Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Relational transformative model'

The aim of the research was to establish the factors relevant to the delivery of education support to the Khomani San school community, and to propose a model for appropriate education support to the Khomani San school community. In order to reach this aim I strove to answer the following questions: What ethics need to be considered to guide research with this indigenous community? What are the key policy guidelines for education support services in South Africa? Is there a link between community psychology and education support services in the South African context? How are education support services understood and currently delivered to the Khomani San school community? What suggestions can be proposed for relevant education support services delivery to the Khomani San school community?

o aid the software and database developer in the development process, specialised software is needed, known as CASE-tools. To form a productive work environment, multiple CASE-tools should be able to cooperate with each other, as it is likely that a single tool cannot give full support for the whole development process. An aid in the integration of tools is that information is stored in a central repository, available for any tool that needs it. A problem which arises is that not all tools are capable of directly accesing the contents of the repository. Thus export procedures are needed that transforms the repository contents into a format that an external tool can read and understand. If these transformation procedures are specified directly in the implementation language, modification can be difficult or even impossible.

This work proposes a general transformation model for storing rules in a repository. These rules operate on the information in a source model and transform it to a textual representation ready for export to external tools. An example ruleset is given that transforms an example relational model into SQL code.

Travel’s power to transform individuals originates from both destinations and experiences, and yet, destinations remain unexamined within transformative tourism research. Using destination image as its theoretical scope, this thesis proposes the idea of ‘transformative destinations’ highlighting the importance of personal values and affect-based strategies to encourage positive behavioural intentions within this context. For this, a mixed methods approach was taken in which the first study used the Repertory Test with Laddering Analysis while the second study was a survey.

Over the past decade the capabilities of autonomous systems have been steadily increasing. Unmanned systems are moving from systems that are predominantly remotely operated, to systems that include a basic decision making capability. This is a trend that is expected to continue with autonomous systems making decisions in increasingly complex environments, based on more abstract, higher-level missions and goals. These changes have significant implications for how these systems should be designed and engineered. Indeed, as the goals and tasks these systems are to achieve become more abstract, and the environments they operate in become more complex, are current approaches to verification and validation sufficient? Domain Specific Modelling is a key technology for the verification of autonomous systems. Verifying these systems will ultimately involve understanding a significant number of domains. This includes goals/tasks, environments, systems functions and their associated performance. Relational Model Transformations provide a means to utilise, combine and check models for consistency across these domains. In this thesis an approach that utilises relational model transformation technologies for systems verification, Systems MDD, is presented along with the results of a series of trials conducted with an existing relational model transformation language (QVT-Relations). These trials identified a number of problems with existing model transformation languages, including poorly or loosely defined semantics, differing interpretations of specifications across different tools and the lack of a guarantee that a model transformation would generate a model that was compliant with its associated meta-model. To address these problems, two related solvers were developed to assist with realising the Systems MDD approach. The first solver, MMCS, is concerned with partial model completion, where a partial model is defined as a model that does not fully conform with its associated meta-model. It identifies appropriate modifications to be made to a partial model in order to bring it into full compliance. The second solver, TMPT, is a relational model transformation engine that prioritises target models. It considers multiple interpretations of a relational transformation specification, chooses an interpretation that results in a compliant target model (if one exists) and, optionally, maximises some other attribute associated with the model. A series of experiments were conducted that applied this to common transformation problems in the published literature.

This thesis utilizes Robert Putnam’s two-level game theory to shed light on why, despite steady improvement of low political interactions between China and Taiwan, the functionalist spillover into cross-Strait high politics has yet to occur. In this context, this thesis examines how the recently signed Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) can be managed to initiate an ideational (attitudinal) shift within the Taiwanese population towards cross-Strait integration. The thesis demonstrates that ECFA’s ideational transformative power is premised on its capacity to generate concrete benefits for the population and the extent to which these benefits fulfill the expectations that the population has come to hold towards ECFA. It also shows the importance of effective communication from Taiwanese elites to the Taiwanese population in building reasonable expectations about ECFA.

Recently, intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) have adopted policies that engage the private sector in the implementation of their development mandates. Despite the implications of these changes, the subject is among the least conceptualized. By applying a theory-guided process-tracing (TGPT) methodology, this paper examines the process of change at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). It advances a constructivist argument and evaluates whether this change could be viewed as a norm-driven change, where norms of corporate social responsibility (CSR), in the process of interaction and learning, have obtained an intersubjective quality and redefined the role of the private sector in the context of organization’s objectives. The paper evaluates this argument in light of the alternative assumptions of the principal-agent model, the bureaucratic culture literature, and rational choice institutionalism. It highlights the implications of this research in empirical, analytical, and theoretical terms for further studies and concludes that, without a due assessment of the intervening effect of norms on policies, the causal claims of other theories are seriously challenged.

In the dissertation the adaptation problem of the software whose instability is caused by the changes in primary data contents and structure as well as the algorithms for applied problems implementing solutions to problems of applied nature is examined. The solution to the problem is based on the methodology of adapting models for the data expressed as relational sets.
Disertacijoje nagrinėjama taikomųjų uždavinių sprendimus realizuojančių programinių priemonių, kurių nepastovumą lemia pirminių duomenų turinio, jų struktūrų ir sprendžiamų taikomojo pobūdžio uždavinių algoritmų pokyčiai, adaptavimo problema.

Dans la region de yaounde, sous un climat subequatorial humide et dans la transition des paysages a inselbergs et a collines a versants convexes, l'analyse morphostructurale d'une colline de 100 metres de denivelee montre qu'elle a subi au cours de son histoire des soulevements tectoniques suivis de la mise en place des fractures. Les consequences de ce desequilibre naturel sont: -le decapage des sols ferrallitiques rouges issus de l'isalterite par la pedoplasmation d'origine biologique secondee par l'accumulation de fer responsable de la couleur rouge de ces sols. Dans leur partie mediane, elle est surimposee par la degradation partielle de la gibbsite et de la nodulation ferrugineuse. Dans leur partie superficielle, cette pedoplasmation est relayee par la deplasmation partielle du plasma rouge aboutissant a la microagregation resultant de la microfissuration, du jaunissement ou deferruginisation des parois des microfissures et de la perte du plasma jaune; -le ralentissement de l'alteration dans le haut de versant de la colline; -le degagement partiel du dome rocheux ou inselberg; -la concentration d'eau dans les confluents des fractures qui par enfoncement des talwegs declenche le desequilibre de la couverture ferrallitique rouge en bas de versant long convexoconcave. Ce desequilibre se traduit lateralement par: -la transformation de l'isalterite gris-mauve en alloterite blanche par sedimentation, deferruginisation, morcellement et dispersion du squelette par un drainage lateral ne au niveau des cassures orientees suivant la pente topographique; -la transformation des horizons rouges profonds en horizons reticules d'un premier temps par lessivage et illuviation des argiles et du fer et d'un second temps en horizons decolores par deferruginisation suivie de la disjonction plasma-squelette. Les consequences du premier cycle de lessivage d'argile profond sont: -la tassement des horizons rouges superficiels situes au-dessus de la zone eluviale et basale. Ce tassement provoque un drainage ralenti responsable de la dissolution partielle et totale de l'hematite suivie de l'accumulation relative de la goethite alumineuse responsable du jaunissement des horizons rouges en bas de pente des versants longs de la colline de minkoameyos; -l'enfoncement de la surface topoigraphique en bas de pente. Le lessivage actuel facilite l'erosion des argilanes dans l'horizon jaune compact

L'évolution rapide des besoins dus entre autres à l'innovation technique, la concurrence ou la réglementation conduit souvent à décrire le cadre d'étude des systèmes d'information dans des modèles conceptuels, pour faciliter l'évolution du fonctionnement des systèmes. La mise au point de ces modèles s'effectue en plusieurs phase au cours desquelles collaborent plusieurs équipes de nature différente, chaque intervenant apportant sa perception du système à construire en se limitant à la partie de son domaine de spécialisation. Il faut alors concilier les différentes perceptions. L'objectif essentiel de la thèse est de concevoir les mécanismes permettant d'une part d'obtenir le modèle factorisant les concepts communs à plusieurs modèles et, d'autre part, de proposer aux concepteurs une méthodologie de suivi de l'évolution de la factorisation. Pour réaliser la factorisation, nous avons mis en œuvre l'Analyse Formelle de Concepts et l'Analyse Relationnelle de Concepts (ARC) qui sont des méthodes d'analyse de données basées sur la théorie des treillis. Dans un ensemble d'entités décrites par des caractéristiques, les deux méthodes extraient des concepts formels qui associent un ensemble maximal d'entités à un ensemble maximal de caractéristiques partagées. Ces concepts formels sont structurés dans un ordre partiel de spécialisation qui les munit d'une structure de treillis. L'ARC permet de compléter la description des entités par des relations entre entités. La première contribution de la thèse est une méthode d'analyse de l'évolution de la factorisation d'un modèle basée sur l'AFC et l'ARC. Cette méthode s'appuie la capacité de l'AFC et de l'ARC à faire émerger au sein d'un modèle des abstractions thématiques de niveau supérieur, améliorant ainsi la sémantique des modèles. Nous montrons que ces méthodes peuvent aussi être employées pour suivre l'évolution du processus d'analyse avec des acteurs. Nous introduisons des métriques sur les éléments de modélisation et sur les treillis de concepts qui servent de base à l'élaboration de recommandations. Nous effectuons une expérimentation dans laquelle nous étudions l'évolution des 15 versions du modèle de classes du système d'information SIE-Pesticides. La seconde contribution de la thèse est une étude approfondie du comportement de l'ARC sur des modèles UML. Nous montrons l'influence de la structure des modèles sur différentes variables étudiées (comme les temps d'exécution et la mémoire occupée) au travers de plusieurs expérimentations sur les 15 versions du modèle SIE-Pesticides. Pour cela, nous étudions plusieurs configurations (choix d'éléments et de relations dans le méta-modèle) et plusieurs paramètres (choix d'utiliser les éléments non nommés, choix d'utiliser la navigabilité). Des métriques sont introduites pour guider le concepteur dans le pilotage du processus de factorisation et des recommandations sur les configurations et paramétrages à privilégier sont faites. La dernière contribution est une approche de factorisation inter-modèles afin de regrouper au sein d'un modèle l'ensemble des concepts communs à différents modèles sources conçus par différents experts. Outre le regroupement des concepts communs, cette analyse produit de nouvelles abstractions généralisant des concepts thématiques existants. Nous appliquons notre approche sur les 15 versions du modèle du SIE-Pesticides. L'ensemble de ces travaux s'inscrit dans un cadre de recherche dont l'objectif est de factoriser des concepts thématiques au sein d'un même modèle et de contrôler par des métriques la profusion de concepts produits par l'AFC et surtout par l'ARC
The rapidly changing needs among other things due to technical innovation, competition and regulation often leads to describe the context for the study of conceptual models in information systems to facilitate the evolution of operating systems. The development of these models is carried out in several phases during which several working teams of different nature, providing each participant's perception of the system to be built is limited to the part of his area of specialization. It must then reconcile the different perceptions.The main objective of the thesis is to design mechanisms to obtain a share of the model factoring concepts common to several models and, secondly, to provide designers with a methodology for monitoring the evolution of factorization.To perform the factorization, we have implemented the Formal Concept Analysis and Relational Concepts Analysis (RCA), which are methods of analysis based on the theory of lattice data. In a set of entities described by features, both methods extract formal concepts that combine a maximum of entities to a maximum set of shared characteristics together. These formal concepts are structured in a partial order of specialization that provides with a lattice structure.The CRA can complement the description of the entities by relationships between entities.The first contribution of the thesis is a textbf {method a model for analyzing the evolution of the factorization based on the FCA and the RCA}. This method builds the capacity of the AFC and the CRA to emerge in a model of thematic abstractions higher level, improving semantic models. We show that these methods can also be used to monitor the analytical process with stakeholders. We introduce metrics on the design elements and the concept lattices which are the basis for the development of recommendations. We conduct an experiment in which we study the evolution of the 15 versions of the model class of information-Pesticides EIS system.The second contribution of this thesis is a textbf {depth study of the behavior of the RCA on UML models.} We show the influence of model structure on different variables studied (such as execution time and memory used) through several experiments on 15 versions of the EIS-Pesticides model. For this, we study several configurations (choice of elements and relations in the meta-model) and several parameters (choice of using unnamed elements, choice of using airworthiness). Metrics are introduced to guide the designer in managing the process of factoring and recommendations on the preferred configurations and settings are made.The last contribution is a textbf {approach to inter-model factorization} to group in a model all the concepts common to different source models designed by different experts. In addition to the consolidation of common concepts, this analysis produces new abstractions generalizing existing thematic concepts. We apply our approach on 15 versions of the model EIS-Pesticides.All this work is part of a research framework which aims to factor thematic concepts within a model and control metrics by the profusion of concepts produced by the FCA and especially by RCA

Il semble admis aujourd'hui, tant dans les discours d’entreprise, la littérature managériale et de conseil que dans les études scientifiques, que la performance des organisations repose essentiellement sur la capacité à innover, à constituer une intelligence collective, à capitaliser sur les savoirs et pratiques des collaborateurs dans une société de l’information. Pour cela, les plateformes collaboratives de type réseau social d’entreprise (RSE) se déploient massivement afin d’offrir un outil performant pour la formalisation, la centralisation et la gestion des connaissances. Elles s’inscrivent dans la continuité des transformations des organisations vers des organisations collaboratives, dans le sens où la collaboration désigne un mode d’activité collective où les interactions se font directement, sans intermédiaire, par opposition à la coordination extérieure des tâches. Cependant, la collaboration au sein de communautés en ligne semble à première vue relativement spécifique et cela pour deux raisons. Premièrement parce qu’il s’agit de pratiques collaboratives se référant à un idéal communautaire dans un contexte organisé, hiérarchisé avec des règles instituées. Deuxièmement, il s’agit de pratiques collaboratives spécifiques parce qu’il s'agit d’une collaboration animée et que les problématiques d’animation sur les communautés en ligne semblent être prioritaires pour permettre et assurer la collaboration. En effet, le rôle du community manager, manager / animateur / gestionnaire de la communauté virtuelle apparaît comme central dans les stratégies de collaboration en organisation et cela non seulement dans le lancement, l’alimentation, l’incitation à la logique collaborative, derrière l’apparence de spontanéité et de prise en main par les acteurs, mais également et de façon plus structurelle, dans l’instrumentalisation marketing et managériale de la socialisation
Today it seems to be commonly recognized in corporate communication, business publications, as well as in scientific publications, that in our information society the ability to innovate, to build collective intelligence and to capitalize on the knowhow and behavior of the coworkers are essential to the organization performance. For that purpose, collaborative platforms such as Enterprise Social Network (ESN) are massively deployed to provide a powerful tool for formalization, centralization and knowledge management. They support the continuous transformation of the current organizations towards collaborative organizations, in the sense that collaboration means a collective approach of the activity with direct interactions without intermediates at the opposite of the coordination by a third party. However, the collaboration within online communities seems at first rather specific for two main reasons. The first reason is that these collaborative practices indeed refer to a community idealistic model but within a well-organized and hierarchized context with its established rules. The second reason is that we are talking of specific collaborative practices in the sense it is a facilitated collaboration and that finding the right way to manage online communities is key to enable and to ensure collaboration. Indeed, the role of the community manager, manager / facilitator / administrator of the virtual community appears to be a central role in the collaboration strategy of a given organization. Behind the appearance of spontaneity and self-sufficiency of the members, it is a central role not only to launch the community but also to keep it up and running as well as to motivate the members to collaborate. It is also essential and in a more structural way in the marketing and managerial instrumentalization of socialization

Disertacijoje nagrinėjamos taikomųjų uždavinių, kurių duomenys išreikšti reliacinėmis aibėmis, sprendimus realizuojančių priemonių adaptyvumo problemos. Pagrindiniai tyrimo objektai yra adaptyvieji duomenų modeliai: duomenų išrinkimo modelis, duomenų agregavimo modelis ir duomenų apdorojimo projektavimo modelis. Darbo tikslas – sukurti adaptyviąją duomenų apdorojimo projektavimo technologiją, kuri leistų išrinkti, agreguoti ir apdoroti duomenis keičiant tik šią technologiją sudarančių adaptyviųjų duomenų modelių formalių išraiškų parametrus. Naudojant sukurtą technologiją skirtingiems uždaviniams spęsti taikomas vienas ir tas pats duomenų apdorojimo principas. Kitaip tariant, visą algoritmų ir juos realizuojančių programini�� modulių sistemą galime pritaikyti skirtingiems taikomojo pobūdžio uždaviniams spręsti. Tai leidžia sumažinti naujų programinių priemonių kūrimo apimtis ir sąnaudas.
The dissertation deals with the adaptivity difficulties of the solutions implemented to solve applied problems whose data is expressed as relational sets. The main objects of research are adaptive data models: a data selection model, a data aggregation model and a model for designing data processing. The aim of the work is to create an adaptive technology for designing data processing that would enable to perform data selection, aggregation and processing by changing only the parameters of formal expressions for the adaptive data models forming the technology. While using the technology created for solving different problems the same data processing principle is used. In other words, the whole system of algorithms and program modules implementing them can be adjusted for solving different problems of applied nature. This allows to decrease the volume and expenses of creating new software.

1. Einführung in die Theorie dynamischer Analysen mit Creo Simulate 2. Modalanalysen (Standard und mit Vorspannung) 3. Dynamische Analysen einschließlich Klassifizierung der Analysen; einige einfache Beispiele für eigene Studien (eine Welle unter Unwuchtanregung und ein Ein-Massen-Schwinger) sowie etliche Beispiele größerer dynamischer Systemmodelle aus unterschiedlichsten Anwendungsbereichen 4. Feedback an den Softwareentwickler PTC (Verbesserungsvorschläge und Softwarefehler) 5. Referenzen
1. Introduction to dynamic analysis theory in Creo Simulate 2. Modal analysis (standard and with prestress) 3. Dynamic analysis, including analysis classification, some simple examples for own self-studies (shaft under unbalance excitation and a one-mass-oscillator) and several real-world examples of bigger dynamic systems 4. Feedback to the software developer PTC (enhancement requests and code issues) 5. References

Les organisations contemporaines collaborent de plus en plus avec leurs partenaires. Cette dimension ouverte leur permet d’être plus réactives face aux changements que leur imposent leurs environnements. La caractéristique de la collaboration est due, pour les entreprises, au nouvel environnement économique, qui fait de l'interopérabilité et l'agilité deux des principaux résultats que les entreprises doivent atteindre. Ce contexte correspond au cadre global de nos travaux, qui porte sur la question suivante : Comment concevoir une architecture orientée services dirigée par le métier dans le cadre d’une collaboration inter-organisationnelle ?L’intérêt de ce travail est de proposer une méthode qui assure l’efficacité et l’efficience d’une collaboration, en utilisant les principes de BPM et SOA pour dépasser les barrières conceptuelle et technologique de l’interopérabilité. On explique comment identifier, spécifier et réaliser les processus et les services de collaboration entre différents participants. Pour cela, on adopte une vision transversale de l’entreprise centrée sur les processus métiers. Ensuite, l’approche MDA est utilisée comme un fil conducteur pour synchroniser les modèles des processus métiers découverts à l’aide de l’approche BPM avec ceux des services identifiés avec la démarche SOA. Dans ce schéma, les processus métiers assurent l’interopérabilité au niveau métier tandis que l’utilisation des services réutilisables, des standards et des architectures préconisés par SOA soutiennent l’interopérabilité au niveau IT.Cette méthode se base sur un style de modélisation hiérarchique avec des diagrammes de haut niveau qui sont ensuite enrichis à des niveaux plus bas
Global acceleration of exchanges in goods and services requires organizations to adopt an open view beyond their own boundaries at both business and technological levels. In the new economic environment enterprises must achieve both interoperability and agility. In this thesis the main research question is the following: How to design a service oriented architecture methodology driven by business to support inter-organizational collaboration?To overcome the conceptual and technological barriers of interoperability. We propose a top-down model driven method based on BPM and SOA principles to ensure collaboration efficiency and effectiveness. The proposed method explains how to identify, specify and implement collaborative processes and collaborative public services. In the proposed method business processes ensure interoperability at the business level, while reusable services, standards and SOA platform support interoperability at the IT level

La question de l’observance non-médicamenteuse est primordiale dans la prise en chargedes maladies cardiovasculaires chroniques. Des programmes d’éducation thérapeutique dupatient (ETP) sont proposés aux patients afin de les aider à « mieux vivre avec leur maladie »(OMS, 1998). Leurs évaluations sont toutefois décevantes : ils touchent peu de patients etsont peu efficaces.Cette étude porte sur deux populations : des patients (N=19) et des médecins généralistes(N=14). Elle se base sur des entretiens menés auprès des uns et des autres ainsi que desobservations de consultation et de séquences de vie quotidienne. Nous en avons extrait uneanalyse qualitative approfondie ainsi que des éléments quantitatifs afin de mener à bien desanalyses factorielles. Le croisement de ces données permet dans un premier temps demettre en évidence la diversité des Arrière-plans (Searle, 1982, 1985) susceptiblesd’influencer la transformation des conduites des patients et d’en construire une typologie.Elle établit ensuite trois styles thérapeutiques, pratiqués par les médecins généralisteslorsqu’ils sont confrontés à ce type de patients.L’étude de la rencontre de cette diversité anthropologique avec ces différents styles montreque, malgré une configuration plus propice que celles des programmes hospitaliers, larencontre éducative entre médecine de proximité et patients cardiovasculaires ne se faitpas, ou ne se fait que sous certaines conditions bien fragiles. Son analyse sous l’angleanthropodidactique permet toutefois d’ébaucher de nouvelles formes d’ingénieriesdidactiques pour l’ETP et de donner de nouvelles pistes pour la formation des soignants
Non-medication compliance is essential when taking care of chronic cardiovascular diseases.Therapeutic patient educational (TPE) programs are proposed to patients in order to helpthem to « have a better life with their disease » (WHO, 1998). However, those programs’evaluations are disappointing: they reach very few patients and are not as efficient asplanned.Drawing on semi-structured interviews with general practitioners (GPs, N=14) and patientsdealing with a cardiovascular chronic disease (N=19), and quantitative analysis of datarelated to a potential link between social factors and types of behaviour, this study firstemphasizes the diversity of Backgrounds (Searle, 1982, 1985) which may influence patients’life-style modifications. This work then defines four patient-types and three therapeuticstyles applied by GPs when confronted to those patients. Those styles vary according to GPsrepresentations and attitudes related to therapeutic education and cardiovascular diseases.This study shows that even though GPs are more likely to help with this transformation thanmandatory educational programs, the encounter between them and chronic patients doesnot happen, or only does in very specific and fragile conditions. Nevertheless, this anthropodidacticalapproach allows us to draft new forms of didactic engineering for TPE and to givenew tracks for healthcare professionals training

This research highlights the issue of religiosity in transformative learning discourse by exploring how change agent educators in Indonesia interpret their religious experiences as important sources for transformation. Studies within the transformative learning theory suffer from a lack of extended discourse on religiosity. From the four recognised strands, only Dirkx acknowledges the general aspect of spirituality and religion in transformative learning. Theoretical gaps are evident in existing theories. Therefore, the aim of this research is to build a theoretical model that analyses the interrelationship between religious process and the educator’s inner transformation in the education context. Fourteen change agent educators with strong religious backgrounds from five different religions in Indonesia were interviewed. Moreover, a grounded theory methodology was employed and a series of in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted. A constant comparison method, suggested by Strauss and Corbin, was employed as the data analysis technique, consisting of three stages of coding, namely open, axial and selective coding. A theoretical model, the so-called the Relational Transformative model, was developed to explain the role of religion in a person's inner transformation as change agent. This theoretical model was built through explorations of two research questions. The first research question asked: “How does the educator’s religiosity influence their own personal learning process that enables transformation?” This led to the finding of a transformative religious process that informs the transformative role of religion through three interrelated dimensions, namely a structural, transcendental and subjective dimensions. The structural dimension relates to basic aspects of all religion, such as rituals and doctrines, essential to establish a solid foundation for a religious identity. The transcendental dimension captures the encounter with God, that is sacred and numinous, and provides the individual with a potential transformative function that guides the ego structure. The subjective dimension refers to the response of the conscious mind, through the process of the symbolic attitude, in working with religious experiences in two previous dimensions. This research also found religious crisis to be an important factor for transformation. The second research question asked: "How does the educator’s inner transformation, assisted by their religious life, shape their effectiveness as change agent?" The relational transformative being is presented here to explain three qualities of the change agent educator, namely the transpersonal, intrapersonal and interpersonal being. The transpersonal being reflects the preference of internalising transcendent qualities into behaviour. This requires the individual to be faithful and humble, to relegate the highest respect towards the transcendent characters in the belief system, and to set these transcendent characters as the standard for self-improvement. Intrapersonal being refers to an individual who is thoughtful and reflective towards the self. This includes the characteristic of engaging in a dialogical self, self-mindfulness, and having a vocational and impactful life. Interpersonal being refers to the valuation of relationship with other people. Participants in this study strongly believed that the relationship with others is as important as their relationship with God and with themselves, which points to two qualities: the nurturing soul, and the harmonious seeking character.
Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Adelaide, School of Education, 2018

Automated map generalization is a necessary technique for the construction of multi-scale vector map databases that are crucial components in spatial data infrastructure of cities, provinces, and countries. Nevertheless, this is still a dream because many algorithms for map feature generalization are not parameter-free and therefore need human’s interference. One of the major reasons is that map generalization is a process of spatial similarity transformation in multi-scale map spaces; however, no theory can be found to support such kind of transformation. This thesis focuses on the theory of spatial similarity relations in multi-scale map spaces, aiming at proposing the approaches and models that can be used to automate some relevant algorithms in map generalization. After a systematic review of existing achievements including the definitions and features of similarity in various communities, a classification system of spatial similarity relations, and the calculation models of similarity relations in the communities of psychology, computer science, music, and geography, as well as a number of raster-based approaches for calculating similarity degrees between images, the thesis achieves the following innovative contributions. First, the fundamental issues of spatial similarity relations are explored, i.e. (1) a classification system is proposed that classifies the objects processed by map generalization algorithms into ten categories; (2) the Set Theory-based definitions of similarity, spatial similarity, and spatial similarity relation in multi-scale map spaces are given; (3) mathematical language-based descriptions of the features of spatial similarity relations in multi-scale map spaces are addressed; (4) the factors that affect human’s judgments of spatial similarity relations are proposed, and their weights are also obtained by psychological experiments; and (5) a classification system for spatial similarity relations in multi-scale map spaces is proposed. Second, the models that can calculate spatial similarity degrees for the ten types of objects in multi-scale map spaces are proposed, and their validity is tested by psychological experiments. If a map (or an individual object, or an object group) and its generalized counterpart are given, the models can be used to calculate the spatial similarity degrees between them. Third, the proposed models are used to solve problems in map generalization: (1) ten formulae are constructed that can calculate spatial similarity degrees by map scale changes in map generalization; (2) an approach based on spatial similarity degree is proposed that can determine when to terminate a map generalization system or an algorithm when it is executed to generalize objects on maps, which may fully automate some relevant algorithms and therefore improve the efficiency of map generalization; and (3) an approach is proposed to calculate the distance tolerance of the Douglas-Peucker Algorithm so that the Douglas-Peucker Algorithm may become fully automatic. Nevertheless, the theory and the approaches proposed in this study possess two limitations and needs further exploration. • More experiments should be done to improve the accuracy and adaptability of the proposed models and formulae. The new experiments should select more typical maps and map objects as samples, and find more subjects with different cultural backgrounds. • Whether it is feasible to integrate the ten models/formulae for calculating spatial similarity degrees into an identical model/formula needs further investigation. In addition, it is important to find out the other algorithms, like the Douglas-Peucker Algorithm, that are not parameter-free and closely related to spatial similarity relation, and explore the approaches to calculating the parameters used in these algorithms with the help of the models and formulae proposed in this thesis.

The focus of this research is on the analysis of relations between Israel and India from 1948 to 2005. The State of Israel was established in 1948 but only on 18 September 1950 did India recognise Israel. Eventually, the two countries finally established full diplomatic relations on 29 January 1992. The research covers three specific timeframes and aims to clarify the factors that have affected and effected the relations between the two countries in terms of levels of analysis. The first timeframe (from 1948 to 1991) pertains to bilateral relations between the two countries before the establishment of diplomatic relations, including preindependence relations. India's foreign policy towards Israel reflected its selfinterest in the Middle East as well as its traditional sympathy with the Arabs and had been influenced by India's commitment to the Non-aligned Movement and the sentiments of the Indian Muslims. Eventually it was transformed into an anti- Israeli foreign policy. In the second timeframe, the change in bilateral relations between Israel and India in 1992 and the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries are analysed by the Aggregative Model of Bilateral Foreign Relations Strategic Change. This analysis deals with the operational environment within which the Indian systemic foreign policy changed towards Israel. In the third timeframe, the evolving bilateral relations between India and Israel from 1992 to 2005 are analysed in terms of the Oscillated Diplomacy Model. Consecutive Indian governments in power had an influence on the volume of Indian diplomacy towards Israel as well as the direction of the relations between the two countries. Furthermore, three types of mutual national strategic interests, namely, joint strategic interests, common strategic interests and discrepant strategic interests, influenced the operational diplomacy of both countries. In essence, Israeli-Indian relations from 1948 to 1991 were characterised by partial and consistent pro-Arab and anti-Israeli foreign policy. In 1992, a significant diplomatic change occurred when India and Israel established full diplomatic relations. Since then bilateral relations have evolved continually in a positive manner concentrating on the convergence of strategic interests of the two countries.
International Politics
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Background: People who use illegal drugs are disproportionately affected by HIV and hepatitis C, stigmatization and social exclusion. Health inequities are worsened by drug policy of criminalization, which thwarts health promotion efforts and hinders access to services. To address these inequities, people who use drugs are increasingly included in decisions that affect them by sitting on policy, service delivery and research committees. This study addressed a gap in understanding how power inequities are transformed in committees where people who use drugs are at the table. Methods: In partnership with the Drug Users Advocacy League and the Society of Living Illicit Drugs Users, this participatory critical emancipatory inquiry explored power relations in four committees in Ontario and BC. Data were collected in 2013 through meeting observations, interviews, demographics surveys and document reviews. Data analysis was guided by theoretical frameworks grounded in critical theory and transformative learning theory. Results: Findings confirmed striking socioeconomic inequities between people who use drugs and others at the table. Inconsistent measures were taken by committees to alleviate barriers to inclusion. Despite openness to inclusion, committee members tended to underestimate people who use drugs. The presence of local organizations of people who use drugs ensured a more democratic selection of their representatives to sit on committees. Once at the table, creating a safe space entailed building trust, authentic relationships, relational and reflective dialogue, and skilled facilitation. Democratic practices of negotiated relationships and consensus-based decision-making enhanced meaningful inclusion. A structural environment in which drug policy criminalizes people who use illegal drugs hindered capacity to transform power inequities by feeding stigma, which worsens health and social inequities. Committees were committed to inclusion of people who use drugs though capacity to do so varied due to budgetary and human resources constraints. Study limitations, practice implications and future research directions are offered.
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