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Van, Wynen Susan Elaine. "A Journey of Missional Intent : Organizational Strategy in the Context of God’s Mission." Thesis, University of Pretoria, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/78502.
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This research addresses the following issue: Traditional strategic planning philosophies and methodologies were not created or developed to reflect or support organizational participation in missio Dei (God’s mission). The following questions provided the focus for the research—
Can the concept of a journey:
• provide a more biblically and missiologically-aligned, helpful, and effective basis for creating new ways of leading and participating in organizational thinking and planning in and among mission and church organizations?”
• address organizations’ desires to flourish in and respond to the complex local and global environments of today and tomorrow?
• be effective in multicultural and global contexts?
The questions above were addressed through three key areas of research: Metaphor and strategy, multi-cultural impressions of journey, and journey and Scripture. A process of qualitative inquiry drew from literature review, survey and case studies. The literature review included contributions from theology, missiology, business, history, and literary classics. The research was also enriched by the wisdom, cultures, contexts, and experiences of survey and case study participants, organizational leaders from more than forty nations. The findings come together to make a unique contribution to the study of strategy as relates to organizations that seek to be a part of God’s mission.
The research primarily, but not exclusively, addresses the needs of Christian organizations, including churches. The study of strategy metaphors and the journey concept could be of benefit to any organization’s leaders. The research is informed by the work and journey of the Wycliffe Global Alliance, but the application potential and implications of the research are broader and deeper than any one group or type of organizations.
Exploring the concept of journey led to findings concerning the importance of metaphor, the near-universality of journey as a metaphor, and the many rich facets of this concept when voices from many nations are heard. The case studies and research associated with the literature review also provided insights into how the journey concept can be practically applied across cultures and in ever-changing, and often complex, global and local contexts.<br>Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2020.<br>Biblical and Religious Studies<br>PhD<br>Unrestricted
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Wahyuni, Ias Sri. "Multi-focus image fusion using local variability." Thesis, Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018UBFCK010/document.
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Dans cette thèse, nous nous intéressons aux méthodes de la fusion d'images multi focales. Cette technique consiste à fusionner plusieurs images capturées avec différentes distances focales de la même scène. Cela permet d'obtenir une image de meilleure qualité à partir des deux images sources. Nous proposons une méthode de fusion d'images s'appuyant sur les techniques des pyramides Laplaciennes en utilisant comme règle de sélection les transformées d'ondelettes discretes(DWT: Discrete Wavelet Transform). Nous développons, par la suite, deux méthodes de fusion d'images multi focales basée sur la variabilité locale de chaque pixel. Elle tient en compte les informations dans la région environnante des pixels. La première consiste à utiliser la variabilité locale comme information dans la méthode de Dempster-Shafer. La seconde utilise une métrique basée sur la variabilité locale. En effet, la fusion proposée effectue une pondération de chaque pixel par une exponentielle de sa variabilité locale. Une étude comparative entre les méthodes proposées et celles existantes a été réalisée. Les résultats expérimentaux démontrent que nos méthodes proposées donnent des meilleurs fusions, tant dans la perception visuelle que dans l'analyse quantitative<br>In this thesis, we are interested in the multi-focus image fusion method. This technique consists of fusing several captured images with different focal lengths of the same scene to obtain an image with better quality than the two source images. We propose an image fusion method based on Laplacian pyramid technique using Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT) as a selection rule. We then develop two multi-focus image fusion methods based on the local variability of each pixel. It takes into account the information in the surrounding pixel area. The first method is to use local variability as an information in the Dempster-Shafer theory. The second method uses a metric based on local variability. Indeed, the proposed fusion method weighs each pixel by an exponential of its local variability. A comparative study between the proposed methods and the existing methods was carried out. The experimental results show that our proposed methods give better fusions, both in visual perception and in quantitative analysis
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Werner, Sara M. "Attentional Focus Strategies of Multi-Sport Athletes." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2003. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4281/.
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The purpose of this study was to determine (a) the attentional focus strategies used by triathletes during the three stages of an Olympic distance triathlon, (b) if level of experience influences the attentional focus strategies used by triathletes, and (c) whether there is a relationship between athletes finishing times and the attentional strategies used in each stage of the race. Triathletes (N = 160) completed the Triathlon Attentional Focus Inventory, which measured association and dissociation during the swim, bike, and run. One-way ANOVAs revealed significant differences between the athletes' level of experience and the attentional strategies used, as well as differences between the athletes overall race time and the attentional strategies used during each stage of the triathlon. Athletes with more experience associated more during the race, whereas athletes with less experience dissociated more throughout the race.
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Reza, Amir. "Fostering intercultural competence: Impacts of a multi-destination study abroad program." Thesis, Boston College, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:104141.
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Thesis advisor: Karen Arnold<br>Thesis advisor: Philip Altbach<br>The attainment of attitudes, knowledge, and skills that develop students' intercultural competence so that they may navigate the globally interconnected environment of the 21st century is touted as an important learning objective for higher education (Deardorff & Jones, 2012). Colleges and universities strive to enhance this learning objective by offering a variety of international opportunities; prominent among these is a period of study abroad. However, past research indicates the results of intercultural development through study abroad are mixed. How can education abroad contribute to students' intercultural development? This study focuses on a cohort of students who traverse through three countries (China, Russia, India) in the course of one semester as they live and learn together, alongside faculty and staff from their home institution. To better understand the features of study abroad programs that contribute to students' intercultural development, this study examined the real and perceived development of a group of students (N=21) engaged in a multi-destination study abroad program utilizing a mixed-methods approach. The Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) scores of the 21 participants increased by an average of 24.45 points (25%), an increase that exceeded the IDI gains in previous studies. Programmatic conditions that cultivated students' intercultural competence included facilitated contact with natives, academic structure, student self-initiated exploration, and multi-destination. Social and residential features of the program had the least impact on participants' intercultural development. The analysis of the participant narratives is indicative of a web of interconnected features that provided the scaffolding for students to develop empathy, recognize their own biases, challenge stereotypes and ethnocentric beliefs, and ultimately gain knowledge and skills that enabled them to communicate and behave appropriately and effectively in intercultural situations. The results of this study imply that a web of intentionally designed features (e.g., multi-destination, faculty engagement, consistent reflection opportunities, facilitated contact with natives, and IDI guided coaching and mentoring) provide a solid scaffolding that accelerates students' intercultural development<br>Thesis (PhD) — Boston College, 2015<br>Submitted to: Boston College. Lynch School of Education<br>Discipline: Educational Leadership and Higher Education
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Shum, Eugene, and 岑宇舜. "An urban focus: a multi purposes complex in Mong Kok." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1994. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31982153.
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Shum, Eugene. "An urban focus : a multi purposes complex in Mong Kok /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1994. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B25945270.
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Jayaraman, Sanjini. "PolarEyez: A Radial Focus+Context Visualization for Multidimensional Functions." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/31034.
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Multi-dimensional functions are characterized by a large number of parameters on which the functional value depends. They are commonly used in engineering problems such as image analysis and system modeling. Multi-dimensional function spaces are very difficult to understand due to their multi-dimensional nature and the presence of a large number of data points in the functional space.
A point called the focal point is selected by the user in the vast multi-dimensional parameter space. Rays called â focal raysâ emanate from the focal point in all directions to the boundaries of the functional space. The focal rays contain functional data points. The focal point is mapped onto the center of the visualization with the focal rays arranged radially around it. The degree of detail decreases as we move away from the focal point toward the edges of the visualization in accordance with the focus+context technique. The functional values are mapped onto a color scheme with shades of green representing positive function values, and shades of red representing negative function values. Interactive features such as the ability to change the focal point, highlighting of functional values aid the user in exploring and analyzing the functional space. The algorithm, practical applications of the visualization approach and results of formative evaluation studies are also elaborated in this thesis.
The contributions of this thesis are fourfold, namely, providing an overview of the functional space, equal treatment of all dimensions, improved scalability and a smooth blending of details with the overview.<br>Master of Science
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Wennerström, Lee. "Managing change with an intercultural team." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen Handels- och IT-högskolan, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-16946.
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The study explores the subjects of organizational change and management of intercultural teams. The goal of the study is to spread knowledge about how an intercultural team should be managed in order to assure the best possible success of an organizational change initiative. It has long been recognized that organizations constantly need to change in order to stay competitive. At the same time it has also been recognized that organizations today operate on the global arena with operations spread to many different parts of the world. It is thus important to understand how an intercultural team should be managed in order to assure the success of an organizational change initiative.The aim of this study has been to provide information and guidelines that may be used by academia as well as professionals to better understand how to manage an intercultural team that conducts an organizational change. A total of six different guidelines have been presented in this research - each one important in assuring an effective teamwork and a successful organizational change.The study has been conducted using a qualitative research approach and the method used for gathering data has been interviews as well as literature studies.<br>Program: Magisterutbildning i informatik
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Dendamrongvit, Sareewan. "Induction in Hierarchical Multi-label Domains with Focus on Text Categorization." Scholarly Repository, 2011. http://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa_dissertations/542.
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Induction of classifiers from sets of preclassified training examples is one of the most popular machine learning tasks. This dissertation focuses on the techniques needed in the field of automated text categorization. Here, each document can be labeled with more than one class, sometimes with many classes. Moreover, the classes are hierarchically organized, the mutual relations being typically expressed in terms of a generalization tree. Both aspects (multi-label classification and hierarchically organized classes) have so far received inadequate attention. Existing literature work largely assumes that it is enough to induce a separate binary classifier for each class, and the question of class hierarchy is rarely addressed. This, however, ignores some serious problems. For one thing, induction of thousands of classifiers from hundreds of thousands of examples described by tens of thousands of features (a common case in automated text categorization) incurs prohibitive computational costs---even a single binary classifier in domains of this kind often takes hours, even days, to induce. For another, the circumstance that the classes are hierarchically organized affects the way we view the classification performance of the induced classifiers. The presented work proposes a technique referred to by the acronym "H-kNN-plus." The technique combines support vector machines and nearest neighbor classifiers with the intention to capitalize on the strengths of both. As for performance evaluation, a variety of measures have been used to evaluate hierarchical classifiers, including the standard non-hierarchical criteria that assign the same weight to different types of error. The author proposes a performance measure that overcomes some of their weaknesses. The dissertation begins with a study of (non-hierarchical) multi-label classification. One of the reasons for the poor performance of earlier techniques is the class-imbalance problem---a small number of positive examples being outnumbered by a great many negative examples. Another difficulty is that each of the classes tends to be characterized by a different set of characteristic features. This means that most of the binary classifiers are induced from examples described by predominantly irrelevant features. Addressing these weaknesses by majority-class undersampling and feature selection, the proposed technique significantly improves the overall classification performance. Even more challenging is the issue of hierarchical classification. Here, the dissertation introduces a new induction mechanism, H-kNN-plus, and subjects it to extensive experiments with two real-world datasets. The results indicate its superiority, in these domains, over earlier work in terms of prediction performance as well as computational costs.
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Lebrun, Delphine. "Multi-electron correlation spectroscopy of atoms and molecules : Focus on buckminsterfullerene." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Mjukröntgenfysik, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-160330.
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Correlated many-particle dynamics in Coulombic systems is one of today‟s grand challenges in physics. In order to address this task, the electronic structure and electron correlations of multiply ionised systems are studied in this thesis, aiming to obtain information on the dynamics of electron emission processes at unprecedented ease and high resolution. State-of-the-art multi-electron correlation spectrometers are used, which were originally developed at Oxford University, UK, and which are now frequently in use at the Ångström laboratory in Uppsala, Sweden.The research is so far based mainly on single-photon excitations using laboratory light sources and synchrotron radiation facilities, and expands now gradually into non-linear and time-resolved studies of atoms, molecules and clusters using high intensive Free Electron Lasers (FEL) in the Vacuum Ultra-Violet (VUV) and X-ray spectral region. This development is highly relevant for even more deep-going applications regarding the ion and excited-state balance in the Earth‟s outer atmosphere and in astrophysical contexts, for photochemistry and biochemistry, for materials science, and to test current atomic and molecular structure theories to their limits.We will focus on the multiple ionization of the buckminsterfullerene (C60) which is of scientific interest as an exceptionally stable and symmetric cluster. Its applications are quite large in nanotechnologies.
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Koenig, Pierre-Yves. "Visualisation d'information : paradigmes de navigation multi-echelle et approches "focus+contexte"." Phd thesis, Université Montpellier II - Sciences et Techniques du Languedoc, 2009. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00544724.
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La visualisation d'information est une approche des plus prometteuses pour l'exploration, l'analyse et la comprehension de donnees. Dans le cadre de cette these, les dierentes collaborations avec les utilisateurs naux de nos methodes (biologistes et geographes) ont permis d'elaborer de nouvelles visualisations et interactions adaptees aux besoins speciques de leur domaine. La notion d'exploration \focus+contexte" est ici centrale. Nous l'avons abordee tant au travers de la visualisation de donnees multidimensionnelles que de graphes hierarchiques. Une methode permettant de visualiser et d'interagir sur des donnees multidimensionnelles est proposee. Cette methode permet d'identier visuellement des correlations non lineaires a l'aide d'une matrice de graphes de correlation. Nous presentons alors une technique permettant de visualiser de facon interactive les structures hierarchiques sous forme de graphes orientes acycliques (DAGs). Les resultats d'une evaluation formelle de la methode sont alors presentes. Une extension a des donnees plus massive utilisant des techniques de visualisation "focus+context" est alors proposee.
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Dasli, Maria. "Developing Intercultural Competence through the Disciplines of Sociology and Anthropology : British Studies and Year Abroad Modules in Focus." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.518798.
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Boutin, François. "Filtrage, partitionnement et visualisation multi-échelles de graphes d'interactions à partir d'un focus." Phd thesis, Université Montpellier II - Sciences et Techniques du Languedoc, 2005. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00113852.
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Cette thèse étudie les caractéristiques de réseaux interactions réels, notamment les propriétés « petit monde » et « sans échelle ». Elle présente diverses techniques de filtrage, partitionnement et visualisation de ces réseaux.<br />La propriété « sans échelle » provient du fait que ces réseaux d'interactions sont le plus souvent dans un processus de croissance : les nouveaux noeuds établissent, de préférence, des liens avec des noeuds existants à fort degré. On parle d'« attachement préférentiel ». La propriété « petit monde » s'explique par l'adage : « les amis de mes amis sont mes amis ».<br />Les réseaux d'interaction présentent souvent un noyau dense difficilement analysable et visualisable à l'aide de techniques de partitionnement et de dessin classiques.<br />Cette étude introduit une nouvelle technique de filtrage permettant l'extraction d'une structure dite « arborée » ayant également les propriétés « petit monde » et « sans échelle ». Le réseau, ainsi filtré, est organisé en un arbre de silhouettes emboîtées. Cette structure multi-échelles, facilement visualisable et navigable, présente une organisation contextuelle du réseau autour d'un focus<br />utilisateur.<br />La nouvelle technique de partitionnement optimise les critères de qualité recensés et introduits dans cette thèse. Par ailleurs, l'étude du contenu des silhouettes, menée a posteriori, souligne la qualité de l'utilisation conjointe du filtrage et du partitionnement.
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Boutin, François. "Filtrage, partitionnement et visualistion multi-échelles de graphes d’interactions à partir d’un focus." Montpellier 2, 2005. http://www.theses.fr/2005MON20219.
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Cette thèse étudie les caractéristiques de réseaux d’interactions réels, notamment les propriétés « petit monde » et « sans échelle ». Elle présente diverses techniques de filtrage, partitionnement et visualisation de ces réseaux. La propriété « sans échelle » provient du fait que ces réseaux d’interactions sont le plus souvent dans un processus de croissance : les nouveaux noeuds établissent, de préférence, des liens avec des nœuds existants à fort degré. On parle d’« attachement préférentiel ». La propriété « petit monde » s’explique par l’adage : « les amis de mes amis sont mes amis ». Les réseaux d’interaction présentent souvent un noyau dense difficilement analysable et visualisable à l’aide de techniques de partitionnement et de dessin classiques. Cette étude introduit une nouvelle technique de filtrage permettant l’extraction d’une structure dite « arborée » ayant également les propriétés « petit monde » et « sans échelle ». Le réseau, ainsi filtré, est organisé en un arbre de silhouettes emboîtées. Cette structure multi-échelles, facilement visualisable et navigable, présente une organisation contextuelle du réseau autour d’un focus utilisateur. La nouvelle technique de partitionnement optimise les critères de qualité recensés et introduits dans cette thèse. Par ailleurs, l’étude du contenu des silhouettes, menée a posteriori, souligne la qualité de l’utilisation conjointe du filtrage et du partitionnement<br>The thesis is focused on the features of real interaction networks, especially on the “small world” and “scale free” properties. It presents various filtering, clustering and visualization techniques of these networks. The “scale free” property comes from these interaction networks being most often in growth process: the new nodes tend to connect to high degree nodes. This process is called “preferential attachment”. The “small world” property recall the saying: “my friends’ friends are my friends”. Interaction networks usually have a dense core that is difficult to analyse and to visualize with classical clustering and drawing techniques. This study develops a new filtering technique allowing extracting a “tree like” structure also having “small world” and “scale free” properties. The resulting network is organized into a tree of nested silhouettes. This multi scaling structure is easily drawn and explored. It presents a contextual organization around user focus. The new clustering technique optimizes the quality criteria listed and presented in the thesis. Moreover, the silhouettes’content interpretation emphasizes the quality of the joint use of filtering and clustering techniques
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Richards, Christopher M. "Identification of multi-degree-of-freedom nonlinear systems with focus on spectral methods /." The Ohio State University, 1998. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487951907959319.
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Bouchery, Yann. "Supply Chain optimization with sustainability criteria : A focus on inventory models." Phd thesis, Ecole Centrale Paris, 2012. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00784197.
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Sustainability concerns are increasingly shaping customers' behavior as well as companies' strategy. In this context, optimizing the supply chain with sustainability considerations is becoming a critical issue. However, work with quantitative models is still scarce. Our research contributes by revisiting classical inventory models taking sustainability concerns into account. We believe that reducing all aspects of sustainable development to a single objective is not desirable. We thus reformulate single and multi-echelon economic order quantity models as multi-objective problems. These models are then used to study several options such as buyer-supplier coordination or green technology investment. We also consider that firms are becoming increasingly proactive with respect to sustainability. We thus propose to apply multiple criteria decision aid techniques instead of considering sustainability as a constraint. In this sense, the firm may provide preference information about economic, environmental and social tradeoffs and quickly identify a satisfactory solution.
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McShane, Michael K. "Strategic focus, liability issuance, and benefits of multi-jurisdictional regulation in the U.S. insurance industry /." Full text available from ProQuest UM Digital Dissertations, 2007. http://0-proquest.umi.com.umiss.lib.olemiss.edu/pqdweb?index=0&did=1417811501&SrchMode=1&sid=2&Fmt=2&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1220632536&clientId=22256.
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Flores, Olga Viviana. "O programa escola intercultural bilíngue de fronteira: um olhar para novas politicas linguísticas." Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Parana, 2012. http://tede.unioeste.br:8080/tede/handle/tede/2524.
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Previous issue date: 2012-03-09<br>ABSTRACT: PEIBF, created in 2005 as an action between Brazil and Argentina, proposes the gradual transformation of schools located at the border into bilingual intercultural institutions, to offer their students an education based on a new frontier concept, linked to regional integration, knowledge and respect for the culture of the neighboring country. This paper aims to show the process chosen by the Intercultural Bilingual School Project (PEIBF), as well as their teaching methods, highlighting the need of new language policies due to the multilingualism and multiculturalism typical of the border region, taking into account its influence on the construction of the identity of its inhabitants. The bilingual education that I support has the aim of providing intercultural contextualization, that is, to instruct the children through the L1 and L2 to ensure equal conditions and reach the common basic knowledge, promoting individual identity, respect, recognition of group differences which are part of national mosaics, as well as the unity that is necessary to make each country a singular nation. Since PEIBF is a means that provides many possibilities for this educational concept to take place, I intended to answer the following questions: which are the socio-cultural and linguistic characteristics of the three border region Brazil-Paraguay-Argentina, how the pedagogical process at Bordering Bilingual Schools occurs, and what are the concepts of language, bilingualism, interculture and identity which are the basis of pedagogical practices at PEIBF. This research is a qualitative, ethnographic study case, and is based on theoretical and methodological assumptions of Applied Linguistics (LA). It is developed based on the concept of language, culture and identity as something multiple, dynamic, hybrid and at a constant change. (SANTOS and CAVALCANTI, HALL, 2005; DAMKE, 1992, 2009; RAJAGOPALAN, 1998); Bi/multilingualism is seen as the ability to make use of more than one language (MAHER, 2007; CAVALCANTI, 1999; SANTOS, 2004; MOITA LOPES, SAVEDRA, 2009; DAMKE, 1992, 2009; VON BORSTEL, 1999, among others) and appropriate language policies to the socio-educational context (CALVET, 2007; OLIVEIRA, 2009, 2003; HAMEL, 1999; SAVEDRA, 2003). Thus, I hope this work contributes to the creation of new schools at PEIBF and can also provide support, so that an educational policy which takes into account multilingualism and cultural characteristics of the border regions may be thought later on.<br>O PEIBF criado em 2005 por uma ação bilateral Brasil-Argentina, propõe a progressiva transformação das escolas de fronteira em instituições interculturais bilíngues que ofereçam aos seus alunos uma formação com base num novo conceito de fronteira, ligado à integração regional e ao conhecimento e respeito pela cultura do país vizinho. Este trabalho visa mostrar o processo trilhado pelo Projeto Escola Intercultural Bilíngue de Fronteira (PEIBF) e suas práticas pedagógicas, apontando a necessidade de novas políticas linguísticas em virtude do plurilinguismo e pluriculturalismo existentes na região de fronteira, tendo em vista sua influência na construção identitária dos seus habitantes. A educação bilíngue que defendo tem como objetivo a contextualização intercultural, ou seja, instruir as crianças por meio da L1 e a L2 para garantir igualdade de condições de chegar aos saberes básicos comuns, promovendo a identidade individual, o respeito, o reconhecimento das diferenças dos grupos étnicos que compõem os mosaicos nacionais, assim como a unidade necessária para fazer de cada um dos países uma nação. Sendo o PEIBF um meio com muitas possibilidades para que essa educação se concretize, busquei responder quais as características sócio-culturais e linguísticas da região de fronteira Brasil-Paraguai-Argentina, como se processam as práticas pedagógicas das escolas bilíngues de fronteira e quais conceitos de linguagem, bilinguismo, interculturalidade e identidade estão subjacentes às práticas pedagógicas do PEIBF. Esta pesquisa se caracteriza como qualitativa, etnográfica, com estudo de caso e se apóia nos pressupostos teórico-metodológicos da Linguística Aplicada (LA). Desenvolve-se tomando como base o conceito de linguagem, cultura e identidade como múltiplas, dinâmicas, híbridas e em constante transformação (SANTOS e CAVALCANTI, HALL, 2005; DAMKE, 1992, 2009; RAJAGOPALAN, 1998); de bi/multi/plurilinguismo como a capacidade de fazer uso de mais de uma língua (MAHER, 2007; CAVALCANTI, 1999; SANTOS, 2004; MOITA LOPES, SAVEDRA, 2009; DAMKE, 1992, 2009; VON BORSTEL, 1999, entre outros) e de políticas linguísticas adequadas ao contexto sócio-educacional. (CALVET, 2007; OLIVEIRA, 2009, 2003; HAMEL, 1999; SAVEDRA, 2003). Com isso, espero que este trabalho contribua com a inserção de novas escolas no PEIBF e que também possa fornecer subsídios para que, posteriormente, seja pensada uma política de ensino que leve em consideração a pluralidade linguística e cultural, características da região de fronteira.
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Paredes, Daniel M. "Multi/Cross-cultural competence integrating universal and particular perspectives /." Greensboro, N.C. : University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2007. http://libres.uncg.edu/edocs/etd/1485Paredes/umi-uncg-1485.pdf.
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2007.<br>Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Mar. 3, 2008). Directed by Craig S. Cashwell; submitted to the School of Education. Includes bibliographical references (p. 160-194).
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Murahashi, Kent. "A church planting strategy for reaching a multi-racial target group in the Pacific Northwest." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2001. http://www.tren.com.
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Liette, Jared. "A coupled, multi-physics model of the automotive brake system with focus on dynamic torque prediction." Connect to resource, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1811/44506.
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Eaton, Joanna. "Multi-drug resistant Gram-negative bacteria in wastewater treatment plants : -With focus on Acinetobacter baumannii complex." Thesis, Örebro universitet, Institutionen för naturvetenskap och teknik, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-84457.
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Multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens are emerging problems humanity faces today. Increasing MDR Gram-negative bacteria is not only a threat towards humanity itself but also towards food safety. The genus Acinetobacter is an environmental bacterium that can be found in habitats, including aquatic environments, soil, wastewater, food, and animals. Acinetobacter spp. is naturally resistant to a broad spectrum of antibiotics and quickly develop resistance due to their OXA β-lactamases enzyme set. Their broad-spectrum resistance makes infections caused by Acinetobacter hard to treat. The study aimed to investigate if there are any Acinetobacter spp. in the wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) in Sweden with focus on A. baumannii. The study also checked for antibiotic resistance in Acinetobacter isolates. Four sample sites in Sweden were chosen to investigate for the persistence of Acinetobacter spp. in both incoming and outgoing wastewater. Through antibiotic susceptibility testing, it was confirmed that the majority of Acinetobacter spp. were resistant towards antibiotic groups, carbapenem, aminoglycosides, folic acid synthesis inhibitors, and suspected resistance towards cephalosporins. It was also concluded that the WWTPs might have an impact on decreasing the amount of Acinetobacter spp. released into the environment.
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Schenk, Jessica Lin. "The Governance of Canadian Domestic Multi-Sport Events: A Focus on Stakeholder Coordination and Knowledge Management." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/32745.
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This dissertation’s purpose was to explore the governance of two domestic multi-sport events—2012 Ontario Summer Games and 2013 Canada Games—regarding how stakeholder coordination and knowledge management occurred. Case studies were built using content and social network analyses of 27 interviews and 476 document pages.
In both events, the organizing committee staff and sport organizations were the most salient stakeholders, being therefore seen as the focal actors within the event network regarding coordination, initiating communication, building trust, and improving relationships. For the provincial event specifically, findings suggested the organizing committee should exist within an enduring organization in order to maximize resources (e.g., financial, human, etc.), build long-term coordination mechanisms, and enhance knowledge management capacities.
Knowledge transfer appeared to occur at both levels, to varying degrees of sophistication. The knowledge management processes at each event stressed the importance of people and of tacit knowledge. Implications for researchers and managers provided.
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Kühne, Kay. "Interactive Multiscale Visualization of Large, Multi-dimensional Datasets." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för datavetenskap och medieteknik (DM), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-77109.
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This thesis project set out to find and implement a comfortable way to explore vast, multidimensional datasets using interactive multiscale visualizations to combat the ever-growing information overload that the digitized world is generating. Starting at the realization that even for people not working in the fields of information visualization and data science the size of interesting datasets often outgrows the capabilities of standard spreadsheet applications such as Microsoft Excel. This project established requirements for a system to overcome this problem. In this thesis report, we describe existing solutions, related work, and in the end designs and implementation of a working tool for initial data exploration that utilizes novel multiscale visualizations to make complex coherences comprehensible and has proven successful in a practical evaluation with two case studies.
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Dong, Pingrong. "Identity and style in intercultural institutional interaction : a multi-modal analysis of supervision sessions between British academics and Chinese students." Thesis, Available from the University of Aberdeen Library and Historic Collections Digital Resources, 2009. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?application=DIGITOOL-3&owner=resourcediscovery&custom_att_2=simple_viewer&pid=56253.
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French, Lorie J. Waggoner. "A study on how multi-cultural awareness training changes the cultural sensitivity of teachers /." Electronic version (PDF), 2005. http://dl.uncw.edu/etd/2005/frenchl/loriefrench.pdf.
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Lesch, Anthea M. "The experience of multi-cultural communication within a South African organization." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002517.
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This research study was conducted in an attempt to explore the experience of multicultural communication within a South African organization. To this end employees, representing both Black and White culture, within a South African organization in the throes of transformation, were accessed. A model of managing diversity, focussing on the personal, interpersonal and organizational levels, was utilized in an attempt to uncover the nature of the experience of multi-cultural communication within Company X. A qualitative research design, and more specifically the case study method was employed in this study. Consistent with the case study approach a number of data sources were accessed. The primary data source consisted of a 3-stage interview process. Other data sources included documentary sources and company publications. By accessing multiple data sources, the researcher attempted to gain a holistic understanding of the experience of multi-cultural communication. It was found that the societal context of our post-Apartheid society exercises a profound influence on multi-cultural communication. Under Apartheid cultural separation was promoted. Diverse peoples thus have little common basis for interaction and view each other with skepticism and distrust. This exercises an effect on the personal and organizational levels of the managing diversity model. Influences at the personal level relate to the cultural paradigms of the individuals which provide the rules governing interactions and affect judgements of acceptable and unacceptable behaviours. Issues at the organizational level relate to its structures and policies which are still based on the “white is right ideology”. These issues, in turn, affect the interpersonal level of managing diversity, i.e., where the interactions occur, causing “communication short circuits” within the process of multi-cultural communication. In order to deal with failed multi-cultural communication, the individuals have developed a number of coping strategies. The results of the study indicate that both the organization and its employees share a responsibility for creating an environment that will facilitate effective multi-cultural communication.
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Avramidis, Eleftherios. "Optimisation and computational methods to model the oculomotor system with focus on nystagmus." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/18291.
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Infantile nystagmus is a condition that causes involuntary, bilateral and conjugate oscillations of the eyes, which are predominately restricted to the horizontal plane. In order to investigate the cause of nystagmus, computational models and nonlinear dynamics techniques have been used to model and analyse the oculomotor system. Computational models are important in making predictions and creating a quantitative framework for the analysis of the oculomotor system. Parameter estimation is a critical step in the construction and analysis of these models. A preliminary parameter estimation of a nonlinear dynamics model proposed by Broomhead et al. [1] has been shown to be able to simulate both normal rapid eye movements (i.e. saccades) and nystagmus oscillations. The application of nonlinear analysis to experimental jerk nystagmus recordings, has shown that the local dimensions number of the oscillation varies across the phase angle of the nystagmus cycle. It has been hypothesised that this is due to the impact of signal dependent noise (SDN) on the neural commands in the oculomotor system. The main aims of this study were: (i) to develop parameter estimation methods for the Broomhead et al. [1] model in order to explore its predictive capacity by fitting it to experimental recordings of nystagmus waveforms and saccades; (ii) to develop a stochastic oculomotor model and examine the hypothesis that noise on the neural commands could be the cause of the behavioural characteristics measured from experimental nystagmus time series using nonlinear analysis techniques. In this work, two parameter estimation methods were developed, one for fitting the model to the experimental nystagmus waveforms and one to saccades. By using the former method, we successfully fitted the model to experimental nystagmus waveforms. This fit allowed to find the specific parameter values that set the model to generate these waveforms. The types of the waveforms that we successfully fitted were asymmetric pseudo-cycloid, jerk and jerk with extended foveation. The fit of other types of nystagmus waveforms were not examined in this work. Moreover, the results showed which waveforms the model can generate almost perfectly and the waveform characteristics of a number of jerk waveforms which it cannot exactly generate. These characteristics were on a specific type of jerk nystagmus waveforms with a very extreme fast phase. The latter parameter estimation method allowed us to explore whether the model can generate horizontal saccades of different amplitudes with the same behaviour as observed experimentally. The results suggest that the model can generate the experimental saccadic velocity profiles of different saccadic amplitudes. However, the results show that best fittings of the model to the experimental data are when different model parameter values were used for different saccadic amplitude. Our parameter estimation methods are based on multi-objective genetic algorithms (MOGA), which have the advantage of optimising biological models with a multi-objective, high-dimensional and complex search space. However, the integration of these models, for a wide range of parameter combinations, is very computationally intensive for a single central processing unit (CPU). To overcome this obstacle, we accelerated the parameter estimation method by utilising the parallel capabilities of a graphics processing unit (GPU). Depending of the GPU model, this could provide a speedup of 30 compared to a midrange CPU. The stochastic model that we developed is based on the Broomhead et al. [1] model, with signal dependent noise (SDN) and constant noise (CN) added to the neural commands. We fitted the stochastic model to saccades and jerk nystagmus waveforms. It was found that SDN and CN can cause similar variability to the local dimensions number of the oscillation as found in the experimental jerk nystagmus waveforms and in the case of saccade generation the saccadic variability recorded experimentally. However, there are small differences in the simulated behaviour compared to the nystagmus experimental data. We hypothesise that these could be caused by the inability of the model to simulate exactly key jerk waveform characteristics. Moreover, the differences between the simulations and the experimental nystagmus waveforms indicate that the proposed model requires further expansion, and this could include other oculomotor subsystem(s).
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Lucidarme, Jay. "Potential coverage of an investigational, multi-component, meningococcal vaccine with a focus on the ST-269 clonal complex." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2012. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/potential-coverage-of-an-investigational-multicomponent-meningococcal-vaccine-with-a-focus-on-the-st269-clonal-complex(a686ee75-58c8-4e86-9f23-1342ca750696).html.
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Development of a broadly cross-protective capsular group B meningococcal (MenB) vaccine has been hampered by poor capsular immunogenicity and often diverse and poorly cross-protective subcapsular antigens. The MenB MC58 strain genome has facilitated the discovery of novel, relatively conserved vaccine candidates. The four-component MenB (4CMenB) investigational vaccine contains factor H-binding protein (fHbp; variant 1), neisserial heparin-binding antigen (NHBA), Neisserial adhesin A (NadA) and PorA P1.4-containing outer membrane vesicles. The latter are known to elicit protection against homologous strains. Clinical trials have demonstrated protective responses in infants and adults against isolates expressing homologous PorA or fHbp (subvariant 1.P1), or heterologous NadA (variant 2). Cross-protective responses have also been demonstrated in adults and, to a lesser extent, infants, against isolates expressing heterologous fHbp variant 1 subvariants. The contribution of NHBA is still poorly understood. MenB currently accounts for 87% of invasive meningococcal disease in England and Wales. The proportion of disease due to the ST-269 clonal complex (cc269) peaked at 45.6% in 2006 and is currently approximately 24.2%. The aims of this study were (i) to genotypically assess potential 4CMenB coverage against recent English and Welsh invasive disease isolates and, specifically, cc269 isolates from England and Wales and other countries, (ii) to compare phenotypic expression levels of the 4CMenB antigens (excluding PorA) among typical cc269 isolates, and (iii) to assess 4CMenB responses against typical cc269 isolates among healthy adults administered 4CMenB.Full length alleles for fHbp variant 1, NHBA and NadA variants 1, 2 and 3 were present in 64.6%, >99% and 7.1%, respectively, of English and Welsh invasive disease isolates from 2007/8. Between 67.5% and >99% (adults) or 25.7% and 43.5% (infants) of the isolates were predicted to be covered by 4CMenB. cc269 comprised two antigenically distinct lineages (clusters) centred around ST-269 and ST-275, respectively. These accounted for 57% and 40% of cc269 in 2007/8. Both clusters effectively lacked nadA and PorA P1.4. The predominant fHbp;NHBA profiles represented by the respective clusters were 1.P15;P0021 and (1.P13 or 2.P19);P0017. Between 77.4% and 100% (adults) or 2.2% and 27.1% (infants) of cc269 isolates from 2007/8 were predicted to be covered by 4CMenB. Estimates for infants were conservative due to e.g. the exclusion of NHBA. Serum bactericidal antibody (SBA) analyses targeting typical fHbp variant 1-expressing cc269 strains, indicated high levels of coverage among adults administered 4CMenB. Notable differences among genotypically matched isolates e.g. in terms of SBA geometric mean titres, were not reflected in the relative fHbp and NHBA expression levels. Such differences may lead to conflicting estimates of coverage in infant populations. Whilst these are investigated further it seems prudent to use typical isolates giving mid-range responses when assessing SBA, and therefore protection, among infants. Potential 4CMenB coverage of cc269 and the broader meningococcal population in England and Wales was high among adults and encouraging among infants when compared to that of existing MenB vaccines.
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Probst, Danielle R. "Exploring Multi-Type Maltreatment in Childhood: A Focus on the Impact on Victimization and Functioning in College Women." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1304567594.
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Mackey, Renee L. "The stranger is one of us." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2003. http://www.tren.com.
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Kim, Young Jun. "Holistic roles for immigrant ministry in a multi-cultural church a study of Korean-American churches /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2005. http://www.tren.com.
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Hedström, Angelica, and Hedberg Maria Sjöström. ""Ja, vi är hela världen bara här" : En studie kring förskolan som normproducerande institution." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Lärarutbildningen, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-28957.
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The aim of this study is to use empirical investigation to collect data and analyze the constructed normative ideas and concepts within the discourse of interculturality. We used the perspective of social constructions as a means of understanding the underlying normative discourses. We used critical white studies to get an alternative understanding on the constructed normative discourses. The investigation was an etnographic study of a preeschool in a multicultural suburb in Stockholm. We used quality methods such as focus groups discussions as the main material for our discourse analysis and did etnographic observations as a complement. The results showed that the preeschool teachers constructed interculturality in the same way as we understand multiculturality and thought the swedish language to be one of the most important elements in their deifinition of interculturality. They constructed the families at the preeschool in a position where they stood in opposition against the families in the inner city of Stockholm, which stands for the normative white majority society
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Melle, Christophe, David Chaimbault, Fabien Peleau, and Alain Karas. "A Tri-Band L, S, C Prime Focus Feed: Concept, Design and Performance." International Foundation for Telemetering, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/579680.
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ITC/USA 2013 Conference Proceedings / The Forty-Ninth Annual International Telemetering Conference and Technical Exhibition / October 21-24, 2013 / Bally's Hotel & Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV<br>The flight test mission services need higher data rates due to increased system complexity and the need for more accurate, higher rate, and better data acquisition. The existing L or S band frequency spectrum allocation was a limiting factor to meet this increased data rate requirement. The World Radio-communication Conference (WRC 2007) attributed new additional frequency spectrum allocations in the C band for Aeronautical Mobile Telemetry (AMT). The international flight test community has taken this opportunity to immediately take advantage of the new C-band range 5091-5250MHz. This paper presents the multi-band feed product designed by the RF & Antenna Laboratory of ZODIAC DATA SYSTEMS company. This feed is foreseen to be used in prime focus configuration on any diameter parabola dish providing telemetry and tracking channels in three L, S, and C bands. Here, are described the concept and the technology achieved taking into consideration the performance and industrial constraints. Moreover, this contribution focuses on the electromagnetic simulations of radiating elements, the feed network and RF system integration. This paper is structured as follows: firstly, the objectives and the motivation for developing a prime focus feed which works in L, S, C bands are presented. In particular, the market constraints and approach to find the best solution satisfying the feed RF requirements, and mechanical constraints, such as weight, size and cost, are discussed. The second section describes the 5 step development cycle: principle and technology, design of the telemetry channels and tracking function, cohabitation of the different radiating elements, and problems of the channels isolations. The third section discusses the performance achieved using electromagnetic simulations. The fourth section talks about the integration of RF system feed. The paper concludes by discussing future work using the same concept that is applied to other telecommunication or telemetry frequency bands.
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Martin, Christofer. "En lärarutbildning för en mångsidig värld : En historisk genomgång av den interkulturella lärarutbildningen på Södertörns Högskola." Thesis, Södertörn University College, Lärarutbildningen, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-3531.
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<p>The aim of this essay is to describe the historical development of the intercultural teacher training program at Södertörn University in Stockholm. I have also examined how the intercultural teacher training program was started, how and why it became intercultural and how the people in charge of the development of the teacher training program discussed intercultural science. The teacher training program has been an active part of Södertörn University since 1998, but it became intercultural in 2002. I have studied these questions through documents from the Södertörn University archives and literature by the funders of the education. The study shows that the university profile, ambitions and motives have been a key factor in the decision to make the teacher training program at Södertörn a multi-cultural one.</p>
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McEeachern, Morven G. "A multi-attribute modelling approach to the purchasing behaviour of Scottish consumers : a focus on quality & farm assured meat." Thesis, University of Salford, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.420469.
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Castro, Amulfo de. "A technique for multi-attribute utility expansion planning under uncertainty : with focus on incorporating environmental factors into the planning process /." Diss., This resource online, 1995. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06062008-162223/.
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Jonas, David. "Evaluation of haplotype-based genomic selection methods with focus on their performances in a multi-breed context in dairy cattle." Thesis, Université Paris-Saclay (ComUE), 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016SACLA025/document.
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En sélection génomique, des marqueurs de l’ADN sont utilisés pour l’évaluation des grandes races laitières. La plupart des méthodes d’évaluation génomique actuelles utilisent des SNP, bien que l’utilisation d’haplotypes de SNP apporte un plus grand polymorphisme. Il n’y avait pas d’évaluation génomique en place en 2014 pour les races régionales (Abondance, Tarentaise, Vosgienne), plaçant ces races en position de faiblesse.Notre objectif principal a été de mesurer l’intérêt de l’utilisation d’haplotypes en évaluation génomique, y compris à partir d’une population d’apprentissage multiraciale. Nous avons montré que les haplotypes conduisent à de meilleurs résultats que les SNP et que la fréquence des allèles et l’étendu du déséquilibre de liaison sont importants pour une construction optimale des haplotypes. Nous avons développé deux critères incorporant ces informations qui améliorent la précision des évaluations tout en réduisant le nombre de marqueurs utilisés.Depuis 2015, un de ces critères a été inclus dans les évaluations génomiques officielles en France. Notre approche a donné dans les races régionales une précision similaire à celle obtenue après testage sur descendance. Une évaluation génomique de routine est en place pour 3 races régionales en France depuis Juin 2016. L’utilisation d’une puce Haute Densité n’a pas amélioré sa précision, alors qu’une population d’apprentissage multiraciale a été bénéfique uniquement pour certaines races. Le génotypage des nouvelle femelles a augmenté la précision de la sélection mais l’inclusion de mutations candidates détectées dans les grandes races laitières n’a conduit qu’à une légère amélioration chez les races régionales<br>In genomic selection, DNA marker information is exploited for evaluation purposes in large dairy cattle breeds. Most of the current genomic evaluation methods rely today on SNP information, although haplotypes are expected to perform better due to their higher polymorphism. In 2014, genomic evaluation had not yet been implemented in regional breeds (Abondance, Tarentaise, Vosgienne), resulting in economic weaknesses for these breeds.Our aim was to assess the use of haplotypes in genomic evaluation with focus on their performance in combination with multi-breed reference populations. We found that haplotypes outperformed individual SNP markers for genomic evaluation. We also showed that information on haplotype allele frequency and on linkage pattern are relevant to select haplotypes for evaluation purposes. Our haplotype selection criteria also allowed a significant reduction of the number of markers used for genomic prediction.One of these criteria was incorporated into the French routine genomic evaluation in 2015. The performance of such an evaluation was then assessed in four regional breeds, leading to similar or higher accuracies than current progeny testing. Consequently, routine genomic evaluation was implemented in these breeds in 2016. The use of high density genotypes did not improve the performance of genomic evaluation in these breeds, while multi-breed training populations were beneficial only in some of them. Additional genotyped females led to notable increases in selection accuracies. Inclusion of candidate mutations identified in large breeds led to only minor improvements in regional breeds
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Kim, Byeongil. "Design and Analysis of Model Based Nonlinear and Multi-Spectral Controllers with Focus on Motion Control of Continuous Smart Structures." The Ohio State University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1286308206.
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Higdon, Julia Dianne. "Measuring and Modeling Intercultural Attitudes Among Adolescents Across Europe: A Multi-Level, Multiple-Group Analysis Examining Student Attitudes, Intergroup Contact, and School Climate." Thesis, Harvard University, 2015. http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:16461055.
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European nations, built on democratic foundations, rely on participation that is inclusive of all groups. Among efforts to support social cohesion in Europe, investigating the development of intercultural attitudes—attitudes toward others on the basis of their intersecting group memberships—is a crucial area of research. Further, examining attitudes among adolescents is useful because of their growing capacity to understand complex systems, while still being engaged in formal education in which interventions aimed at developing positive attitudes are often applied. In this dissertation, I used data from the 2009 IEA ICCS (International Civic and Citizenship Education Study) to examine determinants of intercultural attitudes among adolescents (n=16,847) in seven countries across Europe—the United Kingdom (England only), Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, Bulgaria, Poland, and Greece—focusing on cultural contexts and school climates. First, I established the measurement invariance of a variety of measures of intercultural attitudes to support the validity of cross-cultural comparison, using a novel approach in the Bayesian framework. Using this method, I was able to validly compare intercultural attitudes across contexts in Europe, and these findings are interpreted and discussed. Then, I examined the ways in which intergroup contact, gender, and school climates were associated with intergroup attitudes across these seven countries. I found limited evidence of an association between native-born and immigrant contact and positive intercultural attitudes. However, I found that positive intercultural attitudes were consistently associated with positive and democratic school climates, as well as with gender and attitudes toward gender equality. In this dissertation, I present these findings, as well as provide interpretation, discussion, and future directions with regard to educational interventions.<br>Culture, Communities, and Education
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Rankin, Lela Antoinette. "Ideal Dating Styles and Meanings of Romantic Relationships Among White and Latino High School Students: A Multi-Method Approach." Diss., Tucson, Arizona : University of Arizona, 2006. http://etd.library.arizona.edu/etd/GetFileServlet?file=file:///data1/pdf/etd/azu%5Fetd%5F1554%5F1%5Fm.pdf&type=application/pdf.
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Zama, Anri. "A Relevance Rule Organizing Responsive Behavior During Projectably Multi-Unit Tellings." PDXScholar, 2016. http://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/2750.
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Research on projectably multi-unit tellings (e.g., stories) has largely focused on their contexts of emergence, beginnings, endings, and uptakes (or lack thereof), rather than on their ‘middles.’ The relatively small literature on such ‘middles’ has focused on different types of responsive behaviors when they do occur (e.g., continuers). However, there is virtually no research on relevance rules that might systematically organize these ‘middles,’ including the production of responsive behaviors (or lack thereof) and the management of intersubjectivity. This thesis describes and defends one such relevance rule: Advisors are strongly accountable for responding – either vocally and/or nonvocally – at each and every complex possible-completion place. This relevance rule provides an inferential framework with which to monitor and manage advisors’ understanding of ‘middle’ units. The method used is conversation analysis – including the analysis of deviant cases – complemented by the coding of data and resultant distributional patterns. Data are dual-camera-videotaped, drop-in, advising sessions conducted in English between 20 non-native-English-speaking international students and native-English-speaking advisors working for a university's Office of International Affairs. Specifically, data involve students’ projectably multi-unit problem presentations (e.g., related to Visa status, course scheduling, international travel, housing, etc.).
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Wu, Xia. "Theoretical evaluation of moderately focused spherical transducers and multi-focus acoustic lens/transducer combinations for high intensity focused ultrasound thermal therapy." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp05/MQ63114.pdf.
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Gillen, Alexia. "Multi-agency working with children and families : a focus on facilitators and using activity theory principles to explore this topic area." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10443/1271.
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This systematic review of literature explores the factors that facilitate professionals in working together to support vulnerable children and their families. Consideration is also given to factors which pose a barrier to effective multi-agency working. The review focuses on bringing together qualitative and quantitative data from a range of studies exploring a variety of established multiagency teams and community-wide projects in the UK and USA; a total of eight studies were included for in-depth review. Studies included for review investigated issues relating to professional working practice, and measured outcomes for children and families and outcomes for professionals. Findings identified 12 themes considered to be facilitators to multi-agency working. The review concluded that the majority of research in this area focused on services delivered to very young children (below the age of three) and on good practice when establishing a multi-agency team; therefore, it would be beneficial for future research to focus on other age groups and on established teams to determine effective ways of joined-up working.
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Baum, Michael [Verfasser], and Karsten [Akademischer Betreuer] Rippe. "Protein Mobility and Interaction Measurements in Living Cells by Dual-Color Multi-Focus Fluorescence Cross-Correlation Spectroscopy / Michael Baum ; Betreuer: Karsten Rippe." Heidelberg : Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg, 2014. http://d-nb.info/1179925017/34.
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Vornanen, Juulia. "“How can we ensure that they get support?”: A qualitative study of professionals' experiences of cooperation and support for girls and young women exposed to honour-related oppression." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för hälsa, vård och välfärd, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-55186.
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In Sweden, honour-related oppression has received more attention in recent years at the political and academic level but also in social work. Honour-related problems are largely in conflict with the rights and freedoms of children and women, and attempts have been made to alleviate the issue. The purpose of this master thesis is to examine the professionals’ experiences of the challenges of cooperation, support and personal treatment of girls and young women who are exposed to honour-related oppression. The professionals mainly represent the social services and other actors who work with honour-related problems, such ashealth care personnel. Based on a qualitative approach using focus group and individual interviews, the results illustrate the importance of cooperation and knowledge when working with girls and young women who are exposed to honour-related oppression. The study illustrates challenges for cooperation, such as professional confidentiality, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the professional’s work with the matter. Honour-related oppression can be described as a challenging problem that still needs further recognition in society. The study can contribute to the work of social services and other actors by presenting challenges and opportunities for the work with honour-related oppression
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Meek, Nigel Gervas. "The conservative Party representatives study 2002 : A multi-focus, quantitative analysis of the beliefs, behaviour and background of Conservative Party Politicians in 2002." Thesis, London Metropolitan University, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.517163.
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The ConservativeP arty RepresentativesS tudy 2002 is a multi-focus analysis using quantitative methods of the institutional and political culture of Conservative politicians in 2002. A 20-page questionnaire was sent in April 2002 to all Conservative MPs, Peers, MEPs, Scottish MPs, Welsh and Greater London Assembly members, local councillors in Scotland and Wales and a 10% random sample of local councillors in England. The closed format items cover a range of topics under the headings: the United Kingdom; the environment; business, labour relations, welfare and the economy; Britain, Europe and the wider world; ethnicity, citizenship and national image; society and culture; the conduct of politics; the political parties; religion; and the 2001 Conservative Party leadership contest. There are a small number of experiential items for all respondents and a larger battery of socio-demographic items for local councillors in England. A large proportion of attitudinal items are not intended as stand-alone items but as part of statistically robust multi-item scales. Also used in the report is a range of secondary data allowing relevant comparisons between CPRS 2002 respondents and politicians from other parties and/or the general public. Statistical analysis using a range of methods was conducted using SPSS. These techniques are used to determine differences, associations and/or predictors of attitudes, behaviour and socio-demographic background in a range of subject areas covered by a series of thematic chapters. This affords four outcomes. First, a systematic portrayal of the attitudes, background and to some extent behaviour of Conservative politicians in 2002. Second, predictions about the impact of generational replacement as lower-level politicians progress to higher positions. Third, the investigation of a number of specific research questions. Fourth, the creation and lodging of a dataset with the relevant academic authorities both to allow for further analysis of the captured data and to serve as the potential basis of a time series dataset.
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Velasco, Fernández Raúl. "The pattern of socio-ecological systems. A focus on energy, human activity, value added and material products." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/457589.
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Esta tesis trata del desarrollo de herramientas analíticas dentro de un innovador marco teórico con el objetivo de generar datos cuantitativos más útiles en relación al análisis de la sostenibilidad. En particular, el enfoque metodológico explorado quiere integrar la información cuantitativa referente a diferentes dimensiones de análisis (económico, demográfico, social, biofísico y ambiental), así como diferentes escalas (macro-regional, regional y nacional) y diferentes niveles (el total de la economía, sus sectores y subsectores).
Como se analiza en detalle en el capítulo 3, cada vez es más evidente que el análisis biofísico ha de ser más holístico. Asimismo, tiene que ser capaz de contextualizar y dar sentido a las evaluaciones cuantitativas concretas que produce. Los indicadores agregados que se refieren a toda la economía o los coeficientes técnicos específicos que describen procesos individuales, no son coherentes entre sí, y cuando se usan aisladamente no proporcionan información confiable sobre el funcionamiento de la economía.
El innovador marco teórico utilizado para esta investigación es el Análisis Integrado Multiescalar del Metabolismo Societal y Ecosistémico (MuSIASEM de sus siglas en inglés), el cual permite desarrollar un análisis cuantitativo relacional capaz de manejar múltiples escalas y dimensiones, tal como se requiere para abordar temas de sostenibilidad. El objetivo de este método (y el de mis exploraciones) ha sido la identificación de los factores más relevantes que deben considerarse para estudiar el comportamiento del patrón metabólico de las sociedades modernas.
Mi investigación se inicia con una aplicación básica de los métodos de MuSIASEM, comparando los cambios de las economías de China e India durante el período entre 1971 y 2010 (Capítulo 2). Adoptando un procedimiento ya establecido, este análisis se basa en datos referentes a la energía (medida en equivalente de energía bruta requerida), el valor añadido y la actividad humana en tres niveles de análisis: (i) la sociedad en conjunto; (ii) el sector del trabajo remunerado frente al de los hogares, y (iii) el conjunto de sectores económicos compuestos por la agricultura, la industria y los servicios. Este análisis sirvió para identificar relevantes factores que afectaron los patrones metabólicos de estos dos grandes países: su estructura demográfica, el nivel de capitalización de sus diferentes sectores o los distintos efectos que estas capitalizaciones generaron sobre el nivel de vida material en los hogares.
Posteriormente, se desarrolla un nuevo protocolo de análisis capaz de contabilizar diferentes tipos de energía según sus distintas cualidades. Esto fue requerido dada la insatisfactoria contabilidad de los indicadores biofísicos existentes (Capítulo 3). La contabilidad de "energía" ya no se realiza en Julios de energía bruta, sino utilizando diferentes categorías de "Julios" que se refieren a distintos vectores energéticos (electricidad, combustibles y calor de proceso).
Con el fin de aplicar el nuevo protocolo, se realiza un gran estudio de caso considerando el patrón metabólico de los países europeos (UE27 + Noruega). Asimismo, este análisis se lleva a cabo a través de diferentes escalas, llegando a distinguir hasta 13 subsectores dentro del sector de la Manufactura y la Construcción (Capítulo 4).
Finalmente, la última exploración de las potencialidades del enfoque está relacionada con un intento de incluir la contabilidad de flujos de materiales, empezando por el análisis de los productos producidos y el nivel de importaciones y exportaciones de un subsector del sector industrial (Capítulo 5). El análisis demuestra que este enfoque puede utilizarse eficazmente para: (i) identificar categorías relevantes de los procesos de producción que tienen lugar a niveles inferiores del de subsector, y (ii) caracterizar el nivel de apertura de los subsectores (el grado de externalización a otros sistemas socio-ecológicos). Este último análisis se realiza para 22 países de la UE.<br>This thesis is about the development of analytical tools within an innovative theoretical framework, with the goal of generating more useful quantitative data in relation to the analysis of sustainability. In particular, the methodological approach explored here wants to integrate quantitative information referring to different dimensions of analysis (economic, demographic, social, biophysical and environmental), different scales (macro-regional, regional and national) and different levels of analysis (whole economy, economic sectors and subsectors).
As discussed in detail in Chapter 3, it is becoming more and more evident that biophysical analysis has to become more holistic. It has to be capable of contextualizing and giving meaning to the individual quantitative assessments it produces. Aggregate indicators referring to the whole economy or to specific technical coefficients describing individual processes are not coherent with each other and when used in isolation do not provide reliable information about the performance of the economy.
The innovative theoretical framework I used for my exploration is the Multi-Scale Integrated Analysis of Societal and Ecosystem Metabolism (MuSIASEM), which allows developing a quantitative relational analysis capable of dealing with multiple scales and dimensions, as required for dealing with sustainability issues. The goal of the method (and of my explorations) has been the identification of the relevant factors that have to be considered in order to study the performance of the metabolic pattern of modern societies.
My research started – Chapter 2 - with a basic application of MuSIASEM’s methods to compare the changes in the performance of the economies of China and India in the period between 1971 and 2010. Adopting the established accounting procedure, this analysis was based on data referring to energy (measured in gross energy requirement), value added and human activity at three levels of analysis: (i) average society; (ii) paid work vs. households, and (iii) the set of economic sectors made up of agriculture, industry and services. This analysis identified relevant factors affecting the metabolic patterns of these two big countries: their demographic structure, the level of capitalization of their different sectors or the different effects that this capitalization generated on the material standard of living in the household sector.
Afterwards, I developed a new protocol of analysis able to keep the accounting of energy forms of different qualities separate. This was required by the unsatisfactory situation with existing biophysical indicators of performance (Chapter 3). The accounting of “energy” was no longer done in Joules of gross energy requirement, but using different categories of “Joules” referring to different energy carriers (electricity, fuels and process heat).
In order to apply the new protocol across different scales, it was applied to a large case study, by considering the metabolic pattern of European countries (EU27 + Norway). Moreover, this analysis was carried out across many levels, arriving to distinguish up to 13 subsectors inside the Manufacturing and Construction sector (Chapter 4).
Finally, the last exploration of the potentialities of the approach was related to an attempt to include material flow accounting, starting with the analysis of the products produced and the level of imports and exports of a subsector of the industrial sector (Chapter 5). The analysis shows that the approach can be effectively used to: (i) identify relevant categories of production processes taking place at lower levels than subsectors, and (ii) characterize the level of openness of the subsectors (the degree of externalization to other socio-ecological systems). This last analysis was carried out for EU22 countries.
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Chichti, Emna. "Multi-scale approach for understanding the link between Triticum aestivum grain texture and milling behaviour : focus on the endosperm microstructure and local nano-mechanical properties." Thesis, Montpellier, SupAgro, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013NSAM0019/document.
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La texture de l'albumen de blé tendre (Triticum aestivum) est une propriété importante du grain qui affecte son comportement au fractionnement, ainsi que la qualité des produits finis. Elle est définie par la dureté et la vitrosité qui sont deux propriétés différentes du blé. La dureté est reliée à l'adhésion entre les granules d'amidon et la matrice protéique (principaux constituants de l'albumen) qui est contrôlée génétiquement à travers l'état des puroindolines (sauvages ou mutées). La vitrosité est associée à la porosité de l'albumen et varie principalement en fonction des conditions de culture. Le principal objectif de ce travail de recherche est de contribuer à la compréhension du lien entre la texture de l'albumen et le comportement des grains à la mouture, en fonction de la génétique (puroindolines) et des conditions de culture (porosité). Des grains issus de lignées quasi-isogéniques, ne différant que par l'état allélique de la puroindoline b (Pinb-D1a pour les soft et Pinb-D1b pour les hard) et cultivés dans deux endroits différents (grains vitreux et farineux) ont été spécifiquement sélectionnés pour distinguer le rôle respectif des puroindolines et de la porosité sur la microstructure de l'albumen et sur les propriétés mécaniques à l'échelle de l'albumen et d'une population de grains. Cette analyse multi-échelles a permis de préciser que l'effet de la porosité de l'albumen domine sur la microstructure pour les grains farineux, indépendemment de la génétique, et que l'adhésion amidon-protéines est également impliquée dans le cas des grains vitreux. La porosité et l'adhésion entre les constituants de l'albumen sont tous deux responsables des différences observées de propriétés mécaniques, de comportement des grains à la mouture et de propriétés de la farine. A l'échelle nanométrique, nous avons réussi à mesurer les propriétés mécaniques locales de l'amidon et du gluten en associant une méthode originale utilisant la microscopie à force atomique (AFM) avec un modèle de tribologie. Pour la première fois, nous avons montré que la dureté de l'amidon est quatre fois plus élevée que celle du gluten, indépendamment de leur origine génétique. Nous avons aussi montré pour la première fois que les propriétés mécaniques de l'interface entre amidon et protéines étaient dépendantes de l'origine génétique des blés, et plus précisément des puroindolines. Ces résultats confirment que la dureté du grain n'est pas liée aux propriétés mécaniques des constituants du blé mais plutôt à l'interface amidon-protéine. Ces données ont été intégrées par la suite dans un modèle numérique qui permet de prédire le comportement mécanique global des échantillons en fonction du degré d'adhésion entre amidon et protéines, l'assemblage granulaire des particules d'amidon et la teneur en protéines. Ce modèle a permis de mettre en évidence l'effet de l'assemblage des granules d'amidon sur les propriétés mécaniques, qui a été jusqu'ici négligé dans l'évaluation de la vitrosité<br>Endosperm texture is one of the most important grain properties for fractionation behaviour and end-use quality of common wheat (Triticum aestivum). Hardness and vitreousness are distinct grain properties that are both responsible of grain texture. Hardness is related to the starch and protein (endosperm main components) adhesion that is genetically controlled depending on the wild or mutated puroindolines. Vitreousness is associated to endosperm porosity and is mainly affected by the growing conditions. The principal aim of this PhD work is to contribute understanding the link between endosperm texture and the grain milling behaviour, depending on the wheat genetic background (puroindolines) and growth conditions (porosity). Near-isogenic lines differing only by the puroindoline b allelic state (Pinb-D1a for soft and Pinb-D1b for hard) and grown in different locations (vitreous and mealy kernels) were specifically selected to analyse the endosperm microstructure and mechanical properties at the kernel and grain population scales. The multi-scale analysis pointed out, in mealy grains, the dominant effect of porosity on the endosperm microstructure whatever the genetic background, and showed that the starch-protein adhesion is also involved in vitreous kernels. Both endosperm porosity and starch-protein adhesion are responsible for the distinct endosperm mechanical properties, milling behaviour and flour properties. At the nanoscale, an original nanoscratching method using Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) was associated with a tribological model to measure the mechanical properties of wheat endosperm main components. For the first time, the hardness of starch was found four fold higher than that of gluten, whatever the genetic origin. Most importantly, the AFM methodology clearly revealed differences in the mechanical properties of starch-protein interface between hard and soft grains. These results confirm that grain hardness is related to the mechanical properties of the starch-protein interface and that the puroindolines nature is involved in these properties. The nano-mechanical properties of starch and proteins determined by AFM were integrated in the numerical modelling to predict wheat fractionation according to the starch-protein adhesion, the starch particles assembly and the protein content. The numerical model highlighted the effect of the starch granular assembly on wheat grains mechanical properties, which has not been taken into account before to evaluate the effect of vitreousness
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Salven, Julia Danielle. "English Language Self-Perceptions of Chinese International Engineering Students Shaped by Collaborative Work in Anglophone Canada." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/36268.
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Chinese international students represent one sixth of the international post-secondary student population present in Anglophone Canada. A popular field of study for this demographic is engineering. Considering differences in cultural background and English language barriers, Chinese international students face their own unique set of challenges in university classrooms where collaborative work has become a standard measure to instruct and assess material. Four face-to-face focus groups with fourteen Chinese international students examined how collaborative work with non-Chinese peers shapes the self-perceptions of English language skills by Chinese international students. Using Saldaña’s approach to coding as the selected method, the data generated categories, a concept and a key assertion. Participants’ perceptions of English language are shaped by efficiency, embarrassment and confidence. A desired goal of Chinese international students, which is only achieved by very few, is English language fluency. Suggesting an interrelated relationship, the key assertion proposes that language competence and perceptions develop in four stages. Perceptions and language competence transition through a non-linear process, which ranges from Shock, to the Brutal Upward Learning Curve, Acceptance and eventually Confident Mastery. Focus group participants demonstrated a high level of accurate self-assessment and are forced to adopt a dismissive attitude which allows them to move past negative experiences and perceptions and develop a strong sense of confidence which is necessary for survival.