameter, stem dry weight and total dry weight of the plants. When analyzing the effect of the temperature in enriched environments of CO2, at the end of the experiment a tendency to the treatment in ambient temperature in presenting higher photosynthetic rates was verified. However, significant differences were observed in relation to CO2 enriched treatments with and without temperature elevation for stomatal conductance and transpiration. The treatment with additional temperature presented lower values for stomatal conductance and higher for transpiration. Thus, the increase in CO2 concentration leads to a higher biomass gain, leading to a better initial development of the crop.
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Burwick, John E. "O2, Fe(III) mineral phase and depth controls on Fe metabolism in acid mine drainage derived iron mounds." University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1436335313.
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Steffen, Bradley J. "Effects of mine characteristics on hibernacula selection by bats in southern Illinois /." Available to subscribers only, 2007. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1400961481&sid=15&Fmt=2&clientId=1509&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Ruess, Sebastian [Verfasser], John [Akademischer Betreuer] Jelonnek, and Minh-Quang [Akademischer Betreuer] Tran. "Pushing the KIT 2 MW Coaxial-Cavity Short-Pulse Gyrotron Towards a DEMO Relevant Design / Sebastian Ruess ; John Jelonnek, Minh-Quang Tran." Karlsruhe : KIT Scientific Publishing, 2021. http://d-nb.info/1225481287/34.
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Spedo, Carina Tellaroli. "Instrumento breve para triagem do comprometimento cognitivo em pacientes com esclerose múltipla para o contexto brasileiro: estudos com diferentes medidas." Universidade de São Paulo, 2016. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/17/17140/tde-06012017-094520/.
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Introdução: O comprometimento cognitivo (CC) na Esclerose Múltipla (EM) possui taxas de prevalência de 43% a 70% e pode surgir desde a Síndrome Clinicamente Isolada (CIS) aos estágios iniciais da EM. O CC na EM pode evoluir independentemente dos sinais e sintomas motores, dos resultados do EDSS e ausência de lesões ativas (captantes) na Ressonância Magnética. Neste contexto, o Multiple Sclerosis National Questionaire (MSNQ) e o protocolo Brief International Cognitive Assesment for Multiple Sclerosis (BICAMS) são instrumentos internacionais empregados para a triagem e o monitoramento nos centros de atendimento para os pacientes com EM. Estudos posteriores e reuniões do mesmo comitê concluíram que o MSNQ possui várias limitações por ser uma medida não objetiva e a triagem única pelo Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT) por si só não é capaz de acessar outras áreas que podem estar comprometidas na EM. Com a segunda revisão do MMSE, e na falta de instrumentos de triagem objetivos capazes de triar os pacientes que precisassem ser melhor acompanhados pelo BICAMS, buscou-se no presente estudo criar a partir do BICAMS e do MMSE-2 uma medida rápida para triagem, que tivesse medidas de memória episódica, velocidade de processamento, atenção e memória operacional. Objetivo: Para obter uma ferramenta de triagem para este propósito (MMSE-MS) foram conduzidos estudos de adaptação segundo o estímulo: estudo de protótipos, estudo de adaptação, propriedades psicométricas e normas do MMSE-2 (como a nossa ferramenta experimental) e estudo preliminar de desenvolvimento de uma ferramenta objetiva de triagem para EM, com base no MMSE-3. Métodos: Todos os estudos de tradução e adaptação foram conduzidos seguindo um mesmo método, já amplamente utilizado pela literatura. O primeiro estudo consistiu no estudo convencional e de protótipos para verificar qual possuía melhor estimativa de equivalência entre as culturas. O segundo estudo consistiu em adaptar, verificar as propriedades psicométricas e estabelecer normas para o MMSE-2. Similarmente ao estudo anterior, um juiz internacional discutiu os resultados do estudo de adaptação para estabelecimento dos parâmetros de transculturalidade. O último estudo foi realizado com o objetivo de obter uma ferramenta com estimativas de sensibilidade e especificidade similares ao BICAMS, mas que fosse designada à triagem dos pacientes que são elegíveis para ser acompanhados pelo BICAMS. Para tal participaram do primeiro estudo, 374 voluntários da comunidade e 25 pacientes com EM. No segundo e terceiro estudo, participaram 128 pacientes com EM e 602 voluntários saudáveis. Todos os estudos clínicos e com as amostras da comunidade foram realizados no período de 2013 à 2015 e contaram com a parceria em pesquisa do Instituto Brasileiro de Neuropsicologia (IBNeuro) e do Laboratório de Instrumentação e Avaliação Psicológica (LABIAP). A coleta de pacientes foi realizada no Ambulatório de Neuroimunologia do Hospital das clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Perto (FMRP-USP). Resultados: No primeiro estudo, foram mantidas 5 palavras das 15 da versão original. A razão para as modificações na lista Brasileira foram as diferenças entre a divisão silábica, extensão das palavras e presença de protótipos. Verificou-se ainda que até a quarta palavra evocada na nossa cultura em cada categoria semântica foram as mesmas que foram evocadas na língua nativa do instrumento, mas a ordem da frequência variou dentro de cada categoria, mostrando que embora existam palavras que são prototípicas às duas culturas na classificação semântica global, o contexto cultural interfere muito quando partimos para as especificidades dentro de cada classificação e categoria semântica. O MMSE-2 também apresentou estimativas de validade e precisão comum às duas culturas. No quarto estudo, as medidas do MMSE-2 que tiveram melhor relação com o BICAMS e índices de sensibilidade e especificidade parecidos foram as medidas da tarefa de evocação, atenção e cálculo, memória de histórias e codificação dígitos-símbolos. As correlações selecionadas foram aquelas classificadas em moderadas e fortes. Como segundo critério, as medidas do MMSE-2 foram comparadas às medidas do BICAMS pela curva ROC. As medidas do MMSE- 2 que tiveram especificidade e sensibilidade significativas (p<0,001) foram as elegíveis para compor o teste de triagem. Como a tarefa de codificação dígitos-símbolos é susceptível à demanda motora, optou-se pelo uso da forma oral do SDMT em conjunto. Deste modo, no nosso instrumento de triagem, normas para este instrumento foram criadas a partir da soma dos itens do MMSE-MS com o SDMT oral. Conclusão: A integração de dados desses diversos estudos evidencia cautela quanto aos procedimentos de adaptação empregados para adaptação transcultural das tarefas que são de origem verbal e semântica. Há também evidências da necessidade de instrumentos capazes de triar esses pacientes. Para tal, o MMSE-EM mostrou-se válido, preciso, com índices de sensibilidade e especificidade similares ao BICAMS, com normas ajustadas ao contexto Brasileiro.<br>Background: The cognitive impairment (CI) in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) has the prevalence rate from 43% to 70% and may occur from the Clinically Isolated Syndrome (CIS) to the early stages of MS. The CI in MS can advance independently of motor signs and symptoms, EDSS scores and MRI stable. In this context, the National Multiple Sclerosis Questionnaire (MSNQ) and the International Brief Cognitive Assesment for Multiple Sclerosis (BICAMS) are international tools used to screening and monitoring MS patients in care centers. Further studies and meetings provided by same committee alluded that MSNQ has several limitations for being a non-objective measure and the screening using the Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT) alone is not effective because other areas that may be impaired in MS is not screened. With the second revision of the MMSE, and the lack of objective screening tools to quikly screening MS patients that needed to be monitored by BICAMS, we aimed in the presente study to create a fast measurement to screening the episodic memory, processing speed, attention and working memory from BICAMS and MMSE-2. Objective: To obtain brief a screening tool for MS (MMSE-MS) were conducted four studies using different tools: first the prototype study to development of CVLT-2 lists, adaptation, psychometric properties and normative data of BICAMS to the Braziliam context (as our gold standard), Cross cultural adaptation, psychometric properties, and normative data of MMSE-2 (the experimental tool) and the preliminary study of development of MMSE-MS. Methods: All translation and adaptation studies were conducted following the same method, as widely used in the literature. The first study consisted of conventional adaptation and prototypical norms, aiming to see which had the best estimates of equivalence between the cultures. The second study with BICAMS protocol show that MS scored significantly lower on all BICAMS tests. At the end of the study, the results were discussed with a member of the international committee to confirm the evidences of transculturality between the original and Brazilian versions. The third study consisted of Adapt, to investigate the psychometric properties and stablish normative data to the MMSE-2. Similarly to the previous study, an international judge discussed the results of the study of adaptation to identify the estimatives of transculturality. The fourth and last study was conducted in order to obtain a tool with sensitivity and similar specificity estimates BICAMS, but it was designed to screen patients who are eligible to be accompanied by BICAMS. Participated of the first study, 374 healthy volunteers and 25 patients with MS. In the second and third study participated 128 MS patients and 602 healthy volunteers. All clinical studies and community samples were carried out from 2013 to 2015 and had the partnership of the Brazilian Institute of Neuropsychology (IBNeuro) and the Laboratory of Instrumentation and Psychological Assessment (LABIAP). The collection of patients was performed at the Neuroimmunology Outpatient Clinic from Ribeirão Preto Medical School (FMRP-USP). Results: In the first study, were kept 5 words of 15 from the original American version. The reason for these changes in the Brazilian list were the differences between the syllabic division, extension of the words and the presence of prototypicall words. Was also found that until the fourth word evoked in our culture, in each semantic category were the same as those mentioned in the native language, but the order of the frequency varied within each category, indicating that although there are words that are prototypically commom between the two cultures in the overall semantic classification, the cultural context changes when we analyse the specifics prototipically words inside of each classification and semantic categories. To the second study, the BICAMS showed similar estimates of reliability and validity for current use as monitoring tool for MS in the Brazilian contexto, supporting the diagnostic validity of the Brazilian-Portuguese adaptation The normative data were satisfactory (p <0.001) in relation to the vocational status. The third study, with MMSE-2 also provided good estimates of validity and precision to the both cultures. To the fourth study, the MMSE-2 was compared to the BICAMS. The MMSE-2 tasks which had similar sensitivity and specificity to the BICAMS protocol was the recalling, attention and calculation, history memory and processing speed (Symbol Digit-coding). The selected tasks were those classified as moderate and Strong correlations. The second procedure consisted on comparisions among the MMSE-2 measurements and BICAMS using ROC curve. So, the MMSE-2 measures that had significant (p <0.001) specificity and sensitivity and similar area under the curve (ROC) were eligible to composse the screening tool. As the digit-symbol coding task is susceptible to motor demand, we decided to include the oral SDMT to the task. Thus, to get our screening tool, normative data for this instrument were created from the sum of the MMSE-MS items with oral SDMT. Conclusion: The overall of the data from these studies calls attention to the necessity of the caution to the adaptation procedures used in cross-cultural adaptation of the tasks that has verbal and semantic stimuli. There is also the need of tools abel to screening MS patients. For this, these preliminar data for MMSE-MS showed evidences of validation, similar sensitivity and and specificity, with normative data culturally adjusted to the Brazilian context.
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Martegoutte, Julien. "Corrélation entre les procédés de fabrication, les propriétés microstructurales et les propriétés mécaniques de couches minces métalliques pour applications microsystèmes." Phd thesis, INSA de Lyon, 2012. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00770667.
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L'agence spatiale européenne et le CNES étudient la possibilité d'envoyer des microsystèmes dans l'espace, en particulier pour le gain de masse qu'ils représentent. Afin d'améliorer la fiabilité des composants en couches minces dans le temps et leurs performances, il est nécessaire de connaitre leurs propriétés mécaniques. Plusieurs techniques de caractérisation existent, en particulier la nanoindentation qui sollicite les couches minces directement sur substrat. Mais les résultats peuvent être largement influencés par le substrat dans le cas des couches microniques. Les méthodes de traction uniaxiale (CNES) et du gonflement de membranes autoportantes (INL) permettent de s'affranchir des effets du substrat, mais la fabrication de telles structures est complexe et nécessite bon nombre d'étapes technologiques pour retirer le substrat en face arrière. L'objectif de cette thèse est de comprendre le lien qui existe entre les paramètres de fabrication de couches minces métalliques d'or et d'aluminium, leur microstructure, et leurs propriétés mécaniques à l'aide des outils présentés précédemment. Une perspective étant de mieux agir sur les procédés de fabrication afin d'améliorer la fiabilité des composants. Le premier chapitre présente les différentes techniques de dépôt, leur thermodynamique et cinétique, les types de microstructures rapportées dans la littérature, ainsi que la réalisation des structures de test. Le deuxième présente les caractérisations microstructurales, et la corrélation entre les paramètres de dépôt et les propriétés microstructurales est discutée. Le chapitre trois présente les caractérisations mécaniques des couches minces, sur substrat ou autoportantes, par les méthodes de nanoindentation en pointe Berkovich et sphérique, de microtraction et du gonflement de membrane. Le dernier chapitre est consacré aux relations entre les propriétés microstructurales et mécaniques des couches minces métalliques et à l'influence des traitements thermiques.
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Zajac, Kristyn. "Caregiver state of mind and child psychopathology intergenerational effects in a low-income sample /." Access to citation, abstract and download form provided by ProQuest Information and Learning Company; downloadable PDF file, 47 p, 2006. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1163266771&sid=4&Fmt=2&clientId=8331&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Lecompte, Sophie. "Etude du rôle du gène PROX1 dans le diabète de type 2." Phd thesis, Université du Droit et de la Santé - Lille II, 2012. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00790524.
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PROX1 étant un facteur de susceptibilité au diabète de type 2 (DT2), nousavons réalisé des études génétiques et moléculaires afin de comprendre son rôledans l'étiologie du DT2.Nous avons analysé l'impact de 80 SNPs de PROX1 sur des phénotypescliniques associés au DT2 dans l'étude HELENA (n=1155 adolescents) et montréque trois SNPs (rs340838, rs340837 et rs340836) sont associés à l'insulinémie àjeun. Nous avons évalué la fonctionnalité de 9 SNPs (les 3 SNPs associés et 6 SNPsen déséquilibre de liaison) en utilisant un gène rapporteur Luciférase dans descellules HepG2 et MIN6. Les allèles associés à la diminution de l'insulinémie desSNPs rs340874, rs340873 et rs340835 sont associés à une diminution del'expression du gène rapporteur Luciférase, suggérant que l'expression de PROX1est diminuée chez les individus porteurs des allèles à risque.Nous avons aussi montré que l'inhibition de l'expression de Prox1 par siRNAsdans les cellules INS-1E engendrait une diminution de 1,7 fois de la sécrétiond'insuline en réponse au glucose et qu'une concentration élevée en glucose modulaitpositivement l'expression de la protéine Prox1.Des analyses transcriptomiques réalisées dans les cellules INS-1E ont permisde montrer que certains des gènes cibles de PROX1 dans les cellules bêta sont desgènes impliqués dans des voies de sécrétion d'insuline.Enfin, nous avons également observé que l'agoniste de PPARgamma, latroglitazone, diminuait l'expression de Prox1 dans les cellules INS-1E.Ces résultats suggèrent qu'une altération de l'expression de Prox1 par desvariants cis-régulateurs pourrait conduire à une sécrétion d'insuline en réponse auglucose altérée des cellules bêta, conférant ainsi une susceptibilité au DT2.
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Auffret, Stéphane. "Etude des propriétés structurales, magnétiques et de transport des siliciures de terres rares RSi(2-[delta]) sous forme massive et de couche mince." Grenoble 1, 1992. http://www.theses.fr/1992GRE10056.
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Les siliciures de terre rare rsi#2##x cristallisent sous trois principales formes cristallographiques apparentees: quadratique, orthorhombique et hexagonale, cette derniere phase s'epitaxiant sur silicium oriente (111). Les lacunes de silicium ont une grande influence sur la structure cristalline et peuvent notamment introduire des surstructures. Les temperatures d'ordre magnetique sont inferieures a 50 kelvins. Les structures magnetiques sont tres variees et dependent de la forme cristallographique. De l'ordre a courte distance, des vecteurs de propagation non commensurables ou bien encore des structures non colineaires sont des phenomenes frequemment observes. Les differences de temperature d'ordre entre les phases hexagonale et orthorhombique peuvent s'expliquer par la presence de frustration magnetique. La resistivite presente un caractere metallique. Un comportement particulier de la magneto-resistance a ete observee pour les composes metamagnetiques, et analyse en incorporant une theorie de champ moleculaire et l'anisotropie magnetocristalline deduite de la spectroscopie de neutrons et de l'anisotropie de susceptibilite. L'etude de l'effet hall montre le caractere partiellement compense de ces metaux, le terme extraordinaire de hall permettant de deduire qualitativement le comportement de l'aimantation des couches epitaxiees. Les siliciures de ce et tb presentent un pouvoir thermoelectrique eleve
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Daniel, Blakemore. "Insights into the History of Pyrite Mineralization at the Round Mountain Gold Mine, Nevada: A Detailed Microanalytical Study of the Type 2 Ore." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami15962291791253.
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